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Fundamentals of management accounting: contract costing (2011)
Journal Article
Steven, G. (2011). Fundamentals of management accounting: contract costing. Financial Management -London-, 46-48

Contract costing can prove as complex as some of the situations it records, but this complexity becomes far more manageable once you have grasped the main principles.

Measuring a carbon footprint and environmental practice: the case of Hyundai Motors Co. (HMC) (2011)
Journal Article
Lee, K., & Cheong, I. (2011). Measuring a carbon footprint and environmental practice: the case of Hyundai Motors Co. (HMC). Industrial Management and Data Systems, 111(6), 961-978. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635571111144991

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and investigate the measurement of a carbon footprint and environmental program in supply chain management. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a case study methodology and employs the quali... Read More about Measuring a carbon footprint and environmental practice: the case of Hyundai Motors Co. (HMC).

A Framework for Successful Implementation of E-Kanban: a case study based approach. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacKerron, G., Kumar, M., Kumar, V., & Chan, F. T. S. (2011, June). A Framework for Successful Implementation of E-Kanban: a case study based approach. Paper presented at 21st International FAIM Conference

This paper provides generic guidelines to ensure an electronic supplier Kanban can be successfully implemented across an organisation. This approach is based on case study work conducted within a European manufacturing SME. A Framework in the form of... Read More about A Framework for Successful Implementation of E-Kanban: a case study based approach..

A Leagile Inspired Supply Chain Model to Improve the Performance of Steel Industries. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Chan, F. T. S., Kumar, M., & MacKerron, G. (2011, June). A Leagile Inspired Supply Chain Model to Improve the Performance of Steel Industries. Paper presented at 21st International FAIM Conference

The fast emerging customer market, the increased product variety and fluctuating demand have urged manufacturers to efficiently manage their supply chain activities to outperform their rivals. Steel industries being the backbone of manufacturing orie... Read More about A Leagile Inspired Supply Chain Model to Improve the Performance of Steel Industries..

Meiotic nuclear divisions in budding yeast require PP2ACdc55-mediated antagonism of Net1 phosphorylation by Cdk (2011)
Journal Article
Kerr, G., Sarkar, S., Tibbles, K. L., Petronczki, M., Millar, J. B., & Arumugam, P. (2011). Meiotic nuclear divisions in budding yeast require PP2ACdc55-mediated antagonism of Net1 phosphorylation by Cdk. Journal of Cell Biology, 193(7), 1157-1166

During meiosis, one round of deoxyribonucleic acid replication is followed by two rounds of nuclear division. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, activation of the Cdc14 early anaphase release (FEAR) network is required for exit from meiosis I but does not... Read More about Meiotic nuclear divisions in budding yeast require PP2ACdc55-mediated antagonism of Net1 phosphorylation by Cdk.

What is social tourism? (2011)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L., Maitland, R., & Miller, G. (2011). What is social tourism?. Current Issues in Tourism, 14(5), 403-415. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2011.568051

This article examines the definitions and implementations of the concept of ‘social tourism’ that are in use in Europe today. Examples show that the concept has been implemented in many different ways to suit national contexts and that the justificat... Read More about What is social tourism?.

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.

Applying “work process knowledge” to visitor attractions venues (2011)
Journal Article
Marr, S. (2011). Applying “work process knowledge” to visitor attractions venues. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 2(2), 151-169. https://doi.org/10.1108/17582951111136577

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illuminate how the strategic decisions a visitor attraction (VA) makes in relation to how it handles weddings or corporate functions on site will have a direct affect on what “work process knowledge” (WPK) a... Read More about Applying “work process knowledge” to visitor attractions venues.

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 Olympic legacy for all? The non-infrastructural outcomes of the Olympic Games for socially excluded groups (Atlanta 1996–Beijing 2008) (2011)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2012). An Olympic legacy for all? The non-infrastructural outcomes of the Olympic Games for socially excluded groups (Atlanta 1996–Beijing 2008). Tourism Management, 33(2), 361-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2011.04.005

The use of mega sporting events to achieve social goals for socially excluded groups is heavily contested. Comparative evidence regarding the effects of the Olympic Games for these groups is scarce, and there is an even greater dearth of studies focu... Read More about An Olympic legacy for all? The non-infrastructural outcomes of the Olympic Games for socially excluded groups (Atlanta 1996–Beijing 2008).

Sourcing or selling: value flame at the base of the pyramid (2011)
Journal Article
Williams, J., Omar, M., & Ensor, J. (2011). Sourcing or selling: value flame at the base of the pyramid. Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 29, 232-246. https://doi.org/10.1108/02634501111129220

Purpose – Much has been written concerning the value and validity of the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) model, as a strategy for multi-national corporation (MNC) growth. The model presented in this paper adds to the discussion of strategic possibilities... Read More about Sourcing or selling: value flame at the base of the pyramid.

The brand‐wagon: emerging art markets and the Venice Biennale (2011)
Journal Article
Rodner, V. L., Omar, M., & Thomson, E. (2011). The brand‐wagon: emerging art markets and the Venice Biennale. Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 29, 319-336. https://doi.org/10.1108/02634501111129275

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether and how participating in a branded Biennale (Venice) may legitimate and promote selected artists from the emerging markets of Venezuela and Thailand alongside art market leaders. Desig... Read More about The brand‐wagon: emerging art markets and the Venice Biennale.

A Framework for Understanding Workplace Sustainability (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bratton, A. (2011, May). A Framework for Understanding Workplace Sustainability. Paper presented at Scottish Doctoral Colloquium in Business & Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities (2011)
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2012). Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities. Gender, Place and Culture, 19(2), 213-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369x.2011.573141

This article examines the ‘superhero’ phenomenon, in which Western masculinity is constructed differently in East Asia than in Western countries. This produces an imagined, Occidentalist ‘authenticity’ that frames expectations about the performances... Read More about Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities.

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.