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Impact evaluation workplace employment relations survey and european social survey: Final report to the ESRC (2013)
Report
Drew, H., King, A., & Ritchie, F. (2013). Impact evaluation workplace employment relations survey and european social survey: Final report to the ESRC

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) commissioned the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) to undertake an impact evaluation of the Workplace Employee Relations Survey (WERS) and the European Social Survey (ESS) focusing on the... Read More about Impact evaluation workplace employment relations survey and european social survey: Final report to the ESRC.

Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector (2013)
Journal Article
Pai, R. U., Banerji, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Lim, M., & Kumar, V. (2013). Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 414, 501-512. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_60

With the advent of globalisation, there is a need for companies to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. Outsourcing and offshoring are strategies often employed by organisations to sustain and gain such competitive advantage. This paper focuses... Read More about Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector.

Propaganda and persuasion (2013)
Journal Article
Hill, B. (2013). Propaganda and persuasion. Journal of Communication Management, 17(4), 386-387

Performance management (2013)
Book
Hutchinson, S. J. (2013). Performance management. London: CIPD

A textbook on the theory and practice of performance management from an HRM perspective

Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Kumar, V., Kumari, A., Garza-Reyes, J., & Lim, M. (2013). Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_59

© IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2013. In the current economic climate and intense competitive environment achieving sustainable competitive advantage has become vital for any organisation’s survival. Organisations around th... Read More about Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms.

A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK (2013)
Book Chapter
Garza-Reyes, J. A., Lee, J. H., Garza-Reyes, J., Kumar, V., Rocha-Lona, L., & Mishra, N. (2013). A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00557-7_120

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013. Fierce competition and more complex customer needs and demands have forced organizations to continuously improve their operations and the quality of their products and services. Over the last deca... Read More about A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK.

Digital methods as mainstream methodology (DMMM) (2013)
Journal Article
Morey, Y. (2013). Digital methods as mainstream methodology (DMMM). International Journal of Market Research, 55(3), 459-461

Formed in 2011 out of a broad commitment to increase the use and understanding of digital methods in meaningful and appropriate ways, the Network aims to: gauge the field, foster debate, build capacity and highlight innovation in the use of digital... Read More about Digital methods as mainstream methodology (DMMM).

Analysis of architects' demotivating factors in design firms (2013)
Journal Article
Oyedele, L. O., & Oyedele, L. (2013). Analysis of architects' demotivating factors in design firms. International Journal of Project Management, 31(3), 342-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.11.009

The overall aim of this study is to identify factors that influence architects' demotivation in design firms. After a review of extant literatures in design management, project management, and organisational behaviour, a list of 43 demotivating crite... Read More about Analysis of architects' demotivating factors in design firms.