Outputs (136)

Building a FTSE 100 company by hitting the sweet spot of strategy: An interview with Rod Aldridge OBE (2009)
Journal Article

© 2009, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the views of Rod Aldridge OBE on building the strategy of a FTSE 100 company. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of an interview. Findin... Read More about Building a FTSE 100 company by hitting the sweet spot of strategy: An interview with Rod Aldridge OBE.

The economic psychology of stock market bubbles in China (2009)
Journal Article

The Chinese stock markets were extremely volatile during the period 2005-08. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index increased more than sixfold from 1,012 in 2005 to 6,124 by the end of 2007. It then declined continuously to reach a low of... Read More about The economic psychology of stock market bubbles in China.

Under-funded and overwhelmed: The voluntary sector as worker representation in Britain's individualised industrial relations system (2009)
Journal Article

Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate (2009)
Journal Article

Purpose: Many academics have raised concerns about the growing divide between academia and practice. While more collaborative research has been called for there is a lack of research into the actual practice of academic/practitioner engagement. This... Read More about Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate.

Project management behind the facade (2009)
Journal Article

Synthesis of the West Midland Health Technology Assessment Collaboration February 2009 report providing public health information to prevent skin cancer: review of effectiveness and cost effectiveness. Report prepared for the National Institute of Health & Clinical Excellence, May 2009. (2009)
Report

Developing leaders in cyber-space: The paradoxical possibilities of on-line learning (2009)
Journal Article

Whereas 'distance learning' has often been seen as the poor relation of face-to- face educational encounters, this article suggests that paradoxically, this mode of delivery can offer significant advantages to those aiming to develop highly situated... Read More about Developing leaders in cyber-space: The paradoxical possibilities of on-line learning.

Trust, employer exposure and the employment relation (2009)
Journal Article

Managers often believe that the better employees know them, the more they will trust them. Yet although specialist literatures exist on labour turnover and tenure (whether job tenure has declined for example) there is no sustained investigation into... Read More about Trust, employer exposure and the employment relation.

Evolution of an IS development effort: An ANT interpretation (2009)
Journal Article

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to stand back from the debate of success and failure and develop an interpretive account based on narratives of major actors to enable project managers with a rich understanding of a complex organisation. Design-m... Read More about Evolution of an IS development effort: An ANT interpretation.

The implementation of a quality management system in the not-for-profit sector (2009)
Journal Article

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the rationale for establishing a quality management system (QMS) by obtaining ISO 9001:2000 certification in a not for profit small to medium enterprise (SME) in the UK. The rationale for choosing thi... Read More about The implementation of a quality management system in the not-for-profit sector.