Outputs (286)

The regulation and steering of corporate social responsibility in China : stories after the enforcement of chinese company law 2006
Journal Article

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China is rather limited and the idea is comparatively new to academics, directors and practitioners. In this article, CSR and enforcement measures regarding related legal obligations in the Chinese Company Law... Read More about The regulation and steering of corporate social responsibility in China : stories after the enforcement of chinese company law 2006.

Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems
Book

This is a major monograph which contains a significant amount of original thought. While, like to some other works, it attempts to apply philosophy to understanding information systems, it is original in several ways. It argues for a lifeworld-orient... Read More about Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems.

Modelling condition monitoring inspection using the delay-time concept
Thesis

In the literature on inspection modelling, the failure distribution
traditionally plays a fundamental role in model construction in that it
is assumed that system failures occur instantly at random time points
from new with a known pdf. of time to... Read More about Modelling condition monitoring inspection using the delay-time concept.

Theoretical aspects of services marketing
Book Chapter

Relationship marketing and its importance in the contemporary marketing management
Book Chapter

In the paper the issue of modern marketing has been discussed, starting from the idea of
traditional marketing concepts, such as: production orientation, product orientation, and
sales orientation, and proceeding to the relationship marketing appro... Read More about Relationship marketing and its importance in the contemporary marketing management.

Attaining organisational innovations: better smart than fast
Book Chapter

Is never-ending innovation really the key to the ultimate success? Reading marketing and technological innovation literature, it is easy to get the impression that businesses today cannot survive without the continuously innovating processes and tech... Read More about Attaining organisational innovations: better smart than fast.

Blended learning : an interpretive action research study
Thesis

This study describes research on an undergraduate part-time blended learning programme within the former Information Systems Institute at the University of Salford. This research is based on the interpretive philosophical paradigm and examines four c... Read More about Blended learning : an interpretive action research study.

SPARC 2022 book of abstracts
Book

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2022 SPARC conference. Our conference is called “Moving
Forwards” reflecting our re-emergence from the pandemic and our desire to reconnect our PGR
community, in celebration of their research. PGRs have co... Read More about SPARC 2022 book of abstracts.

Academic library use in the Google era
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Academic websites provided by academic libraries face challenges to their utility stemming from the rapid developments in information and communication technology (ICT). These developments have created diverse options and channels for information sou... Read More about Academic library use in the Google era.

Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper argues that the ubiquitous digital
networks in which we are increasingly becoming
immersed present a threat to our ability to exercise
free will. Using process philosophy, and expanding
upon understandings of causal autonomy, the paper... Read More about Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy.

An analysis of the effect of IFRS adoption in Nigeria on the quality of published financial information
Thesis

The study examines the effects of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the quality of published financial statements in Nigeria. The study uses entire non-financial firms listed on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exch... Read More about An analysis of the effect of IFRS adoption in Nigeria on the quality of published financial information.

Case study : good practice in enterprise and entrepreneurship education – University of Salford – Building bright ideas and innovating future business : delivering meaningful enterprise skills training at the University of Salford
Journal Article

The University of Salford has a history of creating and sustaining an enterprise culture for students and staff and has recently launched a new vision: "By pioneering exceptional industry partnerships we will lead the way in real world experiences pr... Read More about Case study : good practice in enterprise and entrepreneurship education – University of Salford – Building bright ideas and innovating future business : delivering meaningful enterprise skills training at the University of Salford.

The Online Shopping Acceptance Model
Thesis

E-commerce in general, and online shopping in particular, are becoming popular ways of utilizing the Internet throughout the world. Social media is also becoming a widespread tool, not only for interaction with others but also for marketing. Despite... Read More about The Online Shopping Acceptance Model.

Corporate to management social responsibility : extending CSR to MSR guided by Mary Parker Follett
Thesis

This research extends the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by proposing that it should be operationalised as a management obligation and redefined as management social responsibility: MSR. The contribution of this research comprises... Read More about Corporate to management social responsibility : extending CSR to MSR guided by Mary Parker Follett.

Editorial: The changing face of employment relations over the last 50 years
Journal Article

Ethical codes of conduct : theory and application in small and medium businesses
Thesis

Organisational ethical codes of conduct have come into prominence since the millennium. However, the literature has focused predominantly on these codes in the setting of large organisations. This thesis explores ethical codes of conduct in the con... Read More about Ethical codes of conduct : theory and application in small and medium businesses.

The relationship between SMS/MMS marketing and consumer based brand equity (CBBE) – A review and conceptualisation
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose of the paper: Text marketing expenditure amongst firms grew to £8.94 million in 2012 from £6.09 million in 2011 in the UK (Derived from Ofcom, 2013). This provides a rationale for this paper as it indicates that firms have recently renewed t... Read More about The relationship between SMS/MMS marketing and consumer based brand equity (CBBE) – A review and conceptualisation.

An evaluation of voluntary disclosure in the annual reports of commercial banks : empirical evidence from Libya
Thesis

The purpose of this research project is to help develop the disclosure literature in relation to the banking sector, which is currently sparse due to the limited empirical research studies on the extent of banking disclosure and its relationship with... Read More about An evaluation of voluntary disclosure in the annual reports of commercial banks : empirical evidence from Libya.

Generalised estimators for seasonal forecasting by combining grouping and shrinkage approaches
Journal Article

In this paper, generalised estimators are proposed to estimate seasonal indices for certain forms of additive and mixed seasonality. The estimators combine one of two group seasonal indices methods, Dalhart’s group method and Withycombe’s group metho... Read More about Generalised estimators for seasonal forecasting by combining grouping and shrinkage approaches.

The utilisation of language in political marketing theory and practice
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: Whilst political marketing has become established as a subject area, important issues remain under-researched. One such area is language utilisation in political marketing. The purpose of this paper is therefore to further the literature wi... Read More about The utilisation of language in political marketing theory and practice.