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Going offline: An exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site’s development trajectories (2007)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., & Light, B. (2007). Going offline: An exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site’s development trajectories. International Journal of Information Management, 27(6), 422-431

In this study we develop a theorization of an Internet dating site as a cultural artifact. The site, Gaydar, is targeted at gay men. We argue that contemporary received representations of their sexuality figure heavily in the site’s focus by providi... Read More about Going offline: An exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site’s development trajectories.

Metacognition and lifelong e-learning: a contextual and cyclical process (2007)
Journal Article
Worrall, L., & Bell, F. (2007). Metacognition and lifelong e-learning: a contextual and cyclical process. E-learning (Oxford), 4(2), 161-171. https://doi.org/10.2304/elea.2007.4.2.161

Metacognition is arguably an important conceptualisation within the area of lifelong e- learning, with many theorists and practitioners claiming that it enhances the learning process. However, the lifelong, cyclical and flexible aspects of 'before',... Read More about Metacognition and lifelong e-learning: a contextual and cyclical process.

Modelling soccer matches using bivariate discrete distributions with general dependence structure (2007)
Journal Article
McHale, I., & Scarf, P. (2007). Modelling soccer matches using bivariate discrete distributions with general dependence structure. Statistica Neerlandica, 61(4), 432-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9574.2007.00368.x

In this paper copulas are used to generate novel bivariate discrete distributions. These distributions are fitted to soccer data from the English Premier League. An interesting aspect of these data is that the primary variable of interest, the discre... Read More about Modelling soccer matches using bivariate discrete distributions with general dependence structure.

A two-stage prognosis model in condition based maintenance (2007)
Journal Article
Wang, W. (2007). A two-stage prognosis model in condition based maintenance. European Journal of Operational Research, 182(3), 1177-1187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2006.08.047

We often observe in practice that the life of a piece of production equipment can be divided into two stages. The first stage is referred to as the normal working stage where no significant deviation from the normal operating state is observed. The s... Read More about A two-stage prognosis model in condition based maintenance.

Self and identity processes in higher education staff development (2007)
Thesis
Marriss, D. Self and identity processes in higher education staff development. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis describes four inter-related studies that, together, explore aspects of self and identity in relation to staff development in higher education (HE). Staff development in higher education is reviewed with particular reference to one of... Read More about Self and identity processes in higher education staff development.

Informed consent and the transmission of sexual disease: Dadson Revivified (2007)
Journal Article
Cooper, S., & Reed, A. (2007). Informed consent and the transmission of sexual disease: Dadson Revivified. Journal of Criminal Law, 71(5), 461-474. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2007.71.5.461

This article examines the impact of the decisions in R v Dica (2004) and R v Konzani (2005) on the extent of the defence of consent. As well as analysing the impact of the decisions on the extent of the defence where a defendant faces criminal liabil... Read More about Informed consent and the transmission of sexual disease: Dadson Revivified.

The future for knowledge management: a rocky road or sunlit green meadows? A discussion of Eastern European perspectives (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Burke, M. (2007, September). The future for knowledge management: a rocky road or sunlit green meadows? A discussion of Eastern European perspectives. Presented at Ninth National Forum on Scientific and Technical Information: The Role of Knowledge Organization in Information Exchange and in the Development of Professional Information Services for Education, Science and Culture for the Knowledge Society, Zakopane, Poland

The fundamental challenge : human and organisational factors in an ERP implementation (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Dawson, J., & Owens, J. D. (2007, September). The fundamental challenge : human and organisational factors in an ERP implementation. Presented at 1st European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation., University of Montpellier, France

Organisations encounter obstacles when implementing ERP systems. This paper intends to explore some of the problems that occur throughout the implementation of an ERP system. Using a combination of the work of Markus et al (2001) and Kim et al (2005... Read More about The fundamental challenge : human and organisational factors in an ERP implementation.

