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Risk factor prioritization in infrastructure handover to operations (2023)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, T. D. A., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Mota, C. M. D. M., Dweiri, F. T., Chipulu, M., …AlRaeesi, E. J. H. (2023). Risk factor prioritization in infrastructure handover to operations. International Journal of Project Management, 42(1), Article 102558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2023.102558

Worldwide, there are numerous reports of major infrastructure projects failing at handover to the operations phase following completion of the project development and delivery phase. While poor risk identification and prioritization... Read More about Risk factor prioritization in infrastructure handover to operations.

Variations in critical success factors of PPP-procured construction projects over lifecycle phases (2023)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Almeile, A. M., Ika, L., Bashir, H., Marshall, A., & AlRaeesi, E. J. H. (in press). Variations in critical success factors of PPP-procured construction projects over lifecycle phases. Production Planning and Control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2023.2294310

We explore the variations in importance of critical success factors (CSFs) over project lifecycle stages of construction public–private partnership (PPP) projects. A two-staged study is employed involving a literature search and identification of fac... Read More about Variations in critical success factors of PPP-procured construction projects over lifecycle phases.

Developing a new scale for measuring sustainability-oriented innovation (2023)
Journal Article
Baxter, D., & Chipulu, M. (2023). Developing a new scale for measuring sustainability-oriented innovation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 429, Article 139590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139590

Sustainability-oriented innovation is a developing area in the academic literature, and existing measurement models are either lacking in scope or they have not been validated. Following an extensive review of existing academic literature, this paper... Read More about Developing a new scale for measuring sustainability-oriented innovation.

An Order Fulfilment Location Planning Model for Perishable Goods Supply Chains Using Population Density (2023)
Journal Article
Ekanayake, C., Bandara, Y. M., Chipulu, M., & Chhetri, P. (2023). An Order Fulfilment Location Planning Model for Perishable Goods Supply Chains Using Population Density. Supply Chain Analytics, Article 100045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sca.2023.100045

The increased frequency of purchases and growing distances between the final distribution points of the perishable products and consumers are contributing to multiple handling, high intermediation, and a greater concentration of out... Read More about An Order Fulfilment Location Planning Model for Perishable Goods Supply Chains Using Population Density.

Competitiveness throughout the seaport-hinterland: a container shipping analysis (2023)
Journal Article
de Almeida Rodrigues, T., Maria de Miranda Mota, C., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Dweiri, F., & Marshall, A. (in press). Competitiveness throughout the seaport-hinterland: a container shipping analysis. Maritime Policy and Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2023.2248125

With customers looking for the highest level of services and reduction of cost on international trade of goods, shippers have recently begun to focus on the inland leg of containerized import/export, making the competition advance between ‘seaport ag... Read More about Competitiveness throughout the seaport-hinterland: a container shipping analysis.

A flexible cost model for seaport-hinterland decisions in container shipping (2023)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, T. D. A., Mota, C., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Dweiri, F. (2023). A flexible cost model for seaport-hinterland decisions in container shipping. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 49, Article 101016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.101016

A seaport–hinterland system offers a wide range of service options for shippers and consignees to export or import containerized cargo. The present study, set within the context of Brazil, seeks to propose a flexible cost model to aid joint seaport–h... Read More about A flexible cost model for seaport-hinterland decisions in container shipping.

How can value co-creation be integrated into a customer experience evaluation? (2023)
Journal Article
Lee, H., Grinevich, V., & Chipulu, M. (2023). How can value co-creation be integrated into a customer experience evaluation?. European Management Journal, 41(4), 521-533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2023.07.004

With the arrival of the service economy, businesses across different sectors have to rely increasingly on service design, with its focus on the viewpoints of customers and their experiences. Existing frameworks for evaluating customer experience tend... Read More about How can value co-creation be integrated into a customer experience evaluation?.

Prudence as an ethical foundation for risk management (2023)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., Abdoush, T., Vasilakos, N., & Chipulu, M. (2024). Prudence as an ethical foundation for risk management. Society and Business Review, 19(1), 113-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-09-2022-0244

Purpose This paper aims to draw on historical conceptions of true and false prudence within the broader context of virtue ethics ideas, to create a prudence framework for developing risk-and-ethics cultures in organisations. Design/methodology/ap... Read More about Prudence as an ethical foundation for risk management.

Salient Complexities of Engaging External Consultants in Information Systems Projects (2022)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Thomas, A. (2024). Salient Complexities of Engaging External Consultants in Information Systems Projects. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 5212-5229. https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2022.3220151

Project sponsors have sought to develop the necessary competence to address various challenges they face during project development, implementation and exploitation by employing different initiatives including the engagement and use of external consu... Read More about Salient Complexities of Engaging External Consultants in Information Systems Projects.

