Robert Bowen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3639653 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Bowen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Bowen |
| SIGNATURE | BOWEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8492-2701 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1959 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in rural business
This paper investigates drivers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, specifically in rural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Research on AI has gained traction in recent times, however, remains an area in need of further investigation, notably the adoption of AI by SMEs, and particularly among rural SMEs. The focus on SMEs is important as they account for the majority of businesses worldwide, playing an important role in job creatio…
Envisioning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AI Futures Communique
By Rose Barrowcliffe, Ben Hutchinson & 35 more. In January 2025, over forty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, community members, and allies, gathered to envisage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AI futures
Hospitality SMEs and the circular economy
Purpose This research evaluates specific circular economy issues in relation to the hospitality sector. This is investigated in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the impact that the experiences of UK hospitality SMEs had on their circular economy activities. Viewed through a resource bricolage lens, for some this was a consequence of the challenges of the pandemic, while others were proactive in pursuing circular economy strateg…
Do city region policies neglect rural areas
A city region established around a smaller city typically has a higher percentage of its region being rural relative to city regions based around larger cities. Appreciation of this observation leads to the realisation that much of the existing literature focuses on city regions based around larger cities with small rural hinterlands. This paper develops a conceptual model outlining linkages within and beyond city regions and identifies that not …
Hospitality SME innovation
Purpose This research investigates the multifaceted effects of Covid-19, Brexit and climate change on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality sector. Specifically, the authors evaluate the main opportunities, challenges and implications that hospitality businesses face in times of crises, and innovate as a response. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a mixed methods approach firstly analysing quantitative data fr…
Food tourism
Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of the diaspora effect on food tourism. Focussing on the nexus of diaspora marketing, entrepreneurship and food tourism, this paper seeks to explore opportunities for food and drink small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in food tourism activities through diaspora marketing. Design/methodology/approach As an investigation of an under-researched concept, this research uses mix…
Implications of the digital divide on rural SME resilience
This paper examines the implications of the ‘digital divide’ on the capabilities for Small and Medium Sized enterprises (SMEs) to operate in the face of challenging economic times, such as the Coronavirus pandemic. Previous research has shown that rural businesses, especially SMEs, are more impacted by lower levels of digital connectivity than those in urban areas, with this digital divide affecting business' entrepreneurial activity. Using data …
Provenance representations in craft beer
This paper explores the value of provenance representations in the marketing and promotion of craft beers, which have seen an increase in sales in recent years. A cross-comparative analysis of qualitative data from the labels of 118 craft beers in Wales (UK) and 124 in Brittany (France) identifies an abundant use of cultural representations, especially language, symbols and folklore. Findings point to the value of craft brewing in supporting loca…
Renewable energy diversification
The digital divide
Motives to SME internationalisation
Purpose This study offers a comparative analysis of attitudes to small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) internationalisation in two different cultural settings, Wales and Brittany. The purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth investigation of attitudes to internationalisation among food and drink SMEs using mixed methods and focussing on both SMEs that internationalise and those that do not. This leads to a more comprehensive understandin…
Yes, Your Emails to Congress Matter
Universal Ice
A Thousand Points of Light
Review| October 01 1990 A Thousand Points of Light Making Good Time by Mike Mandel, Mike Mandel and California Museum of Photography/72 pp./$15.00 (sb) Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, a freelance writer and photographer working with computer image processing, teaches at School of Visual Arts in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1990) 18 (3): 21. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft…
Travels in Hypermedia
Review| November 01 1989 Travels in Hypermedia THE MEDIA LAB: Inventing the Future at M.I.T. by Stewart Brand, Penguin Books/285 pp./$10.00 (sb) Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, a writer and artist working with computer image processing, lives in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1989) 17 (4): 20. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1989.17.4.20 Views Icon Views Article contents Fi…
After the Revolution
News| September 01 1988 After the Revolution Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, an artist working with photography and image processing, lives in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1988) 16 (2): 4. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1988.16.2.4 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail…
Bits and pieces
Book Review| January 01 1988 Bits and pieces The Second Emerging Expression Biennial: The Artist and The Computer at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY Sept 19, 1987 - Jan. 24, 1988 Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, an artist working with photography and Image processing, lives in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1987) 15 (6): 17–18. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1988.15…
Training children in social problem‐solving competencies
Imaginary audience behavior in children and adolescents
Letters
The Exploration of Time
Imaginary audience behavior in children and adolescents
The digital divide
Implications of the digital divide on rural SME resilience
This paper examines the implications of the ‘digital divide’ on the capabilities for Small and Medium Sized enterprises (SMEs) to operate in the face of challenging economic times, such as the Coronavirus pandemic. Previous research has shown that rural businesses, especially SMEs, are more impacted by lower levels of digital connectivity than those in urban areas, with this digital divide affecting business' entrepreneurial activity. Using data …
Training children in social problem‐solving competencies
Do city region policies neglect rural areas
A city region established around a smaller city typically has a higher percentage of its region being rural relative to city regions based around larger cities. Appreciation of this observation leads to the realisation that much of the existing literature focuses on city regions based around larger cities with small rural hinterlands. This paper develops a conceptual model outlining linkages within and beyond city regions and identifies that not …
