Shifting Paradigms in the Rapidly Developing Global Digital Ecosystem: A GCC Perspective (2023)
Book Chapter
Ali, M. Shifting Paradigms in the Rapidly Developing Global Digital Ecosystem: A GCC Perspective. In Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value Through Digital Encounters (12-16). UK: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7416-7

Despite growing scholarly interest in the impact of the digital economy on economic recovery in the midst of the current global crisis and regional development situations, research on the effects of the global crisis on developing digital economies i... Read More about Shifting Paradigms in the Rapidly Developing Global Digital Ecosystem: A GCC Perspective.

Taxonomy of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value (2023)
Book Chapter
Ali, M. (in press). Taxonomy of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value. In Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value Through Digital Encounters (12-16). UK: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7416-7

This chapter proposes a taxonomy of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies in the context of digital entrepreneurship and co-creating value. The I4.0 taxonomy ranges from cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) to big data and cloud computi... Read More about Taxonomy of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value.

Environmental policies in Russia: problems of state funding and implementation (2023)
Book Chapter
Sosnovskikh, S. (2023). Environmental policies in Russia: problems of state funding and implementation. In S. Sosnovskikh, & S. Alam (Eds.), Environmental Finance and Green Banking: Contemporary and Emerging Issues (169-208). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206194-9

Russia has entered the contours of the modern global ecosystem in sustainable finance and responsible investment practices. Its national projects are complex and ensure a balance of all three components of sustainable development: economic, social an... Read More about Environmental policies in Russia: problems of state funding and implementation.

Multi-Perspectives of Contemporary Digital Transformation Models of Complex Innovation Management (2023)
Book Chapter
Ali, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Kutar, M. (2023). Multi-Perspectives of Contemporary Digital Transformation Models of Complex Innovation Management. In Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value Through Digital Encounters (12-16). UK: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7416-7

Within the past decade, there has been a paradigm shift in complex innovation in organisations through the adoption of contemporary technologies, which has brought us into the age of digital transformation (DT). We adopt a conceptual approach to anal... Read More about Multi-Perspectives of Contemporary Digital Transformation Models of Complex Innovation Management.

Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly (2023)
Book Chapter
Fletcher, G. (2023). Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly. In I. Deliyannis (Ed.), Gamification - Analysis, Design, Development and Ludification (99-114). London: IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100781

This chapter presents a critical discussion of the current state of management simulations and considers this specific genre of software against the backdrop of wholesale gamification of activities within organizations and the widespread popularity o... Read More about Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly.

The single silo university (2021)
Book Chapter
Fletcher, G., Dron, R., & Gimeno, M. (2021). The single silo university. In D. Remenyi (Ed.), Excellence in university leadership and management : case histories. Academic Conferences International

In 2015, the University of Salford committed to a new five-year institutional strategy. A hallmark of this strategy was the focus on the undeviating single priority of industrial collaboration. The clarity and simplicity of this approach was challeng... Read More about The single silo university.

The impact of Human Choice and Computers and Technical Committee 9 on ICTs and society : a critical sociotechnical tale (2021)
Book Chapter
Kreps, D., & Fletcher, G. (2021). The impact of Human Choice and Computers and Technical Committee 9 on ICTs and society : a critical sociotechnical tale. In M. Goedicke, E. Neuhold, & K. Rannenberg (Eds.), Advancing Research in Information and Communication Technology : IFIP's exciting first 60+ years, views from the Technical Committees and Working Groups (363-380). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81701-5_15

In this chapter we briefly recount the history of the Human Choice and Computers conference series, and of Technical Committee 9, and show that not only has there been a marked focus, over more than four decades, on a critical and sociotechnical appr... Read More about The impact of Human Choice and Computers and Technical Committee 9 on ICTs and society : a critical sociotechnical tale.

The future is visual management (2020)
Book Chapter
Fletcher, G. The future is visual management. In J. Metselaar (Ed.), Strategic Management in the Age of Digital Transformation. Diamond Scientific Publishing/Proud Pen. Manuscript submitted for publication

This chapter describes the development of the use of visualisation techniques within management planning and decision-making processes towards the realisation of visual management. By drawing on exemplars and vignettes of visualisations that have bee... Read More about The future is visual management.

Routine activity theory and cybercrime investigation in Nigeria : how capable are law enforcement agencies? (2020)
Book Chapter
Bello, M., & Griffiths, M. (2021). Routine activity theory and cybercrime investigation in Nigeria : how capable are law enforcement agencies?. In T. Owen, & J. Marshall (Eds.), Rethinking Cybercrime : critical debates (213-235). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55841-3

The evolution of the Internet amidst a rapidly growing global economy has created a completely new environment in which traditional crime prospers. Equally the convergence of computing and communication has changed the way we live, communicate and co... Read More about Routine activity theory and cybercrime investigation in Nigeria : how capable are law enforcement agencies?.

Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat (2019)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., & Zhao, W. (2019). Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat. In A. Fenton, G. Fletcher, & M. Griffiths (Eds.), Strategic Digital Transformation: A Results-Driven Approach (174-181). Routledge

Business innovation is closely associated with the enterprise boundary, focusing on internal control to carry out innovation activities and use internal innovation resources. But this format faces the challenge of knowledge dispersion, information di... Read More about Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat.

