Attendance in higher education: does it matter? by Halpern, Nigel

“…The findings are based on a study of 179 students that completed an undergraduate taught module in Airport Business Management between 2003/4 and 2006/7. The study follows on from a previous study (Halpern, 2007), which investigated the impact of attendance and student characteristics on the academic achievement of 127 students that completed the same module between 2003/4 and 2005/6.…”
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Applying digital escape rooms infused with cross-cultural management theories in higher education by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…This chapter presents an implementation that addresses the lack of empirical evidence on the impact of DEERs on students in higher education (HE) settings by presenting an implementation of this approach with BA Business Management and HRM students at a Business School in the UK.…”

Exploring the co-benefits of urban green infrastructure improvements for businesses and workers wellbeing by Cinderby, Steve, Bagwell, Sue

“…This paper reports on a two-year longitudinal mixed methods study in a district of central London evaluating the changes resulting from the installation of a mixture of greening schemes for different types of business sectors and their staff members. Business managers, particularly from retail and leisure sectors, perceived increases in customer footfall and sales in relation to the improvements. …”
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Regenerating the logistics industry through the physical internet paradigm: a systematic literature review and future research orchestration by Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Agrawal, Rajat, Kumar, Anil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kazancoglu, Yigit

“…Furthermore, we argue that there is an immediate need to build new business models for enhanced adaptation and execution of the PI strategy, and we urge business managers, academics, and regulators to consider it. …”
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Adaptation of business rules in business workflow systems by Ezekiel, Kanana

“…Workflows are commonly seen as the top priority for companies wanting to survive the current competitive markets. A business management system with configurable workflow provides many benefits including not only a central repository for the way companies do business but also boosts teams efficiency with structured processes, process automation which means errors are greatly reduced, less time is needed for training, fewer repetitive tasks and many more. …”
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The role of export associations as supporters of SME exporters in Ghana's non-traditional export sector by Martins, Albert

“…Exhibition Support; Production Support; Business Management Training, were high support areas, whilst Legal Assistance Abroad; Solving Problems Abroad; Contract Writing, received low support. …”
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Stakeholder involvement in the selection of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-focussed voluntary standards within the food / agri-business industry by Monks, Christopher

“…The research objectives are to consider whether certification standards are implemented strategically by ‘best practice’ business managers within food manufacturing, and whether managers consider the implementation of such certification standards as a route to securing and generating credibility and legitimacy amongst their stakeholder groups. …”
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