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A Multidimensional Analysis of Project Manager Competences (2012)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Neoh, J. G., Ojiako, U., & Williams, T. (2013). A Multidimensional Analysis of Project Manager Competences. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 60(3), 506-517. https://doi.org/10.1109/Tem.2012.2215330

Projects are important to industry. Project manager (PM) competences are important in project success. Yet, current competence studies largely rely on small-sample, homogenous PM surveys which could suffer from uncontrollable biases and may not be ge... Read More about A Multidimensional Analysis of Project Manager Competences.

User adoption of mandatory enterprise technology (2012)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Maguire, S., Akinyemi, B., & Johnson, J. (2012). User adoption of mandatory enterprise technology. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 25(4), 373-391. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410391211245847

Purpose
Drawing on extant technology acceptance literature, the purpose of this paper is to critically examine the impact of mandatory enterprise technology adoption in Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were gathered from a survey of sto... Read More about User adoption of mandatory enterprise technology.

Correlating service touch‐point preferences with engagement parameters (2012)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Graesser, A. (2012). Correlating service touch‐point preferences with engagement parameters. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 112(5), 766-785. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635571211232334

Purpose
This paper aims to contribute to extant research which emphasises the need for service suppliers to be able to leverage firm‐customer relationships through an understanding of the correlation between service touch‐points and engagement param... Read More about Correlating service touch‐point preferences with engagement parameters.

Managing competition risk: A critical realist philosophical exploration (2012)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Luke, M. A., & Chipulu, M. (2012). Managing competition risk: A critical realist philosophical exploration. Competition and Change, 16(2), 130-149. https://doi.org/10.1179/1024529412Z.0000000010

As firms act to meet competitive challenges, they separately vary their exposure to objectively real risks, and their subjective risk perceptions. Hence the ‘fit’ between each firm's subjective risk map and its objective ‘riskscape’ is in constant fl... Read More about Managing competition risk: A critical realist philosophical exploration.

Advanced inventory planning and forecasting solutions: a case study of the UKTLCS Chinook maintenance programme (2012)
Journal Article
Downing, M., Chipulu, M., Kaparis, D., & Ojiako, U. (2014). Advanced inventory planning and forecasting solutions: a case study of the UKTLCS Chinook maintenance programme. Production Planning and Control, 25(1), 73-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2012.658451

This article which advances on earlier published work by the authors, evaluates the forecasting performance of the inventory planning and forecasting support system used by Boeing's United Kingdom Through Life Customer Support to manage inventory for... Read More about Advanced inventory planning and forecasting solutions: a case study of the UKTLCS Chinook maintenance programme.

The criticality of risk factors in CRM Projects (2012)
Journal Article
Papadopoulos, T., Ojiako, G., Chipulu, M., & Lee, K. (2012). The criticality of risk factors in CRM Projects. Project Management Journal, 43(1), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20285

Customer relationship management (CRM) remains an area of considerable interest in contemporary project management literature, due to its association with high failure rates. This research examined the criticality of four risk factors. Quantitative d... Read More about The criticality of risk factors in CRM Projects.

Thematic elements underlying the delivery of services in high-contact public service encounters (2012)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Maguire, S., & Chipulu, M. (2013). Thematic elements underlying the delivery of services in high-contact public service encounters. Production Planning and Control, 24(6), 532-545. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2011.642485

Earlier research alludes to the fact that enhanced information and systems (IS/IT) functionalities coupled with a lower degree of interaction with customers, the so-called zero- touch, real- time, self-service enhance services engagement. In this art... Read More about Thematic elements underlying the delivery of services in high-contact public service encounters.

An Examination of ‘Irregular Competition’ between Corporations and NGOs (2011)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Telofski, R., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2012). An Examination of ‘Irregular Competition’ between Corporations and NGOs. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 23(2), 371-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-011-9205-5

The purpose of this article is to develop a theory which frames the demands of civil society in such a way as to better enable corporate subjects to manage and navigate ‘irregular’ engagement from activist organizations. Activist NGOs engage in advoc... Read More about An Examination of ‘Irregular Competition’ between Corporations and NGOs.