A multi-objective linear programming model for scheduling part families and designing a group layout in cellular manufacturing systems (2022)
Journal Article
Motahari, R., Alavifar, Z., Andaryan, A. Z., Chipulu, M., & Saberi, M. (2023). A multi-objective linear programming model for scheduling part families and designing a group layout in cellular manufacturing systems. Computers and Operations Research, 151, Article 106090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2022.106090

Different industries compete to attract customers in different ways. In the field of production, group technology (GT) is defined by identifying and grouping similar parts based on their similarities in design and production. Cellular manufacturing (... Read More about A multi-objective linear programming model for scheduling part families and designing a group layout in cellular manufacturing systems.

Investigating Cultural and Structural Influences on Optimising Engineer-to-Order Project Delivery and Sustainability (2022)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., & Ikeatuegwu, C. (2024). Investigating Cultural and Structural Influences on Optimising Engineer-to-Order Project Delivery and Sustainability. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 4205-4215. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3213856

Several culture theories, which explain the formation, embedment, and propagation of organisational culture, suggest that certain organisational culture practices of an executing organisation may enable sustainable outcomes in project manufacturing.... Read More about Investigating Cultural and Structural Influences on Optimising Engineer-to-Order Project Delivery and Sustainability.

Project-focused literature on public-private partnership (PPP) in developing countries: a critical review (2022)
Journal Article
Almeile, A. M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Vahidi, R., & Marshall, A. (in press). Project-focused literature on public-private partnership (PPP) in developing countries: a critical review. Production Planning and Control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2022.2123408

Set within the context of developing countries, we conduct a state of the art systematic review of project-focused, public-private partnership literature published between 1997 and 2021. The outcome of this review provides critical insight into trend... Read More about Project-focused literature on public-private partnership (PPP) in developing countries: a critical review.

The impact of economic and political imperatives on the successful use of Public-private partnership (PPP) in projects (2022)
Journal Article
Almeile, A. M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Vahidi, R., & Marshall, A. (in press). The impact of economic and political imperatives on the successful use of Public-private partnership (PPP) in projects. Production Planning and Control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2022.2110171

This study presents empirical research examining how economic and political imperatives impact prospects for successful use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to deliver projects in Saudi Arabia. A conceptual model and several hypotheses are develo... Read More about The impact of economic and political imperatives on the successful use of Public-private partnership (PPP) in projects.

Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Chipulu, M., Thomas, A., & Ojiako, U. (2022). Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects. In EURAM 2022: Leading Digital Transformation

Although the complexities of projects literature body continues to expand, there remains some gaps in the transformation of the basic science into practice. Meanwhile, decades of adhering to outsourcing regimes mean that most organisations have inade... Read More about Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects.

Innovation readiness in public sector service delivery: An exploration (2022)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., AlRaeesi, E. J. H., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Bashir, H. (in press). Innovation readiness in public sector service delivery: An exploration. Production Planning and Control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2022.2089266

We set out in this study to examine the mechanisms (specific knowledge management practices) required to operationalize service innovation readiness within public sector service delivery. Data is obtained from 150 service delivery managers drawn from... Read More about Innovation readiness in public sector service delivery: An exploration.

Ambiguity in Performance Management Systems of Complex Multi-stakeholder Organisations (2022)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Bititci, U., Marshall, A., Chipulu, M., Manville, G., Muthalagu, S. J., & Farrington, T. (2023). Ambiguity in Performance Management Systems of Complex Multi-stakeholder Organisations. Production Planning and Control, 34(14), 1393–1413. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.2014590

This study undertakes an in-depth and rigorous exploration and explanation of the sources and implications of ambiguity in performance measurement systems and performance management practices (PMM) systems of complex multi-stakeholder organisations.... Read More about Ambiguity in Performance Management Systems of Complex Multi-stakeholder Organisations.

Designing, organising, and delivering online analytics modules in ‘flipped’ mode: two cases (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Chipulu, M. (2021, September). Designing, organising, and delivering online analytics modules in ‘flipped’ mode: two cases. Paper presented at OR63: OR Society's 63rd Annual Conference, Online

In this session, I will compare the design, organisation, and delivery of two, level-II, online analytics modules, which I led during pandemic. The first module introduced basic coding using VBA and Python; the second developed knowledge of Simulatio... Read More about Designing, organising, and delivering online analytics modules in ‘flipped’ mode: two cases.

