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The strategic positioning of information systems in post-acquisition management (1993)
Journal Article
Merali, Y., & McKiernan, P. (1993). The strategic positioning of information systems in post-acquisition management. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2(2), 105-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/0963-8687%2893%2990003-S

Although corporate growth through acquisition continues to be a popular strategy for the 1990s, the failure rate of acquired companies remains high at 50 per cent. This paper focuses on post-acquisition integration of information systems (IS) and inf... Read More about The strategic positioning of information systems in post-acquisition management.

Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Demetis, D. Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach

The role of technology in modern society is becoming fundamental to society itself as the boundary between technological utilization and technological interference narrows. Technology penetrates the core of an ever-increasing number of application do... Read More about Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach.

Forensic DNA evidence on trial : science and uncertainty in the courtroom
Book
Midgley, G., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Grace, V., & Veth, J. Forensic DNA evidence on trial : science and uncertainty in the courtroom. The University of Hull

When juries hear forensic DNA evidence presented in court, what does it mean to them? And does it mean the same for police officers, lawyers and forensic scientists? If jurors, scientists and others have fundamentally different understandings of DNA... Read More about Forensic DNA evidence on trial : science and uncertainty in the courtroom.

Cluster policies in Europe: firms, institutions and governance
Book
Tsagdis, D., & Borrás, S. Cluster policies in Europe: firms, institutions and governance. The University of Hull

In the era of globalization, governance has become multi-level, from supra-national bodies down to local organizations. This important book suggests that to promote cluster development effectively, multi-level governance often requires an interaction... Read More about Cluster policies in Europe: firms, institutions and governance.

The economics of football
Book
Dobson, S., & Goddard, J. The economics of football. The University of Hull

The second edition of this popular book presents a detailed economic analysis of professional football at club level, with new material included to reflect the development of the economics of professional football over the past ten years. Using a com... Read More about The economics of football.

Capabilities of logistics and ports in the Humber region
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, D., Menachof, D., Williams, T., & Bishop, D. Capabilities of logistics and ports in the Humber region

Paper presented at Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2014, 3rd-5th September 2014, Huddersfield.

Economic growth and development in India and SAARC countries
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K. Economic growth and development in India and SAARC countries

Paper presented at EcoMod 2016, July 6-8, Lisbon Portugal. Abstract: Momentum of economic growth in India and other South Asian economies is analysed based on stylized facts of these economies along with trends of their …scal, monetary, trade, educat... Read More about Economic growth and development in India and SAARC countries.

Moving beyond value conflicts : systemic problem structuring in action
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Midgley, G. Moving beyond value conflicts : systemic problem structuring in action

Abstract: Value conflicts can become entrenched in a destructive pattern of mutual stigmatization, which inhibits the emergence of new understandings of the situation and actions for improvement. In extreme cases, such patterns can even lead to viole... Read More about Moving beyond value conflicts : systemic problem structuring in action.

Investigating SME participation in the UK offshore wind supply chain
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Danilova, J., Grant, D., & Menachof, D. Investigating SME participation in the UK offshore wind supply chain

Paper delivered at the 21st Logistics Research Network annual conference 2016, 7th-9th September 2016, Hull. Abstract Purpose: The UK is the world’s offshore wind (OW) market leader in terms of installed capacity. OW is one of the main renewable ener... Read More about Investigating SME participation in the UK offshore wind supply chain.

Using environmental reporting tools in the supply chain : perspectives from UK, Finland and Thailand
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, D., Shaw, S., Chaisurayakarn, S., & Shenin, N. Using environmental reporting tools in the supply chain : perspectives from UK, Finland and Thailand

Paper delivered at the 21st Logistics Research Network annual conference 2016, 7th-9th September 2016, Hull. Abstract Purpose: Supply chain performance measures and reporting tools must evolve as new societal challenges are met, and the natural envir... Read More about Using environmental reporting tools in the supply chain : perspectives from UK, Finland and Thailand.

Sustainable and resilient supply chain management : scale development
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Colicchia, C., Grant, D., & Joradon, W. Sustainable and resilient supply chain management : scale development

Paper delivered at the 21st Logistics Research Network annual conference 2016, 7th-9th September 2016, Hull. Abstract Purpose: This paper reports on the status of an ongoing empirical study to enhance our understanding of factors contributing to bett... Read More about Sustainable and resilient supply chain management : scale development.

Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chains : Complexity, Custody and Contention
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deutz, P., Jensen, P., & Whicker, L. Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chains : Complexity, Custody and Contention

Paper delivered at the 21st Logistics Research Network annual conference 2016, 7th-9th September 2016, Hull. Abstract Purpose: The sustainability of oil palm cultivation is highly contentious. Demand for the product is strong, albeit with the market... Read More about Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chains : Complexity, Custody and Contention.

Economic growth and public debt
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K. Economic growth and public debt

Abstract There is a controversy in the literature about the economic contribution of public deficit. Keynesian economists generally argue that by spending more on goods and services and infrastructure possible budget deficit is helpful to create more... Read More about Economic growth and public debt.

Constitution, institutions and models for economic growth in Nepal
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K. Constitution, institutions and models for economic growth in Nepal

Nepal made significant progress in removing monarchy and terrors of Maoists in the last decade. It however lacks a stable solution of speedier economic growth and development as the major political parties were not able to promulgate a constitution b... Read More about Constitution, institutions and models for economic growth in Nepal.

Arab consumer attitutes towards international marketing as a result of the ongoing Arab Spring : a systematic literature review
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicholson, J., Al-Abdin, A., & Coombes, P. Arab consumer attitutes towards international marketing as a result of the ongoing Arab Spring : a systematic literature review

Paper from the International Conference on Contemporary Marketing Issues (ICCI), Thessaloniki, 13-15 June 2012 The Middle East has been recently and continues to be affected by a phenomenon referred to popularly as the ‘Arab Spring’. The phenomenon a... Read More about Arab consumer attitutes towards international marketing as a result of the ongoing Arab Spring : a systematic literature review.

Health cycles and health transitions
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chakraborty, S., Papageorgiou, C., & Perez Sebastian, F. Health cycles and health transitions

We study the dynamics of poverty and health in a model of endogenous growth and rational health behavior. Population health depends on the prevalence of infectious diseases that can be avoided through costly prevention. The incentive to do so comes f... Read More about Health cycles and health transitions.