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Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study (2017)
Journal Article
Chong, J. L. L., & Duong, L. N. K. (2017). Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study. Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 9(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.17705/1pais.09102

The study seeks to examine the impact of Information technology (IT) governance structure, process and relational mechanisms on firm performance. Using an event study, we collected a sample of 70 announcements of IT governance adoption investments. W... Read More about Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study.

Critical success factors for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China (2017)
Journal Article
Yang, J., Nisar, T., & Prabhakar, G. P. (2017). Critical success factors for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China. Irish Journal of Management, 36(3), 147-161. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijm-2017-0016

This study aims to create a list of CSFs for China’s BOT projects to help organizations achieve project success. We first describe the role of CSFs in terms of three broad categories of whether BOT projects adopt strategies for risk transfer, the deg... Read More about Critical success factors for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China.

A lean and cleaner production benchmarking method for sustainability assessment: A study of manufacturing companies in Brazil (2017)
Journal Article
Ramos, A. R., Ferreira, J. C. E., Kumar, V., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Cherrafi, A. (2018). A lean and cleaner production benchmarking method for sustainability assessment: A study of manufacturing companies in Brazil. Journal of Cleaner Production, 177, 218-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.145

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd A constant evolution in the efficiency of production systems and government policies has enabled the control of the environmental impact of production activities and encouraged companies to develop strategies to achieve more susta... Read More about A lean and cleaner production benchmarking method for sustainability assessment: A study of manufacturing companies in Brazil.

Mobile phone adoption in agri-food sector: Are farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa connected? (2017)
Journal Article
Kabbiri, R., Dora, M., Kumar, V., Elepu, G., & Gellynck, X. (2018). Mobile phone adoption in agri-food sector: Are farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa connected?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 131, 253-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.12.010

In recent years user acceptance of a new technology has become of much interest. One of the most outstanding global problems facing Africa is the digital divide. However, the use and adoption of mobile phones is reducing the digital divide in Africa.... Read More about Mobile phone adoption in agri-food sector: Are farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa connected?.

Towards a model of emergency department congestion (2017)
Journal Article
Brady, M., Kumar, V., Byrne, P. J., Conyngham, G., Liston, P., & Gilligan, P. (2017). Towards a model of emergency department congestion. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 16(3-4), 303-318. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2017.088870

© Copyright 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. The purpose of this paper is to examine the flow of patients through the emergency department of a large suburban acute general hospital and the factors that influence overcrowding and congestion. The pa... Read More about Towards a model of emergency department congestion.

Grounded Visual Pattern Analysis: Photographs in Organizational Field Studies (2017)
Journal Article
Shortt, H., & Warren, S. (2019). Grounded Visual Pattern Analysis: Photographs in Organizational Field Studies. Organizational Research Methods, 22(2), 539-563. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428117742495

© The Author(s) 2017. Visual methodologies for researching organizational life have grown in popularity over the past decade, with conceptual and methodological foundations now well documented. However, analytical critique has not kept pace, and so i... Read More about Grounded Visual Pattern Analysis: Photographs in Organizational Field Studies.

Effective coaching practice for the 21st century (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Joyce, K. (2017, December). Effective coaching practice for the 21st century. Presented at EMCC Bristol Network - CPD Roadshow, University of the West of England

Invited industry Keynote Speaker Research Event hosted by European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Findings shared from my research exploring the use of blogs as an online coaching method

Envisioning a future by paying attention to the past: Rediscovering the work-of-leisure (2017)
Presentation / Conference
von Bülow, C., & Simpson, P. (2017, December). Envisioning a future by paying attention to the past: Rediscovering the work-of-leisure. Paper presented at International Studying Leadership Conference 2017, Richmond University, Richmond, USA

Populist movements are inherently reactionary, motivated by dissatisfaction with the status quo (Albertazzi & McDonnell, 2008). One source of dissatisfaction in the West over the last decade has been a decline in prosperity alongside an increase in d... Read More about Envisioning a future by paying attention to the past: Rediscovering the work-of-leisure.

