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Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation (2011)
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Sarpong, D., & Maclean, M. (2011). Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation. Futures, 43(10), 1154-1163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2011.07.013

Drawing on the social theory of practice, this paper 'unpacks' scenario thinking in the form of strategizing in product innovation teams to explore when and how the practice may lead to the identification of opportunities for innovation. Adopting a c... Read More about Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation.

Pluralism, heterodoxy, and the rhetoric of distinction (2011)
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Mearman, A. (2011). Pluralism, heterodoxy, and the rhetoric of distinction. Review of Radical Political Economics, 43(4), 552-561. https://doi.org/10.1177/0486613411402644

The paper addresses the arguments made by Frederic Lee on heterodoxy and pluralism. It argues that the definitions of mainstream and heterodox, and consequently the differences between them, are highly problematic. Specifically it challenges Lee's ch... Read More about Pluralism, heterodoxy, and the rhetoric of distinction.

Lightweight agents, intelligent mobile agent and RPC Schemes: A comparative analysis (2011)
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Aderounmu, G. A., Olajubu, E. A., Aderounmu, A., & Ajayi, A. (2011). Lightweight agents, intelligent mobile agent and RPC Schemes: A comparative analysis. Journal of Computing and Information Technology, 19(2), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.2498/cit.1001375

This paper presents the performance comparison of Lightweight Agents, Single Mobile Intelligent Agents and Remote Procedure Call which are tools for implementing communication in a distributed computing environment. Routing algorithms for each scheme... Read More about Lightweight agents, intelligent mobile agent and RPC Schemes: A comparative analysis.

Privacy dictionary: A new resource for the automated content analysis of privacy (2011)
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Vasalou, A., Gill, A. J., Mazanderani, F., Papoutsi, C., & Joinson, A. (2011). Privacy dictionary: A new resource for the automated content analysis of privacy. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(11), 2095-2105. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.21610

This article presents the privacy dictionary, a new linguistic resource for automated content analysis on privacy-related texts. To overcome the definitional challenges inherent in privacy research, the dictionary was informed by an inclusive set of... Read More about Privacy dictionary: A new resource for the automated content analysis of privacy.

Size matters: The late payment problem (2011)
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Paul, S. Y., & Boden, R. (2011). Size matters: The late payment problem. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 18(4), 732-747. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626001111179776

Purpose: The supply of trade credit by small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is the product of both customer demand and the possibility of strategic advantage, but is subject to risk. In the current financial climate the demand for trade credit m... Read More about Size matters: The late payment problem.

Reinventing the role of the professional services boundary spanner: An exploratory study (2011)
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Vafeas, M. (2011). Reinventing the role of the professional services boundary spanner: An exploratory study. Services Marketing Quarterly, 32(4), 265-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332969.2011.606759

This article explores attitudes towards the professional services boundary spanner in the light of anecdotal evidence challenging the view that the boundary spanner is pivotal to the client-firm relationship. Data were collected using case studies an... Read More about Reinventing the role of the professional services boundary spanner: An exploratory study.

An investigation of e-business risks in UK SMEs (2011)
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Sukumar, A., Edgar, D., & Grant, K. (2011). An investigation of e-business risks in UK SMEs. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 7(4), 380-401. https://doi.org/10.1504/WREMSD.2011.042892

Electronic business is a phenomenon that is now well defined and has emerged as a field of study. In parallel, businesses are increasingly embedding technology into their business processes and seeking to exploit the potential efficiency and effectiv... Read More about An investigation of e-business risks in UK SMEs.

The role of organisational culture in occupational well-being and quality of care: A systematic review (2011)
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Gerogiannis, I. (2011). The role of organisational culture in occupational well-being and quality of care: A systematic review. Psychology and Health, 26(Sup2), 281-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2011.617190

Background: Organisational culture determines how individuals behave. Within healthcare, there is a link between patient safety, healthcare well-being and organisational culture. The present paper will systematically review the literature on this iss... Read More about The role of organisational culture in occupational well-being and quality of care: A systematic review.

Developing planned giving at the Salvation Army Southern Territory (2011)
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Sargeant, A., & Hudson, J. (2011). Developing planned giving at the Salvation Army Southern Territory. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 16(3), 237-250. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.423

The Salvation Army operates internationally and is an evangelical part of the universal church, they provided help to over 30 million individuals in 2008. Their main focus is to build community, provide fellowship, rebuild lives, and provide comfor... Read More about Developing planned giving at the Salvation Army Southern Territory.

Does Asia’s choice of exchange rate regime affect Europe’s exposure to US shocks? (2011)
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Markovic, B., & Povoledo, L. (2011). Does Asia’s choice of exchange rate regime affect Europe’s exposure to US shocks?. Economic Issues, 16(2), 1-38

In this paper we use a stylised three-country model to analyse how the transmission of US shocks to Europe might be affected by Asia’s choice of exchange rate regime. We find that if Asia pegs her exchange rate to the dollar, the impact of US shocks... Read More about Does Asia’s choice of exchange rate regime affect Europe’s exposure to US shocks?.

Distributed leadership in organizations: A review of theory and research (2011)
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Bolden, R. (2011). Distributed leadership in organizations: A review of theory and research. International Journal of Management Reviews, 13(3), 251-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2370.2011.00306.x

The aim of this paper is to review conceptual and empirical literature on the concept of distributed leadership (DL) in order to identify its origins, key arguments, and areas for further work. Consideration is given to the similarities and differenc... Read More about Distributed leadership in organizations: A review of theory and research.

U.S. core inflation: A wavelet analysis (2011)
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Cotter, J., Dowd, K., & Loh, L. (2011). U.S. core inflation: A wavelet analysis. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 15(4), 513-536. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1365100510000179

This paper proposes the use of wavelet methods to estimate U.S. core inflation. It explains wavelet methods and suggests that they are ideally suited to this task. Comparisons are made with traditional Consumer Price Index-based and regression-based... Read More about U.S. core inflation: A wavelet analysis.

State-of-the-art sustainability analysis methodologies for efficient decision support in green production operations (2011)
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Liu, S., Leat, M., & Smith, M. H. (2011). State-of-the-art sustainability analysis methodologies for efficient decision support in green production operations. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 4(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2011.574744

Over the last three decades, new concepts, strategies, frameworks and systems have been developed to tackle the sustainable development issue. This paper reviews the challenges, perspectives and recent advances in support of sustainable production op... Read More about State-of-the-art sustainability analysis methodologies for efficient decision support in green production operations.

Still 'a good job for a woman'? Women teachers' experiences of modernization in England and Wales (2011)
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Conley, H., & Jenkins, S. (2011). Still 'a good job for a woman'? Women teachers' experiences of modernization in England and Wales. Gender, Work and Organization, 18(5), 488-507. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2011.00573.x

This article examines women teachers' experiences of modernization in schools in England and Wales. The article explores the impact of modernization on their work and non-work lives and why, in some cases, modernization has made it impossible for the... Read More about Still 'a good job for a woman'? Women teachers' experiences of modernization in England and Wales.

Concepts of community: A framework for contextualizing distributed leadership (2011)
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Edwards, G. (2011). Concepts of community: A framework for contextualizing distributed leadership. International Journal of Management Reviews, 13(3), 301-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2370.2011.00309.x

This review of the literature on community and distributed leadership marks out the potential for a more context-rich understanding of the nature of leadership. We begin by reviewing the literature on distributed leadership, noting a shift from clich... Read More about Concepts of community: A framework for contextualizing distributed leadership.

Industry membership and capital structure dynamics in the UK (2011)
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Tucker, J., & Stoja, E. (2011). Industry membership and capital structure dynamics in the UK. International Review of Financial Analysis, 20(4), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2011.03.002

We examine the impact of industry membership on the capital structure dynamics of UK quoted firms over the period 1968 to 2006 by analysing how the components of common gearing ratios are adjusted in relation to one another. More specifically, if we... Read More about Industry membership and capital structure dynamics in the UK.

Non-unionized young workers and organizing the unorganized (2011)
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Tailby, S., & Pollert, A. (2011). Non-unionized young workers and organizing the unorganized. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 32(3), 499-522. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X10388532

Young workers are concentrated in low-waged, poorly organized industries. Although poorly unionized, evidence suggests that they are positively predisposed towards unions. Most research on youth and unionization is attitudinal, however, with little e... Read More about Non-unionized young workers and organizing the unorganized.