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An evaluation of equity diversified mutual funds : the case of the Indian market (2010)
Journal Article
the case of the Indian market. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 7(4), 77-84

The mutual funds industry grew successfully and brought about substantial returns to the investors and the public sector. The main aim of this paper is to evaluate the performance of Indian equity diversified mutual funds. A subsidiary aim is to anal... Read More about An evaluation of equity diversified mutual funds : the case of the Indian market.

Corporate governance and the financial crisis: did the theories stand the test? (2010)
Journal Article
Wen, S., & Zhao, J. (2010). Corporate governance and the financial crisis: did the theories stand the test?. Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, 25(10),

Three key theories - the agency theory, stewardship theory and path dependence theory have served to explain the relationship between directors and shareholders in the field of cor-porate governance. However, none of the theories alone have stood the... Read More about Corporate governance and the financial crisis: did the theories stand the test?.

Corporate brand identification and corporate brand management: how top business schools do it (2010)
Journal Article
brand management: how top business schools do it. Journal of General Management, 35(4), 77-102

This article reveals an a priori link between the effective management of corporate brands and the strength of corporate brand identification by customers and stakeholders. The article introduces a model of corporate brand management and corporate br... Read More about Corporate brand identification and corporate brand management: how top business schools do it.

Understanding construction competitiveness : the contribution of system dynamics (2010)
Journal Article
Dangerfield, B., Green, S., & Austin, S. (2010). Understanding construction competitiveness : the contribution of system dynamics. Construction innovation (London. Online), 10(4), 408-420. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171011083579

Construction sector competitiveness has been a subject of interest for many years. Research too often focuses on the means of overcoming the ‘barriers to change’ as if such barriers were static entities. There has been little attempt to understand th... Read More about Understanding construction competitiveness : the contribution of system dynamics.

Talent management and HRM in multinational companies in Beijing: Definitions, differences and drivers (2010)
Journal Article
differences and drivers. Journal of World Business, 46(2), 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2009.09.014

Talent Management (TM) has attracted increasing attention from academics and practitioners in recent years, but there are many gaps and omissions left for further theoretical and empirical development. One line of debate has been whether TM is mere... Read More about Talent management and HRM in multinational companies in Beijing: Definitions, differences and drivers.

The study of political marketing at a local level : conceptual foundations and research directions (2010)
Journal Article
Reeves, P. (2010). The study of political marketing at a local level : conceptual foundations and research directions. Revista română de marketing (Print), 96-113

Whilst political marketing has become established as a research theme, there has been a lack of conceptual and empirical research into local political marketing strategies and practices. In the context of U.K, this paper begins to explore local... Read More about The study of political marketing at a local level : conceptual foundations and research directions.

A numerical study of tournament structure and seeding policy for the soccer World Cup Finals (2010)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Yusof, M. (2010). A numerical study of tournament structure and seeding policy for the soccer World Cup Finals. Statistica Neerlandica, 65(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9574.2010.00471.x

Tournament outcome uncertainty depends on: the design of the tournament; and the relative strengths of the competitors – the competitive balance. A tournament design comprises the arrangement of the individual matches, which we call the tournament... Read More about A numerical study of tournament structure and seeding policy for the soccer World Cup Finals.

Exploring consumer boycott intelligence using a socio-cognitive approach (2010)
Journal Article
Farah, M., & Newman, A. (2010). Exploring consumer boycott intelligence using a socio-cognitive approach. Journal of Business Research, 63(4), 347-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.03.019

Despite a worldwide growth in the number of boycott campaigns, the results of studies are inconclusive as the motives behind individual participation are still largely ignored. Drawing on a socio-cognitive theory, the theory of planned behavior, this... Read More about Exploring consumer boycott intelligence using a socio-cognitive approach.

The relationship between emotional intelligence and customer orientation for pharmaceutical salespeople (2010)
Journal Article
Pettijohn, C., Rozell, E., & Newman, A. (2010). The relationship between emotional intelligence and customer orientation for pharmaceutical salespeople. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 4(1), 21-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506121011036015

Purpose: the purpose of the research was to examine the relationships between salesperson emotional intelligence, dispositional affectivity and customer-orientation levels. Design/methodology/approach: seventy-one pharmaceutical salespeople workin... Read More about The relationship between emotional intelligence and customer orientation for pharmaceutical salespeople.

