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Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange (2018)
Journal Article
Nasseri, A., Sayyadi, M., Yazdifar, H., Eskandari, R., & Al Bahloul, M. (2018). Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 17(2), 210-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652718776860

This paper employs the data from 155 companies from 27 different industries listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) for the period from 2000 to 2009 to examine the direction of causality between cash flow and earnings after taking consideration of... Read More about Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange.

Football’s emerging market trade network : ego network approach to world systems theory (2018)
Journal Article
Bond, A., Widdop, P., & Chadwick, S. (2018). Football’s emerging market trade network : ego network approach to world systems theory. Managing Sport and Leisure, 23(1-2), 70-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2018.1481765

The football transfer market is a billion-pound industry, traditionally dominated by the European market. This has been challenged by the rise of relatively new markets emerging from China, Brazil, Turkey and Russia. Important countries within the ma... Read More about Football’s emerging market trade network : ego network approach to world systems theory.

Collaboration environments for small and medium-sized architecture, engineering and construction enterprises: success factors in implementation (2018)
Journal Article
Abuelmaatti, A., & Ahmed, V. (2018). Collaboration environments for small and medium-sized architecture, engineering and construction enterprises: success factors in implementation. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 17(4), 313-333. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJITM.2018.10013506

Collaboration in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector increases productivity, improves quality, competitiveness and profitability. This poses the problem of what are the most appropriate collaboration methods available. With bu... Read More about Collaboration environments for small and medium-sized architecture, engineering and construction enterprises: success factors in implementation.

The usage of social media and e-reputation system in global supply chain : comparative cases from diamond & automotive industries (2018)
Journal Article
Mohamad, M., Ali, M., Abdullah, A., & El Fiky, A. (2018). The usage of social media and e-reputation system in global supply chain : comparative cases from diamond & automotive industries. International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences, 11(5), 69-103. https://doi.org/10.4236/ijcns.2018.115006

The last decade witnesses a heave use of social media-based information systems in different fields of business such as logistics, procurement, and supply chain management. Managing these types of information systems, could help companies to outsourc... Read More about The usage of social media and e-reputation system in global supply chain : comparative cases from diamond & automotive industries.

An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future (2018)
Journal Article
Verkerk, M., Ribiero, P., Basden, A., & Hoogland, J. (2018). An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future. Philosophia reformata (Online), 83(1), 90-110. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-08301006

The electrical energy infrastructure is one of the key life-sustaining technologies of contemporary Western society. This infrastructure is extremely complex due to its size, its multifarious technologies, and its interweaving with societal structur... Read More about An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future.

Against nature : the metaphysics of information systems (2018)
Book
Kreps, D. (2018). Against nature : the metaphysics of information systems. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351233828

Against Nature – Chapter Abstracts Chapter 1. A Transdisciplinary Approach In this short book you will find philosophy – metaphysical and political - economics, critical theory, complexity theory, ecology, sociology, journalism, and much else... Read More about Against nature : the metaphysics of information systems.

Balanced scorecard implementation and financial effect from the perspective of the contingency theory : multiple-case study in Libya (2018)
Thesis
Albergley, M. (in press). Balanced scorecard implementation and financial effect from the perspective of the contingency theory : multiple-case study in Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigates how Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is implemented in practice and how affects an organisational financial performance. Drawing on the contingency theory, the study investigates the role of two main contingent variables (environmenta... Read More about Balanced scorecard implementation and financial effect from the perspective of the contingency theory : multiple-case study in Libya.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes : can the culture of safety and quality in organizations be measured and changed? (2018)
Journal Article
Kane, K., Taylor, J., & Teare, R. (2018). Reflections on the theme issue outcomes : can the culture of safety and quality in organizations be measured and changed?. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(3), 391-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-02-2018-0016

Purpose This paper aims to profile the WHATT theme issue “Can the culture of safety and quality in organizations be measured and changed?” with reference to the experiences of the theme editors and writing team. Design/methodology/approach T... Read More about Reflections on the theme issue outcomes : can the culture of safety and quality in organizations be measured and changed?.

