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A review of contemporary practical applications of cyber security in cloud computing service models (2021)
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Ali, M., & Edghiem, F. (2021). A review of contemporary practical applications of cyber security in cloud computing service models

Cloud computing (CC) has slowly evolved into one of the most widely discussed developments for organisational development through technologies such as personal computers and mobile devices. The application of ubiquitous technologies to protect busine... Read More about A review of contemporary practical applications of cyber security in cloud computing service models.

Effects of food trade liberalization on poverty and inequality in Bangladesh: a partial equilibrium approach (2020)
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Rahman, M., & Fang, C. (2020). Effects of food trade liberalization on poverty and inequality in Bangladesh: a partial equilibrium approach. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jwer.20200901.12

Using a partial equilibrium model, we examine the effects of full tariffs withdrawal from food imports of Bangladesh on its poverty and inequality. We show that if tariffs are withdrawn from food imports, domestic food prices decrease, but the sizes... Read More about Effects of food trade liberalization on poverty and inequality in Bangladesh: a partial equilibrium approach.

Covid-19 transition, could Twitter support UK Universities? (2020)
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Edghiem, F., Abualqumboz, M., & Mouzughi, Y. (2021). Covid-19 transition, could Twitter support UK Universities?. Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 19(4), 439-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2020.1848364

This paper seeks to conceptually explore the use of social media platforms such as Twitter as a microblog to share Covid-19 prescribed knowledge through developing a conceptual framework of university ecosystem knowledge regime. The framework outline... Read More about Covid-19 transition, could Twitter support UK Universities?.

Modifying Bradley–Terry and other ranking models to allow ties (2020)
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Baker, R., & Scarf, P. (2021). Modifying Bradley–Terry and other ranking models to allow ties. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 32(4), 451-463. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpaa027

Models derived from distributions of order-statistics are useful for modelling ranked data. The well-known Bradley–Terry (BT) and Plackett–Luce (PL) models can be derived from the order statistics of the exponential distribution but cannot handle tie... Read More about Modifying Bradley–Terry and other ranking models to allow ties.

The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation (2020)
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Liang, L., Alam, M., Sorwar, G., Yazdifar, H., & Eskandari, R. (2021). The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, 120488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120488

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the structures of inter-organizational connections and innovation results in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Existing literature shows that inter-organization connections can ben... Read More about The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation.

Digital supply chain management in the videogames industry : a systematic literature review (2020)
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Kelly, S., Klézl, V., Israilidis, J., Malone, N., & Butler, S. (2021). Digital supply chain management in the videogames industry : a systematic literature review. ˜The œcomputer games journal, 10(1-4), 19-40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40869-020-00118-0

As industries mature, they rely more heavily on supply chain management (SCM) to ensure effective operations leading to greater levels of organisational performance. SCM has been widely covered in many industrial areas and, in line with other burgeon... Read More about Digital supply chain management in the videogames industry : a systematic literature review.

Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy (2020)
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Kuo, C., Chang, K., Kuo, T., & Chen, S. (2020). Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy. Zhōnghuá xīnlǐ xuékān, 62(4), 537-552. https://doi.org/10.6129/CJP.202009_62%284%29.0005

This study investigated the relationship between workplace gossip (positive gossip and negative gossip) and employee cynicism and explored the moderating role of dispositional envy through the social information processing approach. Data were colle... Read More about Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy.

Zero-debt policy under asymmetric information, flexibility and free cash flow considerations (2020)
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Miglo, A. (2020). Zero-debt policy under asymmetric information, flexibility and free cash flow considerations. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 13(12), 296. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13120296

We build a model of debt for firms with investment projects, for which flexibility and free cash flow problems are important issues. We focus on the factors that lead the firm to select the zero-debt policy. Our model provides an explanation of the s... Read More about Zero-debt policy under asymmetric information, flexibility and free cash flow considerations.

Helping Deluxe Beds to sleep easy : a case study of agile project management (2020)
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Javed, S., Bamford, J., & Abualqumboz, M. (2021). Helping Deluxe Beds to sleep easy : a case study of agile project management. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 22(2), 132-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465750320974942

This case study describes the embedding of the Scrum project management framework as an innovation and operational improvement tool within a manufacturing Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) in the UK. The teaching notes inform 1) other UK manufacturing... Read More about Helping Deluxe Beds to sleep easy : a case study of agile project management.

FinTech, SME efficiency and national culture : evidence from OECD countries (2020)
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Abbasi, K., Alam, M., Du, A., & Huynh, T. (2021). FinTech, SME efficiency and national culture : evidence from OECD countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, 120454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120454

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in an economy; therefore, it is important to study the avenues that contribute towards their viability. As a result, we examine the impact of financial technologies (FinTechs) on SME efficiency. U... Read More about FinTech, SME efficiency and national culture : evidence from OECD countries.

Being a data professional : give voice to value in a data driven society (2020)
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Gotterbarn, D., & Kreps, D. (2021). Being a data professional : give voice to value in a data driven society. AI and Ethics, 1(2), 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-020-00027-y

Data Analytics needs to have ethical standards. There are numerous examples of why this is so, and the paper cites four particularly egregious ones. The paper offers both reasons why such standards are currently missing or inadequate, and how they mi... Read More about Being a data professional : give voice to value in a data driven society.

Theorising the ‘Security Influencer’ : speaking security, terror and Muslims on social media during the Manchester bombings (2020)
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Downing, J., & Dron, R. (2020). Theorising the ‘Security Influencer’ : speaking security, terror and Muslims on social media during the Manchester bombings. New Media and Society, 24(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820971786

Security studies literature neglects social media’s potential for lay actors to become influential within security debates. This article develops the concept of ‘security influencers’, bringing literature from marketing into the security debate to un... Read More about Theorising the ‘Security Influencer’ : speaking security, terror and Muslims on social media during the Manchester bombings.

Intercultural service encounters : a systematic review and a conceptual framework on trust development (2020)
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Vrontis, D., Leonidou, E., Christofi, M., Kaufmann Hans, R., & Kitchen, P. (2021). Intercultural service encounters : a systematic review and a conceptual framework on trust development. EuroMed Journal of Business, 16(3), 306-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/EMJB-03-2019-0044

Purpose: A significant body of research has now been accumulated in the intercultural service encounter (ICSE) literature. However, no study to date has provided scholars and practitioners with a systematic review to map and better understand the IC... Read More about Intercultural service encounters : a systematic review and a conceptual framework on trust development.

The pre-First World War British women’s suffrage revolt and labour unrest : never the twain shall meet? (2020)
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Darlington, R. (2020). The pre-First World War British women’s suffrage revolt and labour unrest : never the twain shall meet?. Labor History, 61(5-6), 466-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023656x.2020.1836612

During the years immediately preceding the First World War Britain experienced mass social unrest on a scale not seen since the early nineteenth century. Despite their distinctive priorities of gender and class, respectively, both the women’s suffrag... Read More about The pre-First World War British women’s suffrage revolt and labour unrest : never the twain shall meet?.

Türkiye’nin Kitlesel Akınlar Deneyiminin Çatışma Modeli ve 3Ka Ekseninde Değerlendirilmesi (2020)
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Sirkeci, I., & Utku, D. (2020). Türkiye’nin Kitlesel Akınlar Deneyiminin Çatışma Modeli ve 3Ka Ekseninde Değerlendirilmesi. Göç dergisi (Print), 7(2), https://doi.org/10.33182/gd.v7i2.631

Turkey is an old country of immigration and immigrants, which has entered the international migration literature later. A significant part of the international population movements, especially since the end of the 19th century, has been the transboun... Read More about Türkiye’nin Kitlesel Akınlar Deneyiminin Çatışma Modeli ve 3Ka Ekseninde Değerlendirilmesi.

Can machine learning be used to reduce overtreatment of the axilla in breast cancer? Results from a retrospective cohort study (2020)
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Jozsa, F., Ahmed, M., Baker, R., & Douek, M. (2020). Can machine learning be used to reduce overtreatment of the axilla in breast cancer? Results from a retrospective cohort study. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 47(2), e19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.11.195

Background: Patients with early breast cancer undergoing primary surgery who have low axillary nodal burden can safely forego axillary node clearance (ANC). However, routine use of axillary ultrasound (AUS) leads to 43% of patients in this group havi... Read More about Can machine learning be used to reduce overtreatment of the axilla in breast cancer? Results from a retrospective cohort study.

Temporal dimensions of knowledge exchanges in horizontal knowledge networks (2020)
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Abualqumboz, M., Chan, P., Bamford, D., & Reid, I. (2021). Temporal dimensions of knowledge exchanges in horizontal knowledge networks. Journal of Knowledge Management, 25(4), 899-919. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-05-2020-0346

Purpose – This study examines reciprocal exchanges in knowledge networks using temporal differentiation of knowledge exchanges. To date research on horizontal knowledge networks rather overlooks the temporal perspective, which could explain the dyna... Read More about Temporal dimensions of knowledge exchanges in horizontal knowledge networks.

Coronavirus pandemic and disruptive impact on marketing and consumers (2020)
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Sirkeci, I., & Baghdasaryan, L. (2020). Coronavirus pandemic and disruptive impact on marketing and consumers. Transnational Marketing Journal, 8(2), 133-134. https://doi.org/10.33182/tmj.v8i2.1180

A year full of exciting expectations, technological innovations and business opportunities, this is how 2020 was predicted to be by many business analysts and experts. However, some unexpected events followed since the identification of COVID-19 in C... Read More about Coronavirus pandemic and disruptive impact on marketing and consumers.

Optimal supply chain design with product family : a cloud-based framework with real-time data consideration (2020)
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Ali, S., Ali, A., Muhammed, M., & Christie, M. (2021). Optimal supply chain design with product family : a cloud-based framework with real-time data consideration. Computers and Operations Research, 126, 105112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2020.105112

When the product family (PF) and the supply chain designs (SCD) are aligned and integrated, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are more likely to improve their operational performance. In this paper, we propose a novel approach, which demonstrate... Read More about Optimal supply chain design with product family : a cloud-based framework with real-time data consideration.