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Digital/web-based technology in purchasing and supply management: A UK study (2008)
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Gallear, D., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2008). Digital/web-based technology in purchasing and supply management: A UK study. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 19(3), 346-360. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410380810853777

Purpose - To date little is known about the actual level of utilisation of digital/web-based interaction technologies in purchasing and supply management (SM) in the UK. This paper seeks to address this gap in the extant knowledge through empirical r... Read More about Digital/web-based technology in purchasing and supply management: A UK study.

Regulation of nutrition and health claims in advertising (2008)
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Brennan, R., Dahl, S., Eagle, L., Morouti, O., & Czarnecka, B. (2008). Regulation of nutrition and health claims in advertising. Journal of Advertising Research, 48(1), 57-70

This article reviews the intentions and assumptions underlying calls for greater regulation of nutrition and health claims in food advertising and examines the likely impact of new European regulations on health-related claims. After providing a revi... Read More about Regulation of nutrition and health claims in advertising.

Accounting for financial instruments in Turkish accounting standards (2008)
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Misirlioglu, I. (2008). Accounting for financial instruments in Turkish accounting standards

The Turkish Accounting Standards Board (TMSK) issued TMS 32, "Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation” and TMS 39, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” in 2006, and TFRS 7, “Financial Instruments: Disclosures” in 2007. Thes... Read More about Accounting for financial instruments in Turkish accounting standards.

Theorising under-theorisation in research on the HRM-Performance Link (2008)
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Fleetwood, S., & Hesketh, A. (2008). Theorising under-theorisation in research on the HRM-Performance Link. Personnel Review, 37(2), 126-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483480810850506

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the conceptual underpinnings of the theoretical weaknesses of extant research investigating the HRM-Organizational Performance Link (hereafter HRM-P Link). Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews... Read More about Theorising under-theorisation in research on the HRM-Performance Link.

Counterfactual history, management and organizations: Reflections and new directions (2008)
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Maielli, G., & Booth, C. (2008). Counterfactual history, management and organizations: Reflections and new directions. Management and Organizational History, 3(1), 49-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744935908090997

This article reflects on the papers published in the Symposium on 'Counterfactual History in Management and Organizations'. After describing the background to the symposium we review some important themes in the multidisciplinary domain of counterfac... Read More about Counterfactual history, management and organizations: Reflections and new directions.

Donor retention: an exploratory study of door-to-door recruits (2008)
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Hudson, J., & Sargeant, A. (2008). Donor retention: an exploratory study of door-to-door recruits. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 13(1), 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.301

Door-to-door fundraising, where recruiters knock on the door of domestic dwellings to solicit a regular donation, is an increasingly popular recruitment technique. However, reported levels of attrition remain unacceptably high and in some cases chari... Read More about Donor retention: an exploratory study of door-to-door recruits.

Higher education, the ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘knowledge workers’: does current education policy make sense? (2008)
Journal Article
Wilton, N. (2008). Higher education, the ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘knowledge workers’: does current education policy make sense?

The UK higher education (HE) system has undergone a major transformation over the past three decades from a system that catered for an elite group of entrants in the late 1960s and early 1970s to one that now aims to provide tertiary education to hal... Read More about Higher education, the ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘knowledge workers’: does current education policy make sense?.

Culture and conflict management style of international project managers (2008)
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Mohammed, U. K., Prabhakar, G. P., & White, G. (2008). Culture and conflict management style of international project managers. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(5), 3-11

The management of culture has become increasingly important to many organisations and business disciplines, particularly multicultural and international project management. Cultural differences often result in varying degrees of conflict and require... Read More about Culture and conflict management style of international project managers.

Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts (2008)
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Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(5), 95-99

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.

Projects and their management: A literature review (2008)
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Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). Projects and their management: A literature review. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(8), 3-9

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.

Stats for the terrified: Impact of different teaching and learning approaches in the study of business statistics (2008)
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Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). Stats for the terrified: Impact of different teaching and learning approaches in the study of business statistics. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(6), 21-28

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.

Teams and Projects: A Literature Review (2008)
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Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). Teams and Projects: A Literature Review. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(10), 3-7

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.

What is project success: A literature review (2008)
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Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). What is project success: A literature review. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(9), 3-10

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.

The impact of computers and associated technology on the teaching and learning of business statistics at the university level (2008)
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Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). The impact of computers and associated technology on the teaching and learning of business statistics at the university level. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(7), 12-15

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.