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Investigating the impact of management control systems on organizational performance by applying framework of performance measurement systems: a case of banking sector in Pakistan (2022)
Thesis
Asdullah, M. Investigating the impact of management control systems on organizational performance by applying framework of performance measurement systems: a case of banking sector in Pakistan. (Thesis). University of Salford

Performance measurement system (PMS), as an integral part of management control systems (MCS), has a critical role in guiding organizational members toward goals and evaluating the extent to which management has achieved the set goals. This is becaus... Read More about Investigating the impact of management control systems on organizational performance by applying framework of performance measurement systems: a case of banking sector in Pakistan.

Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK (2022)
Journal Article
Gomis, K., Saini, M., Pathirage, C., & Arif, M. (2022). Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK. Quality Assurance in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-03-2022-0072

Purpose The issues in the current Built Environment Higher Education (BEHE) curricula recognise a critical need for enhancing the quality of teaching. This paper aims to identify the need for a best practice in teaching within BEHE curricula and... Read More about Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK.

Understanding big data driven decision making in British financial organisations (2022)
Presentation / Conference
financial organisations. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2022, Virtual

Although big data can enhance financial decision-making in organisations (e.g., predicting financial performance), the epistemological argument of big data is that knowledge or truth which relies on (big) data needs to first be generated to make key... Read More about Understanding big data driven decision making in British financial organisations.

Facilitating compliance and coercive enforcement of foreign investment arbitration awards (2022)
Thesis
Boahene, T. (2022). Facilitating compliance and coercive enforcement of foreign investment arbitration awards. (Thesis). University of Salford

The overall integrity of the investor-state arbitration regime pivots, ultimately on parties’ ability to secure voluntary compliance or enforcement of the resulting arbitral awards. A significant proportion of cases where States have been instructed... Read More about Facilitating compliance and coercive enforcement of foreign investment arbitration awards.

Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact (2022)
Thesis
Dorbayani, S. Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact. (Thesis). The University of Salford

This cross-disciplinary critique of commercially available publications and releases exemplifies aspects of my practice as I have navigated through the roles of executive consultant, adviser, international songwriter and cultural diplomat over the pa... Read More about Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact.

Impact of information technology on patient confidentiality rights (2022)
Book Chapter
Elgujja, A. (2022). Impact of information technology on patient confidentiality rights. In Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records (788-810). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6311-6.ch037

Advances in information technology, be it by way of social media or use of the electronic medical information systems, has changed the way we deal with patient confidential information. The hitherto clear professional relationship with the patient ha... Read More about Impact of information technology on patient confidentiality rights.

Cultural challenges of ERP implementation in Middle-Eastern oil & gas sector: an action research approach (2022)
Journal Article
Ali, M., Edghiem, F., & Alkhalifah, E. (2022). Cultural challenges of ERP implementation in Middle-Eastern oil & gas sector: an action research approach. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 36, 111-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09600-4

The purpose of this paper was to examine the cultural barriers that existed at various stages of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation process, using the Middle-Eastern oil and gas sector as a case study. Due to a variety of cultural... Read More about Cultural challenges of ERP implementation in Middle-Eastern oil & gas sector: an action research approach.

Financial Performance, Governance Characteristics and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK and Nigerian Banks (2022)
Thesis
Adeniji, A. Financial Performance, Governance Characteristics and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK and Nigerian Banks. (Thesis). University of Salford

The peculiar nature of banks means that they are heavily regulated and highly leveraged and as such, results obtained by existing pay-performance literature cannot automatically be extended to banks. This research work examines the relationship betwe... Read More about Financial Performance, Governance Characteristics and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK and Nigerian Banks.

Development and user-testing of a digital patient decision aid to facilitate shared decision-making for people with stable angina (2022)
Journal Article
Harris, E., Conway, D., Jimenez-Aranda, A., Butts, J., Hedley-Takhar, P., Thomson, R., & Astin, F. (2022). Development and user-testing of a digital patient decision aid to facilitate shared decision-making for people with stable angina. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-01882-x

Background Research shows that people with stable angina need decision support when considering elective treatments. Initial treatment is with medicines but patients may gain further benefit with invasive percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Ch... Read More about Development and user-testing of a digital patient decision aid to facilitate shared decision-making for people with stable angina.

Exploring the connectedness of regional financial markets: application to the GCC equity markets (2022)
Thesis
Yousuf, M. Exploring the connectedness of regional financial markets: application to the GCC equity markets. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores the financial connectedness of equity markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the 2005 – 2020 timeframe. The overall study is divided into four key areas. First, we examine the intra-regional connectedness of... Read More about Exploring the connectedness of regional financial markets: application to the GCC equity markets.

