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How might modern slavery risk in English adult social care procurement be reduced? (2020)
Journal Article
Emberson, C., & Trautrims, A. (2020). How might modern slavery risk in English adult social care procurement be reduced?. Public Procurement Law Review, 29(6), 390-404

UK legislation, in the form of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 (hereafter SVA) and more recently the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (hereafter MSA) has begun to acknowledge the role public procurement can play in improving social sustainability.... Read More about How might modern slavery risk in English adult social care procurement be reduced?.

A framework for differentiation in composed digital-physical products (2020)
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Baumers, M., Ashcroft, I., Benford, S., Flintham, M., Koleva, B., Tóth, Z., & Winklhofer, H. (2020). A framework for differentiation in composed digital-physical products. International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, 13(4), 286-298. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMMS.2020.112351

Product-service systems (PSS) composed of physical products and digital services are emerging as an important new product category. In this paper we suggest that the established metaphor of 'layering' is insufficient to capture the diverse ways in wh... Read More about A framework for differentiation in composed digital-physical products.

Further tests of asset pricing models: Liquidity risk matters (2020)
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Ma, X., Zhang, X., & Liu, W. (2021). Further tests of asset pricing models: Liquidity risk matters. Economic Modelling, 95, 255-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2020.12.013

The recent asset pricing literature has largely neglected liquidity risk since the price-impact-based factor shows limited pricing ability. Using different liquidity factors, this paper evaluates the liquidity-risk-based models together with the non-... Read More about Further tests of asset pricing models: Liquidity risk matters.

The strategic role of corporate online references: building social capital through signaling in business networks (2020)
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Toth, Z., Naude, P., Henneberg, S., & Diaz Ruiz, C. (2021). The strategic role of corporate online references: building social capital through signaling in business networks. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 36(8), 1300-1321. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-02-2020-0101

Purpose: This paper conceptualizes corporate reference management as a strategic signaling activity in business networks. While research has extensively outlined how firms develop and maintain social capital through B2B relationships, less is known a... Read More about The strategic role of corporate online references: building social capital through signaling in business networks.

Dodgy labour market dichotomy: the repercussions of sneaky labour intermediaries on employees’ constitutional rights (2020)
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Sheikh, A., Butt, A., Hussian, B., & Timmons, S. (2021). Dodgy labour market dichotomy: the repercussions of sneaky labour intermediaries on employees’ constitutional rights. Labor History, 62(1), 91-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023656X.2020.1864308

Purpose: The flexibility inherent in temporary agency work allows employers to cut labour cost in a variety of ways. Recurring themes in the employment literature draw attention to the duality of the labour market rooted in type-of-contract segmentat... Read More about Dodgy labour market dichotomy: the repercussions of sneaky labour intermediaries on employees’ constitutional rights.

Social listening, modern slavery, and COVID-19 (2020)
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Lucas, B., & Landman, T. (2021). Social listening, modern slavery, and COVID-19. Journal of Risk Research, 24(3-4), 314-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2020.1864009

In addition to the public health crisis visited upon the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has created unique uncertainties for organisations engaged with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), spanning a range of matters, such as mainta... Read More about Social listening, modern slavery, and COVID-19.

The Challenge of Building a Scalable Postcapitalist Commons: The Limits of FairCoin as a Commons-Based Cryptocurrency (2020)
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Dallyn, S., & Frenzel, F. (2021). The Challenge of Building a Scalable Postcapitalist Commons: The Limits of FairCoin as a Commons-Based Cryptocurrency. Antipode, 53(3), 859-883. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12705v

Postcapitalist commons are a growing area of interest in the efforts to generate alternatives to capitalism in the present. Commons are understood as self-organised collectives based around shared resources; yet postcapitalist commons have an additio... Read More about The Challenge of Building a Scalable Postcapitalist Commons: The Limits of FairCoin as a Commons-Based Cryptocurrency.

Multinational corporations and human rights violations in emerging economies: Does commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter? (2020)
Journal Article
Ullah, S., Adams, K., Adams, D., & Attah-Boakye, R. (2021). Multinational corporations and human rights violations in emerging economies: Does commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter?. Journal of Environmental Management, 280, Article 111689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111689

With the surge in economic growth in the global-north visa -vis social and economic inequalities in the global-south (north-south dichotomy), there is an increasing requirement for critical research and an examination of the policy implications with... Read More about Multinational corporations and human rights violations in emerging economies: Does commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter?.

A call to action to change the communication skills curriculum for pharmacy undergraduates in Turkey: A comparison with the United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article
Gülpınar, G., Mann, C., & Anderson, C. (2021). A call to action to change the communication skills curriculum for pharmacy undergraduates in Turkey: A comparison with the United Kingdom. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(4), 313-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2020.11.016

Introduction: Globally, pharmacy undergraduate programs are evolving to reflect a more patient-centered approach to clinical practice. The importance of teaching communication skills in any undergraduate pharmacy curriculum cannot be overstated. This... Read More about A call to action to change the communication skills curriculum for pharmacy undergraduates in Turkey: A comparison with the United Kingdom.