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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.

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.

Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies (2018)
Journal Article
Do, P., Assaf, R., Scarf, P., & Iung, B. (2019). Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 182, 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.10.007

This paper develops a model of a condition-based maintenance policy for a two-component
system with both stochastic and economic dependencies. The stochastic dependency is such
that the degradation rate of each component depends not only on its own... Read More about Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies.

On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport : the case of international rugby union (2018)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Parma, R., & McHale, I. (2019). On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport : the case of international rugby union. European Journal of Operational Research, 273(2), 721-730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.08.021

In this paper we investigate the relationship between outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in the framework of a “Poisson match”. We argue that increasing scoring rates in the hope of increasing entertainment may have a detrimental impact on the pop... Read More about On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport : the case of international rugby union.

Do seasoned offerings improve the performance of issuing firms? Evidence from China (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, D., Wu, Y., Ye, Q., & Liu, J. (2019). Do seasoned offerings improve the performance of issuing firms? Evidence from China. International Review of Financial Analysis, 62(Mar 19), 104-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.08.001

This study provides new evidence that the performance of issuing firms varies by issue type, based on survival analysis methods. Our non-parametric results show that firms raising capital through rights issues, and notably through cash offers, experi... Read More about Do seasoned offerings improve the performance of issuing firms? Evidence from China.

Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform (2018)
Journal Article
Assaf, R., Do, P., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Scarf, P. (2018). Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 232(4), 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X18764061

The degradation process of complex multi-component systems is highly stochastic in nature. A major side effect of this
complexity is that components of such systems may have unexpected reduced life and faults and failures that decrease
the reliabil... Read More about Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform.

What to do and what works? Exploring how work groups cope with understaffing (2018)
Journal Article
Shen, W., Chang, K., Cheng, K., & Kim, Y. (2018). What to do and what works? Exploring how work groups cope with understaffing. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(3), 346-358. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000129

Complaints regarding understaffing are common in the workplace and research has begun to document some of the potential ill effects that can result from understaffing conditions. Despite evidence that understaffing is a relatively prevalent and conse... Read More about What to do and what works? Exploring how work groups cope with understaffing.

Modeling doctoral population growth in premier technology institutions in India (2018)
Journal Article
Menon, B., Ghatak, S., Mahanty, B., & Sahadev, S. (2018). Modeling doctoral population growth in premier technology institutions in India. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 35(6), 738-745. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2515

The present study utilizes the basic reproductive number ‘R0’ to make sense of the Indian Institute of Technologies’ (IITs) doctoral population growth. The analysis shows that the R0 for seven IITs under study, and for the engineering disciplines in... Read More about Modeling doctoral population growth in premier technology institutions in India.

The development of a safety and quality culture assessment tool from a longitudinal, mixed method research journey (2018)
Journal Article
Taylor, J., & Rostron, K. (2018). The development of a safety and quality culture assessment tool from a longitudinal, mixed method research journey. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(3), 313-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-02-2018-0006

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe the 16-year research and development journey of the Culture Excellence assessment tool, which is used widely to assess safety and quality culture in the food industry. It is the third article in a the... Read More about The development of a safety and quality culture assessment tool from a longitudinal, mixed method research journey.

Institutional preferences, demand shocks and the distress anomaly (2018)
Journal Article
Ye, Q., Wu, Y., & Liu, J. (2019). Institutional preferences, demand shocks and the distress anomaly. British Accounting Review, 51(1), 72-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2018.04.003

Our paper examines the distress anomaly on the Chinese stock markets. We show that the anomaly disappears after controlling for institutional ownership. We propose two hypotheses. The growing scale of institutional investors and changes in institutio... Read More about Institutional preferences, demand shocks and the distress anomaly.

Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd (2018)
Journal Article
Heinze, A., Griffiths, M., Fenton, A., & Fletcher, G. (2018). Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 37(4), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.21859

To attract a generation of workers and consumers who have never known a world without Wi-Fi, smartphones, or social media, organizations increasingly have no choice but to incorporate digital technology into every aspect of their operations and proce... Read More about Knowledge exchange partnership leads to digital transformation at Hydro-X Water Treatment, Ltd.

Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system (2018)
Journal Article
Alberti, A., Cavalcante, C., Scarf, P., & Silva, A. (2018). Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 176, 145-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.04.002

An inspection and replacement policy for a protection system is described by a mathematical model that incorporates multiple aspects of maintenance quality. A three-state component failure model is assumed, with a defective state preceding failure. T... Read More about Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system.

Conditional inspection and maintenance of a system with two interacting components (2018)
Journal Article
Berrade, M., Scarf, P., & Cavalcante, C. (2018). Conditional inspection and maintenance of a system with two interacting components. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(2), 533-544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.01.042

In this paper we consider the inspection and maintenance of a two-component system with stochastic dependence. A failure of component 1 may induce the defective state in component 2 which in turn leads to its failure. A failure of component 1 and a d... Read More about Conditional inspection and maintenance of a system with two interacting components.

Celebrity ambassador/celebrity endorsement – takes a licking but keeps on ticking (2018)
Journal Article
Proctor, T., & Kitchen, P. (2019). Celebrity ambassador/celebrity endorsement – takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 27(5), 373-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254x.2018.1430059

The paper examines the use of advertising and celebrity endorsement in promoting wristwatches from the beginning of the 20th century up until today. It shows a progression from simple informational advertisements stressing the technical, aesthetic an... Read More about Celebrity ambassador/celebrity endorsement – takes a licking but keeps on ticking.

E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot (2018)
Journal Article
Shemi, A., & Procter, C. (2018). E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 25(3), 501-520. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-03-2017-0088

Purpose: The adoption of e-commerce in Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) is a much-researched topic in developed and developing nations. The application of mobile devices, and social media networks (SMN) such as Facebook has revolutionised the e-co... Read More about E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot.