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Journal article

Managerial processes: business processes that sustain performance

Ackermann FGibb SMacBryde JMacKay D; Van Der Meer R; Shafti F; , International Journal of Operations and Production Management vol. 31 no. 8 pp. 851 - 891 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443571111153076

Managerial processes: business process that sustain performance

Ackermann FGibb SMacBryde J; Van Der Meer R; Shafti F; , International Journal of Operations and Production Management vol. 31 no. 8 pp. 851 - 891 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443571111153076

Managerial processes: an operations management perspective towards dynamic capabilities

Ackermann FGibb SMacBryde JMacKay D; Van Der Meer R; Shafti F; , Production Planning and Control vol. 22 no. 2 pp. 157 - 173 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537281003738860

Transforming mass production contact centres using approaches from manufacturing

Smith M; Van Der Meer R; , Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management vol. 21 no. 4 pp. 433-448 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17410381011046562

Managerial approaches toward service quality: the case of three service organisations

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Services Industries Journal vol. 28 no. 10 pp. 1399-1414 December 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02642060802250229

Factors influencing an organisations ability to manage innovation: a structured literature review and conceptual model

Smith M; Van Der Meer R; , International Journal of Innovation Management vol. 12 no. 4 pp. 655-676 December 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1363919608002138

Modelling the reliability of search and rescue operations with Bayesian belief networks

Quigley J; Russell A; Van Der Meer R; , Reliability Engineering and System Safety vol. 93 no. 7 pp. 940-949 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2007.03.006

An empirical approach to service classification for productivity management studies

Shafti F; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Services Industries Journal vol. 27 no. 6 pp. 709-730 September 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02642060701453197

The compatibility of performance appraisal systems with TQM principles - evidence from current practice

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , International Journal of Operations and Production Management vol. 26 no. 1 pp. 92-112 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443570610637030

Foreign investment and consolidation in the Brazilian mobile telecommunications market

Whalley J; Van Der Meer R; , Info: The Journal of Policy, Regulation and Strategy for Telecommunications vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 60-77 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14636690610664660

The vital component to TQM success: senior management commitment?

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Total Quality Management and Business Excellence vol. 16 no. 8-9 pp. 923-923 October 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14783360500330560

Top management: a threat or an opportunity to TQM?

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Total Quality Management and Business Excellence vol. 16 no. 4 pp. 460-476 June 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14783360500078441

Using data envelopment analysis to model the performance of UK coastguard centres

Van Der Meer R; Quigley J; Storbeck J; , Journal of the Operational Research Society vol. 56 no. 8 pp. 889-901 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601912

Using OR to support the development of an integrated musculo-skeletal service

Van Der Meer R; , Journal of the Operational Research Society vol. 56 no. 2 pp. 162-172 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601893

Using regression analysis to model the performance of UK coastguard centres

Quigley J; Storbeck J; Van Der Meer R; , Journal of the Operational Research Society vol. 56 no. 6 pp. 630-641 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601950

A contrast of HRM and TQM approaches to performance management : Some Evidence

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , British Journal of Management vol. 16 no. 3 pp. 211-230 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00452.x

Lessons learned from TQM-focused organisations: Some implications for theory and practice of performance management

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Magnus Journal of Management vol. 1 no. 2 pp. 30-55 2005

Challenges Posed to Performance Management by TQM Gurus : Contributions of Individual Employees Versus Systems-Level Features

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Total Quality Management and Business Excellence vol. 15 no. 8 pp. 1069-1091 2004 http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1080/1478336042000255488

Have TQM organisations adjusted their performance management (appraisal) systems? A study of UK-based TQM-driven organisations

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , TQM Magazine vol. 16 no. 6 pp. 403-417 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09544780410563329

HR performance evaluation in the context of TQM: a review of the literature

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management vol. 21 no. 4 pp. 377-396 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02656710410530082

A TQM approach to HR performance evaluation

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , European Management Journal vol. 21 no. 3 pp. 323-337 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00052-5

Performance management: TQM versus HRM - lessons learned

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Management Research News vol. 26 no. 8 pp. 38-49 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01409170310783646

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Conference contribution

Implementing lean six sigma service in a front office customer service centre

Smith M; Van Der Meer R; MacBryde J; , 17th International Euroma Conference - Managing Operations in Service Economies June 2010 http://www.euroma2010.org/proceedings/papers/files/FTHE-Euroma-1558151.pdf

The process of managing performance: an inductive model

MacKay DAckermann FGibb SMacBryde JShafti F; Van Der Meer R; , 15th International Euroma Conference July 2008

Towards a mixed method approach for the multidisciplinary investigation of management processes

MacKay DAckermann FGibb S; Van Der Meer R; MacBryde JShafti F; , EURAM Annual Conference 17 May 2008

Learning to SEE: is scanning the external environment key to sustainability?

