Professor Phil Taylor of the Department of Human Resource Management has been awarded the prize for the most downloaded article in 2009 for the Industrial Relations Journal. The article, published in 1999, was entitled, 'An assembly line in the head: work and employee relations in the call centre' and was downloaded 567 times with its abstract viewed 1,547 times. The prize offered by the journal's publishers was £250 of Wiley books.
Professor Kevin Ibeh of the Department of Marketing was recently appointed DBA external examiner by Monash University, one of Australia's top universities. The doctoral thesis investigates how resources, capabilities and relationships impact firm performance, a topic area on which Professor Ibeh has published several times, from an international perspective.
Knowledge exchange activity undertaken by Professor John Finch of the marketing department was recently highlighted as an example of best practice in the Insider Magazine, published by Scottish Business Insider in association with Interface. The work, with doctoral researcher and tutor Emma Reid, provided Peacock Salt -one of the UK's leading salt traders - with a business viability report that offered an in-depth analysis of the market for sea salt produce in Scotland.
Matthias Ennen has joined the Marketing Department as a KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) associate working on a two year project with Scott Oilers Ltd. The company, based in Milngavie, design, manufacture and sell chain lubrication kits, accessories and adaptors for motorbikes and bicycles. Matthias will be supervised by Professor Alan Wilson. The project will provide an opportunity for research into the development and testing of solution selling approaches within an SME manufacturing company operating internationally. The research will also explore the challenges involved in the implementation of a new channel strategy supported by online social media and networking tools.
An interview with Stewart Dunlop of the Fraser of Allander Institute was broadcast as part of a BBC Radio Scotland series on the history of the Old Firm. He discussed the economic effect of the clubs on both the Glasgow and Scottish economies, drawing on the results of an FAI study of this undertaken in conjunction with the Institute's Grant Allan and Kim Swales.
A recent FAI study by Stewart Dunlop on grouse shooting in Scotland also features in a number of news programmes, including STV, BBC Scotland and Sky News, and the main Scottish newspapers.
An FAI analysis of the economic impact of the Clyde shipyards was also discussed in the Herald in connection with recent speculation over whether the UK government's current defence review may result in the cancellation of the two aircraft carriers currently being constructed at the Govan and Scotstoun yards.
The Risk Consortium met for the fourth time at the University of Strathclyde on September 14. The Risk Consortium, led by Professor Tim Bedford, Dr John Quigley, Dr Matthew Revie and Professor Lesley Walls of the Department of Management Science, aims to provide a bridge between research and industry in the area of risk analysis. Members include, amongst others, Scottish Power, EDF Energy and Selex Galileo. In total, nine presenters from both academia and industry presented on a wide range of risk-related topics.
Recent dissertation research on social media involvement of 20 top business schools in the UK and the US undertaken within the marketing department by Dawn Henderson - who graduated in June 2010 - has been spotlighted in the Wharton Magazine, the official publication of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School which is read around the world. This global profiling of Dawn's study highlights the quality of research undertaken within the marketing department at Honours level.
Professor Colin Mason, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, was keynote speaker at the New Zealand Centre for SMEs Annual Research-Policy Symposium at Massey University's Wellington Campus on September 2. His presentation was entitled 'Breeding gazelles - a critical review of policies for high growth firms'. The following day he led a seminar at the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development on 'Access to capital for high growth firms post-global financial crisis'.
Professor Tom Baum from the department of Human Resource Management is contributing to a university knowledge exchange project with the Ministry of Education in Montenegro. Part of the project focuses on the modernisation of the curricula of the state university as well as within two private institutions which have been established since independence in 2006.
Professor Baum's role is to support the introduction of leaning outcomes as measurable indicators of student achievement, an approach that is unknown within the current system. He has just completed a first mission to Montenegro where he met colleagues from across the university system in order to learn more about their system. The needs of university tourism faculties are highlighted within the project (hence Professor Baum's involvement) as a sector that is critical to the future development of the country.
The Department of Marketing has been associated with the Young Enterprise Programme for several years and is now looking for both volunteers and for business advisors who can help advise local students teams.
Within schools in Dunbartonshire, groups of students decide on the product or service which they anticipate bringing to market at the Christmas Fair held annually in November in the Royal Concert hall. Schools occasionally seek advice around this time and volunteers from the department will then visit such schools. Volunteers usually are involved with just a one-off visit but business advisors who can visit more regularly are also required.
Anyone interested should contact Professor Stan Paliwoda.