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A socio-technical framework for assessing the viability of carbon capture and storage technology (2012)
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Markusson, N., Kern, F., Watson, J., Arapostathis, S., Chalmers, H., Ghaleigh, N., …Russel, S. (2012). A socio-technical framework for assessing the viability of carbon capture and storage technology. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 79(5), 903-918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2011.12.001

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is seen as a key technology to tackle climate change. The principal idea of CCS is to remove carbon from the flue gases arising from burning fuels for electricity generation or industrial applications and to store the... Read More about A socio-technical framework for assessing the viability of carbon capture and storage technology.

'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities (2012)
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Griffiths, M., Light, B., & Lincoln, S. (2012). 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities. Continuum, 26(3), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2012.665833

Dominant discourses around young people and social networking in the mass media are littered with negative connotations and moral panics. While some scholars challenge this negativity, their focus has predominantly been upon the formation of friendsh... Read More about 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities.

Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling (2012)
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Bell, S., & Percy, D. (2012). Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 28(6), 604-615. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.1409

In this article we consider the practical implementation of Bayesian methodology in determining the optimal preventive maintenance (PM) interval for a complex repairable system. The behaviour of this system is described using a probabilistic model b... Read More about Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling.

Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills (2012)
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Whatley, J. (2012). Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 9, 75-92

This paper presents a case study, in which a new module, aimed at enhancing students’ employ-ability skills, is evaluated. Employability skills for graduates from higher education are regarded as essential outcomes from their degree programmes, but i... Read More about Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills.

E-commerce conductions between formality and haphazardness : (2012)
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Alsahouly, I. (2012). E-commerce conductions between formality and haphazardness :. International journal of research in management & technology (Print), 2(2), 174-179

This paper aims to explore the current Egyptian consumers' perceptions toward the utilization and adoption of e-commerce conductions. Data for the research was collected from fifty interviewees using stratified sampling method. Unstructured interview... Read More about E-commerce conductions between formality and haphazardness :.

An evaluation of customer perceptions on CRM within the UK retail banking (2012)
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Abdou, H., Idiongette, E., & Mulkeen, J. (2012). An evaluation of customer perceptions on CRM within the UK retail banking. Journal of Money, Investment and Banking, 26, 74-86

This paper aims to investigate customer perceptions of the concept of CRM and its relevance to customer satisfaction and loyalty in the UK retail banking industry. It also seeks to identify the critical factors that can impact on a consumer’s choice... Read More about An evaluation of customer perceptions on CRM within the UK retail banking.

International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones (2012)
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Driffield, N., Jones, C., & Crotty, J. (2012). International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones. International Business Review, 22(1), 140-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2012.03.001

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of a firm’s strategy to invest in a conflict location. To the best of our knowledge, this has not been done before. We examine this using a standard model of international business, overlaid wi... Read More about International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones.

Purchasing patterns of migrant groups : the impact of acculturation on ethnocentric behaviours (2012)
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Newman, A., & Zaleha, S. (2012). Purchasing patterns of migrant groups : the impact of acculturation on ethnocentric behaviours. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42(7), 1551-1575. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00895.x

This study investigated the social psychology of Malaysian migrants and their ethnocentric purchase behavior as they assimilate into the local culture. A theoretical framework consisting of acculturation, consumer ethnocentrism, time, and demograph... Read More about Purchasing patterns of migrant groups : the impact of acculturation on ethnocentric behaviours.

Returns on education amongst men in England and Wales: the impact of residential segregation and ethno-religious background (2012)
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Khattab, N., Johnston, R., Sirkeci, I., & Modood, T. (2012). Returns on education amongst men in England and Wales: the impact of residential segregation and ethno-religious background. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 30(3), 296-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2012.03.002

Individuals’ occupational and educational attainment is influenced by their ethnicity, religion and colour in the UK and elsewhere. In this paper, we analyse the impact of ethnicity, religion and colour along with residential segregation1 and socio-e... Read More about Returns on education amongst men in England and Wales: the impact of residential segregation and ethno-religious background.

Why do men earn more than women? An analysis using British Household Panel Survey (2012)
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Rahman, M., & Khatoon, R. (2012). Why do men earn more than women? An analysis using British Household Panel Survey

The analysis of pay gap across gender is sensitive to the use of specific econometric techniques. While the estimates may reveal upward bias in case of exclusion of significant covariates, the use of inappropriate estimation techniques results in und... Read More about Why do men earn more than women? An analysis using British Household Panel Survey.

Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation (2012)
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Pape, S., Baker, R., Wilson, D., Hoeksema, H., Jeng, J., Spence, R., & Monstrey, S. (2012). Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation. Burns, 38(2), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2010.11.009

Laser Doppler imaging produces a colour-coded image of dermal blood flow, which can be used to quantify the inflammatory response in a burn. The original colour palette had arbitrary boundaries, which inexperienced clinicians found difficult to inter... Read More about Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation.

Animosity and willingness to buy foreign products : moderating factors in decision-making of Chinese consumers (2012)
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Wang, W., He, H., & Li, Y. (2012). Animosity and willingness to buy foreign products : moderating factors in decision-making of Chinese consumers. Asia Pacific Business Review, 19(1), 32-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2011.640133

This study examines empirically how Chinese consumers evaluate and respond to foreign products made in Japan. Specifically, it examines the moderating effects of materialism and susceptibility to normative influence (SNI) on the effects of country-sp... Read More about Animosity and willingness to buy foreign products : moderating factors in decision-making of Chinese consumers.

A reappraisal of the rank-and-file/bureaucracy debate (2012)
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Darlington, R., & Upchurch, M. (2012). A reappraisal of the rank-and-file/bureaucracy debate. Capital and Class, 36(1), 77-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816811430369

This paper celebrates some of the considerable strengths of Richard Hyman’s 1970s/early 1980s analysis of trade unionism in general and bureaucracy specifically, and reapplies it to more recent developments within British trade unionism, while at the... Read More about A reappraisal of the rank-and-file/bureaucracy debate.

The back office goes global : exploring connections and contradictions in shared service centres (2012)
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and contradictions in shared service centres. Work, Employment and Society, 26(1), 111-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426309

This article explores a neglected aspect of IT-enabled service work: the back office. The fieldwork study reveals how back-office service work has been identified as suitable for ongoing reorganization and reconfiguration as firms respond to the pr... Read More about The back office goes global : exploring connections and contradictions in shared service centres.

Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership (2012)
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Cheetham, F., & Mceachern, M. (2012). Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership. Consumption, Markets and Culture, 16(1), 91-115. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253866.2011.652826

This paper adapts Holt's typology of consumption practices to illuminate consumption practices within the context of British consumers and their household pets. The photo-elicitation technique, autodriving, is used to elicit stories from our particip... Read More about Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership.

Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance (2012)
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Scarf, P., & Cavalcante, C. (2012). Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance. International Journal of Production Economics, 135(1), 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.011

Heterogeneity in component and maintenance quality is considered in the context of age-based inspection and replacement for a single component system. A three-state component failure model is assumed, with a defective state preceding the failed state... Read More about Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance.

Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement (2012)
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Berrade, M., Cavalcante, C., & Scarf, P. (2012). Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement. European Journal of Operational Research, 218, 716-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2011.12.003

An inspection and replacement policy for a protection system is described in which the inspection process is subject to error, and false positives (false alarms) and false negatives are possible. We develop two models: one in which a false positive... Read More about Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement.