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A study of work-family balance policies and practices for returning nursing mothers in the Nigerian banking industry (2021)
Thesis
Ogunbor, O. A study of work-family balance policies and practices for returning nursing mothers in the Nigerian banking industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

With the increase in the number of women in the labour force, there has been a growing literature on working women handling multiple roles arising from work and family. Presently there is a gap in the literature about the activities of the returning... Read More about A study of work-family balance policies and practices for returning nursing mothers in the Nigerian banking industry.

The price of success : equal pay and the US Women’s National Soccer Team (2021)
Journal Article
Culvin, A., Bowes, A., Carrick, S., & Pope, S. (2021). The price of success : equal pay and the US Women’s National Soccer Team. Soccer and Society, 23(8), 920-931. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2021.1977280

This commentary offers an analysis of the implications of the US Women’ National team Collective Action lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation. The players filed the lawsuit based on two grounds: first, that the US Soccer Federation violated the Eq... Read More about The price of success : equal pay and the US Women’s National Soccer Team.

25th anniversary article : looking back on Perspectives and looking forward (2021)
Journal Article
Tomkinson, B., Caldwell, J., & Verney, C. (2021). 25th anniversary article : looking back on Perspectives and looking forward. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 25(4), 140-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2021.1965783

This article reviews key themes in articles published in Perspectives over the past 25 years since the journal was launched. It highlights changes in the journal itself and its readership as the higher education landscape has evolved. We review the f... Read More about 25th anniversary article : looking back on Perspectives and looking forward.

Political connections and seasoned equity offerings (2021)
Journal Article
Nnadi, M., Sorwar, G., Eskandari, R., & Chizema, A. (2021). Political connections and seasoned equity offerings. Journal of Banking and Finance, 133, 106312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2021.106312

This study examines the impact of political connections on seasoned equity offerings. Using seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) from 2001 to 2018 in the USA, we find that politically connected issuers enjoy a lower cost of seasoned equity issuance than... Read More about Political connections and seasoned equity offerings.

Enhancing learning opportunities in higher education: best practices that reflect on the themes of the national student survey, UK (2021)
Journal Article
Gomis, K., Saini, M., Pathirage, C., & Arif, M. (2021). Enhancing learning opportunities in higher education: best practices that reflect on the themes of the national student survey, UK. Quality Assurance in Education, 29(2/3), 277-292. https://doi.org/10.1108/qae-01-2021-0004

Purpose This study aims to assess “learning opportunities” provided to undergraduate students, from level three to six, in higher education (HE). A knowledge gap was identified within the current practice relating to learning opportunities for built... Read More about Enhancing learning opportunities in higher education: best practices that reflect on the themes of the national student survey, UK.

A project life-cycle readiness approach to manage construction waste in Jordan (2021)
Journal Article
Zighan, S., & Abualqumboz, M. (2021). A project life-cycle readiness approach to manage construction waste in Jordan. Construction Economics and Building, 21(3), 58-79. https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v21i3.7628

The construction industry is well-known for generating the largest amount of waste amongst other industries, which significantly pollutes the environment. This study, therefore, examines the causes and sources of waste in construction projects, consi... Read More about A project life-cycle readiness approach to manage construction waste in Jordan.

Exploring critical issues faced by Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.K (2021)
Thesis
Wu, M. Exploring critical issues faced by Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.K. (Thesis). University of Salford

Despite the significant contributions of Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.K. (Lin, 2015), their unique challenges and how they manage these challenges have not been well documented. Extant literature notes that facing challenges hinders accul... Read More about Exploring critical issues faced by Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.K.

The impact of Human Choice and Computers and Technical Committee 9 on ICTs and society : a critical sociotechnical tale (2021)
Book Chapter
Kreps, D., & Fletcher, G. (2021). The impact of Human Choice and Computers and Technical Committee 9 on ICTs and society : a critical sociotechnical tale. In M. Goedicke, E. Neuhold, & K. Rannenberg (Eds.), Advancing Research in Information and Communication Technology : IFIP's exciting first 60+ years, views from the Technical Committees and Working Groups (363-380). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81701-5_15

In this chapter we briefly recount the history of the Human Choice and Computers conference series, and of Technical Committee 9, and show that not only has there been a marked focus, over more than four decades, on a critical and sociotechnical appr... Read More about The impact of Human Choice and Computers and Technical Committee 9 on ICTs and society : a critical sociotechnical tale.

Editörden (2021)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I. (2021). Editörden. Göç dergisi (Print), 8(2), https://doi.org/10.33182/gd.v8i2.790

We have been together for 18 months with the new coronavirus epidemic, which was first detected in Wuhan, China at the beginning of 2020. Like other journals under Transnational Press London, Migration Journal was among the leading academic journals... Read More about Editörden.

