Critical Research and The Media: the Case of Mr Bates v Post Office and Others. (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., McLean, R., & Eneman, M. (2024, September). Critical Research and The Media: the Case of Mr Bates v Post Office and Others. Presented at Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association 2024, Manchester

Critical research centres on emancipation, empowerment and social change. This aligns with the drive for academic research to have “impact”, to influence policy, and to facilitate action that brings about change. A state of permacrisis would suggest... Read More about Critical Research and The Media: the Case of Mr Bates v Post Office and Others..

A world of pure industrial relations (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). A world of pure industrial relations. Colchester

How Cadbury, founded in 1824 by John Cadbury in Birmingham, led the way in Employee welfare

All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024 (2024)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024

There are a number of employment law changes coming into effect on 6 April 2024 that will impact SMEs the most. These modifications to employment law will profoundly influence the daily functions of businesses, especially during a period when SMEs fa... Read More about All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024.

Should whistleblowers be paid? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. Should whistleblowers be paid?

Whistleblowing reports are on the rise, and employers are being called out, both for substandard disclosure channels and for not taking concerns seriously.

The return of Employment Tribunals: Good for business? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. The return of Employment Tribunals: Good for business?

The UK government is proposing to reintroduce fees for employment tribunal claims

Could your accent be holding you back? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Palmer, K., & Lord, J. Could your accent be holding you back?

Accent has traditionally been seen as a signal of socioeconomic status and a major indicator of many other aspects of a person’s social background, although it is not a protected characteristic like gender, race, age, sexuality and many others under... Read More about Could your accent be holding you back?.

Should UK companies have employees on their boards? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Cook, J. (in press). Should UK companies have employees on their boards?

Workers should be placed on company boards to “inject some much-needed common sense into boardrooms,” says Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

The Manchester and Salford Strike Wave of Summer 1911 (2023)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2023). The Manchester and Salford Strike Wave of Summer 1911. #Journal not on list, 44-52

If the ‘Labour Revolt’ that swept Britain in the years leading up to the outbreak of the First World War between 1910 and 1914 was one of the most dramatic and violent explosions of industrial militancy and social conflict the country has ever experi... Read More about The Manchester and Salford Strike Wave of Summer 1911.

Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business (2023)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. (in press). Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business

More than 4 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the UK in 2023. This is more than at any point since 1989 and around nine times more than the yearly average of 450,000 days in the 2010s.

This is level of activity is particu... Read More about Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business.

Enhancing the organisation and the management of Built Environment Higher Education courses (2022)
Journal Article
Gomis, K., Saini, M., Pathirage, C., & Arif, M. (2022). Enhancing the organisation and the management of Built Environment Higher Education courses. Quality Assurance in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-01-2022-0020

Purpose – Persistent critical issues in Built Environment Higher Education (BEHE) curricula
may need to be addressed by improving course organisation and management. In addition to
the implications of the COVID pandemic, issues such as inadequate c... Read More about Enhancing the organisation and the management of Built Environment Higher Education courses.

Adoption of costing system sophistication and non-financial performance: evidence from Democratic Republic of Congo (2022)
Thesis
Ndongala, L. Adoption of costing system sophistication and non-financial performance: evidence from Democratic Republic of Congo. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study examines factors that influence the adoption of cost system sophistication (CSS) among Congolese firms and the impact of CSS on non-financial performance. Far from the traditional linear concept of organisation, this study apprehends organ... Read More about Adoption of costing system sophistication and non-financial performance: evidence from Democratic Republic of Congo.

Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries (2022)
Thesis
Oluwadebi, J. Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries. (Thesis). University of Salford

The financial services sector has been seen as an alien to sustainability reporting due to
the nature of the services the sector provides. However, in recent years, there are
increasing pressure on the financial services sector to include environme... Read More about Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries.

Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK (2022)
Journal Article
Gomis, K., Saini, M., Pathirage, C., & Arif, M. (2022). Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK. Quality Assurance in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-03-2022-0072

Purpose
The issues in the current Built Environment Higher Education (BEHE) curricula recognise a critical need for enhancing the quality of teaching. This paper aims to identify the need for a best practice in teaching within BEHE curricula and... Read More about Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK.

Understanding big data driven decision making in British financial organisations (2022)
Presentation / Conference
financial organisations. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2022, Virtual

Although big data can enhance financial decision-making in organisations (e.g., predicting financial performance), the epistemological argument of big data is that knowledge or truth which relies on (big) data needs to first be generated to make key... Read More about Understanding big data driven decision making in British financial organisations.

Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact (2022)
Thesis
Dorbayani, S. Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact. (Thesis). The University of Salford

This cross-disciplinary critique of commercially available publications and releases exemplifies aspects of my practice as I have navigated through the roles of executive consultant, adviser, international songwriter and cultural diplomat over the pa... Read More about Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact.

Cultural challenges of ERP implementation in Middle-Eastern oil & gas sector: an action research approach (2022)
Journal Article
Ali, M., Edghiem, F., & Alkhalifah, E. (2022). Cultural challenges of ERP implementation in Middle-Eastern oil & gas sector: an action research approach. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 36, 111-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09600-4

The purpose of this paper was to examine the cultural barriers that existed at various stages of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation process, using the Middle-Eastern oil and gas sector as a case study. Due to a variety of cultural... Read More about Cultural challenges of ERP implementation in Middle-Eastern oil & gas sector: an action research approach.

Financial Performance, Governance Characteristics and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK and Nigerian Banks (2022)
Thesis
Adeniji, A. Financial Performance, Governance Characteristics and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK and Nigerian Banks. (Thesis). University of Salford

The peculiar nature of banks means that they are heavily regulated and highly leveraged and as such, results obtained by existing pay-performance literature cannot automatically be extended to banks. This research work examines the relationship betwe... Read More about Financial Performance, Governance Characteristics and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK and Nigerian Banks.

An exploration of organisational hybridity in social enterprise organisations in Greater Manchester, UK (2022)
Thesis
Rostron, K. An exploration of organisational hybridity in social enterprise organisations in Greater Manchester, UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study presents research conducted in social enterprise organisations (SEs) across Greater Manchester, UK. It aims to understand how hybridity manifests within SEs and to explore the nature of hybridity within organisations. A review of the liter... Read More about An exploration of organisational hybridity in social enterprise organisations in Greater Manchester, UK.

Future role of sustainable innovation technologies in crisis management (2022)
Book
Ali, M. (2022). Future role of sustainable innovation technologies in crisis management. IGI. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9815-3

The increasing use of innovative technologies by global businesses has sparked debate about their application in crisis resolution. Resolution tools can be used by global businesses to manage various types of crisis situations, such as natural disast... Read More about Future role of sustainable innovation technologies in crisis management.

Investigating the brand image of Nigeria and its implication for marketing this country as a tourism destination: UK perspective (2022)
Thesis
Jida, N. Investigating the brand image of Nigeria and its implication for marketing this country as a tourism destination: UK perspective. (Thesis). University of Salford

Recently, there has been an increase in studies on branding and tourism consumer destinations. These studies identify the major brand-related factors or the key reasons for destination choice among tourists, but these studies are Euro-American-centri... Read More about Investigating the brand image of Nigeria and its implication for marketing this country as a tourism destination: UK perspective.