All Outputs (27)

Supporting farmers in agro-ecological transition: a systems perspective of farmer experimentation in regenerative grazing in Wales (2024)
Thesis
Moore, F. Supporting farmers in agro-ecological transition: a systems perspective of farmer experimentation in regenerative grazing in Wales. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4871233

Since the 1950s (post World War II), the intensification of farming has eroded the natural capital base underpinning it; resulting in declining soil health, biodiversity loss, and the depleted nutrient density of food. Regenerative farming offers a w... Read More about Supporting farmers in agro-ecological transition: a systems perspective of farmer experimentation in regenerative grazing in Wales.

Advanced document data extraction techniques to improve supply chain performance (2021)
Thesis
Sharma, V. (2021). Advanced document data extraction techniques to improve supply chain performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224158

In this thesis, a novel machine learning technique to extract text-based information from scanned images has been developed. This information extraction is performed in the context of scanned invoices and bills used in financial transactions. These f... Read More about Advanced document data extraction techniques to improve supply chain performance.

Marginalization and identity : the case of the Bulgarian face-veil ban (2021)
Thesis
Vachkova, M. (2021). Marginalization and identity : the case of the Bulgarian face-veil ban. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223598

This thesis investigates the face-veiling ban in Bulgaria. The data were collected via semi-structured discussions with participants coming from all the main Muslim minorities in Bulgaria. Respondents were asked about their attitudes to the face-veil... Read More about Marginalization and identity : the case of the Bulgarian face-veil ban.

Seventeen Pieces: Displacement, Misplacement and Conservation (2020)
Journal Article
Merali, Y., Mourad, K., & Ghanem, M. (2020). Seventeen Pieces: Displacement, Misplacement and Conservation. New England Journal of Public Policy, 32(2), Article 7

This article explores the systemic importance of art in the conservation of images, historical reference, and cultural meaning as displaced victims of humanitarian crises make the transition from the land of their birth to a new country with a differ... Read More about Seventeen Pieces: Displacement, Misplacement and Conservation.

Stewardship of personal data on social networking sites (2020)
Journal Article
Angelopoulos, S., Brown, M., McAuley, D., Merali, Y., Mortier, R., & Price, D. (2021). Stewardship of personal data on social networking sites. International journal of information management, 56, Article 102208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102208

ABSTRACT
The extant Information Management literature highlights the asymmetric distribution of power between users and online platforms, while the issues related to the stewardship of personal data on such platforms remain problematic and largely u... Read More about Stewardship of personal data on social networking sites.

A second order cybernetics approach to the deconstruction of risk in the domain of anti money laundering (2020)
Thesis
Bearpark, N. T. (2020). A second order cybernetics approach to the deconstruction of risk in the domain of anti money laundering. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224627

This research examines the application of the risk-based approach (RBA) in the context of anti-money laundering (AML) and explores how it drives risk interpretation and deconstruction within relevant AML stakeholders.
Review of existing literature i... Read More about A second order cybernetics approach to the deconstruction of risk in the domain of anti money laundering.

Terrorism affected regions : the impact of different supply chain risk management strategies on financial performance (2019)
Thesis
Khan, M. N. (2019). Terrorism affected regions : the impact of different supply chain risk management strategies on financial performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224163

Purpose: Current geo-political events, such as terrorism and climatologic adversities, have highlighted the potential risks to supply chains (SCs), and their disastrous financial impacts on supply chains. Within supply chains, risk management plays a... Read More about Terrorism affected regions : the impact of different supply chain risk management strategies on financial performance.

An information systems security framework for the e-Government Programme of Jordan (2019)
Thesis
Samara, N. K. A. (2019). An information systems security framework for the e-Government Programme of Jordan. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222682

Any e-government programme provides e-services as one of the most important means by which the interaction between citizens, businesses and governments takes place. This has brought great opportunities but also raises serious cybersecurity challenges... Read More about An information systems security framework for the e-Government Programme of Jordan.

Systemic risk in major public contracts (2018)
Journal Article
Bloomfield, K., Williams, T., Bovis, C., & Merali, Y. (2019). Systemic risk in major public contracts. International Journal of Forecasting, 35(2), 667-676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2018.10.005

This paper presents a novel approach to the characterisation of “systemic risk” in the context of public sector procurement and contracting. We argue that contemporary risk management practices in project and programme management exhibit a number of... Read More about Systemic risk in major public contracts.

Systemic risk in public sector outsourcing contracts (2018)
Thesis
Bloomfield, K. (2018). Systemic risk in public sector outsourcing contracts. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221366

The research presented in this thesis responds to a call towards the expansion of current perceptions of risk in complex organisational settings. Observing the literature, it becomes apparent that risk in projects is frequently treated as independent... Read More about Systemic risk in public sector outsourcing contracts.

Pathways to colorectal cancer screening in Hull : a complexity informed configurational approach (2018)
Thesis
Morasae, E. K. (2018). Pathways to colorectal cancer screening in Hull : a complexity informed configurational approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222143

In terms of its colorectal cancer profile, Hull is among the worst cities in the UK. A considerable number of colorectal cancer cases in Hull are diagnosed in emergency departments and in their late stages. Several modalities of screening tests (e.g.... Read More about Pathways to colorectal cancer screening in Hull : a complexity informed configurational approach.

Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods (2018)
Journal Article
Khan, M. N., Akhtar, P., & Merali, Y. (2018). Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods. Industrial management + data systems, 118(7), 1528-1546. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-09-2017-0449

Purpose –The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge gaps in the published research on terrorism-related risk in supply chains, and to develop a framework of strategies and effective decision-making to enable practitioners to address terro... Read More about Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods.

Fitness voter model: damped oscillations and anomalous consensus (2017)
Journal Article
Woolcock, A., Connaughton, C., Merali, Y., & Vazquez, F. (2017). Fitness voter model: damped oscillations and anomalous consensus. Physical Review E, 96(3), Article 032144. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.96.032313

We study the dynamics of opinion formation in a heterogeneous voter model on a complete graph, in which each agent is endowed with an integer fitness parameter k ≥ 0, in addition to its + or − opinion state. The evolution of the distribution of k–val... Read More about Fitness voter model: damped oscillations and anomalous consensus.

Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain (2016)
Book Chapter
Merali, Y. (2016). Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain. In L. Willcocks, C. Sauer, & M. Lacity (Eds.), Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems (251-281). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29272-4_8

This paper is concerned with the emergence of the information systems (IS) domain as a central feature of the management research landscape in the networked world. It shows that the emergence of the network economy and network society (Castells, 1996... Read More about Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain.

Small fish in a big pond : an architectural approach to users privacy, rights and security in the age of big data (2016)
Book Chapter
Merali, Y., Angelopoulos, S., McAuley, D., Mortier, R., & Price, D. (2016). Small fish in a big pond : an architectural approach to users privacy, rights and security in the age of big data.

Paper presented at 37th International conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2016), 11-14 December 2016, Dublin, Ireland. ABSTRACT We focus on the challenges and issues associated with Big Data, and propose a novel architecture that uses the princip... Read More about Small fish in a big pond : an architectural approach to users privacy, rights and security in the age of big data.

Organization as Information – a Space Odyssey (2014)
Journal Article
Child, J., Ihrig, M., & Merali, Y. (2014). Organization as Information – a Space Odyssey. Organization Studies, 35(6), 801-824. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840613515472

This Vita Contemplativa has been written in recognition of Max Boisot, who died in 2011. It reflects on his work and its contributions to organization studies and beyond. Boisot created a knowledge-based lens for studying complex organizational pheno... Read More about Organization as Information – a Space Odyssey.

The broader context for ICT4D projects: A morphogenetic analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Njihia, J. M., & Merali, Y. (2013). The broader context for ICT4D projects: A morphogenetic analysis. MIS Quarterly, 37(3), 881-906. https://doi.org/10.25300/misq/2013/37.3.10

This paper demonstrates the value of Archer's morphogenetic approach (MA) in understanding and explaining the complexity of the broader context within which many developing country information and communication technology (ICT) projects are implement... Read More about The broader context for ICT4D projects: A morphogenetic analysis.

Food security risk level assessment: A fuzzy logic-based approach (2013)
Journal Article
Abdul Kadir, M. K., Hines, E. L., Qaddoum, K., Collier, R., Dowler, E., Grant, W., Leeson, M., Iliescu, D., Subramanian, A., Richards, K., Merali, Y., & Napier, R. (2013). Food security risk level assessment: A fuzzy logic-based approach. Applied Artificial Intelligence, 27(1), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/08839514.2013.747372

A fuzzy logic (FL)-based food security risk level assessment system is designed and is presented in this article. Three inputs - yield, production, and economic growth - are used to predict the level of risk associated with food supply. A number of p... Read More about Food security risk level assessment: A fuzzy logic-based approach.

Information systems strategy: Past, present, future? (2012)
Journal Article
Merali, Y., Papadopoulos, T., & Nadkarni, T. (2012). Information systems strategy: Past, present, future?. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 21(2), 125-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2012.04.002

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the current discourse in the Strategic Information Systems (SIS) domain about the future and identity of SIS. We draw on Nelson's theorisation of the co-evolution of Physical and Social Technologies to re... Read More about Information systems strategy: Past, present, future?.

Complexity and Systems Thinking (2011)
Book Chapter
Merali, Y., & Allen, P. (2011). Complexity and Systems Thinking. In P. Allen, S. Maguire, & B. McKelvey (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Complexity and Management (30-52). SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446201084.n2

Systems thinking has evolved over the millennia as people have looked for ways to articulate the features of the world around them in a coherent manner.1 Starting from the definition of a system as an integrated whole made up of interconnected parts,... Read More about Complexity and Systems Thinking.