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Integrating data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard for improving organizations’ performance assessment (2019)
Thesis
Ellelly, N. (in press). Integrating data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard for improving organizations’ performance assessment. (Thesis). University of Salford

In today's business environment, organizations aim to improve their performance to compete efficiently in a highly competitive global market. Thus, the concept of performance measurement has received significant attention from both academics and prac... Read More about Integrating data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard for improving organizations’ performance assessment.

Adoption of advanced management accounting practices in Gulf Cooperation Council countries : insights from institutional theory analysis (2019)
Thesis
Mufid, A. Adoption of advanced management accounting practices in Gulf Cooperation Council countries : insights from institutional theory analysis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Adoption of Advanced Management Accounting Practices in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Insights from institutional theory analysis This study investigates the adoption of advanced Management Accounting Practices (MAPs) in GCC countries and he... Read More about Adoption of advanced management accounting practices in Gulf Cooperation Council countries : insights from institutional theory analysis.

Towards an effective enforcement of environmental criminal law : re-thinking sanctions for air pollution criminals in Iraq (2019)
Thesis
Mahmood, I. (in press). Towards an effective enforcement of environmental criminal law : re-thinking sanctions for air pollution criminals in Iraq. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the current legal framework of Iraqi air environment protection by identifying the many challenges confronting this framework and the obstacles which impede appropriate enforcement measures. One of t... Read More about Towards an effective enforcement of environmental criminal law : re-thinking sanctions for air pollution criminals in Iraq.

Exploring sustainable procurement practices within the Nigerian oil and gas sector (2019)
Thesis
Ekiugbo, I. (2019). Exploring sustainable procurement practices within the Nigerian oil and gas sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

Although sustainable procurement (SP) practices literature is increasingly evolving - especially from the European context - this innovative approach to sustainability is hardly heard of, discuss or appears to be present in the Nigerian context. In p... Read More about Exploring sustainable procurement practices within the Nigerian oil and gas sector.

Thinking with Heidegger : an ethnography of the place of leadership (2019)
Thesis
Sharp, R. Thinking with Heidegger : an ethnography of the place of leadership. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis raises the issue of place within leadership studies. It argues that critical approaches to leadership have paid insufficient attention to the spatial turn in the humanities, overlooking an important angle of critique. It highlights the... Read More about Thinking with Heidegger : an ethnography of the place of leadership.

Cross cultural business relationship development : from the Turkish point of view : analysis of Turkish manufacturing SMEs (2019)
Thesis
Tek, S. Cross cultural business relationship development : from the Turkish point of view : analysis of Turkish manufacturing SMEs. (Thesis). University of Salford

It is incontestable that building business relationships remains a crucial aspect of trade. Since the dawning of civilisation, human societies have grown and expanded mainly through contact facilitated by trade. Relationships that arise from this, c... Read More about Cross cultural business relationship development : from the Turkish point of view : analysis of Turkish manufacturing SMEs.

The Nigerian mortgage market : an empirical investigation of associated constraints (2019)
Thesis
Owoeye, A. The Nigerian mortgage market : an empirical investigation of associated constraints. (Thesis). University of Salford Manchester

This study provided a robust examination of the Nigerian mortgage finance market with emphasises on demand for mortgage finance and supply of fund for mortgage finance. The research focused on the empirical determination of associated constraints lim... Read More about The Nigerian mortgage market : an empirical investigation of associated constraints.

E-brand management in Indian SMEs : a strategic perspective (2019)
Thesis
Nambiar, D. E-brand management in Indian SMEs : a strategic perspective. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The intense competitive environment combined with discerning consumers and varied attention span persuades brands to be outstanding and distinct. A strong brand develops an emotional connect amongst organisations and customers by generating substan... Read More about E-brand management in Indian SMEs : a strategic perspective.

Consumer identity & Nigerian wedding rituals : a blended netnography approach (2019)
Thesis
Fagbola, L. Consumer identity & Nigerian wedding rituals : a blended netnography approach. (Thesis). The University of Salford

(Global) White wedding rituals is the chosen consumption sphere for this study due to its preference for intense consumption of symbolic artefacts and its global reach. The materialistic tendency of the global white wedding allows for its infiltratio... Read More about Consumer identity & Nigerian wedding rituals : a blended netnography approach.

Disaster cognition and planning intentions of Strategic Decision-Makers of the Accommodation Sector (SDMAS) in the Sri Lankan tourism industry (2019)
Thesis
Kannangara, L. Disaster cognition and planning intentions of Strategic Decision-Makers of the Accommodation Sector (SDMAS) in the Sri Lankan tourism industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

Power-holding strategic decision-makers play an important role in tourism organisational dynamics due to the industry comprising a large number of medium to small businesses. Considering the escalation of disaster risk faced by tourism destinations a... Read More about Disaster cognition and planning intentions of Strategic Decision-Makers of the Accommodation Sector (SDMAS) in the Sri Lankan tourism industry.

Competitiveness of autonomous ship and Norwegian maritime shipping industry (2019)
Thesis
Sason, M. Competitiveness of autonomous ship and Norwegian maritime shipping industry. (Dissertation). University of Salford

In 2018, the Norwegian fertilizer company ‘YARA’ announced that they are going to build the world’s first fully-electric autonomous container ship with support of the Norwegian government and the cooperation of a few companies from Norwegian maritime... Read More about Competitiveness of autonomous ship and Norwegian maritime shipping industry.