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The culture of governance in South African public higher education (2004)
Journal Article
Hall, M., Symes, A., & Luescher, T. (2004). The culture of governance in South African public higher education. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 26(1), 91-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080042000182555

The South African public higher education system is at a point of transition as the mould of segregation is broken through a process of mergers and incorporations. This paper reports a study of governance at this transitional stage. Using case studie... Read More about The culture of governance in South African public higher education.

Implementing a learning technology strategy: top-down strategy meets bottom-up culture (2004)
Journal Article
Lisewski, B. (2004). Implementing a learning technology strategy: top-down strategy meets bottom-up culture. https://doi.org/10.1080/0968776042000216228

Using interview-based 'insider case study' research, this paper outlines why the University of Salford has adopted a Learning Technologies Strategy and examines the factors which are likely to lead to its successful implementation. External reasons f... Read More about Implementing a learning technology strategy: top-down strategy meets bottom-up culture.

Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires (2003)
Journal Article
Doyle, M. (2003). Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 24(3), 275-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/0159630032000172489

This paper contextualises the Foundation Degree within competing economic and democratic agendas. In tracing the development within these ideological and discursive priorities it analyses how they are textually represented in policy speeches, and in... Read More about Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires.

Development of a management information system to facilitate the daily activities of a public health group and promote public health awareness in society (2003)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Sharma, R., Helian, N., & Yip, Y. (2003). Development of a management information system to facilitate the daily activities of a public health group and promote public health awareness in society. Logistics Information Management, 16(3/4), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050310483853

This paper explores the development of a knowledge base within the European Public Health and Environment Network (EPHEN) research group at University College London, which had a pressing need to change the way its work activities were conducted. It... Read More about Development of a management information system to facilitate the daily activities of a public health group and promote public health awareness in society.

Conference proceedings 2003 (2003)
Presentation / Conference
SPARC. (2003, January). Conference proceedings 2003. Presented at SPARC, University of Salford

Employee participation (2003)
Book Chapter
Morris, H., & Willey, B. (2003). Employee participation. In B. Willey (Ed.), Employment law in context: an introduction for HR professionals 2nd edition (499-546). London: Pearson Education

Virtual learning environments in business and management: A review of some recent developments (2003)
Journal Article
review of some recent developments. International Journal of Management Education, 3(2), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.3794/ijme.32.60

This paper examines the use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) in business and management
higher education within the UK. Using information from interviews with staff in 10 UK Business Schools
and 4 private sector publishers it is argued that... Read More about Virtual learning environments in business and management: A review of some recent developments.

A model-based approach for the development of an object-oriented databases system for integrating information about architecture design and construction process (2002)
Book Chapter
Marir, F., & Yip, Y. (2002). A model-based approach for the development of an object-oriented databases system for integrating information about architecture design and construction process. In J. Filipe, B. Sharp, & P. Miranda (Eds.), Enterprise Information Systems III. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers

Regulating the employment relationship (2002)
Book Chapter
Morris, H., & Willey, B. (2002). Regulating the employment relationship. In G. Hollinshead, P. Nichols, & S. Tailby (Eds.), Employee relations, 2nd edition (302-337). London: Pearson Education

Managing in a business context: an HR approach (2002)
Book
Morris, H., Willey, B., & Sachdev, S. (2002). Managing in a business context: an HR approach. London, UK: Pearson Education

Managing in a Business Context: an HR approach offers human resource managers and students the intellectual tools needed to understand the business environment. It covers a wide range of theoretical perspectives in a clear and practical manner, and d... Read More about Managing in a business context: an HR approach.

Education and the new economy (2002)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2002). Education and the new economy. In K. Asmal, W. James, N. Mandela, & L. van de Vijver (Eds.), Spirit of the nation: reflections on South Africa's educational ethos (171-175). New Africa Books

Governance in South African higher education (2002)
Book
Hall, M., Symes, A., & Luescher, T. (2002). Governance in South African higher education. Pretoria: Council on Higher Education

As a result of widespread and increasing concern about the quality of leadership and management of public higher education institutions (HEIs), at the beginning of 2001 the Council on Higher Education (CHE) established a task team on governance of HE... Read More about Governance in South African higher education.

Timeless time: Africa in the world (2002)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2002). Timeless time: Africa in the world. In B. Cunliffe, W. Davies, & C. Renfrew (Eds.), Archaeology: the widening debate (439-464). London: British Academy by Oxford University Press

Building a user blog with evidence: The Health Information Skills Academic Library Blog (2001)
Journal Article
Adams, R. (2001). Building a user blog with evidence: The Health Information Skills Academic Library Blog. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 6(3), 84-89

The College of Health and Social Care within the University of Salford is supported by a team of Academic Support Librarians who deliver training, support and advice to staff and student users of library resources and services. The team continually s... Read More about Building a user blog with evidence: The Health Information Skills Academic Library Blog.

Education and the margins of the network society (2001)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2001). Education and the margins of the network society. In J. Muller, N. Cloete, & S. Badat (Eds.), Challenges of Globalisation: South African Debates with Manuel Castells (224-342). Cape Town: Maskew Miller Longman

This paper reads between the lines of Manuel Castells' recent writing about the 'network society'. In his trilogy The Information Age, as well as in a series of reports and papers, Castells touches on the implications of the network society for highe... Read More about Education and the margins of the network society.

Social archaeology and the theatres of memory (2001)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (2001). Social archaeology and the theatres of memory. Journal of Social Archaeology, 1(1), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/146960530100100104

Archaeology is a study of ways in which we express ourselves through the things that we make and use, collect, discard and take for granted, all archaeology is social archaeology. And, because the past is always part of the present, social archaeolog... Read More about Social archaeology and the theatres of memory.