Big data HE communities : could Twitter support UK universities amid the COVID-19 transition? (2021)
Book Chapter
Edghiem, F., & Abualqumboz, M. (2021). Big data HE communities : could Twitter support UK universities amid the COVID-19 transition?. In M. Ali (Ed.), Remote Work and Sustainable Changes for the Future of Global Business (33-44). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7513-0.ch003

This chapter intends to explore the use of the Twitter social media platform as a microblog to share COVID-19 prescribed knowledge through observing the Twitter accounts of the five most student-populated UK universities. The chapter provides valuabl... Read More about Big data HE communities : could Twitter support UK universities amid the COVID-19 transition?.

Football as work : the lived realities of professional women footballers in England (2021)
Journal Article
Culvin, A. (2021). Football as work : the lived realities of professional women footballers in England. Managing Sport and Leisure, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2021.1959384

Research question: To date no studies have conceptualised women’s professional football as work. In 2011, the inception of the FA Women’s Super League (FA WSL), created the opportunity for football as work for elite women footballers in England, in... Read More about Football as work : the lived realities of professional women footballers in England.

Green purchasing capabilities and practices towards Firm's triple bottom line in Malaysia (2021)
Journal Article
Foo, M. Y., Shaharudin, M. R., Ma, G., Mohamad Zailani, S. H., & Kanapathy, K. (2021). Green purchasing capabilities and practices towards Firm's triple bottom line in Malaysia. Journal of Cleaner Production, 307, 127268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127268

The study has aimed to develop a conceptual framework on green purchasing capabilities and green purchasing practices towards triple bottom line performance in Malaysia's manufacturing firms. The researchers use two stages of methods with a full revi... Read More about Green purchasing capabilities and practices towards Firm's triple bottom line in Malaysia.

Editorial (2021)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I. (2021). Editorial. Migration Letters, 18(4), https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v18i4.1600

It has been 18 months since we first heard of a new corona virus outbreak identified in Wuhan, China. Migration Letters was among the first academic journals opening pages for discussions and analyses of the pandemic and its relevance to our field of... Read More about Editorial.

Social media conversations about high engagement sports team brands (2021)
Journal Article
Chadwick, S., Fenton, A., Dron, R., & Ahmed, W. (2021). Social media conversations about high engagement sports team brands. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 10(2), 178-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/22779752211017275

This study conducts an analysis of social media discussions related to high engagement sports brands. More specifically, our study examined the English Premier League (EPL). Our study sought to retrieve data systematically over the same day, weekly,... Read More about Social media conversations about high engagement sports team brands.

Axillary dissection versus axillary observation for low risk, clinically node-negative invasive breast cancer : a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Sangha, M., Baker, R., & Ahmed, M. (2021). Axillary dissection versus axillary observation for low risk, clinically node-negative invasive breast cancer : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Breast Cancer, 28(6), 1212-1224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-021-01273-6

1. To systematically analyse studies comparing survival outcomes between axillary lymph-node dissection (ALND) and axilla observation (Obs), in women with low-risk, clinically node-negative breast cancer. 2. To consider results in the context of curr... Read More about Axillary dissection versus axillary observation for low risk, clinically node-negative invasive breast cancer : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Accounting conservatism and income smoothing practices in EU food and drink industry (2021)
Journal Article
Al Bahloul, M., Francesco, P., & Riccardo, T. (2021). Accounting conservatism and income smoothing practices in EU food and drink industry. British Food Journal, https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-11-2020-1041

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the application of the fundamental principle of accounting conservatism within the EU food and drink industry. Furthermore, the authors would also investigate in-depth the above relationship in two d... Read More about Accounting conservatism and income smoothing practices in EU food and drink industry.

Forecasting the success of megaprojects with Judgmental methods (2021)
Thesis
Litsiou, K. Forecasting the success of megaprojects with Judgmental methods. (Thesis). University of Salford

Forecasting the success of megaprojects is a very difficult and important task because of the complexity of such projects, as well as the large capital investment that is required for the completion of these projects. One could argue that forecasti... Read More about Forecasting the success of megaprojects with Judgmental methods.

The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance (2021)
Thesis
Baroun, A. (in press). The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance. (Thesis). University of Salford

There are many successful, expanding business organisations in Kuwait (Kipco, 2019). Business success does not only depend on the intelligence and hard work of the founder, but the whole workforce - from the lowest to the highest position in an organ... Read More about The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance.

Peeling away the layers of news : climate change sentiments and financial markets (2021)
Thesis
Tran, P. Peeling away the layers of news : climate change sentiments and financial markets. (Thesis). University of Salford

Unlike other news, climate news conveys the uncertainty around the substantial trajectory and the economic consequences of climate change. Since solutions to climate change are uncertain, unknown, or undesirable, climate change news may trigger count... Read More about Peeling away the layers of news : climate change sentiments and financial markets.