A unified theory for bivariate scores in possessive ball-sports: the case of handball (2022)
Journal Article
Singh, A., Scarf, P., & Baker, R. (2022). A unified theory for bivariate scores in possessive ball-sports: the case of handball. European Journal of Operational Research, 304(3), 1099-1112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.05.010

We present a unified theory that posits three fundamental models as necessary and sufficient for modelling the bivariate scores in possessive ball-sports. These models provide the basis for perhaps more complicated models that can be used for predict... Read More about A unified theory for bivariate scores in possessive ball-sports: the case of handball.

Professional identity and professional services staff : understanding and impact (2022)
Journal Article
Caldwell, J. (2022). Professional identity and professional services staff : understanding and impact. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 26(4), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2022.2073288

This article explores the findings from my professional doctorate that focused on professional services staff in a university in the North West of England and their perceptions of identity. With little literature surrounding the identity of profess... Read More about Professional identity and professional services staff : understanding and impact.

Voluntary and collective employer engagement and agency around the high-skill supply-demand relationship of education & training and VET in England (2022)
Journal Article
Malik, F. (2022). Voluntary and collective employer engagement and agency around the high-skill supply-demand relationship of education & training and VET in England. Journal of Education and Work, 35(4), 390-404. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2022.2073341

This article explores the underexamined idea of employer engagement as the institutional agency around the supply-demand relationship surrounding education and training (E&T) and VET in England (2012), arguing why VET needs are still likely to be unm... Read More about Voluntary and collective employer engagement and agency around the high-skill supply-demand relationship of education & training and VET in England.

Strikers versus scabs: violence in the 1910-1914 British labour revolt (2022)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2022). Strikers versus scabs: violence in the 1910-1914 British labour revolt. Labor History, 63(3), 332-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023656x.2022.2103103

Over the last 200 years of British labour history there have been frequent examples of assertive, aggressive and sometimes violent mass picketing aimed at stopping non-striking scab or so-called ‘blackleg’ labour [sic]. Yet remarkably little detailed... Read More about Strikers versus scabs: violence in the 1910-1914 British labour revolt.

Measure of volatility and its forecasting: evidence from Naira / Dollar exchange rate (2022)
Journal Article
Adedotun, A., Onasanya, O., Alfred, O., Agboola, O., & Okagbue, H. (2022). Measure of volatility and its forecasting: evidence from Naira / Dollar exchange rate. Mathematical modelling and engineering problems (Online), 9(2), 498-506. https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.090228

In the last five decades, Box Jenkins methodology has been in existence to model univariate time series data but fails or has limitations on modeling volatility. Most financial time series data do exhibit heavy tail and thick distribution, to this ef... Read More about Measure of volatility and its forecasting: evidence from Naira / Dollar exchange rate.

Emerging digital banking service quality dimensions and their impact on elderly customer satisfaction and engagement: a study in Sri Lankan context (2022)
Thesis
Gunaratne, T. (2022). Emerging digital banking service quality dimensions and their impact on elderly customer satisfaction and engagement: a study in Sri Lankan context. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research is based on the impact of emerging digital banking service quality dimensions on elderly customer satisfaction and engagement in Sri Lankan context. Security and privacy, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived personaliz... Read More about Emerging digital banking service quality dimensions and their impact on elderly customer satisfaction and engagement: a study in Sri Lankan context.

An exploration of organisational hybridity in social enterprise organisations in Greater Manchester, UK (2022)
Thesis
Rostron, K. An exploration of organisational hybridity in social enterprise organisations in Greater Manchester, UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study presents research conducted in social enterprise organisations (SEs) across Greater Manchester, UK. It aims to understand how hybridity manifests within SEs and to explore the nature of hybridity within organisations. A review of the liter... Read More about An exploration of organisational hybridity in social enterprise organisations in Greater Manchester, UK.

A systematic review of information technologies to assist policymaking in crisis management (2022)
Book Chapter
Ali, M. (2022). A systematic review of information technologies to assist policymaking in crisis management. In Future Role of Sustainable Innovative Technologies in Crisis Management (1-12). Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9815-3.ch001

The COVID-19 crisis has engulfed several countries, leaving policymakers perplexed and unprepared to deal with the situation. Choosing the most appropriate course of action has become more challenging as a result of the infection and its effects on t... Read More about A systematic review of information technologies to assist policymaking in crisis management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a decision-making tool to control crisis situations (2022)
Book Chapter
Ali, M., & Trevor Wood-Harper, A. (2022). Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a decision-making tool to control crisis situations. In Future Role of Sustainable Innovative Technologies in Crisis Management (71-83). Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9815-3.ch006

Recent events have emphasised the critical nature of making key decisions with the support of innovative technologies to manage crises. This chapter will review pertinent literature on crisis management and existing categorizations or typologies befo... Read More about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a decision-making tool to control crisis situations.