Outputs (2794)

Earnings gaps, segmentation and competitiveness in the Ghanaian labour market
Preprint / Working Paper

This paper examines the labour market dynamics of Ghana by specifically assessing: (1) the informal-formal earnings gaps in the country, and (2) whether informal sector employment is due to labour market segmentation (i.e. last resort) or comparative... Read More about Earnings gaps, segmentation and competitiveness in the Ghanaian labour market.

Managing outsourcing and shared services projects in accounting and finance sector
Thesis

Enterprise project in outsourcing and shared services have been gaining prominence in
different sectors globally. Outsourcing and shared services projects in accounting and
finance has been gaining momentum in the UK and most of the developed world... Read More about Managing outsourcing and shared services projects in accounting and finance sector.

Towards an aspectual conception of trust
Thesis

The genesis of this research lies in the difficulty of modelling trust and its companion, trustworthiness. This need arose when the term trusted was introduced into the lexicon of system architecture as computer systems became firstly networked and t... Read More about Towards an aspectual conception of trust.

About employees’ lying behavior and self-awareness
Preprint / Working Paper

As employees’ lying behavior is found to benefit the employee but bring hefty cost to the organisation, managers are keen to apply anti-lying strategies in their management practice and, in particular, the role of self-awareness in lying intervention... Read More about About employees’ lying behavior and self-awareness.

Blended learning in Saudi Arabia girls' secondary schools : an exploratory case study
Thesis

Blended learning (BL) has been the subject of much research recently, and the present
dissertation adds to this growing body of knowledge as the first substantial study on BL in
secondary education for girls in Saudi Arabia. Based on field work com... Read More about Blended learning in Saudi Arabia girls' secondary schools : an exploratory case study.

Down-to-earth issues in mandatory information system use
Thesis

A literature review of information system (IS) use issues provides evidence that the
current issues appear to be limited when looking at those that are meaningful to system
users. The current issues covered are often not those encountered in everyd... Read More about Down-to-earth issues in mandatory information system use.

Business innovation in ERP orchestration theory : multicases from the West and East
Journal Article

Despite the general dearth of research into Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as a discipline, a few papers have investigated the post-implementation period of this technology. In this paper, ERP is defined as an IT infrastructure that integrates di... Read More about Business innovation in ERP orchestration theory : multicases from the West and East.

Preface : syndicalism and radical unionism today
Book Chapter

Ethos, logos and pathos : the role of rhetoric in the implementation of information systems within the NHS
Thesis

The National Health Service (NHS) has a chequered history as far as the introduction of new systems are concerned, yet this has not deterred the UK Government from attempting to modernise the organisation through the use of technology. The difficult... Read More about Ethos, logos and pathos : the role of rhetoric in the implementation of information systems within the NHS.

A study of the dynamics of organisation-specific innovation-influencing factors within the context of software firms in Sri Lanka
Thesis

The study aims to uncover the dynamics of innovation-influencing factors within a developing country context as there is a need for empirical research within a weak national system of innovation.

One theory that can enhance our understanding of... Read More about A study of the dynamics of organisation-specific innovation-influencing factors within the context of software firms in Sri Lanka.