Why and how should we phase in the big lecture in post-pandemic teaching of Business courses? An ideation workshop (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Chipulu, M. (2021, July). Why and how should we phase in the big lecture in post-pandemic teaching of Business courses? An ideation workshop. Presented at Advance HE's Teaching and Learning Conference 2021, Online

It is worth considering why and how we should phase in the big lecture in post-pandemic teaching. This ideation workshop intends to generate ideas of configurations of teaching modes whereby the big lecture is one of several, but not the core mode, o... Read More about Why and how should we phase in the big lecture in post-pandemic teaching of Business courses? An ideation workshop.

Public Policy and Projects: Impact of Intranational Jurisdictional Concurrency on Construction Disputes (2021)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Bashir, H. (2021). Public Policy and Projects: Impact of Intranational Jurisdictional Concurrency on Construction Disputes. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29LA.1943-+4170.0000456

Without conclusive settlement of disputes, uses of public sector infrastructure projects as public policy instruments might risk impeachment. With this in mind, we set out in this study to explore how public policy impacts the finality of dispute res... Read More about Public Policy and Projects: Impact of Intranational Jurisdictional Concurrency on Construction Disputes.

Can Twitter messaging help corporations mitigate the impact of ethical scandals? We topic-model pre-scandal tweets of 92 ‘offenders’ to investigate (2021)
Journal Article
Raheja, S., & Chipulu, M. (2021). Can Twitter messaging help corporations mitigate the impact of ethical scandals? We topic-model pre-scandal tweets of 92 ‘offenders’ to investigate. Society and Business Review, 16(3), 420-441. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-10-2020-0122

Purpose – In this exploratory study, we examine whether Twitter messaging can help mitigate the harm corporations suffer in the aftermath of ethical scandals. Design/methodology/approach – We apply web Application Programming Interfaces (API) on the... Read More about Can Twitter messaging help corporations mitigate the impact of ethical scandals? We topic-model pre-scandal tweets of 92 ‘offenders’ to investigate.

Risk Management as Knowledge Production: Application to Fast-Tracked Complex Multi-Stakeholder Airport Projects (2020)
Book Chapter
Marshall, A. J., Ojiako, U., Williams, T., Al-Mazrooie, J. R., Lin, F., & Chipulu, M. (2020). Risk Management as Knowledge Production: Application to Fast-Tracked Complex Multi-Stakeholder Airport Projects. In H. C. Webb, & H. A. Al Numairy (Eds.), Entrepreneurial Innovation and Economic Development in Dubai and Comparisons to Its Sister Cities (33-66). Hershey: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9377-5.ch003

Rapid national infrastructure growth, as witnessed today in many countries such as the United Arab Emirates, commonly makes fast-tracking demands of what are already highly complex multi-stakeholder projects. Considering the long history of airport p... Read More about Risk Management as Knowledge Production: Application to Fast-Tracked Complex Multi-Stakeholder Airport Projects.

On perishable inventory in healthcare: Random expiration dates and age discriminated demand (2020)
Journal Article
Dalalah, D., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2022). On perishable inventory in healthcare: Random expiration dates and age discriminated demand. Journal of Simulation, 16(5), 458-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/17477778.2020.1851614

The aim of the study is to explore how best to mitigate against inventory volatility in perishable inventory, which is characterized by random premature expiration, random demand, irregular supply, age differentiated demand and custom replenishment g... Read More about On perishable inventory in healthcare: Random expiration dates and age discriminated demand.

The analysis of information flow interdependencies within projects (2020)
Journal Article
Bashir, H., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Chipulu, M., & Yousif, A. (2022). The analysis of information flow interdependencies within projects. Production Planning and Control, 33(1), 20-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1821115

Information flow exchange within highly distributed, co-located, self-organising and networked projects is critical for successful planning, and ultimately, for successful infrastructure project delivery. While conventional project scheduling methods... Read More about The analysis of information flow interdependencies within projects.

All policies are wrong, but some are useful—and which ones do no harm? (2020)
Journal Article
Brito, M., Chipulu, M., Dawson, I. G., Hanoch, Y., & Katsikopoulos, K. V. (2021). All policies are wrong, but some are useful—and which ones do no harm?. Mind and Society, 20, 119-122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11299-020-00251-3

The five of us research and teach risk analysis with an eye towards decision support. Our work has been dedicated to taming risks and helping to make challenging decisions. But nothing had prepared us for the Covid-19 pandemic. We first had to grappl... Read More about All policies are wrong, but some are useful—and which ones do no harm?.

