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The Manchester and Salford Strike Wave of Summer 1911 (2023)
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Darlington, R. (2023). The Manchester and Salford Strike Wave of Summer 1911. #Journal not on list, 44-52

If the ‘Labour Revolt’ that swept Britain in the years leading up to the outbreak of the First World War between 1910 and 1914 was one of the most dramatic and violent explosions of industrial militancy and social conflict the country has ever experi... Read More about The Manchester and Salford Strike Wave of Summer 1911.

Potential of ash from agricultural waste as substitute of commercial FeCl3 in primary treatment of landfill leachate (2023)
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Ghanbari Azad Pashaki, S., Khojastehpour, M., Ebrahimi-Nik, M., & Tedesco, S. (2024). Potential of ash from agricultural waste as substitute of commercial FeCl3 in primary treatment of landfill leachate. Journal of Environmental Management, 351, Article 119932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119932

Due to the ever increasing global population, higher volumes of industrial waste discharges to landfill have caused major problems for the environment. This study investigated the performance of rice straw ash (RSA) as a natural coagulant under diffe... Read More about Potential of ash from agricultural waste as substitute of commercial FeCl3 in primary treatment of landfill leachate.

Further evidence on non-audit fees: Using the context of female directors on audit committees (2023)
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K., A., Alam, M. A., N. A., B., & S., N. (2023). Further evidence on non-audit fees: Using the context of female directors on audit committees. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFRA-05-2022-0199

This study aims to examine the association between non-audit fees and audit quality by utilizing the context of gender-diverse audit committees. Further, we assess whether this link is moderated by industry-specialist auditors. This study utilized no... Read More about Further evidence on non-audit fees: Using the context of female directors on audit committees.

Enhancing the Assessment and the Feedback in Higher Education (2023)
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Gomis, K., Saini, M., Arif, M., & Pathirage, C. (2023). Enhancing the Assessment and the Feedback in Higher Education. Quality Assurance in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-01-2023-0004

Purpose: Lack of appropriate student support and drawbacks in academic progression signify the importance of enhancing assessment and feedback in higher education (HE). Although assessment and feedback are significant in HE, minimal empirical researc... Read More about Enhancing the Assessment and the Feedback in Higher Education.

Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies: Future roles in purchasing and supply management (2023)
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Delke, V., Schiele, H., Buchholz, W., & Kelly, S. (2023). Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies: Future roles in purchasing and supply management. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 196, 122847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122847

Technological advancements associated with Industry 4.0 drive a paradigm shift with economic and social consequences where digitalization, robotization, and other emerging technologies reshape the interconnection between organizations. Critical areas... Read More about Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies: Future roles in purchasing and supply management.

Resilience of cooperatives during global pandemics – Short-term effects of Covid-19 on lending behaviour of British credit unions (2023)
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Cooperative financial institutions are believed to be less vulnerable to business and economic fluctuations linked to recessions and crises. This paper examines the short-term effects of Covid-19 on the British credit union sector d... Read More about Resilience of cooperatives during global pandemics – Short-term effects of Covid-19 on lending behaviour of British credit unions.

Reporting Controversial Issues in Controversial Industries (2023)
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Marshall, D., Jakob, R., Aideen, O., Kelly, S., Roshan, B., & Daniel, C. (2023). Reporting Controversial Issues in Controversial Industries. Accounting, auditing, & accountability, 36(9), https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-07-2020-4684

Purpose: This article explores how companies in multiple controversial industries report their controversial issues. For the first time, we use a new conceptualization of controversial industries, focused on harm and solutions, to investigate the rep... Read More about Reporting Controversial Issues in Controversial Industries.

Working Class Women’s Active Participation in the 1910-14 British Labour Revolt (2023)
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Darlington, R. (2023). Working Class Women’s Active Participation in the 1910-14 British Labour Revolt. Labour History Review, 1(11), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8384482

The ‘Labour Revolt’ that swept Britain in the years leading up to the outbreak of the First World War between 1910 and 1914 was one of the most sustained, dramatic and violent explosions of industrial militancy and associated social conflict the coun... Read More about Working Class Women’s Active Participation in the 1910-14 British Labour Revolt.

