Sian Roderick

• Lecturer at Swansea University

CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue: Indigenous knowledge and Information Technology for Sustainable Development

University research output is a recognised source of new knowledge in spillover theory, targeted by governments and other stakeholders to support regional economic development. This paper reflects upon the ‘AgorIP’ Technology Transfer initiative, examining how a University can support knowledge spillover within an innovation ecosystem. The paper ai...

Smart city development is gaining considerable recognition in the systematic literature and international policies throughout the world. The study aims to identify the key barriers of smart cities from a review of existing literature and views of experts in this area. This work further makes an attempt on the prioritisation of barriers to recognise...

In the modern business era, mobile commerce (m-commerce) is changing the way the business is conducted using the Internet. However, the prominence of m-commerce among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK is minimal. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the existing literature and to extend the research surrounding the barriers th...

Price value is important theoretical addition to the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) as individuals bear monetary cost in using technology in consumer setting. A preliminary review of 650 UTAUT2 citations revealed majority of the studies utilized UTAUT2 in combination with external theories omitting some of orig...

This paper presents an Open Innovation approach, AgorIP, for commercialisation of opportunities within Health & Social Care and Life Sciences, piloted in south-west Wales. This approach, supported by Welsh Government, NHS Wales, universities and private sector aims to develop new markets and innovations, where all opportunities are rigorously asses...

South Wales has been nurturing a nascent Life Sciences cluster through initiatives including the Institute of Life Science (ILS) at Swansea University Medical School. ILS aims to provide an entrepreneurial learning environment transcending industry, health care, academia and further education. This chapter describes how efforts to develop the secto...

Negative emotional responses to the daily life stresses have cumulative effects which, in turn, impose wide-ranging negative constraints on emotional well being and neurocognitive performance (Kalueff and Nutt, 2007; Nadler et al., 2010; Charles et al., 2013). Crucial cognitive functions such as memory and problem solving, as well more short term e...

Negative emotional responses to the daily life stresses have cumulative effects which, in turn, impose wide-ranging negative constraints on emotional well being and neurocognitive performance (Kalueff:2007cp, Charles:2013eq, Nadler:2010hk). Crucial cognitive functions such as memory and problem solving, as well more short term emotional responses (...