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A closer look on the Egyptian e-commerce: A case study (2012)
Journal Article
Alsahouly, I., & Rashid, T. (2012). A closer look on the Egyptian e-commerce: A case study. International journal of research in management & technology (Print), 2(6), 1-7

This paper aims to give a general overview about the current status of the utilization of e-commerce in Egypt. A pilot study was conducted among 50 Egyptian consumers as to report their perspectives regarding the current barriers of electronic commer... Read More about A closer look on the Egyptian e-commerce: A case study.

Editorial: Turkey and migration - Editoryal: Göçve Türkiye (2012)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I., & Erdogan, M. (2012). Editorial: Turkey and migration - Editoryal: Göçve Türkiye. Migration Letters, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v9i4.116

Turkey has always been involved in international migration. Despite the fact that mass labour migrations began in the middle of the last century made Turkey appear as a source country, economic development and global changes turned the country into a... Read More about Editorial: Turkey and migration - Editoryal: Göçve Türkiye.

The optimal dartboard? (2012)
Journal Article
Percy, D. (2012). The optimal dartboard?. Mathematics today, 48, 268-270

Our challenge is to determine the best arrangement of the numbers 1,2,...,20 on a dartboard. This problem has been tackled before but we consider a new constraint and a different optimality criterion that lead to an original solution.

Göçmen dövizleri ve küresel mali kriz - remittances and global financial crisis (2012)
Journal Article
Ratha, D., & Sirkeci, I. (2012). Göçmen dövizleri ve küresel mali kriz - remittances and global financial crisis. Migration Letters, 9(4), 329-336. https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v9i4.119

Migrant remittances are an important source of external finance for developing countries. The current financial crisis is believed to have influenced migrant remittance flows as well as volume and patterns of use of remittances. In this special issue... Read More about Göçmen dövizleri ve küresel mali kriz - remittances and global financial crisis.

Re-evaluating syndicalist opposition to the First World War (2012)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2012). Re-evaluating syndicalist opposition to the First World War. Labor History, 53(4), 517-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023656X.2012.731834

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 Re-evaluating syndicalist opposition to the First World War.

The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2012)
Journal Article
Tsamenyi, M., Qureshi, A., & Yazdifar, H. (2012). The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Accounting forum, 37(3), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2012.09.004

This paper reports on the results of a case study that examines the effect of the contract and accounting on inter-organisational trust in an international joint venture (IJV). The empirical setting of the research was an IJV relation between a Unite... Read More about The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness (2012)
Thesis
Efthymiou, K. An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness. (Thesis). University of Salford

The Internet has changed the way the tourism industry operates. It has provided potential tourists with an efficient way to gather information about destinations, to plan trips to the last detail and to make reservations from the comfort of their h... Read More about An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness.

Statistical models and techniques applied to the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) database (2012)
Thesis
Vundla, S. Statistical models and techniques applied to the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) database. (Thesis). University of Salford

The research explores statistical models and techniques which 'have been or might be used' to investigate relationships within the international manufacturing strategy survey (IMSS) database and other similar databases. The sample data for the rese... Read More about Statistical models and techniques applied to the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) database.

Forecasting exact scores in National Football League games (2012)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2013). Forecasting exact scores in National Football League games. International Journal of Forecasting, 29(1), 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2012.07.002

The paper presents a point process model for predicting exact end-of-match scores in the premier league of American football, the National Football League. The hazards of scoring are allowed to vary with team statistics from previous games and/or the... Read More about Forecasting exact scores in National Football League games.

The dynamics of listed SMEs in China (2012)
Journal Article
Liu, J. (2012). The dynamics of listed SMEs in China. International Journal of the Economics of Business, 19(3), 421-450. https://doi.org/10.1080/13571516.2012.715274

We examine the dynamics of Chinese listed SMEs with respect to their post-market viability and growth after going public. The Kaplan–Meier estimation shows that SMEs are more likely to transition to a non-viable state than large firms. Further exa... Read More about The dynamics of listed SMEs in China.

A modified Duckworth–Lewis method for adjusting targets in interrupted limited overs cricket (2012)
Journal Article
McHale, I., & Asif, M. (2012). A modified Duckworth–Lewis method for adjusting targets in interrupted limited overs cricket. European Journal of Operational Research, 225(2), 353-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.036

In this paper we present a modified Duckworth/Lewis method. The key modification is an improved functional form for the model describing the runs to be scored in an innings. In the course of our work we compare several alternative methods for resetti... Read More about A modified Duckworth–Lewis method for adjusting targets in interrupted limited overs cricket.

A variable impact neural network analysis of dividend policies and share prices of transportation and related companies (2012)
Journal Article
and related companies. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 22(4), 796-813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2012.04.008

The purpose of this research is to investigate dividend policy,including its impact on share prices of transportation providers and related service companies, by comparing generalized regression neural networks with conventional regressions. Our resu... Read More about A variable impact neural network analysis of dividend policies and share prices of transportation and related companies.

Talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context (2012)
Thesis
Iles, P. Talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context. (Thesis). University of Salford

This submission incorporates twelve published works relating to issues of talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context. These issues are examined from a consistently contextual and processual stance... Read More about Talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context.

Strategic planning and performance : The moderating effect of structure (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Nandakumar, M., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2012, September). Strategic planning and performance : The moderating effect of structure. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference : Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice, Cardiff, UK

Modelling and prediction of intermittent demand distributions (2012)
Thesis
Lengu, D. Modelling and prediction of intermittent demand distributions. (Thesis). University of Salford

The management of spare part inventories is an issue of strategic concern for most industrial firms. However, the demand for spare parts is typically intermittent in nature meaning that orders arrive sporadically and the order sizes may be highly v... Read More about Modelling and prediction of intermittent demand distributions.

A dynamic model for evaluating the effects of changes in eating and physical activity on childhood obesity (2012)
Thesis
Abdin, N. A dynamic model for evaluating the effects of changes in eating and physical activity on childhood obesity. (Thesis). University of Salford

Obesity is a term used to describe the condition of excess fat. It has many dangerous side effects for health and well-being. Knowing the negative impacts of obesity, this research attempts to demonstrate the contribution offered by system dynamics... Read More about A dynamic model for evaluating the effects of changes in eating and physical activity on childhood obesity.

Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT (2012)
Journal Article
Connolly, H., & Darlington, R. (2012). Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 18(3), 235-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680112452693

Arguably the problem with many recent pessimistic academic assessments of the fortunes of, and prospects for, the revival of European trade unionism is that they fail to adequately capture evidence of continuing union resilience and combativity in ce... Read More about Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT.

Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach (2012)
Journal Article
Kumbhakar, S., & Sun, K. (2012). Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach. Empirical Economics, 43(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-011-0468-x

This article uses a semiparametric smooth coefficient model (SPSCM) to estimate TFP growth and its components (scale and technical change). The SPSCM is derived from a nonparametric specification of the production technology represented by an input d... Read More about Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach.