The organization as an information system: signposts for new investigations (1999)
Journal Article
Barlow, H., & Burke, M. (1999). The organization as an information system: signposts for new investigations

This paper focuses on the question of how industry should adapt to today's information environment. It is proposed that businesses should look to long-standing organizations such as the church and government for an appropriate information model. Whil... Read More about The organization as an information system: signposts for new investigations.

International trade in the New World: from Christopher Columbus to Bill Gates (1999)
Presentation / Conference
Burke, M. (1999, March). International trade in the New World: from Christopher Columbus to Bill Gates. Presented at Crimea 99: Libraries and Associations in the Transient World, Sudak, Crimea, Ukraine

International trade is vital to the success of all our countries. Trade was considered so important in the 15th and 16th centuries that many voyages were commissioned to find new markets in the form of continents discovered by various explorers such... Read More about International trade in the New World: from Christopher Columbus to Bill Gates.

Candles, roses and good wine: setting the scene for training beyond the millennium (1999)
Presentation / Conference
Burke, M. (1999, January). Candles, roses and good wine: setting the scene for training beyond the millennium. Presented at Seventh International BOBCATSSS Symposium: Learning Society, Learning Organizations, Lifelong Learning, Bratislava, Slovakia

Human resource management in multinational enterprises (1999)
Thesis
Kidger, P. Human resource management in multinational enterprises. (Thesis). University of Salford

The multinational enterprise (MNE) is now a significant part of the world economy both in temis of trade and employment. The performance of an MINE is in part dependent on the capability of its human resource. The knowledge and experience of emplo... Read More about Human resource management in multinational enterprises.

Forecasting models of activity in industrial and commercial building (1999)
Thesis
Skinner, D. Forecasting models of activity in industrial and commercial building. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Despite its importance in national income, the level of activity in the construction sector has received little attention in the economics literature. The lack of studies attempting to forecast construction activity is... Read More about Forecasting models of activity in industrial and commercial building.