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Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester (2004)
Journal Article
Wight, C., & Lennon, J. (2004). Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2(2), 105-122

Governments and authoritative stakeholders are faced with dilemmas regarding the representation of sites associated with death and disaster in the context of tourism visits. Not least of these are the owners and mangers of museums in the U.K which ar... Read More about Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester.

Non-Executive Directors & Changing Nature Of Audit Committees (2004)
Journal Article
Windram, B., & Song, J. (2004). Non-Executive Directors & Changing Nature Of Audit Committees. Corporate Ownership & Control, 1(3), 108-115. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv1i3p10

In this paper we provide a descriptive summary of a postal survey of FT 500 UK company audit committee chairman on the operations of UK audit committees. The survey represents an “insider view” of the activities of audit committees and the characteri... Read More about Non-Executive Directors & Changing Nature Of Audit Committees.

Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting (2004)
Journal Article
Song, J., & Windram, B. (2004). Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting. International Journal of Auditing, 8(3), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1123.2004.00090.x

This paper examines the effectiveness of UK audit committees in their primary responsibility of overseeing financial reporting. A logit regression approach is used to benchmark corporate financial reporting quality against financial reporting standar... Read More about Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting.

Interactive case study experiences applied to the managed learning environment. (2004)
Journal Article
Gallagher, J. (2004). Interactive case study experiences applied to the managed learning environment. Journal of internet business, 1, 18

Experience in building interactive multimedia case studies has been examined and the lessons from this have been applied to the more extensive creation of a Managed Learning Environment, based on WebCT. WebCT serves three distinct groups: student,... Read More about Interactive case study experiences applied to the managed learning environment..

Sport management reform, national competitiveness and Olympic glory in the People's Republic of China (2004)
Journal Article
Theodoraki, E. (2004). Sport management reform, national competitiveness and Olympic glory in the People's Republic of China. Managing Leisure, 9(4), 193-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360671042000317289

The paper traces the People's Republic of China's (PRC) efforts to modernize its public sector through economic reforms, and explores the effects of these on the country's sport structures. More specifically the research reported here investigates th... Read More about Sport management reform, national competitiveness and Olympic glory in the People's Republic of China.

Changes, problems and challenges of accounting education in Libya (2004)
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Ahmad, N. S. M., & Gao, S. S. (2004). Changes, problems and challenges of accounting education in Libya. Accounting education, 13(3), 365-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/0963928042000273825

While accounting education has existed in Libya for over 45 years, knowledge about it is scarce among Western accounting academics. This paper reports the development of accounting education and curricula since Libya's independence in the 1950s and e... Read More about Changes, problems and challenges of accounting education in Libya.

Polish social firm hotel project: an international voluntary–public–private sector partnership in action (2004)
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Lynch, P., Kozlowska, M., & Ritchie, M. (2004). Polish social firm hotel project: an international voluntary–public–private sector partnership in action. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 23(3), 255-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2003.11.002

This article uses a case study of the transfer of a social firm model from Scotland to Poland for the development of two social firm hotels in order to illustrate an international voluntary–public–private sector partnership in action, and to propose... Read More about Polish social firm hotel project: an international voluntary–public–private sector partnership in action.

Consumer confusion: reduction strategies in higher education (2004)
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Drummond, G. (2004). Consumer confusion: reduction strategies in higher education. International Journal of Educational Management, 18(5), 317-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540410543466

This paper highlights the increasingly important topic of consumer confusion. Drawing parallels with experiences in the private sector, the concept of consumer confusion is explored within the higher education sector; what causes the phenomenon, how... Read More about Consumer confusion: reduction strategies in higher education.

Opening doors as well as banging on tables: an assessment of UNISON/employer partnerships on learning in the UK public sector (2004)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2004). Opening doors as well as banging on tables: an assessment of UNISON/employer partnerships on learning in the UK public sector. Industrial Relations Journal, 35(5), 419-433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2004.00324.x

The academic debate on partnerships has so far mainly focused on whether there are mutual gains for both unions and employers and whether they support or undermine branch organisation. This debate is here assessed in relation to learning partnerships... Read More about Opening doors as well as banging on tables: an assessment of UNISON/employer partnerships on learning in the UK public sector.

A comparison of irritable bowel syndrome patients managed in primary and secondary care: the Episode IBS study. (2004)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D., Steinke, D. T., Kinnear, M., Penny, K. I., Pathmanathan, N., & Penman, I. (2004). A comparison of irritable bowel syndrome patients managed in primary and secondary care: the Episode IBS study. British Journal of General Practice, 54, (503-507). ISSN 0960-1643

Background: It is thought that people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who consult secondary care have more severe symptomatology than those treated mainly in primary care. Aims: To describe the physical and psychological symptoms of IBS, and t... Read More about A comparison of irritable bowel syndrome patients managed in primary and secondary care: the Episode IBS study..

Momentum profits and macroeconomic factors (2004)
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Chelley-steeley, P., & Siganos, A. (2004). Momentum profits and macroeconomic factors. Applied Economics Letters, 11(7), 433-436. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350485042000191719

This article tests whether macroeconomic variables and market sentiment influence the size of momentum profits. It finds that although returns to the winner and loser portfolios are influenced by a range of macroeconomic and market wide variables; mo... Read More about Momentum profits and macroeconomic factors.

International tourism networks (2004)
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Morrison, A., Lynch, P., & Johns, N. (2004). International tourism networks. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 16(3), 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110410531195

Much of tourism development is predicated on the successful working of organisations alignment in the form of partnerships or “networks”. However, tourism networks have been relatively neglected as an area of academic study. This paper presents find... Read More about International tourism networks.

Retail franchising: An intellectual capital perspective (2004)
Journal Article
Watson, A., Stanworth, J., Healeas, S., Purdy, D., & Stanworth, C. (2005). Retail franchising: An intellectual capital perspective. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 12(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2004.02.001

Retailers appear to have found franchising to be a valuable means by which to develop their businesses, both domestically and abroad. In the UK franchising accounts for approximately one-third of all retail sales (Franchise Survey, 2003). This paper... Read More about Retail franchising: An intellectual capital perspective.