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Sickness and unvaccinated staff : how is it impacting the UK workforce? (2022)
Journal Article
Cotton, B., & Lord, J. (2022). Sickness and unvaccinated staff : how is it impacting the UK workforce?. Business leader (Online),

Dr Jonathan Lord, HR expert at the University of Salford Business School shares his thoughts on UK firms cutting sick pay for unvaccinated workers.

SME’s disinclination towards subcontracting in the public sector markets : an attributional perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Akenroye, T., Owens, J., Oyegoke, A., Belal, H., & Jebli, F. (2022). SME’s disinclination towards subcontracting in the public sector markets : an attributional perspective. Journal of Public Procurement, https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-05-2021-0032

Purpose - This study aims to examine the causes of SME’ disinclination towards subcontracting in public sector markets. Previous studies have revealed that UK SMEs are reluctant to do business with the public sector through the subcontracting route,... Read More about SME’s disinclination towards subcontracting in the public sector markets : an attributional perspective.

The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization (2022)
Thesis
Lamba, E. The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization. (Thesis). University of Salford

Non-profit organizations are an important component of the UK market and a large part of culture. In March 2017, there were 167,063 registered charities in England and Wales with a combined turnover of £74.7 billion and a charitable spend of more tha... Read More about The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization.

Tweeting terrorism : vernacular conceptions of Muslims and terror in the wake of the Manchester bombing on Twitter (2022)
Journal Article
Downing, J., Gerwens, S., & Dron, R. (2022). Tweeting terrorism : vernacular conceptions of Muslims and terror in the wake of the Manchester bombing on Twitter. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2021.2013450

Both vernacular security studies and critical terrorism studies (CTS) offer constructivist analyses of security couched in understandings of security speak. However, neither adequately take account of the ways in which social media presents important... Read More about Tweeting terrorism : vernacular conceptions of Muslims and terror in the wake of the Manchester bombing on Twitter.

Drawing Together Thinking Apart (2022)
Book Chapter
Patel, D., & McCarthy, L. (2022). Drawing Together Thinking Apart. In Empowering Methodologies in Organisational and Social Research. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429352492

Visual participatory research (VPR) methods can be used to illustrate organisational and social phenomena from different viewpoints. Reflecting on a case study into corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Gujarat, India, we show how women and men’s... Read More about Drawing Together Thinking Apart.

Engineering practices : complexity-diversity-coherence-meaningfulness (2022)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2022). Engineering practices : complexity-diversity-coherence-meaningfulness. In A. Zambroni de Souza, M. Verkerk, & P. Ribeiro (Eds.), Interdisciplinary and Social Nature of Engineering Practices (21-43). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88016-3_2

During the writing of this chapter, a landmark was passed. For the first time, the total mass of humanly created structures and products exceeded the total biomass on earth.

Evaluating the barriers to adopting sustainable agriculture practices in smallholder coffee farming : implications for global value chains (2022)
Book Chapter
Akenroye, T., Kumar, M., Dora, M., Ihua, U., Mtonga, V., & Aju, O. (2022). Evaluating the barriers to adopting sustainable agriculture practices in smallholder coffee farming : implications for global value chains. In R. Frei, S. Ibrahim, & T. Akenroye (Eds.), Africa and Sustainable Global Value Chains (117-142). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78791-2_6

Purpose: This study aims to access the perception of smallholder coffee farmers on barriers to the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices (SAPs). Methodology: Survey data were obtained through a questionnaire from 122 coffee producers in Ny... Read More about Evaluating the barriers to adopting sustainable agriculture practices in smallholder coffee farming : implications for global value chains.

Impact of lockdown relaxation and implementation of the face-covering policy on mental health: a United Kingdom COVID-19 study (2021)
Journal Article
Rathod, S., Pallikadavath, S., Graves, E., Rahman, M., Brooks, A., Soomro, M., …Phiri, P. (2021). Impact of lockdown relaxation and implementation of the face-covering policy on mental health: a United Kingdom COVID-19 study. World Journal of Psychiatry, 11(12), 1346-1365. https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v11.i12.1346

Background: Pandemic mitigation policies, such as lockdown, are known to impact on mental health of individuals. Compulsory face covering under relaxed lockdown restrictions gives assurance of less transmission of airborne infection and has the poten... Read More about Impact of lockdown relaxation and implementation of the face-covering policy on mental health: a United Kingdom COVID-19 study.

Factors influencing the young physicians’ intention to use Internet of Things (IoT) services in healthcare (2021)
Journal Article
Hasan, N., Bao, Y., Miah, S. J., & Fenton, A. (2021). Factors influencing the young physicians’ intention to use Internet of Things (IoT) services in healthcare. Information Development, 39(4), 902-919. https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669211064114

The Internet of Things (IoT) enabled technologies to have proliferated due to their abilities to capture and exchange quality information. This empirical study aims to investigate the factors influencing the intention to use IoT services in healthcar... Read More about Factors influencing the young physicians’ intention to use Internet of Things (IoT) services in healthcare.

