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UK consumers’ perceived risk of buying products from emerging economies : a moderated mediation model (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, W., Hongwei, H., Sahadev, S., & Song, W. (2018). UK consumers’ perceived risk of buying products from emerging economies : a moderated mediation model. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 17(3), 326-339. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.1714

While considerable research has been conducted on consumer attitude towards foreign products, most of these studies focuses on the attitude of products from Western developed countries. Our study intends to investigate the effects of consumers’ natio... Read More about UK consumers’ perceived risk of buying products from emerging economies : a moderated mediation model.

A comparison of Olympic and Paralympic performances (2018)
Journal Article
Percy, D. (2019). A comparison of Olympic and Paralympic performances. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 70(3), 446-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2018.1447246

In 2012, Oscar Pistorius created history as the first amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics. Other athletes achieved amazing feats long before the Paralympics were introduced, including gymnast George Eyser who won six medals at the 1904 Olym... Read More about A comparison of Olympic and Paralympic performances.

Optimisation of inspection policy for multi-line production systems (2018)
Journal Article
Zahedi-Hosseini, F., Syntetos, A., & Scarf, P. (2018). Optimisation of inspection policy for multi-line production systems. European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 12(2), 233. https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIE.2018.090616

This paper develops a simulation model to determine the cost-optimum inspection policy for a multi-line production system taking account of simultaneous downtime. The machines in the multi-line system are subject to a two stage failure process that i... Read More about Optimisation of inspection policy for multi-line production systems.

Why has KFC run out of chicken? (2018)
Journal Article
Owens, J. (2018). Why has KFC run out of chicken?

As the delivery problems facing KFC look set to continue, supply chain expert Dr Jonathan Owens, of the University of Salford Business School, looks at what might have gone wrong.

KFC chicken shortage due to supplier hiccup (2018)
Journal Article
Owens, J. (2018). KFC chicken shortage due to supplier hiccup

KFC shut down numerous chains over the weekend after running out of chicken. Even now, 600 stores remain closed and it has left many curious as to what happened.

What drives corporate CDS spreads? A comparison across US, UK and EU firms (2018)
Journal Article
Sorwar, G., Pereira, J., & Nurullah, M. (2018). What drives corporate CDS spreads? A comparison across US, UK and EU firms. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 56, 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2018.02.002

We investigate the determinants of corporate credit default swap spreads for US, UK and EU firms and decompose the predictive power of accounting- and market-based variables for spreads in pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis periods. We find that the... Read More about What drives corporate CDS spreads? A comparison across US, UK and EU firms.

Conditional inspection and maintenance of a system with two interacting components (2018)
Journal Article
Berrade, M., Scarf, P., & Cavalcante, C. (2018). Conditional inspection and maintenance of a system with two interacting components. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(2), 533-544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.01.042

In this paper we consider the inspection and maintenance of a two-component system with stochastic dependence. A failure of component 1 may induce the defective state in component 2 which in turn leads to its failure. A failure of component 1 and a d... Read More about Conditional inspection and maintenance of a system with two interacting components.

Branding in pictures : using Instagram as a brand management tool in professional team sport organisations (2018)
Journal Article
Anagnostopoulos, C., Parganas, P., Fenton, A., & Chadwick, S. (2018). Branding in pictures : using Instagram as a brand management tool in professional team sport organisations. European Sport Management Quarterly, 18(4), 413-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2017.1410202

Research question/purpose – Instagram has become an increasingly popular tool for sport organisations to share visual content. This study aims to examine how professional team sport organisations use Instagram for branding purposes and to explore the... Read More about Branding in pictures : using Instagram as a brand management tool in professional team sport organisations.

Celebrity ambassador/celebrity endorsement – takes a licking but keeps on ticking (2018)
Journal Article
Proctor, T., & Kitchen, P. (2019). Celebrity ambassador/celebrity endorsement – takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 27(5), 373-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254x.2018.1430059

The paper examines the use of advertising and celebrity endorsement in promoting wristwatches from the beginning of the 20th century up until today. It shows a progression from simple informational advertisements stressing the technical, aesthetic an... Read More about Celebrity ambassador/celebrity endorsement – takes a licking but keeps on ticking.

E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot (2018)
Journal Article
Shemi, A., & Procter, C. (2018). E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 25(3), 501-520. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-03-2017-0088

Purpose: The adoption of e-commerce in Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) is a much-researched topic in developed and developing nations. The application of mobile devices, and social media networks (SMN) such as Facebook has revolutionised the e-co... Read More about E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot.

Financial stress relationships among Euro area countries : an R-vine Copula approach (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, D., Yan, M., & Tsopanakis, A. (2018). Financial stress relationships among Euro area countries : an R-vine Copula approach. European Journal of Finance, 24(17), 1587-1608. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2017.1419273

One of the biggest challenges of keeping Euro area financial stability is the negative co-movement between the vulnerability of public finance, the financial sector, security markets stresses as well as economic growth, especially in peripheral econo... Read More about Financial stress relationships among Euro area countries : an R-vine Copula approach.

Critical factors for transferring and sharing tacit knowledge within lean and agile construction processes (2018)
Journal Article
Saini, M., Arif, M., & Kulonda, D. (2018). Critical factors for transferring and sharing tacit knowledge within lean and agile construction processes. Construction innovation (London. Online), 18(1), 64-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/ci-06-2016-0036

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to investigate the critical success factors (CSFs) associated with the effectiveness of transfer and sharing of tacit knowledge in lean and agile construction processes. Design/methodology/approach The st... Read More about Critical factors for transferring and sharing tacit knowledge within lean and agile construction processes.