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Publications - Professor James Rafferty
Articles in academic journals
Rafferty, J. & M. Lucas."Cost analysis for pricing: exploring the gap between theory and practice", British Accounting Review 40.2 (2008), 148-160.
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Rafferty, J."The synthesis of economic organisation and the management of change: intercultural transferability and the Japanese paradigm”, Journal of Management History 7.2 (2001), 415-421.
Rafferty, J. & J. Tapsell. “Self-managed work teams and manufacturing strategies: Cultural influences in the search for team effectiveness and competitive advantage”, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing 11.1 (2001), 19-34.
Rafferty, J. "Exit barriers and strategic position in declining markets", International Journal of Long Range Planning 20.2 (1987), 86-91.
Rafferty, J. “Investment strategies and local enterprise boards: Putting money to work”, London Financial Strategy Review (March 1986).
Rafferty, J. "Market shares are not everything", The Accountant 189.5653 (August 1983).
Research reports
Rafferty, J.. “Report of the consultation mission”, Cyprus Industrial Strategy (Vienna: UNIDO / UNDP, May 1988).
Rafferty, J. “The Cyprus engineering sector strategy“, in R. Murray (ed.), Cyprus Industrial Strategy (Vienna: UNIDO / UNDP, December 1987).
Rafferty, J. "The engineering and metalworking sector in Cyprus", Sector Strategy Review no.5 (Vienna: UNIDO / UNDP, June 1987).
Case studies
Rafferty, J. & M.R. Lucas. Hatfield Distributors Limited (Cranfield: ECCH, 2007). Case Number 307-337-1. Hatfield Distributors Limited, Teaching Note, 307-337-8.
Rafferty, J. & M.R. Lucas. William Oliver, Bootmaker (Cranfield: ECCH, 2006). Case Number 306-357-1. William Oliver, Case Teaching Note, 306-357-8.
Rafferty, J. Gemini Steel Tubes Limited (Cranfield: ECCH, 1996). Case Number 396-132-1.
Unpublished / monographs
Rafferty, J. Jetting to success: the case of the Air Transfer and Bearings Systems Division of Rolls-Royce PLC (2007). Currently under review by Rolls-Royce PLC.
Rafferty, J. Bushido and non-performing loans: Is a cultural supply-side revolution the answer to Japan's growth problems? (March 2004). Monograph available on request.
Rafferty, J. Strategic groups and managerial perceptions: A cognitive lens perspective of empirical evidence (Doctoral thesis, University of Buckingham, 1999).
Rafferty, J. Economic organisation and the Japanese paradigm (Wincott Discussion Papers, April 1997).
Invited conference papers
Rafferty, J. & J. Tapsell. "Self-managed teams: cultural influences and competitive advantage", International Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield, July 1998.
Rafferty, J. "Flexible manufacturing and the management of change", British Production and Inventory Control Society Conference, Buckingham, August 1989.
Rafferty, J. & G. Johnson. "Strategic change agents and their links to corporate culture", Fifth Annual Strategic Management Society Conference, Amsterdam, September 1988.
Work in progress (book)
Rafferty, J. Strategic management: an integrated approach. Publication target: September 2008, University of Buckingham Press.