Motives to SME internationalisation
Purpose This study offers a comparative analysis of attitudes to small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) internationalisation in two different cultural settings, Wales and Brittany. The purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth investigation of attitudes to internationalisation among food and drink SMEs using mixed methods and focussing on both SMEs that internationalise and those that do not. This leads to a more comprehensive understandin…
Provenance representations in craft beer
This paper explores the value of provenance representations in the marketing and promotion of craft beers, which have seen an increase in sales in recent years. A cross-comparative analysis of qualitative data from the labels of 118 craft beers in Wales (UK) and 124 in Brittany (France) identifies an abundant use of cultural representations, especially language, symbols and folklore. Findings point to the value of craft brewing in supporting loca…
Renewable energy diversification
The Exploration of Time
Letters
Imaginary audience behavior in children and adolescents
Training children in social problem‐solving competencies
After the Revolution
News| September 01 1988 After the Revolution Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, an artist working with photography and image processing, lives in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1988) 16 (2): 4. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1988.16.2.4 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail…
Bits and pieces
Book Review| January 01 1988 Bits and pieces The Second Emerging Expression Biennial: The Artist and The Computer at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY Sept 19, 1987 - Jan. 24, 1988 Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, an artist working with photography and Image processing, lives in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1987) 15 (6): 17–18. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1988.15…
Travels in Hypermedia
Review| November 01 1989 Travels in Hypermedia THE MEDIA LAB: Inventing the Future at M.I.T. by Stewart Brand, Penguin Books/285 pp./$10.00 (sb) Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, a writer and artist working with computer image processing, lives in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1989) 17 (4): 20. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1989.17.4.20 Views Icon Views Article contents Fi…
A Thousand Points of Light
Review| October 01 1990 A Thousand Points of Light Making Good Time by Mike Mandel, Mike Mandel and California Museum of Photography/72 pp./$15.00 (sb) Robert Bowen Robert Bowen Robert Bowen, a freelance writer and photographer working with computer image processing, teaches at School of Visual Arts in New York City. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1990) 18 (3): 21. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft…
Universal Ice
Yes, Your Emails to Congress Matter
The digital divide
Motives to SME internationalisation
Purpose This study offers a comparative analysis of attitudes to small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) internationalisation in two different cultural settings, Wales and Brittany. The purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth investigation of attitudes to internationalisation among food and drink SMEs using mixed methods and focussing on both SMEs that internationalise and those that do not. This leads to a more comprehensive understandin…
Renewable energy diversification
Food tourism
Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of the diaspora effect on food tourism. Focussing on the nexus of diaspora marketing, entrepreneurship and food tourism, this paper seeks to explore opportunities for food and drink small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in food tourism activities through diaspora marketing. Design/methodology/approach As an investigation of an under-researched concept, this research uses mix…
Implications of the digital divide on rural SME resilience
This paper examines the implications of the ‘digital divide’ on the capabilities for Small and Medium Sized enterprises (SMEs) to operate in the face of challenging economic times, such as the Coronavirus pandemic. Previous research has shown that rural businesses, especially SMEs, are more impacted by lower levels of digital connectivity than those in urban areas, with this digital divide affecting business' entrepreneurial activity. Using data …
Provenance representations in craft beer
This paper explores the value of provenance representations in the marketing and promotion of craft beers, which have seen an increase in sales in recent years. A cross-comparative analysis of qualitative data from the labels of 118 craft beers in Wales (UK) and 124 in Brittany (France) identifies an abundant use of cultural representations, especially language, symbols and folklore. Findings point to the value of craft brewing in supporting loca…
Hospitality SME innovation
Purpose This research investigates the multifaceted effects of Covid-19, Brexit and climate change on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality sector. Specifically, the authors evaluate the main opportunities, challenges and implications that hospitality businesses face in times of crises, and innovate as a response. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a mixed methods approach firstly analysing quantitative data fr…
Hospitality SMEs and the circular economy
Purpose This research evaluates specific circular economy issues in relation to the hospitality sector. This is investigated in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the impact that the experiences of UK hospitality SMEs had on their circular economy activities. Viewed through a resource bricolage lens, for some this was a consequence of the challenges of the pandemic, while others were proactive in pursuing circular economy strateg…
Do city region policies neglect rural areas
A city region established around a smaller city typically has a higher percentage of its region being rural relative to city regions based around larger cities. Appreciation of this observation leads to the realisation that much of the existing literature focuses on city regions based around larger cities with small rural hinterlands. This paper develops a conceptual model outlining linkages within and beyond city regions and identifies that not …
Envisioning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AI Futures Communique
By Rose Barrowcliffe, Ben Hutchinson & 35 more. In January 2025, over forty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, community members, and allies, gathered to envisage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AI futures
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in rural business
This paper investigates drivers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, specifically in rural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Research on AI has gained traction in recent times, however, remains an area in need of further investigation, notably the adoption of AI by SMEs, and particularly among rural SMEs. The focus on SMEs is important as they account for the majority of businesses worldwide, playing an important role in job creatio…
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