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Polish and UK doctors' engagement with hospital management (2014)
Journal Article
Hartley, K., & Kautsch, M. (2014). Polish and UK doctors' engagement with hospital management. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 27(5), 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-05-2012-0065

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a short research project, conducted in 2010 as part of a larger EU funded action investigating the participation and impact of doctors in management. The authors sought to compare the... Read More about Polish and UK doctors' engagement with hospital management.

Projecting corporate brand image and behavioral response in business schools : cognitive or affective brand attributes? (2014)
Journal Article
Syed Alwi, S., & Kitchen, P. (2014). Projecting corporate brand image and behavioral response in business schools : cognitive or affective brand attributes?. Journal of Business Research, 67(11), 2324-2336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.06.020

This paper considers corporate brand image, focusing on cognitive and affective brand attributes in the context of business schools. While previous research on university or institutional branding has studied these elements separately via cognitive (... Read More about Projecting corporate brand image and behavioral response in business schools : cognitive or affective brand attributes?.

Notions of belonging : First year, first semester higher education students enrolled on business or economics degree programmes (2014)
Journal Article
Kane, S., Chalcraft, D., & Volpe, G. (2014). Notions of belonging : First year, first semester higher education students enrolled on business or economics degree programmes. International Journal of Management Education, 12(2), 193-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2014.04.001

This article reports on students’ sense of belonging in higher education in the first semester of the first year. The main aim of this study is to measure students’ sense of belonging in the context of the university environment across three London u... Read More about Notions of belonging : First year, first semester higher education students enrolled on business or economics degree programmes.

What would John Stuart Mill say? A utilitarian perspective on contemporary neuroscience debates in leadership (2014)
Journal Article
Lindebaum, D., & Raftopoulou, E. (2017). What would John Stuart Mill say? A utilitarian perspective on contemporary neuroscience debates in leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 144, 813-822. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2247-z

The domain of organizational neuroscience increasingly influences leadership research and practice in terms of both selection and interventions. The dominant view is that the use of neuroscientific theories and methods offers better and refined predi... Read More about What would John Stuart Mill say? A utilitarian perspective on contemporary neuroscience debates in leadership.

Beyond NPV (2014)
Report
Fox, R., Roddy, E., & Swientozielskyj, S. (2014). Beyond NPV

Net Present Value is a deceptively simple prescription that has dominated academic advice. Discount all expected cash flows at a risk adjusted discount rate and if the result is positive, invest, otherwise do not invest. It is still possible to read... Read More about Beyond NPV.

The capital structure of Chinese listed firms : is manufacturing industry special? (2014)
Journal Article
Tse, C., & Rodgers, T. (2014). The capital structure of Chinese listed firms : is manufacturing industry special?. Managerial Finance, 40(5), 469-486. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-08-2013-0211

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not industry membership can explain the leverage of Shanghai listed firms prior to the 2007 financial crisis. In view of the central role that manufacturing industry played in China's rise a... Read More about The capital structure of Chinese listed firms : is manufacturing industry special?.

Do IFRS and board of directors’ independence affect accounting conservatism? (2014)
Journal Article
Elshandidy, T., & Hassanein, A. (2014). Do IFRS and board of directors’ independence affect accounting conservatism?. Applied Financial Economics, 24(16), 1091-1102. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603107.2014.924291

This article observes separately and jointly the impact of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and/or board of directors’ independence on accounting conservatismin FTSE 100 nonfinancial firms between 2002 and 2007. Using Givoly and... Read More about Do IFRS and board of directors’ independence affect accounting conservatism?.

The effects of information at tourism destinations : a model proposal (2014)
Journal Article
Ortega, E., Rodríguez, B., & Kitchen, P. (2014). The effects of information at tourism destinations : a model proposal. Marketing Review, 14(2), 111-129. https://doi.org/10.1362/146934714X14024778816797

Tourist behaviour at chosen destinations is influenced by the information they may receive during their stay. Many decisions, such as visiting attractions, events, car rental, booking restaurant services, prolonging their holiday stays, etc., are mad... Read More about The effects of information at tourism destinations : a model proposal.

Deterministic evolution of strength in multiple comparisons models : Who is the greatest golfer? (2014)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2015). Deterministic evolution of strength in multiple comparisons models : Who is the greatest golfer?. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, 42(1), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjos.12101

We present a statistical methodology for fitting time varying rankings, by estimating the strength parameters of the Plackett–Luce multiple comparisons model at regularly spaced times for each ranked item. We use the little-known method of barycentr... Read More about Deterministic evolution of strength in multiple comparisons models : Who is the greatest golfer?.

