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The myth of the puck bunny: female fans and men's ice hockey (2004)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. (2004). The myth of the puck bunny: female fans and men's ice hockey. Sociology, 38(3), 477-493. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038504043214

This article presents a consideration of the female followers of men’s ice hockey in the UK, questions why this sport has been so popular in attracting a high proportion of female supporters and considers their place and location within this supporte... Read More about The myth of the puck bunny: female fans and men's ice hockey.

Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework (2004)
Journal Article
Burke, M., & Basden, A. (2004). Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework. Journal of Documentation, 60(4), 352-370. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410410548135

Documents as we encounter them in everyday life are complex and diverse things, whether on paper, computer disk or on the World Wide Web. They play many roles vis-à-vis human beings, and the humans engaged with them have diverse responsibilities that... Read More about Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework.

A decade of neglect : reflecting on gender and IS (2004)
Journal Article
Adam, A., Howcroft, D., & Richardson, H. (2004). A decade of neglect : reflecting on gender and IS. New Technology, Work and Employment, 19(3), 222-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2004.00139.x

This paper presents the case that research on gender and information systems (IS), from both quantitative and qualitative traditions, is problematic as the concept of gender continues to remain under-theorised. This will be elaborated upon with a cri... Read More about A decade of neglect : reflecting on gender and IS.

Comprehensive performance assessment - springboard or dead-weight? (2004)
Journal Article
Wilson, J. (2004). Comprehensive performance assessment - springboard or dead-weight?. Public Money and Management, 24(1), 63-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2004.00394.x

Since its election in 1997, the Labour Government in the UK has emphasised the need to improve the quality of public services. In the case of local government, this emphasis has led to the introduction of Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA). T... Read More about Comprehensive performance assessment - springboard or dead-weight?.

The changing nature of international business relationships and foreign language competence (2004)
Journal Article
Swift, J., & Huang, Y. (2004). The changing nature of international business relationships and foreign language competence. International Journal of Management Practice, 1(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2004.004868

This paper examines the role of Foreign Language Competence (FLC) in international business, at a time when business activity, in general, is becoming increasingly international, and when the focus of business relationships is changing from that of a... Read More about The changing nature of international business relationships and foreign language competence.

Perceptions of "the bureaucratic nightmare" of HACCP: a case study (2004)
Journal Article
Taylor, E., & Taylor, J. (2004). Perceptions of "the bureaucratic nightmare" of HACCP: a case study. British Food Journal, 106(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070700410515217

Hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) is a system of food safety management that has emerged over the last decade as the primary approach to securing the safety of the food supply. It is thus an important tool in combating the world-wide esc... Read More about Perceptions of "the bureaucratic nightmare" of HACCP: a case study.

Safer food, better business: a new HACCP methodology for catering (2004)
Journal Article
Taylor, E., & Taylor, J. (2004). Safer food, better business: a new HACCP methodology for catering. Food Science and Technology Research, 18(3), 22-25

Successful implementation of HACCP across the catering sector has been addressed by a Food Standards Agency project that examined food safety management. This has resulted in development of a new holistic food safety management system for the caterin... Read More about Safer food, better business: a new HACCP methodology for catering.

Innovation, Construction SMEs and Action Learning. (2004)
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Davey, C., Powell, J., Cooper, I., & Powell, J. (2004). Innovation, Construction SMEs and Action Learning. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 11(4), 230-237. https://doi.org/10.1108/+09699980410547586

Action learning is intended to enable a group of professionals (a SET) to tackle work problems, develop solutions and reflect upon the success and failure of their actions. As part of the UK construction industry's drive to improve learning and perfo... Read More about Innovation, Construction SMEs and Action Learning..

Construction sites communications towards the integration of IP telephony (2004)
Journal Article
Beyh, S., & Kagioglou, M. (2004). Construction sites communications towards the integration of IP telephony

Over the past decades, construction firms have been using several off-the-shelf telecommunication tools and techniques to provide the communication means necessary to their mobile personnel on the jobsite. It is obvious that two-way radio transceiver... Read More about Construction sites communications towards the integration of IP telephony.

Global Project Collaboration in the Construction Industry: Standardisation and Integration (2004)
Journal Article
Faraj, I., & Alshawi, M. (2004). Global Project Collaboration in the Construction Industry: Standardisation and Integration. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 20(1/3), 26-41

Collaborative working in construction is becoming widely spread as many activities are performed globally with actors based in various geographical locations. A number of technologies have evolved over the last few years that make it possible to expl... Read More about Global Project Collaboration in the Construction Industry: Standardisation and Integration.

The scope for agreement in statutory party wall procedures (2004)
Journal Article
Chynoweth, P. (2004). The scope for agreement in statutory party wall procedures. Construction Law Journal, 20(6), 319-332

Statutory party wall procedures are now an almost inevitable feature of city centre construction projects. They involve the service of notices and the appointment of surveyors who publish awards to resolve a variety of construction-related issues aff... Read More about The scope for agreement in statutory party wall procedures.

Patients perceptions of pain management after cardiac surgery in an Australian critical care unit (2004)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., McLean, B., & Wallis, M. (2004). Patients perceptions of pain management after cardiac surgery in an Australian critical care unit. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2003.09.002

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate patients' perceptions of the effectiveness of a pain management regimen, which consisted of intermittent prn bolus doses of morphine, in a critical care unit after cardiac surgery. Design... Read More about Patients perceptions of pain management after cardiac surgery in an Australian critical care unit.

Real-world ethics and nursing research (2004)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. (2004). Real-world ethics and nursing research. Journal of Research in Nursing, 9(4), 251-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/136140960400900403

In this paper I argue that nursing research is losing its way. There are a number of ways in which this is happening; for example, people are spending much more time writing about methodology than getting on with the research itself and the reporting... Read More about Real-world ethics and nursing research.

Learning and performing care management: experiences of a newly formed interdisciplinary, assessment and rehabilitation team (2004)
Journal Article
Kneafsey, R., Long, A., Reid, G., & Hulme, C. (2004). Learning and performing care management: experiences of a newly formed interdisciplinary, assessment and rehabilitation team. Learning in Health and Social Care, 3(3), 129-140. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-6861.2004.00069.x

Developments in primary and intermediate care services have enhanced interest in the notion of care management, the processes that it encompasses and the challenges that it poses to practitioners who are more used to working in a uni- or multidiscipl... Read More about Learning and performing care management: experiences of a newly formed interdisciplinary, assessment and rehabilitation team.