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“How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer (2019)
Journal Article
Simmons, C., McMillan, D. C., Tuck, S., Graham, C., McKeown, A., Bennett, M., O'Neill, C., Wilcock, A., Usborne, C., Fearon, K. C., Fallon, M., Laird, B. J., Lingesan, G., Franks, A., Chaitanya, V., Chauhan, A., Stuart, N., Ross, C., Isherwood, R., Johnson, M., …Durrani. (2019). “How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist, 24(9), e960-e967. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0474

© AlphaMed Press 2019 Background: The optimal prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer are not known, as a comparison of these is lacking. The aim of the present study was to determine the optimal prognostic factors by comparing validated... Read More about “How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer.

Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors: do official inquiries hold the profession to account? (2019)
Journal Article
Mannion, R., Davies, H., Powell, M., Blenkinsopp, J., Millar, R., McHale, J., & Snowden, N. (2019). Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors: do official inquiries hold the profession to account?. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 33(2), 221-240. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-04-2018-0126

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore whether official inquiries are an effective method for holding the medical profession to account for failings in the quality and safety of care. Design/methodology/approach: Through a review of the the... Read More about Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors: do official inquiries hold the profession to account?.

Achieving environmental sustainability in Nigeria’s extractive industry : how viable is a human rights approach to environmental protection? (2018)
Thesis
Maduekwe, N. U. C. Achieving environmental sustainability in Nigeria’s extractive industry : how viable is a human rights approach to environmental protection?. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4429881

The Nigerian extractive industry illustrates the tension between economic development on the one hand and environmental sustainability on the other. As of 2017, the Central Bank of Nigeria Annual Report indicates that oil revenue constituted 56.2% of... Read More about Achieving environmental sustainability in Nigeria’s extractive industry : how viable is a human rights approach to environmental protection?.

Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews (2018)
Journal Article
Mannion, R., Blenkinsopp, J., Powell, M., McHale, J., Millar, R., Snowden, N., & Davies, H. (2018). Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(30), 1-190. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr06300

Background
There is compelling evidence to suggest that some (or even many) NHS staff feel unable to speak up, and that even when they do, their organisation may respond inappropriately.

Methods
The study comprised four distinct but interlocking... Read More about Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews.

Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care (2018)
Book Chapter
Mannion, R., Davies, H., Blenkinsopp, J., McHale, J. V., Millar, R., Powell, M., & Snowden, N. (2018). Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care. In J. Tingle, C. Ó Néill, & M. Shimwell (Eds.), Global patient safety: Law, policy and practice (58-76). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315167596-5

In modern healthcare systems, not all care is as good or as safe as it could be and there is growing evidence to suggest about one in ten patients admitted to hospital may be harmed as a result of their admission. This chapter draws on some recent wo... Read More about Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care.

Initial public offerings in China: Underpricing, statistics and developing literature (2018)
Journal Article
Azevedo, A., Guney, Y., & Leng, J. (2018). Initial public offerings in China: Underpricing, statistics and developing literature. Research in international business and finance, 46, 387-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2018.04.011

We review more than two decades of literature on initial public offerings (IPOs) in China, discussing the research hypotheses that have been studied as well as the main findings. We summarize past and current developments in the literature and highli... Read More about Initial public offerings in China: Underpricing, statistics and developing literature.

Age, work and pensions in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong: an institutional perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Flynn, M., & Schröder, H. (in press). Age, work and pensions in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong: an institutional perspective. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 0143831X1876354. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18763542

This article explores whether comparative institutionalism can be used to identify path-dependent approaches to the management of ageing workforces in the United Kingdom (UK) and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and considers whether... Read More about Age, work and pensions in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong: an institutional perspective.

Ride the Tiger: Social Security Rights in Modern Chinese Constitutions (2018)
Thesis
Zhu, Z. (2018). Ride the Tiger: Social Security Rights in Modern Chinese Constitutions. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4962069

This thesis investigates the theories and practices of social security provision in the modern Chinese Constitutions. Beginning with implementation of the Chinese 1982 Constitution, it challenges the proposal of making the Constitution ‘justiciable’,... Read More about Ride the Tiger: Social Security Rights in Modern Chinese Constitutions.

A systemic integration approach to designing interagency responses to wicked problems (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sydelko, P., Midgley, G., & Espinosa, A. (2017, July). A systemic integration approach to designing interagency responses to wicked problems. Presented at 61st Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, ISSS 2017: From Science to Systemic Solutions - Systems Thinking for Everyone, Vienna

Wicked problems are open-ended, highly interdependent issues that cross agency, stakeholder, jurisdictional, political and geopolitical boundaries. This confounds governments because policies and budgets tend to be aligned within these boundaries an... Read More about A systemic integration approach to designing interagency responses to wicked problems.

