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An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity (2009)
Journal Article
Maccarrone-Eaglen, A. (2009). An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 9(3), 151-163. https://doi.org/10.3727/109830409X12596186103879

The notion of culture has been the object of multidisciplinary studies attempting, with difficulty, to define this polyhedral social concept expressed in symbolic representations. Culture has a significant role in tourism functioning as an internat... Read More about An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity.

My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems (2009)
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Kreps, D. (2010). My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems. European Journal of Information Systems, 19(1), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2009.46

This paper offers an introduction to poststructuralist interpretivist research in information systems, through a poststructuralist theoretical reading of the phenomenon and experience of social networking websites, such as Facebook. This is undertake... Read More about My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems.

Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks (2009)
Journal Article
Abdou, H. (2009). Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks. Expert systems with applications, 36(9), 11402-11417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2009.01.076

Credit scoring has been widely investigated in the area of finance, in general, and banking sectors, in particular. Recently, genetic programming (GP) has attracted attention in both academic and empirical fields, especially for credit problems. Th... Read More about Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks.

A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs (2009)
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Richardson, H. (2009). A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs. Information Systems Frontiers, 11(5), 599-608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-008-9137-9

This paper discusses the domestication of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), particularly their use, in UK households reporting on research undertaken between 1998 and 2004. Issues raised are linked to the dominant discourse of the `d... Read More about A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs.

Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction (2009)
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Cheetham, F. (2009). Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 8(6), 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.296

This research contributes to our understanding of disposal by attempting to foreground the journey of the disposed object rather than examining disposal from the perspective of the seller as previous consumer researchers have done. Drawing on ideas t... Read More about Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction.

Part-time work and activity in voluntary associations in Great Britain (2009)
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Kamerade, D. (2009). Part-time work and activity in voluntary associations in Great Britain. Sociological Research Online, 14(5), 2. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2049

This paper evaluates both the economic, or rational choice, and sociological theories to examine the effects of part-time working on employees' activity in voluntary associations. Using longitudinal data analysis of the British Household Panel Survey... Read More about Part-time work and activity in voluntary associations in Great Britain.

Credit scoring and decision making in Egyptian public sector banks (2009)
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banks. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 5(4), 391-406. https://doi.org/10.1108/17439130910987549

Purpose – The main aims of this paper are: first, to investigate how decisions are currently made within the Egyptian public sector environment; and, second, to determine whether the decision making can be significantly improved through the use of cr... Read More about Credit scoring and decision making in Egyptian public sector banks.

Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world (2009)
Journal Article
Bell, F. (2009). Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world. Educational Developments, 10(3),

Connecting to people and resources online is no longer something that takes place mainly in our place of study or work: we are also ‘connected’ in our homes and even on our journey on the way to and from university. In 1998, 9% of UK homes had acces... Read More about Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world.

Safety and productivity in the construction industry (2009)
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Enshassi, A., Choudhry, R., & Abualqumboz, M. (2009). Safety and productivity in the construction industry. Arab Gulf journal of scientific research (1989), 27(3), 139-155

Safety in construction industry of Palestine still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision. This low consideration of safety importance caused escalation of accident rate in construction projects. Also, construction productivity is not encoura... Read More about Safety and productivity in the construction industry.

An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components (2009)
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Scarf, P., Cavalcante, C., Dwight, R., & Gordon, P. (2009). An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 58(4), 641-648. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2009.2026796

This paper considers a hybrid maintenance policy for a simple system comprising a single component that arises from a heterogeneous population. This population of components consists of two sub-populations that possess different failure characteristi... Read More about An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components.

Knowledge sharing implementation and job searching in Malaysia (2009)
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Sulainman, N., & Burke, M. (2009). Knowledge sharing implementation and job searching in Malaysia. International Journal of Information Management, 29(4), 321-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2009.03.010

The aim of this research is to integrate analysis through case studies on how knowledge sharing could be implemented successfully. Furthermore, this study also will clarify a conceptualisation that provides a new understanding of the relationship b... Read More about Knowledge sharing implementation and job searching in Malaysia.

Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers (2009)
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Griffiths, M., Wood, R., & Parke, J. (2009). Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers. Cyberpsychology & behavior, 12(4), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2009.0062

To date, little empirical research has focused on social responsibility in gambling. This study examined players’ attitudes and behavior toward using the social responsibility tool PlayScan designed by the Swedish gaming company Svenska Spel. Via P... Read More about Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers.

Determinants of choosing withdrawal over modern contraceptive methods in Turkey (2009)
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Cindoglu, D., Sirkeci, I., & Sirkeci, R. (2009). Determinants of choosing withdrawal over modern contraceptive methods in Turkey. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 13(4), 412-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/13625180802255719

Objectives The determinants of the use of withdrawal in Turkey are examined using a multinomial logistic model. Methods Data were drawn from a nation-wide population-based cross-sectional study, the Turkish Demographic Health Surveys that took pla... Read More about Determinants of choosing withdrawal over modern contraceptive methods in Turkey.

Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application (2009)
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Dakrory, M., & Abdou, H. (2009). Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 7(3), 15-26

Nowadays decision makers are, exceptionally, facing complex problems that generally oblige collaboration between individuals with different expertise from different areas. The use of virtual teams is an effective tool to solve these problems,but thi... Read More about Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application.

Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review (2009)
Journal Article
Delamaire, L., Abdou, H., & Pointon, J. (2009). Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review. Banks and Bank Systems, 4(2), 57-68

Fraud is one of the major ethical issues in the credit card industry. The main aims are, firstly, to identify the different types of credit card fraud, and, secondly, to review alternative techniques that have been used in fraud detection. The sub-ai... Read More about Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review.

Assessing the existence of the J-curve effect in Bangladesh (2009)
Journal Article
Khatoon, R., & Rahman, M. (2009). Assessing the existence of the J-curve effect in Bangladesh

This paper estimates the short run and long run impact of depreciation of Taka on trade balance in Bangladesh using cointegration techniques. The results support a positive influence of devaluation on trade balance both in the short and long run. The... Read More about Assessing the existence of the J-curve effect in Bangladesh.

Quality and safety in the Palestinian construction industry (2009)
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Enshassi, A., Choudhry, R., & Abualqumboz, M. (2009). Quality and safety in the Palestinian construction industry. Revista de ingeniería de construcción (En línea), 24(1), 49-78. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50732009000100003

Construction industry is one of the largest and most important industries in Palestine. Quality and safety in the industry still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision and accident rate on construction projects is very high. The objective of... Read More about Quality and safety in the Palestinian construction industry.

Blended e-learning skeleton of conversation: improving formative assessment in undergraduate dissertation supervision (2009)
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Heinze, A., & Heinze, B. (2009). Blended e-learning skeleton of conversation: improving formative assessment in undergraduate dissertation supervision. British Journal of Educational Technology, 40(2), 294-305. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00923.x

The supervision of undergraduate student dissertations is an area in need of research. Although some studies have already addressed this, these are primarily based on academic staff responses. This study contributes to knowledge by gathering the resp... Read More about Blended e-learning skeleton of conversation: improving formative assessment in undergraduate dissertation supervision.

The effects of integrating management judgement into intermittent demand forecasts (2009)
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Syntetos, A., Nikolopoulos, K., Boylan, J., Fildes, R., & Goodwin, P. (2009). The effects of integrating management judgement into intermittent demand forecasts. International Journal of Production Economics, 118(1), 72-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.08.011

Empirical research suggests that quantitatively derived forecasts are very frequently judgementally adjusted. Nevertheless, little work has been conducted to evaluate the performance of these judgemental adjustments in a practical demand/sales conte... Read More about The effects of integrating management judgement into intermittent demand forecasts.