Integrating culture and management control : is it oil and water or salad dressing? (2018)
Journal Article
Kane, K., & Taylor, J. (2018). Integrating culture and management control : is it oil and water or salad dressing?. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(3), 382-390. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-02-2018-0014

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the significance of the notion of food safety and quality culture as an important element in the practice of food safety management. It is the concluding article in a special themed edition of the Wo... Read More about Integrating culture and management control : is it oil and water or salad dressing?.

The development of a safety and quality culture assessment tool from a longitudinal, mixed method research journey (2018)
Journal Article
Taylor, J., & Rostron, K. (2018). The development of a safety and quality culture assessment tool from a longitudinal, mixed method research journey. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(3), 313-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-02-2018-0006

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the 16-year research and development journey of the Culture Excellence assessment tool, which is used widely to assess safety and quality culture in the food industry. It is the third article in a the... Read More about The development of a safety and quality culture assessment tool from a longitudinal, mixed method research journey.

Institutional preferences, demand shocks and the distress anomaly (2018)
Journal Article
Ye, Q., Wu, Y., & Liu, J. (2019). Institutional preferences, demand shocks and the distress anomaly. British Accounting Review, 51(1), 72-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2018.04.003

Our paper examines the distress anomaly on the Chinese stock markets. We show that the anomaly disappears after controlling for institutional ownership. We propose two hypotheses. The growing scale of institutional investors and changes in institutio... Read More about Institutional preferences, demand shocks and the distress anomaly.

Case study: regional cultural differences within and across four western European countries (2018)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I. (2018). Case study: regional cultural differences within and across four western European countries. Transnational Marketing Journal, 6(1), 23-47. https://doi.org/10.33182/tmj.v6i1.377

This case study examines and illustrates within country regional cultural differences and cross border cultural similarities across four western European countries. Drawing on the data from the World Values Survey (WVS), we refer to the Schwartz Cult... Read More about Case study: regional cultural differences within and across four western European countries.

How do high-performance work system affect individual outcomes? A multilevel perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Naseer Akhtar, M., Matthijs Bal, P., Zhang, Y., & Talat, U. (2018). How do high-performance work system affect individual outcomes? A multilevel perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(586), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00586

Research on high-performance work systems (HPWS) has suggested that a potential disconnection may exist between organizational-level HPWS and employee experienced HPWS. However, few studies have identified factors that are implied within such a re... Read More about How do high-performance work system affect individual outcomes? A multilevel perspective.

Market imperfections and crowdfunding (2018)
Journal Article
Miglo, A., & Miglo, V. (2019). Market imperfections and crowdfunding. Small Business Economics, 53(1), 51-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-0037-1

This article is the first one that considers the choice between the different types of crowdfunding and traditional financing under different types of market imperfections. In contrast to most existing literature, we focus on financial aspects of cro... Read More about Market imperfections and crowdfunding.

Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd (2018)
Journal Article
Heinze, A., Griffiths, M., Fenton, A., & Fletcher, G. (2018). Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 37(4), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.21859

To attract a generation of workers and consumers who have never known a world without Wi-Fi, smartphones, or social media, organizations increasingly have no choice but to incorporate digital technology into every aspect of their operations and proce... Read More about Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd.

Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system (2018)
Journal Article
Alberti, A., Cavalcante, C., Scarf, P., & Silva, A. (2018). Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 176, 145-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.04.002

An inspection and replacement policy for a protection system is described by a mathematical model that incorporates multiple aspects of maintenance quality. A three-state component failure model is assumed, with a defective state preceding failure. T... Read More about Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system.

UK consumers’ perceived risk of buying products from emerging economies : a moderated mediation model (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, W., Hongwei, H., Sahadev, S., & Song, W. (2018). UK consumers’ perceived risk of buying products from emerging economies : a moderated mediation model. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 17(3), 326-339. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.1714

While considerable research has been conducted on consumer attitude towards foreign products, most of these studies focuses on the attitude of products from Western developed countries. Our study intends to investigate the effects of consumers’ natio... Read More about UK consumers’ perceived risk of buying products from emerging economies : a moderated mediation model.