Teachers’ conception of assessment knowledge and their preferred assessment system by Ma’ruf , Amar

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The role of work volition and organizational commitment in the relationship between total rewards and employee retention by Aamir, Alamzeb

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Activity-based life cycle cost process model for facilities maintenance of public universities by Thanaraju, Puvaneswary

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Individual resources, opportunity discovery, government intervention and exploit opportunity among Malaysia rural entrepreneurs. by Ahmad, Abd. Razak

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Identifying antecedents of marketing orientation of microfinance institutions in Ghana : the case study of microfinance companies by Dzogbenuku, Robert Kwame

“…Using a qualitative approach, data were obtained through interviews from 18 microfinance sector experts comprising managers, academics, and advocates selected based on their strategic positions and roles within Ghana‟s MFI sector. The findings of the study identified a number of marketing antecedents that contribute to marketing orientation namely, deliberate customer engagement using local dialects and constantly sharing critical market findings among work colleagues with responsive action from top management to delight clients to remain competitive. …”
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"I don't mind people hugging me when I'm happy": autistic individuals' experience of emotions on their sensory world: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Georgiou, Alexia

“…The key finding was that negative and extreme positive emotions increase sensory sensitivity in autistic individuals, whereas mild positive emotions decrease sensory sensitivity. …”
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The relationship between client work and personal and professional development in Counselling Psychology training by Gallagher, Rebecca

“…Secondly, participants did not engage in active personal development work, and this was not explicitly discussed or structured in training. These findings imply that trainees may not develop optimally: as personal and professional development are highly individualised and complex processes, research and training that focuses on specific training activities may fail to interrogate the complexity of why and how personal and professional development are facilitated. …”
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Sikh men in therapy by Bhangu, Jasmeen Kaur

“…Four out of the eight participants had experienced some form of psychological therapy, whilst the other four had considered approaching psychological services but never received any therapy. Findings: The findings demonstrated high-level components in describing the highly complex processes a Sikh man identifies with when deciding whether to seek therapeutic help. …”
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Stepping stones between two conflicting worlds: the experience of interpersonal communication amongst self-identified problematic internet users by Harland, Ellie

“…The findings are examined in light of phenomenological ideas and their value in the understanding of PIU and interpersonal communication in the digital age, within the realm of Counselling Psychology and other related fields.…”
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An interpretative phenomenological analysis of counselling psychology trainees experiences of practice-based research training by Henton, Isabel

“…Links to and disconnections from wider contexts, and the possible implications of these findings are discussed. In particular, I explore whether a future framework involving practice-based research as the doctoral thesis might be appropriate to consider in the context of counselling psychology training. …”
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Participants' lived experiences of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) - an exploratory study by Svendsen, Irene

“…All of these aspects of the EAP work contribute towards the participants' overall therapeutic change. The findings support current practitioners' anecdotal writings about the potential therapeutic effects of EAP. …”
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The mediating effect of trust in supervisor and loyalty to supervisor between superior-subordinate Guanxi and OCB in the People's Rebublic of China by Han, Yong

“…The findings were discussed in the theoretical context of - the norm of reciprocity, social identity theory and social cognitive theory and their effect on the relationship between superior-subordinate guanxi and subordinates’ organisational citizenship behaviour. …”
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“Everything, it was everything”: victim blame, victimism, and responsibilisation by Beddows, Amy

“…To make the process as participatory as possible, I ran follow-up focus groups and requested feedback from the women to ‘sense check’ my findings. The focus group data were analysed through thematic analysis and NVivo software. …”
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Extending adjuvant endocrine therapy for 10 years: a mixed-methods analysis of women’s decision making in an online breast cancer forum by Eraso, Yolanda, Stefler, Denes, Moon, Zoe, Rossi, Leda, Assefa, Sidona

“…A mixed-methods exploratory sequential design was used, with a qualitative analysis of text (n = 61 individuals) informing the development of a quantitative instrument to statistically analyse the prevalence of the findings (n = 130). Our findings identified three different groups of women who had to make decisions regarding persistence with treatment: those about to complete 5 years of therapy, those who decided to extend treatment, and those who were initially prescribed 10 years. …”
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The long-term impact of multisystemic therapy: an experiential study of the adolescent-young adult life transition by Conroy, Dom, Smith, Jonathan A., Butler, Stephen, Byford, Sarah, Cottrell, David, Kraam, Abdullah, Fonagy, Peter, Ellison, Rachel, Simes, Elizabeth, Anokhina, Alisa

“…Findings are discussed in relation to relevant theory and practical applications.…”
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Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains - a study into its challenges by Roy, Tarun, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Vikas, Kumar, Anil, Agrawal, Rohit

“…The barriers were analysed through 200 responses received from experts in the fields of CE and supply chain management using a questionnaire-based survey. The findings of the study suggest significant restraints towards CSCs implementation owing to the lack of incentives and policies, and product complexity. …”
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Strategic drivers to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for ensuring resilience in supply chains by Moktadir, Md. Abdul, Paul, Sanjoy Kumar, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Ali, Syed Mithun, Sultana, Razia Sultana

“…Based on the findings, this study also provides practical implications with proposed research themes for policymakers and operations managers towards mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Is fintech implementation a strategic step for sustainability in today's changing landscape? An empirical investigation by Taneja, Shilpa, Siraj, Ahsan, Ali, Liaqat, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Zhu, Yongming

“…The managers can draw upon the findings to improve their understanding of the factors for creating value through improved and sustainable technology orientation, efficiency, and environmental performance of FinTech applications.…”
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Mobilising big data analytics capabilities to improve performance of tourism supply chains: the moderating role of dynamic capabilities by Gupta, Yuvika, Farheen Mujeeb, Khan, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Queiroz, Maciel

“…Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was applied to confirm the constructs, followed by partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) to check the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities (DC) on TSCs performance. Findings: The findings show that BDAC significantly influences the performance of TSCs and that DC plays a critical role in strengthening the impact of BDAC on TSCs’ economic performance. …”
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A lifecycle analysis of complex public procurement: an agency-institutional theory perspective by Forster, Rick, Lyons, Andrew, Caldwell, Nigel, Davies, Jennifer, Sharifi, Hossein

“…Defence is the focal case and is compared with cases in the Nuclear, Local Government and Health sectors. Findings and practical implications: The study provides a framework for undertaking a lifecycle analysis to understand the challenges and capabilities of complex, public-sector buyers. …”
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