Visitor motivation, satisfaction and behavioural intention : the 2005 Naadam Festival, Ulaanbaatar (2007)
Journal Article
Schofield, P., & Thompson, K. (2007). Visitor motivation, satisfaction and behavioural intention : the 2005 Naadam Festival, Ulaanbaatar. International Journal of Tourism Research, 9(5), 329-344. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.638

The study investigates visitor motivation for attending the 2005 Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It identifies motivation variance on the basis of socio-demographic variables and examines the factors of significance with regard to visitor s... Read More about Visitor motivation, satisfaction and behavioural intention : the 2005 Naadam Festival, Ulaanbaatar.

Internet crisis potential: the importance of a strategic approach to marketing communications (2007)
Journal Article
Conway, A., Ward, M., Lewis, G., & Bernhardt, A. (2007). Internet crisis potential: the importance of a strategic approach to marketing communications. Journal of Marketing Communications, 13(3), 213-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527260601086462

The Internet as a communications medium has the ability to instantaneously distribute information to a mass audience at low-cost and provides a powerful basis for Internet Crisis Potential (ICP) when stakeholders negatively affect the reputation of a... Read More about Internet crisis potential: the importance of a strategic approach to marketing communications.

The plagiarism panic and the partial academic (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C. (2007, September). The plagiarism panic and the partial academic. Presented at ECE conference 2007, University of Salford

This paper is concerned with exploring the causes of plagiarism. The author presented his own experience in the investigation of plagiarism over a four year period. This experience suggests that plagiarism can be the result of poor academic prac... Read More about The plagiarism panic and the partial academic.

A note on corporate taxation, limited liability, and asymmetric information (2007)
Journal Article
Miglo, A. (2007). A note on corporate taxation, limited liability, and asymmetric information. Journal of Economics, 92(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-007-0281-3

Becker and Fuest (this issue, p. 1–10) provides a new explanation for the link between limited liability and corporate taxation. The authors argue that a corporate tax on all entrepreneurs with limited liability is optimal when entrepreneurs can offs... Read More about A note on corporate taxation, limited liability, and asymmetric information.

The object and the event: The power in things (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Fletcher, G., & Greenhill, A. (2007, July). The object and the event: The power in things. Presented at Critical Management Studies, University of Manchester

This paper examines information and communications technology artefacts as a subset of the broader range of cultural items that surround and pervade contemporary experiences of the everyday. Within this context the paper utilises the critical perspec... Read More about The object and the event: The power in things.

Freedom of entry, market size and competitive outcome : evidence from English soccer (2007)
Journal Article
Buraimo, B., Forrest, D., & Simmons, R. (2007). Freedom of entry, market size and competitive outcome : evidence from English soccer. Southern Economic Journal, 74(1), 204-213

The paper tests, in the context of an open sports league, whether greater success is achieved by clubs in markets with larger populations. The relationship is strong but, to a limited extent, mitigated by more clubs establishing in large markets.

The mysterious case of the missing paradigm: a review of critical information systems research 1991–2001 (2007)
Journal Article
Richardson, H., & Robinson, B. (2007). The mysterious case of the missing paradigm: a review of critical information systems research 1991–2001. Information Systems Journal, 17(3), 251-270. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00230.x

In this journal, Chen and Hirschheim have provided a historical analysis of positivist and interpretivist research paradigms and methodologies in the 10 years following the much cited work of Orlikowski and Baroudi. In this paper, we investigate the... Read More about The mysterious case of the missing paradigm: a review of critical information systems research 1991–2001.

IS success and failure: the problem of scale (2007)
Journal Article
Kreps, D., & Richardson, H. (2007). IS success and failure: the problem of scale. Political Quarterly, 78(3), 439-446. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2007.00871.x

In this article we consider Information Systems (IS) failure, and how social and technical factors combine and contribute to project setbacks. This is a timely re¯ection, given the turbulence and confusion facing what has been described as the large... Read More about IS success and failure: the problem of scale.