The impact of earnings management on innovation strategies in developed, developing, and transition economies (2020)
Thesis
Marei, Y. The impact of earnings management on innovation strategies in developed, developing, and transition economies. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study focuses on investigating the impact of earnings management on innovation strategies in developed, developing and transition economies. The study examines earnings management models and utilises accruals models: standard Jones model (Dechow... Read More about The impact of earnings management on innovation strategies in developed, developing, and transition economies.

HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry (2019)
Journal Article
Odiaka, K., & Chang, K. (2019). HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 19(6), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.33423/jop.v19i6.2661

The current study discusses the significance of High Performance Work Practices (HPWPs) and analyses
its relevance to employee engagement and performance in Nigeria. Hotel employees with different
background are interviewed and their views thematic... Read More about HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry.

Book review: Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China (2019)
Journal Article
Asdullah, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). Book review: Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, 15(3), 124-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/2319510X19883075

Book review of Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China, 2014, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 352 pp., €152,59 (hardback), ISBN: 9783642547140.

Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat (2019)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., & Zhao, W. (2019). Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat. In A. Fenton, G. Fletcher, & M. Griffiths (Eds.), Strategic Digital Transformation: A Results-Driven Approach (174-181). Routledge

Business innovation is closely associated with the enterprise boundary, focusing on internal control to carry out innovation activities and use internal innovation resources. But this format faces the challenge of knowledge dispersion, information di... Read More about Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat.

Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously (2019)
Journal Article
Ma, G. (2019). Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 45(4), 461-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2019.1695171

This paper aims to inspire an interdisciplinary dialogue on framing students as customers in higher education, by reviewing some under-explored conceptual issues and implications in the existing literature especially concerning presently underreprese... Read More about Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously.

A review on maintenance optimization (2019)
Journal Article
De Jonge, B., & Scarf, P. (2020). A review on maintenance optimization. European Journal of Operational Research, 285(3), 805-824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.09.047

To this day, continuous developments of technical systems and increasing reliance on equipment have resulted in a growing importance of effective maintenance activities. During the last couple of decades, a substantial amount of research has been car... Read More about A review on maintenance optimization.

An echo state network architecture based on quantum logic gate and its optimization (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Sun, T., Luo, Y., Yang, S., Cao, Y., & Zhai, J. (2020). An echo state network architecture based on quantum logic gate and its optimization. Neurocomputing, 371, 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.09.002

Quantum neural network (QNN) is developed based on two classical theories of quantum computation and artificial neural networks. It has been proved that quantum computing is an important candidate for improving the performance of traditional neural n... Read More about An echo state network architecture based on quantum logic gate and its optimization.

The experiences of female football fans on social media (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fenton, A., Vasilica, C., Gillooly, L., & Vurtak, S. (2019, September). The experiences of female football fans on social media. Presented at The European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference, Seville, Spain

Volatility modeling and prediction : the role of price impact (2019)
Journal Article
Jiang, Y., Cao, Y., Liu, X., & Zhai, J. (2019). Volatility modeling and prediction : the role of price impact. Quantitative Finance, 19(12), 2015-2031. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697688.2019.1636123

In this paper, we are interested in exploring the role of price impact, derived from the order book, inmodeling and predicting stock volatility. This is motivated by the market microstructure literature thatexamines the mechanics of price formation a... Read More about Volatility modeling and prediction : the role of price impact.

Agile research and the PhD journey (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C., & Fenton, A. (2019, June). Agile research and the PhD journey. Presented at British Academy of Management conference on Management Knowledge and Education, University of York St John

This paper proposes that Agile is the most effective approach to doctoral research, particularly where an interpretive or phenomenological approach is taken. An iterative cycle through the key processes of research design, literature review, method d... Read More about Agile research and the PhD journey.

Surveillance in the Digital Society (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., McLean, R., & Eneman, M. (2019, June). Surveillance in the Digital Society. Presented at ECIS 2019, Sweden

Surveillance is not a new phenomenon, digitalization has however enabled surveillance of a magnitude we have not seen before. On social media people share the intimacies of their lives, leading to a huge repository of information. Additionally the vo... Read More about Surveillance in the Digital Society.