The making of constitutional democracy : from creation to application of law (2021)
Book
Sandro, P. (2022). The making of constitutional democracy : from creation to application of law. Oxford: Hart Publishing/Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509905249

This book addresses a palpable, yet widely neglected, tension in legal discourse. In our everyday legal practices – whether taking place in a courtroom, classroom, law firm, or elsewhere – we routinely and unproblematically talk of the activities of... Read More about The making of constitutional democracy : from creation to application of law.

Social media and empowerment in hospitality and tourism decision-making : a study among UK Muslim women (2021)
Journal Article
Khan, I., Sahadev, S., Rashid, T., & Banerjee, S. (2022). Social media and empowerment in hospitality and tourism decision-making : a study among UK Muslim women. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 101, 103125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.103125

Research that explores Muslim women’s hospitality and tourism decision-making is limited. This paper attempts to bring a new perspective to the literature on social media and consumption decisions in the hospitality and tourism sector by focusing on... Read More about Social media and empowerment in hospitality and tourism decision-making : a study among UK Muslim women.

Digital innovation in sport – barriers and opportunities for branded fitness apps for fans (2021)
Book Chapter
Fenton, A., Parry, K., Chadwick, S., Guimarães, G., & Aeron, V. (2022). Digital innovation in sport – barriers and opportunities for branded fitness apps for fans. In V. Ratten (Ed.), Entrepreneurial innovation : strategy and competition aspects (25-42). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4795-6_3

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging the growth and future of businesses globally and technological innovation, via digital means, has been identified as a key factor for brands to survive the pandemic. However, whilst the majority of decision-makers... Read More about Digital innovation in sport – barriers and opportunities for branded fitness apps for fans.

The role of entrepreneurial orientation in developing SMEs resilience capabilities throughout COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Zighan, S., Abualqumboz, M., Dwaikat, N., & Alkalha, Z. (2021). The role of entrepreneurial orientation in developing SMEs resilience capabilities throughout COVID-19. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 23(4), 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503211046849

Through the lens of entrepreneurial orientation, this study investigates operational practices that (small and medium-sized enterprises) have either adopted or improvised to support small and medium-sized enterprises’ resilience in the face of corona... Read More about The role of entrepreneurial orientation in developing SMEs resilience capabilities throughout COVID-19.

Cultures of migration: the global nature of contemporary mobility (2021)
Book
Cohen, J., & Sirkeci, I. (2021). Cultures of migration: the global nature of contemporary mobility. University of Texas Press. https://doi.org/10.7560/726840

Around the globe, people leave their homes to better themselves, to satisfy needs, and to care for their families. They also migrate to escape undesirable conditions, ranging from a lack of economic opportunities to violent conflicts at home or in th... Read More about Cultures of migration: the global nature of contemporary mobility.

Demand Forecasting In Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Small and Medium Enterprise’s (SME’s) In Ghana (2021)
Thesis
Aidoo-anderson, A. (2021). Demand Forecasting In Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Small and Medium Enterprise’s (SME’s) In Ghana. (Thesis). University of Salford

Forecasting is a ubiquitous, multi-discipline area which has received much attention from practitioners and researchers for many several years. It permeates every facet of an organisation’s life as the bedrock of planning and decision making. An orga... Read More about Demand Forecasting In Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Small and Medium Enterprise’s (SME’s) In Ghana.

Social goals versus business necessity : the nature and determinants of innovation in financial inclusion (2021)
Journal Article
Vik, P., McEachern, M., Curtis, J., Kane, K., & Dayson, K. (in press). Social goals versus business necessity : the nature and determinants of innovation in financial inclusion. Social Business, https://doi.org/10.1362/204440821X16206324311132

Purpose: This study aims to explore the extent to which social innovation is prioritised among a sample of organisations promoting financial inclusion through the provision of affordable credit, advice and financial education. Additionally, we seek... Read More about Social goals versus business necessity : the nature and determinants of innovation in financial inclusion.

An Understanding of the Joint Audit Role in enhancing the External Audit Practices in Kuwait (2021)
Thesis
Aljouan, M. An Understanding of the Joint Audit Role in enhancing the External Audit Practices in Kuwait. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research evaluates the role of Joint Audit (JA) from a diverse stakeholders' perspective and investigates the effects of JA on the overall audit quality (AQ), it has aimed at examining the effects of a JA on Kuwait's quality of the financial rep... Read More about An Understanding of the Joint Audit Role in enhancing the External Audit Practices in Kuwait.

Work-Life Balance and Women Academics in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of UK and Nigeria (2021)
Thesis
Oginni, E. A. Work-Life Balance and Women Academics in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of UK and Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

The shift from the male-breadwinner model to the dual career couples has led to widespread discussions around work-life balance, particularly for women due to an increased likelihood of managing caring commitments and domestic work. Despite extensi... Read More about Work-Life Balance and Women Academics in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of UK and Nigeria.

The financial interconnectedness between global equity markets and crude oil : evidence from the GCC (2021)
Journal Article
Yousuf, M., & Zhai, J. (2021). The financial interconnectedness between global equity markets and crude oil : evidence from the GCC. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 20(2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2021.1989884

This paper investigates the interconnectedness between the GCC region, crude oil prices, and global equity markets of the US, Europe, and China. We use DCC-GARCH models and the Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) approach to examine the dynamic connectedness a... Read More about The financial interconnectedness between global equity markets and crude oil : evidence from the GCC.