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Operationalising Lean in Healthcare: the Impact of Professionalism (2019)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Kumar, M., & Juleff, L. (2019). Operationalising Lean in Healthcare: the Impact of Professionalism. Production Planning and Control, 31(8), 629-643. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1668577

Lean is endorsed as policy in practice in the UK but the challenges and complexities affecting Lean in healthcare are still to be adequately assessed. Through a qualitative single case study of an NHS organisation implementing Lean, 43 interviews wit... Read More about Operationalising Lean in Healthcare: the Impact of Professionalism.

Why More Companies are Going Dog Friendly (2019)
Newspaper / Magazine
Patrick, H. (2019). Why More Companies are Going Dog Friendly. https://theconversation.com/why-more-companies-are-going-dog-friendly-123405

Bringing pet dogs into the workplace is becoming increasingly common. Large companies like Google, Ticketmaster and challenger bank Monzo are just a few that have joined companies in the pet sector (like Pets at Home) that allow employees to bring th... Read More about Why More Companies are Going Dog Friendly.

Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights (2019)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., Abdullah, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2019). Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights. Journal of Human Rights, 18(5), 579-596. https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2019.1647097

The adoption of the United Nations (UN) Charter in 1945 marked the legalization of international human rights. Despite the legalized status of human rights, their violation by states is not uncommon. This article questions why a state might violate i... Read More about Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights.

Transformative Reflexivity: Teaching and Quality Enterprise Pedagogy (2019)
Journal Article
Omeihe, I., & Omeihe, K. O. (2019). Transformative Reflexivity: Teaching and Quality Enterprise Pedagogy. Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management, 2(2),

Research summary In this paper, we examine with interest teaching and quality in enterprise pedagogy. This becomes pertinent as quality enterprise pedagogy lays the foundation for student development and empowerment. We have theorised by drawing on t... Read More about Transformative Reflexivity: Teaching and Quality Enterprise Pedagogy.

Social media conflicts during the financial crisis: Managerial implications for retail banks (2019)
Journal Article
Dineva, D., Lu, X., & Breitsohl, J. (2019). Social media conflicts during the financial crisis: Managerial implications for retail banks. Strategic Change, 28(5), 381-386. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2292

Social media can be used proactively to disseminate accurate corporate information and address undesirable consumer behaviors online in order to help counteract negativity in the business environment in the wake of a financial crisis. Social media th... Read More about Social media conflicts during the financial crisis: Managerial implications for retail banks.

Construction of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah-Based Index of Socio-Economic Development: Principles and Issues (2019)
Book Chapter
Abu Seman, J., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2019). Construction of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah-Based Index of Socio-Economic Development: Principles and Issues. In S. Syed Ali (Ed.), Towards a Maqasid al-Shariah Index of Socio-Economic Development: Theory and Application (159-188). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12793-0_5

The promotion of achieving Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah through socio economic development is considered an agenda priority in many countries especially where Muslims population is dominant. This paper addresses the dimensions and indicators related to the co... Read More about Construction of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah-Based Index of Socio-Economic Development: Principles and Issues.

Internal Perceptions of Employer Branding: A Review and Conceptual Framework (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sinclair, K., Martin, G., & Bushfield, S. (2019). Internal Perceptions of Employer Branding: A Review and Conceptual Framework. In The Conference Proceedings from the 2019 British Academy of Management Conference

This development paper looks at the employer branding process through an engagement perspective with a focus on the internal - existing employees, managers and processes/practices. It addresses this issue by building a conceptual framework, which inv... Read More about Internal Perceptions of Employer Branding: A Review and Conceptual Framework.

Trust and distrust in Nigerian supply chain networks (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Omeihe, K. (2019, September). Trust and distrust in Nigerian supply chain networks. Presented at BAM 2019 Conference, Birmingham, UK

Purpose- To date, most of the literature on trust and distrust reveal a paucity of studies about Nigerian Supply chain relationships. Specifically, this paper attempts to address this gap by examining how trust is developed and repaired in supply cha... Read More about Trust and distrust in Nigerian supply chain networks.

OR and Grand Challenges: The Future of Mobility and Healthy Aging? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., & Barnes, S. (2019, September). OR and Grand Challenges: The Future of Mobility and Healthy Aging?. Presented at Operational Research Society Conference, University of Kent

When launched in 2017 the future UK Industrial Strategy focused on one shortcoming and four Grand Challenges for the UK as the first industrialised nation. The shortcoming we need address is productivity, in the widest sense, increasing this from the... Read More about OR and Grand Challenges: The Future of Mobility and Healthy Aging?.