An operations readiness typology for mitigating against transitional 'disastrous openings’ of airport infrastructure projects (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Mazrouie, J. R., Ojiako, U., Williams, T., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2021). An operations readiness typology for mitigating against transitional 'disastrous openings’ of airport infrastructure projects. Production Planning and Control, 32(4), 283-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1730997

This article seeks to highlight the essential readiness factors commonly engaged to prevent ‘disastrous openings’ of complex multi-stakeholder infrastructure projects. To identify these readiness factors, we undertook a survey of 724 Operations manag... Read More about An operations readiness typology for mitigating against transitional 'disastrous openings’ of airport infrastructure projects.

Why do some organizations exhibit more outwardly oriented, sustainability behaviors than others? A culture theory explanation (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Chipulu, M. (2020, January). Why do some organizations exhibit more outwardly oriented, sustainability behaviors than others? A culture theory explanation. Paper presented at Sixteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, Santiago, Chile

In this theoretical study, I consider the question: Why do some organizations exhibit more outwardly oriented, i.e. beyond self-serving, sustainability behaviors than others? I argue that organisation culture, comprising shared axioms, values, belief... Read More about Why do some organizations exhibit more outwardly oriented, sustainability behaviors than others? A culture theory explanation.

Process Need Areas and Technology Adoption in Construction Site Management (2019)
Journal Article
Ozumba, A., Ojiako, U., Shakantu, W., Marshall, A., & Chipulu, M. (2019). Process Need Areas and Technology Adoption in Construction Site Management. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 123-155. https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2019.24.2.6

The study explores the areas of process need in construction site management and technology utilisation to address those needs within the construction industry. An exploratory case study was used, with a focus on process need areas that could be impa... Read More about Process Need Areas and Technology Adoption in Construction Site Management.

The dependence upon context of project critical success factors: test of the contingency hypothesis and effects of technological uncertainty and collectivism culture (2019)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., & Vahidi, R. (2020). The dependence upon context of project critical success factors: test of the contingency hypothesis and effects of technological uncertainty and collectivism culture. Production Planning and Control, 31(15), 1261-1275. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1702733

Although the relationship between critical success factors (CSFs) and project performance is established, evidence regarding the dependence on the context of CSFs is patchy. To advance this field, we conduct two complementary studies. Study 1 examin... Read More about The dependence upon context of project critical success factors: test of the contingency hypothesis and effects of technological uncertainty and collectivism culture.

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, 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.

A dimensional analysis of stakeholder assessment of project outcomes (2019)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, G., Marshall, A., Williams, T., Bititci, U., Mota, C., …Stamati, T. (2019). A dimensional analysis of stakeholder assessment of project outcomes. Production Planning and Control, 30(13), 1072-1090. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1567859

Driven by an interest in developing a deeper understanding of stakeholder interests, this study undertakes a dimensional analysis of how different stakeholders assess project outcomes. Most importantly, in our analysis, we take into consideration the... Read More about A dimensional analysis of stakeholder assessment of project outcomes.

A futility, perversity and jeopardy critique of “risk appetite” (2018)
Journal Article
Marshall, S., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2019). A futility, perversity and jeopardy critique of “risk appetite”. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 27(1), 51-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-06-2017-1175

Purpose Risk appetite is widely accepted as a guiding metaphor for strategic risk management, yet metaphors for complex practice are hard to critique. This paper aims to apply an analytical framework comprising three categories of flaw – futility, p... Read More about A futility, perversity and jeopardy critique of “risk appetite”.

Forecasting unknown-unknowns by boosting the risk radar within the risk intelligent organisation (2018)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., Wang, V., Lin, F., & Chipulu, M. (2019). Forecasting unknown-unknowns by boosting the risk radar within the risk intelligent organisation. International Journal of Forecasting, 35(2), 644-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2018.07.015

This theoretical perspective paper interprets (un)known-(un)known risk quadrants as being formed from both abstract and concrete risk knowledge. It shows that these quadrants are useful for categorising risk forecasting challenges against the levels... Read More about Forecasting unknown-unknowns by boosting the risk radar within the risk intelligent organisation.

A Machiavellian behavioural framing of social conflict risks in supply chains (2018)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Bashir, H., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2018). A Machiavellian behavioural framing of social conflict risks in supply chains. Management Research Review, 41(11), 1290-1308. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-01-2018-0022

Purpose This conceptual paper aims to explore how supply chain managers deal with social threats to supply chains, in the process of demonstrating the potency of a largely neglected strand of realist social theory. This theory, as posited, sheds a g... Read More about A Machiavellian behavioural framing of social conflict risks in supply chains.

