University Incubators in the UK

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mine Karatas-Ozkan ◽  
William D. Murphy ◽  
David Rae
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Complex Dynamic ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Over Time

The overall aim of this paper is to deepen the understanding of forming and effectively managing university incubators in the UK. Recognizing that the term ‘business incubator’ embraces a wide range of institutions, all of which aim to foster the creation and development of enterprises – SMEs or corporate ventures – by established organizations, the formation of different types of university incubators is explored from the perspective of the incubator managers who are involved in the process. Four case studies are presented, which show how the incubator managers discern incubation practices within the current UK system of business incubation and develop their particular programmes. The case studies are constructed by generating in-depth case material through interviews with the incubator managers, participant observation in one setting, and documentary search during 2002 and the first half of 2003. Evaluating the contextual constraints and opportunities in the UK, it is illustrated that the contextual issues are by their nature complex, dynamic and diverse, and they are also central to understanding the way the incubation programmes are shaped and reshaped over time. Some core ideas and lessons have been drawn from the research and it is hoped that they can help incubation community members to re-evaluate their own experiences and assist public policy makers in gauging their policies.

Anti-corruption in History

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Legitimate Power ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Over Time

Anticorruption in History is the first major collection of case studies on how past societies and polities, in and beyond Europe, defined legitimate power in terms of fighting corruption and designed specific mechanisms to pursue that agenda. It is a timely book: corruption is widely seen today as a major problem, undermining trust in government, financial institutions, economic efficiency, the principle of equality before the law and human wellbeing in general. Corruption, in short, is a major hurdle on the “path to Denmark”—a feted blueprint for stable and successful statebuilding. The resonance of this view explains why efforts to promote anticorruption policies have proliferated in recent years. But while the subjects of corruption and anticorruption have captured the attention of politicians, scholars, NGOs and the global media, scant attention has been paid to the link between corruption and the change of anticorruption policies over time and place. Such a historical approach could help explain major moments of change in the past as well as reasons for the success and failure of specific anticorruption policies and their relation to a country’s image (of itself or as construed from outside) as being more or less corrupt. It is precisely this scholarly lacuna that the present volume intends to begin to fill. A wide range of historical contexts are addressed, ranging from the ancient to the modern period, with specific insights for policy makers offered throughout.

Online brand communities as heterogeneous gatherings: a netnographic exploration of Apple users

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuğba Özbölük ◽  
Yunus Dursun
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Opinion Leader ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Communities ◽  
Online Brand Communities ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Online Brand Community

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the different types of members based on their roles within an online brand community dedicated to Apple. Design/methodology/approach Design/methodology/approach Data are drawn from an 18-month netnographic study, including participant and non-participant observation. Findings Findings reveal that members of the online brand community share a common goal but they are heterogeneous in many respects. In this research, five different types of brand community members are identified: learner, pragmatist, activist, opinion leader and evangelist. These findings emphasize the heterogeneity of the brand community or the differences of members and subgroups they form in the community. Practical implications This paper offers some insights for brand managers. There are different sub-tribes in online brand communities and these sub-tribes develop their own meanings of the brand. This means that online brand communities do not form one single homogenous target group and can be segmented into subgroups. Findings also offer a deeper understanding of negative characteristics of online brand community members. The role “activist” found in this study may be crucial for marketers, as activists can represent the negative side of online brand communities. Originality/value The literature on brand communities has focused predominantly on the homogeneity of these communities. This paper extends the literature by demonstrating the heterogeneity in an online brand community. The paper contributes to the brand community literature by substantiating that online brand community members can be segmented into subgroups based on their roles within the community. In addition, the paper extends the existing literature on brand communities that has overlooked the destructive consumer roles.

scholarly journals Impact of parents' substance misuse on children: an update

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Velleman ◽  
Lorna J. Templeton
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Protective Processes ◽  
Poor Outcomes ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Over Time

SummaryWe review how research over the past decade both supports existing knowledge about the risk factors that children in the UK affected by parental substance misuse face, and adds to our knowledge about the protective factors, protective processes and evidence of resilience which can reduce the likelihood that children will experience poor outcomes. Further research is needed to understand what areas of resilience are most important to target and how other variables, such as gender or age, may influence how protective factors affect the development of resilience. Longitudinal research is also needed to better understand how an individual's resilience may change over time. Finally, there remain many considerable challenges which practitioners, service providers, commissioners and policy makers face in better meeting the needs of this population of children.

scholarly journals No effect of different types of media on well-being

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Johannes ◽  
Tobias Dienlin ◽  
Hasan Bakhshi ◽  
Andrew K. Przybylski
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Video Games ◽  
New Media ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Media Types ◽  
Media Research ◽  
The Uk

AbstractIt is often assumed that traditional forms of media such as books enhance well-being, whereas new media do not. However, we lack evidence for such claims and media research is mainly focused on how much time people spend with a medium, but not whether someone used a medium or not. We explored the effect of media use during one week on well-being at the end of the week, differentiating time spent with a medium and use versus nonuse, over a wide range of different media types: music, TV, films, video games, (e-)books, (digital) magazines, and audiobooks. Results from a six-week longitudinal study representative of the UK population 16 years and older (N = 2159) showed that effects were generally small; between-person relations but rarely within-person effects; mostly for use versus nonuse and not time spent with a medium; and on affective well-being, not life satisfaction.

scholarly journals Piloting a Meta-Database of Agroecological Transitions: An Example from Sustainable Cereal Food Systems

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Gianluca Stefani ◽  
Giuseppe Nocella ◽  
Giovanna Sacchi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Coding Scheme ◽  
The Uk

Despite the fact that policy makers and governments are promoting the development of diverse agro-bio food systems to push and promote sustainability, they are challenging to implement because of a series of obstacles that hinder a successful transition from a conventional to an agro-ecological model of agriculture. Produce is extremely heterogeneous and agricultural technology is often not standard, rather alternative, and knowledge is contextual, tacit and place-specific. However, information about the characteristics of these systems is still sparse and difficult to analyse because of the complexity and multidimensionality. As a result, the aim of this paper is to review the existing literature in order to identify a coding system that allows for the creation of a meta-database of case studies on agroecological transitions. This coding system will be piloted in six case studies dealing with agrobiodiversity along cereal food systems producing grains, bread and pasta in France, Italy and the UK. In this analysis, we found that both the transition towards sustainable agriculture and the reduction of transaction costs require social innovation, which benefits from strong social capital. In the conclusions, we discuss the efficacy of the proposed coding scheme and its ability to capture in-depth information contained in similar case studies.

Part III UK Derivatives, Money, and Debt Markets, 10 UK Government Debt Management and the Gilt Market

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flows ◽  
Debt Management ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Risk Appetite ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Financing Costs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Executive Agency ◽  
Over Time

This chapter provides an overview of the UK Debt Management Office (DMO) that was established on 1 April 1998 and was tasked to manage government wholesale sterling debt issuance, which was originally the Bank of England's responsibility. It highlights the DMO's purpose on carrying out the government's debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term and minimising cost to offset the government's net cash flows while operating in a risk appetite approved by Ministers. It also points out that the DMO, in institutional terms, is legally and constitutionally part of HM Treasury (HMT) as an executive agency. This chapter discusses the gilt market, which is comprised of two different types of securities: conventional gilts and index—linked gilts. It compares the different types of gilt and shows how the breakdown of the gilt market has changed over time.

A review on the extraction of cellulose and nanocellulose as a filler through solid waste management

2021 ◽  
pp. 089270572110208
Author(s):  
Perry Law Nyuk Khui ◽  
Md Rezaur Rahman ◽  
Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Biodegradable Polymer ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Review Study

This review study and explores the extraction and potential application of cellulose and nanocellulose from solid waste. Among different types of solid waste agricultural solid waste was found the most prominent for the formation of cellulose and nanocellulose. Factors affecting the properties of cellulose and nanocellulose were identified and discussed throughout the manuscript by referring reports on numerous case studies. The utilization of selected lignocellulosic biomass to produce cellulose and nanocellulose could decrease the amount of solid waste dumped on the landfills. Currently, raising awareness upon environmental issues and sustainability for the academicians, manufacturers, and policy makers to focus toward generating more biodegradable polymer products by reducing usage of nondegradable polymer products. Therefore, this study provides a review of various case studies in support of the production of cellulose and nanocellulose from solid waste, which offered the potential and possibility of commercialization of cellulose and nanocellulose products using existing conventional methods.

Modelling and Simulation Activities in Support of the UK Nuclear R&D Programme on Digital Reactor Design

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Lindley ◽  
D. Allen ◽  
J. Lillington ◽  
A. Smethurst ◽  
P. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
Reactor Design ◽  
Modelling And Simulation ◽  
Integrated Modelling ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
Virtual Engineering ◽  
Multiple Length Scales ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Uk

The UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently launched an R&D programme in Digital Reactor Design, incorporating the development of a Nuclear Virtual Engineering Capability with an integrated Modelling and Simulation programme. A key challenge of nuclear reactor design and analysis is the system complexity, which arises from a wide range of multi-physics phenomena being important across multiple length scales. This project constitutes the first step towards developing an integrated nuclear digital environment (INDE) linking together models across physical domains and incorporating real world data across all stages of the nuclear lifecycle. Simulation case studies will be developed within the INDE framework, delivering an enhanced modelling capability while ensuring the framework has immediate application. For these case studies have been specified that are relevant to design and operation phases for AGR and PWR type reactors. The AGR case considers the through-life structural performance of graphite bricks. This involves modelling of multi-scale, multi-physics phenomena in the support of reactor operations. The PWR case study is based on core multiphysics modelling, with potential relevance to operating and future PWRs, and in particular in the design of SMRs.

scholarly journals Towards an Evaluation-Based Framework of Collaborative Archaeology

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Guilfoyle ◽  
Erin A. Hogg
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Project Evaluation ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Archaeological Practice ◽  
Collaborative Archaeology ◽  
Different Types

AbstractCollaborative archaeology is a growing field within the discipline, albeit one that is rarely analyzed. Although collaborative approaches are varied and diverse, we argue that they can all share a single methodological framework. Moreover, we suggest that collaborative archaeology projects can be evaluated to determine the variety among projects and to identify the elements of engaged research. We provide two case studies emphasizing project evaluation: (1) inter-project evaluation of community-engagement in British Columbia archaeology and (2) intra-project evaluation of co-management archaeology projects in Western Australia. The two case studies highlight that project evaluation is possible and that a single framework can be applied to many different types of projects. Collaborative archaeology requires analysis and evaluation to determine what facilitates engagement to further the discipline and to create better connections between archaeologists and community members. The discussed case studies illustrate two shared methods for accomplishing this. The paper argues that collaborative approaches are necessary for advancing archaeological practice.

scholarly journals An Ecosystem Model of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Publisher ‘Tiers’: Publisher Size, Sustainability and Cultural Policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Squires ◽  
Helena Markou
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Ecosystem Model ◽  
Qualitative Model ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Developmental Sense ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Support Model

AbstractThis article establishes a quantitative and qualitative model of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) publisher ‘Tiers’, in order to enable researchers and cultural policy makers to have a more granular understanding of the impact of publisher size. Through an aggregated set of case studies deriving from the UK, the article also develops an understanding of how to build a cultural support model for publishing based on publisher size, sustainability and company life cycle. What the Tiers model underpins in terms of cultural policy funding for publishers is a rigorous and developmental sense of a publishing ecosystem, offering a framework which is attendant to industry and broader contexts, and enables cultural policy funding to take into account publisher development, challenge and growth.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document