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Magnetic sentinel lymph node biopsy in a murine tumour model (2015)
Journal Article
Ahmed, M., Woo, T., Ohashi, K., Suzuki, T., Kaneko, A., Hoshino, A., …Sekino, M. (2015). Magnetic sentinel lymph node biopsy in a murine tumour model. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 12(4), 1045-1052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2015.12.366

The magnetic technique for sentinel node biopsy provides a radioisotope-free alternative for staging breast cancer. It requires refinement to reduce “residual iron content” at injection sites by maximising lymphatic uptake to prevent “void artefacts... Read More about Magnetic sentinel lymph node biopsy in a murine tumour model.

Using law and licences to supply accessible books to visually impaired students at the University of Chester (2015)
Journal Article
Peters, L., & Smith, C. (2015). Using law and licences to supply accessible books to visually impaired students at the University of Chester. Library and Information Research, 39(121), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg679

Provision of accessible copies of textbooks to visually impaired students has an important role to play in supporting them in their studies, including at university. Recent legislative and copyright licence developments have allowed libraries to supp... Read More about Using law and licences to supply accessible books to visually impaired students at the University of Chester.

Attributes of adopters and the diffusion of benchmarking (2015)
Journal Article
Askarany, D., & Yazdifar, H. (2015). Attributes of adopters and the diffusion of benchmarking

To take advantage of the most recent advances, organisations may need to proceed with the adoption of benchmarking. However, the extant literature suggests that benchmarking is not widely adopted by many organisations. Contributing to the literature... Read More about Attributes of adopters and the diffusion of benchmarking.

Globalisation and sticky prices : “Con” or conundrum? (2015)
Journal Article
Albertson, K., Simister, J., & Syme, R. (2015). Globalisation and sticky prices : “Con” or conundrum?

With reference to a case study which illustrates the existence of segmented markets and international price discrimination, this paper develops a theoretical model of comparative advantage in which domestic prices may be sticky. We show, when domesti... Read More about Globalisation and sticky prices : “Con” or conundrum?.

Social capital, brand and football : tales from the digital field - extended abstract for : UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Fenton, A. (2015, December). Social capital, brand and football : tales from the digital field - extended abstract for : UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG. Presented at UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG, Newcastle University

This research focuses on a new era for Salford City Football Club (SCFC). SCFC currently sit in the 8th tier of English football and have been taken over by ex-Manchester United players the ‘class of ‘92’. The new era heralds an unusual case of a no... Read More about Social capital, brand and football : tales from the digital field - extended abstract for : UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG.

The key factors affecting B2C acceptance in Egypt : an empirical investigation (2015)
Journal Article
Al-Sahouly, I., & Rashid, T. (2015). The key factors affecting B2C acceptance in Egypt : an empirical investigation. International journal of research in management & technology (Print), 5(6), 385-399

This research aims at investigating the effect of interrelated micro-variables (level of trust, perceived security and perceived self-efficacy) and macro-variables (availability of active legislations and technological level) on the acceptance of E-c... Read More about The key factors affecting B2C acceptance in Egypt : an empirical investigation.

Resurrecting information technology adoption models : a theoretic foundation (2015)
Journal Article
a theoretic foundation. International journal of research in management & technology (Print), 5(6), 400-408

The Information Technology (IT) has generated competing models, each of which has a different set of adoption and acceptance determinants. This paper includes an overview of the models and theories of predicting, explaining and understanding the hu... Read More about Resurrecting information technology adoption models : a theoretic foundation.

Antecedents of employee engagement : an examination of the banking sector of Nigeria (2015)
Thesis
Egwuonwu, I. Antecedents of employee engagement : an examination of the banking sector of Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

The meaning of employee engagement is ambiguous among both academic researchers and practit ioners. The term has been used differently ; either a psycho logical state or a state of mind. This research aims to study employee engagement antecede... Read More about Antecedents of employee engagement : an examination of the banking sector of Nigeria.

Does traditional advertising theory apply to the digital world? (2015)
Journal Article
Kerr, G., Schultz, D., Kitchen, P., Mulhern, F., & Beede, P. (2015). Does traditional advertising theory apply to the digital world?. Journal of Advertising Research, 55(4), 390-400. https://doi.org/10.2501/JAR-2015-001

All theory is based on a set of seminal concepts and empirical research that are assumed to be replicable and inviolate over time. Recent changes in technology, consumer habits, demographics, and marketplaces, however, have raised questions about the... Read More about Does traditional advertising theory apply to the digital world?.

