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Impact of information needs an organizational design
Journal Article
Burke, M., & Tulett, K. Impact of information needs an organizational design. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-4571%281999%2950%3A4%3C380%3A%3AAID-ASI16%3E3.3.CO%3B2-S

Up until the late 1950s, organizational design was dominated by the structurally universal bureaucratic model and the classical management theories associated with Fayol (1916) and Weber (1947). However, increasing technological change and instabil... Read More about Impact of information needs an organizational design.

Attaining organisational innovations: better smart than fast
Book Chapter
Baloh, P., & Burke, M. Attaining organisational innovations: better smart than fast. In T. McMaster, D. Wastell, E. Ferneley, & J. DeGross (Eds.), Organisational dynamics of technology-based innovation: diversifying the research agenda (451-456). Boston: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72804-9

Is never-ending innovation really the key to the ultimate success? Reading marketing and technological innovation literature, it is easy to get the impression that businesses today cannot survive without the continuously innovating processes and tech... Read More about Attaining organisational innovations: better smart than fast.

The readiness of open access policy implementation : a case study within a Kuwaiti higher education institute
Thesis
Allamki, Z. The readiness of open access policy implementation : a case study within a Kuwaiti higher education institute. (Thesis). University of Salford

Open access (OA) policy is becoming an increasingly important element of information management initiatives in academic institutions. The aim of this research is to explore the perception towards OA and identify the factors that influence the readine... Read More about The readiness of open access policy implementation : a case study within a Kuwaiti higher education institute.

Strategies, challenges and outcomes in the development and implementation of food control systems: An international perspective from policy makers
Thesis
Rostron, K. Strategies, challenges and outcomes in the development and implementation of food control systems: An international perspective from policy makers. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Foodborne disease is a significant and growing problem. The control of foodborne disease is the responsibility of food handlers, food business operators and agencies developing and implementing national food control systems. The purpose of this resea... Read More about Strategies, challenges and outcomes in the development and implementation of food control systems: An international perspective from policy makers.

Working together in Higher Education: How to develop collaboration among academics in a new organisational unit to promote an interdisciplinary approach
Report
Broster, P. Working together in Higher Education: How to develop collaboration among academics in a new organisational unit to promote an interdisciplinary approach. The University of Salford

Academe has faced many challenges over recent years including a cultural shift to increase collaboration to provide a greater interdisciplinary approach to teaching, learning and programme delivery (Englund, 2018). This paper aims to explore what t... Read More about Working together in Higher Education: How to develop collaboration among academics in a new organisational unit to promote an interdisciplinary approach.

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.

A framework of Internet of Things (IoT) as an ICT strategy to facilitate information and communication sharing in UK universities
Presentation / Conference
Ali, M., Wood-Harper, T., Newman, M., & Wood, B. A framework of Internet of Things (IoT) as an ICT strategy to facilitate information and communication sharing in UK universities. Presented at BAM2020 Conference In The Cloud, United Kingdom

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a growing trend in the current technological panorama. In Education, the IoT is a vastly developing technologically driven information and communication environment for researchers, students, and administrators... Read More about A framework of Internet of Things (IoT) as an ICT strategy to facilitate information and communication sharing in UK universities.

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.

Gay men, Gaydar and the commodification of difference
Journal Article
Light, B., Fletcher, G., & Adam, A. Gay men, Gaydar and the commodification of difference. Information Technology and People, 21(3), 300-314. https://doi.org/10.1108/09593840810896046

Purpose To investigate ICT mediated inclusion and exclusion in terms of sexuality through a study of a commercial social networking website for gay men Design/methodology/approach The paper uses an approach based on technological inscription and t... Read More about Gay men, Gaydar and the commodification of difference.

Conflict and identity shape shifting in an online financial community
Journal Article
Campbell, J., Fletcher, G., & Greenhill, A. Conflict and identity shape shifting in an online financial community. Information Systems Journal, 19, 461-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2575.2008.00301.x

This paper challenges traditional explorations of online communities that have relied upon assumptions of trust and social cohesion. In the analysis presented here, conflict becomes more than just dysfunctional communication and provides an alternat... Read More about Conflict and identity shape shifting in an online financial community.

SPARC 2022 book of abstracts
Book
Ardo, A., Abdullahi, A., Bennett, A., Mbabu, A., Woodman, A., Foster, A., …Taylor, T. T. Ireland (Ed.), SPARC 2022 book of abstracts. Salford, United Kingdom: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2022 SPARC conference. Our conference is called “Moving Forwards” reflecting our re-emergence from the pandemic and our desire to reconnect our PGR community, in celebration of their research. PGRs have co... Read More about SPARC 2022 book of abstracts.