@article { , title = {Knowledge capture to inform sustainable maritime operations}, abstract = {Knowledge capture to inform sustainable maritime operations Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report an explicit taxonomy of maritime operations (MO) to guide Harbour Masters (HM)s of smaller ports in planning more sustainable operations. Design/methodology/approach - This research presents strategies for building theory to promote more sustainable port management in a two-stage research design. Starting from a base taxonomy in research stage one, ethnographic content analysis (ECA) of a sparse prior literature on MO generated a tentative taxonomy into a credible practitioner-informed final taxonomy. Findings - ECA offers researchers a powerful tool to analyse complex operational problems. In this paper MOs are represented in an explicit taxonomy. Practical implications - A final taxonomy of MOs guides sustainability strategy formulation by HMs and assists them to protect vital commercial revenues which serve supply chains and local communities. Originality/Value - An explicit final taxonomy of MO is derived using a novel methodology. The taxonomy guides sustainability strategy formulation and underpins subsequent planning of sustainable development policies.}, doi = {10.1108/IJOPM-10-2015-0657}, issn = {0144-3577}, issue = {7}, journal = {International journal of operations and production management}, pages = {882-897}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Emerald}, url = {https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/444999}, volume = {37}, keyword = {Specialist Research - Other, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Sustainable operation, Ethnographic content analysis, Maritime operations, Knowledge management}, year = {2017}, author = {Kuznetsov, Andrei and Dinwoodie, John and Gibbs, David and Sansom, Mark and Knowles, Harriet} }