Sustainability and differentiation : understanding materiality from the context of Indian firms (2015)
Journal Article
Nishant, R., Goh, M., & Kitchen, P. (2016). Sustainability and differentiation : understanding materiality from the context of Indian firms. Journal of Business Research, 69(5), 1892-1897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.075

Managers do not see all environmental sustainability practices as equally important. Thus, this study seeks to integrate the natural resource based view (NRBV) and materiality perspective to explore environmental sustainability practices that firms... Read More about Sustainability and differentiation : understanding materiality from the context of Indian firms.

New models for describing outliers in meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & Jackson, D. (2015). New models for describing outliers in meta-analysis. Research Synthesis Methods, 7(3), 314-328. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1191

An unobserved random effect is often used to describe the between-study variation that is apparent in meta-analysis datasets. A normally distributed random effect is conventionally used for this purpose. When outliers or other unusual estimates are... Read More about New models for describing outliers in meta-analysis.

Chef image's influence on tourists' dining experiences (2015)
Journal Article
Peng, N., Chen, A., & Kuang-peng, H. (2016). Chef image's influence on tourists' dining experiences. Annals of Tourism Research, 56, 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2015.11.005

Highlights • Tourists’ teppanyaki restaurant dining experience is examined. • A chef’s image has a positive influence on experiential value. • Interaction with other customers positively influences experiential value. • Service quality has... Read More about Chef image's influence on tourists' dining experiences.

Matching student skills to SME requirements : the university as facilitator (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C., Mullin, P., & Swain, L. (2015, November). Matching student skills to SME requirements : the university as facilitator. Presented at Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), Glasgow

This paper reports on the UNITE with Business project, funded by the European Union Regional Development Fund (ERDF) between 2010 and 2015, whose objective was to support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in order to boost the regional econom... Read More about Matching student skills to SME requirements : the university as facilitator.

Reverse dependency : a longitudinal case study investigation into headquarter-subsidiary relationship in the context of an emerging country (2015)
Journal Article
Pereira, V., Munjal, S., & Nandakumar, M. (2016). Reverse dependency : a longitudinal case study investigation into headquarter-subsidiary relationship in the context of an emerging country. International Studies of Management and Organization, 46(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2015.1007014

This study provides a conceptual framework and typology to measure headquarter and subsidiary dependency on capabilities and resources. Using an in-depth longitudinal case study approach, it highlights a novel phenomenon called ‘reverse dependency’ w... Read More about Reverse dependency : a longitudinal case study investigation into headquarter-subsidiary relationship in the context of an emerging country.

Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society (2015)
Journal Article
Kreps, D., & Kimppa, K. (2015). Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society. Information Technology and People, 28(4), 726-741. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-09-2015-0223

Purpose: In this Editorial introduction the broad phases of web development – the read-only Web 1.0, the read-write Web 2.0, and the collaborative and Internet of Things Web 3.0 – are examined for the theoretical lenses through which they have been... Read More about Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society.

Can the development of a conceptual model for UK engineering companies help understand what the customer wants from new products? (2015)
Journal Article
Owens, J., & Atherton, A. (2015). Can the development of a conceptual model for UK engineering companies help understand what the customer wants from new products?

The long-term survival of a business often hinges upon its ability to successfully introduce new products into the market place. These new products and their successful development can be the lifeblood of a company. Thus, New Product Development (N... Read More about Can the development of a conceptual model for UK engineering companies help understand what the customer wants from new products?.

From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers (2015)
Book Chapter
Lord, J. (2015). From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers. In ECMLG 2015 11th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance Lisbon Portugal (225-233). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited

The Employment Tribunal Service (ETS) is an alternative to internal workplace dispute resolution, which has facilitated a fluctuating increase in claims since the tribunals were established in 1964. Figures from the ETS annual report (2013) show 191,... Read More about From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers.

The concept of medical negligence and its litigation process; a comparison between the UK and the Saudi Arabian jurisdictions (2015)
Thesis
Elgujja, A. (in press). The concept of medical negligence and its litigation process; a comparison between the UK and the Saudi Arabian jurisdictions. (Thesis). University of Salford

Medical negligence or medical malpractice is as old as the medical practice itself. In the UK, both concepts have evolved and transformed over the years. Medical negligence litigation process in the UK is as clear as the English law itself and its ac... Read More about The concept of medical negligence and its litigation process; a comparison between the UK and the Saudi Arabian jurisdictions.

Medical negligence litigation systems in UK and Saudi Arabia (2015)
Book
Elgujja, A. (2015). Medical negligence litigation systems in UK and Saudi Arabia. Lambert Academic Publishing

Medical negligence or medical malpractice is as old as the medical practice itself. In the UK, both concepts have evolved and transformed over the years. Medical negligence litigation process in the UK is as clear as the English law itself and its... Read More about Medical negligence litigation systems in UK and Saudi Arabia.