Delay-time modelling of a critical system subject to random inspections (2019)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Cavalcante, C., & Lopes, R. (2019). Delay-time modelling of a critical system subject to random inspections. European Journal of Operational Research, 278(3), 772-782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.04.042

We model the inspection-maintenance of a critical system in which the execution of inspections is random. The models we develop are interesting because they mimic realities in which production is prioritised over maintenance, so that inspections migh... Read More about Delay-time modelling of a critical system subject to random inspections.

I am a person : a review of value sensitive design for cognitive declines of ageing, interpreted through the lens of personhood (2019)
Journal Article
Kreps, D., & Burmeister, O. (2019). I am a person : a review of value sensitive design for cognitive declines of ageing, interpreted through the lens of personhood. Orbit, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.29297/orbit.v2i2.79

This paper presents a conception of personhood as both physical and social, and both as radically contingent upon their respective physical and social environments. In the context of age-related cognitive decline, particularly dementia, it supports l... Read More about I am a person : a review of value sensitive design for cognitive declines of ageing, interpreted through the lens of personhood.

Subordinates' competency : a potential trigger for workplace ostracism (2019)
Journal Article
Chang, K., Kuo, C., Quinton, S., Lee, I., Cheng, T., & Huang, S. (2021). Subordinates' competency : a potential trigger for workplace ostracism. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(8), 1801-1827. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1579246

While the competence of subordinates is considered desirable in the workplace, it may create challenges in managing people in organizations. This study examines why subordinates’ competence triggers ostracism within the workplace based on social comp... Read More about Subordinates' competency : a potential trigger for workplace ostracism.

Virtual series-system models of imperfect repair (2019)
Journal Article
Nafisah, I., Shrahili, M., Alotaibi, N., & Scarf, P. (2019). Virtual series-system models of imperfect repair. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 188(Aug 19), 604-613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2019.03.046

Novel models of imperfect repair are fitted to classic reliability datasets. The models suppose that a virtual system comprises a component and a remainder in series. On failure of the component, the component is renewed, and on failure of the remain... Read More about Virtual series-system models of imperfect repair.

Cross cultural business relationship development : from the Turkish point of view : analysis of Turkish manufacturing SMEs (2019)
Thesis
Tek, S. Cross cultural business relationship development : from the Turkish point of view : analysis of Turkish manufacturing SMEs. (Thesis). University of Salford

It is incontestable that building business relationships remains a crucial aspect of trade. Since the dawning of civilisation, human societies have grown and expanded mainly through contact facilitated by trade. Relationships that arise from this, c... Read More about Cross cultural business relationship development : from the Turkish point of view : analysis of Turkish manufacturing SMEs.

Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan (2019)
Journal Article
Cheng, K., & Chang, K. (2019). Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan. Information Resources Management Journal, 32(1), 28-47. https://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2019010102

Employee engagement is crucial to the success of small-and-medium-enterprises (SMEs). As SMEs are the major GDP contributors in Taiwan, both policy makers and scholars have called further research to evaluate the significance of employee engagement i... Read More about Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan.

A dualistic view of employment in China (2018)
Journal Article
Ma, G. (2018). A dualistic view of employment in China. Society and Business Review, 15(1), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-10-2018-0111

This paper aims to bring to the fore some neglected implications of the dual employment systems in China, especially for the public sector.
Design/methodology/approach

This paper reinterprets some recent developments in understanding Chinese empl... Read More about A dualistic view of employment in China.

Same words, different worlds: Exploring differences in researcher and participant understandings of promise and obligation in the psychological contract (2018)
Journal Article
Ma, G., Blenkinsopp, J., & Armstrong, S. (2018). Same words, different worlds: Exploring differences in researcher and participant understandings of promise and obligation in the psychological contract. Journal of Management and Organization, 26(1), 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2018.76

Uncovering psychological gratifications affecting social media utilization : a multiblock hierarchical analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Zolkepli, I., Kamarulzaman, Y., & Kitchen, P. (2018). Uncovering psychological gratifications affecting social media utilization : a multiblock hierarchical analysis. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 26(4), 412-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/10696679.2018.1489730

The purpose of this study is to examine internet users’ experience and gratifications of social media, which affect the utilization of the medium. The research model was developed in hierarchical multiblock, which consists of three key psychological... Read More about Uncovering psychological gratifications affecting social media utilization : a multiblock hierarchical analysis.