Ackermann FGibb SMacBryde JMacKay D; Van Der Meer R; , 15th International Annual European Operations Management Association, EurOMA 2008

A process based perspective on strategy : a case study in a medium-sized manufacturing firm

Van Der Meer R; , 15th International Annual European Operations Management Association, EurOMA 2008

An empirical study into the modeling of key organizing processes

Van Der Meer R; Ackermann FGibb SMacBryde JMacKay D; , 18th Annual Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference 2007

Modelling the reliability of search operations within the UK through Bayesian belief networks

Russell A; Quigley J; Van Der Meer R; , International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security 2006 pp. 1-7 8 May 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ARES.2006.85

Innovation calling-components of the innovative organisation: a call centre perspective

Van Der Meer R; , 13th International Annual Conference of the European Operations Management Association 2006

Service classification research: welcome back!

Shafti F; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; Bedford T; , 13th International Annual Conference of the European Operations Management Association 2006

Managing TQM practices: a critical analysis

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 11th Deming Association's Annual Research Conference 2005

Quality management systems in the UK: the Scottish experience

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 9th International Conference on ISO 9000 and TQM April 2004

Annual performance review: an organisational messiah or pariah?

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 10th International Conference on Industry, Engineering and Management Systems March 2004

The implementation of the EU directive on information and consultation

Van Der Meer R; , 4th Scottish Trade Union Research Network Conference 2004

Approaches to organisational performance: an integrative perspective

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 10th International Conference of Productivity and Quality Research 2004

Managing performance: from control to development

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 2nd International Management Conference 2004

Evaluation of TQM effectiveness: evidence from a survey of EFQM-registered organisations - a Scottish experience

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , OR 45 Annual Conference September 2003

A TQM approach to evaluation criteria for human resource performance: results of a questionnaire survey

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Joint International Conference of the European Operations Management Association and the Production and Operations Management Society 2003

Issues surrounding performance management in organisations with a TQM orientation

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the 6th International Conference of QMOD pp. 1-14 2003

The generic criteria of HR performance evaluation systems: a study of UK-based TQM-driven organisations

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Exploring the Mosaic, Developing the Discipline Abstracts of the 7th Conference on International Human Resource Management 2003

What is the degree of internal consistency: TQM and performance management system - a semi-structured interview study

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 9th International Conference of Industry, Engineering and Management Systems 2003

An empirical study of performance management practices in quality-oriented organisations

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 2nd International Conference of the CRANET Network on European HRM 2002 http://www.mbc.aueb.gr/hrm/hrconference/Ebrahim_Soltani.pdf

Content issues of HR related performance measurement: a total quality management approach

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , The Production and Operation Management Society (POMS) Annual Conference 2002

Sustaining excellence in practice: a longitudinal study of a clothing manufacturing plant

Van Der Meer R; , 2nd MAAOE International Conference 27 September 2001

Employee performance measurement in organizational environment with a quality orientation

Gennard J; Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , CRANET Conference 2001 2001

The performance of coastguard centres: models to measure the operational performance of UK coastguard co-Ordination

Quigley J; Storbeck J; Van Der Meer R; , 8th International Annual Conference of the European Operations Management Association 2001

A comparative study of productivity management in different services

Shafti F; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 12th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society 2001

Insights into service industries: the productivity management view

Shafti F; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , 8th International Annual Conference of the European Operations Management Association 2001

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Chapter in book

A contextually appropriate performance management for TQM

Soltani E; Van Der Meer R; Williams T; , Measuring HRMs Effectiveness - an Introduction pp. 21-60 2005

Dynamic capabilities of organisational innovation: the role of top management

Van Der Meer R; , Proceedings of the 9th International Euroma Conference : Operations Management and the New Economy 2002

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