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From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research
Presentation / Conference
Heinze, A., Fletcher, G., & Chadwick, C. From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems 15th Annual Conference 2010 “Information Systems: Past, Present and Looking to the Future”, Oriel College, University of Oxford

Search Engine Optimisation was a term used by web developers in the late 90s to highlight the importance of increasing a website’s position in search engines’ results. Further development of the Internet in terms of the diversity of its users and use... Read More about From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research.

Harnessing the link between ICT domestication and behaviour change for carbon footprint reduction in the home
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., Sundramoorthy, V., Cooper, G., & Linge, N. Harnessing the link between ICT domestication and behaviour change for carbon footprint reduction in the home. Poster presented at Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2010, San Francisco

This is a research-in-progress paper, outlining the issues pertinent to a unique EU FP7 Project entitled Digital Environment Home Energy Management System, including Living Labs in the UK and Bulgaria, which seeks to engender pro-environmental behavi... Read More about Harnessing the link between ICT domestication and behaviour change for carbon footprint reduction in the home.

Facebook, YouTube, MySpace: can Web 2.0 social networking sites nudge the boardroom – the evolution of CRN 2.0 research agenda?
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., Heinze, A., Light, B., Kiveal, P., & Sethi, T. Facebook, YouTube, MySpace: can Web 2.0 social networking sites nudge the boardroom – the evolution of CRN 2.0 research agenda?. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems 15th Annual Conference 2010 “Information Systems: Past, Present and Looking to the Future”, Oriel College, University of Oxford

The lessons learned from the social networking sites and the related research have produced a number of reasons for the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in the corporate environment. The users of Web 2.0 technologies such as FaceBook, YouTube and MyS... Read More about Facebook, YouTube, MySpace: can Web 2.0 social networking sites nudge the boardroom – the evolution of CRN 2.0 research agenda?.

The implication of context in applying learning technologies (Editorial)
Journal Article
Bell, F. The implication of context in applying learning technologies (Editorial). ALT-J : Association for Learning Technology journal, 18(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687761003741335

The six articles in this issue offer guidance to educators in the application of learning technology in different contexts. The first three articles are aimed at those employing learning technology on specific educational contexts - informal and form... Read More about The implication of context in applying learning technologies (Editorial).

Software to support student team project working: evaluating a prototype
Presentation / Conference
Whatley, J. Software to support student team project working: evaluating a prototype. Presented at ALT-C 2010, Nottingham, UK

In this paper a prototype software system to help students to get started on their team project work is evaluated. Using a case study approach, and several cycles of the prototype, it was tested on student undertaking team projects in the information... Read More about Software to support student team project working: evaluating a prototype.

Software agents to support students working on group projects
Report
Whatley, J., Ferneley, E., & Jones, M. Software agents to support students working on group projects

This project is designed to develop and apply mechanisms for supporting teamwork, so that students get the most out of their projects, through development of a software system to support students working in team projects online. Online teamwork is p... Read More about Software agents to support students working on group projects.

Establishing a pilot toolkit of video-based learning resources
Report
Crozier, A., Smith, C., & James, M. Establishing a pilot toolkit of video-based learning resources

The project aims to develop a video based learning resource that could be accessed through Blackboard containing video clips of practical skills and real clinical cases / case studies. These are core elements of vocational degree programmes such as P... Read More about Establishing a pilot toolkit of video-based learning resources.

A computer assisted assessment tool for physiological measurement within the School of Nursing
Report
Hardicre, J., & Procter, C. A computer assisted assessment tool for physiological measurement within the School of Nursing

Following helpful feedback from the Teaching and Learning Sub-Committee and further discussions with key staff from the School of Nursing, the project team have expanded on the information submitted for the initial bid and have incorporated responses... Read More about A computer assisted assessment tool for physiological measurement within the School of Nursing.

Business link information pricing policies: the way ahead
Journal Article
Burke, M., & Rigby, J. Business link information pricing policies: the way ahead. Business Information Review, 13(4), 251-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382964236085

Describes the formation of the Business Link Information Service (BLIS) by Business Link Oldham, UK, and the three year limit to government funding of Business Links, which obliged BLIS to seek means for charging for its services. Presents details of... Read More about Business link information pricing policies: the way ahead.

Cable & Wireless – past, present and future: the telecom giant awakens
Journal Article
Knowling, L., & Burke, M. Cable & Wireless – past, present and future: the telecom giant awakens. Business Information Review, 15, 193-199. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382984236876

Presents a current overview of the UK telecommunications group Cable & Wireless. Describes its existing global business, with subsidiaries in over 50 countries and links with many major companies and overseas governments. Discusses the development of... Read More about Cable & Wireless – past, present and future: the telecom giant awakens.

Introduction
Book Chapter
Darlington, R. Introduction. In Syndicalism and the Transition to Communism: An International Comparative Analysis (1-13). Aldershot: Ashgate

Blended learning : an interpretive action research study
Thesis
Heinze, A. (2008). Blended learning : an interpretive action research study. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study describes research on an undergraduate part-time blended learning programme within the former Information Systems Institute at the University of Salford. This research is based on the interpretive philosophical paradigm and examines four c... Read More about Blended learning : an interpretive action research study.

The relationship between SMS/MMS marketing and consumer based brand equity (CBBE) – A review and conceptualisation
Presentation / Conference
Darabi, M., Reeves, P., & Sahadev, S. The relationship between SMS/MMS marketing and consumer based brand equity (CBBE) – A review and conceptualisation. Presented at Academy of Marketing Conference 2014, Bournemouth

Purpose of the paper: Text marketing expenditure amongst firms grew to £8.94 million in 2012 from £6.09 million in 2011 in the UK (Derived from Ofcom, 2013). This provides a rationale for this paper as it indicates that firms have recently renewed t... Read More about The relationship between SMS/MMS marketing and consumer based brand equity (CBBE) – A review and conceptualisation.

The need for robust digital tax regimes in the Gulf: a case of the Saudi Arabian tax system
Presentation / Conference
Almalki, S., & Ali, M. The need for robust digital tax regimes in the Gulf: a case of the Saudi Arabian tax system. Presented at BAM2022

Governments in numerous western nations have digitalized their taxation systems, resulting in economic growth and a decrease in crimes such as tax evasion. This has garnered the interest of developing nations that wish to replicate this success. Alth... Read More about The need for robust digital tax regimes in the Gulf: a case of the Saudi Arabian tax system.

UK’s human cloud SMEs’ imbrication; unravelling sociomaterial new routines
Presentation / Conference
Ali, M., Edghiem, F., & Abualqumboz, M. UK’s human cloud SMEs’ imbrication; unravelling sociomaterial new routines. Presented at 35th BAM2021 Conference - British Academy of Management, Online/Virtual

The human cloud is an emerging technological paradigm that provides a set of online digital marketplaces in which talent and those seeking to employ talent can find and engage one another in a work arrangement. Whereas cloud offerings, such as Google... Read More about UK’s human cloud SMEs’ imbrication; unravelling sociomaterial new routines.

Ethical codes of conduct : theory and application in small and medium businesses
Thesis
Doran, C. Ethical codes of conduct : theory and application in small and medium businesses. (Thesis). University of Salford

Organisational ethical codes of conduct have come into prominence since the millennium. However, the literature has focused predominantly on these codes in the setting of large organisations. This thesis explores ethical codes of conduct in the con... Read More about Ethical codes of conduct : theory and application in small and medium businesses.