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Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management, 2019
Design has a vital role to play in the Marketing Mix and can shape a person’s overall reaction to... more Design has a vital role to play in the Marketing Mix and can shape a person’s overall reaction to a product including its pricing. Designers, for their part, are key cultural intermediaries between the product or services and the consumer but empirical research testing children’s preferences for products, segmented by gender, shows that the value placed on designs by children can vary widely. This paper will help designers and marketers perceive the strength of an interactionist rather than universalist approach to design, permitting an understanding of how others negotiate meanings.
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Lessons on Profiting from Diversity, 2012
While, in general, birth rates decline across most developing nations, an important statistic is ... more While, in general, birth rates decline across most developing nations, an important statistic is an increase in life expectancy. According to UK statistics, by 2007 the number of Britons aged over 65 exceeded the number of those aged under 16 for the first time, and it is estimated that by 2015 half of the adult UK population will be aged over 50 (Young, 2002/3). It is also estimated that nearly one in five people currently in the UK will live to see their 100th birthday, according to the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions. This would mean 10 million people — 17 per cent of the population — becoming centenarians (BBC, 2010).
Journal of Marketing Management, 2012
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
The impact of market relations on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) worldwide is leading to th... more The impact of market relations on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) worldwide is leading to the commodification of knowledge, with the linking of research output to financial rewards. The literature on HEIs, while acknowledging the importance of research and the managerial changes taking place within the sector, offers little guidance on how research productivity can be maximised. The only guidance available comes from the Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital Management literatures which emphasise the importance of teamwork. This literature does not, however, discuss the impact national culture might have on the ability of organisations to engage in teamwork. The study reported here fills the gip through a comparative study of the research process in HEIs in individualistic and collectivist cultures. The study was carried out in two phases involving respectively interviews in an HEI in an individualistic culture (UK) and an email questionnaire to researchers in an indivi...
This study examines the implications of a gendered website production and preference aesthetic fo... more This study examines the implications of a gendered website production and preference aesthetic for the teaching of computer studies. Where the website production aesthetic is concerned, it finds evidence of statistically significant differences on 13 of the 23 factors against which sixty student websites were rated. These results were suggestive of a website aesthetic continuum with male and female production aesthetic tendencies at either end. The preference tests, conducted with 67 subjects, revealed preferences to be in tune with production aesthetics such that men had a statistically significant tendency to prefer home pages produced by men, and women those produced by women. This latter tendency was higher than the former. The finding of gendered differences in website production and preference aesthetics has important implications for teaching and assessment. Teachers selecting or assessing websites, whether commercial or produced by pupils and students, need to be mindful of ...
This relatively small-scale study is the first to pose the question as to the difference that the... more This relatively small-scale study is the first to pose the question as to the difference that the quality of academic leadership can make to the attainment levels of black and ethnic minority (BME) students. With the aid of in-depth interviews and a survey, the study has started to build a picture of the underexplored relationship between leadership and BME outcomes. It finds that leadership style is one of the top four factors out of 14 that BME students believe influence their academic achievement (alongside motivation, fair treatment and fair assessment) and highlights the significant role that inclusive leadership could play in closing gaps. It paves the way for further research into the association between academic leadership behaviours and BME student productivity, motivation and well-being.
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Profiting from Diversity, 2010
In 2006, close on 41 per cent of managers in Latvia were female (Eurostat, 2006). This was the hi... more In 2006, close on 41 per cent of managers in Latvia were female (Eurostat, 2006). This was the highest proportion of women managers anywhere in the European Union (EU), exceeding the proportion of female managers in the UK and by some 6 per cent, and exceeding the proportion of female managers in Sweden, Ireland and Germany by 9, 11 and 14 per cent respectively. The divergence between the proportion of male and female managers in Latvia, and elsewhere in the EU, poses the question as to the factors that have created this situation and whether they are unique. At the same time, this critical mass of female managers in Latvia provides a window of opportunity for the authors of this chapter to interview managers in Latvia and study perceptions of the impact of female managers on organisations.
There are several studies dealing with the differences between sites originated by men and women.... more There are several studies dealing with the differences between sites originated by men and women. However, these references are mainly related to the “output”, the final web site. In our research we examined the input side of web designing. We thoroughly analysed a number of randomly selected web designer softwares to see, whether and to what extent the templates they offer determine the final look of an individual’s website. We have found that most of them are typical masculine templates, which makes it difficult to any women to design a feminine looking website. It can be one of the reasons of the masculine website hegemony on the web.
Profiting from Diversity The Business Advantages and the Obstacles to Achieving Diversity Edited ... more Profiting from Diversity The Business Advantages and the Obstacles to Achieving Diversity Edited by Gloria Moss Senior Lecturer, Bucks New University PdO Page 2. ... 1 Introduction 3 Gloria Moss Part II Profiting from Diversity 2 Diversity, Innovation, and Corporate Strategy 19 ...
