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Performance of direct mail in building customer loyalty in Greek automotive sector during the financial crisis (2016)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I. (2016). Performance of direct mail in building customer loyalty in Greek automotive sector during the financial crisis. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 18(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2017.080841

This paper focuses on the performance of direct mail as a key marketing communication tool in customer retention and a loyalty building instrument during the financial crisis in Greek automotive sector. The major transnational car brand Toyota in Gre... Read More about Performance of direct mail in building customer loyalty in Greek automotive sector during the financial crisis.

Reassessing the nature of IS (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2016, December). Reassessing the nature of IS. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems, Dublin

This paper draws upon the work of three different philosophers, from America, France and Britain, to argue for (i) the reality of subjectivity, (ii) the nonphysical nature of subjective consciousness that is dependent upon but not determined by the p... Read More about Reassessing the nature of IS.

The meta-cycle : action research as an orchestrator of situated research inquiry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kawalek, P., Lorenzo, O., Kawalek, J., & Mohamad, M. (2016, December). The meta-cycle : action research as an orchestrator of situated research inquiry. Presented at ICIS Workshop on Advances in Qualitative IS Research Methodologies, Dublin, Ireland

The paper presents the role of AR in negotiating the researchers’ relationship with a community and the meaning of that research to the community. Can the researcher maintain both an impulse to be a part of a community and to belong to research? Wher... Read More about The meta-cycle : action research as an orchestrator of situated research inquiry.

An analysis of country medal shares in individual sports at the Olympics (2016)
Journal Article
Forrest, D., McHale, I., Sanz, I., & de Tena, J. (2017). An analysis of country medal shares in individual sports at the Olympics. European Sport Management Quarterly, 17(2), 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2016.1248463

Research question: Several studies report modelling relating countries’ medal shares at the Olympics to population and per capita income (host status and political system are typically included as controls). This paper uses a similar model but disagg... Read More about An analysis of country medal shares in individual sports at the Olympics.

An empirical study on the building blocks of resilience in British food supply chains (2016)
Thesis
Liravi, P. An empirical study on the building blocks of resilience in British food supply chains. (Thesis). University of Salford

Food is, of course, essential to the continuation of human life, and today’s food supply networks or as they are also known “farm to fork” are becoming more diverse and dynamic. It is an undeniable fact that the changing climate has resulted in more... Read More about An empirical study on the building blocks of resilience in British food supply chains.

Corporate image and a sport’s governing body (2016)
Journal Article
Sekhon, H., Roy, S., Chadwick, S., & Devlin, J. (2016). Corporate image and a sport’s governing body. Service Industries Journal, 36(11-12), 556-575. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2016.1255729

This study provides a topical examination of corporate image and a sport’s governing body. Our study is based on 500 worldwide followers of football and has major implications because it serves as a basis for understanding how sports fans might devel... Read More about Corporate image and a sport’s governing body.

Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future (2016)
Journal Article
Paul, J., & Sahadev, S. (2018). Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 40, 304-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2016.08.007

The issues of elderly consumers remain under researched despite a rapidly aging population in most countries across the globe. We examine the service failure and complexity of problems of a nursing home for seniors and seek to contribute to the field... Read More about Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future.

A three stage analysis of motivational and behavioural factors in UK internet gambling (2016)
Journal Article
Mulkeen, J., Abdou, H., & Parke, J. (2017). A three stage analysis of motivational and behavioural factors in UK internet gambling. Personality and Individual Differences, 107, 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.11.007

This paper uses the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to determine differences in UK internet player responses to their motives for gambling online. It also evaluates their views relating to responsible gambling practices and behavioural factors... Read More about A three stage analysis of motivational and behavioural factors in UK internet gambling.

Brickbats and bouquets for marketing (2016)
Journal Article
Kitchen, P., & Sheth, J. (2016). Brickbats and bouquets for marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 50(11), 1906-1923. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-09-2016-0530

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the development and application of marketing theory and practice over time and its current status. The terms “brickbats” and “bouquets” are used as metaphors to extend praise or criticism for mark... Read More about Brickbats and bouquets for marketing.

Cross-cultural consumer perceptions of service quality in restaurants (2016)
Journal Article
Djekic, I., Kane, K., Tomic, T., Kalogianni, E., Rocha, A., Zamioudi, L., & Pacheco, R. (2016). Cross-cultural consumer perceptions of service quality in restaurants. Nutrition and Food Science, 46(6), 827-843. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-04-2016-0052

Purpose – This paper aims to present results from a research that analyzed consumer perceptions of service quality in restaurants in four European cities – Belgrade (Serbia), Manchester (UK), Thessaloniki (Greece) and Porto (Portugal). Design/meth... Read More about Cross-cultural consumer perceptions of service quality in restaurants.

