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The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand (2012)
Journal Article
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.

'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)
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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)
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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.

Consumer perspectives of cultural branding : The case of Burberry in Taiwan (2012)
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Peng, N., & Chen, A. (2012). Consumer perspectives of cultural branding : The case of Burberry in Taiwan. Journal of Brand Management, 19(4), 318-330. https://doi.org/10.1057/bm.2011.42

Luxury brands are cultural phenomena forged by marketing efforts and country image. Yet although many Western luxury brands have iconic status among Asian consumers, the intertwining relationship between these two factors requires further clarificati... Read More about Consumer perspectives of cultural branding : The case of Burberry in Taiwan.

Productivity in China's high technology industry : regional heterogeneity and R&D (2012)
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Zhang, R., Sun, K., Delgado, M., & Kumbhakar, S. (2012). Productivity in China's high technology industry : regional heterogeneity and R&D. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 79(1), 127-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2011.08.005

This paper analyzes the impact of Research and Development (R&D) on the productivity of China's high technology industry. In order to capture important differences in the effect of R&D on output that arise from geographic and socioeconomic difference... Read More about Productivity in China's high technology industry : regional heterogeneity and R&D.

The interplay of structure and agency dynamics in strike activity (2012)
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Darlington, R. (2012). The interplay of structure and agency dynamics in strike activity. Employee Relations, 34(5), 518-533. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425451211248523

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build on the insights of mobilisation theory to examine the interplay of structure and agency dynamics in strike activity. It proposes to do so by investigating the 2007 36-hour strike undertaken by 2,300 eng... Read More about The interplay of structure and agency dynamics in strike activity.

Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network (2012)
Journal Article
Abdou, H., Kuzmic, A., Pointon, J., & Lister, R. (2012). Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network. Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, 19(3), 151-169. https://doi.org/10.1002/isaf.1330

Firms need to rely on different financing sources, but the question is how capital structure is determined for a
particular industry. Our aim is to undertake an investigation into the factors which determine capital structure in the UK retail indust... Read More about Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network.

Any Given Saturday: Competitive balance in elite English rugby (2012)
Journal Article
Williams, P. (2012). Any Given Saturday: Competitive balance in elite English rugby. Managing Leisure, 17(2/3), 88-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/13606719.2012.674388

Competitive balance (CB) is a key consideration for those who administer professional sports leagues. This paper examines CB in elite rugby union in England since leagues were formed in 1987. Using a range of established and sport-specific metrics, r... Read More about Any Given Saturday: Competitive balance in elite English rugby.

On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league (2012)
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McHale, I., Scarf, P., & Folker, D. (2012). On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league. Interfaces, 42(4), 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.1110.0589

The EA Sports Player Performance Index is a rating system for soccer players used in the top two tiers of
soccer in England—the Premier League and the Championship. Its development was a collaboration among
professional soccer leagues, a news media... Read More about On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league.

Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market (2012)
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Schofield, P., & Fallon, P. (2012). Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market. Tourism Management, 33(6), 1373-1384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2011.12.021

Both student and repeat visitor markets have been recognised by tourism academics and destination
marketing agencies, but the alumni repeat visitor market has been neglected. The paper examines
alumni propensity to return as tourists to their unive... Read More about Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market.

Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play (2012)
Journal Article
Akhtar, S., & Scarf, P. (2012). Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play. International Journal of Forecasting, 28(3), 632-643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.08.005

This paper forecasts match outcomes in test cricket in play, session by session. Match outcome probabilities at the start of each session are forecast using a sequence of
multinomial logistic regression models. These probabilities can assist a team... Read More about Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play.

Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement (2012)
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Berrade, M., Cavalcante, C., & Scarf, P. (2012). Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement. European Journal of Operational Research, 218, 716-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2011.12.003

An inspection and replacement policy for a protection system is described in which the inspection process
is subject to error, and false positives (false alarms) and false negatives are possible. We develop two
models: one in which a false positive... Read More about Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement.