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The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2012)
Journal Article
Tsamenyi, M., Qureshi, A., & Yazdifar, H. (2012). The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Accounting forum, 37(3), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2012.09.004

This paper reports on the results of a case study that examines the effect of the contract and accounting on inter-organisational trust in an international joint venture (IJV). The empirical setting of the research was an IJV relation between a Unite... Read More about The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Forecasting exact scores in National Football League games (2012)
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Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2013). Forecasting exact scores in National Football League games. International Journal of Forecasting, 29(1), 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2012.07.002

The paper presents a point process model for predicting exact end-of-match scores in the premier league of American football, the National Football League. The hazards of scoring are allowed to vary with team statistics from previous games and/or the... Read More about Forecasting exact scores in National Football League games.

The dynamics of listed SMEs in China (2012)
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Liu, J. (2012). The dynamics of listed SMEs in China. International Journal of the Economics of Business, 19(3), 421-450. https://doi.org/10.1080/13571516.2012.715274

We examine the dynamics of Chinese listed SMEs with respect to their
post-market viability and growth after going public. The Kaplan–Meier estimation shows
that SMEs are more likely to transition to a non-viable state than large firms. Further
exa... Read More about The dynamics of listed SMEs in China.

A modified Duckworth–Lewis method for adjusting targets in interrupted limited overs cricket (2012)
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McHale, I., & Asif, M. (2012). A modified Duckworth–Lewis method for adjusting targets in interrupted limited overs cricket. European Journal of Operational Research, 225(2), 353-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.036

In this paper we present a modified Duckworth/Lewis method. The key modification is an improved functional form for the model describing the runs to be scored in an innings. In the course of our work we compare several alternative methods for resetti... Read More about A modified Duckworth–Lewis method for adjusting targets in interrupted limited overs cricket.

Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT (2012)
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Connolly, H., & Darlington, R. (2012). Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 18(3), 235-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680112452693

Arguably the problem with many recent pessimistic academic assessments of the fortunes of, and prospects for, the revival of European trade unionism is that they fail to adequately capture evidence of continuing union resilience and combativity in ce... Read More about Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT.

Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach (2012)
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Kumbhakar, S., & Sun, K. (2012). Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach. Empirical Economics, 43(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-011-0468-x

This article uses a semiparametric smooth coefficient model (SPSCM) to estimate TFP growth and its components (scale and technical change). The SPSCM is derived from a nonparametric specification of the production technology represented by an input d... Read More about Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach.

Generic handicapping for paralympic sports (2012)
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Percy, D. (2012). Generic handicapping for paralympic sports. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 24(3), 349-361. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dps013

Class handicapping methods enable different classes of athletes to compete on equal terms. Different sports use a variety of algorithms, which are usually based on historical data and subjective opinions. A recent proposal is to use an interactive sh... Read More about Generic handicapping for paralympic sports.

The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand (2012)
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Belgorodskiy, A., Crump, B., Griffiths, M., Logan, K., Peter, R., & Richardson, H. (2012). The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand. New Technology, Work and Employment, 27(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2012.00281.x

This paper addresses the issues surrounding gender pay gaps focussing on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector of the labour market. We adopted a mixed method approach to investigate pay issues among women working in ICT in the United... Read More about The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand.

Vector borne infectious disease mapping with stochastic difference equations : an analysis of dengue disease in Malaysia (2012)
Journal Article
Samat, N., & Percy, D. (2012). Vector borne infectious disease mapping with stochastic difference equations : an analysis of dengue disease in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Statistics, 39(9), 2029-2046. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2012.700450

Few publications consider the estimation of relative risk for vector borne infectious diseases. Most of these articles involve exploratory analysis that includes the study of covariates and their effects on disease distribution and the study of geogr... Read More about Vector borne infectious disease mapping with stochastic difference equations : an analysis of dengue disease in Malaysia.

'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities (2012)
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Griffiths, M., Light, B., & Lincoln, S. (2012). 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities. Continuum, 26(3), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2012.665833

Dominant discourses around young people and social networking in the mass media are littered with negative connotations and moral panics. While some scholars challenge this negativity, their focus has predominantly been upon the formation of friendsh... Read More about 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities.

Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling (2012)
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Bell, S., & Percy, D. (2012). Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 28(6), 604-615. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.1409

In this article we consider the practical implementation of Bayesian methodology in determining the optimal preventive maintenance (PM) interval for a complex repairable system.
The behaviour of this system is described using a probabilistic model b... Read More about Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling.

Purchasing patterns of migrant groups : the impact of acculturation on ethnocentric behaviours (2012)
Journal Article
Newman, A., & Zaleha, S. (2012). Purchasing patterns of migrant groups : the impact of acculturation on ethnocentric behaviours. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42(7), 1551-1575. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00895.x

This study investigated the social psychology of Malaysian migrants and their ethnocentric
purchase behavior as they assimilate into the local culture. A theoretical
framework consisting of acculturation, consumer ethnocentrism, time, and demograph... Read More about Purchasing patterns of migrant groups : the impact of acculturation on ethnocentric behaviours.

Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation (2012)
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Pape, S., Baker, R., Wilson, D., Hoeksema, H., Jeng, J., Spence, R., & Monstrey, S. (2012). Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation. Burns, 38(2), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2010.11.009

Laser Doppler imaging produces a colour-coded image of dermal blood flow, which can be used to quantify the inflammatory response in a burn. The original colour palette had arbitrary boundaries, which inexperienced clinicians found difficult to inter... Read More about Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation.

Animosity and willingness to buy foreign products : moderating factors in decision-making of Chinese consumers (2012)
Journal Article
Wang, W., He, H., & Li, Y. (2012). Animosity and willingness to buy foreign products : moderating factors in decision-making of Chinese consumers. Asia Pacific Business Review, 19(1), 32-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2011.640133

This study examines empirically how Chinese consumers evaluate and respond to foreign products made in Japan. Specifically, it examines the moderating effects of materialism and susceptibility to normative influence (SNI) on the effects of country-sp... Read More about Animosity and willingness to buy foreign products : moderating factors in decision-making of Chinese consumers.

A reappraisal of the rank-and-file/bureaucracy debate (2012)
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Darlington, R., & Upchurch, M. (2012). A reappraisal of the rank-and-file/bureaucracy debate. Capital and Class, 36(1), 77-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816811430369

This paper celebrates some of the considerable strengths of Richard Hyman’s 1970s/early 1980s analysis of trade unionism in general and bureaucracy specifically, and reapplies it to more recent developments within British trade unionism, while at the... Read More about A reappraisal of the rank-and-file/bureaucracy debate.

Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership (2012)
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Cheetham, F., & Mceachern, M. (2012). Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership. Consumption, Markets and Culture, 16(1), 91-115. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253866.2011.652826

This paper adapts Holt's typology of consumption practices to illuminate consumption practices within the context of British consumers and their household pets. The photo-elicitation technique, autodriving, is used to elicit stories from our particip... Read More about Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership.

Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance (2012)
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Scarf, P., & Cavalcante, C. (2012). Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance. International Journal of Production Economics, 135(1), 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.011

Heterogeneity in component and maintenance quality is considered in the context of age-based inspection and replacement for a single component system. A three-state component failure model is assumed, with a defective state preceding the failed state... Read More about Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance.