Taxonomy of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value (2023)
Book Chapter
Ali, M. (in press). Taxonomy of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value. In Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value Through Digital Encounters (12-16). UK: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7416-7

This chapter proposes a taxonomy of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies in the context of digital entrepreneurship and co-creating value. The I4.0 taxonomy ranges from cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) to big data and cloud computi... Read More about Taxonomy of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value.

Multi-Perspectives of Contemporary Digital Transformation Models of Complex Innovation Management (2023)
Book Chapter
Ali, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Kutar, M. (in press). Multi-Perspectives of Contemporary Digital Transformation Models of Complex Innovation Management. In Digital Entrepreneurship and Co-Creating Value Through Digital Encounters (12-16). UK: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7416-7

Within the past decade, there has been a paradigm shift in complex innovation in organisations through the adoption of contemporary technologies, which has brought us into the age of digital transformation (DT). We adopt a conceptual approach to anal... Read More about Multi-Perspectives of Contemporary Digital Transformation Models of Complex Innovation Management.

Environmental Finance and Green Banking: Contemporary and Emerging Issues (2023)
Book
Daugaard, D., Linnenluecke, M., Hasan, M. M., Alam, M. S., Paola, D., Popoyan, L., …Chu, C. S. Sosnovskikh, & S. Alam (Eds.), Environmental Finance and Green Banking: Contemporary and Emerging Issues. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206194

Environmental finance and green banking are central drivers of the transition to a sustainable economy and essential components in solutions to climate change. This book presents the latest research on theory and practices in these interdisciplinary... Read More about Environmental Finance and Green Banking: Contemporary and Emerging Issues.

Environmental policies in Russia: problems of state funding and implementation (2023)
Book Chapter
Sosnovskikh, S. (2023). Environmental policies in Russia: problems of state funding and implementation. In S. Sosnovskikh, & S. Alam (Eds.), Environmental Finance and Green Banking: Contemporary and Emerging Issues (169-208). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206194-9

Russia has entered the contours of the modern global ecosystem in sustainable finance and responsible investment practices. Its national projects are complex and ensure a balance of all three components of sustainable development: economic, social an... Read More about Environmental policies in Russia: problems of state funding and implementation.

Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in Higher Education: a sociotechnical perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Ali, M., Wood Harper, T., & Bob, W. (2023). Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in Higher Education: a sociotechnical perspective. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2945

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedentedly complex situation and wicked problem in the education domain. This has forced educators and learners to study from home using unfamiliar pedagogical typologies and technologies in order to a... Read More about Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in Higher Education: a sociotechnical perspective.

Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly (2023)
Book Chapter
Fletcher, G. (2023). Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly. In I. Deliyannis (Ed.), Gamification - Analysis, Design, Development and Ludification (99-114). London: IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100781

This chapter presents a critical discussion of the current state of management simulations and considers this specific genre of software against the backdrop of wholesale gamification of activities within organizations and the widespread popularity o... Read More about Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly.

Management and visualisation: seeing beyond the strategic (2022)
Book
Fletcher, G. (2022). Management and visualisation: seeing beyond the strategic. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003304166

As organisations of all sizes become increasingly digitalised, a core management challenge remains unresolved. The ability to successfully and sustainably connect the stated vision of an organisation with its strategic plans and, in turn, with the re... Read More about Management and visualisation: seeing beyond the strategic.

Enhancing the organisation and the management of Built Environment Higher Education courses (2022)
Journal Article
Gomis, K., Saini, M., Pathirage, C., & Arif, M. (in press). 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.

Essays on corporate governance of financial institutions in the United States (2022)
Thesis
Aljalahma, N. Essays on corporate governance of financial institutions in the United States. (Thesis). University of Salford

Despite the importance of corporate governance in financial institutions, it remains an under researched area. Thus, this research includes three studies that examine the significant characteristics of corporate governance for financial institutions.... Read More about Essays on corporate governance of financial institutions in the United States.

The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization (2022)
Thesis
Lamba, E. The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization. (Thesis). University of Salford

Non-profit organizations are an important component of the UK market and a large part of culture. In March 2017, there were 167,063 registered charities in England and Wales with a combined turnover of £74.7 billion and a charitable spend of more tha... Read More about The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization.