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The challenge of rescheduling nursing staff: Informing the development of a mathematical model decision tool (2014)
Report

Executive Summary: This report presents the findings and recommendations from a preliminary investigation into how an NHS organisation manages sudden nursing staff shortfalls. Unexpected staff absences, which can occur on a daily basis, can impact on... Read More about The challenge of rescheduling nursing staff: Informing the development of a mathematical model decision tool.

Exploring afrofuturism: The last angel of history (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Panel discussion of afrofuturism with Ashley Clarke, Anthony Joseph and Zoe Whitely at BFI’s Sci-Fi – Days of Fear and Wonder, BFI Southbank, 30 November 2014

The influence of search components and problem characteristics in early life cycle class modelling (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This paper examines the factors affecting the quality of solution found by meta-heuristic search when optimising object-oriented software class models. From the algorithmic perspective, we examine the effect... Read More about The influence of search components and problem characteristics in early life cycle class modelling.

Squishy logic (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Based on the idea of ‘Squishy Circuits’ from the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), we’re using conductive play dough to create simple logic circuits – AND, OR, and NOT gates – from which computers are built.

Taking asymmetric information seriously: What modern regulators can learn from the structure of the London Stock Exchange in the early twentieth century (2014)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) (2014). Key points • In the early years of the twentieth century the London Stock Exchange (LSE) had a unique structure that, this article argues, was well-designed to promote efficient and liquid securities markets because it strictl... Read More about Taking asymmetric information seriously: What modern regulators can learn from the structure of the London Stock Exchange in the early twentieth century.

Toward a View of Complementarity: Trust and Policy Influence Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Political Activity (2014)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2014. The extant literature argues that nonmarket strategies can establish, sustain, or enhance a firm’s competitive advantage. Less clear is how and why effective nonmarket strategies influence a firm’s competitiveness. Moreover, the... Read More about Toward a View of Complementarity: Trust and Policy Influence Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Political Activity.

How does a decision aid help people decide whether to disclose a mental health problem to employers? Qualitative interview study (2014)
Journal Article

Background Decisions about whether to disclose mental health problems to employers are complex, with potential personal, employment and legal implications. Decision aids are evidence based tools, designed to help individuals make specific choices bet... Read More about How does a decision aid help people decide whether to disclose a mental health problem to employers? Qualitative interview study.