1. The university : a critical comparison of three ideal types / Gordon Graham -- 2. The 'form' of 'reform' : the postwar university in Britain, 1945-1992 / Keith Tribe -- 3. Balancing the core activities of universities : for a university that teaches / Gert Biesta -- 4. Space in an inferno?...

This paper provides an analytical foundation for use of the term `globalisation` when examining processes of economic development. A meeting ground is suggested for those that argue in favour of globalisation and those that are often, but in our view inappropriately, labelled as...

Founded on an interpretation that is rooted in localities and their communities, we offer a move from the inevitability of uneven development. Analysis of past and present theory is framed in terms of decision-making. It is argued that 'external' decisions may constrain localities in their...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to statistically test if the public service motivation (PSM) measure operates in the same way across the public and private sectors of a municipal district in China. It also contrasts the relationship between PSM and workplace outcomes across sectors and...

Bio-ethanol as a clean and renewable fuel has gained more attention; however greater energy inputs make a slow progress in industry. Membrane technology has potential in the bioethanol production process as a highly selective and energy-saving separation process. This review presented membrane...

Drawing on the existing debate on the link between the governance of local production systems (i.e. clusters or industrial districts) and the development of localities, this paper analyses the structure of interfirm networking and co-operation, as well as the structure of governance, in the...

Poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG)/silsesquioxane composite was prepared by in situ sol–gel process. The structure of composite was characterized by solid state 31P and 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). N2 adsorption–desorption measurement...

Technological progress has been regarded as one of main driving forces to facilitate the society’s transition to a low carbon economy. Exploring the effect of carbon policy risk on firms’ green innovation is important for understanding how regulatory risk impacts on firm innovation during...

Using daily data, we provide fresh international evidence that an occurrence of natural disaster is accompanied by an increase in the market implied volatility of the main equity index in the same country contemporaneously and in the future. The relation between market implied volatility and...