How commuters’ motivations to drive relate to propensity to carpool: Evidence from the United Kingdom and the United States (2018)
Journal Article
Neoh, J. G., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Tewkesbury, A. (2018). How commuters’ motivations to drive relate to propensity to carpool: Evidence from the United Kingdom and the United States. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 110, 128-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.02.013

This paper examines how commuter motivations to drive relate to propensities to carpool, using two sequential studies: Study 1 determines the key dimensions of commuters’ motivations for driving using secondary data (N = 432) from staff and postgradu... Read More about How commuters’ motivations to drive relate to propensity to carpool: Evidence from the United Kingdom and the United States.

An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects (2017)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Williams, T. (2018). An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects. International Journal of Project Management, 36(2), 301-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.10.002

This paper examines the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications of using Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platforms as technology-mediated interfaces for small claim dispute resolution in construction projects. Data is obtained from a questionnaire s... Read More about An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects.

Does the Type of Pain Clinic Patients attend matter? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Price, C., Sui, G., Chipulu, M., & Bottle, A. (2017, May). Does the Type of Pain Clinic Patients attend matter?. Paper presented at British Pain Society 50th Anniversary Annual Scientific Meeting, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Determinants of satisfaction with campus transportation services: Implications for service quality (2016)
Journal Article
Charbatzadeh, F., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2016). Determinants of satisfaction with campus transportation services: Implications for service quality. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 10(1), Article a203. https://doi.org/10.4102/jtscm.v10i1.203

Background: In a number of countries, buses are a critical element of public transportation, providing the most inclusive and sustainable mode of transportation to all forms of citizenry, including staff and students of universities. Objectives: Th... Read More about Determinants of satisfaction with campus transportation services: Implications for service quality.

Social cohesion and interpersonal conflicts in projects (2016)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Manville, G., Zouk, N., & Chipulu, M. (2016). Social cohesion and interpersonal conflicts in projects. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 169(2), 77-84. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.14.00038

One particular area of project management literature that has continued to gain momentum is its social dimension, with a number of scholars emphasising the fact that there is a considerable social dimension to every project activity. Within this cont... Read More about Social cohesion and interpersonal conflicts in projects.

Consumer action in response to ethical violations by service operations firms: The impact of heterogeneity (2016)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Marshall, A. (2016). Consumer action in response to ethical violations by service operations firms: The impact of heterogeneity. Society and Business Review, 11(1), 24-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-09-2015-0052

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine whether individual demographic and socio-cultural factors affect actions taken by consumers in relation to ethical violations and failure (or perceived ethical violations and failure) by service operat... Read More about Consumer action in response to ethical violations by service operations firms: The impact of heterogeneity.

Why Do People Choose to Drive Over Other Travel Modes? Modelling Driving Motivation with SAS (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Neoh, J., & Chipulu, M. (2015). Why Do People Choose to Drive Over Other Travel Modes? Modelling Driving Motivation with SAS. In SAS Global Forum 2015 Proceedings

We demonstrate a method of using SAS® 9.4 to supplement the interpretation of dimensions of a Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) model, a process that could be difficult without SAS®. In our paper, we examine why do people choose to drive to work (over o... Read More about Why Do People Choose to Drive Over Other Travel Modes? Modelling Driving Motivation with SAS.

The exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities by South African security firms (2015)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Maguire, S., & Chipulu, M. (2016). The exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities by South African security firms. Competition and Change, 20(2), 89-105. https://doi.org/10.1177/1024529415623918

This multi-case study examines how three security firms in South Africa, at different stages in their evolutionary lifecycle, exploit entrepreneurial behavioural capabilities to innovate with technology-mediated services. The Dynamic Entrepreneurial... Read More about The exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities by South African security firms.

Reasoned Ethical Engagement: Ethical values of consumers as primary antecedents of instrumental actions towards multinationals (2015)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ojiako, G., & Mota, C. (2018). Reasoned Ethical Engagement: Ethical values of consumers as primary antecedents of instrumental actions towards multinationals. Journal of Business Ethics, 147(1), 221-238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2994-5

Consumer actions towards multinationals encompass not just expressions of dissatisfaction and ethical identity but also what are problematically termed ‘instrumental actions’ entailing perceived purposes and likely impacts. This term may seem inappro... Read More about Reasoned Ethical Engagement: Ethical values of consumers as primary antecedents of instrumental actions towards multinationals.

Intelligence Management opportunities for SMEs (2015)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Karatas-Ozkan, M., Siao, M., & Maguire, S. (2015). Intelligence Management opportunities for SMEs. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 22(4), 698-715. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-02-2012-0030

Purpose Unfortunately, the majority of studies examining business intelligence (BI) have focused on its exploitation in large firms. Often studies appear to assume that smaller firms have limited interest or capabilities in intelligence. The purpose... Read More about Intelligence Management opportunities for SMEs.

Building cultural intelligence: insights from project management job advertisements (2015)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Williams, T., Neoh, J. G., Mota, C., & Shou, Y. (2016). Building cultural intelligence: insights from project management job advertisements. Production Planning and Control, 27(3), 133-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2015.1083623

This paper examines how organisations that conduct worldwide recruitment of project management professionals can derive insight from the cultural preferences stated within project management job advertisements. Drawing on project management practitio... Read More about Building cultural intelligence: insights from project management job advertisements.

What Encourages People to Carpool? An Evaluation of Factors with Meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Neoh, J., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2017). What Encourages People to Carpool? An Evaluation of Factors with Meta-analysis. Transportation, 44, 423–447. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-015-9661-7

Non-household carpools (where two or more commuters from different residences travel together in the same private vehicle) bring public benefits. To encourage and incentivise it, transport practitioners and researchers must understand its private mot... Read More about What Encourages People to Carpool? An Evaluation of Factors with Meta-analysis.

Carpe diem risk culture (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2015, September). Carpe diem risk culture. Paper presented at British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2015: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Stakeholder incongruence in performance management within mental health service operations (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ojiako, U., Manville, G., Muthalugu, S., Marshall, A., Chipulu, M., & Alhanshi, M. (2015, September). Stakeholder incongruence in performance management within mental health service operations. Paper presented at British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2015: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Carpooling and the Environment: Directions for Future Research (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Neoh, J., & Chipulu, M. (2015, September). Carpooling and the Environment: Directions for Future Research. Paper presented at ISER ICEBR-2015 International Conference on Economics and Business Research, Singapore

Project management learning: A comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom (2015)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M. J., & Williams, T. (2015). Project management learning: A comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Project Management Journal, 46(4), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21510

This study explores how engineering students studying project management perceive their learning experiences. To facilitate an understanding of the constituent components of engineering students’ experiences and to understand how these experiences in... Read More about Project management learning: A comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Heterogeneity and perception congruence of project outcomes (2015)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M., Maguire, S., Williams, T., & Obokoh, L. (2015). Heterogeneity and perception congruence of project outcomes. Production Planning and Control, 26(11), 858-873. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2014.994684

This study examines the impact of project manager and practitioner heterogeneity on congruent perceptions of the outcome of service operations projects. More specifically, the study focuses on congruence in the formation and subsequently revision of... Read More about Heterogeneity and perception congruence of project outcomes.

Evaluation of forecasting models for air cargo (2014)
Journal Article
Klindokmai, S., Neech, P., Wu, Y., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2014). Evaluation of forecasting models for air cargo. The international journal of logistics management, 25(3), 635-655. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-05-2013-0049

Purpose – Virgin Atlantic Cargo is one of the largest air freight operators in the world. As part of a wider strategic development initiative, the company has identified forecasting accuracy as of strategic importance to its operational efficiency. T... Read More about Evaluation of forecasting models for air cargo.

What is best value in public sector building construction? (2014)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Park, J. H., Williams, T., Marshall, A., & Chipulu, M. (2014). What is best value in public sector building construction?. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 167(5), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.13.00026

Although the lowest bid procurement philosophy has formed the basis of procurement in public sector building construction, for a long time it has arguably resulted in low-quality construction work. In response, construction stakeholders have sought t... Read More about What is best value in public sector building construction?.

Micro-Political Risk Factors for Strategic Alliances: Why Machiavelli's Animal Spirits Matter (2014)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2014). Micro-Political Risk Factors for Strategic Alliances: Why Machiavelli's Animal Spirits Matter. Competition and Change, 18(5), 438-453. https://doi.org/10.1179/1024529414Z.00000000070

Sociological perspectives on strategic alliances between firms are heavily influenced by economic theory. As such, they regard alliance entry, maintenance and exit decisions as following calculative rationalities concerned with the consequences for a... Read More about Micro-Political Risk Factors for Strategic Alliances: Why Machiavelli's Animal Spirits Matter.

Differences in transferable skills expectations of employers of engineering graduates (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Dobbs, M., & Obokoh, L. (2014, September). Differences in transferable skills expectations of employers of engineering graduates. Paper presented at 26th Annual Conference of the South African Institute for Management Scientists: Contemporary Management in Theory and Practice (SAIMS 2014)

National culture and perceptions of success and failure in projects (2014)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., & Chipulu, M. (2014). National culture and perceptions of success and failure in projects. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 167(4), 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.13.00027

This study examines how national cultural perspectives impact on the perceptions of project practitioners. It aims to contribute to understanding of how project practitioners perceive success and failure and, how they make wider project decisions. Da... Read More about National culture and perceptions of success and failure in projects.

Analysing corporate insolvency in the Gulf Cooperation Council using logistic regression and multidimensional scaling (2014)
Journal Article
Khoja, L., Chipulu, M., & Jayasekera, R. (2016). Analysing corporate insolvency in the Gulf Cooperation Council using logistic regression and multidimensional scaling. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 46(3), 483-518. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-014-0476-y

In this paper, we examine corporate insolvency in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region between 2004 and 2011. Data comprises 28 financial ratio variables from 112 firms. We use Logit regression with best-subset selection criteria to investigate... Read More about Analysing corporate insolvency in the Gulf Cooperation Council using logistic regression and multidimensional scaling.

A case study analysis of risk liquidity in banks (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Obokoh, L., & Yuen, D. (2014, August). A case study analysis of risk liquidity in banks. Paper presented at 8th International Business Conference (IBC 2014)

Practical tool for assessing best value at the procurement stage of public building projects in Korea (2014)
Journal Article
Park, J., Ojiako, U., Williams, T., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2015). Practical tool for assessing best value at the procurement stage of public building projects in Korea. Journal of Management in Engineering, 31(5), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000337

This paper presents a practical tool for articulating best value criteria during the procurement of public-sector building projects in Korea. Data is obtained from sampling 180 stakeholders drawn mainly from a pool of government construction and proj... Read More about Practical tool for assessing best value at the procurement stage of public building projects in Korea.

Ubuntu within the South African construction industry (2014)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Mashele, T., & Chipulu, M. (2014). Ubuntu within the South African construction industry. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 167(2), 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.13.00025

This study builds on earlier works of scholarship on the notion of the Ubuntu philosophical world view. Framed within the South African construction industry, this study seeks to relate Ubuntu explicitly to ongoing discourse in relationship managemen... Read More about Ubuntu within the South African construction industry.

Exploring the Impact of Cultural Values on Project Performance: The effects of cultural values, age and gender on the perceived importance of project success/failure factors (2014)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, G., Gardiner, P., Williams, T., Mota, C., Maguire, S., …Marshall, A. (2014). Exploring the Impact of Cultural Values on Project Performance: The effects of cultural values, age and gender on the perceived importance of project success/failure factors. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 34(3), 364-389. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-04-2012-0156

Design/methodology/approach – Themes emerging from 40 interviews of project practitioners based in Brazil, China, Greece, Nigeria, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States are integrated with literature evidence to... Read More about Exploring the Impact of Cultural Values on Project Performance: The effects of cultural values, age and gender on the perceived importance of project success/failure factors.

Thematic elements underlying risk perception amongst small and medium enterprise owner-managers (2014)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Baboolall, P. (2014). Thematic elements underlying risk perception amongst small and medium enterprise owner-managers. Acta Commercii, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.4102/ac.v14i1.199

Orientation: The article discusses the parameters that underlie the perception of risk amongst SME owner-managers. Research purpose: This article draws on research suggesting that interactions between industry-sector (situational) differences and co... Read More about Thematic elements underlying risk perception amongst small and medium enterprise owner-managers.

Project Management Learning: Key dimensions and saliency from student experiences (2014)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., Chipulu, M., Ashleigh, M., & Williams, T. (2014). Project Management Learning: Key dimensions and saliency from student experiences. Project Management Journal, 32(8), 1445-1458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.02.002

This study explores how engineering students studying project management perceive their learning experiences. To facilitate an understanding of the constituent components of engineering students’ experiences and to understand how these experiences in... Read More about Project Management Learning: Key dimensions and saliency from student experiences.

Enterprise risk management and firm value within China's insurance industry (2014)
Journal Article
Li, Q., Wu, Y., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., & Chipulu, M. (2014). Enterprise risk management and firm value within China's insurance industry. Acta Commercii, 14(1), Article 198. https://doi.org/10.4102/ac.v14i1.198

Orientation: The article discusses the relationship between enterprise risk management (ERM) and firm value. Research purpose: The purpose of the study is to empirically examine the relationship between ERM and firm value. The study is undertaken wi... Read More about Enterprise risk management and firm value within China's insurance industry.

