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The transition to retirement: A narrative inquiry
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)The aim of the study was “To explore how people experience the transition to retirement” and the research question was “How do people experience the transition to retirement”. The literature review aimed to identify and ... -
Sustainability in fashion supply chains: Examining the dynamics of small and medium enterprise sustainability in fashion industry multitier supply chains
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)Sustainability in supply chain management (SSCM) has become established in both academia and increasingly in practice (Fraser, Müller and Schwarzkopf, 2020). As stakeholders continue to require organisations to take more ... -
Exploring the benefits and challenges of volunteering: Participatory action research with people with lived experience of mental illness
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)Volunteering is associated with a range of health and employability benefits. However, there is limited evidence of the collective experience of volunteering for people recovering from mental illness. This thesis presents ... -
An exploration of nurse preceptors’ perspectives of a pre-registration nursing clinical preceptorship programme in an acute hospital context in Egypt: A constructivist grounded theory approach
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)Background: The proposed reforms of Egyptian nursing education are based on competencies to achieve well-educated nurse graduates. There is a shortage of clinical faculty and increasing demands for nurse preceptors to act ... -
Methods used by health ombudsman in their system improvement role: A comparison of two international health ombudsman in their system improvement role and the response of Scottish health boards to the system improvement activities of the SPSO
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)Academics and ombudsman claim that a key role for ombudsman is to contribute to the improvement of the system over which they have oversight. However, there is limited research to support this claim and, much of what exists, ...
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