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FinTech and Money Laundering: The role of Financial Regulations and Financial Literacy (2024)
Journal Article
Usman, N., Griffiths, M., & Alam, M. A. (in press). FinTech and Money Laundering: The role of Financial Regulations and Financial Literacy. #Journal not on list,

Theoretical and empirical studies have documented the benefits of financial technology (FinTech) on the financial system. However, empirical findings on the risks of FinTech on financial system are at the infant stage, and studies that examined the e... Read More about FinTech and Money Laundering: The role of Financial Regulations and Financial Literacy.

Digitizing nursing: A theoretical and holistic exploration to understand the adoption and use of digital technologies by nurses (2023)
Journal Article
Wynn, M., Garwood‐Cross, L., Vasilica, C., Griffiths, M., Heaslip, V., & Phillips, N. (2023). Digitizing nursing: A theoretical and holistic exploration to understand the adoption and use of digital technologies by nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15810

Background: With healthcare undergoing rapid digitalization, the effective integration of new technologies is crucial for nursing professionals, who form the largest group in the healthcare workforce. However, barriers within the nursing profession m... Read More about Digitizing nursing: A theoretical and holistic exploration to understand the adoption and use of digital technologies by nurses.

Digital transformation during a lockdown (2020)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., & Griffiths, M. (2020). Digital transformation during a lockdown. International Journal of Information Management, 55, 102185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102185

These are indeed exceptional and historic times, a global pandemic and public health emergency sitting side by side with heightened public awareness of the injustices of decades of institutional racism. This article considers the current pandemic and... Read More about Digital transformation during a lockdown.

Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd (2018)
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Heinze, A., Griffiths, M., Fenton, A., & Fletcher, G. (2018). Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 37(4), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.21859

To attract a generation of workers and consumers who have never known a world without Wi-Fi, smartphones, or social media, organizations increasingly have no choice but to incorporate digital technology into every aspect of their operations and proce... Read More about Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd.

Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Griffiths, M., & Dron, R. (2016). Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU. GSTF journal on business review (Online), 4(4), https://doi.org/10.5176/2010-4804_4.4.399

Predicted key business IT trends through to 2020 acknowledge there will be increased adoption of disruptive technologies that will impact within business contexts (Gartner (1), 2015). These include moves to small-screen marketing, rising value of big... Read More about Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU.

Human choice and computers : an ever more intimate relationship (2016)
Journal Article
Kreps, D., Fletcher, G., & Griffiths, M. (2016). Human choice and computers : an ever more intimate relationship. The future of identity in the information society : 4th IFIP WG 9.2, 9.6, 11.6, 11.7/Fidis International Summer School, Brno, Czech Republic, September 1-7, 2008, revised selected papers / Vashek Matyáš ... [et al.] (eds.), 474, 9-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44805-3

Since 1974, the Human Choice and Computers (HCC) conference series has firmly remained at the cutting edge of innovative thinking about the interface between the social and technology. This introductory chapter to the proceedings of the 12th Human Ch... Read More about Human choice and computers : an ever more intimate relationship.

Creatively prototyping the future high street (2016)
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Fletcher, G., Greenhill, A., Griffiths, M., Holmes, K., & McLean, R. (2016). Creatively prototyping the future high street. Production Planning and Control, 27(6), 477-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2016.1147094

This paper gives a voice to a range of community and individual stakeholders who would not generally be heard in the conventional town planning process. We present a methodological technique, described as creative prototyping, that has at its heart,... Read More about Creatively prototyping the future high street.

The social supply chain and the future high street (2016)
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Fletcher, G., Greenhill, A., Griffiths, M., & McLean, R. (2016). The social supply chain and the future high street. Supply Chain Management, 22(1), 78-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-05-2014-0154

Purpose: The paper examines how independent social and commercial activities have developed in response to the perceived decline in the UK High Street and in response to the challenges of increasing digital retailing opportunities. This examination i... Read More about The social supply chain and the future high street.

The social supply chain and the future high street (2016)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., Greenhill, A., Griffiths, M., & McLean, R. (2016). The social supply chain and the future high street. Supply Chain Management, 21(1), 78-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-05-2014-0154

Purpose: The paper examines how independent social and commercial activities have developed in response to the perceived decline in the UK High Street and in response to the challenges of increasing digital retailing opportunities. This examination i... Read More about The social supply chain and the future high street.

Preparing women for breast screening mammography : a feasibility study to determine the potential value of an on-line social network and information hub (2015)
Journal Article
Robinson, L., Griffiths, M., Wray, J., Ure, C., Shires, G., Stein Hodgins, J., …Hilton, B. (2015). Preparing women for breast screening mammography : a feasibility study to determine the potential value of an on-line social network and information hub. Radiography, 21(4), 308-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2015.07.004

This feasibility study explored the attitudes of women towards social media for support about breast screening mammography. It sought their ideas about what a dedicated breast screening hub or Digital Support Network (DSN) might comprise; how they wo... Read More about Preparing women for breast screening mammography : a feasibility study to determine the potential value of an on-line social network and information hub.

Unleashing corporate communications via social media : a UK study of brand management and conversations with customers (2015)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., & McLean, R. (2015). Unleashing corporate communications via social media : a UK study of brand management and conversations with customers. Journal of Customer Behaviour, 14(2), 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1362/147539215X14373846805789

This paper reports on a small-scale UK based study that explores the impact of social media adoption and use on corporate communications and brand image. The study was structured around an empirical research study including discourse and textual anal... Read More about Unleashing corporate communications via social media : a UK study of brand management and conversations with customers.

Making Madlab : a creative space for innovation and creating prototypes (2013)
Journal Article
Bell, F., Fletcher, G., Greenhill, A., Griffiths, M., & McLean, R. (2013). Making Madlab : a creative space for innovation and creating prototypes. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 84, 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.09.004

This paper presents Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab) as an “organisation as prototype” in terms of its innovation; emphasising its permeability to external collaboration and internal structure. We present the accumulation of experience and insp... Read More about Making Madlab : a creative space for innovation and creating prototypes.

The real SAP® Business one cost : a case study of ERP adoption in an SME (2013)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., Heinze, A., & Ofoegbu, A. (2013). The real SAP® Business one cost : a case study of ERP adoption in an SME. International Journal of Management Practice, 6(2), 199-215. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2013.055831

This paper reports on a UK based service management Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) that invested into SAP® Business One. The action research case study highlights the real cost and difficulties faced in moving to the one single SAP system an... Read More about The real SAP® Business one cost : a case study of ERP adoption in an SME.

The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand (2012)
Journal Article
Belgorodskiy, A., Crump, B., Griffiths, M., Logan, K., Peter, R., & Richardson, H. (2012). The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand. New Technology, Work and Employment, 27(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2012.00281.x

This paper addresses the issues surrounding gender pay gaps focussing on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector of the labour market. We adopted a mixed method approach to investigate pay issues among women working in ICT in the United... Read More about The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand.

'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities (2012)
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Griffiths, M., Light, B., & Lincoln, S. (2012). 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities. Continuum, 26(3), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2012.665833

Dominant discourses around young people and social networking in the mass media are littered with negative connotations and moral panics. While some scholars challenge this negativity, their focus has predominantly been upon the formation of friendsh... Read More about 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities.

Introducing digital literacy skills through IBL: A comparative study of UG and PG business information systems students (2010)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., Kutar, M., & Wood, J. (2010). Introducing digital literacy skills through IBL: A comparative study of UG and PG business information systems students. ITALICS, 9(2),

This paper reports a comparative study of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) at Undergraduate (UG) and
Postgraduate (PG) levels at a university in the north west of England. Both student cohorts undertook a
professional, legal and ethical module centre... Read More about Introducing digital literacy skills through IBL: A comparative study of UG and PG business information systems students.

Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation (2008)
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classification and its consequences for appropriation. Information Systems Frontiers, 10(4), 447-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-008-9105-4

Within the field of Information Systems, a good proportion of research is concerned with the work organisation and this has, to some extent, restricted the kind of application areas given consideration. Yet, it is clear that information and communica... Read More about Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation.

Gendered futures? Women, the ICT workplace and stories of the future (2008)
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Moore, K., Griffiths, M., Richardson, H., & Adam, A. (2008). Gendered futures? Women, the ICT workplace and stories of the future. Gender, Work and Organization, 15(5), 523. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00416.x

This article investigates stories of the future in relation to women in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector through the development of a theoretical and methodological stance towards the future. Given concerns about the future... Read More about Gendered futures? Women, the ICT workplace and stories of the future.

Being an ’it’ in IT : gendered identities in IT work (2006)
Journal Article
Adam, A., Griffiths, M., Keogh, C., Moore, K., Richardson, H., & Tattersall, A. (2006). Being an ’it’ in IT : gendered identities in IT work. European Journal of Information Systems, 15(4), 368-378. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000631

This paper reflects on aspects of gender and IT work. The core hypothesis is that, if technical skill and masculinity are fundamentally related, then women working in IT jobs who are, in effect, challenging masculine skills by gaining them themselves... Read More about Being an ’it’ in IT : gendered identities in IT work.