All Outputs (117)

The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models (2019)
Journal Article
Farajpouri Haghigh, H., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models. Religación, 4(20), 432-440

Currently, competition in the global economy is the most complex issue that gives organizations a lot of opportunities and threats. Therefore, the manager of the organization should be able to enhance the organization's performance in this competit... Read More about The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models.

Analysis of support from Universities and supervisors towards creative research for Post Graduate students in Pakistan (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Asdullah, M. (2019, October). Analysis of support from Universities and supervisors towards creative research for Post Graduate students in Pakistan. Poster presented at methods@manchester Methods Fair 2019, The University of Manchester

Use of creative methods in research is increasing in researchers all over the world. These are found to positively influence the researchers work. Keeping in view this fact, the current study has been aimed at investigating supervisors & university’s... Read More about Analysis of support from Universities and supervisors towards creative research for Post Graduate students in Pakistan.

A framework strategy to overcome trust issues on cloud computing adoption in Higher Education (2019)
Book Chapter
Ali, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Ramlogan, R. (2019). A framework strategy to overcome trust issues on cloud computing adoption in Higher Education. In Modern Principles, Practices, and Algorithms for Cloud Security (162-183). Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1082-7.ch008

Cloud computing has the potential of adding strategic value to the higher education domain owing to exemplary growth in ubiquitous data and communication services ranging from student access to educational materials to developing teaching and researc... Read More about A framework strategy to overcome trust issues on cloud computing adoption in Higher Education.

Legal systems, national governance and renewable energy investment : evidence from around the world (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Zhang, D., Cai, J., & Davenport, J. (2021). Legal systems, national governance and renewable energy investment : evidence from around the world. British Journal of Management, 32(3), 579-610. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12377

This paper examines renewable energy (RE) investment and the role of a country’s legal system in shaping investment decisions. Analysing data from 236 renewable energy companies between 2000 and 2017 across the world, our study establishes that thos... Read More about Legal systems, national governance and renewable energy investment : evidence from around the world.

R&D investment, firm performance and the moderating role of systems and safeguards : evidence from emerging markets (2019)
Journal Article
Alam, M., Uddin, M., Yazdifar, H., Shafique, S., & Lartey, T. (2020). R&D investment, firm performance and the moderating role of systems and safeguards : evidence from emerging markets. Journal of Business Research, 106, 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.018

The relationship between R&D and firm performance is highly dependent on the external environment. Therefore, this paper examined the effects of country level investor protection (safeguards) and governance mechanisms (systems) on the relationship be... Read More about R&D investment, firm performance and the moderating role of systems and safeguards : evidence from emerging markets.

A review on maintenance optimization (2019)
Journal Article
De Jonge, B., & Scarf, P. (2020). A review on maintenance optimization. European Journal of Operational Research, 285(3), 805-824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.09.047

To this day, continuous developments of technical systems and increasing reliance on equipment have resulted in a growing importance of effective maintenance activities. During the last couple of decades, a substantial amount of research has been car... Read More about A review on maintenance optimization.

Internal fission strategies in corporate entrepreneurship : a case study in China (2019)
Journal Article
Zhao, W., Liu, W., & Chen, Y. (2019). Internal fission strategies in corporate entrepreneurship : a case study in China. Sustainability, 11(19), 5275. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195275

Although the research of corporate entrepreneurship has continued to advance, few studies investigate corporate entrepreneurial activities within existing organizations in emerging market firms based on a case study approach. Building on a case study... Read More about Internal fission strategies in corporate entrepreneurship : a case study in China.

‘We all need cultural awareness and cultural affinity’ : the academics’ view on Chinese students’ academic transition into undergraduate studies in Britain (2019)
Book Chapter
Xu, D., & Roddy, E. (2019). ‘We all need cultural awareness and cultural affinity’ : the academics’ view on Chinese students’ academic transition into undergraduate studies in Britain. In J. Carter, & C. Rosen (Eds.), Transnational Higher Education in Computing Courses (87-104). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28251-6_7

Despite the growing trend of more Chinese students coming to the UK to study, they still face considerable problems and difficulties adapting to local life. Chinese students also often struggle with their academic studies due to cultural differences.... Read More about ‘We all need cultural awareness and cultural affinity’ : the academics’ view on Chinese students’ academic transition into undergraduate studies in Britain.

An echo state network architecture based on quantum logic gate and its optimization (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Sun, T., Luo, Y., Yang, S., Cao, Y., & Zhai, J. (2020). An echo state network architecture based on quantum logic gate and its optimization. Neurocomputing, 371, 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.09.002

Quantum neural network (QNN) is developed based on two classical theories of quantum computation and artificial neural networks. It has been proved that quantum computing is an important candidate for improving the performance of traditional neural n... Read More about An echo state network architecture based on quantum logic gate and its optimization.

Exploring consumer mobile payment adoption in the bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid context : a qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Hasan, R., Liu, Y., Kitchen, P., & Rahman, M. (2019). Exploring consumer mobile payment adoption in the bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid context : a qualitative study. Strategic Change, 28(5), 345-353. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2289

This article investigates the factors influencing mobile payment in China's bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BOP) market via in‐depth interviews with mobile payment users in several geographic regions in China. This article investigates factors influencing mob... Read More about Exploring consumer mobile payment adoption in the bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid context : a qualitative study.