A note on a semiparametric approach to estimating financing constraints in firms (2014)
Journal Article
Bhaumik, S., Kumbhakar, S., & Sun, K. (2014). A note on a semiparametric approach to estimating financing constraints in firms. European Journal of Finance, 21(12), 992-1004. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2014.906068

In this paper, we present a novel approach to modeling financing constraints of firms. Specifically, we adopt an approach in which firm-level investment is a nonparametric function of some relevant firm characteristics, cash flow in particular. This... Read More about A note on a semiparametric approach to estimating financing constraints in firms.

Knowledge recovery : applications of technology and memory (2014)
Book Chapter
Burke, M., & Speed, C. (2014). Knowledge recovery : applications of technology and memory. In K. Michael, & M. Michael (Eds.), Uberveillance and the Social Implications of Microchip Implants: Emerging Technologies (133-142). IGI Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4582-0.ch005

The ability to ‘write’ data to the internet via tags and barcodes offers a context in which objects will increasingly become a natural extension of the web. And as easy as the public was to adopt cloud based services to store address books, documents... Read More about Knowledge recovery : applications of technology and memory.

Organisational flexibility and competitiveness (2014)
Book
(2014). N. Mankavil Kovil Veettil, S. Jharkharia, & A. Nair (Eds.), Organisational flexibility and competitiveness. New Delhi: Springer

* Provides a conceptual framework of ‘Organisational Flexibility and Competitiveness’ supported by research * Applies the concept of flexibility to various functional areas: strategy and competitiveness, organization and HR management, inf... Read More about Organisational flexibility and competitiveness.

An analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions (2014)
Thesis
Boyle, D. An analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions. (Dissertation). University of Salford

This thesis presents the analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions. Simulations of the existing and hypothetical relationships between the build... Read More about An analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions.

Britain : Striking unionism with a political cutting edge (2014)
Book Chapter
Darlington, R. (2014). Britain : Striking unionism with a political cutting edge. In H. Connolly, L. Kretsos, & C. Phelan (Eds.), Radical Unions in Europe and the Future of Collective Interest Representation (68-88). Oxford: Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0599-9/6

Compared with the wave of general strikes that have swept across Europe since 2009, the response of UK trade unions to the global financial crisis and government austerity measures has been rather more muted. However, in March 2011 there was the larg... Read More about Britain : Striking unionism with a political cutting edge.

Modelling regional lottery sales : methodological issues and a case study from Spain (2014)
Journal Article
and a case study from Spain. Papers in Regional Science, 95(S1), S127-S142. https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12118

Sales are modelled for 50 Spanish provinces over 522 draws of a high prize lotto game.Acrossed random effects model allows for random shocks specific to particular draws and to particular provinces. The paper explores how demographic and socio-econ... Read More about Modelling regional lottery sales : methodological issues and a case study from Spain.

Time varying ratings in association football : the all-time greatest team is... (2014)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2015). Time varying ratings in association football : the all-time greatest team is... Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 178(2), 481-492. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12060

We present a new methodology to estimate time varying team strengths of football teams. Our dynamic model allows for deterministic, rather than stochastic, evolution of team strengths. We use the model to identify the best team in England since the... Read More about Time varying ratings in association football : the all-time greatest team is....

Would credit scoring work for Islamic finance? A neural network approach (2014)
Journal Article
Abdou, H., Alam, S., & Mulkeen, J. (2014). Would credit scoring work for Islamic finance? A neural network approach. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 7(1), 112-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMEFM-03-2013-0038

Purpose – This paper aims to distinguish whether the decision-making process of the Islamic financial houses in the UK can be improved through the use of credit scoring modeling techniques as opposed to the currently used judgmental approaches. Subsi... Read More about Would credit scoring work for Islamic finance? A neural network approach.

Including pets when undertaking tourism activities : incorporating pet attachment into the TPB model (2014)
Journal Article
Peng, N., Chen, A., & Hung, K. (2014). Including pets when undertaking tourism activities : incorporating pet attachment into the TPB model. Tourism Analysis, 19(1), 69-84. https://doi.org/10.3727/108354214X13927625340235

As modern individuals place increasing value on tourism and have an increasing attachment to their pets, it is important for scholars, practitioners, and other relevant parties to determine whether pet owners will plan to have their pets accompany th... Read More about Including pets when undertaking tourism activities : incorporating pet attachment into the TPB model.

IT Governance from theory to practice : the importance of accountability (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Janahi, L. (2014, March). IT Governance from theory to practice : the importance of accountability. Presented at The 2nd BCS International IT Conference 2014, Abu Dhabi

It is widely acknowledged that Information Technology (IT) Governance is extremely complex and at the same time equally critical when organisations endeavour to maximize their IT investments. IT Governance provides the means for decision making requi... Read More about IT Governance from theory to practice : the importance of accountability.