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Capacity management of migrant accommodation centers using approximate dynamic programming (2021)
Journal Article
Gökalp, E., Cakir, M. S., & Kougkoulos, I. (2021). Capacity management of migrant accommodation centers using approximate dynamic programming. Journal of the Operational Research Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2021.1907242

Irregular migration has become a major macro-economic and political challenge. Due to rising political conflicts and income inequality across the world, the number of migrants is expected to increase exponentially over the coming decade. Thus, it is... Read More about Capacity management of migrant accommodation centers using approximate dynamic programming.

The Adoption Challenge: An Analysis of Research Methods in JIBS (2021)
Journal Article
Miller, S. R., Welch, C., Chidlow, A., Nielsen, B. B., Pegoraro, D., & Karafyllia, M. (2021). The Adoption Challenge: An Analysis of Research Methods in JIBS. AIB Insights, 21(2), https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.23472

This study introduces the concepts of translational distance and complexity distance to explain challenges to adoption of research methods in JIBS. We examine three analytical techniques and data collection approaches: (1) Heckman models, (2) ethnogr... Read More about The Adoption Challenge: An Analysis of Research Methods in JIBS.

The performance of private companies in China before and during the global financial crisis: firms’ characteristics and entrepreneurs’ attributes (2021)
Journal Article
Fracasso, A., & Jiang, K. (2022). The performance of private companies in China before and during the global financial crisis: firms’ characteristics and entrepreneurs’ attributes. Economic Change and Restructuring, 55, 803–836. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-021-09329-5

This work sheds light on how firm-and entrepreneur-specific attributes covariate with Chinese private firms' growth rates before and during the global financial crisis. In order to do so, we exploit the exceptional presence of data regarding the firm... Read More about The performance of private companies in China before and during the global financial crisis: firms’ characteristics and entrepreneurs’ attributes.

Marketing ‘Literary England’ beyond the special interest tourist (2021)
Journal Article
Ingram, C., Themistocleous, C., Rickly, J. M., & McCabe, S. (2021). Marketing ‘Literary England’ beyond the special interest tourist. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 2(2), 1-10

The paper examines the likelihood of mainstream (US general sample) and special interest tourists (US literary society members) travelling to English literary tourism destinations. The study applied a mixed methods approach comprising a correlational... Read More about Marketing ‘Literary England’ beyond the special interest tourist.

IT adoption and bank performance during the Covid-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Dadoukis, A., Fiaschetti, M., & Fusi, G. (2021). IT adoption and bank performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Economics Letters, 204, Article 109904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109904

This paper examines the impact of pre-2020 information technology (IT) adoption on bank performance during the initial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. We show that high IT adopters performed better in terms of market returns, Tobin's q and lending.... Read More about IT adoption and bank performance during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Same Old Song with a Different Melody: The Paradox of Market Reach and Financial Performance on Digital Platforms (2021)
Journal Article
Hanninen, M., & Smedlund, A. (2021). Same Old Song with a Different Melody: The Paradox of Market Reach and Financial Performance on Digital Platforms. Journal of Management Studies, 58(7), 1832-1868. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12701

In the service sector, digital platforms now enable service providers to reach customers through an online marketplace and use the value-adding complementary services offered. However, despite the widespread prevalence of digital platforms, there has... Read More about Same Old Song with a Different Melody: The Paradox of Market Reach and Financial Performance on Digital Platforms.

The influence of consumers' implicit self-theories on homestay accommodation selection (2021)
Journal Article
Leung, D., Phong, L. T., Fong, L. H. N., & Zhang, C. X. (2021). The influence of consumers' implicit self-theories on homestay accommodation selection. International Journal of Tourism Research, 23(6), 1059-1072. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2462

In this study we aim to investigate whether entity and incremental theorists’ decision to choose/not choose homestay accommodation can be explained by their implicit self-theories. Drawing on data solicited from in-depth interviews with 44 travellers... Read More about The influence of consumers' implicit self-theories on homestay accommodation selection.

Fact or fiction: Implicit government guarantees in China's corporate bond market (2021)
Journal Article
Walker, T., Zhang, X., Zhang, A., & Wang, Y. (2021). Fact or fiction: Implicit government guarantees in China's corporate bond market. Journal of International Money and Finance, 116, Article 102414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2021.102414

This paper explores how implicit government guarantees affect the yield spreads of Chinese corporate bonds. We argue that quasi-municipal corporate bonds ("Chengtou" bonds), issued by local government financing vehicles (LGFVs), carry an implicit gov... Read More about Fact or fiction: Implicit government guarantees in China's corporate bond market.

Analysis of the sharing economy effect on sustainability in the transportation sector using fuzzy cognitive mapping (2021)
Journal Article
Nozari, M. A., Ghadikolaei, A. S., Govindan, K., & Akbari, V. (2021). Analysis of the sharing economy effect on sustainability in the transportation sector using fuzzy cognitive mapping. Journal of Cleaner Production, 311, Article 127331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127331

Along with the significant growth of the sharing economy in recent years, its effect on the economy, society, and the environment at the level of governments, academic communities, and researchers has been widely discussed. One of the main debates is... Read More about Analysis of the sharing economy effect on sustainability in the transportation sector using fuzzy cognitive mapping.

An exploratory study of digitalisation in the UK accountancy practices initiated by Making Tax Digital and Cloud Accounting (2021)
Journal Article
Rafique, M. (2021). An exploratory study of digitalisation in the UK accountancy practices initiated by Making Tax Digital and Cloud Accounting. IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 23(4 (Series 5)), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-2304054046

Digitalisation is expected to bring major changes to all businesses and cloud accounting is an emerging technological trend. This grounded theory study explores the impact of the Making Tax Digital initiative and the emergence of cloud-based accounta... Read More about An exploratory study of digitalisation in the UK accountancy practices initiated by Making Tax Digital and Cloud Accounting.

Work-life balance and gig work. ‘Where are we now’ and ‘where to next’ with the work-life balance agenda? (2021)
Journal Article
Warren, T. (2021). Work-life balance and gig work. ‘Where are we now’ and ‘where to next’ with the work-life balance agenda?. Journal of Industrial Relations, 63(4), 522-545. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856211007161

The paper asks ‘Where are we’ in the study of work-life balance within IR and ‘where to next’ if we are to identify levers for positive change in workplace gender equality as technology brings the potential for smoothing or disrupting how women and m... Read More about Work-life balance and gig work. ‘Where are we now’ and ‘where to next’ with the work-life balance agenda?.

Pandemic-induced knowledge gaps in operations and supply chain management: COVID-19’s impacts on retailing (2021)
Journal Article
Schleper, M., Gold, S., Trautrims, A., & Baldock, D. (2021). Pandemic-induced knowledge gaps in operations and supply chain management: COVID-19’s impacts on retailing. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 41(3), 193-205. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-12-2020-0837

Purpose: This Impact Pathways paper aims to provide a timely and structured discussion of real-world problems at Marks & Spencer and in retail in general, evoked through the current COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: The article presen... Read More about Pandemic-induced knowledge gaps in operations and supply chain management: COVID-19’s impacts on retailing.

System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts (2021)
Report
Taneva, S., Day, C., & Smith, R. (2021). System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts. University of Nottingham

The research discussed in this report is based upon a project, funded and conducted by the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with the Confederation of School Trusts and the CEOs of 15 Trusts in the Midlands region. This is part of larger sca... Read More about System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts.

A decomposition-based heuristic for a multicrew coordinated road restoration problem (2021)
Journal Article
Akbari, V., Sadati, M. E. H., & Kian, R. (2021). A decomposition-based heuristic for a multicrew coordinated road restoration problem. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 95, Article 102854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102854

Natural disasters disrupt the connectivity of road networks by blocking road segments, which impedes efficient distribution of relief materials to the affected area. We study the problem of finding coordinated paths for clearing teams so that the con... Read More about A decomposition-based heuristic for a multicrew coordinated road restoration problem.

The bond and retention of Chinese seafarers for international shipping companies: a survey report (2021)
Journal Article
Carter, C. J., Wu, B., & Gu, G. (2021). The bond and retention of Chinese seafarers for international shipping companies: a survey report. Journal of Shipping and Trade, 6, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-021-00087-1

The shortage of junior seafarers in China in recent years raises a salient question as to how international shipping companies can improve retention rates among Chinese crews. This issue has become increasingly prominent in the context of a global lo... Read More about The bond and retention of Chinese seafarers for international shipping companies: a survey report.

Students as researchers: the effects of employing law students on an empirical research project (2021)
Journal Article
Dickinson, J., Ferris, K., & Marson, J. (2022). Students as researchers: the effects of employing law students on an empirical research project. Law Teacher, 56(2), 158-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2021.1896851

Given the increasingly competitive higher education (HE) marketplace, it is becoming progressively more important for university law schools to distinguish their offer. In England and Wales, it is commonplace for non-law undergraduate degree programm... Read More about Students as researchers: the effects of employing law students on an empirical research project.

Non-Interaction and identity change through Covid-19 tourism (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, C., Wang, L., & Rickly, J. (2021). Non-Interaction and identity change through Covid-19 tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 89,

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the fundamental desire for social interaction in international tourism. It is vital to understand how the loss of meaningful social interaction will impact on tourists' identity change. As the pandemic fir... Read More about Non-Interaction and identity change through Covid-19 tourism.

The effects of inter- and intraorganizational factors on the adoption of electronic booking systems in the maritime supply chain (2021)
Journal Article
Zeng, F., Chan, H. K., & Pawar, K. (2021). The effects of inter- and intraorganizational factors on the adoption of electronic booking systems in the maritime supply chain. International Journal of Production Economics, 236, Article 108119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108119

Digitalization is currently reshaping business models and providing more opportunities for cross-border supply chains. Maritime transportation occupies a crucial position in the global supply chain and information systems are playing an increasingly... Read More about The effects of inter- and intraorganizational factors on the adoption of electronic booking systems in the maritime supply chain.

The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Georgiadou, A., & Syed, J. (2021). The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective. Human Resource Management Journal, 31(4), 995-1009. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12347

Despite the increasing attention to gender diversity management in recent decades, there is a dearth of studies that provide an East Asian perspective on this topic. We argue that informal social networks have a crucial role in macro-social and organ... Read More about The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective.

The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective: Gender diversity management in East Asia (2021)
Journal Article
Georgiadou, A., & Syed, J. (2021). The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective: Gender diversity management in East Asia. Human Resource Management Journal, 31(4), 995-1009. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12347

Despite the increasing attention to gender diversity management in recent decades, there is a dearth of studies that provide an East Asian perspective on this topic. We argue that informal social networks have a crucial role in macrosocial and organi... Read More about The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective: Gender diversity management in East Asia.