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25 years of Giddens in accounting research: achievements, limitations and the future.
(Elsevier, 2011-11)Twenty five years ago, Giddens’ structuration theory (ST) was introduced into accounting research as a reaction to the history-less, apolitical and technical-efficiency focus of traditional functionalist research. A quarter ... -
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 ... -
Accessing diverse knowledge for problem solving in the MNC: A network mobilization perspective
(Wiley, 2018-05-02)Research summary The fundamental challenge of problem solving is synthesizing diverse knowledge for solution development. This paper addresses the trade-off between knowledge diversity, i.e., approaching the most relevant ... -
Accidental activists: headhunters as marginal diversity actors in institutional change towards more women on boards
(Wiley, 2016-05-06)We present a qualitative study that examines the role of headhunters as actors in a broader institutional change process aiming to increase gender diversity on corporate boards. We draw on institutional and diversity ... -
Accountability and rural development partnerships: a study of Objective 5b EAGGF funding in South West England
(Elsevier, 2004-04)Funding for Rural Development Partnerships has signalled a shift in rural policy, towards actively involving the rural population in determining the direction and implementation of change. However, early experience with ... -
Accounting and Taxation: UK
(Wolters Kluwer, 2016-07-13)In general, corporation tax is levied on companies resident in the UK and on other companies on their profits generated in the UK. The tax base of a company is the company’s income and chargeable capital gains calculated ... -
Accounting for stress: a comparative analysis of corporate reporting on work-related stress by UK, German and Greek companies
(2013-03-18)Work-related stress seems to be on the rise in recent years, and the contemporary prolonged financial uncertainty appears to have further contributed to it. However there seems to be a lack of studies investigating associated ... -
Accounting regulation and management discretion - a case note
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-09)This article explores the manipulation of published financial reports in order to counter the potentially unfavourable impact of newly introduced regulation. In this case the reported capital ratio of a major British ... -
Accruals, disclosure and the pricing of future earnings in the European market
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-07)This paper examines the role of disclosure in assisting market participants to form expectations of future earnings from the accrual content of reported earnings. Using the Transparency and Disclosure ratings prepared by ... -
Accruals, disclosure and the pricing of future earnings in the European market
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-07)This paper examines the role of disclosure in assisting market participants to form expectations of future earnings from the accrual content of reported earnings. Using the Transparency and Disclosure ratings prepared by ... -
Adaptation of supply management towards a hybrid culture: the case of a Japanese automaker
(Emerald, 2016-01-11)© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – This paper aims to identify problems caused by cultural differences between Japan and China that face supply chain managers by applying Japanese-style supply management ... -
Addressing socio-economic and ethical considerations in biotechnology governance: the potential of a new politics of care
(Springer Verlag, 2017-06-09)There is a growing demand to incorporate social, economic and ethical considerations into biotechnology governance. However, there is currently little guidance available for understanding what this means or how it should ... -
Admiration: A Conceptual Review
(SAGE Publications, 2016-01-21)Admiration is thought to have essential functions for social interaction: it inspires us to learn from excellent models, to become better people, and to praise others and create social bonds. In intergroup relations, ... -
The adoption of new prescription drugs is strongly associated with prior category prescribing rate
(Elsevier for European Marketing Academy, 2015-12-18)We investigate whether doctors who adopt a new drug in its first year on the market tend to be heavier category prescribers. Early studies of pharmaceutical prescribing and packaged goods purchasing suggest that innovators ... -
The adoption of new prescription drugs is strongly associated with prior category prescribing rate
(Elsevier, 2015-12-18)We investigate whether doctors who adopt a new drug in its first year on the market tend to be heavier category prescribers. Early studies of pharmaceutical prescribing and packaged goods purchasing suggest that innovators ... -
Advanced demand and a critical analysis of revenue management
(Routledge, 2007-07)This paper presents a theoretical framework of advanced demand through six propositions. The framework introduces the concept of acquisition and valuation risks and suggests that advanced demand distribution is rooted in ... -
Advanced sale of service capacities: a theoretical analysis of the impact of price sensitivity on pricing and capacity allocations
(Elsevier, 2001)Should service firms sell in advance? Using a theoretical approach, we study the optimality of advanced sale of capacity for a monopolistic service firm and examine the impact of market price sensitivity on the optimal ... -
The advantage of resource queues over spot markets: decision coordination in experiments with resource uncertainty
(Oxford University Press, 2012)Farmers have to make key decisions, such as which crops to plant or whether to prepare the soil, before knowing how much water they will get. They face losses if they make costly decisions but do not receive water, and ...