Outputs (498)

Defining marine rewilding can help guide theory and practice in marine conservation (2025)
Journal Article
Brooker, E., Midgley, G., Burns, N., Trotman, C. E., Gregory, A., & Hopkins, C. R. (2025). Defining marine rewilding can help guide theory and practice in marine conservation. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), Article 241. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02155-x

Public concern over global climate change and biodiversity loss has accelerated international efforts to restore natural ecosystems through nature-based solutions. Rewilding is a growing conservation approach encompassing the recovery of ecological a... Read More about Defining marine rewilding can help guide theory and practice in marine conservation.

Unraveling the complexities associated with leadership during times of supply chain crisis: a study on the healthcare sector (2025)
Journal Article
Tiwari, M., Lodorfos, G., McClelland, Z., & Nair, S. (online). Unraveling the complexities associated with leadership during times of supply chain crisis: a study on the healthcare sector. International studies of management & organization, https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2025.2465002

The role of leadership during times of crisis has attracted significant attention in academic literature; however, the impact of crisis leadership on mitigating supply chain disruptions in the healthcare sector remains a relatively under-researched a... Read More about Unraveling the complexities associated with leadership during times of supply chain crisis: a study on the healthcare sector.

Paradoxes and trade-offs in the front-end process of large public projects (2025)
Journal Article
Aubry, M., Floricel, S., Gilchrist, A., Kirkham, R., Samset, K., Wee, B. V., Volden, G. H., Williams, T., & Zwikael, O. (online). Paradoxes and trade-offs in the front-end process of large public projects. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2025.2456959

The aim of this conceptual paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the front-end phase of large public projects, which is complex and non-linear. The point of departure relates to a number of paradoxes found along the way of the front-end... Read More about Paradoxes and trade-offs in the front-end process of large public projects.

The Case for Lean Cybersecurity Leadership (2025)
Journal Article
Flostrand, A., Park, A., Demetis, D., Kietzmann, J., Pitt, L., & McCarthy, I. (2025). The Case for Lean Cybersecurity Leadership. MIT Sloan Management Review, 66(3), 16-18

Organizations concerned with cybersecurity risk may dedicate more managerial resources to the issue, but new research finds that this has the potential to heighten rather than reduce risk. Individuals in senior cybersecurity were found to routinely o... Read More about The Case for Lean Cybersecurity Leadership.

The impact of impact: an invitation to philosophise (2025)
Journal Article
Brauer, R., Björn, I., Burgess, G., Dymitrow, M., Greenman, J., Grzelak-Kostulska, E., Pöllänen, P., & Williams, T. (in press). The impact of impact: an invitation to philosophise. Minerva, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-024-09558-8

This position paper argues for the introduction of a philosophy of research impact, as an invitation to think deeply about the implications of the impact agenda. It delves into the transformative influence of prioritising the end-product of the resea... Read More about The impact of impact: an invitation to philosophise.

Designing for structural, social and political viability in national-scale systemic interventions (2025)
Book Chapter
Foote, J., Nicholas, G., & Midgley, G. (2025). Designing for structural, social and political viability in national-scale systemic interventions. . Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003501039-12

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This chapter contains methodological reflections on a participatory design approach undertaken in New Zealand to develop a national response to family violence pre‑vention. Family violence significantly affects the wellbeing of indi... Read More about Designing for structural, social and political viability in national-scale systemic interventions.

A decision framework for SMEs to address sustainability issues with Industry 4.0 technologies (2025)
Journal Article
Jamwal, A., Palit, N., Kumari, S., Agrawal, R., & Sharma, M. (2025). A decision framework for SMEs to address sustainability issues with Industry 4.0 technologies. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-06560-5

This study investigates the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) within emerging economies, focusing on sustainability and resource efficiency. Extant research often targets larger firms or developed economies,... Read More about A decision framework for SMEs to address sustainability issues with Industry 4.0 technologies.

Towards Transformative Supply Chain Research and Practice: A Critical Systems Perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Gregory, A., Atkins, J., & Dwivedi, A. (in press). Towards Transformative Supply Chain Research and Practice: A Critical Systems Perspective. Systems research and behavioral science, https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3108

The argument that the supply chain discipline needed to make an epistemological break with functionalism in favour of a systems approach was made by Mears-Young and Jackson (1997) but it has largely been overlooked. This paper seeks to address this o... Read More about Towards Transformative Supply Chain Research and Practice: A Critical Systems Perspective.

Festschrift for Mike Jackson (2024)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, A., & Midgley, G. (2025). Festschrift for Mike Jackson. Systems research and behavioral science, 42(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3127

This is the editorial for a festschrift for Mike Jackson. We begin by outlining six phases of Jackson's research, from 1982 to the present day: an initial critique of soft systems thinking and soft operational research (OR); a proposal for methodolog... Read More about Festschrift for Mike Jackson.

Social Media Data: Challenges, Mitigation Strategies, and Opportunities for Disaster Management (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abid, S., Mishra, B. K., Younis, U., Thakker, D., & Mishra, N. (2024, December). Social Media Data: Challenges, Mitigation Strategies, and Opportunities for Disaster Management. Presented at 2024 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology, FIT 2024, Islamabad, Pakistan

For disaster management, the accurate and timely availability of factual information is crucial for effective decision-making and response. Traditional communication channels are either costly or do not provide real-time data. Here comes the role of... Read More about Social Media Data: Challenges, Mitigation Strategies, and Opportunities for Disaster Management.