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Opportunities for gamified learning in purchasing and supply management education (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Vangorp, P., Stek, K., & Delke, V. (2020, September). Opportunities for gamified learning in purchasing and supply management education. Presented at ECGBL 2020 14th European Conference on Game-Based Learning, Brighton, United Kingdom

Gamification has been used in a wide variety of subject-specific education contexts. Examples of such usage in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) context include the oft-played beer distribution game, developed by MIT Sloan School of Management (For... Read More about Opportunities for gamified learning in purchasing and supply management education.

Smart supply chain: Are the procurers ready for industry 4.0 (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Tkac, M., & Stek, K. (2020, September). Smart supply chain: Are the procurers ready for industry 4.0. Presented at 28th Interdisciplinary Information Management Talks: Digitalized Economy, Society and Information Management, IDIMT 2020, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic

Industry 4.0 brings changes to the supply chain environment and companies that want to benefit from these changes must be prepared to implement them. However, successful implementation requires skilled and trained personnel who will embrace these cha... Read More about Smart supply chain: Are the procurers ready for industry 4.0.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and UK organisations : a year of implementation of GDPR (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Addis, C., & Kutar, M. (2020, March). General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and UK organisations : a year of implementation of GDPR. Presented at 25th UK Academy for Information Systems International Conference 2020, Online conference

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable in May 2018 and its impact is globally significant. Meanwhile, a growing number of organisations are increasingly adopting AI technologies. This paper explores the effects of the GDPR... Read More about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and UK organisations : a year of implementation of GDPR.

P014 Paediatric sleep diaries and actigraphy– opinions of the stakeholders (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kingshott, R., Thomas, L., Elphick, H., Needham, A., Jimenez-Aranda, A., & Razaghi, H. (2019, November). P014 Paediatric sleep diaries and actigraphy– opinions of the stakeholders. Poster presented at BSS Scientific Conference, Birmingham, England

Introduction Paper sleep diaries and actigraphy are useful tools in Sleep Medicine to evaluate sleep wake patterns in the home environment over the course of 7–14 days. In our service, the demand for actigraphy far outweighs the available resources.... Read More about P014 Paediatric sleep diaries and actigraphy– opinions of the stakeholders.

Analysis of support from Universities and supervisors towards creative research for Post Graduate students in Pakistan (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Asdullah, M. (2019, October). Analysis of support from Universities and supervisors towards creative research for Post Graduate students in Pakistan. Poster presented at methods@manchester Methods Fair 2019, The University of Manchester

Use of creative methods in research is increasing in researchers all over the world. These are found to positively influence the researchers work. Keeping in view this fact, the current study has been aimed at investigating supervisors & university’s... Read More about Analysis of support from Universities and supervisors towards creative research for Post Graduate students in Pakistan.

The experiences of female football fans on social media (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fenton, A., Vasilica, C., Gillooly, L., & Vurtak, S. (2019, September). The experiences of female football fans on social media. Presented at The European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference, Seville, Spain

How technology enhances fitness facility practices : a health behaviour perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., & Cresswell, M. (2019, September). How technology enhances fitness facility practices : a health behaviour perspective. Presented at BAM 2019 Annual Conference: seeking solutions in uncertain times, Birmingham, Aston University

Underlying health conditions have been highlighted throughout the literature preventing several populations from engaging in physical activity. There have been little to no attempts made in addressing these populations directly in fitness facilities... Read More about How technology enhances fitness facility practices : a health behaviour perspective.

An investigation of acculturation journey of Chinese Mandarin-speaking students taking undergraduate studies in UK business schools (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Xu, D. (2019, September). An investigation of acculturation journey of Chinese Mandarin-speaking students taking undergraduate studies in UK business schools. Presented at British Academy of Management conference 2019, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

The research concentrates on Chinese Mandarin-speaking students’ acculturation journey within their undergraduate studies in UK business schools, to identify issues that impact on their acculturation and academic adaptation, in an endeavour to provid... Read More about An investigation of acculturation journey of Chinese Mandarin-speaking students taking undergraduate studies in UK business schools.

