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The Gender Pay Gap and Social Partnership in Europe: Findings from "Close the Deal, Fill the Gap" (2018)
Book
Conley, H., Gottardi, D., Healy, G., & Barbara, M. (2019). H. Conley, D. Gottardi, G. Healy, M. Barbara, & P. Marco (Eds.), The Gender Pay Gap and Social Partnership in Europe: Findings from "Close the Deal, Fill the Gap". Abingdon: Routledge

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".

Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the UK context: Case studies (2018)
Book Chapter
Coney, H., Healy, G., Martins, P., & Warren, S. (2019). Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the UK context: Case studies. In D. Gottardi, G. Healy, B. Mikolajczyk, M. Peruzzi, & H. Conley (Eds.), The Gender Pay Gap and Social Prtnership in Europe: Findings from "Close the Deal, Fill the Gap". Routledge

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.

The drivers of household indebtedness reconsidered: An empirical evaluation of competing arguments on the macroeconomic determinants of household indebtedness in OECD countries (2018)
Journal Article
Moore, G. L., & Stockhammer, E. (2018). The drivers of household indebtedness reconsidered: An empirical evaluation of competing arguments on the macroeconomic determinants of household indebtedness in OECD countries. Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 41(4), 547-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/01603477.2018.1486207

Household debt is at a record high in most Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and it played a crucial role in the recent financial crisis. Several arguments on the macroeconomic drivers of household debt have been... Read More about The drivers of household indebtedness reconsidered: An empirical evaluation of competing arguments on the macroeconomic determinants of household indebtedness in OECD countries.

Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects (2018)
Journal Article
Kapsali, M., Roehrich, J. K., & Akhtar, P. (2019). Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 39(2), 294-325. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-10-2017-0604

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine combinations of contract clauses in order to ascertain which combinations correlate to high operational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach Two hypotheses were formulated from contracting... Read More about Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects.

Il significato metafisico della teoria della conoscenza fenomenologica (2018)
Journal Article
Trizio, E. (2018). Il significato metafisico della teoria della conoscenza fenomenologica. https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/5914

Recently, a number of publications (e.g. Tengelyi 2014, Zahavi 2017) have renewed the interest for the relation between phenomenology and metaphysics. This issue appears crucial both for understanding Husserl’s thought per se, and for a systematic ap... Read More about Il significato metafisico della teoria della conoscenza fenomenologica.

Exploring behavioural factors for information sharing in BIM projects in the Malaysian construction industry (2018)
Journal Article
Che Ibrahim, C. K. I., Sabri, M. N. A., Belayutham, S., & Mahamadu, A. (2019). Exploring behavioural factors for information sharing in BIM projects in the Malaysian construction industry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 9(1), 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0042

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Despite the wave of enthusiasm for building information modelling (BIM) as a platform for information sharing, issues from the context of information-sharing behaviours still exist. The purpose of this pap... Read More about Exploring behavioural factors for information sharing in BIM projects in the Malaysian construction industry.

Experiences of diagnostic ultrasound-guided shoulder rehabilitation programme for people with stroke: A qualitative study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., Murphy, Z., Dean, M., Rondel, S., Burn, J., Naylor, Z., …Pearson, J. (2018, December). Experiences of diagnostic ultrasound-guided shoulder rehabilitation programme for people with stroke: A qualitative study. Poster presented at UK Stroke Forum, Telford

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in western world. Loss of motor control leads to a range of musculoskeletal complications in the shoulder region in people with stroke. These include shoulder pain, shoulder subluxation, muscle weakness and t... Read More about Experiences of diagnostic ultrasound-guided shoulder rehabilitation programme for people with stroke: A qualitative study.

Whither social prescribing? (2018)
Journal Article
Kimberlee, R. (2018). Whither social prescribing?. Journal of Holistic Healthcare, 15(3),

My interest in what I call 'holistic' social prescribing has been lifelong. I grew up in a small town in worcestershire where my mother was the practice manager of a local surgery. ln the 1960s, engagement with GPs were more than nine-minute encounte... Read More about Whither social prescribing?.

Integrating shelf life constraints in capacitated lot sizing and scheduling for perishable products (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Chen, S., Berretta, R., Mendes, A., & Clark, A. (2018, December). Integrating shelf life constraints in capacitated lot sizing and scheduling for perishable products. Paper presented at 26th ASOR National Conference for the Australian Society of Operations Research, Melbourne, Australia

In this study, we consider a multi-item capacitated lot sizing and scheduling problem for perishable food products, which have a fixed shelf life period due to depreciation issues, such as physical deterioration or perceived value loss. We incorporat... Read More about Integrating shelf life constraints in capacitated lot sizing and scheduling for perishable products.

Towards a Deleuzoguattarian methodology for urban design (2018)
Journal Article
Foroughmand Araabi, H., & McDonald, A. (2019). Towards a Deleuzoguattarian methodology for urban design. Journal of Urbanism, 12(2), 172-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2018.1552883

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (Deleuzoguattarian) is now widely thought to be apropos for today’s world. This paper proposes Deleuzoguattarian philosophy as... Read More about Towards a Deleuzoguattarian methodology for urban design.

From the periphery to the centre: Start-up and growth strategies for minority diaspora entrepreneurs (2018)
Journal Article
Evansluong, Q., & Ramírez Pasillas, M. (2019). From the periphery to the centre: Start-up and growth strategies for minority diaspora entrepreneurs. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 36(1-2), 189-215. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2019.096973

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.

Opportunistic protocol based on social probability and resources efficiency for the intelligent and connected transportation system (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, T., Tang, M. B., Song, H., Cao, Y., & Khan, Z. (2019). Opportunistic protocol based on social probability and resources efficiency for the intelligent and connected transportation system. Computer Networks, 149, 173-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2018.11.034

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. In recent years, Intelligent and Connected Transportation Systems (ICTS) have become a practical and valuable alternative for wide variety of novel applications in road traffic safety. It can be utilized to guarantee road safety... Read More about Opportunistic protocol based on social probability and resources efficiency for the intelligent and connected transportation system.

Social media, emoticons and process (2018)
Book Chapter
Ellis, D. (2018). Social media, emoticons and process. In T. D. Sampson, D. Ellis, & S. Maddison (Eds.), Affect and Social Media: Emotion, Mediation, Anxiety and Contagion (18-26). Rowman & Littlefield

In this chapter I analyse notions of ‘personal information’ and ‘emoticons’ by drawing on some concepts form Whitehead’s process philosophy. I will look at some of the ways that they are prehended through acts of concrescence to form as actual entit... Read More about Social media, emoticons and process.

Theoretical Insights into Gender and Sexual Violence for University Students in the UK; Playing it Safe to Stay Safe. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bovill, H. (2018, December). Theoretical Insights into Gender and Sexual Violence for University Students in the UK; Playing it Safe to Stay Safe

Whilst US universities can be seen to lead in researching sexual violence on campus, UK response from 2010 has followed. Mixed method studies emerged highlighting prevalence of sexual violence mirroring national and international trends. Though this... Read More about Theoretical Insights into Gender and Sexual Violence for University Students in the UK; Playing it Safe to Stay Safe..

Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector (2018)
Journal Article
Michalec, A., Fodor, M., Hayes, E., & Longhurst, J. (2018). Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector. British Food Journal, 120(12), 2762-2777. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-04-2018-0226

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present results from the action research project, where sustainability professionals, local businesses and academic researchers collaborated on exploring barriers for food w... Read More about Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector.

A comparison of termination of pregnancy procedures: Patient choice, emotional impact and satisfaction with care (2018)
Journal Article
Heath, J., Mitchell, N., & Fletcher, J. (2019). A comparison of termination of pregnancy procedures: Patient choice, emotional impact and satisfaction with care. Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare, 19, 42-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2018.12.002

Objectives To investigate: (1) whether women self-report an ability to choose their preferred termination of pregnancy (TOP) procedure, (2) what factors influence this choice, and (3) what effect this choice has on emotional responses and satisfac... Read More about A comparison of termination of pregnancy procedures: Patient choice, emotional impact and satisfaction with care.

‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews (2018)
Journal Article
Diaz, C., Pert, H., & Thomas, N. (2018). ‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews. Adoption and Fostering, 42(4), 369-382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308575918801663

This article discusses a key meeting for children in care – the Child in Care Review – and examines the extent to which children and young people are able to participate and exert a level of control over their lives. The research, conducted in Englan... Read More about ‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews.