A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors. (2019)
Journal Article
Palmieri, A., Pomponi, F., & Russo, A. (2019). A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors. Business Strategy and the Environment, 28(6), 1166-1178. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2309

Horizontal collaborations emerged as a new strategic option in the logistics sector during the last decade. However, successful implementation of horizontal collaborations is far from a developed issue due to several barriers that exist or emerge whe... Read More about A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors..

A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya. (2016)
Thesis
Elsayah, O. S. A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453191

The construction sector constitutes one of the most important sectors in the economy of any country. Contractor selection is a critical decision that is undertaken by client organisations and is central to the success of any construction project. For... Read More about A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya..

Third sector experiences of work programme delivery (2016)
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Dutton, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2016). Third sector experiences of work programme delivery. Journal of Social Policy, 45(4), 729-746. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279416000271

This paper explores the organisational experiences of governmental policy change and implementation on the third sector. Using a four-year longitudinal study of 13 third sector organisations (TSOs) it provides evidence based on the experiences of, an... Read More about Third sector experiences of work programme delivery.

Personalization and street-level practice in activation: the case of the UK's work programme. (2015)
Journal Article
Fuertes, V., & Lindsay, C. (2016). Personalization and street-level practice in activation: the case of the UK's work programme. Public Administration, 94(2), 526-541. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12234

This article discusses factors shaping street-level caseworkers' role in the ‘personalization’ of activation for people with employability and health-related barriers to work. Rice's (2013) micro-institutionalist framework understands street-level bu... Read More about Personalization and street-level practice in activation: the case of the UK's work programme..

Developing a performance measurement framework for municipal construction projects in Saudi Arabia (2015)
Thesis
Alsulamy, S. Developing a performance measurement framework for municipal construction projects in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8802

Performance measurement has the main aim of helping organizations to realize how decision-making processes can be harnessed to improve success rate in past activities and how the understanding from the current and past can lead to future improvements... Read More about Developing a performance measurement framework for municipal construction projects in Saudi Arabia.

Trust development and horizontal collaboration in logistics: a theory based evolutionary framework (2015)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Fratocchi, L., & Rossi Tafuri, S. (2015). Trust development and horizontal collaboration in logistics: a theory based evolutionary framework. Supply chain management, 20(1), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/scm-02-2014-0078

Purpose
The purpose of this article is to provide academicians and practitioners alike with a theory-based framework regarding horizontal collaboration in logistics. The proposed tool is based on an incremental perspective, according to two main dim... Read More about Trust development and horizontal collaboration in logistics: a theory based evolutionary framework.

Social Implications of Crowdsourcing in Rural Scotland (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Acur, N., Lynn, A., Jagadeesan, A., Smith, M., & Agrawal, A. (2014, June). Social Implications of Crowdsourcing in Rural Scotland. Presented at International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Economics and Management Study - SEM 2014, London, United Kingdom

Various surveys mentioned that the commercial benefits of Internet crowdsourcing are reaped largely by people located in metro areas and smaller cities. The impact of crowdsourcing on the rural population is questionable. The aim of this research is... Read More about Social Implications of Crowdsourcing in Rural Scotland.

Innovation and connectivity in northern european technical cooperation networks (2014)
Journal Article
Pearson, M., & Cabras, I. (2014). Innovation and connectivity in northern european technical cooperation networks. International Journal of Innovation Management, 18(4), 1450022. https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919614500224

The rationale and policy proposed by two collaborating projects is to increase innovation through improved connectivity among SMEs within northern European supply chains. To inform project policy we test the hypothesis ‘improvement in broadly defined... Read More about Innovation and connectivity in northern european technical cooperation networks.

Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Olaniyi, O. O., Smith, A., Liyanage, C., & Akintoye, A. (2014, June). Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria. Presented at 13th EuroFM European Facility Management Network Conference and Research Symposium, Berlin, Germany

The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of sustainable facilities management (FM) practice in the management of commercial buildings in Nigeria and identify barriers to it, in order to develop a solution model that will proffer ways o... Read More about Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria.

Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
John, R., Smith, A., Chotipanich, S., & Pitt, M. (2014). Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(1), 72-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-07-2013-0039

Purpose – Quality function deployment (QFD) is a method for structured product planning and
development that enables a development team to specify clearly the wants and needs of customers.
This method has been successfully employed in the construct... Read More about Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria.

The applicability of neuroscience to facilities management. (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, A. (2014). The applicability of neuroscience to facilities management. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-08-2013-0041

Editorial.

IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches (2013)
Book Chapter
Annamalai Vasantha, G. V., Hussain, R., Roy, R., & Erkoyuncu, J. A. (2013). IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches. In Y. Shimomura, & K. Kimita (Eds.), The Philosopher's Stone for Sustainability (411-416). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32847-3_69

Although the merits of Industrial product-service systems (IPS2) have been widely reported in the literature, the methodologies currently used to design IPS2 are not yet mature in either academia or industry. The objective of this paper is to determi... Read More about IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches.

Value chain management: an illustration using variability mapping and decision frontier analysis. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pearson, M. (2013, July). Value chain management: an illustration using variability mapping and decision frontier analysis. Presented at 5th European Conference on Intelligent Management Systems in Operations

We address uncertainty and confusion in value chain management through the use of recently developed phase plane and decision frontier analysis. The new methodology enables the distinction between the concept of local, self-inflicted, uncertainty and... Read More about Value chain management: an illustration using variability mapping and decision frontier analysis..

Network Equilibrium and the Spread of Innovation in Technologically Cooperating European SMEs. (2013)
Preprint / Working Paper
Pearson, M. Network Equilibrium and the Spread of Innovation in Technologically Cooperating European SMEs

European technical cooperation data from a recent large survey on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is used to formulate a proxy network of country typical SMEs (CTSMEs) and reveal measures of centrality, bridging, density and structural equivalenc... Read More about Network Equilibrium and the Spread of Innovation in Technologically Cooperating European SMEs..

Language choice as a potential source of Intercultural discord in English-Mandarin business encounters. (2013)
Journal Article
Fischer, M. (2013). Language choice as a potential source of Intercultural discord in English-Mandarin business encounters. China media research, 9, 45

Until recently Anglophone business research into the issues surrounding the costs of and barriers to internationalisation has focused on cultural barriers and their potential for conflict and misunderstanding. Most of this research assumes that, as E... Read More about Language choice as a potential source of Intercultural discord in English-Mandarin business encounters..

Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework (2013)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Fratocchi, L., Rossi Tafuri, S., & Palumbo, M. (2013). Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework. Research in Logistics and Production, 4, 243-254

Abstract Cooperation in logistics is widely recognised as one of the core challenges for the next future. In this context, horizontal collaboration is believed to be one of the innovative solutions to effectively tackle the growing logistic challenge... Read More about Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework.

Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service (2013)
Thesis
McCrory, B. Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6439

Customer retention has long been considered an important element in achieving competitive advantage for business organisations. The increasingly turbulent economic environment has brought this again to the fore for many organisations.
Through the de... Read More about Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service.

An investigation into the sales process practiced by Scottish-based food and drink SMEs (2013)
Thesis
Douglas, T. An investigation into the sales process practiced by Scottish-based food and drink SMEs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6038

This thesis aims to explore selling and the sales process in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from the selling organisation’s perspective. It investigates the sales process between SME manufacturers/distributors and Food retail and Foodservices cu... Read More about An investigation into the sales process practiced by Scottish-based food and drink SMEs.

Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis. (2012)
Preprint / Working Paper
Pearson, M. Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis

A simple value chain is modeled by a contractor (dual operator) making an agreement with a customer (primal operator) to complete a project in a number of stages monitored within a certain agreed time scale. The customer defines the demand (D) for se... Read More about Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis..

Product-Service Systems Design Using Stakeholders’ Information (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Annamalai Vasantha, G. V., Hussain, R., Cakkol, M., & Roy, R. (2012, March). Product-Service Systems Design Using Stakeholders’ Information. Presented at 22nd CIRP International Design Conference

Product-Service System (PSS) provides added value to customers through integrated product and service offerings. Currently, the development of PSS solutions is ad hoc and the roles and involvement of stakeholders at the various stages of PSS developm... Read More about Product-Service Systems Design Using Stakeholders’ Information.