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Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study (2017)
Journal Article
Chong, J. L. L., & Duong, L. N. K. (2017). Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study. Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 9(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.17705/1pais.09102

The study seeks to examine the impact of Information technology (IT) governance structure, process and relational mechanisms on firm performance. Using an event study, we collected a sample of 70 announcements of IT governance adoption investments. W... Read More about Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study.

Critical success factors for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China (2017)
Journal Article
Yang, J., Nisar, T., & Prabhakar, G. P. (2017). Critical success factors for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China. Irish Journal of Management, 36(3), 147-161. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijm-2017-0016

This study aims to create a list of CSFs for China’s BOT projects to help organizations achieve project success. We first describe the role of CSFs in terms of three broad categories of whether BOT projects adopt strategies for risk transfer, the deg... Read More about Critical success factors for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China.

A lean and cleaner production benchmarking method for sustainability assessment: A study of manufacturing companies in Brazil (2017)
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Ramos, A. R., Ferreira, J. C. E., Kumar, V., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Cherrafi, A. (2018). A lean and cleaner production benchmarking method for sustainability assessment: A study of manufacturing companies in Brazil. Journal of Cleaner Production, 177, 218-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.145

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd A constant evolution in the efficiency of production systems and government policies has enabled the control of the environmental impact of production activities and encouraged companies to develop strategies to achieve more susta... Read More about A lean and cleaner production benchmarking method for sustainability assessment: A study of manufacturing companies in Brazil.

Mobile phone adoption in agri-food sector: Are farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa connected? (2017)
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Kabbiri, R., Dora, M., Kumar, V., Elepu, G., & Gellynck, X. (2018). Mobile phone adoption in agri-food sector: Are farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa connected?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 131, 253-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.12.010

In recent years user acceptance of a new technology has become of much interest. One of the most outstanding global problems facing Africa is the digital divide. However, the use and adoption of mobile phones is reducing the digital divide in Africa.... Read More about Mobile phone adoption in agri-food sector: Are farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa connected?.

Towards a model of emergency department congestion (2017)
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Brady, M., Kumar, V., Byrne, P. J., Conyngham, G., Liston, P., & Gilligan, P. (2017). Towards a model of emergency department congestion. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 16(3-4), 303-318. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2017.088870

© Copyright 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. The purpose of this paper is to examine the flow of patients through the emergency department of a large suburban acute general hospital and the factors that influence overcrowding and congestion. The pa... Read More about Towards a model of emergency department congestion.

Grounded Visual Pattern Analysis: Photographs in Organizational Field Studies (2017)
Journal Article
Shortt, H., & Warren, S. (2019). Grounded Visual Pattern Analysis: Photographs in Organizational Field Studies. Organizational Research Methods, 22(2), 539-563. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428117742495

© The Author(s) 2017. Visual methodologies for researching organizational life have grown in popularity over the past decade, with conceptual and methodological foundations now well documented. However, analytical critique has not kept pace, and so i... Read More about Grounded Visual Pattern Analysis: Photographs in Organizational Field Studies.

An investigation into the development of the absorptive capacity of manufacturing SMEs (2017)
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Saad, M., Kumar, V., & Bradford, J. (2017). An investigation into the development of the absorptive capacity of manufacturing SMEs. International Journal of Production Research, 55(23), 6916-6931. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2017.1327728

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. To sustain their competitive advantage in a highly competitive landscape, SMEs, in spite of their limited resources, need to effectively learn. The ability to access and successfully use... Read More about An investigation into the development of the absorptive capacity of manufacturing SMEs.

Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa (2017)
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Monyei, C., & Adewumi, A. O. (2017). Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa. Energy Policy, 111, 298-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.039

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd South Africa is severally posited to be Africa's most industrialized nation with an economy heavily reliant on energy. With depleted electricity reserve margin which led to massive load shedding and rationing of electricity in 200... Read More about Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa.

Development of multi-supply-multi-demand control strategy for combined cooling, heating and power system primed with solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine (2017)
Journal Article
Luo, X., & Fong, K. F. (2017). Development of multi-supply-multi-demand control strategy for combined cooling, heating and power system primed with solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine. Energy Conversion and Management, 154, 538-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.11.032

Combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system with the prime mover set of solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine (SOFC-GT) would feature with high electrical efficiency, but contain the highly coupled equipment units for cooling, heating and electrici... Read More about Development of multi-supply-multi-demand control strategy for combined cooling, heating and power system primed with solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine.

