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Purchasing and supply management (PSM) competencies: Current and future requirements (2019)
Journal Article
Bals, L., Schulze, H., Kelly, S., & Stek, K. (2019). Purchasing and supply management (PSM) competencies: Current and future requirements. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 25(5), 100572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2019.100572

Purchasing & Supply Management (PSM) competencies are the individual-level foundations of organisational PSM performance. In light of recent developments in the workplace and the external environment, the question of what PSM competencies are needed... Read More about Purchasing and supply management (PSM) competencies: Current and future requirements.

HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry (2019)
Journal Article
Odiaka, K., & Chang, K. (2019). HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 19(6), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.33423/jop.v19i6.2661

The current study discusses the significance of High Performance Work Practices (HPWPs) and analyses its relevance to employee engagement and performance in Nigeria. Hotel employees with different background are interviewed and their views thematic... Read More about HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry.

A fuzzy evidential reasoning-based approach for risk assessment of deep foundation pit (2019)
Journal Article
Wei, D., Xu, D., & Zhang, Y. (2020). A fuzzy evidential reasoning-based approach for risk assessment of deep foundation pit. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 97(103232), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2019.103232

Traditional risk assessment methods, such as the probabilistic methods, are not effectively used in the construction works of a deep foundation pit (DFP) when data set collected are incomplete or vague input takes place. A new method based on fuzzy e... Read More about A fuzzy evidential reasoning-based approach for risk assessment of deep foundation pit.

Echo state network optimization using binary grey wolf algorithm (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Sun, T., Luo, Y., Yang, S., Cao, Y., & Zhai, J. (2020). Echo state network optimization using binary grey wolf algorithm. Neurocomputing, 385, 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.12.069

The echo state network (ESN) is a powerful recurrent neural network for time series modelling. ESN inherits the simplified structure and relatively straightforward training process of conventional neural networks, and shows strong computational capab... Read More about Echo state network optimization using binary grey wolf algorithm.

The antecedent role of a collaborative vs. a controlling corporate culture on firm-wide integrated marketing communication and brand performance (2019)
Journal Article
Porcu, L., del Barrio-García, S., Kitchen, P., & Tourky, M. (2020). The antecedent role of a collaborative vs. a controlling corporate culture on firm-wide integrated marketing communication and brand performance. Journal of Business Research, 119, 435-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.10.049

This study aims to (i) demonstrate the influence of two types of corporate culture (CC), namely collaborative and controlling, on firm-wide integrated marketing communication (IMC) implementation; and (ii) examine the mediating role of IMC on the rel... Read More about The antecedent role of a collaborative vs. a controlling corporate culture on firm-wide integrated marketing communication and brand performance.

Book review: Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China (2019)
Journal Article
Asdullah, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). Book review: Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, 15(3), 124-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/2319510X19883075

Book review of Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China, 2014, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 352 pp., €152,59 (hardback), ISBN: 9783642547140.

Managing transformation projects : tracing lessons from the industrial to the digital revolution (2019)
Book
Procter, C., & Kozak-Holland, M. (2020). Managing transformation projects : tracing lessons from the industrial to the digital revolution. Switzerland: Palgrave Pivot (Palgrave Macmillan). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33035-4

Living in a period of digital revolution leading to fundamental transformation of our lives, it is possible to forget that there have been previous periods of substantial business transformation, especially during the previous industrial revolutions.... Read More about Managing transformation projects : tracing lessons from the industrial to the digital revolution.

An assessment of industry position on shared equity housing model development in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Ayoade, O., & Ahmed, V. (2019). An assessment of industry position on shared equity housing model development in the UK. International journal of qualitative research in services (Online), 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJQRS.2019.103760

This paper investigated affordable housing problems and how they impact the development of Shared Equity Housing Models (SEHM) with emphasis on the Community Land Trust (CLT). The methodological approach identified and tackled inherent industry sour... Read More about An assessment of industry position on shared equity housing model development in the UK.

Relative performance of judgemental methods for forecasting the success of megaprojects (2019)
Journal Article
Litsiou, K., Polychronakis, Y., Karami, A., & Nikolopoulos, K. (2019). Relative performance of judgemental methods for forecasting the success of megaprojects. International Journal of Forecasting, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2019.05.018

Forecasting the success of megaprojects, such as the Olympic Games or space exploration missions, is a very difficult and important task because of the complexity of such projects and the large capital investment they require. Megaproject stakeholder... Read More about Relative performance of judgemental methods for forecasting the success of megaprojects.

