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Academic leadership: changing conceptions, identities and experiences in UK Higher Education
(Leadership Foundation for Higher Education,, 2012)This report presents the findings from a research project on academic leadership in UK higher education. The overall aim of this project was to explore and understand ‘academic leadership’ that relates directly to the ... -
African leadership: surfacing new understandings through leadership development
(Sage, 2009)This article provides an account of meanings and connotations of ‘African leadership’ emerging from research with a cohort of participants on a Pan-African leadership development programme. We begin by reviewing current ... -
And now for something completely different? The impact of group membership on perceptions of creativity
(Psychology Press, 2008-12)A wealth of historical, cultural, and biographical evidence points to the fact that there is considerable variation in different people's judgments of creative products. What is creative to one person is deviant to another, ... -
Apostasy versus legitimacy: relational dynamics and routes to resource acquisition in entrepreneurial ventures
(Sage, 2014)What causes some business owners to be marginalized by a social structure that empowers others? This paper explores the relational dynamics of legitimation within a professional service venture context, using a Bourdieusian ... -
Behavioural economics and the risks of tax administration
(Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, 2012)Tax Administration is a risky business. When taxes are not well administered, tax morale may be undermined and unnecessary administrative and compliance costs incurred. Mainstream economics and the self-interested rational ... -
Beyond segments in movement: a ‘small’ agenda for research in the professions
(Emerald, 2015-10-19)Purpose – The small accounting practice, despite being the most numerous part of the profession by number of firms, remains largely under-researched. Part of the reason the small practice category remains elusive is that ... -
Beyond the leader-as-hero: the ACE framework for leader success
(Association of MBAs, 2007-04)Too much belief in the leader-as-hero generates unrealistic expectations of senior executives and neglects significant variables which underpin leader performance and effectiveness. Based on a study of consulting assignments ... -
Board task-related faultlines and firm performance: a decade of evidence
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/ Issue: To what extent can group faultlines and their potential value-destroying effects be detected on corporate boards? Task-related attributes of the type of ... -
Brain circulation to the UK? Knowledge and investment flows from highly skilled British expatriates in Vancouver.
(Emerald, 2012)Purpose – This paper seeks to address two research questions: first, to what extent do highly skilled migrants intend to make personal business and financial investments in their home countries, and second, what factors ... -
Brain circulation? British and Indian scientists in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)This article argues that despite the growing emphasis on brain circulation, most British and Indian scientists working in Boston, Massachusetts, USA are still contributing to a brain drain in their home countries. I show ... -
British and Indian scientists moving to the U.S.
(Sage, 2011)This article analyses why British and Indian scientists working in Boston’s pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector moved to the United States. Based on more than 200 structured interviews, the author examines two aspects ... -
Building regional capacity: lessons from Leadership South West
(Emerald, 2009)Purpose: In this paper the authors present their experiences and insights from an HE-led initiative to build leadership capacity within the South West of England in order to the shed light onto the processes and mechanisms ... -
Business history and the historiographical operation
(Sage, 2009)In this article we explore the implications of the epistemological position taken by writers of business history through a critical hermeneutic reading of recent key statements within this field. Using the theoretical lens ... -
Capital theory and the dynamics of elite business networks in Britain and France
(Blackwell, 2008)The paper explores capital theory, examining the typology of forms of capital possessed by elite directors, and drawing in particular on the writings of Pierre Bourdieu. We are particularly interested in questions relating ... -
Citizens of the academic community? A societal perspective on leadership in UK Higher Education
(Taylor and Francis (Routledge), 2013-01-09)This paper presents findings from a research project on academic leadership in UK higher education (HE). Rather than taking a leader-centric perspective, however, people were asked to respond from their role as ‘citizens’ ... -
Commercial Migration Intermediaries and the segmentation of skilled migrant employment
(SAGE Publications for British Sociological Association, 2015)Like all migration, skilled migration depends on intermediary operators that provide services that assist the mobility, labour market entry and integration of migrant workers. However within what is a relatively disparate ... -
Conceptualizing taste: food, culture and celebrities
(Elsevier, 2013-09)Tourism is a potent realm for theorizing broader issues of culture and taste. Exploring dining and culinary pursuits can shed light on the production and reproduction of gastronomic culture and broader struggles for ... -
Crab antics? Contesting and perpetuating status hierarchies in professional service firms.
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-06-19)The focus of this research is a multi-level theory building exercise that highlights how status hierarchies are perpetuated, contested, and produced in small firm environments. Through eliciting the narratives of the owners ... -
Creative innovation or crazy irrelevance? The contribution of group norms and level of identity to innovate behaviour and perception of creativity
(Elsevier, 2007-05)This paper develops an analysis of innovative behavior and creativity that is informed by the social identity perspective. Two studies manipulated group norms and analyzed their impact on creative behavior. The results of ... -
Creativity is collective
(Nature Publishing Group, 2015-01)Psychologists and other commentators have always treated creativity as the ultimate expression of human individuality. However, to fully understand creativity we need to look beyond the individual: Groups and social context ...