Ratio based failure prediction models for the Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK (2013)
Thesis

Although SMEs represent over 99% of companies in the UK, there has been limited research
into SME failure prediction modelling. This study develops failure prediction models
specifically for liquidated SMEs using financial ratios. Despite the fact... Read More about Ratio based failure prediction models for the Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.

Towards an understanding of satisfaction : the experiential and affective components (2013)
Thesis

The research investigates factors driving consumer satisfaction by examining the
experiential and affective components of satisfaction. This research was motivated by
the fact that service firms have tried to deal with the complexities of consumer... Read More about Towards an understanding of satisfaction : the experiential and affective components.

An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness (2012)
Thesis

The Internet has changed the way the tourism industry operates. It has provided potential
tourists with an efficient way to gather information about destinations, to plan trips to the
last detail and to make reservations from the comfort of their h... Read More about An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness.

Statistical models and techniques applied to the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) database (2012)
Thesis

The research explores statistical models and techniques which 'have been or might be used'
to investigate relationships within the international manufacturing strategy survey (IMSS)
database and other similar databases. The sample data for the rese... Read More about Statistical models and techniques applied to the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) database.

Talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context (2012)
Thesis

This submission incorporates twelve published works relating to issues of talent
management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international
context. These issues are examined from a consistently contextual and processual
stance... Read More about Talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context.

Modelling and prediction of intermittent demand distributions (2012)
Thesis

The management of spare part inventories is an issue of strategic concern for most
industrial firms. However, the demand for spare parts is typically intermittent in nature
meaning that orders arrive sporadically and the order sizes may be highly v... Read More about Modelling and prediction of intermittent demand distributions.

A dynamic model for evaluating the effects of changes in eating and physical activity on childhood obesity (2012)
Thesis

Obesity is a term used to describe the condition of excess fat. It has many dangerous side
effects for health and well-being. Knowing the negative impacts of obesity, this research
attempts to demonstrate the contribution offered by system dynamics... Read More about A dynamic model for evaluating the effects of changes in eating and physical activity on childhood obesity.

Purchasing property in Turkey : an analysis of motivations and constraints for British consumers (2012)
Thesis

The market for second home purchases abroad has grown rapidly in the last fifteen years
because of the growth in demand from Europeans looking for a place in the sun. Turkey is
one of the most popular European countries in which to purchase a secon... Read More about Purchasing property in Turkey : an analysis of motivations and constraints for British consumers.

Sequential regression techniques with application to the individual sprint in track cycling (2012)
Thesis

The research work described in this thesis is concerned with processes comprising a sequence
of stages, where states and actions taken during each stage influence the outcome at the end of
the process. Statistical analysis of such processes using s... Read More about Sequential regression techniques with application to the individual sprint in track cycling.

Contextualising the use of Human Resource Information Systems : an interpretive case study of the Jordanian mobile telecommunication industry (2012)
Thesis

This research aims to explore the contextual settings surrounding the use of Human
Resource Information Systems (HRIS) in Jordanian Mobile Telecommunication
Companies. The main intent is to analyse the supporting and hindering factors
affecting th... Read More about Contextualising the use of Human Resource Information Systems : an interpretive case study of the Jordanian mobile telecommunication industry.

Academic staff recruitment and selection in Sultanate of Oman : the case of Colleges of Technology in Ministry of Manpower (2012)
Thesis

The focus of this research is on the recruitment and selection (R&S) practices and
processes used by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Colleges of Technology (CTs) in
Oman. The recent rapid expansion of these CTs has raised the required numbers of
ac... Read More about Academic staff recruitment and selection in Sultanate of Oman : the case of Colleges of Technology in Ministry of Manpower.

Do Malaysian spin-offs create value? (2012)
Thesis

This thesis primarily investigates the short- and long-run share return performance of Malaysian
spin-off firms during the period January 1980 to April 2011. Using daily and monthly data, the
study examines the performance of spin-off firms against... Read More about Do Malaysian spin-offs create value?.

Prognostic modelling for residual useful life prediction (2012)
Thesis

In the context of this thesis, prognosis aims at predicting the residual useful life of
components using condition monitoring information. It enables a projection of
component condition from the past and present into the future, providing significa... Read More about Prognostic modelling for residual useful life prediction.

The effects of ISO 9001:2000 certification on the internal organisational processes in the local government - the Malaysian context (2012)
Thesis

The number of organisations worldwide certified with the ISO 9001:2000 QMS has
increased dramatically in the last decade. Malaysia, as many other developing nations,
had also experienced a rapid growth in the number of ISO 9000 certified organisati... Read More about The effects of ISO 9001:2000 certification on the internal organisational processes in the local government - the Malaysian context.

Barriers to implementing green supply chain initiatives in road and ocean logistics (2012)
Thesis

In the year 1997, within the United Nations' building, several of the world's largest
countries chose to address the issue of climate change. For some years prior to 1997,
there were grumblings by NGOs (non-government organisations), such as
Green... Read More about Barriers to implementing green supply chain initiatives in road and ocean logistics.

Multivariate counting processes with application to repairable systems (2012)
Thesis

Survival processes and recurrent event processes are the subject of many texts. The works
of Kalbfleisch and Prentice (2002), Cook and Lawless (2008) and Aalen et al. (2008) all
provide detailed discussion of univariate event processes on which we... Read More about Multivariate counting processes with application to repairable systems.

Hospitality and mood : enriching Ciborra's metaphor to understand mobile technology implementation on the police front-line (2012)
Thesis

This thesis aims to explore the role of feelings, context of work, and the technology itself in
understanding individual level responses to an organisational level IT implementation process.
Ciborra's hospitality metaphor is used as a theoretical l... Read More about Hospitality and mood : enriching Ciborra's metaphor to understand mobile technology implementation on the police front-line.

Blended learning in Saudi Arabia girls' secondary schools : an exploratory case study (2012)
Thesis

Blended learning (BL) has been the subject of much research recently, and the present
dissertation adds to this growing body of knowledge as the first substantial study on BL in
secondary education for girls in Saudi Arabia. Based on field work com... Read More about Blended learning in Saudi Arabia girls' secondary schools : an exploratory case study.

A study of change management whilst implementing total quality management within the Dubai police force (2012)
Thesis

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, the Dubai Police considers itself the most forward thinking and progressive Arab police force. Comprising its ranks are fifteen thousand personnel of the highest educational standard of any organisation (Dubai... Read More about A study of change management whilst implementing total quality management within the Dubai police force.

A quantitative analysis of sports tournament designs (2012)
Thesis

In this study, we develop quantitative methodology to investigate optimal designs and
fairness in sports tournaments. We propose a number of tournament metrics that can be
used to measure the success of sporting contests or tournaments, and describ... Read More about A quantitative analysis of sports tournament designs.