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From the periphery to the centre: Start-up and growth strategies for minority diaspora entrepreneurs (2018)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Not all diasporans face the same opportunities and challenges in the entrepreneurial process. Some are forced to the periphery in terms of proximity to essential business resources and networks considere... Read More about From the periphery to the centre: Start-up and growth strategies for minority diaspora entrepreneurs.

The choreography of talent development in higher education (2018)
Journal Article

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are undergoing financial, structural and cultural transformation. With the marketization of higher education, 'war for talent' is also gaining momentum. As bars are raised on evaluating academics‟ performance, the... Read More about The choreography of talent development in higher education.

Electrons have no identity: Setting right misrepresentations in Google and Apple's clean energy purchasing (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Aside dedicated generation, transmission and distribution networks, the hype around corporations and other entities purchasing so called clean energy may be considered a deliberate accounting misrepresentation. To illustrate this... Read More about Electrons have no identity: Setting right misrepresentations in Google and Apple's clean energy purchasing.

Estimation of minimum ignition energy of explosive chemicals using gravitational search algorithm based support vector regression (2018)
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Adequate knowledge of minimum ignition energy (MIE) of a flammable chemical compound plays a significant role while handling and characterizing the hazardous materials and further ensures reliable ignition of fuel-air mixtures in many engines. Despit... Read More about Estimation of minimum ignition energy of explosive chemicals using gravitational search algorithm based support vector regression.

An income-reflective scalable energy level transition system for low/middle income households (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd In mitigating against energy poverty in Nigeria, research interest has focused mainly on electricity access and reduced electricity bills for low/medium income households. However, energy poverty in the global south is not only a... Read More about An income-reflective scalable energy level transition system for low/middle income households.

Predicting completion risk in PPP projects using big data analytics (2018)
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Accurate prediction of potential delays in public private partnerships (PPP) projects could provide valuable information relevant for planning and mitigating completion risk in future PPP projects. However, existing techniques for evaluating completi... Read More about Predicting completion risk in PPP projects using big data analytics.

Ensemble-based support vector regression with gravitational search algorithm optimization for estimating magnetic relative cooling power of manganite refrigerant in magnetic refrigeration application (2018)
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Magnetic refrigeration technology (MRT) is considered an energy-efficient and environmental-friendly system of refrigeration that has a considerable potential of replacing the classical gas-compression expansion method of refrigeration. Inclusion of... Read More about Ensemble-based support vector regression with gravitational search algorithm optimization for estimating magnetic relative cooling power of manganite refrigerant in magnetic refrigeration application.

Best supply chain management practices and high-performance firms: The case of Gulf manufacturing firms (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the best supply chain management (SCM) practices that are implemented in medium- and large-sized Gulf manufacturing firms (MFs). Design/methodology/approach: Thi... Read More about Best supply chain management practices and high-performance firms: The case of Gulf manufacturing firms.

Entrepreneurship education as human capital: Implications for youth self-employment and conflict mitigation in Sub-Saharan Africa (2018)
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Previous research has focused on stable developed economies to predict that human capital and entrepreneurship education (EE) provision at the higher education (HE) level will positively affect entrepreneurial success. This article draws on the outco... Read More about Entrepreneurship education as human capital: Implications for youth self-employment and conflict mitigation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Experimental demonstration of subband index techniques for m-CAP in short-range SI-POF links (2018)
Journal Article

In this letter, novel spectrally efficient subband index (SI) techniques have been developed for multiband carrierless amplitude and phase modulation ( m -CAP). The SI techniques transmit additional information bit on the index of the conventional m... Read More about Experimental demonstration of subband index techniques for m-CAP in short-range SI-POF links.

Reusability analytics tool for end-of-life assessment of building materials in a circular economy (2018)
Journal Article

Purpose – In a circular economy, the goal is to keep materials values in the economy for as long as possible. For the construction industry to support the goal of the circular economy, there is the need for materials reuse. However, there is little o... Read More about Reusability analytics tool for end-of-life assessment of building materials in a circular economy.

Big data platform for health and safety accident prediction (2018)
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the use of the big data technologies for health and safety risks analytics in the power infrastructure domain with large data sets of health and safety risks, which are usually sparse and noisy. Des... Read More about Big data platform for health and safety accident prediction.

Exploring lean manufacturing practices' influence on process innovation performance (2018)
Journal Article

Little is known about the effects of lean manufacturing practices on the process innovation performance of manufacturing organisations. This research aims to fill this gap and explore the aforementioned interdependency. A research framework consistin... Read More about Exploring lean manufacturing practices' influence on process innovation performance.

On the implementation of carrierless amplitude and phase modulation in visible light communication (2018)
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Carrierless amplitude and phase modulation (CAP) is one of the spectrally efficient schemes that have been proposed to tackle the limited modulation bandwidth challenge in visible light communication (VLC). The VLC technology leverages existing light... Read More about On the implementation of carrierless amplitude and phase modulation in visible light communication.

Developing international social capital: The role of communities of practice and clustering (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd One criteria regarding where to invest in foreign markets is linked to the international social capital (ISC) that exists on the place, which enables the access to local knowledge and other location-specific advantages. There are... Read More about Developing international social capital: The role of communities of practice and clustering.

Servitization strategies from customers’ perspective: the moderating role of co-creation (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of co-creation in the implementation of servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry in a business-to-business (B-to-B) context. More specifica... Read More about Servitization strategies from customers’ perspective: the moderating role of co-creation.

Public private partnerships (PPP) in the developing world: Mitigating financiers’ risks (2018)
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Purpose – A major challenge for foreign lenders in financing public private partnerships (PPP) infrastructure projects in an emerging market (EM) is the bankability of country-related risks. Despite existing studies on country risks in international... Read More about Public private partnerships (PPP) in the developing world: Mitigating financiers’ risks.

Energy (in)justice in off-grid rural electrification policy: South Africa in focus (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Generally speaking, increasing rural marginalisation in sub-Saharan Africa has sat alongside a rise in energy poor homes in rural off-grid communities. Even measures meant to improve electricity access have exacerbated the energy... Read More about Energy (in)justice in off-grid rural electrification policy: South Africa in focus.

Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. This paper investigates the relationship between lean, green and process innovation practices and green supply chain (GSC) performance. Data were collected from 374 manufacturing firms and results analyzed using Structural Equati... Read More about Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance.

Design optimisation and performance appraisal of a combined cooling, heating and power system primed with Maisotsenko combustion turbine cycle (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Buildings are the significant primary energy consumption and pollutant emission contributors in a modern city. Distributed multi-generation systems such as combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems are considered an alter... Read More about Design optimisation and performance appraisal of a combined cooling, heating and power system primed with Maisotsenko combustion turbine cycle.