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N Healey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • is uk transnational education one of britain s great Growth Industries of the future
    Higher Education Review, 2013
    Co-Authors: N Healey
    Abstract:

    Against the backdrop of unprecedented Growth in the global demand for higher education, the UK government has recognised that there is a huge potential market beyond conventional ‘export education ’, if its universities can find ways of providing ‘transnational education’ (TNE) to the millions of foreign students unable or unwilling to travel to the UK. This paper tests the thesis that TNE represents ‘one of Britain’s great Growth Industries of the future’. For TNE to flourish, three conditions need to be satisfied, namely: that there is already a strong base of UK TNE activity and expertise on which to build; second, that there will be continuing Growth in demand for UK TNE; and finally, that UK universities have the capability and willingness to expand supply to meet any future Growth in demand. It finds little evidence to support the thesis that TNE is, in fact, likely to be a great Growth industry and highlights the dangers for policymakers of setting objectives in the absence of a strong evidence base about current capabilities and future market trends.

Vojislav Maksimovic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The Industry Life Cycle and Acquisitions and Investment: Does Firm Organization Matter?
    Journal of Finance, 2008
    Co-Authors: Vojislav Maksimovic, Gordon M. Phillips
    Abstract:

    We examine the effect of financial dependence on acquisition and investment within existing Industries by single-segment and conglomerate firms for Industries undergoing different long run changes in industry conditions. Conglomerates and single-segment firms differ more in rates of within-industry acquisitions than in capital expenditure rates, which are similar across organizational type. In particular, 36 percent of within-industry Growth by conglomerate firms in Growth Industries is from intra-industry acquisitions, compared to nine percent for single segment firms. Financial dependence, a deficit in a segment%u2019s internal financing, decreases the likelihood of within-industry acquisitions and opening new plants, especially for single-segment firms. These effects are mitigated for conglomerates in Growth Industries. The findings persist after controlling for firm size and segment productivity. Acquisitions lead to increased efficiency as plants acquired by conglomerate firms in Growth Industries increase in productivity post acquisition. The results are consistent with the comparative advantages of different firm organizations differing across long-run industry conditions.

  • The Industry Life Cycle, Acquisitions and Investment: Does Firm Organization Matter?
    The Journal of Finance, 2008
    Co-Authors: Vojislav Maksimovic, Gordon Phillips
    Abstract:

    We examine the effect of industry life-cycle stages on within-industry acquisitions and capital expenditures by conglomerates and single-segment firms controlling for endogeneity of organizational form. We find greater differences in acquisitions than in capital expenditures, which are similar across organizational types. In particular, 36% of the Growth recorded by conglomerate segments in Growth Industries comes from acquisitions, versus 9% for single-segment firms. In Growth Industries, the effect of financial dependence on acquisitions and plant openings is mitigated for conglomerate firms. Plants acquired by conglomerate firms increase in productivity. The results suggest that organizational forms' comparative advantages differ across industry conditions. Copyright 2008 by The American Finance Association.

  • Capital Structure, Information Acquisition and Investment Decisions in an Industry Framework
    Review of Finance, 1998
    Co-Authors: Vojislav Maksimovic, Alex Stomper, Josef Zechner
    Abstract:

    This paper analyzes the relationship between a firm's capital structure and its information acquisition prior to capital budgeting decisions. It is found that low-Growth Industries can sustain a large number of levered firms. In these Industries, leverage is negatively related to a firm's incentive to acquire information during the capital budgeting process. In contrast, high-Growth Industries only sustain a small number of levered firms. In these Industries, levered firms acquire more information than all-equity financed firms. The model yields empirical predictions regarding the effects of leverage on the expected amount and the volatility of corporate investment. While leverage does not affect firm value, highly levered firms generate a more volatile cash flow than firms with low debt levels.

Nigel M. Healey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Is UK transnational education 'one of Britain's great Growth Industries of the future'?
    Higher Education Review, 2020
    Co-Authors: Nigel M. Healey
    Abstract:

    Against the backdrop of unprecedented Growth in the global demand for higher education, the UK government has recognised that there is a huge potential market beyond conventional ‘export education ’, if its universities can find ways of providing ‘transnational education’ (TNE) to the millions of foreign students unable or unwilling to travel to the UK. This paper tests the thesis that TNE represents ‘one of Britain’s great Growth Industries of the future’. For TNE to flourish, three conditions need to be satisfied, namely: that there is already a strong base of UK TNE activity and expertise on which to build; second, that there will be continuing Growth in demand for UK TNE; and finally, that UK universities have the capability and willingness to expand supply to meet any future Growth in demand. It finds little evidence to support the thesis that TNE is, in fact, likely to be a great Growth industry and highlights the dangers for policymakers of setting objectives in the absence of a strong evidence base about current capabilities and future market trends.

Linda Mckie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The quest for well-being in Growth Industries: a collaborative study in Finland and Scotland
    2020
    Co-Authors: Jeff Hearn, Linda Mckie, Teemu Tallberg, Charlotta Niemisto, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Andrew Smith, Gill Hogg, Sophie Bowlby
    Abstract:

    The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical overview of what makes a leader effective using the theoretical lenses of behavioral and contingency theories and the theory of transformational leadership. We then analyze these theories from a gender perspective. The presence and effects of gender discrimination in the workplace, managerial and subordinate preconceptions and attitudes as identified in the current body of literature and the possible consequences for potential female leaders are discussed. Finally, the article turns to discuss the interaction between national and organizational culture and gender in terms of leadership opportunities. The aim of this article is to contribute to the discussion on the above areas and to provide a bringing together of perspectives so as to facilitate future research. This is a review article where we theoretically examine the gender context in leadership theory and practice with some illustrations from observation and experience.

  • “The five fingers of my hand”: human capital and well-being in SMEs
    Personnel Review, 2013
    Co-Authors: Lidia Galabova, Linda Mckie
    Abstract:

    Purpose – This paper aims to explore the SME managers' understanding of, and attitudes towards human capital (HC) and well-being as factors impacting on the business performance of their organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The study from which this paper reports included qualitative data collected through 42 semi-structured interviews with senior managers of SMEs from Growth Industries in the service sector. Research was undertaken in three European Union countries: Scotland (UK), Finland and Bulgaria. These countries are considered to be at different stages in the development of a knowledge-based economy (KBE) and innovation. Findings – It is evident that whilst SME managers are interested in knowledge, skills and experience as key elements of HC, peoples' soft skills and attributes, such as attitude, willingness and ability to learn and develop, and enthusiasm about the(ir) work are often considered more important. HC is seen as potentially an abundant resource, providing scope for competitive advantage at both personal and enterprise levels. Practical implications – The key findings from this paper inform future policy and HRM practices in respect to the development of a KBE through highlighting positive impacts for SMEs' strategy management practice. Social implications – The key findings from this paper inform future policy and HRM practices in respect to the development of a KBE through highlighting positive impacts for SMEs' strategy management practice. Originality/value – This paper indentifies SME managers recognition of individual's potential to gain new knowledge coupled with a willingness to learn as important – and often more so than formal knowledge and experience. It gives valuable insights about well-being viewed through the prism of SME management. It offers opportunities for personal development as well as the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. These can have a positive impact on potential employability and also the evaluation job content

  • The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries 3: Portraits of Practice
    2012
    Co-Authors: Charlotta Niemisto, Teemu Tallberg, Jeff Hearn, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Hertta Niemi, Linda Mckie
    Abstract:

    This working paper reports the ongoing research conducted in the research project, The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: A Collaborative Study in Finland and Scotland, under the auspices of Academy of Finland research programme, The Future of Work and Well-being. The research project examines the contradictory pressures for policies and practices towards both the inhibition and the enhancement of work-related well-being that are likely in Growth Industries. The overall aim is to evaluate the development, implementation and use of work-related well-being policies and practices in four selected Growth Industries. These – electronics, care, finance and accounting, and tourism – have been selected on the basis of EU and national forecasts, and demographic and socio-economic trends in standard and non-standard employment. Following an earlier survey of 127 employing organisations on questions of Growth and well-being, in this working paper we present the initial results of the qualitative phase of the project. This phase comprised ‘portraits of practice’ in nine case companies, selected on the basis of some of the quantitative analysis of the survey, with interviews, ‘mini-ethnographies’, and other data and documents received from the organisations. The working paper concludes with discussion of methodological issues across the quantitative and qualitative phases of the project.

  • the quest for well being in Growth Industries 2 the survey
    2011
    Co-Authors: Teemu Tallberg, Jeff Hearn, Charlotta Niemisto, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Linda Mckie
    Abstract:

    This working paper reports the ongoing research conducted in the research project, The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: A Collaborative Study in Finland and Scotland, under the auspices of Academy of Finland research programme, The Future of Work and Well-being. The research project examines the contradictory pressures for policies and practices towards both the inhibition and the enhancement of work-related well-being that are likely in Growth Industries. The overall aim is to evaluate the development, implementation and use of work-related well-being policies in four selected Growth Industries. These – electronics, care, finance and accounting, and tourism – have been selected on the basis of EU and national forecasts, and demographic and socio-economic trends in standard and non-standard employment. In this paper we aim to review the survey that constitutes the second main phase of this research.

