We investigated how students’ interpersonal trust relationships impact on their willingness to share knowledge during group work and whether there is one best method of group allocation to maximize knowledge sharing. Through focus groups with 32 undergraduate and postgraduate students, we...

This paper proposes a strategy for the research of leadership and entrepreneurial learning and development processes in a small business context. It is relevant to wide ranging local, national and European policies to develop SME entrepreneurial leadership practice and SME growth. Leadership is...

This paper provides a review of literature regarding the concept of the psychological contract, a complex concept within organisation behaviour. Having explored the key dimensions of the psychological contract within the extant literature, we identify a gap in knowledge associated with the...

The purpose of this paper is to provide clarification of the concepts of academic study leave and the sabbatical, which are somewhat contested in the increasingly complex, managerialist and performative higher education context. A critical review of academic literature is employed to help...

With the growing importance of digital spaces as arenas in which organisations and consumers interact, brand owners can no longer afford to regard digital, online, or i-branding as an optional add-on to branding through other channels. After an introduction, this article reviews some of the...

Community, coupled with commerce, content and communication are widely discussed as the essential components of successful web presence. Those organisations that control popular virtual communities are in a position to dominate business transactions over the Internet. Community means customer...