All Outputs (11)

Hubble bubble toil and trouble : the special case of emergency services (2011)
Book Chapter
Sobreperez, P. (2011). Hubble bubble toil and trouble : the special case of emergency services. In Y. Dwivedi, M. Wade, & S. Schneberger (Eds.), Information Systems Theory Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society (143-158). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9707-4_9

The author outlines the technological frames strand of social shaping of technology theory and posits that the dimensions used by the major proponents of the theory to not necessarily apply to all situations. The proposal is to use an analogy of a te... Read More about Hubble bubble toil and trouble : the special case of emergency services.

Consequences of failing to align key stakeholders in an ERP implementation : a UK manufacturing case study (2011)
Book Chapter
Owens, J. D., & Dawson, J. (2011). Consequences of failing to align key stakeholders in an ERP implementation : a UK manufacturing case study. In P. Griffiths (Ed.), Case Studies in Strategy - Technology Alignment: Deriving Business Value from ICT Projects (134-155). Academic Publishing International

Organisations encounter obstacles when implementing ERP systems. This paper intends to explore some of the problems that occur throughout the implementation of an ERP system. Using a combination of the work of Markus et al (2001) and Kim et al (2005... Read More about Consequences of failing to align key stakeholders in an ERP implementation : a UK manufacturing case study.

Trade-off, pecking order, signaling, and market timing models (2011)
Book Chapter
Miglo, A. (2011). Trade-off, pecking order, signaling, and market timing models. In H. Baker, & G. Martin (Eds.), Capital structure and corporate financing decisions : theory, evidence, and practice (171-189). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118266250.ch10

Can corporate taxation be explained by limited liability? (2011)
Book Chapter
Miglo, A. (2011). Can corporate taxation be explained by limited liability?. In R. Morland, & A. Gagglione (Eds.), Business and finance : performance and management (185-190). Nova Science

We consider a model where wealth-constrained entrepreneurs have private information about the qualities of available investment projects. We show that some ”high risk-high return” projects will receive external financing even if they are not socially... Read More about Can corporate taxation be explained by limited liability?.

Empire-building : underinvestment and capital gain taxation (2011)
Book Chapter
Miglo, A. (2011). Empire-building : underinvestment and capital gain taxation. In R. Morland, & A. Gagglione (Eds.), Business and finance : performance and management (191-198). Nova Science

This note provides an explanation for why tax rates on capital gains are usually lower than ordinary income tax rates based on manager's agency problem related to "empire-building" and the under investment problem.

The quest for sustainable buildings: Getting it right at the planning stage (2011)
Book Chapter
Adshead, J. (2011). The quest for sustainable buildings: Getting it right at the planning stage. In Green Buildings and the Law (76-93). Abingdon: Taylor and Francis

Nation in transformation : tourism and national identity in the Kyrgyz Republic (2011)
Book Chapter
Schofield, P., & Maccarrone-Eaglen, A. (2011). Nation in transformation : tourism and national identity in the Kyrgyz Republic. In E. Frew, & L. White (Eds.), Tourism and National Identities, an International Perspective (105-120). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

Towards lifeworld-orientated information systems development (2011)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2011). Towards lifeworld-orientated information systems development. In H. Isomaki, & S. Pekkola (Eds.), Reframing humans in information systems development (41-65). Springer

Reframing online shopping through innovative and organic user-oriented design (2011)
Book Chapter
Greenhill, A., & Fletcher, G. (2011). Reframing online shopping through innovative and organic user-oriented design. In H. Isomäki, & S. Pekkola (Eds.), Reframing Humans in Information Systems Development (243-262). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-347-3_15

The structure and form of the Web is defined by specific design elements; its protocols, the scope of acceptable file formats and the capability of clients. These elements are intentionally minimal constraints but nonetheless structure what can be ac... Read More about Reframing online shopping through innovative and organic user-oriented design.

Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970 (2011)
Book Chapter
Downs, C. (2011). Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970. In R. Snape, & D. Smith (Eds.), Recording Leisure Lives: Holidays and Tourism in 20th Century Britain (51-73). Leisure Studies

Gambling was a popular and pervasive leisure pursuit long before it was legalised in January 1961. The most prevalent forms of gambling amongst the working classes were the football pools, illegal off-course cash betting and greyhound racing; all of... Read More about Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970.

Cybercrime (2011)
Book Chapter
MacEwan, N., Weinstein, S., Wild, C., & Geach, N. (2011). Cybercrime. In Electronic and Mobile Commerce Law: An Analysis of Trade, Finance, Media and Cybercrime in the Digital Age (307-382). Hatfield, UK: University of Hertfordshire Press