An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity (2009)
Journal Article
Maccarrone-Eaglen, A. (2009). An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 9(3), 151-163. https://doi.org/10.3727/109830409X12596186103879

The notion of culture has been the object of multidisciplinary studies attempting, with difficulty, to define this polyhedral social concept expressed in symbolic representations. Culture has a significant role in tourism functioning as an internat... Read More about An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity.

My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems (2009)
Journal Article
Kreps, D. (2010). My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems. European Journal of Information Systems, 19(1), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2009.46

This paper offers an introduction to poststructuralist interpretivist research in information systems, through a poststructuralist theoretical reading of the phenomenon and experience of social networking websites, such as Facebook. This is undertake... Read More about My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems.

Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks (2009)
Journal Article
Abdou, H. (2009). Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks. Expert systems with applications, 36(9), 11402-11417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2009.01.076

Credit scoring has been widely investigated in the area of finance, in general, and banking sectors, in particular. Recently, genetic programming (GP) has attracted attention in both academic and empirical fields, especially for credit problems. Th... Read More about Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks.

A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs (2009)
Journal Article
Richardson, H. (2009). A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs. Information Systems Frontiers, 11(5), 599-608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-008-9137-9

This paper discusses the domestication of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), particularly their use, in UK households reporting on research undertaken between 1998 and 2004. Issues raised are linked to the dominant discourse of the `d... Read More about A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs.

Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction (2009)
Journal Article
Cheetham, F. (2009). Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 8(6), 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.296

This research contributes to our understanding of disposal by attempting to foreground the journey of the disposed object rather than examining disposal from the perspective of the seller as previous consumer researchers have done. Drawing on ideas t... Read More about Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction.

Credit scoring and decision making in Egyptian public sector banks (2009)
Journal Article
banks. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 5(4), 391-406. https://doi.org/10.1108/17439130910987549

Purpose – The main aims of this paper are: first, to investigate how decisions are currently made within the Egyptian public sector environment; and, second, to determine whether the decision making can be significantly improved through the use of cr... Read More about Credit scoring and decision making in Egyptian public sector banks.

An integrative framework for strategy process based on its theoretical roots (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Nandakumar, M., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2009, September). An integrative framework for strategy process based on its theoretical roots. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2009 : The End of the Pier? Competing Perspectives on the Challenges Facing Business and Management, Brighton, UK

Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world (2009)
Journal Article
Bell, F. (2009). Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world. Educational Developments, 10(3),

Connecting to people and resources online is no longer something that takes place mainly in our place of study or work: we are also ‘connected’ in our homes and even on our journey on the way to and from university. In 1998, 9% of UK homes had acces... Read More about Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world.

Open enrolment programmes at Salford Business School: challenges and opportunities (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Heinze, A., & Wells, S. (2009, September). Open enrolment programmes at Salford Business School: challenges and opportunities. Presented at Fifth Education in a Changing Environment Conference Critical Voices, Critical Times, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester

The vision of the recently established Salford Business School (SBS) includes the improvement of open enrolment programmes to provide executive education. Open enrolment programmes differ from traditional credit bearing programmes in that they do not... Read More about Open enrolment programmes at Salford Business School: challenges and opportunities.

Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Heinze, A., & Whatley, J. (2009, September). Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education?. Presented at The aims of the workshop were to: share what is commonly meant by “teamwork” skills; share common issues and challenges in assessment facing educators who utilise team work; propose possible multiple action to resolve the potential challenges., University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester

Teamwork is widely acknowledged as an essential skill for students in higher education to prepare them to the real-life team working environments (Lynch, Heinze 2007). But, it is not easy to assess team working skills (Cooper and Heinze 2007). Moreov... Read More about Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education?.

Duties and liabilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: a step forward? (2009)
Journal Article
Howes, V. (2009). Duties and liabilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: a step forward?. Industrial Law Journal, 38(3), 306-317. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwp018

The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting (2009)
Book Chapter
Chen, H., & Boylan, J. (2009). The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting. In K. Lawrence, & R. Klimberg (Eds.), Advances in Business and Management Forecasting (173-188). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1477-4070%282009%290000006011

The forecasting needs for inventory control purposes are hierarchical. For SKUs in a product family or a SKU stored across different depot locations, forecasts can be made from the individual series’ history or derived top-down. Many discussions ha... Read More about The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting.

An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components (2009)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Cavalcante, C., Dwight, R., & Gordon, P. (2009). An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 58(4), 641-648. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2009.2026796

This paper considers a hybrid maintenance policy for a simple system comprising a single component that arises from a heterogeneous population. This population of components consists of two sub-populations that possess different failure characteristi... Read More about An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components.

Business-level strategy and performance : Evidence from manufacturing firms (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Nandakumar, M., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2009, August). Business-level strategy and performance : Evidence from manufacturing firms. Presented at Academy of Management Conference : Green Management Matters, Chicago, USA

Knowledge sharing implementation and job searching in Malaysia (2009)
Journal Article
Sulainman, N., & Burke, M. (2009). Knowledge sharing implementation and job searching in Malaysia. International Journal of Information Management, 29(4), 321-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2009.03.010

The aim of this research is to integrate analysis through case studies on how knowledge sharing could be implemented successfully. Furthermore, this study also will clarify a conceptualisation that provides a new understanding of the relationship b... Read More about Knowledge sharing implementation and job searching in Malaysia.

Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers (2009)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., Wood, R., & Parke, J. (2009). Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers. Cyberpsychology & behavior, 12(4), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2009.0062

To date, little empirical research has focused on social responsibility in gambling. This study examined players’ attitudes and behavior toward using the social responsibility tool PlayScan designed by the Swedish gaming company Svenska Spel. Via P... Read More about Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers.

Community as commodity: social networking and transnational capitalism (2009)
Book Chapter
Kreps, D., & Pearson, E. (2009). Community as commodity: social networking and transnational capitalism. In Virtual Social Networks: Mediated, Massive and Multiplayer sites (155-174). London: Palgrave

Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application (2009)
Journal Article
Dakrory, M., & Abdou, H. (2009). Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 7(3), 15-26

Nowadays decision makers are, exceptionally, facing complex problems that generally oblige collaboration between individuals with different expertise from different areas. The use of virtual teams is an effective tool to solve these problems,but thi... Read More about Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application.

Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review (2009)
Journal Article
Delamaire, L., Abdou, H., & Pointon, J. (2009). Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review. Banks and Bank Systems, 4(2), 57-68

Fraud is one of the major ethical issues in the credit card industry. The main aims are, firstly, to identify the different types of credit card fraud, and, secondly, to review alternative techniques that have been used in fraud detection. The sub-ai... Read More about Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review.

‘Staging the past, enacting the present’: Experiential marketing in the performing arts and heritage sectors (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Leighton, D., & Conway, A. (2009, June). ‘Staging the past, enacting the present’: Experiential marketing in the performing arts and heritage sectors. Presented at 10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC), Dallas, USA

This paper investigates experiential marketing as a potential strategy for cultural attractions operating in a highly competitive leisure marketplace. The paper examines the relevance of the experiential approach for the UK arts and cultural sector w... Read More about ‘Staging the past, enacting the present’: Experiential marketing in the performing arts and heritage sectors.