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A critical evaluation of the impact online education platforms can have on disadvantaged students at a post-16 secondary academy: A case analysis (2024)
Journal Article

Disadvantaged students have underperformed in comparison to non-disadvantaged students,1 with the COVID-19 pandemic further widening this disparity.2 The case study in this paper (the multi-academy trust) therefore wanted to bridge the attainment gap... Read More about A critical evaluation of the impact online education platforms can have on disadvantaged students at a post-16 secondary academy: A case analysis.

Utilising Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Regulatory Compliance in Financial Institutions (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in enhancing regulatory compliance within financial institutions. Following the 2008 financial crisis, increased regulation has driven the ne... Read More about Utilising Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Regulatory Compliance in Financial Institutions.

The electric car revolution that's running out of road (2024)
Other
Owens, J. (2024). The electric car revolution that's running out of road

The electric car revolution that's running out of road: How Labour's EV targets are putting jobs and investment at risk - as experts warn cheap Chinese imports could soon flood UK market

Revisiting Critical Systems Thinking: Enhancing the Gaps Through Sustainability and Action Methodologies (2024)
Journal Article

Critical systems thinking (CST) is a holistic framework that has proven instrumental in understanding and addressing complex problems across various domains, including social, environmental, and economic systems. Despite its longstanding reputation f... Read More about Revisiting Critical Systems Thinking: Enhancing the Gaps Through Sustainability and Action Methodologies.

Sustainable Engagement of Stakeholders for Socio-Economic Development in Oil Producing Communities Niger Delta Region Nigeria. A Case Study of Multinational and Indigenous Oil Companies (2024)
Thesis

ABSTRACT
This study examines current engagement between oil producing communities and oil companies operating in the Niger Delta Communities in Nigeria while attempting a comparison of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of Multina... Read More about Sustainable Engagement of Stakeholders for Socio-Economic Development in Oil Producing Communities Niger Delta Region Nigeria. A Case Study of Multinational and Indigenous Oil Companies.

The Camera Is an Engine: Ways of Seeing Perspective, Context and Reflexivity to Make and Shape Markets through Innovative Research Practice (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the performative power of research methods, and specifically the power of audio-visual technologies – the video camera - in capturing and re-presenting data concerning markets, their innovation and transformation. Our claim is t... Read More about The Camera Is an Engine: Ways of Seeing Perspective, Context and Reflexivity to Make and Shape Markets through Innovative Research Practice.

An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Safadi, S. (2024, November). An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey. Presented at Reimagining higher education: Journeys of decolonising conference 2024, London UCL IoE

In 2023/24, I have been leading an institutional pilot at University of Salford around decolonising academic practice for staff. Also, as part of the pilot I developed and delivered a 4-part seminar series for students around decolonising education a... Read More about An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey.

Bridging the Digital Transformation Divide Paradox in UK Business Communities (2024)
Book Chapter
Albakri, M. (2024). Bridging the Digital Transformation Divide Paradox in UK Business Communities. In Perspectives on Digital Transformation in Contemporary Business (1-24). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-5966-2.ch001

This chapter explores digital transformation (DT) in UK businesses, highlighting its significance for economic growth. Defined as integrating digital technologies into all business areas, DT drives profound operational, cultural, and customer engagem... Read More about Bridging the Digital Transformation Divide Paradox in UK Business Communities.

Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity Fears on National Security in GCC (2024)
Book Chapter
Albakri, M., Bello, M., & Al Rashdi, S. (2024). Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity Fears on National Security in GCC. In Perspectives on Digital Transformation in Contemporary Business (25-60). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-5966-2.ch002

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has undergone significant digital transformation driven by strategies like Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and the UAE's National Innovation Strategy. This shift has advanced sectors such as energy, finance, healthcare,... Read More about Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity Fears on National Security in GCC.

Should the wheel be reinvented? Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure (2024)
Journal Article

Market-referencing helps market actors learn from what has gone before – saving them from reinventing the wheel. While extant studies show that market-referencing is essential for stabilising and legitimising new markets, little is known about how ma... Read More about Should the wheel be reinvented? Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure.

Conceptualisation of Talent Management in United Kingdom (UK) Higher Education Institutions in the context of New Public Management: Academics Perspective (2024)
Thesis

Talent management (TM) has been one of the dominant debates among professional and academic literature since the 2000s. Its various approaches and practices have been adopted by many private organisations globally. However, despite the popularity of... Read More about Conceptualisation of Talent Management in United Kingdom (UK) Higher Education Institutions in the context of New Public Management: Academics Perspective.

Identifying challenges in implementing digital transformation in UK higher education (2024)
Journal Article
Saini, S., Gomis, K., Polychronakis, Y., Saini, M., & Sapountzis, S. (in press). Identifying challenges in implementing digital transformation in UK higher education. Quality Assurance in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/qae-05-2024-0076

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to systematically dissect strategies against the challenges stalling digital transformation (DT) in the UK higher education (HE) sector. It addresses the challenges impeding DT’s incorporation and offers a blue... Read More about Identifying challenges in implementing digital transformation in UK higher education.

How to navigate the increase in whistleblowing (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). How to navigate the increase in whistleblowing. Colchester

Whistleblowing in the UK is governed primarily by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) this law provides protection to workers who “blow the whistle” on wrongdoing within their organisation

Decision Making using Similarity to a Reference Distribution (2024)
Journal Article
Baker, R. D., & McHale, I. G. (2025). Decision Making using Similarity to a Reference Distribution. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 36(1), 67-82. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpae026

In discriminant analysis and some methods of multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) we often wish to assign a ‘candidate’ to one of two or more groups, e.g. ‘satisfactory’ or ‘unsatisfactory’. This requires specifying the characteristics of both grou... Read More about Decision Making using Similarity to a Reference Distribution.