Corporate governance mechanisms and firm performance : evidence from the emerging market following the revised CG code (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Abbasi, K., Babajide, B., & Yekini, K. (2019). Corporate governance mechanisms and firm performance : evidence from the emerging market following the revised CG code. Corporate Governance, 20(1), 158-174. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-07-2018-0244

Purpose - This study examines the extent to which board characteristics and ownership structure affect firm performance with specific focus on providing new empirical insights following the revised Corporate Governance (CG) code 2012. Design/metho... Read More about Corporate governance mechanisms and firm performance : evidence from the emerging market following the revised CG code.

Strategic Digital Transformation : a results-driven approach (2019)
Book
Fenton, A., Fletcher, G., & Griffiths, M. (2019). Strategic Digital Transformation : a results-driven approach. Oxon: Routledge

Emerging technologies are having a profound impact upon business as individuals and organisations increasingly embrace the benefits of the ‘always on’ attitude that digital technologies produce. The use of the web, apps, cloud storage, GPS and Intern... Read More about Strategic Digital Transformation : a results-driven approach.

Managing your human resources : sequential-tasking and maker time (2019)
Book Chapter
Lord, J., & Fenton, A. (2019). Managing your human resources : sequential-tasking and maker time. In A. Fenton, M. Griffiths, & G. Fletcher (Eds.), Strategic Digital Transformation: a results-driven approach (157-164). Oxon: Routledge

This chapter focuses on the human resource issues faced in the “always on” VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world. With all of the benefits and flexibility of mobile digital working and data-driven management, this can also have nega... Read More about Managing your human resources : sequential-tasking and maker time.

Understanding how others see your organisation (2019)
Book Chapter
Kane, S. (2019). Understanding how others see your organisation. In A. Fenton, G. Fletcher, & M. Griffiths (Eds.), Strategic Digital Transformation: a results-driven approach (86-94). Oxon: Routledge

Armed with an understanding of influential external changes, knowledge of the value created by these changes and an awareness of what competitors are doing in response, the spotlight now turns internally to understanding your own organisation in the... Read More about Understanding how others see your organisation.

Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat (2019)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., & Zhao, W. (2019). Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat. In A. Fenton, G. Fletcher, & M. Griffiths (Eds.), Strategic Digital Transformation: A Results-Driven Approach (174-181). Routledge

Business innovation is closely associated with the enterprise boundary, focusing on internal control to carry out innovation activities and use internal innovation resources. But this format faces the challenge of knowledge dispersion, information di... Read More about Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat.

Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously (2019)
Journal Article
Ma, G. (2019). Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 45(4), 461-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2019.1695171

This paper aims to inspire an interdisciplinary dialogue on framing students as customers in higher education, by reviewing some under-explored conceptual issues and implications in the existing literature especially concerning presently underreprese... Read More about Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously.

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.

A User-Centred Approach to Digitalising Care Homes (2019)
Book Chapter
Hedley-Takhar, P., Jimenez-Aranda, A., Lanfranchi, V., Pownall, S., Sproson, L., & Tindale, W. B. (2020). A User-Centred Approach to Digitalising Care Homes. In Design of Assistive Technology for Ageing Populations (21-39). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26292-1_2

The care sector requires support and new ways of designing and delivering services to respond to the needs of an increasing ageing population, characterised by significant numbers of people who encounter difficulties in living independently in their... Read More about A User-Centred Approach to Digitalising Care Homes.

The perception of tourism in coffee-producing equatorial countries : an empirical analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Casalegno, C., Candelo, E., Santoro, G., & Kitchen, P. (2020). The perception of tourism in coffee-producing equatorial countries : an empirical analysis. Psychology and Marketing, 37(1), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21291

Some scholars have emphasized the importance of food tourism in mature and certain emergent economies for growing consumption‐related products (e.g., wine, beer, rice, and tea) and attempts have been made to study tourism levers and threats in develo... Read More about The perception of tourism in coffee-producing equatorial countries : an empirical analysis.

How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China (2019)
Journal Article
Zhao, W., Wang, A., & Chen, Y. (2019). How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China. Sustainability, 11(22), e6337. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226337

At present, the ‘platform business model’ has indicated innovative potentials not just in traditional industrial sectors such as telecommunications, IT and retail, but also other sectors like social commerce. However, ‘Platform’ is not static as it i... Read More about How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China.

Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications (2019)
Journal Article
Basden, A., & Joneidy, S. (2019). Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications. Philosophia reformata (Online), 84(2), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-08402003

Meaning is important in everyday life, and each science focuses on certain ways in which reality is meaningful. This article (the second of two) discusses practical implications of Herman Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning for everyday experience,... Read More about Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications.