Creativity and innovation in library and information education
(2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
All Outputs (13)
The importance of a new product development (NPD) process : getting started (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
In order to achieve a successful new product, and certainly the successful implementation of a new product into a company, it is necessary to have a structured and documented approach to New Product Development (NPD), therefore providing a clear road... Read More about The importance of a new product development (NPD) process : getting started.
Evaluating Castlefield Urban Heritage Park from the consumer perspective: destination attribute importance, visitor perception and satisfaction (2000)
Journal Article
The objective of the research was to evaluate, from the consumer perspective, Castlefield Urban Heritage Park--a day trip destination in Manchester--in order to inform the destination's product development strategy. An attitude scale comprising attri... Read More about Evaluating Castlefield Urban Heritage Park from the consumer perspective: destination attribute importance, visitor perception and satisfaction.
A model of multiple nested inspections at different intervals (2000)
Journal Article
Although much has been published concerning the optimality of a single-type inspection process, relatively
little attention has been paid in the literature of maintenance modelling to the practice of multiple nested
inspections. In this paper a nov... Read More about A model of multiple nested inspections at different intervals.
A data deficiency based parameter estimating problem and case study in delay time PM modeling (2000)
Journal Article
This paper describes a modeling study of preventive maintenance (PM) policy of production plant in a local company
with a view to improving current practice. The model developed is based upon the delay time concept where because of
an absence of PM... Read More about A data deficiency based parameter estimating problem and case study in delay time PM modeling.
The IS field prides itself on its closeness to practice and, in recent years, has found itself
under growing pressures from government and business for the improved utilisation of
research results. This thesis is concerned with the beliefs and beha... Read More about Communication across the divide : an investigation into the beliefs and behaviours of IS academics with respect to the dissemination of their work.
This in-depth cases tudy examinest he troubled introduction of a new computerisedr eservation
system at French Railways. Socrale, based on the American Airlines Sabre system, had a disastrous
beginning.I t wasb adly receivedb y the Frenchp ublic, l... Read More about Information systems failure, politics and the sociology of translation : the problematic introduction of an American computerised reservation system and yield management at French Railways.
The application of leadership theories on Malaysian companies (2000)
Thesis
The objective of this study is to find out whether the leadership theories that are being widely practised by Western countries are being universally
accepted in Asian countries, which have different local cultures and values. Both local and multina... Read More about The application of leadership theories on Malaysian companies.
This research is concerned with finding out about the nature of the relationship
between the change manager and the change project. An action learning approach to
the investigation and analysis was adopted throughout in order to achieve a
'practit... Read More about A journey to learn about journeys : a practical examination of the nature of the relationship between the change manager and his change project.
The management of risk in information systems development (2000)
Thesis
Despite impressive advances in technology and a plethora of Information Systems
development methods there remain plentiful stories of Information Systems project failure.
Risk Management promises a positive impact on Information Systems Development... Read More about The management of risk in information systems development.
Secure use of the Internet by business (2000)
Thesis
This study focuses on electronic data security issues and their applicability to SMEs.
Prior to this project, no frame of reference had been identified or defined for:
• The electronic data and Internet security needs of SMEs
• The critical succes... Read More about Secure use of the Internet by business.