Outputs (56)

Exploring the opportunity to improve SCM in farmer-supplier relationships in emerging economies (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper explores the possibility to provide a platform or a framework to the small and medium producers and often times less organized agricultural farmers’ in developing nations which can help them choose the most appropriate buyer for their prod... Read More about Exploring the opportunity to improve SCM in farmer-supplier relationships in emerging economies.

Teach a man to fish: A case study of entrepreneurship education in conflict-ridden Maiduguri Nigeria (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The abduction in April 2014 of more than 250 school girls in Chibok, a small town near Maiduguri Nigeria, drew international attention to the scale of terror unleashed by the dreaded Boko Haram in the region. Stakeholders have recognised the urgent n... Read More about Teach a man to fish: A case study of entrepreneurship education in conflict-ridden Maiduguri Nigeria.

Resolving the rainbow of chaos: The value of participant-governed networks in implementing new evidence into practice (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the face of increasing demand for patient care and service quality combined with increasing levels of underfunding the UK National Health Service (NHS) is under pressure to find innovative ways to improve patient outcomes and provide efficiency. D... Read More about Resolving the rainbow of chaos: The value of participant-governed networks in implementing new evidence into practice.

Barriers to supply chain integration: The case of Vietnamese textile and apparel enterprises (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

To identify the barriers of supply chain integration and propose solutions through empirical study

Revitalising safety practices in construction projects: The case of Nigeria and United Kingdom (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The construction industry plays a vital role in boosting the global economy. From the reviewed literature, studies indicate that the industry is also hazardous and frequently accident prone. This study examined safety practices of construction indust... Read More about Revitalising safety practices in construction projects: The case of Nigeria and United Kingdom.

Conversations in search of audiences: Prospects and challenges of marketing UK’s postgraduate higher education using social media (2016)
Book Chapter

It is no surprise that there are serious disparities between the rhetoric of education and the realities of education. Marketing of university curricula is a challenge that is increasingly becoming a difficult proposition as advances in social media... Read More about Conversations in search of audiences: Prospects and challenges of marketing UK’s postgraduate higher education using social media.

Low carbon warehouse management under cap-and-trade policy (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Green warehouse management plays a significant part in developing a carbon efficient supply chain. This research examines the behaviour change in warehouse management decisions under the cap-and-trade emission policy and explores... Read More about Low carbon warehouse management under cap-and-trade policy.

Emotional intelligence and British expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment in international construction projects (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Today’s internationalized business demands global mindset, intercultural sensitivity and the ability to skilfully negotiate through cross-cultural interactions. Therefore, the overall ai... Read More about Emotional intelligence and British expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment in international construction projects.

Technological capabilities, resilience capabilities and organizational effectiveness (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Previous research has defined resilience as a desirable characteristic for an organization and its members to possess when circumstances adversely change. Resilience is analysed... Read More about Technological capabilities, resilience capabilities and organizational effectiveness.

Empirical evidence of an integrative knowledge competence framework for ERP systems implementation in UK industries (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems can greatly improve business productivity and better serve customers by creating values through integrating business processes and sharing current information. Knowledge Management (KM)... Read More about Empirical evidence of an integrative knowledge competence framework for ERP systems implementation in UK industries.

An analysis of managerial factors affecting the implementation and use of overall equipment effectiveness (2016)
Journal Article

© 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. To ensure manufacturing organisations remain competitive, most of them are turning to total productive maintenance (TPM) and lean manufacturing to ensure seamless operations. Overall equ... Read More about An analysis of managerial factors affecting the implementation and use of overall equipment effectiveness.

An appraisal of lean construction project delivery application of lean construction (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

One major theoretical issue that has dominated the construction field for many years, concerns the general misconception that lean can only be successfully applied to manufacturing. Its introduction into design and construction industry has been slow... Read More about An appraisal of lean construction project delivery application of lean construction.

Big Data in the construction industry: A review of present status, opportunities, and future trends (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd The ability to process large amounts of data and to extract useful insights from data has revolutionised society. This phenomenon—dubbed as Big Data—has applications for a wide assortment of industries, including the construction... Read More about Big Data in the construction industry: A review of present status, opportunities, and future trends.

Knowledge management as intellectual property: Evidence from Mexican manufacturing SMEs (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between knowledge management and creation of intellectual property within the context of small and medium size manufacturing enterprises. De... Read More about Knowledge management as intellectual property: Evidence from Mexican manufacturing SMEs.

Developing entrepreneurial intentions through gamification using online business challenges (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose:
This paper describes the results of a research project aimed at investigating the moderating role of gamification on the development of entrepreneurial intentions through the use of online business challenges. Following the theory of plann... Read More about Developing entrepreneurial intentions through gamification using online business challenges.

Assessing the impact of gamification on students’ engagement and motivation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Gamification is gaining momentum in Higher Education (HE) as scholars begin to enquire what they can learn from game experiences to improve students’ engagement and motivation (Niman, 2014). Gamification does not mean using games, instead it refers t... Read More about Assessing the impact of gamification on students’ engagement and motivation.

Internal market orientation and work-family balance in family businesses (2016)
Journal Article

This research paper aims at investigating the importance of work-family balance (WFB) on family businesses from Andalusia (Spain) and its impact on job satisfaction and employees' commitment. The research objectives are twofold: (1) to classify compa... Read More about Internal market orientation and work-family balance in family businesses.

Servitization, digitization and supply chain interdependency (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Author(s) This study draws on literature at the intersection of servitization, digital business models and supply chain management. Work empirically explores how digital disruption has affected Business-to-Business (B2B) interdependencies.... Read More about Servitization, digitization and supply chain interdependency.

Servitization and co-creation: Customers’ Perspective (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research aims at investigating the moderating role of co-creation in the implementation of servitization strategies (in a B2B context) in the pharmaceutical industry from the perspective of customers (that is the servitized firms).
Servitizati... Read More about Servitization and co-creation: Customers’ Perspective.

Gamification in higher education: An experiment to assess student’s engagement and motivation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Gamification in higher education: an experiment to assess students’ engagement and motivation.