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Addressing “Wicked Problems”: Promoting the supply of innovations into complex healthcare networks (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

“Wicked problems” are complex, open-ended and intractable, encompassing public sector challenges such as poverty, healthcare problems, and unemployment which markets and bureaucracies often fail to address. It is proposed that inter-organisational ne... Read More about Addressing “Wicked Problems”: Promoting the supply of innovations into complex healthcare networks.

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.

Selling digital services abroad: How do extrinsic attributes influence foreign consumers’ purchase intentions? (2017)
Journal Article

© 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?.

Innovation diffusion in healthcare networks: The role of boundary-spanners and gatekeepers in a bottom-up approach to innovation diffusion (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Summary This paper investigates the roles of boundary-spanners and gatekeepers during the diffusion of innovation where a bottom-up approach to innovation diffusion has been employed, presenting the results of an in-depth investigation of a compl... Read More about Innovation diffusion in healthcare networks: The role of boundary-spanners and gatekeepers in a bottom-up approach to innovation diffusion.

Evolution of leadership vision in digital transformation of organisations (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Capacity of organisations to respond to digital opportunities and challenges is often their competitive differentiator. Recent research points to the advent of complex challenges due to digital transformation of organisations. Despite the rise in the... Read More about Evolution of leadership vision in digital transformation of organisations.

Critical success factors for the implementation of enterprise systems: A literature review (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Since their inception into work organizations, enterprise systems (ES) have proved challenging for many organizations to implement successfully. This study seeks to advance our understanding of the ES success literatu... Read More about Critical success factors for the implementation of enterprise systems: A literature review.

Systematic review of bankruptcy prediction models: Towards a framework for tool selection (2017)
Journal Article

© 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.

Technologies of freedom: Digital ethnicity of migrants (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Given difficult conditions in different regions of the world, it is no wonder that people embark on journeys to regions where they may feel secure, seek refuge, be able to acquire a livelihood, as well as carry on a type of living. At the same time,... Read More about Technologies of freedom: Digital ethnicity of migrants.

Value-in-context: An exploration of the context of value and the value of context
Book Chapter

This chapter contributes to the advancement of service science by exploring the context of value and the value of context in service systems. The work advances theory development of value-in-context; a term initially introduced to conceptualize value... Read More about Value-in-context: An exploration of the context of value and the value of context.

Directing Improvements in Primary Care Patient Experience through Analysis of Service Quality (2018)
Journal Article

© Health Research and Educational Trust Objective: To examine the influence of dimensions of service quality on patient experience of primary care. Data Sources/Study Setting: Data from the national GP Patient Survey in England 2014/15, with response... Read More about Directing Improvements in Primary Care Patient Experience through Analysis of Service Quality.

Making it happen: The pivotal role of knowledge sharing for information technology deployment success during joint venture change (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Tacit and explicit knowledge sharing must be continually cultivated to enable information technology implementation success. Effective information technology deployment necessitates a holistic focus beyond technical a... Read More about Making it happen: The pivotal role of knowledge sharing for information technology deployment success during joint venture change.

Investigating the benefits and challenges of Total Quality Management implementation in the pharmaceutical companies (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Pharmaceutical companies in Eastern European region are facing urgent quality tools implementation due to fierce global competition. The aim of this research is to provide current understanding of TQM in this region and provide further guidance on h... Read More about Investigating the benefits and challenges of Total Quality Management implementation in the pharmaceutical companies.

Mobile phone adoption in agri-food sector: Are farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa connected? (2017)
Journal Article

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?.

An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This study aims to explore the importance and impact of supply and manufacturing risk management upon business performance within the context of Chinese manufacturing supply chains. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective.

Public accountability: The case of government guarantee scheme in PFI/PPP projects (2018)
Thesis

Although government guarantee scheme has become a well-known policy strategy for encouraging public-private infrastructure delivery. However, a huge concern with government guarantee in PFI/PPP is the issue of weak public accountability scrutiny. Thi... Read More about Public accountability: The case of government guarantee scheme in PFI/PPP projects.

Simulation games for engaging students when teaching operations and supply chain management to students: Using the QpQ simulation game as an example (2024)
Book Chapter

In simulation games, a form of generative learning, students play an active role in their own learning process, seen as key to gaining and retaining knowledge. This chapter presents its advantages, different takes on how to achieve desired learning o... Read More about Simulation games for engaging students when teaching operations and supply chain management to students: Using the QpQ simulation game as an example.

The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in healthcare networks (2018)
Thesis

Abstract This research investigated innovation diffusion in healthcare networks, focusing on the roles of contractual and relational governance mechanisms. The National Health Service (NHS) England is faced with many challenges, including an ageing... Read More about The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in healthcare networks.

A Lean Implementation Framework for the Mining Industry (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The adoption of Lean concepts beyond the manufacturing sector has been increasing recently. In this line, its scope has been expanded to the mining industry under the realisation of the need for productivity improvements and a leverage for eff... Read More about A Lean Implementation Framework for the Mining Industry.

Characterising redistributed manufacturing in healthcare through the lens of transdisciplinary innovation (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the emergence of Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) as a disruptive system that can help address wicked or complex problems in healthcare, which cannot easily be solved by individual disciplines alone. RDM is presented as a new f... Read More about Characterising redistributed manufacturing in healthcare through the lens of transdisciplinary innovation.

The effect of lean methods and tools on the environmental performance of manufacturing organisations (2018)
Journal Article

Evidence suggests that lean methods and tools have helped manufacturing organisations to achieve operational excellence, and in this way meet both traditional and contemporary organisational objectives such as profitability, efficiency, responsivenes... Read More about The effect of lean methods and tools on the environmental performance of manufacturing organisations.