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Examining the Effectiveness of Support for UK Wave Energy Innovation since 2000 : Lost at Sea or a New Wave of Innovation? [PDF]

, 2017
Almost 20 years after the UK’s first wave energy innovation programme came to an end in the 1980s, a new programme to accelerate the development of wave energy technology was launched. It was believed that wave energy could play a central role in helping
Hannon, Matthew, Skea, Jim, van Diemen, Renée   +2 more
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(Dis)trust in Digital Insurance: How Datafied Practices Shift Uncertainties and Reconfigure Trust Relations

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trust is both a prerequisite and a product of insurance, as insurance contracts are built on and create trust relations that enable a risk‐averse perspective towards the future. At the same time, insurer‐policyholder relationships are characterised by a persistent distrust, rooted in insurance economics and industry reputation. In this article,
Maiju Tanninen, Gert Meyers
wiley   +1 more source

New Design Thinking Tools for the Next Generation of Designer-Entrepreneurs [PDF]

, 2017
This paper analyses a new phenomenon to date poorly researched both in entrepreneurship and Design Thinking literature: Design-Intensive Start-ups (DIS), i.e.
Cautela, Cabirio, Colombo, Sara, Rampino, LUCIA ROSA ELENA   +2 more
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Rendezvous in Space: Tech Diplomacy and the Commercial Space Era—A Study of Rendezvous and Docking Technologies and Space Exploration Co‐Operation Since the Cold War

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On‐orbit rendezvous and docking constitute one of the most technically challenging activities in the history of space activities. As space endeavours mature to crewed missions, space rendezous and docking technologies (RDT) emerge as an area of technological innovation critical to advances in future crewed space exploration.
Nikita Chiu, Markus Kornprobst
wiley   +1 more source

“It Is Vital That We Should Not Keep It to Ourselves”: The Rats of Tobruk Association and the Siege of Tobruk in Australian National Memory

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
The siege of Tobruk is one of the most well‐known Australian actions of the Second World War, enjoying special attention on Anzac Day. Its elevation within Australian national memory is by no means accidental. Rather, it is the result of decades of lobbying by the Rats of Tobruk Association (ROTA), which positioned veterans of the siege as the ...
Nicole Townsend
wiley   +1 more source

The Paradox of Trust: How Leadership, Commitment, and Inertia Shape Sustainability Behavior in the Workplace

Administrative Sciences
This study explores the factors driving employees’ sustainability-switching behaviors (SSBs) by integrating the Push, Pull, and Mooring (PPM) model with the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA).
Winston Silvestre, Sérgio Begnini, Isabel Abreu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Works Where? Scrutinizing How Personal Resources Spur Managers' Innovative Work Behaviour

Creativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whereas innovative work behaviour (IWB) is regarded as a desired positive behaviour for all organizational members, existing research has predominantly focused on employees, while only sparingly scrutinizing the IWB among managerial levels. To address this gap, we draw on upper echelons and positive organizational behaviour perspectives to ...
Rrezon Lajçi, Norbert Bach, Gentrit Berisha, Andreas Kallmuenzer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

La disonancia cognitiva como factor motivador en las decisiones del consumidor: caso smartphones [PDF]

, 2015
El artículo examina las diferentes teorías de la disonancia pre-decisoria, y las variables que la explican. Expone a la disonancia cognitiva como un factor motivador en la toma de decisiones del consumidor.
Montalvo Ruilova, Hellen, Rosero Barzola, Christian   +1 more
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War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

Modelo híbrido Pull y Push en el sector de las telecomunicaciones (un estudio de caso) empleando dinámica de sistemas [PDF]

, 2015
Trabajo de investigaciónA través de esta investigación se establece la importancia de la aplicación del estudio del comportamiento de los niveles de inventarios, específicamente en el sector de las telecomunicaciones (Caso de estudio Claro Colombia ...
Flórez-Pareja, Oscar Eduardo
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