Investment risk preference among Greek SME proprietors: A Pilot Study (2014)
Journal Article
Georgousopoulou, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, G., & Johnson, J. (2014). Investment risk preference among Greek SME proprietors: A Pilot Study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 21(1), 177-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-10-2013-0146

Purpose Current research in the area of risk management within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) appears predisposed towards risk, predominantly dealing with the willingness of SMEs to take on losses. However, in this pilot study, the author... Read More about Investment risk preference among Greek SME proprietors: A Pilot Study.

Prioritisation of performance indicators in air cargo demand management: an insight from industry (2014)
Journal Article
May, A., Anslow, A., Wu, Y., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2014). Prioritisation of performance indicators in air cargo demand management: an insight from industry. Supply chain management, 19(1), 108-113. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-07-2013-0230

Purpose – Real operational data are used to optimise the performance measurement of air cargo capacity demand management at Virgin Atlantic Cargo by identifying the best KPIs from the range of outcome-based KPIs in current use. Design/methodology/ap... Read More about Prioritisation of performance indicators in air cargo demand management: an insight from industry.

Effect of project role, age and gender differences on the formation and revision of project decision judgements (2013)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Gardiner, P., Williams, T., Mota, C., Maguire, S., …Stamati, T. (2014). Effect of project role, age and gender differences on the formation and revision of project decision judgements. International Journal of Project Management, 32(4), 556-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.09.001

In this study, the authors examine how demographic variables such as project role, age and gender moderate the formation and revision of explicit decision judgements in a project by practitioners over the lifecycle of that project. Understanding the... Read More about Effect of project role, age and gender differences on the formation and revision of project decision judgements.

The Impact of Regulation on Risk Perception: Evidence from the Zimbabwean Banking Industry (2013)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Manungo, T., Chipulu, M., & Johnson, J. (2013). The Impact of Regulation on Risk Perception: Evidence from the Zimbabwean Banking Industry. African development review = Revue africaine de développement, 25(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8268.2013.12029.x

This paper explores the impact of regulations on the perceptions and management of risk. The study focuses on Zimbabwean banks. We evaluated the influence of banking regulatory policy using data gathered from a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) ques... Read More about The Impact of Regulation on Risk Perception: Evidence from the Zimbabwean Banking Industry.

Risk segmentation in social health insurance in Chile (2013)
Journal Article
Hidalgo, H., Chipulu, M., & Ojiako, G. (2013). Risk segmentation in social health insurance in Chile. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26(7), 666-681. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-05-2012-0045

Purpose The objective of this study is to identify how risk and social variables are likely to be impacted by an increase in private sector participation in health insurance provision. The study focuses on the Chilean health insurance industry, trad... Read More about Risk segmentation in social health insurance in Chile.

Pedagogical imperatives in the teaching of project management (2013)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Ashleigh, M., Awinda, K., Samwinga, V., Brown, D., & Maguire, S. (2013). Pedagogical imperatives in the teaching of project management. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 166(2), 68-76. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.11.00012

This research builds on previous work conducted within the area of professional civil engineering education that explores pedagogical implications of teaching project management within the civil engineering discipline. The focus is to explore how ped... Read More about Pedagogical imperatives in the teaching of project management.

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.

Managing supply risk with early supplier involvement (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Tsvetkova, V., Ojiako, G., & Chipulu, M. (2010, June). Managing supply risk with early supplier involvement. Paper presented at 2010 INFORMS Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Society Annual Conference, Haifa, Israel

Learning and Teaching Challenges in project management (2010)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., Ashleigh, M., Chipulu, M., & Maguire, S. (2011). Learning and Teaching Challenges in project management. International Journal of Project Management, 29(3), 268-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.03.008

This paper seeks to examine how considerations of future pedagogy will impact on the student experience. This examination utilises data gathered from a survey of students studying project management. The data are analysed using CATPCA in order to est... Read More about Learning and Teaching Challenges in project management.

Clinical decision making (2009)
Book Chapter
Sque, M., Chipulu, M., & McGonigle, D. (2009). Clinical decision making. In M. Hall, A. Noble, & S. Smith (Eds.), A Foundation for Neonatal Care: a Multi-disciplinary Guide (235-251). Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing

Modelling of Hampshire Adult Services—gearing up for future demands (2008)
Journal Article
Desai, M., Penn, M., Brailsford, S., & Chipulu, M. (2008). Modelling of Hampshire Adult Services—gearing up for future demands. Health Care Management Science, 11(2), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10729-007-9049-0

This paper describes a study to investigate future demand from older people for social care services in Hampshire, UK. The study used system dynamics to explore the significant challenges of an ageing population in the context of budget limitations.... Read More about Modelling of Hampshire Adult Services—gearing up for future demands.