The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management (2011)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Maguire, S., Robson, I., & Chipulu, M. (2012). The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management. OR Insight, 25, 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.2011.12

Within this article, the authors argue that intelligence management (IM) as a research area is critical for organisations. There is a need to focus on how conceptualisations of intelligence can be supported, especially when one considers the crucial... Read More about The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management.

The Criticality of Transferable Skills Development and Virtual Learning Environments Used in the Teaching of Project Management (2011)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., Ashleigh, M., Chipulu, M., & Kai-Wang, J. (2011). The Criticality of Transferable Skills Development and Virtual Learning Environments Used in the Teaching of Project Management. Project Management Journal, 42(4), 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20240

Studies have found the development of transferable skills and the provision of virtual learning environments (VLEs) to be crucial to students who are learning project management. Taking these factors into consideration, this article explores why proj... Read More about The Criticality of Transferable Skills Development and Virtual Learning Environments Used in the Teaching of Project Management.

Critical learning themes in project management education: Implications for blended learning (2011)
Journal Article
Ashleigh, M., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Wang, J. K. (2012). Critical learning themes in project management education: Implications for blended learning. International Journal of Project Management, 30(2), 153-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.05.002

This research examines the underlying reasons why students taking project management courses emphasise skills that are transferable and the utilisation of e-learning environments as critical to their learning experiences. Students' opinions are expre... Read More about Critical learning themes in project management education: Implications for blended learning.

Forecasting in airforce supply chains (2011)
Journal Article
Downing, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Kaparis, D. (2011). Forecasting in airforce supply chains. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 22(1), 127-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/09574091111127589

Purpose
The UK Chinook helicopter is a utility and attack helicopter being operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Its versatile nature is of enormous importance to the strategic capability of the RAF's operations. The purpose of this paper is to uti... Read More about Forecasting in airforce supply chains.

An analysis of interrelationships between project management and student experience constructs (2011)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, G., Ashleigh, M., & Maguire, S. (2011). An analysis of interrelationships between project management and student experience constructs. Project Management Journal, 42(3), 91-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20225

This article seeks to explore, through the utilization of correlational analysis, how the parameters that impact the student experience may be interrelated. We found that the experiences of students studying project management appear to be heavily in... Read More about An analysis of interrelationships between project management and student experience constructs.

Email overload: Exploring the moderating role of the perception of email as a ‘business critical’ tool (2011)
Journal Article
Sumecki, D., Chipulu, M., & Ojiako, G. (2011). Email overload: Exploring the moderating role of the perception of email as a ‘business critical’ tool. International Journal of Information Management, 31(5), 407-414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.12.008

The management of email remains a major challenge for organisations. In this article, we explore the extent of the perceptions of email as a business critical tool within an organisation and how the level of such perceptions may moderate the level of... Read More about Email overload: Exploring the moderating role of the perception of email as a ‘business critical’ tool.

Performance evaluation of military aircraft inventory forecasting systems (2010)
Journal Article
Downing, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Kaparis, K. (2010). Performance evaluation of military aircraft inventory forecasting systems. Annals of Faculty of Engineering Hunedoara - International Journal of Engineering, 8(2), 89-94

In this article, the outcome of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a system utilized for military aircraft inventory forecasting and management is presented. The research objective was on the precision of the current system being used... Read More about Performance evaluation of military aircraft inventory forecasting systems.

Unconventional competition- drawing lessons from the military (2010)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., Johnson, J., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2010). Unconventional competition- drawing lessons from the military. Prometheus, 28(4), 327-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/08109028.2010.541756

We explore aspects of unconventional competition between firms. In particular, we address two critical questions. The first is: what happens when firms decide to compete outside the rules and frameworks of conventional competition? In other words, ho... Read More about Unconventional competition- drawing lessons from the military.

Social imperatives in systems development: A conceptual model (2010)
Journal Article
Maguire, S., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2010). Social imperatives in systems development: A conceptual model. OR Insight, 23(3), https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.2010.6

The focus of this article is on systems development; and the development of a methodology appropriate for complex organisations. A conceptual systems development methodology OASES is presented. It is developed from findings from studies conducted wit... Read More about Social imperatives in systems development: A conceptual model.