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Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective (2008)
Book Chapter
Parry, G., Graves, A., & James-Moore, M. (2008). Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective. In T. Rajmanohar (Ed.), Lean Product Development - Concept & Models. Icfai University Press

Purpose: Lean thinking has revolutionised the approach to manufacturing and there are indications that it can do the same for New Product Introduction [NPI] processes. This paper explores the question “Is the application of Lean principles to NPI suf... Read More about Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective.

Interferential currents (2008)
Book Chapter
Palmer, S., & Martin, D. (2008). Interferential currents. In T. Watson (Ed.), Electrotherapy: Evidence-based practice 12th edition (297-315). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier

Creating a suitable and successful solution for the integration of podcasting and vidcasting in a higher education e-learning environment (2008)
Book Chapter
Newbutt, N., Flynn, R., & Penwill, G. (2008). Creating a suitable and successful solution for the integration of podcasting and vidcasting in a higher education e-learning environment. In C. Bonk (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (3028-3033). Chesapeake: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Imaginary construction: Filmic processes within the architectural design studio (2008)
Book Chapter
Mosley, J., & Stickells, L. (2008). Imaginary construction: Filmic processes within the architectural design studio. In J. Hallam, R. Koeck, R. Kronenburg, & L. Roberts (Eds.), Cities in Film: Architecture, Urban Space and the Moving Image. Liverpool School of Architecture

The discussion of architecture and film has often been “framed” by references to set design and backdrop – the glamour or frisson lent by iconic buildings, the documentation of historical periods and styles through the mise-en scène – which, despite... Read More about Imaginary construction: Filmic processes within the architectural design studio.

Influence of software trade on development of web-enabled governance initiatives: comparative perspectives of Indian and UK experiences (2008)
Book Chapter
Mitra, A., & Singh, A. (2008). Influence of software trade on development of web-enabled governance initiatives: comparative perspectives of Indian and UK experiences. In A. Saith, M. Vijayabasker, & V. Gayathri (Eds.), ICTS and Indian social change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance (251-267). New Delhi: Sage Publications

Growth and sustenance of local democracy, enabling public (especially developmental) policy formulation and facilitating direct service delivery to resident population are three complementary expectations that e-governance could be directed to fulfil... Read More about Influence of software trade on development of web-enabled governance initiatives: comparative perspectives of Indian and UK experiences.

Death as spectacle: the Paris morgue in Dickens and Browning (2008)
Book Chapter
Martens, B. (2008). Death as spectacle: the Paris morgue in Dickens and Browning. In S. Friedman, E. Guiliano, A. Humpherys, N. McKnight, & M. Timko (Eds.), Dickens Studies Annual: Essays on Victorian Fiction (223-248). New York: Ams Press, Inc

As an object of macabre fascination, the Paris morgue is without parallel in the Victorian imagination. This article explores the representation of visits to the morgue in Dickens’s Uncommercial Traveller and in Browning’s dramatic monologue “Apparen... Read More about Death as spectacle: the Paris morgue in Dickens and Browning.

Marketing politics… saving democracy (2008)
Book Chapter
Lloyd, J. (2008). Marketing politics… saving democracy. In A. Sargeant, & W. Wymer (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Non Profit Marketing (317-335). Routledge

This chapter explores the challenge that electoral disengagement and negative public perceptions poses for politicians, political parties and democracy as a whole. It discusses potential strategies to address electoral disengagement and identifies a... Read More about Marketing politics… saving democracy.

Flood insurance in the UK: A survey of the experience of floodplain residents (2008)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J., & Proverbs, D. (2008). Flood insurance in the UK: A survey of the experience of floodplain residents. In D. Proverbs, C. Brebbia, & E. Penning-Rowsell (Eds.), Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response (325-334). Southampton, UK: WIT Press

Flood insurance, or the lack of it, is one of the factors that determine whether building on floodplains is sustainable. Availability of insurance can provide flood victims with the financial security to restore, maintain and sell their property b... Read More about Flood insurance in the UK: A survey of the experience of floodplain residents.

Own goals: evaluation and accountability in millennium development planning (2008)
Book Chapter
Kushner, S. (2008). Own goals: evaluation and accountability in millennium development planning. In K. Ryan, & J. B. Cousins (Eds.), International Handbook of Educational Evaluation (413-428). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage

I will argue that international organizations are caught in the middle of a paradox as they seek to implement international goals in local contexts. It is this: that events and phenomena like schools and educational ideas have what appear to be mutua... Read More about Own goals: evaluation and accountability in millennium development planning.

Entry on Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (2008)
Book Chapter
Kocho-Williams, A. (2008). Entry on Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In R. van Dijk (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Cold War (596-598). New York and Oxford: Routledge

Entry on Eduard Shevardnadze (2008)
Book Chapter
Kocho-Williams, A. (2008). Entry on Eduard Shevardnadze. In R. van Dijk (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Cold War (782-783). New York and Oxford: Routledge

Entry on Andrei Gromyko (2008)
Book Chapter
Kocho-Williams, A. (2008). Entry on Andrei Gromyko. In R. van Dijk (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Cold War (387-388). New York and Oxford: Routledge