Small catering businesses represent the majority of the food industry and have
an important role to play in the control of food borne disease. Since 1995 they
have been required by law to operate risk-based food safety management in...
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Resist, comply or workaround? : a case based analysis of workarounds and resistance to information systems (2007)
Thesis
This study provides a summary of studies of user resistance to information systems
and identifies workaround activity as an understudied and distinct but related
phenomenon. Previous studies of resistance have categorised the majority of
incide... Read More about Resist, comply or workaround? : a case based analysis of workarounds and resistance to information systems.
Auditing in United Kingdom (UK) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (2006)
Thesis
Onions, R. Auditing in United Kingdom (UK) small and medium enterprises (SMEs). (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe research questions are:
1. Do most SMEs receive limited systems auditing attention?
2. Do auditors pay inadequate attention to aspects of Information
Technology and Security?
3. Is unreported fraud widespread within SMEs and is it growing?
4... Read More about Auditing in United Kingdom (UK) small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Creating competitive advantage through product quality dimensions in medium-sized manufacturing engineering firms in Tanzania (2006)
Thesis
Luvanda, E. Creating competitive advantage through product quality dimensions in medium-sized manufacturing engineering firms in Tanzania. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe aim of this research was to develop a framework that could be used to understand
how the creation of competitive advantage through product quality dimensions is
addressed in medium-sized engineering firms in Tanzania.
The important elements... Read More about Creating competitive advantage through product quality dimensions in medium-sized manufacturing engineering firms in Tanzania.
The agility of the business process improvement in a UK luxury car manufacturing context (2006)
Thesis
Liu, X. The agility of the business process improvement in a UK luxury car manufacturing context. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordAgility, a modem management concept, is the ability to thrive and prosper in a
continuous changing and competitive environment. Currently, agile theories are still
very much general and mainly covering manufacturing. Business processes that are... Read More about The agility of the business process improvement in a UK luxury car manufacturing context.
Barriers of implementing ISO 9001 : 2000 in the government departments and authorities in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2006)
Thesis
Alhaj, S. Barriers of implementing ISO 9001 : 2000 in the government departments and authorities in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Thesis). University of SalfordISO 9000 (2000) is a quality management system with a high reputation all around the globe. It is a set of requirements used by organisations to attain customer satisfaction.
The number of organisations implementing the ISO 9000 (2000) are increasin... Read More about Barriers of implementing ISO 9001 : 2000 in the government departments and authorities in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Regional integration and the dualism of economic and social policy : the dilemma for foreign direct investment and trade over occupational health and safety : a policy re-alignment for the Southern African Development Community [SADC] (2005)
Thesis
Nkowani, Z. Regional integration and the dualism of economic and social policy : the dilemma for foreign direct investment and trade over occupational health and safety : a policy re-alignment for the Southern African Development Community [SADC]. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe central thesis of the study is that social and economic policy are
two sides of the same coin and that at the heart of any functional
regional integration is the recognition of this dualism. The study takes a
critical look at the debate vis-a-... Read More about Regional integration and the dualism of economic and social policy : the dilemma for foreign direct investment and trade over occupational health and safety : a policy re-alignment for the Southern African Development Community [SADC].
Regional integration and the dualism of economic and social policy: The dilemma for foreign direct investment and trade over occupational health and safety : a policy re-alignment for the Southern African Development Community [SADC] (2005)
Thesis
Nkowani, Z. Regional integration and the dualism of economic and social policy: The dilemma for foreign direct investment and trade over occupational health and safety : a policy re-alignment for the Southern African Development Community [SADC]. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe central thesis of the study is that social and economic policy are two sides of the same coin and that at the heart of any functional regional integration is the recognition of this dualism. The study takes a critical look at the debate vis-a-vis... Read More about Regional integration and the dualism of economic and social policy: The dilemma for foreign direct investment and trade over occupational health and safety : a policy re-alignment for the Southern African Development Community [SADC].
Identifying the barriers of training development in Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector) (2005)
Thesis
Elferis, M. Identifying the barriers of training development in Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector). (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe need for training may be a result of drives to improve quality, or might be needed
as a response to human resource factors. In Libya the need for training is to develop the
citizens as a whole in order to become a fully developed country.
The... Read More about Identifying the barriers of training development in Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector).