‘Passionate and professional’: reconciling logics in public service accounting (2017)
Journal Article
Butler, C., & Haynes, K. (2018). ‘Passionate and professional’: reconciling logics in public service accounting. Public money & management, 38(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2017.1386937

© 2017 CIPFA In order to deliver public value, the UK government sought to build relationships and connect ‘the public’ with public servants (including back-office workers), but with what effect? Drawing on interviews with public service accountants,... Read More about ‘Passionate and professional’: reconciling logics in public service accounting.

Reputation, pricing and performance in the European securitisation market (2017)
Thesis
Deku, S. Y. Reputation, pricing and performance in the European securitisation market. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220755

This study investigates the impact of reputation on the pricing and performance of securitised bonds. On the one hand, we ascertain whether investors incorporate the reputation and experience of issuers and trustees into pricing mortgage-backed secur... Read More about Reputation, pricing and performance in the European securitisation market.

Studies of liquidity in the London Stock Exchange (2017)
Thesis
Wang, A. Studies of liquidity in the London Stock Exchange. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220527

The thesis studies liquidity related issues in the London Stock Exchange from 2001 to 2013 from different viewpoints. The first chapter introduces and motivates the study. The second chapter fully discusses the liquidity and liquidity measures from m... Read More about Studies of liquidity in the London Stock Exchange.

An Investigation into Consumption Emotion in Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM): A Social Sharing of Emotion Perspective (2017)
Thesis
Liu, H. (2017). An Investigation into Consumption Emotion in Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM): A Social Sharing of Emotion Perspective. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4965876

User-generated content (UGC) has revolutionised the way people share and consume information in the online environment. In marketing, electronic word of mouth (eWOM), as brand/product/service-related UGC, is becoming increasingly important to consume... Read More about An Investigation into Consumption Emotion in Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM): A Social Sharing of Emotion Perspective.

Complexity management and multi-scale governance : a case study in an Amazonian indigenous association (2017)
Journal Article
Espinosa, A., & Duque, C. (2018). Complexity management and multi-scale governance : a case study in an Amazonian indigenous association. European journal of operational research, 268(3), 1006-1020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.07.049

Even if Community Operational Research provides methodologies and tools to support community development, there are no published works illustrating how we can support an assessment of self-governance in an indigenous community using COR tools. In thi... Read More about Complexity management and multi-scale governance : a case study in an Amazonian indigenous association.

Job satisfaction, retirement attitude and intended retirement age: a conditional process analysis across workers’ level of household income (2017)
Journal Article
Davies, E. M., Flynn, M., & Van der Heijden, B. I. (2017). Job satisfaction, retirement attitude and intended retirement age: a conditional process analysis across workers’ level of household income. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(MAY), Article 891. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00891

In the contemporary workplace, insight into retirement behaviors is of crucial importance. Previous empirical evidence has found mixed results regarding the relationship between work attitudes, such as job satisfaction, and retirement behaviors, sugg... Read More about Job satisfaction, retirement attitude and intended retirement age: a conditional process analysis across workers’ level of household income.

Autoethnography in accounting research (2017)
Book Chapter
Haynes, K. (2017). Autoethnography in accounting research. In Z. Hoque, L. D. Parker, M. A. Covaleski, & K. Haynes (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Qualitative Accounting Research Methods (215-230). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315674797

Autoethnography is prominent in qualitative social science research but is relatively less common in accounting research, though its influence is beginning to grow as researchers recognize this rich and innovative methodological approach. Autoethnogr... Read More about Autoethnography in accounting research.

Reflexivity in accountancy research (2017)
Book Chapter
Haynes, K. (2017). Reflexivity in accountancy research. In Z. Hoque, L. D. Parker, M. A. Covaleski, & K. Haynes (Eds.), The Routledge companion to qualitative accounting research methods. Routledge

Abstract: The concept of reflexivity has been widely used in social science qualitative research methods for a number of decades, so it is not a new phenomenon. Broadly it refers to the process in which the researcher reflects on data collection and... Read More about Reflexivity in accountancy research.

Managing the ageing workforce in the East and the West (2017)
Book
Flynn, M., Li, Y., & Chiva, A. (Eds.). (2017). Managing the ageing workforce in the East and the West. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781787146389

Managing the Ageing Workforce in the East and the West brings together HRM specialists from both Eastern and Western perspectives in a unique collaboration. Each chapter explores the universal relevance of human resource interventions into extending... Read More about Managing the ageing workforce in the East and the West.

Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health (2016)
Journal Article
Schröder, H., Higo, M., & Flynn, M. (2016). Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health. management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, 27(1-2), 63-81. https://doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2016-1-2-63

Owing to the ageing of their respective populations, policy-makers in Japan and Germany are challenged to extend the working life of individual employees. However, conditions of physical and mental ill health tend to increase with old age, leading to... Read More about Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health.