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Parametric study of heat transfer enhancement on cross-flow heat exchangers (2017)
Journal Article
Luo, X. (2017). Parametric study of heat transfer enhancement on cross-flow heat exchangers. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 121, 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2017.07.014

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Energy crisis is increasingly serious all over the world, therefore, energy saving and efficiency enhancement is on the focus. Technology in heat transfer enhancement, which can improve efficiency of heat exchangers, is always at... Read More about Parametric study of heat transfer enhancement on cross-flow heat exchangers.

The bigger the better? Firm-based analysis of growth and innovation within the shipbuilding industry in Indonesia (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Minayora, A., Bryson, J., & Zhang, Y. (2017, July). The bigger the better? Firm-based analysis of growth and innovation within the shipbuilding industry in Indonesia. Paper presented at International Conference on Management in Emerging Markets (ICMEM, 2017), Indonesia, 26-28 July, 2017

Like other firms, shipyards obtain a competitive advantage when they consistently produce a product that corresponds to the key criteria: cost, quality, and delivery. To achieve these, shipyards have to provide the contributing elements, which are; d... Read More about The bigger the better? Firm-based analysis of growth and innovation within the shipbuilding industry in Indonesia.

Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kars-Unluoglu, S., Jarvis, C., & Sheffield, R. (2017, July). Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations. Presented at 35th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Rome, Italy

Different theories and models of innovation compete for legitimacy and popularity. Despite variations, all offer a pro-innovation bias, implying that some kind of innovation system that enables them to try fast, fail often and small, learn quickly an... Read More about Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations.

Book review: Greece, financialization and the EU: The political economy of debt and destruction (2017)
Journal Article
Bouzanis, C., & Panos, G. A. (2017). Book review: Greece, financialization and the EU: The political economy of debt and destruction. Journal of General Management, 42(4), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306307017703001

This review offers an overview of the textbook titled Greece, Financialization and the EU: The Political Economy of Debt and Destruction (2013, Palgrave), by Fouskas and Dimoulas. The book is available in Serbian, Croatian and Greek in more recent ed... Read More about Book review: Greece, financialization and the EU: The political economy of debt and destruction.

Selling digital services abroad: How do extrinsic attributes influence foreign consumers’ purchase intentions? (2017)
Journal Article
Vendrell-Herrero, F., Gomes, E., Collinson, S., Parry, G., & Bustinza, O. F. (2018). Selling digital services abroad: How do extrinsic attributes influence foreign consumers’ purchase intentions?. International Business Review, 27(1), 173-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2017.06.003

© 2017 The Authors This article investigates, through the country-of-origin effect and value-in-use lenses, how the implementation of digital services creates opportunities for cultural industries to expand internationally. We argue that intrinsic at... Read More about Selling digital services abroad: How do extrinsic attributes influence foreign consumers’ purchase intentions?.

Affective foundations of capability development: An exploration in an SME context (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kars-Unluoglu, S., & Kevill, A. (2017, July). Affective foundations of capability development: An exploration in an SME context. Paper presented at 33rd EGOS Colloquium, Copenhagen, Denmark

The behavioural and cognitive foundations underpinning the evolution of organisations through capability development has gained traction in recent years. However, the affective foundations of capability development have not been adequately addressed.... Read More about Affective foundations of capability development: An exploration in an SME context.

Developing the leader's negative capability: Mobilising attention for the greater good (2017)
Presentation / Conference
French, R., & Simpson, P. (2017, July). Developing the leader's negative capability: Mobilising attention for the greater good. Paper presented at 33rd European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium 'The Good Organization', Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark

The development of Negative Capability, as described by the poet Keats, can contribute to a quality of attention in leadership practice that encourages greater consideration of the common good. Current societal and organizational realities demand man... Read More about Developing the leader's negative capability: Mobilising attention for the greater good.

Bittersweet charity: An investigation into the relationship between big pharma, antidepressants and mental health charities in the UK (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, R. D. (2017, July). Bittersweet charity: An investigation into the relationship between big pharma, antidepressants and mental health charities in the UK. Paper presented at EGOS, Copanhagen

This paper explores the relationship between mental health charities and pharmaceutical companies in the UK. Ultimately concluding that, whilst historically antidepressant manufactures have used charities to promote their marketing messages, they now... Read More about Bittersweet charity: An investigation into the relationship between big pharma, antidepressants and mental health charities in the UK.

Is coaching the new teaching approach? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Mangion-Thornley, K. (2017, July). Is coaching the new teaching approach?. Paper presented at Higher Education Academy Annual Conference 2017: Generation TEF: Teaching in the spotlight, University of Manchester

In the past twenty years, coaching has been broadly defined as a helping strategy that enables people to reach their full potential (Hawkins and Smith, 2006, Whitmore, 2009). As an emerging industry and profession, coaching needed to be defined and d... Read More about Is coaching the new teaching approach?.

