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Accessing diverse knowledge for problem solving in the MNC: A network mobilization perspective
(Wiley, 2018-05-02)Research summary The fundamental challenge of problem solving is synthesizing diverse knowledge for solution development. This paper addresses the trade-off between knowledge diversity, i.e., approaching the most relevant ... -
Accidental activists: headhunters as marginal diversity actors in institutional change towards more women on boards
(Wiley, 2016-05-06)We present a qualitative study that examines the role of headhunters as actors in a broader institutional change process aiming to increase gender diversity on corporate boards. We draw on institutional and diversity ... -
Accountability and rural development partnerships: a study of Objective 5b EAGGF funding in South West England
(Elsevier, 2004-04)Funding for Rural Development Partnerships has signalled a shift in rural policy, towards actively involving the rural population in determining the direction and implementation of change. However, early experience with ... -
Accounting and Taxation: UK
(Wolters Kluwer, 2016-07-13)In general, corporation tax is levied on companies resident in the UK and on other companies on their profits generated in the UK. The tax base of a company is the company’s income and chargeable capital gains calculated ... -
Adaptation of supply management towards a hybrid culture: the case of a Japanese automaker
(Emerald, 2016-01-11)© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – This paper aims to identify problems caused by cultural differences between Japan and China that face supply chain managers by applying Japanese-style supply management ... -
Addressing socio-economic and ethical considerations in biotechnology governance: the potential of a new politics of care
(Springer Verlag, 2017-06-09)There is a growing demand to incorporate social, economic and ethical considerations into biotechnology governance. However, there is currently little guidance available for understanding what this means or how it should ... -
The adoption of new prescription drugs is strongly associated with prior category prescribing rate
(Elsevier for European Marketing Academy, 2015-12-18)We investigate whether doctors who adopt a new drug in its first year on the market tend to be heavier category prescribers. Early studies of pharmaceutical prescribing and packaged goods purchasing suggest that innovators ... -
The adoption of new prescription drugs is strongly associated with prior category prescribing rate
(Elsevier, 2015-12-18)We investigate whether doctors who adopt a new drug in its first year on the market tend to be heavier category prescribers. Early studies of pharmaceutical prescribing and packaged goods purchasing suggest that innovators ... -
Advanced demand and a critical analysis of revenue management
(Routledge, 2007-07)This paper presents a theoretical framework of advanced demand through six propositions. The framework introduces the concept of acquisition and valuation risks and suggests that advanced demand distribution is rooted in ... -
Advanced sale of service capacities: a theoretical analysis of the impact of price sensitivity on pricing and capacity allocations
(Elsevier, 2001)Should service firms sell in advance? Using a theoretical approach, we study the optimality of advanced sale of capacity for a monopolistic service firm and examine the impact of market price sensitivity on the optimal ... -
Against the tide of depoliticisation: The politics of research governance
(Policy Press, 2017-07-01)Research has identified a general trend towards depoliticisation. Against this trend, we identify opportunities for politicisation through the international emergence of a research governance tool: 'responsible research ... -
Analysing the Role of BPM in Driving Customer Satisfaction
(2007-06-14)Achieving high levels of customer satisfaction is a core issue for any business. This paper presents the results of an empirical analysis, based on longitudinal data from a large UK bank on drivers of customer satisfaction. ... -
Analysing trade-offs in container loading: Combining load plan construction heuristics with agent-based simulation
(Wiley, 2013-07)In this paper we describe two operations research techniques, cutting and packing optimisation (CPO) and simulation, and present a multi-methodology approach for analysing the trade-offs between loading efficiency and ... -
Andrew Carnegie and the foundations of contemporary entrepreneurial philanthropy
(Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2011)This paper focuses upon the relationship between the business and philanthropic endeavours of world-making entrepreneurs; asking why, how and to what ends these individuals seek to extend their reach in society beyond ... -
An annotated bibliography of tax compliance and compliance costs
(ESRC, 2010)This bibliography was compiled as part of the project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council into Optimum Tax Compliance Costs and Tax Simplification. It builds on earlier work – most notably by Ahmed et al. ... -
The applicability of the OTS Complexity Index to comparative analysis between countries: Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and he UK
(Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, 2016-11)Tax systems world-wide are becoming more complex for a variety of reasons. Countries such as Australia, New Zealand (NZ) and the UK have attempted to simplify their taxes but with limited success. The Complexity Index ... -
Application and support for high-performance simulation
(Sage, 2013)High performance simulation that supports sophisticated simulation experimentation and optimization can require non-trivial amounts of computing power. Advanced distributed computing techniques and systems found in areas ... -
An application of distributed simulation for hybrid modeling of offshore wind farms
(ACM, 2015-06-10)The complexity of systems and their multi-faceted relationships mean that the combined application of simulation methods, or hybrid simulation, will enable synergies across techniques and will provide greater insights to ... -
Applications of simulation within the healthcare context
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2011)A large number of studies have applied simulation to a multitude of issues related to healthcare. These studies have been published over a number of unrelated publishing outlets, and this may hamper the widespread reference ... -
Are we ethical? Approaches to ethics in management and organisation research
(SAGE Publications, 2016-07-07)We are currently witnessing two concurrent trajectories in the field of research ethics, namely the increasingly explicit and formalised requirements of research governance and the ongoing debate around the implicit nature ...