  • The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: Contexts, Research Design and Methodological Development
    2009
    Co-Authors: Jeff Hearn, Linda Mckie, Teemu Tallberg, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Charlotta Niemisto
    Abstract:

    This Working Paper reports the background to the first stage of the ongoing research project, The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: A Collaborative Study in Finland and Scotland, conducted under the auspices of the Academy of Finland research programme The Future of Work and Well-being (2008-2011). This collaborative project provides national and transnational data, analysis and outputs. The study is being conducted in the Department of Management and Organisation, Hanken School of Economics, Finland, in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University, University of East London, Heriot-Watt University and Reading University, UK. The project examines policies and practices towards the enhancement of work-related well-being in Growth Industries, and contradictory pressures and tensions posed in this situation. The overall aim is to evaluate the development, implementation and use of work-related well-being policies in four selected Growth Industries. These sectors – electronics, care, finance and accounting, and tourism – have been selected on the basis of European Union and national forecasts, and demographic and socio-economic trends in employment. In this working paper we outline the background to the research study, the initial research plan, and how the survey of employers has been constructed. The working paper concludes with a brief discussion of general ongoing research issues arising in the project.

Charlotta Niemisto - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The quest for well-being in Growth Industries: a collaborative study in Finland and Scotland
    2020
    Co-Authors: Jeff Hearn, Linda Mckie, Teemu Tallberg, Charlotta Niemisto, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Andrew Smith, Gill Hogg, Sophie Bowlby
    Abstract:

    The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical overview of what makes a leader effective using the theoretical lenses of behavioral and contingency theories and the theory of transformational leadership. We then analyze these theories from a gender perspective. The presence and effects of gender discrimination in the workplace, managerial and subordinate preconceptions and attitudes as identified in the current body of literature and the possible consequences for potential female leaders are discussed. Finally, the article turns to discuss the interaction between national and organizational culture and gender in terms of leadership opportunities. The aim of this article is to contribute to the discussion on the above areas and to provide a bringing together of perspectives so as to facilitate future research. This is a review article where we theoretically examine the gender context in leadership theory and practice with some illustrations from observation and experience.

  • The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries 3: Portraits of Practice
    2012
    Co-Authors: Charlotta Niemisto, Teemu Tallberg, Jeff Hearn, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Hertta Niemi, Linda Mckie
    Abstract:

    This working paper reports the ongoing research conducted in the research project, The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: A Collaborative Study in Finland and Scotland, under the auspices of Academy of Finland research programme, The Future of Work and Well-being. The research project examines the contradictory pressures for policies and practices towards both the inhibition and the enhancement of work-related well-being that are likely in Growth Industries. The overall aim is to evaluate the development, implementation and use of work-related well-being policies and practices in four selected Growth Industries. These – electronics, care, finance and accounting, and tourism – have been selected on the basis of EU and national forecasts, and demographic and socio-economic trends in standard and non-standard employment. Following an earlier survey of 127 employing organisations on questions of Growth and well-being, in this working paper we present the initial results of the qualitative phase of the project. This phase comprised ‘portraits of practice’ in nine case companies, selected on the basis of some of the quantitative analysis of the survey, with interviews, ‘mini-ethnographies’, and other data and documents received from the organisations. The working paper concludes with discussion of methodological issues across the quantitative and qualitative phases of the project.

  • the quest for well being in Growth Industries 2 the survey
    2011
    Co-Authors: Teemu Tallberg, Jeff Hearn, Charlotta Niemisto, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Linda Mckie
    Abstract:

    This working paper reports the ongoing research conducted in the research project, The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: A Collaborative Study in Finland and Scotland, under the auspices of Academy of Finland research programme, The Future of Work and Well-being. The research project examines the contradictory pressures for policies and practices towards both the inhibition and the enhancement of work-related well-being that are likely in Growth Industries. The overall aim is to evaluate the development, implementation and use of work-related well-being policies in four selected Growth Industries. These – electronics, care, finance and accounting, and tourism – have been selected on the basis of EU and national forecasts, and demographic and socio-economic trends in standard and non-standard employment. In this paper we aim to review the survey that constitutes the second main phase of this research.

  • The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: Contexts, Research Design and Methodological Development
    2009
    Co-Authors: Jeff Hearn, Linda Mckie, Teemu Tallberg, Pernilla Gripenberg, Marjut Jyrkinen, Charlotta Niemisto
    Abstract:

    This Working Paper reports the background to the first stage of the ongoing research project, The Quest for Well-being in Growth Industries: A Collaborative Study in Finland and Scotland, conducted under the auspices of the Academy of Finland research programme The Future of Work and Well-being (2008-2011). This collaborative project provides national and transnational data, analysis and outputs. The study is being conducted in the Department of Management and Organisation, Hanken School of Economics, Finland, in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University, University of East London, Heriot-Watt University and Reading University, UK. The project examines policies and practices towards the enhancement of work-related well-being in Growth Industries, and contradictory pressures and tensions posed in this situation. The overall aim is to evaluate the development, implementation and use of work-related well-being policies in four selected Growth Industries. These sectors – electronics, care, finance and accounting, and tourism – have been selected on the basis of European Union and national forecasts, and demographic and socio-economic trends in employment. In this working paper we outline the background to the research study, the initial research plan, and how the survey of employers has been constructed. The working paper concludes with a brief discussion of general ongoing research issues arising in the project.