Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (2533)

Barriers to exercise for young adults (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Tapp, A., & Spotswood, F. (2007, June). Barriers to exercise for young adults. Presented at National Student Sports Promotion Conference, Birmingham University, UK

A simplified approach to modeling the CO-movement of asset returns (2007)
Journal Article
Harris, R. D., Stoja, E., & Tucker, J. (2007). A simplified approach to modeling the CO-movement of asset returns. Journal of Futures Markets, 27(6), 575-598. https://doi.org/10.1002/fut.20262

The authors propose a simplified multivariate GARCH (generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity) model (the S-GARCH model), which involves the estimation of only univariate GARCH models, both for the individual return series and for th... Read More about A simplified approach to modeling the CO-movement of asset returns.

Changing Japanese management: Is the trend towards western-style management sustainable? (2007)
Journal Article
O'Regan, N., & Ogata, S. (2007). Changing Japanese management: Is the trend towards western-style management sustainable?. International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2(1), 45-58. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPMB.2007.013317

The trend towards Western management styles seems unstoppable after the successes achieved by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., since the appointment of a non-Japanese Chief Executive began its changing management ethos. This led to questions such as "What is... Read More about Changing Japanese management: Is the trend towards western-style management sustainable?.

The never-ending ‘paradigm debate’ in Organisation Studies: Rhetorical practices that sustain scientific controversies (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Rhetorical practices that sustain scientific controversies. Paper presented at 2nd conference on Rhetoric and Narratives in Management Research, Barcelona, Spain

Many commentators within organisation studies have noted how difficult it is in this field to bring closure to controversies. This paper uses a rhetorical perspective to reflect on the character of one of the most important debate within the field, w... Read More about The never-ending ‘paradigm debate’ in Organisation Studies: Rhetorical practices that sustain scientific controversies.

"GROw"ing up: Tweenagers' involvement in family decision making (2007)
Journal Article
Nancarrow, C., & Tinson, J. (2007). "GROw"ing up: Tweenagers' involvement in family decision making. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 24(3), 160-170. https://doi.org/10.1108/07363760710746166

Purpose - Practitioners in particular have noted that kids are growing older younger (KGOY) and academic research has in parallel shown that children are becoming more involved in the final stages of purchase decisions, albeit in a limited number of... Read More about "GROw"ing up: Tweenagers' involvement in family decision making.

Generation of cell-free extracts of Xenopus eggs and demembranated sperm chromatin for the assembly and isolation of in vitro-formed nuclei for Western blotting and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (2007)
Journal Article
Allen, T. D., Rutherford, S. A., Murray, S., Sanderson, H. S., Gardiner, F., Kiseleva, E., …Drummond, S. P. (2007). Generation of cell-free extracts of Xenopus eggs and demembranated sperm chromatin for the assembly and isolation of in vitro-formed nuclei for Western blotting and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Nature Protocols, 2(5), 1173-1179. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.138

This protocol details methods for the generation of cell-free extracts and DNA templates from the eggs and sperm chromatin, respectively, of the clawed toad Xenopus laevis. We have used this system with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as detailed... Read More about Generation of cell-free extracts of Xenopus eggs and demembranated sperm chromatin for the assembly and isolation of in vitro-formed nuclei for Western blotting and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Predictability of future economic growth and the credibility of monetary regimes in Germany, 1870-2003 (2007)
Journal Article
Baltzer, M., & Kling, G. (2007). Predictability of future economic growth and the credibility of monetary regimes in Germany, 1870-2003. Applied Economics Letters, 14(6), 401-404. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850500461456

Our study tries to quantify the predictability of economic growth and links it to the capability of regimes to fight against inflation. A regime with a high persistence of inflation and, hence, low credibility exhibits a high level of predictability... Read More about Predictability of future economic growth and the credibility of monetary regimes in Germany, 1870-2003.

Leadership, gender and sense-making (2007)
Journal Article
Grisoni, L., & Beeby, M. (2007). Leadership, gender and sense-making. Gender, Work and Organization, 14(3), 191-209. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00339.x

This article examines the nature of sense-making processes in teams and considers the extent to which leadership as a sense-making process is impacted by gender. We conducted an in-depth inquiry into the decision-making behaviour of two single-gender... Read More about Leadership, gender and sense-making.

The politics of standards in modern management: Making 'the project' a reality (2007)
Journal Article
Hodgson, D., & Cicmil, S. (2007). The politics of standards in modern management: Making 'the project' a reality. Journal of Management Studies, 44(3), 431-450. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00680.x

In this paper, we explore the standardization of contemporary management knowledge, focusing in particular upon the role of 'standards' in creating and reifying 'organizational objects', with powerful consequences and with often unrecognized ethical... Read More about The politics of standards in modern management: Making 'the project' a reality.

A protocol for isolating Xenopus oocyte nuclear envelope for visualization and characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM) (2007)
Journal Article
Allen, T. D., Rutherford, S. A., Murray, S., Sanderson, H., Gardiner, F., Kiseleva, E., …Drummond, S. P. (2007). A protocol for isolating Xenopus oocyte nuclear envelope for visualization and characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Nature Protocols, 2(5), 1166-1172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.137

This protocol details methods for the isolation of oocyte nuclear envelopes (NEs) from the African clawed toad Xenopus laevis, immunogold labeling of component proteins and subsequent visualization by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESE... Read More about A protocol for isolating Xenopus oocyte nuclear envelope for visualization and characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

Knowledge management and ERP systems (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Parry, G., & Graves, A. (2007, April). Knowledge management and ERP systems. Paper presented at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 21st LAI plenary conference: enterprise transformation: closing the gap between knowledge and implementation, Cambridge, Maryland, USA

Purchaser-provider interaction in UK public health: Improving stakeholder cooperation (2007)
Journal Article
Carruthers, J., Rod, M., & Ashill, N. J. (2007). Purchaser-provider interaction in UK public health: Improving stakeholder cooperation. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 1(1), 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506120710740252

The purpose of this paper is to examine the bases of positive relations between suppliers and purchasers of healthcare services. In doing so, it examines the nature of cooperation between the providers of healthcare services (hospitals) and those who... Read More about Purchaser-provider interaction in UK public health: Improving stakeholder cooperation.

Parental attitudes towards advertising to children and restrictive mediation of children's television viewing in Belgium (2007)
Journal Article
Dens, N., Pelsmacker, P. D., & Eagle, L. (2007). Parental attitudes towards advertising to children and restrictive mediation of children's television viewing in Belgium. Young Consumers, 8(1), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/17473610710733730

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate parents' attitudes toward advertising to children, and advertised foods in particular, as well as parental concern regarding children's nutrition habits and the degree to which these perceptions inf... Read More about Parental attitudes towards advertising to children and restrictive mediation of children's television viewing in Belgium.

Are students customers? TQM and marketing perspectives (2007)
Journal Article
Eagle, L., & Brennan, R. (2007). Are students customers? TQM and marketing perspectives. Quality Assurance in Education, 15(1), 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684880710723025

Purpose - This paper seeks to evaluate the arguments for and against the proposition that students in higher education are "customers" and should be treated as such. Design/methodology/approach - A critical review of the relevant literature from the... Read More about Are students customers? TQM and marketing perspectives.