Journal of East European Management Studies
Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management, 2019
Design has a vital role to play in the Marketing Mix and can shape a person’s overall reaction to... more Design has a vital role to play in the Marketing Mix and can shape a person’s overall reaction to a product including its pricing. Designers, for their part, are key cultural intermediaries between the product or services and the consumer but empirical research testing children’s preferences for products, segmented by gender, shows that the value placed on designs by children can vary widely. This paper will help designers and marketers perceive the strength of an interactionist rather than universalist approach to design, permitting an understanding of how others negotiate meanings.
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Lessons on Profiting from Diversity, 2012
While, in general, birth rates decline across most developing nations, an important statistic is ... more While, in general, birth rates decline across most developing nations, an important statistic is an increase in life expectancy. According to UK statistics, by 2007 the number of Britons aged over 65 exceeded the number of those aged under 16 for the first time, and it is estimated that by 2015 half of the adult UK population will be aged over 50 (Young, 2002/3). It is also estimated that nearly one in five people currently in the UK will live to see their 100th birthday, according to the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions. This would mean 10 million people — 17 per cent of the population — becoming centenarians (BBC, 2010).
Journal of Marketing Management, 2012
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
The impact of market relations on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) worldwide is leading to th... more The impact of market relations on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) worldwide is leading to the commodification of knowledge, with the linking of research output to financial rewards. The literature on HEIs, while acknowledging the importance of research and the managerial changes taking place within the sector, offers little guidance on how research productivity can be maximised. The only guidance available comes from the Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital Management literatures which emphasise the importance of teamwork. This literature does not, however, discuss the impact national culture might have on the ability of organisations to engage in teamwork. The study reported here fills the gip through a comparative study of the research process in HEIs in individualistic and collectivist cultures. The study was carried out in two phases involving respectively interviews in an HEI in an individualistic culture (UK) and an email questionnaire to researchers in an indivi...
This study examines the implications of a gendered website production and preference aesthetic fo... more This study examines the implications of a gendered website production and preference aesthetic for the teaching of computer studies. Where the website production aesthetic is concerned, it finds evidence of statistically significant differences on 13 of the 23 factors against which sixty student websites were rated. These results were suggestive of a website aesthetic continuum with male and female production aesthetic tendencies at either end. The preference tests, conducted with 67 subjects, revealed preferences to be in tune with production aesthetics such that men had a statistically significant tendency to prefer home pages produced by men, and women those produced by women. This latter tendency was higher than the former. The finding of gendered differences in website production and preference aesthetics has important implications for teaching and assessment. Teachers selecting or assessing websites, whether commercial or produced by pupils and students, need to be mindful of ...
This relatively small-scale study is the first to pose the question as to the difference that the... more This relatively small-scale study is the first to pose the question as to the difference that the quality of academic leadership can make to the attainment levels of black and ethnic minority (BME) students. With the aid of in-depth interviews and a survey, the study has started to build a picture of the underexplored relationship between leadership and BME outcomes. It finds that leadership style is one of the top four factors out of 14 that BME students believe influence their academic achievement (alongside motivation, fair treatment and fair assessment) and highlights the significant role that inclusive leadership could play in closing gaps. It paves the way for further research into the association between academic leadership behaviours and BME student productivity, motivation and well-being.
Inclusive Leadership, 2019
Profiting from Diversity, 2010
In 2006, close on 41 per cent of managers in Latvia were female (Eurostat, 2006). This was the hi... more In 2006, close on 41 per cent of managers in Latvia were female (Eurostat, 2006). This was the highest proportion of women managers anywhere in the European Union (EU), exceeding the proportion of female managers in the UK and by some 6 per cent, and exceeding the proportion of female managers in Sweden, Ireland and Germany by 9, 11 and 14 per cent respectively. The divergence between the proportion of male and female managers in Latvia, and elsewhere in the EU, poses the question as to the factors that have created this situation and whether they are unique. At the same time, this critical mass of female managers in Latvia provides a window of opportunity for the authors of this chapter to interview managers in Latvia and study perceptions of the impact of female managers on organisations.
There are several studies dealing with the differences between sites originated by men and women.... more There are several studies dealing with the differences between sites originated by men and women. However, these references are mainly related to the “output”, the final web site. In our research we examined the input side of web designing. We thoroughly analysed a number of randomly selected web designer softwares to see, whether and to what extent the templates they offer determine the final look of an individual’s website. We have found that most of them are typical masculine templates, which makes it difficult to any women to design a feminine looking website. It can be one of the reasons of the masculine website hegemony on the web.
Profiting from Diversity The Business Advantages and the Obstacles to Achieving Diversity Edited ... more Profiting from Diversity The Business Advantages and the Obstacles to Achieving Diversity Edited by Gloria Moss Senior Lecturer, Bucks New University PdO Page 2. ... 1 Introduction 3 Gloria Moss Part II Profiting from Diversity 2 Diversity, Innovation, and Corporate Strategy 19 ...
Journal of East European Management Studies