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Item Metadata only The abdication of responsibility: corporate social responsibility, public administration and the globalising agenda(Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006) Crowther, David; Ortiz Martinez, E.Item Open Access Academic entrepreneurship: spin-offs in Sweden and the UK(Springer, 2016) Baines, N.; Lawton Smith, H.; Lindholm Dahlstrand, A. T.Discussions of academic entrepreneurship often focus on efforts to commercialize inventions appropriated within the intellectual property (IP) system. However, studies in the U.S. have shown that a substantial amount of entrepreneurship happens outside of the formal IP system. In the UK each university sets its own rules on ownership of IP. In a few European countries, like Sweden, an inventor ownership model is dominating. There is a lack of studies of European academic entrepreneurship outside of the formal IP system; and accordingly there have been few possibilities to analyze the effects of different institutional set ups. To help fill this gap, this chapter analyses how different institutional settings affect academic entrepreneurship in Europe. By analyzing both patents and spinoffs (from Oxford University, UK and Chalmers University, Sweden) we will shed light on two processes for commercialization of university research. We empirically investigate university technology transfer at two different universities in two countries with a different inventor ownership regulation.Item Metadata only Accommodation needs and planning issues.(Policy Press, 2012) Richardson, JoannaItem Metadata only Action research(Sage Ltd, 2007) Harris, Elaine P.Item Metadata only Affordance and Habitus: Understanding Land Records E-services in Bangladesh(Springer, 2017-06-01) Brooks, L.; Alam, M. S.Technology is ubiquitous, including in some public sector organisations in developing countries. This paper explores the introduction and use of e-services into the land records service in Bangladesh and how the role and position of ‘middlemen’ has re-asserted itself. The concept of affordance, both dispositional and relational, together with social affordance (habitus) offers an opportunity to better understand why this has happened and potentially to look at how to approach this in the future.Item Metadata only Against "partnership" : towards a local challenge to global neoliberalism.(Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) Davies, Jonathan S.Item Metadata only Agency theory: a cause of failure in corporate governance(ICFAI University Press, 2005) Crowther, David; Jatana, R.Item Metadata only The Airports Commission, Depoliticisation and the Third Runway at Heathrow Airport(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) Griggs, Steven; Howarth, DavidItem Embargo An Empirical Insight into the Factors Affecting the Oscillation of Women between Self and Paid Employment in South Africa(Palgrave Macmillan, 2021-12-01) Irene, Bridget; Opute, Promise; Murithi, WilliamDiscourse in entrepreneurship has highlighted the importance of understanding the entrepreneurial motivation of women. Although prior literature documents significant similarity in women motivations, there is limited understanding of what motivates South African women to oscillate between self-employment and paid employment. Therefore, this study aims to highlight these factors by exploring the career mobility perspective with expectancy, motivational and work–life balance perspectives. The study utilises the interpretive phenomenological approach (IPA) to understand the influencing factors of women’s oscillation from self- to paid employment in the South African socio-economic and cultural context. Sample was drawn from a population of women entrepreneurs in South Africa via interviews and focus group discussions. The results show that a major factor influencing women decision to engage in entrepreneurship is the need to achieve work–life balance. The inability to secure financial capital, gender bias, social and cultural norms are the most significant challenges women face in South Africa, thus leaving them with no option than to seek sustenance in paid employment while maintaining their businesses by the side.Item Metadata only Angleterre: Maires elus et leaders de conseils. Qui elit ceux qui dirigent?(Groupe Moniteur, 2020-10-31) Copus, Colin; Jones, AlistairItem Metadata only Applied artificial intelligence for teaching numeric topics in engineering disciplines(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996) Patel, Ashok; KinshukThis paper presents a model of Computer Integrated Learning Environments (CILE) as adopted by TLTP Byzantium and the role of an Intelligent Tutoring Tool (ITT) within this model. It reviews the implementation of artificial intelligence, discussing the methodology used in storing the knowledge rules and their application by the inference engine. An ITT is a fine grain tutoring tool that provides for learning as well as assessing the conceptual knowledge with the help of a student model, a remote expert model and a local expert model. The dominant consideration in the design of an ITT is to keep the feedback short and simple and to drop to a finer grain size, through a suitable interface, wherever necessary. Other aspects of the ITT design are also discussed and some of the main features and weaknesses are identified.Item Embargo Are African economies open for entrepreneurship: how do we know?(Palgrave Macmillan, 2021-12-01) Rae, David; Kolade, Oluwaseun; Owoseni, AdebowaleInspired by the concept of entrepreneurship as a fundamental human right, this chapter interrogates the readiness of African states for entrepreneurial activity open to all. Given the scale of economic, demographic, political and environmental challenges facing African countries, exacerbated by the Coronavirus pandemic, it asks if the scale of ambition needs to be raised to support universal access to enterprise and innovation across Africa. From a shortlist of eight internationally recognised indices, five were selected to develop a framework for assessing the openness of African states for entrepreneurship. The most recent datasets from these five indices were standardised into a set of 54 African states. The countries were ranked by mean scores to enable pan-African comparisons. The chapter contributes to existing knowledge of African entrepreneurship and development through the development of a composite pan-African framework which maps national levels of economic openness and related factors critically affecting entrepreneurial development. This is more useful than global indices which typically conflate similarities and differences between African states, whilst masking historic causes, such as colonial legacies and instances of poor governance, conflict or recovery from natural disasters.Item Metadata only The art of research: Art teachers' affinity with ethnography.(Chicago university Press, 2009) Denscombe, MartynItem Metadata only Assessing the Impact of Social Structures in International Opportunity Recognition: A Case Study of Brazilian Technology Firms(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019-11-18) Arroteia, Nuno; Hafeez, KhalidThis chapter explores how the recognition of opportunities regarding developing technology and entering a new market is influenced by the systemic effect of social forces. These include institutions, social networks and the entrepreneur’s cognitive frames. This study adopts a longitudinal perspective by capturing and analysing the phenomenon in two moments: first, when the businesses started to operate domestically and second, when they began to internationalise. The cases of five Brazilian technology firms are analysed. The findings reveal the systemic and mutually reinforcing effect of these social forces on the recognition of opportunities. The entrepreneurs’ cognitive frames were particularly vital in recognising opportunities to enter the Brazilian market. The institutional support provided by universities along with government mechanisms and entrepreneurs’ social networks were essential to accrue experiential and non-experiential knowledge of international markets, therefore contributing to the recognition of international opportunities. The temporal perspective employed in this research assists the understanding of how historical events shape entrepreneurs’ capabilities to recognise and change company discourse to pursue the recognition of international opportunities. The results provide guidelines for researchers, practitioners and policymakers, particularly in the emerging economies in Latin America, to support the growth and flourishing of entrepreneurial ventures through pursuing international opportunities.Item Metadata only Assessment in a Cognitive Apprenticeship Based Learning Environment - Potential and Pitfalls(Kogan Page Staff and Educational Development Association, 1999) Patel, Ashok; Russell, David; KinshukThe Cognitive Apprenticeship-Based Learning Environments (CABLE) approach to designing tutoring systems is very popular, especially within the applied domains where learning is more concerned with the operational knowledge. Since CABLE can accommodate both the 'instruction' and 'construction' of knowledge and involves active engagement it has been more successful as demonstrated by the popularity and wide acceptance of simulation-based tutoring systems. A CABLE-based Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) provides powerful learning and assessment opportunities, however, merely tagging assessment functionality on to a system designed for teaching may be unsatisfactory. The assessment system needs to be considered separately. Though the use of information and communication technology for assessment has come a long way, there are even more exciting possibilities ahead, provided we are cognizant of the possible pitfalls arising from the manner in which the technology is applied.Item Metadata only Assessment of 4D SME Entrepreneurial Marketing Model: The Perspective of Nepalese MSMEs(Springer, 2022-10-21) Gyanwali, Shrijan; Gyanwali, Milan; Yadav, Umesh SinghA simple-looking phenomenon of delivering customer demands has become very challenging in recent years, particularly for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Challenges arise due to technological advancement, competitive sharpness and eco-political turbulence. Research shows that the entrepreneurial marketing approach can resolve such issues. Despite the popularity and effectiveness of entrepreneurial marketing, little is known in the context of Nepal. This study, therefore, attempts to fulfil the gap in entrepreneurial marketing literature. A descriptive research design was employed to understand the phenomena, primary data were collected from 403 participants through a structured questionnaire, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis. The result of quantitative data shows that MSMEs are the primary contributors to employment, economic growth, and trade balance. Similarly, the factor analysis of 28 statements shows a strong relationship between four dimensions of entrepreneurial marketing and MSME performance. Further research is needed in different geographical areas of Nepal to generalize the findings. It also recommends that the government of Nepal provide training programs to support existing and prospective entrepreneurs.Item Open Access Asset Management(Edward Elgar, 2015) Lancastle, NeilItem Metadata only Auditing and academic quality in India and the UK.(Social Responsibility Research Network, 2005) Crowther, David; Guha, A. S.Item Metadata only Austerity Realism and the Governance of Leicester(Routledge, 2016-03-01) Davies, Jonathan S.; Thompson, EdItem Metadata only Autonomy and fairness: the case of public statements(Avebury Technical, 2005) Willett, Chris