DORA
DORA (De Montfort Open Research Archive) is De Montfort University's research repository. It forms the primary public and institutional record of DMU research outputs. The breadth of research at DMU means that these outputs include articles, conference papers, books, book chapters, and other material available in a digital form. The record for each item contains descriptive information as well as, where possible, a version of the final research output. DORA also provides access to DMU PhD theses. This includes most PhD produced from 2009 onwards.
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The Ghostly Spectre of Race in Black Moon (1934)
(Powerhouse Films, 2024-11-20) Wright, Ellen
How and when do an organization’s social sustainability orientation and green human resource practices enhance its sustainable performance?
(Taylor and Francis, 2024-12-18) Azeem, Muhammad Umer; Bajwa, Samiullah; Aslam, Haris; Haq, Inam Ul
Drawing from the Resource-based view (RBV) of the firm, this study investigates how and when organizations’ strategic intent of social sustainability orientation translates into their sustainable firm performance. In doing so, we explain the mediating role of the collective affective commitment of employees and the moderating role of green HRM policies. To test these predictions, we conducted two field-survey studies. In study 1, we relied on time-lagged data, collected in two rounds, from 199 employees working in three organizations that are green-company certified by WWF in Pakistan. In study 2, we collected three-wave time-separated data from 133 employees in twelve randomly selected organizations. The findings from both studies provide support for our predictions and reveal that a key reason why organizations with a social sustainability orientation achieve higher sustainable performance is that their employees develop a shared belief that environmental conservation initiatives are both valued and expected. Moreover, this process is more salient in organizations that adopt green HRM policies. That is, green HRM policies reinforce that the organization is particularly concerned about social sustainability, therefore, employees become more committed to serving this cause. The findings of this study have important theoretical and practical implications for SDGs, HR managers, and organizations.
Quality on the Block
(Springer, 2025-01-21) de Main, Leanne; Jones, Sarah
This chapter looks at ensuring quality within block design and draws upon the experience of De Montfort University (DMU) who introduced block teaching across all levels of study from September 2022. DMU utilised Design Sprint methodology to develop, design and validate the curriculum for undergraduate and post graduate courses through an agile, condensed and collaborative process. The chapter looks at how the DMU block is communicated to students and the necessity of managing expectations. It seeks to answer the question “how do you know you’re doing what you said you would?” through establishing a framework for action research with engagement from educators and learners.
The external measures of quality will include engagement from industry and accrediting bodies, education policy and how these are managed within a block approach. This takes quality as being the measure of excellent educational student experience and positive graduate outcomes (Fig. 8.1).
In the TedX talk, Designing a University for the New Millennium, David Helfand, formerly of Quest University, Canada, talks about changing delivery in the higher education (HE) sector to be more future focused and to better enable students to achieve through block curriculum design. Helfand describes the reaction from university staff about delivering intensively, one unit at a time, and remarks, “Every academic I’ve spoken to about it says, well, I see how that would work in your field, but it won’t work in my field”. (Helfand, 2013). This will be familiar to all who have been at the heart of proposing, or even discussing, the introduction of a block approach to learning and teaching.
Slicing Up Red Leicester
(2025-01-20) Jones, Alistair
Leicester East saw the only Tory gain at the 2024 general election and Leicester South a shadow cabinet member beaten by an independent who campaigned on Gaza. Alistair Jones explains what’s been happening
Enhancing the Goman–Khrabrov dynamic stall model through flow delay analysis
(AIP publishing, 2025-01-08) Zheng, Boda; Yao, Weigang; Xu, Min
The complete dynamic stall process encompasses a series of complex developmental stages, such as flow separation, leading edge vortex shedding, and reattachment. Unlike static stall, dynamic stall exhibits hysteresis, rendering phenomenological models as complex nonlinear state-space systems, often accompanied by numerous empirical parameters, which complicates practical applications. To address this issue, the Goman-Khrabrov (G-K) dynamic stall model simplifies the state space and retains only two empirical parameters related to time delays. Our study finds that different developmental stages of dynamic stall exhibit various time delay scales. The G-K dynamic stall model, which utilizes a first-order time-invariant inertia system, forcibly unifies the time scales across different stages. Consequently, this leads to intractable non-physical modeling errors. This paper introduces the latest revised G-K model that employs a time-varying state space system. This model not only maintains a concise form but also eliminates the non-physical modeling errors previously mentioned. In response to the challenge of identifying empirical parameters, this paper presents a parameter identification method for both the original and revised G-K models utilizing a Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN). The revised model was validated through dynamic stall load prediction cases for mild, moderate and deep dynamic stall on various airfoils, achieving a maximum accuracy improvement of up to 74.5%. The revised G-K model is capable of addressing a broader range and more complex practical applications.