On the distribution of runs scored and batting strategy in test cricket (2010)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Shi, X., & Akhtar, S. (2010). On the distribution of runs scored and batting strategy in test cricket. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-985X.2010.00672.x

Negative binomial distributions are fitted to partnership scores and innings scores in test cricket. For partnership scores, we use a parametric model that allows us to consider run rate as a covariate in the distribution of runs scored and hence to... Read More about On the distribution of runs scored and batting strategy in test cricket.

Hybrid block replacement and inspection policies for a multi-component system with heterogeneous component lives (2010)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Cavalcante, C. (2010). Hybrid block replacement and inspection policies for a multi-component system with heterogeneous component lives. European Journal of Operational Research, 206(2), 384-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2010.02.024

Novel replacement policies that are hybrids of inspection maintenance and block replacement are developed for an n identical component series system in which the component parts used at successive replacements arise from a heterogeneous population. T... Read More about Hybrid block replacement and inspection policies for a multi-component system with heterogeneous component lives.

Inactive banana time: lean production and the degredation of work in the UK Civil Service (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Carter, B., Danford, A., Howcroft, D., Richardson, H., Smith, A., & Taylor, P. (2010, January). Inactive banana time: lean production and the degredation of work in the UK Civil Service. Presented at Dilemmas for Human Services 14th International Research Conference, Lulea, Sweden

The UK Civil Service has been subject to a constant series of governmental and managerial initiatives over the last 30 years, aimed at increasing efficiency by emulating the private sector. The Gershon Report (2004) identified public sector efficien... Read More about Inactive banana time: lean production and the degredation of work in the UK Civil Service.

The mediating effects of perception and emotion: Digital signage in mall atmospherics (2010)
Journal Article
Dennis, C., Newman, A., Michon, R., Brakus, J., & Wright, L. (2010). The mediating effects of perception and emotion: Digital signage in mall atmospherics. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 17(3), 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2010.03.009

Digital signage (DS), public screens showing video, is an important, little-researched topic. The ‘‘direct’’ route in the elaboration likelihood model suggests that DS influences cognition, which then influences emotions whereas the ‘‘peripheral’’... Read More about The mediating effects of perception and emotion: Digital signage in mall atmospherics.

An analysis of the experiences of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university (2010)
Journal Article
Hussain, Z., Pickering, V., Percy, D., Crane, J., & Bogg, J. (2010). An analysis of the experiences of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university. Radiography, 17(1), 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2010.08.006

Purpose: this is a mixed methods study of the experiences and attendance of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university, Undergraduate radiography and radiotherapy programmes are attracting increasing numbers of mature s... Read More about An analysis of the experiences of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university.

Conflict analysis using Bayesian neural networks and generalized linear models (2010)
Journal Article
Iswaran, N., & Percy, D. (2010). Conflict analysis using Bayesian neural networks and generalized linear models. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(2), 332-341. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.183

The study of conflict analysis has recently become more important due to current world events. Despite numerous quantitative analyses on the study of international conflict, the statistical results are often inconsistent with each other. The causes o... Read More about Conflict analysis using Bayesian neural networks and generalized linear models.

Adolescent gambling on the Internet: A review (2010)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., & Parke, J. (2010). Adolescent gambling on the Internet: A review. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 22(1), 59-75

Internet gambling is a relatively under-researched area. While our current knowledge remains in its infancy and the prevalence rates are relatively low, researchers and clinicians are predicting greater involvement among youth. A comprehensive sear... Read More about Adolescent gambling on the Internet: A review.

Integrating the spare parts supply chain : an inter-disciplinary account (2010)
Journal Article
Martin, H., Syntetos, A., Parodi, A., Polychronakis, Y., & Pintelon, L. (2010). Integrating the spare parts supply chain : an inter-disciplinary account. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 21(2), 226-245. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410381011014387

Purpose: this paper aims to substantiate the need for additional research into a more holistic and multidisciplinary approach to managing the supporting supply chains that may also capture contextual information, also pointing out emerging avenues fo... Read More about Integrating the spare parts supply chain : an inter-disciplinary account.