Impediments to the adoption of total quality management (TQM) in Jordanian ISO 9000 series certified manufacturing companies (2005)
Thesis
Al-Madi, F. Impediments to the adoption of total quality management (TQM) in Jordanian ISO 9000 series certified manufacturing companies. (Thesis). University of SalfordSince ISO 9000 was introduced in 1987 there has been a tremendous growth in the number of companies seeking registration to it, both in developed and developing
countries. It was found in the literature that few ISO 9000 certificate holders have con... Read More about Impediments to the adoption of total quality management (TQM) in Jordanian ISO 9000 series certified manufacturing companies.
Generalised proportional intensities models (GPIM) for reliability analysis (2005)
Thesis
Alkali, B. Generalised proportional intensities models (GPIM) for reliability analysis. (Thesis). University of SalfordStochastic models are developed for the reliability analysis of repairable systems, based upon the non-homogenous Poisson process, as recommended by Ascher and Feingold (1984). In particular, the proportional intensities model (PIM) introduced by Cox... Read More about Generalised proportional intensities models (GPIM) for reliability analysis.
Analysis and selection of supply chain contracts : a supplier's perspective (2005)
Thesis
A supply contract, which achieves the optimal performance for the buyer or the supply chain as a whole, does not necessarily maximize the supplier’s expected profit. Therefore, it is important to understand the impacts of supply contracts and their... Read More about Analysis and selection of supply chain contracts : a supplier's perspective.
Identifying and assessing an enabler for achieving high performance : middle management support for improvement (2005)
Thesis
"From Wall Street to Washington, from boardrooms to union halls, -what
anybody with power is most scared of is change. Any kind of change. "
Lee lacocca, Former President, Ford Motor Corp. and Chrysler Corp.
(Quoted in O'Toole, 1995)
The... Read More about Identifying and assessing an enabler for achieving high performance : middle management support for improvement.
The number of organisations with ISO 9000 certification over the world has increased
dramatically in the last decade in developed and developing nations. The new standard
ISO 9001:2000 is a way for an organisation to manage internal and external... Read More about The barriers affecting the implementation of quality management system-ISO 9000 in Libyan manufacturing public sector organisations.
Economics, critical realism and system dynamics (2004)
Thesis
Petrides, L. Economics, critical realism and system dynamics. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe main goal of this thesis is to provide a full account of the deficiencies of mainstream economics largely through different economists’ own criticisms, and to subsequently describe an alternative methodology that allows for their overcoming. The... Read More about Economics, critical realism and system dynamics.
An empirical and analytical study of forecasting practices and perceptions in the United Kingdom (2004)
Thesis
Aziz-Khairulfazi, R. An empirical and analytical study of forecasting practices and perceptions in the United Kingdom. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordSince way back in the 1970's, academic research has attempted to improve forecasting practice. Unfortunately, this process is still incomplete and ongoing.
There has been little research in the forecasting area in incorporating forecasting technique... Read More about An empirical and analytical study of forecasting practices and perceptions in the United Kingdom.
Embracing sustainability or change by stealth (2003)
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Heywood, A. Embracing sustainability or change by stealth. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordABSTRACT
EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY or CHANGE BY STEALTH
One cannot change the system within which one operates without changing
oneself in the process (Revans. 1980). Starting my Action Learning journey
with myself, and my life as interpreted thro... Read More about Embracing sustainability or change by stealth.
Criminal liability for corporations that kill : proposals for reform (2003)
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In 1996 the Law Commission published Report No.237 "Criminal Law:
Involuntary Manslaughter - A Consultation Paper ". In that document they
set out their proposals for a radical new offence of "corporate killing".
Seven years later and the Governme... Read More about Criminal liability for corporations that kill : proposals for reform.
The growth in environmental awareness and its implications for the National Health Service (2002)
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Gallagher, M. The growth in environmental awareness and its implications for the National Health Service. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe NHS is a large complex organisation employing almost one million people and with an annual revenue
budget in 1999/2000 in excess of £40 billion.
Responsible for a range of activities with the potential to cause environmental damage on a local,... Read More about The growth in environmental awareness and its implications for the National Health Service.
Attendance demand for soccer : a spatial cross-sectional approach (2002)
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Feehan, P. Attendance demand for soccer : a spatial cross-sectional approach. (Thesis). Salford : University of SalfordThe cost of a return journey to a soccer match can often be comparable to,
or even exceed the admission price. However, in spite of the importance of travel
costs, previous studies on the demand for live soccer generally exclude travel costs
from... Read More about Attendance demand for soccer : a spatial cross-sectional approach.