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Publication date: 1 November 1981

P.I. Brittain and H. Simon

This report describes a new system for descaling turbine blades which, by a combination of chemical and mechanical action, produces a clean smooth surface, suitable for penetrant…

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This report describes a new system for descaling turbine blades which, by a combination of chemical and mechanical action, produces a clean smooth surface, suitable for penetrant inspection. Its development provides a solution to the problem of chemical attack on intermetallics in precipitation hardened nickel and cobalt base alloys by the conventional descaling sequences. The project study leading to the selection of the process is summarised, the development of the method, which is based on the use of a vibrated insoluble particulate burnishing medium used in conjunction with a hot chemical chelating solution, is described and typical results are given. Before proceeding to works trials of a new process, its technical effectiveness and any adverse effects on the substrate or the environment must be evaluated, in order that some estimate of its commercial viability can be made. It has been confirmed that the process cleans effectively and produces a satisfactory conditions for penetrant inspection. No adverse effects on surface profile or dimensions, for example, on the firtree roots of typical turbine blade, on alloys or protective catings, have been found. It has been verified that particles of the medium which may inadvertently remain in blade cooling passages after processing will not lead to local high temperature corrosion during subsequent operation. Chemical vibro‐descaling is also a suitable process to prepare components with oxide films for subsequent operations such as welding, heat treatment or surface treatment. Thus, the process, which is environmentally relatively benign, achieves its objective economically and without deleterious effect on the workpiece.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 53 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 28 March 2019

Zara Whysall, Mike Owtram and Simon Brittain

The transformational changes to business environments brought about by the fourth industrial revolution create a perfect storm for strategic human resource management, prompting a…

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Purpose

The transformational changes to business environments brought about by the fourth industrial revolution create a perfect storm for strategic human resource management, prompting a need to explore the implications of this context for talent management theory and practice. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

In-depth interviews were conducted with HR directors and senior leaders within engineering-led organisations to explore current challenges experienced across each stage of the talent pipeline: attraction and recruitment, training and development, career development, talent mobility and succession planning.

Findings

The speed of technological change brought about by Industry 4.0 had created a significant gap between current capability of employees and the rapidly evolving requirements of their roles, prompting a need to consider new and more effective approaches to talent development. Middle managers are increasingly recognised as overlooked critical talent within this context of unprecedented change, given their essential role in change management. In addition, whilst lateral hiring remains a common talent management practice, in the case of Industry 4.0 this equates to fighting a war for talent that does not exist.

Practical implications

This study suggests that there is a need for evolution of talent management theory and practice towards a more dynamic, systems-thinking orientation, acknowledging the interrelated nature of different talent management activities.

Originality/value

This paper provides an in-depth insight into the impact of the unprecedented change brought about by Industry 4.0 on contemporary talent management practice, considering how theory and practice might need to evolve to enable individuals and organisations to keep up with the rate of technological change.

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Journal of Management Development, vol. 38 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0262-1711

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Publication date: 25 October 2022

Hannah R. Marston, Linda Shore, Laura Stoops and Robbie S. Turner

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Transgenerational Technology and Interactions for the 21st Century: Perspectives and Narratives
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ISBN: 978-1-83982-639-9

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Publication date: 15 November 2018

Bev Orton

There are seven main characters of which five are women: Sindiswa, Mia, Susan, Thenjiwe and Nicky. The other two characters, Glen and Zaccaria, represent males from very different…

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There are seven main characters of which five are women: Sindiswa, Mia, Susan, Thenjiwe and Nicky. The other two characters, Glen and Zaccaria, represent males from very different socio-economic and political backgrounds. The character of Dumasani, a young boy, is referred to in the play. What makes the play especially significant is that of a cast of seven, five are women. Throughout the play the character of Glen, a spy for the apartheid government, reveals the manipulative and deceitful manner in which the members of the South African police force and political informers carried out their work. He forms relationships with people about whom he professes to care; however, his only concern is that they are able to provide information that will secure financial reward for his spying activities for the apartheid government. Born in the RSA offers the audience an interesting exchange of ideas and thoughts about the political, economic and social situation in apartheid South Africa. Through the exploration of narratives and improvisation a landscape of violence is thrown open. A landscape of violence, that is not only physical, but also psychological. The play presents a complex situation in which violence does not only come from one source but from various sources such as the government, the youth, the opposition parties, the comrades, the private domestic space, subversive activities and political organisations. Any opposition to government policies results in harsher and more extreme violence by the apartheid regime strengthening their oppressive forces.

