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Publications

Publications by BISC members (2008-to date)

2010

Book Chapters

  • Bentley, Y., Richardson, D., Philpott, E., Owen, D., He, Q., Duan, Y., & Ong, V. (2010) “A Research Informed Curriculum Design: the Development of an MSc Course in Project Management”. Creating Communities: Developing, Enhancing and Sustaining Learning Communities across the University of Bedfordshire, University of Bedfordshire.

Journal articles

  • Bentley, Y. & Clarke, S. (2010) “Evaluation of Information Strategy - a Critical Approach”. Journal of Organizational and End-User Computing. IGI Global. (in press).
  • Duan, Y.; Nie, W. and Coakes, E. 2011, “Identifying Key Factors Affecting Transnational Knowledge Transfer”. Information and Management. 47(7).
  • Duan, Y.; He, Q.; Feng, W.; Li, D. and Fu, Z. 2010, “A study on e-learning take-up intention from an innovation adoption perspective: A case in China”, Computers & Education, 55(2), 237-246
  • Feng, W.; Li, D.; Duan, Y. and Fu, Z. 2010, “A Survey of Stickiness of Agriculture Knowledge Acquisition in China”, Sensor Letters, 8(1), Special Issue, 198-202.
  • Feng, W.; Duan, Y.; Yan, Q. and Fu, Z. 2010, “Factors of e-Knowledge Project Success for Rural Development”, Sensor Letters, 8(1), Special Issue, 203-207.
  • He, Q., Ghobadian, A., and Gallear, D. (2010). Knowledge transfer: The facilitating attributes in supply chain partnerships. Information Systems Management (Special Issue), In Press.
  • Jackson, S. and Philip, G. (2010) “A techno-cultural emergence perspective on the management of techno-change”, International Journal of Information Management, 30(5), 445-456.
  • Philpott, E. 2009, “SMEs as future partners: Lessons learnt from EU Projects for SMEs and HEIs”,  Higher Education Academy conference, Hatfield, conference proceedings, June, http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/eventsandnetworking/conference/tracks2010  access date 090610
  • Wong, M., Jackson, S. and Philip, G. (2010) “Cultural issues in developing E-government in Malaysia”, Behaviour and Information Technology, 29 (4), 423-432.
  • Xu, M.; Ong, V.; Duan, Y and Mathews, B. 2010, “Intelligent agent systems for executive information scanning, filtering, and interpretation: perceptions and challenges” Information Processing and Management, in press.
  • Yang, L. and Duan, Y. 2010, “Research on Culture-Based Model of TV Home Shopping Development”, Information Technology Journal, in press.

Conference Proceedings

  • Bentley, Y., Shegunshi, A. & Scannell, M. (2010) “Evaluating the Impact of Distance Learning Support Systems on the Learning Experience of MBA Students in a Global Context”. Electronic Journal of eLearning (EJEL) Vol. 8 (2) 2010: 51-62. Academic Conferences Limited, England.
  • Bentley, Y. He, Q. & Castro Boluarte, J. (2010) “Managing Logistics in a Challenging Economic Environment”. Proceedings of the Logistics Research Network Annual Conference (LRN 2010) – “Towards the Sustainable Supply Chain: Balancing the Needs of Business, Economy and the Environment”’. 8th-10th September 2010, University of Leads, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK .
  • Bentley, Y. & Selassie, H. (2010) “E-Learning Expectations and Experiences of Executive MBA Students”. The 9th European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2010), 4-5 November, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (accepted).
  • Bentley, Y. He, Q. & Castro Boluarte, J. (2010) “Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies in Difficult Times”. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMI2010): Logistics Systems and Engineering. 6-8 October, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China (accepted).
  • Bentley, Y. (2010) “The Student Voice of Blended Learning”, Proceedings of the Fifth International Blended Learning Conference “Developing Blended Learning Communities”. 16th-17th June 2010, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
  • He, Q. (2010). Balanced power and supply chain knowledge acquisition: A structural equation model. In Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on APBITM (Asian Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management), Beijing, China.
  • Jackson, S. (2010) “A Cultural Theory Analysis of Information Systems Adoption”, AMCIS2010 Proceedings. Lima, Puru, 12-15, 2010. p.275.
  • Philpott, E. (2010) "Lessons learnt from involvement in innovative EU projects the benefits of collaboration for SMEs”, abstract accepted for ISBE conference Nov 2009.
  • Ong, V., Duan Y., and Mathews, B. (2010) "Using Interpretive Paradigm and CAQDAS in Executive Information Systems Research", IADIS Information Conference. Porto, Portugal, 18-20 March 2010.

Project Handbook

  • McNerney, O. and Philpott, E., et al 2010, “Making European Research Work for Your Company: Strategic Guide to the Successful Use and Dissemination of the results of Research and Development projects. See www.useanddiffuse.eu access date 270909, also Steinbeis Publications ISBN 978-3-941417-27-4. Available in eight languages.

2009

  • Bentley, Y. (2009) The findings from a management survey on supply chain management in a downturn. Logistics and Transport Focus, The Journal of the Chartered Logistics and Transport (UK), 13(10), October 2009, in press.
  • Bentley, Y. (2009) Information Requirements Analyses - Key to the Development of Information Systems in UK Higher Education Institutions. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2009) - Security of Global Computing, 19 September 2009, University of Bedfordshire, UK, in press.
  • Bentley, Y. (2009) Examining the Problems of an Institutional Information System. Proceedings of the UK Academy of Information Systems Annual Conference (UKAIS 2009) - Positive Information Systems, 31 March-1 April, Oxford, UK.
  • Bentley, Y. and He, Q. (2009) Managing Supply Chains in a Downturn. Proceedings of the Logistics Research Network Annual Conference (LRN 2009) - Volatile and Fragile Supply Chains, 9-11 September, Cardiff University, UK, in press.
  • Bentley, Y., Shegunshi, A. and Scannell, M. (2009) Evaluating the Impact of Distance Learning Support Systems on the Learning Experience of MBA Students in a Global Context. Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2009), 29-30 October, University of Bari, Italy, in press.
  • Duan, Y. (2009) Web-based expert systems. In M. Khosrow-Pour (ed) Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (2nd edition). Vol. 3, pp. 4105-4110. Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing.
  • Duan, Y., Xu, M. and Feng, W. (2009) Transnational knowledge transfer. In D. Schwartz (ed) Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management (2nd edition). Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing.
  • Duan, Y. and Xu, M. (2009) Decision support systems in small businesses. In M. Khosrow-Pour (ed) Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (2nd edition). Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing.
  • Feng, W., Duan, Y., Fu, Z. and Mathews, B. (2009) "Understanding expert systems applications from a knowledge transfer perspective", Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 7(2), pp. 131-141.
  • Feng, W., Duan, Y., Qi, Y. and Fu, Z. (2009) Factors of e-Knowledge Project Success for Rural Develoment. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computers and Computing Technologies in Agriculture (CCTA 2009), Beijing, China, 14-17 October.
  • Feng, W., Li, D., Duan, Y. and Fu, Z. (2009) A Survey of Stickiness of Agriculture Knowledge Acquisition in China. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computers and Computing Technologies in Agriculture (CCTA 2009), Beijing, China, 14-17 October.
  • Haag, M., Duan, Y. & Mathews, B. (2009) "The Impact of Culture on the Application of the SECI Model". In D. Harorimana (ed) Cultural Implications of Knowledge Sharing, Management and Transfer: Identifying Competitive Advantage. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Haag, M., Duan, Y. & Mathews, B. (2009) "Which Personal Values are Most Relevant to Knowledge Development through E-Learning? Insights from a Delphi Study". Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM 2009), Vicenza, Italy, 3-4 September 2009, pp. 356-363.
  • He, Q. and Duan, Y. (2009) “Emerging Online E-payment and Issues of Adoption”. In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Khosrow-Pour, M. (ed.) 2nd Edition. IGI Publishing, pp. 1366-1373.
  • Ong, V., Richardson, D., Duan, Y., He, Q. and Johnson, B. (2009) "The Role of Leadership in Achieving Effective Project Management". European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance, Athens, Greece, 5-6 November 2009.
  • Philpott, E. (2009) "Strategy" in Management through Collaboration, (Ed),Charles Wankel, Routledge.
  • Philpott, E. (2009) "Measuring Innovation outputs in SMEs: the use of a conceptual innovation framework to evaluate the success of 80 European funded projects in Health and ICT", ECIC 2009.
  • Philpott, E. (2009) "Overcoming reticence to aid knowledge creation between universities and business - a case reviewed", in Cultural Implications of Knowledge Sharing, Management and Transfer: Identifying Competitive Advantage, (Ed) Deogratias Harorimana, IGI-Global.
  • Xu, X., Duan, Y., and Mathews, B. (2009) "Development of the Internet-based Fresh Produce Supply Chain in the UK SMEs", The 11th International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations, 11th -12th April 2009, Beijing, China.
  • Xu, M., Ong, V. & Duan, Y. (2009) ‘An Ontology-Based Intelligent System Model for Semantic Information Processing’, in Hunter, M.G. (2009) Strategic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Idea Group Inc.
  • Yue, J., Li, Z. and Duan, Y. (2009) "Ontology-based Approach for Retrieval Intention Analysis in e-Learning Systems". The 2nd IEEE International Symposium on IT in Medicine & Education (ITME 2009), Jinan, PR China, 14-16 August 2009.

2008

  • Duan, Y.; Bentley, Y.; Fu, Z.; Zografos, K.G., and Bemeleit, B. (2008). “Enhancing Chinese Agribusiness Supply Chains with Internet Technologies: A Trans-national Knowledge Transfer Approach”. Industry and Higher Education, 22 (5), pp 1–10.
  • Duan, Y.; Xu, X.; Fu, Z.; Liu, X.; Zografos, K.G., and Bemeleit, B. (2008). “Accelerating Internet Adoption in the Fresh Produce Supply Chain: A VEGNET Approach”, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 50 (5), 1299-1305.
  • Haag, M., Duan, Y. & Mathews, B. (2008) Trial Application of the Schwartz Value Survey on Personal Knowledge Development through e-Learning. Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM 2008), Southampton, UK, 4-5 September 2008, pp. 257-266.
  • He, Q., Duan, Y., Li, D. and Fu, Z. (2008) An innovation adoption study of online e-payment in Chinese companies. In F. B. Tan (ed) Global Information Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing, pp. 1236-1254.
  • Philpott, E. (2008) "Holistic Approaches to Business Planning" in TheHandbook of 21st Century Management, (Eds) Charles Wankel, Sage PublicationsInc, New York, ISBN 1412949726.
  • Philpott, E. (2008) "Identifying innovation opportunities - using the internet to match universities with SMEs"  International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies  (IJKMS), special issue on "Using Technology for Innovation and Knowledge Sharing in SMEs: Socio Technical Approaches".Vol. 2, No. 3, 285-303.
  • Xu, X., Duan, Y., Fu, Z. and Liu, X. (2008) Internet Usage in the Fresh Produce Supply Chain in China, The 2nd International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture (CCTA 2008), 19th - 21st October 2008, Beijing, China.


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