This empirical paper compares the accuracy of six univariate methods for short-term electricity demand forecasting for lead times up to a day ahead. The very short lead times are of particular interest as univariate methods are often replaced by multivariate methods for prediction beyond about...

A large literature has evolved in the thirty years since the seminal work on combining forecasts. Despite this, when evaluating performance we only look at measures of accuracy and thus ignore most of the rigour of time series analysis. Furthermore, the output from a combination of forecasts is...

This paper reviews the literature on the association between lean production and performance. From this, propositions on the integration and evolution of operation and human resource management practices associated with the lean production concept are developed. Using 24 years of data on the use...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship betweenemployees' perceptions of a particular subsystem of HRM practices (performancemanagement) and their commitment to the organisation. In addition, the studyseeks to examine the mechanisms by which these perceptions...

Purpose - This paper seeks to examine the practice of human resource management(HRM) in the UK voluntary sector. In recent years many voluntary sectororganisations have experienced a changing context, where they have becomeincreasingly involved in contracting for the provision of publicly...