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Unleashing corporate communications: social media and conversations with customers
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Griffiths, M., & McLean, R. Unleashing corporate communications: social media and conversations with customers. Presented at UKAIS International Conference 2014, St Catherine’s College University of Oxford

This paper reports on a small-scale study that explores the impact of social media adoption and use on and corporate communications and brand image. The research is carried out in two phases; analysis of brand communications via social media; and a s... Read More about Unleashing corporate communications: social media and conversations with customers.

Social entrepreneurship in India : perceived barriers among the youth
Presentation / Conference
Sahasranamam, S., & Nandakumar, M. Social entrepreneurship in India : perceived barriers among the youth. Presented at The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice, British Academy of Management Conference, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Exploring the challenge for Sustainable Development in the energy sector: Sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., & Anuge, J. Exploring the challenge for Sustainable Development in the energy sector: Sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases. Presented at World Association for Sustainable Development, Imperial College London

Global pressure on the green environment has been a major obstacle in attaining future Sustainable Development (SD). In this study, the researchers explore the recent challenges of SD in the power sectors in the United Kingdom (UK) (as a Northern Eur... Read More about Exploring the challenge for Sustainable Development in the energy sector: Sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases.

Building international relationships through social media marketing : a netnography of football communities
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Fenton, A. Building international relationships through social media marketing : a netnography of football communities. Presented at Contemporary Issues in International Marketing

McCarthy, et al (2014) undertook a multiple case study of social media and football clubs and found that “There is considerable scope for enhanced understanding of the way in which fans, members and customers will evolve their engagement with bran... Read More about Building international relationships through social media marketing : a netnography of football communities.

The location and type of employment tribunal claim can determine the chances of success : a unique investigation into the history and current workings of the employment tribunal system
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Lord, J., Percy, D., & Rowlands, K. The location and type of employment tribunal claim can determine the chances of success : a unique investigation into the history and current workings of the employment tribunal system. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2018, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

The UK Employment Tribunal System (ETS) is 'broken' and in need of reform according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) (2011) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) (2011). This resulted in a number of governmental reviews and signific... Read More about The location and type of employment tribunal claim can determine the chances of success : a unique investigation into the history and current workings of the employment tribunal system.

The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly
Presentation / Conference
Poulsen, A., Burmeister, O., & Kreps, D. The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly. Presented at 13th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC13 2018, 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, Poznan, Poland

The way elderly care is delivered is changing. Attempts are being made to accommodate the increasing number of elderly, and the decline in the number of people available to care for them, with care robots. This change introduces ethical issues into r... Read More about The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly.

Managers' positive gossip makes subordinates feeling better
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Chang, K., & Kuo, C. Managers' positive gossip makes subordinates feeling better. Presented at 32nd International Congress of Psychology, Prague

Every story has two sides, so does gossip. Unlike prior studies which condemn gossip, our research analyses whether managers’ gossip benefits subordinates. Our view is, positive gossip contains positive meaning, implying a sense of positiveness and... Read More about Managers' positive gossip makes subordinates feeling better.

Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy
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Kreps, D., Rowe, F., & Muirhead, J. Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy. Presented at 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

This paper argues that the ubiquitous digital networks in which we are increasingly becoming immersed present a threat to our ability to exercise free will. Using process philosophy, and expanding upon understandings of causal autonomy, the paper... Read More about Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy.

AI management an exploratory survey of the influence of GDPR and FAT principles
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Addis, M., & Kutar, M. AI management an exploratory survey of the influence of GDPR and FAT principles. Presented at 2019 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation, Leicester, United Kingdom

As organisations increasingly adopt AI technologies, a number of ethical issues arise. Much research focuses on algorithmic bias, but there are other important concerns arising from the new uses of data and the introduction of technologies which may... Read More about AI management an exploratory survey of the influence of GDPR and FAT principles.

Understanding competitiveness through life experiences – A strategy-as-practice approach
Presentation / Conference
Qazi, K., & Abualqumboz, M. Understanding competitiveness through life experiences – A strategy-as-practice approach. Presented at BAM2019: Building and sustaining high performance organisations during uncertain times, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Practitioners learn and enact typical ways of thinking, understanding and viewing (interpreting) things in their surroundings (fields). The paper argues that by viewing competitiveness as something done by people and not a deliberate-emergent process... Read More about Understanding competitiveness through life experiences – A strategy-as-practice approach.

Professional Service Operations Management : sustaining the discipline?
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Reid, I., Bamford, D., Bamford, J., Papalexi, M., Dehe, B., & Abualqumboz, M. Professional Service Operations Management : sustaining the discipline?. Presented at 23rd EurOMA Conference : Interactions, Trondheim, Norway

Operations management (OM) theory suggests that professional services have some distinct operational challenges. There is an emerging consensus that professional services are changing, due to the socio-economic and political climates in which they op... Read More about Professional Service Operations Management : sustaining the discipline?.

Learning to give in a network context : applying theories of the gift to examine reciprocal exchanges in learning networks
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Abualqumboz, M., & Chan, P. Learning to give in a network context : applying theories of the gift to examine reciprocal exchanges in learning networks. Presented at 23rd EurOMA Conference : Interactions, Trondheim, Norway

In this paper, we draw on theories of the gift and gift exchange (Mauss, 1954, Bourdieu and Wacquant, 1992) to examine how network participants learn to become generous with one another in three learning network contexts. In this paper, we offer fres... Read More about Learning to give in a network context : applying theories of the gift to examine reciprocal exchanges in learning networks.

To reciprocate or not to reciprocate : exploring temporal qualities in reciprocal exchanges in networks
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Abualqumboz, M., & Chan, P. To reciprocate or not to reciprocate : exploring temporal qualities in reciprocal exchanges in networks. Presented at 30th EGOS Colloquium - Reimagining, Rethinking, Reshaping : organizational scholarship in unsettled times, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands

In this article, we sought to draw theoretical explanations of reciprocal exchanges in networks and how reciprocity is seen as the building block of network sustainability through employing a temporal perspective. The article’s main contribution was... Read More about To reciprocate or not to reciprocate : exploring temporal qualities in reciprocal exchanges in networks.