This paper is a practical introduction to searching for bibliographic information on engineering materials. It is not intended as a ‘how‐to’ guide; rather, its aim is to open a…
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This paper is a practical introduction to searching for bibliographic information on engineering materials. It is not intended as a ‘how‐to’ guide; rather, its aim is to open a window on the databases that are available and illustrate the all‐encompassing nature of the study of materials science and technology. Databases in languages other than English, full‐text sources and purely numeric databanks are not included.
HERTIS Information for Industry (IFI) is a service designed to meet the varied information needs of businesses in the Hatfield area. For companies without their own library, it…
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HERTIS Information for Industry (IFI) is a service designed to meet the varied information needs of businesses in the Hatfield area. For companies without their own library, it provides access to a team of information specialists and a vital backup service for company librarians and information officers. Subscribers range from industrial giants to small firms and sole traders. The annual subscription enables clients to make unlimited use of the technical and commercial enquiry service and gives access to a postal lending and photocopying facility. These services, a research and consultancy service and business database are described as well as courses and seminars run by IFI.
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As CD‐ROM becomes more and more a standard reference and technicalsupport tool in all types of libraries, the annual review of thistechnology published in Computers in Libraries…
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As CD‐ROM becomes more and more a standard reference and technical support tool in all types of libraries, the annual review of this technology published in Computers in Libraries magazine increases in size and scope. This year, author Susan L. Adkins has prepared this exceptionally useful bibliography which she has cross‐referenced with a subject index.
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UK Marine Corrosion Club takes off. The UK Marine Corrosion Club is now in full swing with the publication of the first club newsletter in January and an increase in membership to…
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UK Marine Corrosion Club takes off. The UK Marine Corrosion Club is now in full swing with the publication of the first club newsletter in January and an increase in membership to 17 commercial organisations, with several more showing interest.
Online & CDROM Review here offers abstracts of the papers presented at the Second Southern African Online Information Meeting, held in Pretoria on 2–4 June 1993. The full…
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Online & CDROM Review here offers abstracts of the papers presented at the Second Southern African Online Information Meeting, held in Pretoria on 2–4 June 1993. The full Proceedings are published in a special edition of our sister journal, The Electronic Library, August/October 1993, vol. 11, no. 4/5.
David F. Cheshire, Shirley Day, Edwin Fleming and Allan Bunch
I enclose a letter |published below. Ed.| written in reply to an article in your journal “Libraries and Education in Black South Africa”.
Catherine Evans and Claire Goodman
The second in a new series about mental health in old age, this article reviews policies and research evidence on services for people with dementia at the end of their lives, and…
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The second in a new series about mental health in old age, this article reviews policies and research evidence on services for people with dementia at the end of their lives, and looks at future commissioning priorities
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Khanh Nguyen, John Sands and Karen Trimmer
This paper systematically reviewed research on accounting fraud in the non-profit organisation (NPO) sector during 2004–2024 to identify gaps in theory and practice with the aim…
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This paper systematically reviewed research on accounting fraud in the non-profit organisation (NPO) sector during 2004–2024 to identify gaps in theory and practice with the aim of producing a new parsimonious global fraud model.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper utilised a structured literature review methodology.
Findings
We propose a new holistic approach for the NPO sector worldwide, with two foci of “what may contribute to fraud” and “what may prevent fraud”.
Research limitations/implications
The future research agenda for the new holistic approach is provided.
Practical implications
The approach helps donors promote accountability and transparency in the NPO sector worldwide, thereby sustaining the development of this sector.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first comprehensive worldwide fraud research review, making distinct contributions. Globally, the approach is the first dedicated to the NPO sector, including different stages of fraud occurrence (undetected, suspected, actual/detected and future), and using a multi-disciplinary approach to prevent these stages. The approach is also the first to incorporate individual-level, organisational-level, industry-level and country-level factors into predicting future fraud.
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- Undetected fraud
- Suspected fraud
- Actual/detected fraud
- Future fraud
- Individual-level
- Organisational-level
- Industry-level
- Country-level factors
- Organisational ethical culture
- Organisational ethics programme
- Organisational internal control
- Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
- Non-profit organisation (NPO)
In today's global business environment, international assignments have become integral part of employee's job profile. Adaptation to a different cultural environment plays a role…
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In today's global business environment, international assignments have become integral part of employee's job profile. Adaptation to a different cultural environment plays a role in affecting employee's performance. In such a situation, cultural intelligence plays an important role. In order to sustain in a diverse work setting, a global organization entails managers who are sensitive to different cultural requirements. Factors affecting cultural intelligence have been a major area of study. However, studies relating short-term foreign trips and their role on four aspect of cultural intelligence are lacking. Therefore, present study was undertaken to know role of foreign visits in affecting cultural intelligence among professionals of diverse background.
Design/methodology/approach
The present study is a primary study conducted for a sample of 120 respondents divided into two groups. One group comprised professionals having experience of foreign visits while other group comprised professionals who had not visited a foreign country. We use Levene’s Test for equality of variances was applied to assess the difference of variation of cultural intelligence between two different groups of respondents.
Findings
The results revealed that short-term trips play a significant role in affecting metacognitive, cognitive and motivational components of cultural intelligence. However, behavior cultural intelligence is not affected by short-term trips significantly.
Research limitations/implications
Outcome of present research forms basis for future studies that can be conducted linking long-term trips and culture intelligence. This study is practically useful for improving cultural intelligence of professionals to enhance their success and effectiveness in international assignments.
Originality/value
The study adds novelty to the field of cultural intelligence as prior studies were lacking in relating role of short-term trips on four different components of cultural intelligence.