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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.