Envisioning a future by paying attention to the past: Rediscovering the work-of-leisure. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Von Bulow, C., & Simpson, P. (2017, December). Envisioning a future by paying attention to the past: Rediscovering the work-of-leisure. Paper presented at International Studying Leadership Conference 2017, Richmond, Virginia (US)

Populist movements are inherently reactionary, motivated by dissatisfaction with the status quo (Albertazzi & McDonnell, 2008). One source of dissatisfaction in the West over the last decade has been a decline in prosperity alongside an increase in d... Read More about Envisioning a future by paying attention to the past: Rediscovering the work-of-leisure..

Entrepreneurship education and sustainable development (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Anosike, P. (2017, December). Entrepreneurship education and sustainable development. Presented at The International Workshop on Business and Economics, jointly organised by College of Business and Economics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and Jönköping University, Sweden, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent management and leadership programme? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Mangion, K. (2017, December). How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent management and leadership programme?. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society, Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SGCP), Birmingham

This presentation is based on a PhD study that focuses on the role of coaching in talent and leadership development programmes in a multinational financial services organisation. It analyses the perceptions of leaders who receive coaching as part of... Read More about How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent management and leadership programme?.

An investigation into the development of the absorptive capacity of manufacturing SMEs (2017)
Journal Article
Saad, M., Kumar, V., & Bradford, J. (2017). An investigation into the development of the absorptive capacity of manufacturing SMEs. International Journal of Production Research, 55(23), 6916-6931. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2017.1327728

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. To sustain their competitive advantage in a highly competitive landscape, SMEs, in spite of their limited resources, need to effectively learn. The ability to access and successfully use... Read More about An investigation into the development of the absorptive capacity of manufacturing SMEs.

Drawing in business and management research (2017)
Book Chapter
Ward, J., & Shortt, H. (2017). Drawing in business and management research. In C. Cassell, A. Cunliffe, & G. Grandy (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods. UK: SAGE

Visual methodologies are slowly gaining acceptance in business and management research. However, the term visual methodology is largely perceived to reflect the production and or analysis of photographs, films, video and corporate visual artefacts (R... Read More about Drawing in business and management research.

Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa (2017)
Journal Article
Monyei, C., & Adewumi, A. O. (2017). Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa. Energy Policy, 111, 298-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.039

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd South Africa is severally posited to be Africa's most industrialized nation with an economy heavily reliant on energy. With depleted electricity reserve margin which led to massive load shedding and rationing of electricity in 200... Read More about Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa.

Sustainable animal farming and food security: Exploring the interplay of Hakuna Matata and Ubuntu with Guanxi and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Prabhakar, G. P. (2017, November). Sustainable animal farming and food security: Exploring the interplay of Hakuna Matata and Ubuntu with Guanxi and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. Paper presented at Strengthening Food Security through Integrated Earth Observations & Ecological Assessments of Ecosystem Services in Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

This work presents a Case Study on Donkeys. In Kenya, Donkeys are facing extinction and this white paper attempts highlight their plight and possible solutions to resolving this issue.

The use of puppets to enhance coaching conversations (2017)
Presentation / Conference
TURNER, A. F. (2017, November). The use of puppets to enhance coaching conversations. Presented at Coaching Psychologists' group, UWE Bristol, England

Finger puppets and their use in enhancing coaching conversations

Development of multi-supply-multi-demand control strategy for combined cooling, heating and power system primed with solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine (2017)
Journal Article
Luo, X., & Fong, K. F. (2017). Development of multi-supply-multi-demand control strategy for combined cooling, heating and power system primed with solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine. Energy Conversion and Management, 154, 538-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.11.032

Combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system with the prime mover set of solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine (SOFC-GT) would feature with high electrical efficiency, but contain the highly coupled equipment units for cooling, heating and electrici... Read More about Development of multi-supply-multi-demand control strategy for combined cooling, heating and power system primed with solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine.