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Realising "Partnership" in employment relations: some legal problems

Hough, Barry; Spowart-Taylor, Ann - 2002

The UK Government’s policy on economic and social renewal, the ultimate goal of which is to improve living standards for all, emphasises the importance of adopting a partnership model of industrial relations. Government perceives this model of employment relations as essential to achieving...

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Patenting insurance related business methods: predictability and risk

Soetendorp, Ruth - 2003

This paper raises and responds to questions concerning the patentability of business method patents. It explores the … utility of patent applications in informing business method innovators of the risks associated with using the patent system …, unpredictable change. Inventive changes in the insurance industry include new business models and e-business technologies to improve …

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Dynamic Pooling for the Combination of Forecasts Generated Using Multi Level Learning

Riedel, Silvia; Gabrys, Bogdan - 2007

In this paper we provide experimental results and extensions to our previous theoretical findings concerning the combination of forecasts that have been diversified by three different methods: with parameters learned at different data aggregation levels, by thick modeling and by the use of...

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The development of new products in the personal financial services sector

Davison, Heather - 1990

The development of new products in the personal finacial services (PFS) sector is an area that is being increasingly relied upon by organisations to provide competitive differentiation in the highly competitive environment that they now operate within. Despite this reliance, relatively little is...

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Exploring rationales for branding a university: Should we be seeking to measure branding in UK universities?

Chapleo, Chris - 2011

Although branding is now widespread among UK universities, the application of branding principles in the higher education sector is comparatively recent and may be controversial for internal audiences who question its suitability and efficiency. This paper seeks to investigate how and whether...

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External perceptions of successful university brands

Chapleo, Chris - 2009

Branding in universities has become an increasingly topical issue, with some institutions committing substantial financial resources to branding activities. The particular characteristics of the sector present challenges for those seeking to build brands and it therefore seems to be timely and...

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What defines “successful” university brands?

Chapleo, Chris - 2010

Purpose. Branding in universities has become an increasingly topical issue among practitioners, with some institutions committing substantial financial resources to branding activities. Although it is receiving increased academic investigation, to date this has been limited. The particular...

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How do fashion retail customers search on the Internet?: Exploring the use of data mining tools to enhance CRM

Budnarowska, Corinna; Marciniak, Ruth - 2009

This paper seeks to determine the usefulness of data mining tools to SMEs in developing customer relationship management (CRM) in the fashion retail sector. Kalakota & Robinson’s (1999, p.114) model of ‘The Three Phases of CRM’ acts as a basis to explore the use of data mining software....

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An Autoethnographic Approach to Examining Electronic Retail Development

Budnarowska, Corinna; Marciniak, Ruth - 2008

Autoethnographic approaches to doing research in retailing are rare. Through the researcher reflecting on and analysing her own personal experiences as a fashion retail store proprietor, this study reconstructed the process of her strategic decision making with regard to moving from selling...

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Customer empowerment in tourism through Consumer Centric Marketing (CCM)

Niininen, Outi; Buhalis, Dimitrios; March, Roger - 2007

We explain Consumer Centric Marketing (CCM) and adopt this new technique to travel context. Benefits and disadvantages of the CCM are outlined together with warnings of typical caveats Value: CCM will be expected as the norm in the travel industry by customers of the future, yet it is only the...

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