A digital twin model for enhancing performance measurement in assembly lines (2019)
Book Chapter
Papanagnou, C. (2019). A digital twin model for enhancing performance measurement in assembly lines. In M. Farsi, A. Daneshkhah, A. Hosseinian-Far, & H. Jahankhani (Eds.), Digital Twin Technologies and Smart Cities (53-66). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18732-3_4

Dynamic manufacturing processes are characterized by a lack of coordination, complexity and sheer volumes of data. Digital transformation technologies offer the manufacturers the capability to better monitor and control both assets and production. Th... Read More about A digital twin model for enhancing performance measurement in assembly lines.

Human resource management in football (2018)
Book Chapter
Lord, J. (2018). Human resource management in football. In S. Chadwick, D. Parnell, P. Widdop, & C. Anagnostopoulos (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management (220-232). London: Routledge

From recruitment to dismissal, football has generally managed to avoid investigation into its HRM practices with only a handful of high profile incidents being highlighted by researchers and the media. However, HRM has always played a vita... Read More about Human resource management in football.

Realising the threshold of employability in higher education (2018)
Book Chapter
Procter, C., & Harvey, V. (2018). Realising the threshold of employability in higher education. In J. Carter, M. O'Grady, & C. Rosen (Eds.), Higher Education Computer Science : A Manual of Practical Approaches (203-220). Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98590-9

A substantial body of work has tested and developed ‘Threshold Concepts’. A Threshold Concept may be considered “akin to a portal, opening up a new and previously inaccessible way of thinking about something . . . it represents a transformed way of u... Read More about Realising the threshold of employability in higher education.

A conceptual analysis on the different approaches to new product development and the variables associated with modelling the process (2018)
Book Chapter
Owens, J., & Atherton, A. (2018). A conceptual analysis on the different approaches to new product development and the variables associated with modelling the process. In K. Kumar, & J. Paulo Davim (Eds.), Design and Optimization of Mechanical Engineering Products (1-23). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3401-3

Globally, new products are launched almost every day. They are developed to provide solutions to common or specialised problems; to enrich our lifestyle; to release us from mundane and monotonous jobs; to give reliable alternatives to old solutions;... Read More about A conceptual analysis on the different approaches to new product development and the variables associated with modelling the process.

The knowledge transfer openness matrix facilitating accessibility in UK management education teaching (2017)
Book Chapter
Owens, J., & Talat, U. (2017). The knowledge transfer openness matrix facilitating accessibility in UK management education teaching. In The Future of Accessibility in International Higher Education (230-252). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2560-8.ch014

This is an empirical investigation considering how the Knowledge Transfer Openness Matrix (KTOM) could facilitate accessibility and Knowledge Transfer (KT) for the UK Higher Education (HE) Management Education Teaching when utilising learning technol... Read More about The knowledge transfer openness matrix facilitating accessibility in UK management education teaching.

From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers (2015)
Book Chapter
Lord, J. (2015). From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers. In ECMLG 2015 11th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance Lisbon Portugal (225-233). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited

The Employment Tribunal Service (ETS) is an alternative to internal workplace dispute resolution, which has facilitated a fluctuating increase in claims since the tribunals were established in 1964. Figures from the ETS annual report (2013) show 191,... Read More about From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers.

A mathematical analysis of badminton scoring systems (2015)
Book Chapter
Percy, D. (2015). A mathematical analysis of badminton scoring systems. In M. Wright (Ed.), Operational Research Applied to Sports (181-200). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

The International Badminton Federation recently introduced rule changes to make the game faster and more entertaining, by influencing how players score points and win games. We assess the fairness of both systems by applying combinatorics, probabilit... Read More about A mathematical analysis of badminton scoring systems.

Gramsci and Foucault: A reassessment - introduction (2015)
Book Chapter
Kreps, D. (2015). Gramsci and Foucault: A reassessment - introduction. In D. Kreps (Ed.), Gramsci and Foucault: A Reassessment (1-9). Farnham, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing

In this introduction, by way of presenting a review of the scant pre-existing literature I have been able to find which considers the work of Gramsci and Foucault together, I attempt firstly to set out a conceptual framework by which the reader may s... Read More about Gramsci and Foucault: A reassessment - introduction.

The complexity of social systems: could hegemony emerge from the micro-politics of the individual? (2015)
Book Chapter
Kreps, D. (2015). The complexity of social systems: could hegemony emerge from the micro-politics of the individual?. In D. Kreps (Ed.), Gramsci and Foucault: A Reassessment (171-181). Farnham, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing

What if there were a suitably Gramscian totalizing – and scientific– approach to understanding social systems, which nonetheless escaped all the reductionist, scientistic pitfalls a deconstructive and poststructuralist Foucauldian would be wont to po... Read More about The complexity of social systems: could hegemony emerge from the micro-politics of the individual?.

A conceptual model for IT Governance : a case study research (2015)
Book Chapter
Janahi, L., Griffiths, M., & Al-Ammal, H. (2015). A conceptual model for IT Governance : a case study research. In Computer Vision and Image Analysis Applications (ICCVIA), 2015 International Conference on 23-24 March 2015 (1-11). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCVIA.2015.7351894

The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of Information Technology (IT) Governance models for public organizations and presenting an IT Governance model that can be adopted by both practitioners and researchers. A review of the liter... Read More about A conceptual model for IT Governance : a case study research.