All Outputs (2254)

“We” versus “You”: Exploring the Extent of Gendered Language in Purchasing and Supply Management Job Advertisements (2023)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Hasche, N., Klézl, V., Marshall, D., & Stek, K. (in press). “We” versus “You”: Exploring the Extent of Gendered Language in Purchasing and Supply Management Job Advertisements. International Journal of Procurement Management,

This paper explores the use of gendered language in purchasing and supply management job advertisements across three English-speaking countries. We use secondary data from a global job advertisement website to analyse the extent to which gendered lan... Read More about “We” versus “You”: Exploring the Extent of Gendered Language in Purchasing and Supply Management Job Advertisements.

Digital Maturity and SMEs: evaluating the application of a digital maturity assessment tool (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Obu-Cann, E., Fletcher, G., Griffiths, M., Kutar, M., & Krishnan-Harihara, S. (2023). Digital Maturity and SMEs: evaluating the application of a digital maturity assessment tool.

The challenges of undertaking digital transformation within Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are multiple. The constraints of limited resources and a lack of clear strategic purpose for the transformation are readily evident across many existing c... Read More about Digital Maturity and SMEs: evaluating the application of a digital maturity assessment tool.

Prevention of Cyberbullying in Social Media: Perspective of Female Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Khan, M. R. (2023). Prevention of Cyberbullying in Social Media: Perspective of Female Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. In Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET-AI 2023): Artificial Intelligence and Future Applications (305-310). https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002956

In recent years social media is a very popular platform for any kind of business. During the pandemic, it became even more trendy for small business owners who run businesses from home. Particularly in developing countries like Bangladesh where socia... Read More about Prevention of Cyberbullying in Social Media: Perspective of Female Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh..

A scientometric analysis of global scientific literature on learning resources in higher education (2023)
Journal Article
Gomis, K., Oladinrin, O., Saini, M., Arif, M., & Pathirage, C. (in press). A scientometric analysis of global scientific literature on learning resources in higher education. Heliyon, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15438

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.

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.

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.

Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14 (2023)
Book
Darlington, R. (2023). Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14. London: Pluto Press

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

Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in Higher Education: a sociotechnical perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Ali, M., Wood Harper, T., & Bob, W. (2023). Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in Higher Education: a sociotechnical perspective. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 41(1), 134-152. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2945

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.

Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly (2023)
Book Chapter
Fletcher, G. (2023). Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly. In I. Deliyannis (Ed.), Gamification - Analysis, Design, Development and Ludification (99-114). London: IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100781

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.

‘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.

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.

Is the maternal health voucher scheme associated with increasing routine immunization coverage? Experience from Bangladesh (2023)
Journal Article
Sultana, N., Hossain, A., Das, H., Pallikadavath, S., Koeryaman, M., Rahman, M., …Hanifi, S. (2023). Is the maternal health voucher scheme associated with increasing routine immunization coverage? Experience from Bangladesh. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.963162

Bangladesh initiated the Maternal Health Voucher Scheme (MHVS) in 2007 to improve maternal and child health practices and bring equity to the mainstream of health systems by reducing financial and institutional barriers. In this study, we investigate... Read More about Is the maternal health voucher scheme associated with increasing routine immunization coverage? Experience from Bangladesh.

Social media influence: a new frontier in proprietary rights? (2023)
Journal Article
Carn, M. (2023). Social media influence: a new frontier in proprietary rights?. Trusts and Trustees, 29(2), 126-142. https://doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttac123

The importance of social media has rapidly increased throughout the 21st Century. The metric of influence has been key to the commercialisation of social media, with accurate methods of quantification now allowing it to be used by a litany of corpora... Read More about Social media influence: a new frontier in proprietary rights?.

Factors indicating media dependency and online misinformation sharing in Jordan (2023)
Journal Article
Habes, M., Elareshi, M., Mansoori, A., Pasha, S., Salloum, S., & Al-Rahmi, W. (2023). Factors indicating media dependency and online misinformation sharing in Jordan. Sustainability, 15(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021474

Although social media is a vital platform in our life, it is blamed for poor efforts to moderate content included mis/disinformation and fake news. This could have an impact on its legacy and on sustainability in society in the long term. This resear... Read More about Factors indicating media dependency and online misinformation sharing in Jordan.