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Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network (2012)
Journal Article
Abdou, H., Kuzmic, A., Pointon, J., & Lister, R. (2012). Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network. Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, 19(3), 151-169. https://doi.org/10.1002/isaf.1330

Firms need to rely on different financing sources, but the question is how capital structure is determined for a
particular industry. Our aim is to undertake an investigation into the factors which determine capital structure in the UK retail indust... Read More about Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network.

Any Given Saturday: Competitive balance in elite English rugby (2012)
Journal Article
Williams, P. (2012). Any Given Saturday: Competitive balance in elite English rugby. Managing Leisure, 17(2/3), 88-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/13606719.2012.674388

Competitive balance (CB) is a key consideration for those who administer professional sports leagues. This paper examines CB in elite rugby union in England since leagues were formed in 1987. Using a range of established and sport-specific metrics, r... Read More about Any Given Saturday: Competitive balance in elite English rugby.

On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league (2012)
Journal Article
McHale, I., Scarf, P., & Folker, D. (2012). On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league. Interfaces, 42(4), 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.1110.0589

The EA Sports Player Performance Index is a rating system for soccer players used in the top two tiers of
soccer in England—the Premier League and the Championship. Its development was a collaboration among
professional soccer leagues, a news media... Read More about On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league.

Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market (2012)
Journal Article
Schofield, P., & Fallon, P. (2012). Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market. Tourism Management, 33(6), 1373-1384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2011.12.021

Both student and repeat visitor markets have been recognised by tourism academics and destination
marketing agencies, but the alumni repeat visitor market has been neglected. The paper examines
alumni propensity to return as tourists to their unive... Read More about Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market.

Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play (2012)
Journal Article
Akhtar, S., & Scarf, P. (2012). Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play. International Journal of Forecasting, 28(3), 632-643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.08.005

This paper forecasts match outcomes in test cricket in play, session by session. Match outcome probabilities at the start of each session are forecast using a sequence of
multinomial logistic regression models. These probabilities can assist a team... Read More about Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play.

Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement (2012)
Journal Article
Berrade, M., Cavalcante, C., & Scarf, P. (2012). Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement. European Journal of Operational Research, 218, 716-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2011.12.003

An inspection and replacement policy for a protection system is described in which the inspection process
is subject to error, and false positives (false alarms) and false negatives are possible. We develop two
models: one in which a false positive... Read More about Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement.

Leveraging the UK's research resources: University/business knowledge transfer. Accessing IP through funded research (2012)
Book Chapter
Burke, M. (2012). Leveraging the UK's research resources: University/business knowledge transfer. Accessing IP through funded research. In Blakes Parliamentary Yearbook 2012. Blake Media

Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance (2012)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Cavalcante, C. (2012). Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance. International Journal of Production Economics, 135(1), 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.011

Heterogeneity in component and maintenance quality is considered in the context of age-based inspection and replacement for a single component system. A three-state component failure model is assumed, with a defective state preceding the failed state... Read More about Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance.

Culture shock and HE performance: implications for teaching (2012)
Journal Article
Kelly, P., & Moogan, Y. (2012). Culture shock and HE performance: implications for teaching. Higher Education Quarterly, 66(1), 24-46. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2011.00505.x

The globalisation of higher education brings together learners and teachers from differing systems, creating a heterogeneous and diverse environment.Yet many higher education institutions typically rely on foreign students themselves to adapt to thei... Read More about Culture shock and HE performance: implications for teaching.

A buying behaviour framework for SMEs in Turkey (2012)
Thesis
Ozmen, E. A buying behaviour framework for SMEs in Turkey. (Thesis). The University of Salford

SMEs have been recognised as important actors of commercial activity most specifically since the second half of the 20th century. Although understanding its customer potential has been named a top priority among many sectors, there is a limited body... Read More about A buying behaviour framework for SMEs in Turkey.