Outputs (42)

Adoption and use of E-commerce by small businesses in the UK tourism industry (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a quantitative study of 90 small tourism businesses in the South West of the United Kingdom. It examines the factors that influence the adoption and use of e-commerce and the types of e-business that these organisations undertake.... Read More about Adoption and use of E-commerce by small businesses in the UK tourism industry.

The other side of projects: the case for critical project studies (2008)
Journal Article

© 2008, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this research note is to articulate the limitations that project management (PM) currently faces by outlining the PM literature’s frequent neglect of political, social and ethical d... Read More about The other side of projects: the case for critical project studies.

Exploring SMEs' adoption of broadband in the northwest of England (2008)
Book Chapter

The impact of strategy, leadership and culture on organizational performance (2008)
Journal Article

Improving the aerospace supply chain: a preliminary assessment of an industry-level intervention (2008)
Report

The objectives of the study were to
1. Evaluate the SC21 initiative in relation to the changing industry context and consequent customer company requirements; and current trends in supply chain management; 2.Examine the impact operating within a co... Read More about Improving the aerospace supply chain: a preliminary assessment of an industry-level intervention.

Does R&D really drive competitive advantage and performance? (2008)
Journal Article

Formal strategic planning, operating environment, size, sector and performance: evidence from the UK’s manufacturing SMEs (2008)
Journal Article

The relationship between strategic planning and firm performance has long interested strategic management researchers. In the past decade, this research effort has slowed down, while strategic planning has gained greater popularity among managers. Ho... Read More about Formal strategic planning, operating environment, size, sector and performance: evidence from the UK’s manufacturing SMEs.

The reflexive consumer (2008)
Journal Article

Drawing on a detailed reading of the work of Peppers and Rogers (1993, 1997, 2004, 2005), this paper argues that their work offers an emblematic problematization of traditional mass marketing, which articulates a new mentality of marketing — collabor... Read More about The reflexive consumer.

Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage (2008)
Journal Article

Building on previous research which showed that the loss of staff could have a significance impact on
the out-turn performance of a project; this work seeks to explore the relationship between knowledge
management and human resource management. To... Read More about Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage.

A post-mortem evaluation of an IT project: a case study of a process enhancement IT-project in a maintenance, repair and overhaul company (2008)
Journal Article

The present work represents a post mortem evaluation of an SAP-IT project. It focuses on critical success factors
(CSF) in order to establish an appropriate guideline for the project evaluation.
A review of contemporary project management literatur... Read More about A post-mortem evaluation of an IT project: a case study of a process enhancement IT-project in a maintenance, repair and overhaul company.

Developing an enterprise wide knowledge warehouse: challenge of optimal designs in the media industry (2008)
Journal Article

It has been common practice among organisations to develop standard operating procedures to gain advantages like standardisation, ensure continuity, and deal with contingency needs. Over time, processual perspectives of activity within organisations... Read More about Developing an enterprise wide knowledge warehouse: challenge of optimal designs in the media industry.

Scope creep in software development (2008)
Journal Article

This article clarifies the role and effects of scope creep in software development projects. It discusses how scope can be effectively managed to avoid it from “creeping” and reducing chances of project success. By reviewing a range of literary works... Read More about Scope creep in software development.

The impact of computers and associated technology on the teaching and learning of business statistics at the university level (2008)
Journal Article

This article explains how recent changes in the teaching & learning business statistics are influenced by the
increased use of computer and its associated technology. This paper also attempts to illustrate on how the pedagogy
associated has also un... Read More about The impact of computers and associated technology on the teaching and learning of business statistics at the university level.

What is project success: A literature review (2008)
Journal Article

Most of the projects we hear of in media are either over budget, late or are simply not good enough and still
different lobbies of people claim that those projects have been successful. Neither the practitioners nor the
academicians seem to agree o... Read More about What is project success: A literature review.

Teams and Projects: A Literature Review (2008)
Journal Article

Teams and their constituents are clearly one of the critical success factors in a project. Symbiosis among team members is a must, but it does not necessarily mean that they need to agree on every point. This paper attempts to highlight the constitue... Read More about Teams and Projects: A Literature Review.

Stats for the terrified: Impact of different teaching and learning approaches in the study of business statistics (2008)
Journal Article

Many students have a fear of studying Statistics & Mathematics. The objective of this study is to highlight the methods that could help students to improve the learning of Business Statistics. This paper could also provide a useful input for teachers... Read More about Stats for the terrified: Impact of different teaching and learning approaches in the study of business statistics.

Projects and their management: A literature review (2008)
Journal Article

Over the years and more importantly in the recent past projects have been used as a delivery mechanism to do
business and accomplish objectives. No wonder it has become one of the fastest growing professions in the world.
Although the understanding... Read More about Projects and their management: A literature review.

Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts (2008)
Journal Article

Western companies are opening up their factories and offices in India in an unprecedented manner and thus creating a need to study the organization and management of their Indian counterparts. The emergence of India as an
economic power over the rec... Read More about Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts.

Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective (2008)
Book Chapter

Purpose: Lean thinking has revolutionised the approach to manufacturing and there are indications that it can do the same for New Product Introduction [NPI] processes. This paper explores the question “Is the application of Lean principles to NPI suf... Read More about Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective.

La creación de spin-off universitarias en España: características, determinantes y resultados (2008)
Journal Article