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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.

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.

Can corporate taxation be explained by limited liability? (2010)
Book Chapter
Miglo, A. (2010). Can corporate taxation be explained by limited liability?. In W. Berube, & C. Pinto (Eds.), Taxation, tax policies and income taxes (201-205). 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?.

Experiences of undergraduate students using e-portfolios on work placements (2010)
Book Chapter
Whatley, J., & Procter, C. (2010). Experiences of undergraduate students using e-portfolios on work placements. In N. Buzzetto-More (Ed.), The E-Portfolio Paradigm: Informing, Educating, Assessing, and Managing With e-portfolios (175-189). Santa Rosa, California: Informing Science Press

Diversity in cognitive models (2010)
Book Chapter
Basden, A., & Kutar, M. (2010). Diversity in cognitive models. In Advances in cognitive systems (465-482). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology (2009)
Book Chapter
Greenhill, A., & Fletcher, G. (2009). Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology. In Cross-Disciplinary Advances in Human Computer Interaction: User Modeling, Social Computing, and Adaptive Interfaces (108-121). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-142-1.ch007

In this article we build upon existing research and commentary from a variety of disciplinary sources, including information systems, organisational and management studies, and the social sciences that focus upon the meaning, significance and impact... Read More about Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology.

Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology (2009)
Book Chapter
Greenhill, A., & Fletcher, G. (2009). Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology. In Human Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/9781878289919.ch123

In this article we build upon existing research and commentary from a variety of disciplinary sources, including information systems, organisational and management studies, and the social sciences that focus upon the meaning, significance and impact... Read More about Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology.

Segmentation challenges posed by ‘transnationals’ in mobile marketing (2009)
Book Chapter
Sirkeci, I., & Mannix, R. (2009). Segmentation challenges posed by ‘transnationals’ in mobile marketing. In Handbook of Research on Mobile Marketing Management (94-114). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1598-4.ch064

Mobile technologies have posed new challenges for marketers as well as opportunities in an increasingly global market with high human mobility within and across borders. To understand and address customer needs more effectively, this chapter proposes... Read More about Segmentation challenges posed by ‘transnationals’ in mobile marketing.

The underlying test : human, organisational and technical considerations adjoined with critical success factors when implementing ERP : a cases study of a UK SME (2009)
Book Chapter
Owens, J. D., & Dawson, J. (2009). The underlying test : human, organisational and technical considerations adjoined with critical success factors when implementing ERP : a cases study of a UK SME. In A. Gunasekaran, & T. Shea (Eds.), Organizational Advancements through Enterprise Information Systems: Emerging Applications and Developments (134-155). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-968-7.ch009

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are pervasive information systems that have been fundamental in organisations for the past two decades. ERP systems may well count as the most important development in technology in the 1990s’. There are m... Read More about The underlying test : human, organisational and technical considerations adjoined with critical success factors when implementing ERP : a cases study of a UK SME.

The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting (2009)
Book Chapter
Chen, H., & Boylan, J. (2009). The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting. In K. Lawrence, & R. Klimberg (Eds.), Advances in Business and Management Forecasting (173-188). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1477-4070%282009%290000006011

The forecasting needs for inventory control purposes are hierarchical. For SKUs in a product family or a SKU stored across different depot locations, forecasts can be made from the individual series’ history or derived top-down. Many discussions ha... Read More about The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting.

What use is domestication theory to information systems research? (2009)
Book Chapter
Hynes, D., & Richardson, H. (2009). What use is domestication theory to information systems research?. In Y. Diwedi, B. Lai, M. Schneberger, & M. Wade (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems (482-494). IGI Global

This chapter introduces and discusses domestication theory - essentially about giving technology a place in everyday life - and its relevance and importance to Information Systems (IS) research. We discuss domestication within the context of the soci... Read More about What use is domestication theory to information systems research?.

Organising, militancy and revitalisation: The case of the RMT (2009)
Book Chapter
Darlington, R. (2009). Organising, militancy and revitalisation: The case of the RMT. In G. Gall (Ed.), Union revitalisation in advanced economies: Assessing the contribution of union organising (83-106). London: Palgrave Macmillan

Modelling the new product development process : the value of a product development process model approach, as a means for business survival in the twenty-first century (2009)
Book Chapter
Owens, J. D. (2009). Modelling the new product development process : the value of a product development process model approach, as a means for business survival in the twenty-first century. In D. Jemielniak, & J. Kociatkiewics (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Knowledge Intensive Organisations (208-227). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-176-6.ch013

Success in new product development (NPD) can be considered a general aim for any company wishing to survive in the twenty-first century. It has been found that positive effects can result from the existence of formal ‘blueprints’ and ‘roadmaps’ of t... Read More about Modelling the new product development process : the value of a product development process model approach, as a means for business survival in the twenty-first century.

Optimisation of system dynamics models (2009)
Book Chapter
Dangerfield, B. (2009). Optimisation of system dynamics models. In R. Meyers (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Complexity and Systems Science. New York: Springer

1. Definition of the Subject and Its Importance 2. Optimisation as calibration 3. Optimisation of performance (policy optimisation) 4. Examples of SD optimisation reported in the literature 5. Future directions in SD optimisation 6. References

The Polysemy of Human-Computer Interaction (2009)
Book Chapter
Greenhill, A., & Fletcher, G. (2009). The Polysemy of Human-Computer Interaction. In P. Saariluoma, & H. Isomaki (Eds.), Future Interaction Design II (175-190). London: Springer

This chapter provides exemplars of the influence of digital artifacts upon cultural experiences. We argue that the associations between people and artifacts, and specifically digital artifacts, is an increasingly dense, interwoven, and pivotal aspect... Read More about The Polysemy of Human-Computer Interaction.