The University of Salford has a history of creating and sustaining an enterprise culture for students and staff and has recently launched a new vision: "By pioneering exceptional industry partnerships we will lead the way in real world experiences pr... Read More about Case study : good practice in enterprise and entrepreneurship education – University of Salford – Building bright ideas and innovating future business : delivering meaningful enterprise skills training at the University of Salford.
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Management accounting system changes : a case study of a family controlled bank
Thesis
Family controlled businesses represent a significant proportion of global businesses in some countries accounting for as much as seventy five percent of business income. While an emerging body of knowledge has focused on Management Accounting in aspe... Read More about Management accounting system changes : a case study of a family controlled bank.
The interest in innovation in the past decades as a means of economic development has been amply demonstrated by both government and international agencies. Similarly, there are bourgeoning literature and research studies focusing on this theme. Howe... Read More about Rethinking innovation : the knowledge spill over strategic entrepreneurship In micro and small firms in Nigeria.
This study analyses the effects of banking regulation and supervision on the performance and stability of Nigerian deposit money banks (DMBs) over the period of 2000 – 2013. Research in the area of banking regulation and supervision has gained consid... Read More about Banking regulation and supervision in Nigeria : an analysis of the effects of banking reforms on bank performance and financial stability.
The Online Shopping Acceptance Model
Thesis
E-commerce in general, and online shopping in particular, are becoming popular ways of utilizing the Internet throughout the world. Social media is also becoming a widespread tool, not only for interaction with others but also for marketing. Despite... Read More about The Online Shopping Acceptance Model.
To investigate the influencing factors for sustainable packaging in a multinational SME supply chain
Thesis
Sustainability has become a buzzword that occurs everywhere in this global economy. Governments continue to lay emphasis on its importance by steering policies favourably in that direction. Organisations, both public and private, are becoming more aw... Read More about To investigate the influencing factors for sustainable packaging in a multinational SME supply chain.
A critical evaluation of information sources used in the tourist destination decision making process
Thesis
The tourism industry is one of the largest in the world; it is also an industry which is growing in terms of its overall contribution to global GDP and employment and in terms of the number of destinations which seek to attract tourists (World Travel... Read More about A critical evaluation of information sources used in the tourist destination decision making process.
Corporate to management social responsibility : extending CSR to MSR guided by Mary Parker Follett
Thesis
This research extends the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by proposing that it should be operationalised as a management obligation and redefined as management social responsibility: MSR. The contribution of this research comprises... Read More about Corporate to management social responsibility : extending CSR to MSR guided by Mary Parker Follett.
There is a growing need for understanding business process re-engineering within SMEs such as the service management companies and this calls for more research focusing on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and implementation. The aim of this study i... Read More about Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) adoption in a hybrid service and manufacturing Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) : an action case study.
Investigating the flow of organisational obstinacy in collaborative balanced scorecard : an ethnographic action research in public service
Journal Article
Developing a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for a network of public-private institutions requires interdependent connectivity and information sharing to set commonly agreed performance standards. Such a Collaborative BSC (CBSC) reflects a high degree of so... Read More about Investigating the flow of organisational obstinacy in collaborative balanced scorecard : an ethnographic action research in public service.
In recent years the notion of tourists visiting sites associated with death and destruction has started to receive much attention within the associated literature, with issues coupled with visitor motivations being key to this research. The genre tha... Read More about Dark tourism motivations : an investigation into the motivations of visitors to sites associated with dark tourism.
An investigation of the performance of African nations in the 2012 London Olympics
Thesis
The performance and success of the African nations in the 2012 London Olympic Games was considered to be poor and well below expectation, taking into account the number of African countries that participated in the Games and the size of their teams.... Read More about An investigation of the performance of African nations in the 2012 London Olympics.
Fragmentation in the UK construction sector is hindering knowledge production which leads to low levels of productivity. For decades, several unproductive initiatives have been deployed in an effort to increase partnering and collaboration between co... Read More about A framework for transferring and sharing tacit knowledge in construction supply chains within lean and agile processes.
Modelling and optimising the sport and exercise training process
Thesis
In elite sport, the fundamental aim of training is to improve performance in competition. It should develop the abilities of the athletes to achieve the highest level of performance. The fundamental aim of monitoring in training is to determine wheth... Read More about Modelling and optimising the sport and exercise training process.
Are UK employment tribunals a barrier to justice
Thesis
The UK Employment Tribunal System (ETS) is broken and in need of reform according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) (2011) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) (2011). Both organisations, that represent and lobby in the interests of... Read More about Are UK employment tribunals a barrier to justice.
From past research literature review on British South Asian consumerism, there have
been some issues and problems found in literature review. Firstly, there have been
generalisations about British South Asians as one homogenous group. It can be a... Read More about A qualitative analysis of the factors that affect British South Asian Muslim women and their consumption of fashion and beauty products.
Ethical codes of conduct : theory and application in small and medium businesses
Thesis
Organisational ethical codes of conduct have come into prominence since the millennium. However, the literature has focused predominantly on these codes in the setting of large organisations. This thesis explores ethical codes of conduct in the con... Read More about Ethical codes of conduct : theory and application in small and medium businesses.
The relationship between SMS/MMS marketing and consumer based brand equity (CBBE) – A review and conceptualisation
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Purpose of the paper: Text marketing expenditure amongst firms grew to £8.94 million in 2012 from £6.09 million in 2011 in the UK (Derived from Ofcom, 2013). This provides a rationale for this paper as it indicates that firms have recently renewed t... Read More about The relationship between SMS/MMS marketing and consumer based brand equity (CBBE) – A review and conceptualisation.
The purpose of this research project is to help develop the disclosure literature in relation to the banking sector, which is currently sparse due to the limited empirical research studies on the extent of banking disclosure and its relationship with... Read More about An evaluation of voluntary disclosure in the annual reports of commercial banks : empirical evidence from Libya.