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Durham Research Online (DRO) is the University’s Open Access repository for publications. The primary purpose of DRO is to provide open access to publications authored by staff and students affiliated with Durham University.

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Experiments on Gravel‐Sand Transitions: Examination of Washload Deposition (2023)
Journal Article
Dingle, E. H., & Venditti, J. G. (2023). Experiments on Gravel‐Sand Transitions: Examination of Washload Deposition. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 128(7), Article e2023JF007116. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023jf007116

An abrupt transition in bed grain size occurs in river systems. Over a short downstream distance, often only a few channel widths, the bed surface fines from gravel (∼10 mm) to sand (∼1 mm). This is the gravel-sand transition (GST), and it is the onl... Read More about Experiments on Gravel‐Sand Transitions: Examination of Washload Deposition.

The contribution of the Stephenson Company, engine manufacturers to the genesis of the British railway industry c.1823-1840 (2023)
Journal Article
Abdelrehim, N., McGovern, T., McLean, T., Oldroyd, D., & Tyson, T. N. (2023). The contribution of the Stephenson Company, engine manufacturers to the genesis of the British railway industry c.1823-1840. Business History, https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2023.2255140

The paper investigates the Stephenson Company’s contribution to genesis of the railway industry by exploring its business model in its formative years. The Company capitalised on a well-developed business and technological infrastructure in the North... Read More about The contribution of the Stephenson Company, engine manufacturers to the genesis of the British railway industry c.1823-1840.

Rationalising externally-driven change: charities and the exploitation of new-practice requirements (2023)
Journal Article
Hyndman, N., & Liguori, M. (in press). Rationalising externally-driven change: charities and the exploitation of new-practice requirements. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,

Although legitimacy is critical when attempting to introduce new practices in the nonprofit charity sector, little is known about individual processes of legitimation within such organizations, and how legitimacy emerges and interacts with perceived... Read More about Rationalising externally-driven change: charities and the exploitation of new-practice requirements.

Work-family habits? Exploring the persistence of traditional work-family decision making in dual-earner couples (2023)
Journal Article
Radcliffe, L., Cassell, C., & Spencer, L. (2023). Work-family habits? Exploring the persistence of traditional work-family decision making in dual-earner couples. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 145, Article 103914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2023.103914

Decisions made within the family have long been recognized as a central obstacle to achieving gender equality, not only in the home, but also in the workplace due to the interdependent relationship between work and family domains. Here we focus parti... Read More about Work-family habits? Exploring the persistence of traditional work-family decision making in dual-earner couples.

Exploring the role of oil shocks on the financial stability of Gulf Cooperation Council countries (2022)
Journal Article
Elsayed, A. H., Downing, G., Lau, C. K. M., & Sheng, X. (2023). Exploring the role of oil shocks on the financial stability of Gulf Cooperation Council countries. International Journal of Finance and Economics, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2757

This study explores the relationship and connectedness between oil returns and financial stresses in six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries using daily data from September 21, 2006 to May 31, 2019. The Bayesian Graph-based Structural Vector Aut... Read More about Exploring the role of oil shocks on the financial stability of Gulf Cooperation Council countries.