Lean readiness – the case of the European pharmaceutical manufacturing industry (2017)
Journal Article
Radwan Al-Shboul, M. A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Betsis, I. E., & Kumar, V. (2018). Lean readiness – the case of the European pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 67(1), 20-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-04-2016-0083

© 2018, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the quality practices of European pharmaceutical manufacturers to determine the level of readiness of this industrial sector to implement and/or sustain lean manufa... Read More about Lean readiness – the case of the European pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

In the car on the M4 - my transitory dwelling place, my space in-between (2017)
Journal Article
Shortt, H. (2017). In the car on the M4 - my transitory dwelling place, my space in-between

As Work Wise Commute Smart Week comes to a close, I thought I might write a piece that, I hope, will raise some thoughts and reflections about how and why our commutes might offer a space for escape and freedom. Taking a critical, analytical view her... Read More about In the car on the M4 - my transitory dwelling place, my space in-between.

Gendered transitions, career identities and possible selves: the case of engineering graduates (2017)
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Papafilippou, V., & Bentley, L. (2017). Gendered transitions, career identities and possible selves: the case of engineering graduates. Journal of Education and Work, 30(8), 827-839. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2017.1375088

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This article, drawing upon the Paired Peers project, a longitudinal qualitative study (n=90), examines how seven UK engineering graduates, four women and three men, construct their caree... Read More about Gendered transitions, career identities and possible selves: the case of engineering graduates.

Rice farming systems in Southern Lao PDR: Interpreting farmers’ agricultural production decisions using Q methodology (2017)
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Alexander, K. S., Parry, L., Thammavong, P., Sacklokham, S., Pasouvang, S., Connell, J. G., …Case, P. (2018). Rice farming systems in Southern Lao PDR: Interpreting farmers’ agricultural production decisions using Q methodology. Agricultural Systems, 160, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.10.018

© 2017 The agricultural sector in Lao PDR is forecast to move from subsistence rice production to a more modernized and market-oriented sector with greater focus on commercialization of agricultural production. Intensification of agricultural product... Read More about Rice farming systems in Southern Lao PDR: Interpreting farmers’ agricultural production decisions using Q methodology.

Exploring the key drivers behind the adoption of mobile banking services (2017)
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Nisar, T. M., & Prabhakar, G. (2017). Exploring the key drivers behind the adoption of mobile banking services. Journal of Marketing Analytics, 5(3-4), 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41270-017-0023-5

This research examines the main drivers behind the adoption of mobile banking, a concept that has revolutionized the day-to-day activities of humans. A review of relevant literature on the topic, leads us toward testing the following key hypotheses:... Read More about Exploring the key drivers behind the adoption of mobile banking services.

Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator (2017)
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Akanbi, L. A., Oyedele, L., Akinade, O., Ajayi, A. O., Davila Delgado, M., Bilal, M., & Bello, S. A. (2018). Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 129, 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.026

© 2017 The Author(s) The aim of this study is to develop a BIM-based Whole-life Performance Estimator (BWPE) for appraising the salvage performance of structural components of buildings right from the design stage. A review of the extant literature w... Read More about Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator.

What factors determine e-satisfaction and consumer spending in e-commerce retailing? (2017)
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Nisar, T. M., & Prabhakar, G. P. (2017). What factors determine e-satisfaction and consumer spending in e-commerce retailing?. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 39, 135-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.07.010

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Evidently, the Internet has resulted in a fundamental shift in retailing practice, creating a shift in both consumer and business behavior, which has been compared to that of the Industrial Revolution. The purpose of this paper is... Read More about What factors determine e-satisfaction and consumer spending in e-commerce retailing?.

Systematic review of bankruptcy prediction models: Towards a framework for tool selection (2017)
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Alaka, H. A., Oyedele, L., Owolabi, H. A., Kumar, V., Ajayi, S. O., Akinade, O., & Bilal, M. (2018). Systematic review of bankruptcy prediction models: Towards a framework for tool selection. Expert Systems with Applications, 94, 164-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.10.040

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The bankruptcy prediction research domain continues to evolve with many new different predictive models developed using various tools. Yet many of the tools are used with the wrong data conditions or for the wrong situation. Using... Read More about Systematic review of bankruptcy prediction models: Towards a framework for tool selection.

Achieving wider impact in business and management: analysing the case studies from REF 2014 (2017)
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Hughes, T., Webber, D., & O'Regan, N. (2019). Achieving wider impact in business and management: analysing the case studies from REF 2014. Studies in Higher Education, 44(4), 628-642. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1393059

© 2017, © 2017 Society for Research into Higher Education. Universities, across the globe, are increasingly judged on social and economic impact. An important initiative in the UK is the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, which assessed the wi... Read More about Achieving wider impact in business and management: analysing the case studies from REF 2014.

The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country (2017)
Journal Article
Truong, N., Nisar, T., Knox, D., & Prabhakar, G. P. (2017). The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 11(4), 608-627. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-11-2016-0111

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the service quality of full-service restaurants in Vietnam to explore possible factors that may impact customer perception, which subsequently influences custo... Read More about The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country.