Replication and George the Galapagos tortoise (2019)
Journal Article
Schultz, D., Kerr, G., & Kitchen, P. (2019). Replication and George the Galapagos tortoise. Journal of Marketing Communications, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527266.2019.1658465

This paper conceptualises replication research as being one of the most needed areas of ongoing academic activity. Using George the Galapagos tortoise as a metaphor for the lack of replication research, it is argued that only by replicating research... Read More about Replication and George the Galapagos tortoise.

The experiences of female football fans on social media (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fenton, A., Vasilica, C., Gillooly, L., & Vurtak, S. (2019, September). The experiences of female football fans on social media. Presented at The European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference, Seville, Spain

How technology enhances fitness facility practices : a health behaviour perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., & Cresswell, M. (2019, September). How technology enhances fitness facility practices : a health behaviour perspective. Presented at BAM 2019 Annual Conference: seeking solutions in uncertain times, Birmingham, Aston University

Underlying health conditions have been highlighted throughout the literature preventing several populations from engaging in physical activity. There have been little to no attempts made in addressing these populations directly in fitness facilities... Read More about How technology enhances fitness facility practices : a health behaviour perspective.

An investigation of acculturation journey of Chinese Mandarin-speaking students taking undergraduate studies in UK business schools (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Xu, D. (2019, September). An investigation of acculturation journey of Chinese Mandarin-speaking students taking undergraduate studies in UK business schools. Presented at British Academy of Management conference 2019, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

The research concentrates on Chinese Mandarin-speaking students’ acculturation journey within their undergraduate studies in UK business schools, to identify issues that impact on their acculturation and academic adaptation, in an endeavour to provid... Read More about An investigation of acculturation journey of Chinese Mandarin-speaking students taking undergraduate studies in UK business schools.

Entrepreneurial opportunities recognition inSub-Saharan Africa: a proposed model for investigation (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Udagedara, R., Bello, M., & Allman, K. (2019, September). Entrepreneurial opportunities recognition inSub-Saharan Africa: a proposed model for investigation. Presented at BAM 2019 Annual Conference, Birmingham, Aston University

Earlier studies have predominantly investigated entrepreneurial opportunities recognition from either the discovery or creation perspectives in the developed economies of America and Europe respectively. These efforts have mostly generated contradic... Read More about Entrepreneurial opportunities recognition inSub-Saharan Africa: a proposed model for investigation.

Transferring knowledge for innovation through partnership between university & Technology-Based Small Firms (TBSFs): a social capital perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Udagedara, R., Yusup, N. H., & Griffiths, M. (2019, September). Transferring knowledge for innovation through partnership between university & Technology-Based Small Firms (TBSFs): a social capital perspective. Presented at BAM 2019 Annual Conference, Aston University, Aston

Building upon forty-three semi-structured interviews with universities partnership with technology-based small firms (TBSFs) for knowledge transfer in the United Kingdom, this study explores how social capital influences knowledge transfer in foster... Read More about Transferring knowledge for innovation through partnership between university & Technology-Based Small Firms (TBSFs): a social capital perspective.

A review of the patients’ right of confidentiality under the Saudi Arabian laws (2019)
Journal Article
Elgujja, A., & Arimoro, A. (2019). A review of the patients’ right of confidentiality under the Saudi Arabian laws. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201908.0231.v1

The concept of patient confidentiality is nearly as old as the practice of health professions and, has evolved and transformed over the years, from one jurisdiction to the other. Patient confidentiality can be a fundamental human right, an ethical du... Read More about A review of the patients’ right of confidentiality under the Saudi Arabian laws.

The Development of a Digital Dysphagia Guide with Care Homes: Co-Production and Evaluation of a Nutrition Support Tool (2019)
Journal Article
Pownall, S., Barnett, E., Skilbeck, J., Jimenez-Aranda, A., & Fowler-Davis, S. (2019). The Development of a Digital Dysphagia Guide with Care Homes: Co-Production and Evaluation of a Nutrition Support Tool. #Journal not on list, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4030048

Good nutrition is a recognised outcome in the health and well-being of older care home residents and dysphagia is a known risk factor associated with under nutrition and poor outcomes. The study co-produced a digital Dysphagia Guide with Care Homes u... Read More about The Development of a Digital Dysphagia Guide with Care Homes: Co-Production and Evaluation of a Nutrition Support Tool.

Design and development of a spatial mixed reality touring guide to the Egyptian Museum (2019)
Journal Article
Hammady, R., MINHUA M, M., CARL, S., & Mohamad, M. (2020). Design and development of a spatial mixed reality touring guide to the Egyptian Museum. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 79, 3465-3494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-019-08026-w

Many public services and entertainment industries utilise Mixed Reality (MR) devices to develop highly immersive and interactive applications. However, recent advancements in MR processing has prompted the tourist and events industry to invest and de... Read More about Design and development of a spatial mixed reality touring guide to the Egyptian Museum.

China’s football dream : sport, citizenship, symbolic power, and civic spaces (2019)
Journal Article
Sullivan, J., Chadwick, S., & Gow, M. (2019). China’s football dream : sport, citizenship, symbolic power, and civic spaces. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 43(6), 493-514. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723519867588

This article examines the mobilization of football in relation to Chinese state-building projects. Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of “symbolic power” is applied to frame policy analysis of China’s 2016-2050 National Football Plan and narrative analysis of... Read More about China’s football dream : sport, citizenship, symbolic power, and civic spaces.