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On the variance of intermittent demand estimates (2010)
Journal Article
Syntetos, A., & Boylan, J. (2010). On the variance of intermittent demand estimates. International Journal of Production Economics, 128(2), 546-555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.07.005

Intermittent demand occurs at random with many time periods showing no demand at all. Forecasting such demand patterns constitutes a challenging exercise because of the associated dual source of variation (demand intervals and demand sizes). Research... Read More about On the variance of intermittent demand estimates.

Judging the judges through accuracy-implication metrics : the case of inventory forecasting (2010)
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Syntetos, A., Nikolopoulos, K., & Boylan, J. (2010). Judging the judges through accuracy-implication metrics : the case of inventory forecasting. International Journal of Forecasting, 26(1), 134-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2009.05.016

A number of research projects have demonstrated that the efficiency of inventory systems does not relate directly to demand forecasting performance, as measured by standard forecasting accuracy measures. When a forecasting method is used as an input... Read More about Judging the judges through accuracy-implication metrics : the case of inventory forecasting.

Conflict analysis using Bayesian neural networks and generalized linear models (2010)
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Iswaran, N., & Percy, D. (2010). Conflict analysis using Bayesian neural networks and generalized linear models. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(2), 332-341. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.183

The study of conflict analysis has recently become more important due to current world events. Despite numerous quantitative analyses on the study of international conflict, the statistical results are often inconsistent with each other. The causes o... Read More about Conflict analysis using Bayesian neural networks and generalized linear models.

An analysis of the experiences of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university (2010)
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Hussain, Z., Pickering, V., Percy, D., Crane, J., & Bogg, J. (2010). An analysis of the experiences of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university. Radiography, 17(1), 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2010.08.006

Purpose: this is a mixed methods study of the experiences and attendance of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university, Undergraduate radiography and radiotherapy programmes are attracting increasing numbers of mature s... Read More about An analysis of the experiences of radiography and radiotherapy students who are carers at one UK university.

The mediating effects of perception and emotion: Digital signage in mall atmospherics (2010)
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Dennis, C., Newman, A., Michon, R., Brakus, J., & Wright, L. (2010). The mediating effects of perception and emotion: Digital signage in mall atmospherics. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 17(3), 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2010.03.009

Digital signage (DS), public screens showing video, is an important, little-researched topic. The ‘‘direct’’
route in the elaboration likelihood model suggests that DS influences cognition, which then influences
emotions whereas the ‘‘peripheral’’... Read More about The mediating effects of perception and emotion: Digital signage in mall atmospherics.

Hybrid block replacement and inspection policies for a multi-component system with heterogeneous component lives (2010)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Cavalcante, C. (2010). Hybrid block replacement and inspection policies for a multi-component system with heterogeneous component lives. European Journal of Operational Research, 206(2), 384-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2010.02.024

Novel replacement policies that are hybrids of inspection maintenance and block replacement are developed for an n identical component series system in which the component parts used at successive replacements arise from a heterogeneous population. T... Read More about Hybrid block replacement and inspection policies for a multi-component system with heterogeneous component lives.

The relationship between emotional intelligence and customer orientation for pharmaceutical salespeople (2010)
Journal Article
Pettijohn, C., Rozell, E., & Newman, A. (2010). The relationship between emotional intelligence and customer orientation for pharmaceutical salespeople. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 4(1), 21-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506121011036015

Purpose: the purpose of the research was to examine the relationships between salesperson emotional intelligence, dispositional affectivity and customer-orientation levels.
Design/methodology/approach: seventy-one pharmaceutical salespeople workin... Read More about The relationship between emotional intelligence and customer orientation for pharmaceutical salespeople.

Exploring consumer boycott intelligence using a socio-cognitive approach (2010)
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Farah, M., & Newman, A. (2010). Exploring consumer boycott intelligence using a socio-cognitive approach. Journal of Business Research, 63(4), 347-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.03.019

Despite a worldwide growth in the number of boycott campaigns, the results of studies are inconclusive as the motives behind individual participation are still largely ignored. Drawing on a socio-cognitive theory, the theory of planned behavior, this... Read More about Exploring consumer boycott intelligence using a socio-cognitive approach.

A numerical study of tournament structure and seeding policy for the soccer World Cup Finals (2010)
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Scarf, P., & Yusof, M. (2010). A numerical study of tournament structure and seeding policy for the soccer World Cup Finals. Statistica Neerlandica, 65(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9574.2010.00471.x

Tournament outcome uncertainty depends on: the design of the tournament;
and the relative strengths of the competitors – the competitive
balance. A tournament design comprises the arrangement of the individual
matches, which we call the tournament... Read More about A numerical study of tournament structure and seeding policy for the soccer World Cup Finals.

Hybrid intensity models for repairable systems (2010)
Journal Article
Percy, D., Kearney, J., & Kobbacy, K. (2010). Hybrid intensity models for repairable systems. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 21, 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpn039

In recent years, several authors have proposed mathematical models for complex repairable systems, extending the common assumptions of minimal repairs and renewals. These models all have weaknesses but we believe that modifications of existing model... Read More about Hybrid intensity models for repairable systems.

A framework for accessible m-government implementation (2010)
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Emmanouilidou, M., & Kreps, D. (2010). A framework for accessible m-government implementation. Electronic Government, 7(3), 252-269. https://doi.org/10.1504/EG.2010.033591

The great popularity and rapid diffusion of mobile technologies at worldwide level has also been recognised by the public sector, leading to the creation of m-government. A major challenge for m-government is accessibility – the provision of an equal... Read More about A framework for accessible m-government implementation.

The significance of the reflective practitioner in blended learning (2010)
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Heinze, A., & Procter, C. (2010). The significance of the reflective practitioner in blended learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2(2), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.4018/jmbl.2010040102

This is a case study paper concerned with the introduction of blended learning on a part-time higher education programme for mature students. The interpretive work draws on four action research cycles conducted over two years with two student cohorts... Read More about The significance of the reflective practitioner in blended learning.

An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity (2009)
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Maccarrone-Eaglen, A. (2009). An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 9(3), 151-163. https://doi.org/10.3727/109830409X12596186103879

The notion of culture has been the object of multidisciplinary studies attempting, with difficulty, to
define this polyhedral social concept expressed in symbolic representations. Culture has a significant
role in tourism functioning as an internat... Read More about An analysis of culture as a tourism commodity.

My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems (2009)
Journal Article
Kreps, D. (2010). My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems. European Journal of Information Systems, 19(1), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2009.46

This paper offers an introduction to poststructuralist interpretivist research in information systems, through a poststructuralist theoretical reading of the phenomenon and experience of social networking websites, such as Facebook. This is undertake... Read More about My social networking profile: copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? A poststructuralist interpretation of social information systems.

Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction (2009)
Journal Article
Cheetham, F. (2009). Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 8(6), 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.296

This research contributes to our understanding of disposal by attempting to foreground the journey of the disposed object rather than examining disposal from the perspective of the seller as previous consumer researchers have done. Drawing on ideas t... Read More about Out of control? An ethnographic analysis of the disposal of collectable objects through auction.

A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs (2009)
Journal Article
Richardson, H. (2009). A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs. Information Systems Frontiers, 11(5), 599-608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-008-9137-9

This paper discusses the domestication of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), particularly their use, in UK households reporting on research undertaken between 1998 and 2004. Issues raised are linked to the dominant discourse of the `d... Read More about A smart house is not a home: the domestication of ICTs.

Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks (2009)
Journal Article
Abdou, H. (2009). Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks. Expert systems with applications, 36(9), 11402-11417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2009.01.076

Credit scoring has been widely investigated in the area of finance, in general, and banking sectors, in particular.
Recently, genetic programming (GP) has attracted attention in both academic and empirical fields,
especially for credit problems. Th... Read More about Genetic programming for credit scoring : the case of Egyptian public sector banks.

An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components (2009)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Cavalcante, C., Dwight, R., & Gordon, P. (2009). An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 58(4), 641-648. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2009.2026796

This paper considers a hybrid maintenance policy for a simple system comprising a single component that arises from a heterogeneous population. This population of components consists of two sub-populations that possess different failure characteristi... Read More about An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components.