Outputs (16)

The meta-cycle : action research as an orchestrator of situated research inquiry (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper presents the role of AR in negotiating the researchers’ relationship with a community and the meaning of that research to the community. Can the researcher maintain both an impulse to be a part of a community and to belong to research? Wher... Read More about The meta-cycle : action research as an orchestrator of situated research inquiry.

Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future (2016)
Journal Article

The issues of elderly consumers remain under researched despite a rapidly aging population in most countries across the globe. We examine the service failure and complexity of problems of a nursing home for seniors and seek to contribute to the field... Read More about Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future.

To debt or not to debt : are Islamic banks less risky than conventional banks? (2016)
Journal Article

We empirically analyze the market risk profiles of Islamic banks with two sets of conventional banks taken from the same geographical locations as Islamic banks and from a random global sample respectively for the period 2000-2013. Moreover, we divid... Read More about To debt or not to debt : are Islamic banks less risky than conventional banks?.

British labour movement solidarity in the 1913-14 Dublin Lockout (2016)
Journal Article

While most accounts of the Dublin Lockout of 1913-14 consider it primarily as an event in Irish history, it was also one of the most important struggles in twentieth century British history. It was influenced by, and was an integral part of the great... Read More about British labour movement solidarity in the 1913-14 Dublin Lockout.

Sequential regression measurement error models with application (2016)
Journal Article

Sequential regression approaches can be used to analyse processes in which covariates are revealed in stages. Such processes occur widely, with examples including medical intervention, sports contests, and political campaigns. The naïvenaive sequenti... Read More about Sequential regression measurement error models with application.

Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU (2016)
Journal Article

Predicted key business IT trends through to 2020 acknowledge there will be increased adoption of disruptive technologies that will impact within business contexts (Gartner (1), 2015). These include moves to small-screen marketing, rising value of big... Read More about Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU.

Skeuomorphic reassurance : personhood and dementia (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper introduces the concept of ‘skeomorphic reassurance’ as a guiding principle for human interfaces in technological development and design, particularly for older people and people with dementia (PwD). Skeuomorphs exhibit decorative design el... Read More about Skeuomorphic reassurance : personhood and dementia.

Political marketing : voters, political parties, candidates and elections (2016)
Journal Article

Journal editorial.

Two new stochastic models of the failure process of a series system (2016)
Journal Article

Consider a series system consisting of sockets into each of
which a component is inserted: if a component fails, it is replaced with
a new identical one immediately and system operation resumes. An
interesting question is: how to model the failure... Read More about Two new stochastic models of the failure process of a series system.

Insight into lying behaviour with priming effect : three studies of using French politicians and presidents as primers (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Priming is a non-conscious memory effect, in which exposure to one stimulus affects the response to another.
Following priming theories, we propose an innovative view that people who perceived politicians as being
dishonest (lying) are likely to li... Read More about Insight into lying behaviour with priming effect : three studies of using French politicians and presidents as primers.

Management accounting education for the 21st Century firms (2016)
Journal Article

Management accounting has become a subject of hot debates over the last four decades and has undergone a major transformation. It is argued that traditional management accounting roles have either disappeared or been changed. The debate is based on t... Read More about Management accounting education for the 21st Century firms.

Real estate investments and financial stability : evidence from regional commercial banks in China (2016)
Journal Article

The 2008 United States subprime mortgage crisis demonstrated how developments in
real estate markets can cause instability in the banking sector and raised concerns in
many emerging economies with significant real estate development and a rapidly... Read More about Real estate investments and financial stability : evidence from regional commercial banks in China.

Market reaction to seasoned offerings in China (2016)
Journal Article

This study examines stock market reaction to the announcement of various forms
of seasoned issues in China. Our empirical evidence demonstrates that market reactions differ
in ways that suggest a difference between management’s internal assessment... Read More about Market reaction to seasoned offerings in China.

Determining optimal cadence for an individual road cyclist from field data (2016)
Journal Article

The cadence that maximises power output developed at the crank by an individual cyclist is conventionally determined using a
laboratory test. The purpose of this study was two-fold: (i) to show that such a cadence, which we call the optimal cadence,... Read More about Determining optimal cadence for an individual road cyclist from field data.

Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan (2016)
Journal Article

The purpose of this particular study is to evaluate the factors that influence the young customers (18 to 24 years age) in selection Islamic banking in Pakistan. Islamic banking is emerging vastly in Pakistan due to its majority of Muslim population.... Read More about Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan.

Stakeholder influences on the choice and performance of FDI-based market entry modes : a conceptual model (2016)
Journal Article

This article accounts for stakeholder influences on the performance of Emerging Market Firms (EMFs) entering developed markets through FDI-based market entry modes. Stakeholders, such as governments, regulators, customers, competitors, community/envi... Read More about Stakeholder influences on the choice and performance of FDI-based market entry modes : a conceptual model.