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Revolutionary syndicalist opposition to the First World War: An international comparative reassessment (2006)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2006). Revolutionary syndicalist opposition to the First World War: An international comparative reassessment. Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire (Imprimé), 12(4), 983-1003

It has been argued that support for the First World War by the important French syndicalist organisation, the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) has tended to obscure the fact that other national syndicalist organisations remained faithful to th... Read More about Revolutionary syndicalist opposition to the First World War: An international comparative reassessment.

Aspects of knowledge representation (2006)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2006). Aspects of knowledge representation. In S. Strijbos, & A. Basden (Eds.), In Search of an Integrative Vision of Technology: Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Systems (19-38). Kluwer/Springer

Peer-to-peer communication between students to facilitate placements (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Keegan, H., & Procter, C. (2006, January). Peer-to-peer communication between students to facilitate placements. Presented at ASET Annual Placement and Employability Professionals' Conference

This paper explores the use of a discussion board to facilitate discussion between students on placement and seeking placements. Evidence is presented that this peer to peer communication can alleviate some of the obstacles to students either seekin... Read More about Peer-to-peer communication between students to facilitate placements.

Barriers of implementing ISO 9001 : 2000 in the government departments and authorities in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2006)
Thesis
Alhaj, S. Barriers of implementing ISO 9001 : 2000 in the government departments and authorities in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Thesis). University of Salford

ISO 9000 (2000) is a quality management system with a high reputation all around the globe. It is a set of requirements used by organisations to attain customer satisfaction. The number of organisations implementing the ISO 9000 (2000) are increasin... Read More about Barriers of implementing ISO 9001 : 2000 in the government departments and authorities in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

State and parameter estimation techniques for stochastic systems (2006)
Thesis
Carr, M. State and parameter estimation techniques for stochastic systems. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis documents research undertaken on state and parameter estimation techniques for stochastic systems in a maintenance context. Two individual problem scenarios are considered. For the first scenario, we are concerned with complex systems... Read More about State and parameter estimation techniques for stochastic systems.

The agility of the business process improvement in a UK luxury car manufacturing context (2006)
Thesis
Liu, X. The agility of the business process improvement in a UK luxury car manufacturing context. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Agility, a modem management concept, is the ability to thrive and prosper in a continuous changing and competitive environment. Currently, agile theories are still very much general and mainly covering manufacturing. Business processes that are... Read More about The agility of the business process improvement in a UK luxury car manufacturing context.

Creating competitive advantage through product quality dimensions in medium-sized manufacturing engineering firms in Tanzania (2006)
Thesis
Luvanda, E. Creating competitive advantage through product quality dimensions in medium-sized manufacturing engineering firms in Tanzania. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The aim of this research was to develop a framework that could be used to understand how the creation of competitive advantage through product quality dimensions is addressed in medium-sized engineering firms in Tanzania. The important elements... Read More about Creating competitive advantage through product quality dimensions in medium-sized manufacturing engineering firms in Tanzania.

Auditing in United Kingdom (UK) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (2006)
Thesis
Onions, R. Auditing in United Kingdom (UK) small and medium enterprises (SMEs). (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The research questions are: 1. Do most SMEs receive limited systems auditing attention? 2. Do auditors pay inadequate attention to aspects of Information Technology and Security? 3. Is unreported fraud widespread within SMEs and is it growing? 4... Read More about Auditing in United Kingdom (UK) small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Operationalising business-level generic strategies (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Ghobadian, A., Nandakumar, M., & O'Regan, N. (2006, January). Operationalising business-level generic strategies. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Belfast, United Kingdom

Electronic business : a business model can make the difference (2006)
Journal Article
Owens, J. D. (2006). Electronic business : a business model can make the difference. Management services (Enfield), 50(1), 24-29

Conducting business electronically, electronic commerce has such well-documented advantages that if a business does not engage in doing so one must question the wisdom of management. The major growth in this transition will be from established ‘bric... Read More about Electronic business : a business model can make the difference.

Exploring the modes of internationalization : the case of UK Business Schools (2006)
Journal Article
the case of UK Business Schools. International journal of applied international management, 1(1), 1-10

Recently there has been a large expansion of Higher Education (HE). Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree programmes have seen a large rise in international applications. As a consequence, the UK is gaining more revenue from the Internationa... Read More about Exploring the modes of internationalization : the case of UK Business Schools.

Inclusion through the ages? Gender, ICT workplaces, and life stage experiences (2006)
Book Chapter
Moore, K., Griffiths, M., Keogh, C., Richardson, H., & Tattersall, A. (2006). Inclusion through the ages? Gender, ICT workplaces, and life stage experiences. In E. Trauth, D. Howcroft, T. Butler, B. Fitzgerald, & J. DeGross (Eds.), Social inclusion : societal and organisational implications for information systems (153-168). New York, USA: Springer

This paper is from the proceedings of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2, held in Limerick, Ireland, July 12-15, 2006.