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Women, Activism and Apartheid South Africa: Using Play Texts to Document the Herstory of South Africa
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78754-526-7

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Publication date: 13 November 2017

Simon Gérard, David Legg and Thierry Zintz

The purpose of this paper is to explore the multi-level mechanisms of institutional formation and change and, in particular, how this occurs through the interplay of multi-level…

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the multi-level mechanisms of institutional formation and change and, in particular, how this occurs through the interplay of multi-level mechanisms? This is answered with a processual analysis of the International Paralympic Committee which is the international governing body of sports for people with an impairment.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses a case-study approach based upon archival records, collected in relevant national and international sport organizations. More than 2,700 pages of archives were gathered, some of them being accessible to researchers for the first time. Embargo was also successfully lifted on recent and sensitive documents.

Findings

This study highlights multi-level mechanisms involved in institutional change processes triggered by a shifting institutional logic at the organizational field level. This paper also shows how field logic shifted at the moment of alignment between the societal, field and organizational levels. Moreover, it underlines how societal discourses influenced processes of institutional change by shaping the range of organizational actions available at the organizational and field levels.

Originality/value

This paper proposes a rare account of institutional change processes in which interplay between the societal, field, and organizational levels is analyzed. Furthermore, this paper provides a longitudinal investigation of an under-researched empirical setting, the Paralympic movement. Finally, this study integrates insights from the disability studies’ research field, which significantly deepens this analysis.

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Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, vol. 7 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2042-678X

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Publication date: 25 May 2012

Abdallah Atieh and Simon Hussain

Accruals data reflect managers’ judgements and estimates. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether they provide users of accounts with additional insight into a firm's…

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Accruals data reflect managers’ judgements and estimates. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether they provide users of accounts with additional insight into a firm's dividends beyond that conveyed by cash flows alone.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors employ regression analysis to examine the relative ability of earnings, cash flows and accruals to explain dividends.

Findings

It is found that both cash flows and accruals (earnings) possess significant explanatory power for dividends indicating that, on average, UK financial statements provide users with improved insight beyond that conveyed by cash flows alone.

Research limitations/implications

These results demonstrate the importance of accruals data for users of accounts. However, if accruals are manipulated for opportunistic purposes then their usefulness will likely be compromised and users of accounts will loose out. The study focuses on non‐financial, UK dividend‐paying firms only.

Practical implications

These results provide direct evidence that UK financial statement data has significant explanatory power for dividend‐paying activity, which may be viewed as good news. However, this paper reiterates the need for those who prepare and audit accounts to ensure that accruals truly reflect a firm's financial situation and are not being “managed” to artificially boost reported earnings. Short‐term accruals are an obvious focus for such activities.

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The paper reports the first direct test of the link between disaggregated earnings components and UK dividends.

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Journal of Applied Accounting Research, vol. 13 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0967-5426

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Publication date: 1 July 2009

Walter Bataglia and Dimária Silva E. Meirelles

The purpose of this paper is to identify complementarities between the approaches of population ecology and evolutionary economics in order to contribute to a synthesis of…

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The purpose of this paper is to identify complementarities between the approaches of population ecology and evolutionary economics in order to contribute to a synthesis of organizational evolutionary dynamics and its implications for a strategic management research model. Using the metatriangulation technique to construct theories, we attempt to entwine these two perspectives. The proposed model is structured in two dimensions: the environmental selective system and the corporate adaptation process. The environmental selective system gathers together the complementary factors presented by evolutionary economics and ecology: technological innovation, demographic processes, environmental dynamism, population density and other institutional processes, and interpopulation dynamics. As ecology does not encompass the corporate adaptation process (generation, selection, and propagation of variations), the proposed model adopts the theoretical grounds underpinning evolutionary economics. The model offers three main contributions for future research into strategic management. First, it allows the development of descriptive and normative studies of the relationship among the environmental selection factors and the different types of enterprise strategies. Second, the proposed conceptual framework may be very beneficial for studies of interorganizational learning. Third, the model has the advantage of responding to the criticism of strategy theories in terms of their inability to generalize.

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Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, vol. 7 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1536-5433

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Publication date: 15 November 2018

Bev Orton

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Women, Activism and Apartheid South Africa: Using Play Texts to Document the Herstory of South Africa
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ISBN: 978-1-78754-526-7

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Publication date: 12 July 2017

Mike Rosenberg

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Strategy and Geopolitics
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ISBN: 978-1-78714-568-9

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Publication date: 24 April 2024

Brielle Gillovic, Alison McIntosh and Simon Darcy

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The Disabled Tourist: Navigating an Ableist Tourism World
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ISBN: 978-1-80455-829-4

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