All Outputs (108)

A scientometric analysis of global scientific literature on learning resources in higher education (2023)
Journal Article

There is a significant increase in the literature on learning resources in Higher Education (HE) but
very limited evidence of studies that have taken a global overview of the context, range, and
emerging trends from the previous research. This stud... Read More about A scientometric analysis of global scientific literature on learning resources in higher education.

Are returnships the answer to the current skills shortage? What are they and why are they popular? (2023)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2023). Are returnships the answer to the current skills shortage? What are they and why are they popular?

Businesses have noticed a huge change in labour trends over the last couple of years with the ‘Great Resignation’ and Great Reshuffle.
Businesses have noticed a huge change in labour trends over the last couple of years with the ‘Great Resignation’... Read More about Are returnships the answer to the current skills shortage? What are they and why are they popular?.

Can we design a better advertisement for a SCM job than the AI? An experimental study (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Klézl, V., Kelly, S., Vašek, J., Rezvani, Z., & Farashah, A. (2023, April). Can we design a better advertisement for a SCM job than the AI? An experimental study. Paper presented at 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

This article aims to contribute to the very current discussion on the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools in practice by conducting an experiment on overall usability of an AI generated job advertisement compared to a “real” advertisement from... Read More about Can we design a better advertisement for a SCM job than the AI? An experimental study.

Negotiating in public sector procurement: a systematic literature review (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Polychronakis, Y., & Israilidis, J. (2023, April). Negotiating in public sector procurement: a systematic literature review. Paper presented at The 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

The paper synthesises and consolidates the current public sector negotiation literature to establish a coherent platform through which to inform new policies and directions that will be needed as we move into a more flexible, dynamic, and changing re... Read More about Negotiating in public sector procurement: a systematic literature review.

Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Aidoo-Anderson, A., Polychronakis, Y., & Kelly, S. (2023, April). Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. Paper presented at 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

This paper investigates how Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (Mpharma) SMEs in Ghana forecast demand. It identifies sector-specific forecasting methods, the importance of accurately forecasting demand, as well as the challenges and how they can be mitiga... Read More about Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana.

Organisational innovation and sustainability: the critical role of procurement (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Israilidis, J., Polychronakis, Y., & Kelly, S. (2023, April). Organisational innovation and sustainability: the critical role of procurement. Paper presented at 32nd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Barcelona

The paper explores how procurement can innovate to meet emerging socio-economic and environmental challenges. Innovation is looked at from the theoretical lens of absorptive capacity. We see procurement as gatekeepers operating at the interface betwe... Read More about Organisational innovation and sustainability: the critical role of procurement.

Gendered language as a barrier to female-led company participation in public sector tenders: A gender-responsive approach (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Hasche, N., Klezl, V., Marshall, D., Stek, K., & Reszka, M. (2023, April). Gendered language as a barrier to female-led company participation in public sector tenders: A gender-responsive approach. Paper presented at IPSERA, Barcelona

Global public procurement spend is significant and although its central goal is essentially the acquisition of goods and services for governments at the best possible value, it must also serve to promote equal treatment of all interest groups in the... Read More about Gendered language as a barrier to female-led company participation in public sector tenders: A gender-responsive approach.

How HR can survive the tribunal jungle (2023)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2023). How HR can survive the tribunal jungle

Employment tribunals invoke trepidation throughout the HR profession due to the sometimes-unpredictable outcome of the judgment, where employers would often settle a case to bypass the costly nature and ambiguity of defending cases, even when the cla... Read More about How HR can survive the tribunal jungle.

Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14 (2023)
Book

The ‘Labour Revolt’ that swept Britain between 1910-14 was one of the most sustained, dramatic and violent explosions of industrial militancy and social conflict the country has ever experienced.
It involved large-scale strikes by miners, seamen, d... Read More about Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14.

Working in higher education; recognition, communication and change (2023)
Journal Article
Caldwell, J., & Verney, C. Working in higher education; recognition, communication and change. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 27(2), 39-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2023.2183647

Editorial

Anaerobic digestion of recycled paper crumb and effects of digestate on concrete performance (2023)
Journal Article
Hurst, G., Ahmed, A., Taylor, S., & Tedesco, S. (2023). Anaerobic digestion of recycled paper crumb and effects of digestate on concrete performance. Renewable Energy, 208, 577-582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.061

Paper crumb (PC) is a type of paper sludge residue from the wastepaper recycling industry. It is a by-product from the various fiber purification stages that is particularly composed of short cellulose fibers, lignin, organic compounds and inorganic... Read More about Anaerobic digestion of recycled paper crumb and effects of digestate on concrete performance.

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies to Build SME Resilience amid the Global Covid-19 Pandemic (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As a result of Covid-19 and the ensuing sharp decline in economic activity, business leaders had to quickly adapt to a disruptive marketplace, changing consumer behaviour, and new internal processes. The crisis accelerated adoption of new technologie... Read More about Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies to Build SME Resilience amid the Global Covid-19 Pandemic.

Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in Higher Education: a sociotechnical perspective (2023)
Journal Article

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedentedly complex situation and wicked problem in the education domain. This has forced educators and learners to study from home using unfamiliar pedagogical typologies and technologies in order to a... Read More about Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in Higher Education: a sociotechnical perspective.

Fintechs’ and SMEs’ cash holdings: evidence from OECD countries (2023)
Book Chapter
Abbasi, K., Alam, M., Brohi, N. A., Fiza, M., Nasim, S., & Brohi, I. A. (2023). Fintechs’ and SMEs’ cash holdings: evidence from OECD countries. In The Fintech Disruption - How Financial Innovation Is Transforming the Banking. Springer

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be an important engine of an economy. Given the impact of cash holdings on the survival of SMEs, it is important to assess the factors that enhance SMEs’ cash holdings. Adopting the Generalized Me... Read More about Fintechs’ and SMEs’ cash holdings: evidence from OECD countries.

Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter presents a critical discussion of the current state of management simulations and considers this specific genre of software against the backdrop of wholesale gamification of activities within organizations and the widespread popularity o... Read More about Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly.

Sustaining Solidarity through Social Media? Employee Social-Media Groups as an Emerging Platform for Collectivism in Pakistan (2023)
Journal Article

Forging solidarity among seemingly privileged white-collar professionals has been seen as a challenging process. However, many banking employees in Pakistan feel marginalized and lack formal collective mechanisms to voice their concerns, leading some... Read More about Sustaining Solidarity through Social Media? Employee Social-Media Groups as an Emerging Platform for Collectivism in Pakistan.

‘Enough to be Seen to be Onside but Hardly Substantial?’: RAF Bomber Command and Operation Husky (2023)
Journal Article
Worrall, R. J. (2023). ‘Enough to be Seen to be Onside but Hardly Substantial?’: RAF Bomber Command and Operation Husky. War in History, 30(4), 427-446. https://doi.org/10.1177/09683445221149679

This article considers the operations of RAF Bomber Command in support of Operation Husky. Earmarked to play a considerable supporting role, the piece goes on to examine how valid operational difficulties, rather than the usual supposed notion of Sir... Read More about ‘Enough to be Seen to be Onside but Hardly Substantial?’: RAF Bomber Command and Operation Husky.

Continuous-time optimization of integrated networks of electricity and district heating under wind power uncertainty (2023)
Journal Article

The integrated operation of the electricity and district heating systems (EDHS) attracted lots of attention in recent years due to considerable impacts on the power system’s flexibility. The time intervals and mathematical methods used in the optimiz... Read More about Continuous-time optimization of integrated networks of electricity and district heating under wind power uncertainty.

On Discovering Optimal Trade-Offs When Introducing New Routes in Existing Multi-modal Public Transport Systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

While self-driving technology is still being perfected, public transport authorities are increasingly interested in the ability to model and optimise the benefits of adding connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) to existing multi-modal transport sy... Read More about On Discovering Optimal Trade-Offs When Introducing New Routes in Existing Multi-modal Public Transport Systems.

A survey of environmental performance enhancement strategies and building data capturing techniques in the Nigerian context (2023)
Journal Article
Omoragbon, O., Al-Maiyah, S., & Coates, P. (2023). A survey of environmental performance enhancement strategies and building data capturing techniques in the Nigerian context. Buildings, 13(2), 452

The need to improve the performance of Nigeria’s office buildings is due to, energy challenges, increasing population, changing user needs, and climate change. With the expansion of several Nigerian cities, existing buildings constitute a significant... Read More about A survey of environmental performance enhancement strategies and building data capturing techniques in the Nigerian context.