Towards 'Systemic Sustainability': Assessing the O.R. Contribution (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Tan, H., & Duddy, D. (2019, September). Towards 'Systemic Sustainability': Assessing the O.R. Contribution. Paper presented at Operational Research Society Annual Conference, University of Kent

The emerging 'sustainability paradigm' presents challenges and opportunities for the next generation of leaders. However, Howieson, Burnes and Summers (2019) acknowledge that organisational leadership is based (generally) on a neoliberal paradigm and... Read More about Towards 'Systemic Sustainability': Assessing the O.R. Contribution.

Trust and West African exporting SME networks (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Amoako, I. O., Omeihe, K. O., Gustafsson, V., & Omeihe, I. (2019, August). Trust and West African exporting SME networks. Paper presented at Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development 4th Annual Conference, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom

Purpose This paper makes a case for the examination of trust based on the notion that trust differs across contexts. This is important as a study of this nature provides a basis for uncovering new aspects of trust and SME networks. To date most of th... Read More about Trust and West African exporting SME networks.

Nostalgic festivals: The case of Cappadox (2019)
Book Chapter
Taheri, B., Gannon, M. J., & Olya, H. (2019). Nostalgic festivals: The case of Cappadox. In U. Kockel, C. Clopot, B. Tjarve, & M. Nic Craith (Eds.), Heritage and Festivals in Europe: Performing Identities (63-78). Routledge

Taheri, B., Gannon, M. J., & Olya, H. (2019). Nostalgic festivals: The case of Cappadox. In U. Kockel, C. Clopot, B. Tjarve, & M. Nic Craith (Eds.), Heritage and Festivals in Europe: Performing Identities, (63-78). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This Thing Called Goodwill: The Reynolds Metals Company and Political Networking in Wartime America (2019)
Journal Article
Perchard, A. (2019). This Thing Called Goodwill: The Reynolds Metals Company and Political Networking in Wartime America. Enterprise and Society, 20(4), 1044-1083. https://doi.org/10.1017/eso.2019.25

This article examines the Reynolds Metals Company’s political networking activities in Washington, D.C., and the state capitals of the U.S. South in the 1940s and 1950s. It argues that Reynolds’ astute recruitment of senior staff from federal and sta... Read More about This Thing Called Goodwill: The Reynolds Metals Company and Political Networking in Wartime America.

Practice-based segmentation: taxonomy of C2C co-creation practice segments (2019)
Journal Article
Rihova, I. (2019). Practice-based segmentation: taxonomy of C2C co-creation practice segments. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(9), 3799-3818. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-01-2018-0096

Purpose: This paper explores and evaluates practice-based segmentation as an alternative conceptual segmentation perspective that acknowledges the active role of consumers as value co-creators. Design/methodology/approach: Data comprising various as... Read More about Practice-based segmentation: taxonomy of C2C co-creation practice segments.

Analysis of Financial Distress across Countries: Using Macroeconomic, Industrial indicators and Accounting Data (2019)
Journal Article
Khoja, L., Chipulu, M., & Jayasekera, R. (2019). Analysis of Financial Distress across Countries: Using Macroeconomic, Industrial indicators and Accounting Data. International Review of Financial Analysis, 66, Article 101379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2019.101379

This paper applies three-way multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis to examine the nature of insolvency in the Gulf Corporation Council, the United Kingdom and the United States of America between from 2004 to 2012. The findings of this paper... Read More about Analysis of Financial Distress across Countries: Using Macroeconomic, Industrial indicators and Accounting Data.

Enterprise Social Media Adoption: Its Impact on Social Capital in Work and Job Satisfaction (2019)
Journal Article
Fu, J., Sawang, S., & Sun, Y. (2019). Enterprise Social Media Adoption: Its Impact on Social Capital in Work and Job Satisfaction. Sustainability, 11(16), Article 4453. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11164453

Enterprise social media is increasingly being recognized as an important technical tool to achieve more effective management and sustainable development. Limited research has been conducted on workplace satisfaction in the enterprise social media con... Read More about Enterprise Social Media Adoption: Its Impact on Social Capital in Work and Job Satisfaction.

A spirit of generosity: philanthropy in the Scotch Whisky Industry (2019)
Journal Article
MacKenzie, N., Gordon, J., & Gannon, M. (2019). A spirit of generosity: philanthropy in the Scotch Whisky Industry. Business History Review, 93(3), 529-552. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000768051900093X

Recent literature on philanthropy and business has focused on the return of capital to businesses and entrepreneurs from giving. In this paper, we show how historical context impacts the motivations and organizational forms created over time in phila... Read More about A spirit of generosity: philanthropy in the Scotch Whisky Industry.