Scott Foster

• PhD, MBA, MRes, AAT, FHEA, ACMI, Filsm
• Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University

The Framework is designed to be a systematic and adaptable tool to support rigorous and inclusive recruitment and selection processes for postgraduate researchers. It can scaffold the entire recruitment process, including written application and interview. It acknowledges the uniqueness of each doctoral research position-be that a defined project o...

Global rises in precarious labour conditions have prompted further empirical work in Decent Work, a special category of employment characterised by equitable pay, treatment, and healthy working conditions. Despite this, research has tended to be conducted in developed countries with privileged groups such as those with typical working arrangements...

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of wellbeing within the university education system by outlining the key issues and benefits and recognizing future research on digital well-being for students. Design/methodology/approach - This is a technical review article which summarises key guidance for organisational digital...

This study seeks to examine the factors that influence the adoption of ISAs, intending to stimulate establishing a responsible and efficient auditing regime in Libyan auditing practice, shedding light on challenges in auditing practices in the North African region. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with 43 participants that represente...

Drawing on data from four general elections between 2010 and 2019 this note shows that British MPs are increasingly likely to represent constituencies in the region of their birth. By 2019, more than half of British MPs were born in the region in which their constituency sat. We find clear partisan differences, but no overall gender divide. There i...

Over the past 20 years, there has been considerable expansion, particularly spirituality theory in the workplace. Simultaneously, there has been a growth of research, most especially in practitioner publication into generational differences. The study's context is human resource (HR) policy and procedures in the workplace. Through this prism, gener...

The role and influence of workplace spirituality on individual and organisational outcomes continue to draw attention among management scholars. Despite this increased attention, extant literature has yielded limited insights particularly into the impact and influence processes of workplace spirituality on performance outcomes at both the individua...

This paper investigates the role of visitor location and other related contributing factors in determining motivation to attend the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in the regional city of Launceston, Tasmania. It carries out an assessment of the literature on visitor motivation to attend museums and galleries, including visiting as a learning...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic literature review to determine the factors that relate to successful business intelligence (BI) system implementation. Design/methodology/approach The study has a collection of literature that highlights potential references in relation to factors for system implementation in relation to...

The issue of sustainability has become even more prominent in 2019, with public, private and third sector organisations declaring Climate Emergency across the globe (see https://climateemergencydeclaration.org/). Despite some empirical work (e.g. see Wall, Hindley, Hunt, Peach, Preston, Hartley and Fairbank, 2017; Wall, Russell, and Moore, 2017; Ro...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the emerging spirituality debate with the aim of generating and sustaining tolerance for spirituality in the workplace, with a specific focus upon the impact this can have upon work-based learners. “Spirituality” is gaining impetus worldwide as a growing number of organisations are proactively a...

This study aims to investigate the effects of spiritual beliefs of consumers on their consumption behaviour in the fashion industry. The lack of research in this field, as well as the growing interest of consumers around the world on spirituality has led to increased interest amongst scholars in a topic and makes this study very significant and tim...

This study examined the emerging debate on spirituality in the workplace. As spirituality gains impetus, organisations have proactively accommodated the needs of their multi-ethnic and multi-faith workforce and have started integrating spirituality into their policies. The study sought to gauge the employees and managers’ perceptions of the importa...