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Drivers of client loyalty in the context of market and technological transformation (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study investigates the drivers of loyalty in the context of market and technological transformation. The focus is the client–marketing agency relationship. In an era of greater competitive intensity, greater pressure to demonstrate a return on i... Read More about Drivers of client loyalty in the context of market and technological transformation.

The value of information sharing: Impact of inventory policy, pricing decision, and product substitution (2018)
Book Chapter

This chapter proposes a model to study the effects of inventory policy, pricing decision, and product substitution on the value of information sharing. The value of information sharing has been studied widely in the literature. To simplify models, pr... Read More about The value of information sharing: Impact of inventory policy, pricing decision, and product substitution.

A circularity measurement toolkit for manufacturing SMEs (2018)
Journal Article

The development and adoption of the concept of circular economy in the last two decades have been remarkable. However, despite its widespread adoption, little progress has been made regarding its measurement, especially in manufacturing SMEs. This pa... Read More about A circularity measurement toolkit for manufacturing SMEs.

Deconstructing organizational resilience: A multiple-case study (2018)
Journal Article

This study extends previous research on organizational resilience by focusing on its relational resilience dimension and integrating with its operational resilience dimension. Our main goal is to understand relational resilience construct and complem... Read More about Deconstructing organizational resilience: A multiple-case study.

Human resource differentiation: A theoretical paper integrating co-workers' perspective and context (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd This paper conceptualises “human resource (HR) differentiation” as a set of deliberate and differentiating HR practices across individuals within the organisation to address employees' unique work needs and preferences... Read More about Human resource differentiation: A theoretical paper integrating co-workers' perspective and context.

Collocation for what? Value and critical dimensions of MNE clustering (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Multinational operate and evolve in diverse and inter-related environments in home and host countries. Through their spatial interactions they can learn from other organizations and create externalities that reduce their liabilities. However there ar... Read More about Collocation for what? Value and critical dimensions of MNE clustering.

Strengthening youth enterprise and empowerment in Africa through open border and integration (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Insights from a planned approach to promoting the NSS on a large programme (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Business and Management NSS sample is large, typically between 190 to 230 students. For the programme team this size presents significant challenges in assuring an adequate response rate whilst encouraging students to take a more rounded view of... Read More about Insights from a planned approach to promoting the NSS on a large programme.

Transparency and the gender pay gap (2018)
Book Chapter

Transparency is central to the concept of equal pay since, without it, equality or the lack of it cannot be established. Despite this seemingly obvious logic there remains a failure in social, economic and legal systems to deliver transparent pay
sy... Read More about Transparency and the gender pay gap.

The Gender Pay Gap and Social Partnership in Europe: Findings from "Close the Deal, Fill the Gap" (2018)
Book

The gender pay gap (GPG) exists in every European country, but it varies considerably, even in EU member states covered by the same legal principles on pay equality. Part of the variation can be explained by different patterns of social partnership.... Read More about The Gender Pay Gap and Social Partnership in Europe: Findings from "Close the Deal, Fill the Gap".

National frameworks and the gender pay gap in Italy, Poland and the UK: Comparing oranges with apples? (2018)
Book Chapter

This chapter considers the legal, economic and industrial relations context with reference to the three countries on which the research focuses: Italy, Poland and the UK. As the title of the chapter suggests, drawing on Locke and Thelen’s
(1995) sem... Read More about National frameworks and the gender pay gap in Italy, Poland and the UK: Comparing oranges with apples?.

Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the UK context: Case studies (2018)
Book Chapter

This chapter considers the UK case from the perspective of local government, financial services sector and rail (infrastructure) sector. Following the aims of the ‘Close the Deal, Fill the Gap’ project, this UK-focused chapter considers the interacti... Read More about Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the UK context: Case studies.

From the periphery to the centre: Start-up and growth strategies for minority diaspora entrepreneurs (2018)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Not all diasporans face the same opportunities and challenges in the entrepreneurial process. Some are forced to the periphery in terms of proximity to essential business resources and networks considere... Read More about From the periphery to the centre: Start-up and growth strategies for minority diaspora entrepreneurs.

Electrons have no identity: Setting right misrepresentations in Google and Apple's clean energy purchasing (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Aside dedicated generation, transmission and distribution networks, the hype around corporations and other entities purchasing so called clean energy may be considered a deliberate accounting misrepresentation. To illustrate this... Read More about Electrons have no identity: Setting right misrepresentations in Google and Apple's clean energy purchasing.

The choreography of talent development in higher education (2018)
Journal Article

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are undergoing financial, structural and cultural transformation. With the marketization of higher education, 'war for talent' is also gaining momentum. As bars are raised on evaluating academics‟ performance, the... Read More about The choreography of talent development in higher education.

Estimation of minimum ignition energy of explosive chemicals using gravitational search algorithm based support vector regression (2018)
Journal Article

Adequate knowledge of minimum ignition energy (MIE) of a flammable chemical compound plays a significant role while handling and characterizing the hazardous materials and further ensures reliable ignition of fuel-air mixtures in many engines. Despit... Read More about Estimation of minimum ignition energy of explosive chemicals using gravitational search algorithm based support vector regression.

An income-reflective scalable energy level transition system for low/middle income households (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd In mitigating against energy poverty in Nigeria, research interest has focused mainly on electricity access and reduced electricity bills for low/medium income households. However, energy poverty in the global south is not only a... Read More about An income-reflective scalable energy level transition system for low/middle income households.

Predicting completion risk in PPP projects using big data analytics (2018)
Journal Article

Accurate prediction of potential delays in public private partnerships (PPP) projects could provide valuable information relevant for planning and mitigating completion risk in future PPP projects. However, existing techniques for evaluating completi... Read More about Predicting completion risk in PPP projects using big data analytics.

Ensemble-based support vector regression with gravitational search algorithm optimization for estimating magnetic relative cooling power of manganite refrigerant in magnetic refrigeration application (2018)
Journal Article

Magnetic refrigeration technology (MRT) is considered an energy-efficient and environmental-friendly system of refrigeration that has a considerable potential of replacing the classical gas-compression expansion method of refrigeration. Inclusion of... Read More about Ensemble-based support vector regression with gravitational search algorithm optimization for estimating magnetic relative cooling power of manganite refrigerant in magnetic refrigeration application.

Best supply chain management practices and high-performance firms: The case of Gulf manufacturing firms (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the best supply chain management (SCM) practices that are implemented in medium- and large-sized Gulf manufacturing firms (MFs). Design/methodology/approach: Thi... Read More about Best supply chain management practices and high-performance firms: The case of Gulf manufacturing firms.