Entrepreneurial opportunities recognition inSub-Saharan Africa: a proposed model for investigation (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Udagedara, R., Bello, M., & Allman, K. (2019, September). Entrepreneurial opportunities recognition inSub-Saharan Africa: a proposed model for investigation. Presented at BAM 2019 Annual Conference, Birmingham, Aston University

Earlier studies have predominantly investigated entrepreneurial opportunities recognition from either the discovery or creation perspectives in the developed economies of America and Europe respectively. These efforts have mostly generated contradic... Read More about Entrepreneurial opportunities recognition inSub-Saharan Africa: a proposed model for investigation.

Transferring knowledge for innovation through partnership between university & Technology-Based Small Firms (TBSFs): a social capital perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Udagedara, R., Yusup, N. H., & Griffiths, M. (2019, September). Transferring knowledge for innovation through partnership between university & Technology-Based Small Firms (TBSFs): a social capital perspective. Presented at BAM 2019 Annual Conference, Aston University, Aston

Building upon forty-three semi-structured interviews with universities partnership with technology-based small firms (TBSFs) for knowledge transfer in the United Kingdom, this study explores how social capital influences knowledge transfer in foster... Read More about Transferring knowledge for innovation through partnership between university & Technology-Based Small Firms (TBSFs): a social capital perspective.

Agile research and the PhD journey (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C., & Fenton, A. (2019, June). Agile research and the PhD journey. Presented at British Academy of Management conference on Management Knowledge and Education, University of York St John

This paper proposes that Agile is the most effective approach to doctoral research, particularly where an interpretive or phenomenological approach is taken. An iterative cycle through the key processes of research design, literature review, method d... Read More about Agile research and the PhD journey.

Supply chain management in the videogames industry: a systematic literature review evaluating the maturity of the field and establishing a new research agenda (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Klezl, V., Israilidis, J., & Malone, N. (2019, April). Supply chain management in the videogames industry: a systematic literature review evaluating the maturity of the field and establishing a new research agenda. Presented at 28th International IPSERA Conference: Art and Science of Procurement, Milan, Italy

The Video Games Industry (VGI) continues to grow dramatically and, as industries mature, they rely more heavily on Supply Chain Management (SCM) to ensure effective operations leading to greater levels of performance. SCM has been widely covered in m... Read More about Supply chain management in the videogames industry: a systematic literature review evaluating the maturity of the field and establishing a new research agenda.

Infomateriality (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2018, December). Infomateriality. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, USA

This paper argues for the notion of 'infomateriality' as an orientation for IS research and as an alternative to and in distinction from sociomateriality. It sees Orlikowski’s relatively recent exposition of sociomateriality as developing out of her... Read More about Infomateriality.

ERP performance triangle : exploring the interplay between benefits realisation management, project governance, and project success (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., & Sultan, A. (2018, September). ERP performance triangle : exploring the interplay between benefits realisation management, project governance, and project success. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2018 : e-Business & e-Government Track, Bristol, UK

The current study aim to explore the trio interplay ERP’s Benefits realisation, project governance, and project success in Oil corporations in Gulf. Using a set of 12 qualitative semi-structured interviews, an interpretative study has addressed senio... Read More about ERP performance triangle : exploring the interplay between benefits realisation management, project governance, and project success.

Exploring the challenge for sustainable development in the energy sector : sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., & Anuge, J. (2018, September). Exploring the challenge for sustainable development in the energy sector : sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2018 : Critical Management Studies Track, Bristol, UK

The global pressure on green environment has been a major issue to attaining future Sustainable Development (SD). In this study, the researchers explore the recent challenges of SD in the power sectors in the UK (as a European North country) and in N... Read More about Exploring the challenge for sustainable development in the energy sector : sociomaterial view of two British and Nigerian cases.

Can greater use be made of employer feedback on curriculum content and design to enhance graduate employability? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Malone, N. (2018, June). Can greater use be made of employer feedback on curriculum content and design to enhance graduate employability?. Paper presented at 2018 SOLSTICE and CLT conference, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk

Employability is considered important by academics and policy makers, often because it “will foster the learning outcomes that employers value” (Knight and Yorke, 2003; 1) and also because the labour market is intensely competitive (Greatbatch and Le... Read More about Can greater use be made of employer feedback on curriculum content and design to enhance graduate employability?.