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A dualistic view of employment in China (2018)
Journal Article
Ma, G. (2018). A dualistic view of employment in China. Society and Business Review, 15(1), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-10-2018-0111

This paper aims to bring to the fore some neglected implications of the dual employment systems in China, especially for the public sector. Design/methodology/approach This paper reinterprets some recent developments in understanding Chinese empl... Read More about A dualistic view of employment in China.

Infomateriality (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2018, December). Infomateriality. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, USA

This paper argues for the notion of 'infomateriality' as an orientation for IS research and as an alternative to and in distinction from sociomateriality. It sees Orlikowski’s relatively recent exposition of sociomateriality as developing out of her... Read More about Infomateriality.

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.

Uncovering psychological gratifications affecting social media utilization : a multiblock hierarchical analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Zolkepli, I., Kamarulzaman, Y., & Kitchen, P. (2018). Uncovering psychological gratifications affecting social media utilization : a multiblock hierarchical analysis. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 26(4), 412-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/10696679.2018.1489730

The purpose of this study is to examine internet users’ experience and gratifications of social media, which affect the utilization of the medium. The research model was developed in hierarchical multiblock, which consists of three key psychological... Read More about Uncovering psychological gratifications affecting social media utilization : a multiblock hierarchical analysis.

Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies (2018)
Journal Article
Do, P., Assaf, R., Scarf, P., & Iung, B. (2019). Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 182, 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.10.007

This paper develops a model of a condition-based maintenance policy for a two-component system with both stochastic and economic dependencies. The stochastic dependency is such that the degradation rate of each component depends not only on its own... Read More about Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies.

Investigation of current perspectives for NHS Wales sustainable development through procurement policies (2018)
Journal Article
sustainable development through procurement policies. Public Money and Management, 38(7), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2018.1527535

Public sector procurement has to operate under the pressure of policies and strict budgets. This paper examines the current perspectives of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) on sustainable procurement policies through the environmental, s... Read More about Investigation of current perspectives for NHS Wales sustainable development through procurement policies.

The diffusion of balanced scorecard from the perspective of adopters : evidence from Australia (2018)
Journal Article
Askarany, D., & Yazdifar, H. (2018). The diffusion of balanced scorecard from the perspective of adopters : evidence from Australia. Review of economics & finance, 14(4), 71-82

The purpose of this paper is to explore the shortcomings of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a performance measurement tool, and to examine the extent of association between its diffusion and the characteristics of its adopters in practice. This st... Read More about The diffusion of balanced scorecard from the perspective of adopters : evidence from Australia.

Explaining the mutual relationship between board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility using the simultaneous equations system (2018)
Journal Article
Kazempour, M., Kashanipour, M., Yazdifar, H., & Hamidizadeh, A. (2018). Explaining the mutual relationship between board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility using the simultaneous equations system. International journal of finance and managerial accounting, 3(11), 1-10

One of the issues that have gained a lot of attention in recent years is the board gender diversity. Many researchers believe that gender diversity in the board reinforces corporate social responsibility and on the other hand, gender diversity is one... Read More about Explaining the mutual relationship between board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility using the simultaneous equations system.

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.

This changes everything – ICT and climate change : what can we do? (2018)
Book
(2018). D. Kreps, C. Ess, L. Leenen, & K. Kimppa (Eds.), This changes everything – ICT and climate change : what can we do?. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99605-9

This book contains the proceedings of the 13th International Human Choice and Computers (HCC13) Conference, held at Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland, during September 19–21, 2018. The conference was held by the International Federati... Read More about This changes everything – ICT and climate change : what can we do?.

ERP performance triangle : exploring the interplay between benefits realisation management, project governance, and project success (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., & Sultan, A. (2018, September). ERP performance triangle : exploring the interplay between benefits realisation management, project governance, and project success. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2018 : e-Business & e-Government Track, Bristol, UK

The current study aim to explore the trio interplay ERP’s Benefits realisation, project governance, and project success in Oil corporations in Gulf. Using a set of 12 qualitative semi-structured interviews, an interpretative study has addressed senio... Read More about ERP performance triangle : exploring the interplay between benefits realisation management, project governance, and project success.

Exploring the challenge for sustainable development in the energy sector : sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., & Anuge, J. (2018, September). Exploring the challenge for sustainable development in the energy sector : sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2018 : Critical Management Studies Track, Bristol, UK

The global pressure on green environment has been a major issue to attaining future Sustainable Development (SD). In this study, the researchers explore the recent challenges of SD in the power sectors in the UK (as a European North country) and in N... Read More about Exploring the challenge for sustainable development in the energy sector : sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases.

Institutional determinants of R&D investment : evidence from emerging markets (2018)
Journal Article
Alam, M., Uddin, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). Institutional determinants of R&D investment : evidence from emerging markets. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 138, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.08.007

Institutional environment of a country plays an important role for innovation activities. Our results confirm that external environment of emerging countries influence the R&D investment. Using Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation of pa... Read More about Institutional determinants of R&D investment : evidence from emerging markets.

On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport : the case of international rugby union (2018)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Parma, R., & McHale, I. (2019). On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport : the case of international rugby union. European Journal of Operational Research, 273(2), 721-730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.08.021

In this paper we investigate the relationship between outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in the framework of a “Poisson match”. We argue that increasing scoring rates in the hope of increasing entertainment may have a detrimental impact on the pop... Read More about On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport : the case of international rugby union.

Do seasoned offerings improve the performance of issuing firms? Evidence from China (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, D., Wu, Y., Ye, Q., & Liu, J. (2019). Do seasoned offerings improve the performance of issuing firms? Evidence from China. International Review of Financial Analysis, 62(Mar 19), 104-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.08.001

This study provides new evidence that the performance of issuing firms varies by issue type, based on survival analysis methods. Our non-parametric results show that firms raising capital through rights issues, and notably through cash offers, experi... Read More about Do seasoned offerings improve the performance of issuing firms? Evidence from China.

A paired neural network model for tourist arrival forecasting (2018)
Journal Article
Yao, Y., Cao, Y., Ding, X., Zhai, J., Liu, J., Luo, Y., …Zou, K. (2018). A paired neural network model for tourist arrival forecasting. Expert systems with applications, 114, 588-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.08.025

Tourist arrival and tourist demand forecasting are a crucial issue in tourism economy and the community economic development as well. Tourist demand forecasting has attracted much attention from tourism academics as well as industries. In recent year... Read More about A paired neural network model for tourist arrival forecasting.

Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform (2018)
Journal Article
Assaf, R., Do, P., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Scarf, P. (2018). Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 232(4), 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X18764061

The degradation process of complex multi-component systems is highly stochastic in nature. A major side effect of this complexity is that components of such systems may have unexpected reduced life and faults and failures that decrease the reliabil... Read More about Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform.

The leadership component of Kelly’s Mobilisation Theory : contribution, tensions, limitations and further development (2018)
Journal Article
contribution, tensions, limitations and further development. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 39(4), 617-638. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18777609

This reassessment of Kelly’s analysis of the relationship of activist leadership to collective action within the overall jigsaw of mobilisation theory draws on social movement literature, studies by industrial relations scholars utilising aspects of... Read More about The leadership component of Kelly’s Mobilisation Theory : contribution, tensions, limitations and further development.