Consolidating knowledge for aggregated enterprise in tourism SMEs (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E., & Taylor, K. (2001, May). Consolidating knowledge for aggregated enterprise in tourism SMEs. Presented at 29th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Universite Laval, Quebec

The authors present the design and evaluation process for a prototype learning platform that can assist micro-organizations to work together in the interests of local or regional development. The prototype addresses important issues in knowledge mana... Read More about Consolidating knowledge for aggregated enterprise in tourism SMEs.

Strategic and tactical options for manageing the quality and value of eucalypt plantation resources. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P. (2001, September). Strategic and tactical options for manageing the quality and value of eucalypt plantation resources

The paper outlines options for managing the quality and value of eucalypt plantation resources. It begins with the hypothesis that variation is the largest single issue with regard to wood quality and that the extent of variation creates both the big... Read More about Strategic and tactical options for manageing the quality and value of eucalypt plantation resources..

Describing team work with activity theory (2001)
Journal Article
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2001). Describing team work with activity theory. Cognition, Technology and Work, 3, 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1007/pl00011528

The proposal that activity theory might serve as a model or theory for computer-supported cooperative working remains an open question. Here we demonstrate the usefulness of activity theory in elucidating a series of small group software design meeti... Read More about Describing team work with activity theory.

Communities of practice as the locus of business process design: bonds, boundaries and trust issues. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E., & Marsh, S. (2000, March). Communities of practice as the locus of business process design: bonds, boundaries and trust issues. Presented at Innovation Management and Systems Engineering: capturing and managing knowledge about the design of business processes. The University of Edinburgh Management School, 23 and 24 March, 2000

A system for organizing situational knowledge in the workplace that is based on the shape of documents. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E., & Rosenbaum, H. (2000, July). A system for organizing situational knowledge in the workplace that is based on the shape of documents. Presented at Dynamism and stability in knowledge organization: Proceedings of the Sixth International ISKO Conference

The 1999 employment action plan: interpretation of the entrepreneurship pillar in the UK (2000)
Book Chapter
Hollywood, E., Wallis, E., & Winterton, J. (2000). The 1999 employment action plan: interpretation of the entrepreneurship pillar in the UK. In Contested territory. Entrepreneurship in the European Employment Strategy. European Trade Union Institute

This project examined in detail the Entrepreneurship pillar of the European Employment Strategy. The project addressed the role of Entrepreneurship as a tool for job creation in the UK focusing on the relationship between entrepreneurship and SMEs an... Read More about The 1999 employment action plan: interpretation of the entrepreneurship pillar in the UK.

Exploring the e-consumer experience: The case of the virtual economy (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Horton, K., Hall, H., Davenport, E., & Rosenbaum, H. (2000, November). Exploring the e-consumer experience: The case of the virtual economy. Presented at 3rd International Conference (IeC2000): Innovation Through Electronic Commerce

Personal data space in organisations: managing personal knowledge and identity. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wigan, M. (2000, December). Personal data space in organisations: managing personal knowledge and identity. Presented at 8th International Asia Pacific Organisational Studies Colloquium

Implicit orders: documentary genres and organizational practice. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E. (1999, October). Implicit orders: documentary genres and organizational practice

Knowledge management in higher education. (2000)
Book Chapter
Cronin, B., & Davenport, E. (2000). Knowledge management in higher education. In G. Bernbom (Ed.), Information Alchemy: The Art and Science of Knowledge Management (25-42). Jossey-Bass

Operational aspects in the adoption of an information system in a S.M.E. - a case study. (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacKerron, G., & Campbell, G. (1999, April). Operational aspects in the adoption of an information system in a S.M.E. - a case study

This case study reviews the approach taken within a small specialist clothing manufacturer which, due to increasing demand, had to adopt a Manufacturing Information System (M.I.S.) to improve their production control information. The development and... Read More about Operational aspects in the adoption of an information system in a S.M.E. - a case study..

Operational impact: competitive advantage through improved information. (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacKerron, G., & Campbell, G. (1999, April). Operational impact: competitive advantage through improved information

This paper discusses the approach taken in the implementation of an improved operational control system and the resulting operational performance within a small specialist clothing manufacturer. The development and implementation of a suitable manufa... Read More about Operational impact: competitive advantage through improved information..

The construction of knowledge in business. (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E. (1999, December). The construction of knowledge in business. Paper presented at Knowledge Management

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Winning new product business in the contract electronics industry (1998)
Journal Article
Hunt, I., & Jones, R. (1998). Winning new product business in the contract electronics industry. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 18(2), 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810193276

The electronics contract manufacturing market is growing and becoming increasingly competitive with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) expanding their use of contract manufacturers (CMs) to balance workload, lower operation costs and avoid manuf... Read More about Winning new product business in the contract electronics industry.

What does it really cost? allocating indirect costs. (1997)
Journal Article
Snyder, H., & Davenport, E. (1997). What does it really cost? allocating indirect costs. Bottom Line, 10(4), 158-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/08880459710183035

Better managerial control in terms of decision making and understanding the total costs of a system or service result from allocating indirect costs. Allocation requires a three-step process of selecting cost objectives, pooling related overhead cost... Read More about What does it really cost? allocating indirect costs..

Navigation in information space : supporting the individual. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benyon, D., & Hook, K. (1997, July). Navigation in information space : supporting the individual

The issue of how users can navigate their way through large information spaces is one that is crucial
to the ever expanding and interlinking of computer systems. There are many ways of dealing with the issue of navigation.
The use of appropriate me... Read More about Navigation in information space : supporting the individual..

Language management in the UK: strategies for dealing with foreign language encounters in the financial sector
Preprint / Working Paper
Fischer, M. Language management in the UK: strategies for dealing with foreign language encounters in the financial sector

Much of the current research into language management in multinational companies (MNCs) focuses on the issues faced by non-native English speakers. This pilot study attempts to broaden the debate by addressing on the attitudes to language use in inte... Read More about Language management in the UK: strategies for dealing with foreign language encounters in the financial sector.

Social Network Analysis: An Overview
Preprint / Working Paper
Pearson, M. Social Network Analysis: An Overview

Social network analysis has roots as far back as the 1930’s under Moreno (1932, 1938) and developed rapidly during the 1970’s with the availability of fast computers and well developed graph theoretical concepts. Since then, to quote the INSNA (2013)... Read More about Social Network Analysis: An Overview.