Self or simulacra of online reviews : an empirical perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Singh, V., Nishant, R., & Kitchen, P. (2016). Self or simulacra of online reviews : an empirical perspective. Psychology and Marketing, 33(12), 1112-1118. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20946

Online user-generated content (UGC) includes various forms of computer-mediated online reviews, ratings, and feedback. The impact of online consumer reviews has been widely studied particularly in e-commerce, online marketing, and consumer behavior d... Read More about Self or simulacra of online reviews : an empirical perspective.

Lens or prism? How organisations sustain multiple and competing reputations (2016)
Journal Article
Harvey, W., Tourky, M., Knight, E., & Kitchen, P. (2017). Lens or prism? How organisations sustain multiple and competing reputations. European Journal of Marketing, 51(4), 821-844. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-03-2016-0122

Purpose: This paper challenges singular definitions, measurements and applications of corporate reputation which tend to be reductionist. We rebuff such narrow representations of reputation by showing the multiplicity of reputation in the case of a g... Read More about Lens or prism? How organisations sustain multiple and competing reputations.

Matter and memory and deep learning (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2016, November). Matter and memory and deep learning. Presented at Diagnoses of Matter and Memory: Bergson and the Problems of Brain, Time and Memory, Tokyo, Japan

The recent phenomenon of ‘Deep Learning,’ which has given us such science-fiction-like innovations as search tools in photographic applications and the growing reality of self-driving cars, is a new form, and subset, of ‘Machine Learning’ made possib... Read More about Matter and memory and deep learning.

Which firms use Islamic financing? (2016)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2017). Which firms use Islamic financing?. Economics Letters, 150, 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.10.036

This study explores to what extent the Islamic financing instruments are used by non-financial firms. Based on a panel data of firms from fourteen developing countries for the 2005-2009 period, we find that Islamic financing forms a significant share... Read More about Which firms use Islamic financing?.

Coarse and fine identification of collusive clique in financial market (2016)
Journal Article
Zhai, J., Cao, Y., Yao, Y., Ding, X., & Li, Y. (2017). Coarse and fine identification of collusive clique in financial market. Expert systems with applications, 69, 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2016.10.051

Collusive transactions refer to the activity whereby traders use carefully-designed trade to illegally manipulate the market. They do this by increasing specific trading volumes, thus creating a false impression that a market is more active than it a... Read More about Coarse and fine identification of collusive clique in financial market.

British labour movement solidarity in the 1913-14 Dublin Lockout (2016)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2016). British labour movement solidarity in the 1913-14 Dublin Lockout. Labor History, 57(4), 504-525. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023656X.2016.1239872

While most accounts of the Dublin Lockout of 1913-14 consider it primarily as an event in Irish history, it was also one of the most important struggles in twentieth century British history. It was influenced by, and was an integral part of the great... Read More about British labour movement solidarity in the 1913-14 Dublin Lockout.

To debt or not to debt : are Islamic banks less risky than conventional banks? (2016)
Journal Article
Sorwar, G., Vasileios, P., John, P., & Mohamed, N. (2016). To debt or not to debt : are Islamic banks less risky than conventional banks?. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 132(Supp), 113-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2016.10.012

We empirically analyze the market risk profiles of Islamic banks with two sets of conventional banks taken from the same geographical locations as Islamic banks and from a random global sample respectively for the period 2000-2013. Moreover, we divid... Read More about To debt or not to debt : are Islamic banks less risky than conventional banks?.

Sequential regression measurement error models with application (2016)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Moffatt, J. (2016). Sequential regression measurement error models with application. Statistical Modelling, 16(6), 454-476. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471082X16663065

Sequential regression approaches can be used to analyse processes in which covariates are revealed in stages. Such processes occur widely, with examples including medical intervention, sports contests, and political campaigns. The naïvenaive sequenti... Read More about Sequential regression measurement error models with application.

Semiparametric smooth coefficient estimation of a production system (2016)
Journal Article
Kumbhakar, S., Sun, K., & Zhang, R. (2016). Semiparametric smooth coefficient estimation of a production system. Pacific Economic Review, 21(4), 464-482. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0106.12193

This paper addresses endogeneity of inputs in estimating a semiparametric smooth coefficient production function using a system approach. The system consists of a translog production function and the first-order conditions (FOC’s) of profit maximiz... Read More about Semiparametric smooth coefficient estimation of a production system.