The role of Great Barrier Reef tourism operators in addressing climate change through strategic communication and direct action (2017)
Journal Article
Goldberg, J., Birtles, A., Marshall, N., Curnock, M., Case, P., & Beeden, R. (2018). The role of Great Barrier Reef tourism operators in addressing climate change through strategic communication and direct action. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26(2), 238-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2017.1343339

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The projected decline in reef health worldwide will have huge repercussions on millions of stakeholders depending upon coral reefs. Urgent action is needed to sustain coral reefs into th... Read More about The role of Great Barrier Reef tourism operators in addressing climate change through strategic communication and direct action.

A lean environmental benchmarking (LEB) method for the management of cutting tools (2017)
Journal Article
Tomelero, R. L., Ferreira, J. C. E., Kumar, V., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2017). A lean environmental benchmarking (LEB) method for the management of cutting tools. International Journal of Production Research, 55(13), 3788-3807. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2017.1293864

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Manufacturing companies are striving hard to remain competitive hence, they rely on a number of resources to meet customers’ expectations, among which cutting tools are included. This pa... Read More about A lean environmental benchmarking (LEB) method for the management of cutting tools.

Towards a conceptual framework for value stream mapping (VSM) implementation: an investigation of managerial factors (2017)
Journal Article
Andreadis, E., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, V. (2017). Towards a conceptual framework for value stream mapping (VSM) implementation: an investigation of managerial factors. International Journal of Production Research, 55(23), 7073-7095. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2017.1347302

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Despite the relatively extensive literature on VSM, limited reflection has been reported regarding how managerial proceedings actually put VSM into practice. This research therefore inve... Read More about Towards a conceptual framework for value stream mapping (VSM) implementation: an investigation of managerial factors.

What a tangled web we weave? An investigation into the collaboration of healthcare professionals and ‘Big Pharma' (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, R. D. (2017, July). What a tangled web we weave? An investigation into the collaboration of healthcare professionals and ‘Big Pharma'. Paper presented at CMS 2017, Liverpool

On the 30th June 2016, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) published a list on their website titled ‘Disclosure UK’. The list contains information on payments received by HCPs from pharmaceutical companies. With 50,2083 entr... Read More about What a tangled web we weave? An investigation into the collaboration of healthcare professionals and ‘Big Pharma'.

Knowledge prioritisation for ERP implementation success Perspectives of clients & implementation partners in UK industries (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, M. H., Jayawickrama, U., & Liu, S. (2017). Knowledge prioritisation for ERP implementation success Perspectives of clients & implementation partners in UK industries. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 117(7), 1521-1546. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-09-2016-0390

Purpose - Knowledge management is crucial for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems implementation in real industrial environments, but this is a highly demanding task. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of knowledge ident... Read More about Knowledge prioritisation for ERP implementation success Perspectives of clients & implementation partners in UK industries.

Learners vs earners: How will degree apprenticeships affect the design of university Events Management programmes? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Whitaker, B. (2017, July). Learners vs earners: How will degree apprenticeships affect the design of university Events Management programmes?. Presented at Association for Events Management Education 14th Annual Conference, Cardiff, Wales

The competitive job market and the increasing number of people studying for degrees means that universities, more than ever, are promoting the employability of their graduates. In turn, potential students are now applying for programmes that give the... Read More about Learners vs earners: How will degree apprenticeships affect the design of university Events Management programmes?.

International Operations, Innovation and Sustainability (2017)
Book
Upadhyay, A., Vadam, C., & Kumar, V. (2017). International Operations, Innovation and Sustainability. London: Transnational Press London

Every day in the modern life, we see the organisation that are not of a local origin operate in our countries. These globalized organisations manage to operate successfully despite the fact that they will meet many obstacles in a foreign country.... Read More about International Operations, Innovation and Sustainability.

Modeling of magnetic cooling power of manganite-based materials using computational intelligence approach (2017)
Journal Article
Owolabi, T. O., Oloore, L. E., Akande, K. O., & Olatunji, S. O. (2019). Modeling of magnetic cooling power of manganite-based materials using computational intelligence approach. Neural Computing and Applications, 31(S2), 1291-1298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-017-3054-0

Magnetic refrigeration (MR) technology has been identified as a potential replacement for the gas compression system of refrigeration due to its environmental friendliness and high level of efficiency. This technology utilizes manganite-based materia... Read More about Modeling of magnetic cooling power of manganite-based materials using computational intelligence approach.

The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in complex healthcare networks (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Okeke, U., Phillips, W., Roehrich, J., & Conway, S. (2017, June). The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in complex healthcare networks. Paper presented at Production and Operations Management International Conference, 2017, Tel-Aviv, Israel

We investigate innovation diffusion in complex healthcare networks, focusing on the roles of contractual and relational governance. We report on an empirical investigation undertaken within the English National Health Service, presenting two in-dept... Read More about The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in complex healthcare networks.

Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) in healthcare – a new business paradigm? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Phillips, W., Kapletia, D., & Medcalf, N. (2017, June). Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) in healthcare – a new business paradigm?. Paper presented at Production and Operations Management International Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel

We present the findings of a large-scale, collaborative project investigating RDM in healthcare. New technologies, small-scale flexible manufacturing equipment and novel manufacturing processes are driving the development of new business models and s... Read More about Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) in healthcare – a new business paradigm?.