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Total quality management versus business process re-engineering: a question of degree (2003)
Journal Article
Williams, A., Davidson, J., Partington, R., & Waterworth, S. (2003). Total quality management versus business process re-engineering: a question of degree. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 217(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1243/095440503762502242

An increasing number of manufacturing organizations are placing direct emphasis on operations improvement as a means of achieving competitive success. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), however, generally lack the resources in capital, time and exp... Read More about Total quality management versus business process re-engineering: a question of degree.

Michael Reeves (2003)
Book
Halligan, B. (2003). Michael Reeves. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press

Pop music: technology and creativity: Trevor Horn and the digital revolution (2003)
Book
Warner, T. (2003). Pop music: technology and creativity: Trevor Horn and the digital revolution. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd

This highly original and accessible book draws on the author’s personal experience as a musician, producer and teacher of popular music to discuss the ways in which audio technology and musical creativity in pop music are inextricably bound together.... Read More about Pop music: technology and creativity: Trevor Horn and the digital revolution.

Swississippi: Jimmie Rodgers and the semiosis of the yodel (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Wise, T. (2003, January). Swississippi: Jimmie Rodgers and the semiosis of the yodel. Presented at IASPM International Conference 2003 (International Association for the Study of Popular Music), McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Growth and formation of inverse GaP and InP opals (2003)
Journal Article
Yates, H., Whitehead, D., Nolan, M., Pemble, M., Palacios-Lidón, E., Rubio, S., …López, C. (2003). Growth and formation of inverse GaP and InP opals

Opals consist of an ordered array of SiO2 spheres. This leads to a modulation of the refractive index and hence photonic stop bands behaviour over the visible/IR range of the electro-magnetic spectrum. The exact position of the stop bands depends on... Read More about Growth and formation of inverse GaP and InP opals.

The introduction of knowledge management technology within the British Council : an action research study (2003)
Thesis
Venters, W. The introduction of knowledge management technology within the British Council : an action research study. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The study describes action research undertaken within the Knowledge Management programme of the British Council, a not-for-profit multinational organisation. An interpretive methodology is adopted because of its appropriateness to the study of rea... Read More about The introduction of knowledge management technology within the British Council : an action research study.

The Christian right and homophobic discourse : a response to "evidence" that lesbian and gay parenting damages children. (2003)
Journal Article
Hicks, S. (2003). The Christian right and homophobic discourse : a response to "evidence" that lesbian and gay parenting damages children. Sociological Research Online, 8(4),

This 'rapid response' piece, submitted under the 'Sexuality and the Church' theme, examines claims by Christian writers that lesbian and gay parenting is bad for children. The author analyses aspects of what he terms a 'Christian homophobic discourse... Read More about The Christian right and homophobic discourse : a response to "evidence" that lesbian and gay parenting damages children..

Desire lines: 'queering' health and social welfare (2003)
Journal Article
Hicks, S., & Watson, K. (2003). Desire lines: 'queering' health and social welfare. Sociological Research Online, 8(1),

This article considers how knowledge about lesbians and gay men is produced in health and social welfare texts. It looks at the consequences of a reliance upon the liberal 'ethnic model' of sexuality. The authors provide a critique of 'anti-discrimin... Read More about Desire lines: 'queering' health and social welfare.

Self-harming behaviour: from lay perceptions to clinical practice (2003)
Journal Article
perceptions to clinical practice. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 16(4), 305-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/0951507032000156862

Self-harm is a complex phenomena that occurs in many different settings. Multi-factorial explanations predominate in the literature and accounts of treatment reflect this diversity, ranging through psychobiological and psycho-social theories.This s... Read More about Self-harming behaviour: from lay perceptions to clinical practice.

The career of the sport supporter: the case of The Manchester Storm (2003)
Journal Article
Crawford, G. (2003). The career of the sport supporter: the case of The Manchester Storm. Sociology, 37(2), 219-237. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038503037002001

This paper presents a theorisation of the induction and patterns of behaviour of the sport supporter along a social and moral career path. I argue that too often theorisations of contemporary sport supporters have relied upon restrictive and rigid t... Read More about The career of the sport supporter: the case of The Manchester Storm.

E-democracy: potential for political revolution? (2003)
Journal Article
Mccullagh, K. (2003). E-democracy: potential for political revolution?. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 11(2), 149-161. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlit/11.2.149

This article focuses on the traditional notions of democracy and governance in the context of the recent shock first-round election results in France. The results prima facie suggest voter apathy and disengagement from the democratic process. However... Read More about E-democracy: potential for political revolution?.