Revisiting corporate governance and financial risk‐taking (2023)
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Alzayed, N., Eskandari, R., Eshraghi, A., & Yazdifar, H. (2023). Revisiting corporate governance and financial risk‐taking. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 29(4), 4787-4812. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2896

AbstractCorporate governance attributes have varying effects on risk taking when variables are examined separately. We study the effects of a large range of corporate governance attributes on risk taking using a comprehensive US sample. Our findings... Read More about Revisiting corporate governance and financial risk‐taking.

Problem Directors and Corporate Risk‐Taking (2023)
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Bhuiyan, B., Liu, J., & Alam, A. (in press). Problem Directors and Corporate Risk‐Taking. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12770

This study investigates the impact of a ‘problem director’ on the risk‐taking propensity of a firm and its consequences for firm value. Analysing a sample of US companies, we find that corporate risk‐taking propensity increases when a firm appoints a... Read More about Problem Directors and Corporate Risk‐Taking.

The impact of COVID-19 on UK community finance institutions – Implications for local economic development (2023)
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Vik, P. M., Curtis, J., & Dayson, K. T. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on UK community finance institutions – Implications for local economic development. Local Economy, https://doi.org/10.1177/02690942231208916

UK community finance institutions play an important role in deprived neighbourhoods by serving households and businesses unable to access mainstream finance. This paper analyses the short-term effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the activities and... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on UK community finance institutions – Implications for local economic development.

Design Thinking and Co-creation in the Business Curriculum (2023)
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Fletcher, G., & Kutar, M. (2023). Design Thinking and Co-creation in the Business Curriculum. International Journal of Management and Applied Research, 10(2), 283-297. https://doi.org/10.18646/2056.102.23-022

Business curriculum development is intrinsically linked to the rapidly changing business landscape. Navigating the complexities of this task demands a design thinking approach that places stakeholders at the centre, focusing on obtaining valuable ins... Read More about Design Thinking and Co-creation in the Business Curriculum.

Evaluation of combined thermo-chemical processes for the treatment of landfill leachate using virgin and recovered FeCl3 coagulants (2023)
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Ghanbari Azad Pashaki, S., Khojastehpour, M., Ebrahimi-Nik, M., & Tedesco, S. (2023). Evaluation of combined thermo-chemical processes for the treatment of landfill leachate using virgin and recovered FeCl3 coagulants. Journal of Environmental Management, 347, Article 118973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118973

Sludge resulting from treatment of municipal waste landfill leachate contains suitable cationic substances such as Fe-based recovered coagulants which, if not recovered, can cause environmental problems. The present study aimed to maximise coagulant... Read More about Evaluation of combined thermo-chemical processes for the treatment of landfill leachate using virgin and recovered FeCl3 coagulants.

Open banking and inclusive finance in the European Union: perspectives from the Dutch stakeholder ecosystem (2023)
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Preziuso, M., Koefer, F., & Ehrenhard, M. (2023). Open banking and inclusive finance in the European Union: perspectives from the Dutch stakeholder ecosystem. Financial Innovation, 9(1), 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00522-1

In the European Union (EU), the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) aims to provide more convenient and customized financial products through open banking (OB) platforms. However, little attention has been paid to the role of OB in improving th... Read More about Open banking and inclusive finance in the European Union: perspectives from the Dutch stakeholder ecosystem.

Board characteristics and ESG disclosure in energy industry: Evidence from emerging economies (2023)
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Nuhu, Y., & Alam, A. (2023). Board characteristics and ESG disclosure in energy industry: Evidence from emerging economies. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, https://doi.org/10.1108/jfra-02-2023-0107

Purpose (limit 100 words) This paper investigates the impact of board characteristics on ESG disclosure in the energy industry of emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach (limit 100 words) The authors adopt the Bloomberg ESG rating to measure... Read More about Board characteristics and ESG disclosure in energy industry: Evidence from emerging economies.