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Attribute and technology value mapping for conceptual product design phase
Georgiou, Aris; Haritos, George; Fowler, Moyra; Imani, Yassaman (2016-06-01)The main focus of this paper is how the concept design phase of the product development process can be improved by using an objective data-driven approach in selecting a final concept design to progress further. A quantitative ... -
Case Study - Leading Co-production : The case of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's Community Volunteer Scheme
Imani, Yassaman; Schlappa, Hans (Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-04-04)This case study illustrates the shifting leadership and control in co-production of preventative services by a voluntary scheme in HFRS (Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Services). More specifically, it demonstrates how citizen ... -
Craft as a Tool for Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Design Practice
Niedderer, Kristina; Imani, Yassaman; Overton, Matthew G. (2011)This research investigates how craft, as a way of thinking, can facilitate the successful integration of knowledge in multidisciplinary design teams. A review of the process of design thinking and design management elicits ... -
The Formulaic and Embryonic Dimensions of Knowledge Management Strategy : A Social Practice Perspective
Imani, Yassaman (2011)Knowledge Management (KM) literature is populated with a variety of perspectives, prescriptions and studies of practice, which can be complex, contradictory and confusing to practitioners who seek to make sense of, and ... -
A Knowledge Perspective on Ambicultural Management
Imani, Yassaman (2012-10-12)Gaining access to markets, natural resources and technological expertise, and learning from local marketing and management knowledge and skills have been identified as the main factors behind Chinese firms’ foreign direct ... -
Leadership and Organisational Structure in the Co-production of Government Funded Services
Schlappa, Hans; Imani, Yassaman (2012-11-22)We propose a conceptual framework from a critical relatioal perspective to better understand the process of co-production. The argument advanced here is twofold: First, that leadership must be shared to some extend for ... -
Leadership and structure in the co-production of public services
Schlappa, Hans; Imani, Yassaman (University of Hertfordshire, 2012-09-15)This paper aims to initiate a debate about the utility of the concept of co-production in developing a better understanding of contemporary challenges to leadership and management in the provision of public services. The ... -
Leadership, power dynamics and structure in co-produced public services
Schlappa, Hans; Imani, Yassaman (2013-06-27) -
Leading service co-production: Preliminary findings from a study of the Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Schlappa, Hans; Imani, Yassaman (2016-06-13)This paper presents the findings from the first stage of a study that explores the co-production of fire prevention services in the United Kingdom. We took a qualitative case study approach and applied a conceptual framework ... -
Leading the co-production process : Who is in charge?
Schlappa, Hans; Imani, Yassaman (2015-06-08)The notion of service co-production is becoming firmly embedded in the contemporary discourse on public service provision. While talking about co-production is rapidly gaining in popularity among policy makers and ... -
Reflecting on Reflexivity : a complexity inspired approach to research
Kirkham, Janet; Imani, Yassaman; Calveley, Moira (2012)For the professional practitioner, reflexive approaches can be valuable in developing professional understanding and improving professional practice. When allied with complexity inspired research, in which people and the ... -
Regional resilience and Global Production Networks in China: an open political economy perspective
Hardy, Jane; Imani, Yassaman; Zhuang, Beini (2018-02-01)The article examines regional resilience in China using the case study of the Xiamen regional economy. The open political economy perspective posited builds on three strands; the structural dimensions related to underpinning ... -
Who is in the lead? New perspectives on leading service co-production
Schlappa, Hans; Imani, Yassaman (Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-18)Leadership permeates the co-creation process - from senior policy and management levels throughout the public service value chain where professional providers, service users and external stakeholders share leadership ...