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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.

The relationship between abundance and prevalence of trematode parasites infecting Lymnaea stagnalis L. (2004)
Journal Article
Briers, R. (2004). The relationship between abundance and prevalence of trematode parasites infecting Lymnaea stagnalis L. Journal of Conchology, 38(4), 363-367

The relationship between the prevalence and abundance (infection intensity) of trematode parasites infecting Lymnaea stagnalis L. was investigated based on collections of snails from 12 sites in central UK. Five species of trematode were recorded fro... Read More about The relationship between abundance and prevalence of trematode parasites infecting Lymnaea stagnalis L..

Franchising as a small business growth strategy: A resource-based view of organizational development (2004)
Journal Article
Stanworth, J., Stanworth, C., Watson, A., Purdy, D., & Healeas, S. (2004). Franchising as a small business growth strategy: A resource-based view of organizational development. International Small Business Journal, 22(6), 539-559. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242604047409

Not only are most franchisees themselves small businesses, but so are many franchisors, particularly in the formative years of their franchise businesses. High turbulence and attrition rates in the formative years of franchise businesses result in an... Read More about Franchising as a small business growth strategy: A resource-based view of organizational development.

On management technologies and the potential of web services (2004)
Journal Article
Pavlou, G., Flegkas, P., Gouveris, S., & Liotta, A. (2004). On management technologies and the potential of web services. IEEE Communications Magazine, 42(7), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2004.1316533

From the early days of management research and standardization in the late 1980's, there has always been a quest for a management technology that would be general enough to be used for network, system, service, and distributed application management;... Read More about On management technologies and the potential of web services.

A new multivariable generalized minimum-variance controller with pole-zero placement (2004)
Journal Article
Zayed, A. S., Hussain, A., & Smith, L. (2004). A new multivariable generalized minimum-variance controller with pole-zero placement. Control and Intelligent Systems, 32(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.2316/Journal.201.2004.1.201-1307

This article presents the derivation of a new robust multivariable adaptive controller, which minimizes a cost function, incorporating system input, system output, and set point. It provides an adaptive mechanism that ensures that both the closed-loo... Read More about A new multivariable generalized minimum-variance controller with pole-zero placement.

Countering design exclusion: an introduction to inclusive design (2004)
Book
Keates, S. L., & Clarkson, J. (2004). Countering design exclusion: an introduction to inclusive design. London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0013-3

Inclusive design, universal design and universal access are long standing, familiar terms with clear and laudable goals. However, their teaching and industrial uptake has been very limited. Many products still exclude users unnecessarily for reasons... Read More about Countering design exclusion: an introduction to inclusive design.

Investigating perceptions of manufacturers and retailers to inclusive design (2004)
Journal Article
Dong, H., Clarkson, P. J., Ahmed, S., & Keates, S. (2004). Investigating perceptions of manufacturers and retailers to inclusive design. Design Journal, 7(3), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.2752/146069204789338398

This paper describes a study into industry perceptions of barriers and drivers for inclusive design. The study investigated perceptions of manufacturers and retailers of consumer products in the United Kingdom (UK) and compared their perceptions with... Read More about Investigating perceptions of manufacturers and retailers to inclusive design.

Qualitative evaluation of a writing for publication course. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hislop, J., Murray, R., & Newton, M. (2004, December). Qualitative evaluation of a writing for publication course. Poster presented at NHS Education for Scotland conference on education Research and Development, Clydebank, Glasgow

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A qualitative evaluation of the physiotherapy service for homeless people in Glasgow. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hislop, J., & Smith, J. (2004, December). A qualitative evaluation of the physiotherapy service for homeless people in Glasgow. Poster presented at Allied Health Professions NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Clinical Effective Project. Third National Conference, Glasgow

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore homeless peoples' views and experiences of a specialist physiotherapy service for homeless people in Glasgow, Scotland. RELEVANCE: Evidence suggests that homelessness increases the risk of poor health... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of the physiotherapy service for homeless people in Glasgow..

Events and the destination dynamic: Edinburgh festivals, entrepreneurship and strategic marketing (2004)
Book Chapter
Robertson, M., & Wardrop, K. M. (2004). Events and the destination dynamic: Edinburgh festivals, entrepreneurship and strategic marketing. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, J. Ali-Knight, S. Drummond, & U. McMahon-Beattie (Eds.), Festival and Events Management (115-129). Butterworth-Heinemann. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-5872-0.50013-2

This chapter addresses the role of image, marketing, brand awareness, commercial partnerships (sponsorship), entrepreneurship, and stakeholder legitimacy as part of an events management strategy and framework for Edinburgh, a UK city known for hostin... Read More about Events and the destination dynamic: Edinburgh festivals, entrepreneurship and strategic marketing.

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.

Promoting good practice: a collaborative CPD project. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mee, J., Warren, A., & McKay, E. A. (2004, January). Promoting good practice: a collaborative CPD project. Paper presented at Association of Occupational Therapists in Mental Health, Nottingham, England

Consultant therapists: an occupation that matters to you? (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craik, C., McKay, E. A., & Gallagher, M. (2004, January). Consultant therapists: an occupation that matters to you?. Paper presented at College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Harrogate