Outputs (84)

Road towards Lean Six Sigma in service industry: a multi-factor integrated framework (2016)
Journal Article
Psychogios, A. G., & Tsironis, L. K. (2016). Road towards Lean Six Sigma in service industry: a multi-factor integrated framework. Business process management journal, 22(4), 812-834. https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-08-2015-0118

Purpose - This study adopted a multiple case-study approach, of three companies, in order to identify the factors affecting Lean Six Sigma (L6σ) implementation in service industry. Design/methodology/approach – Secondary data were collected through c... Read More about Road towards Lean Six Sigma in service industry: a multi-factor integrated framework.

Organizing for individuation: alternative organizing, politics and new identities (2016)
Journal Article
Reedy, P., King, D., & Coupland, C. (2016). Organizing for individuation: alternative organizing, politics and new identities. Organization Studies, 37(11), 1553-1573. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840616641983

Organization theorists have predominantly studied identity and organizing within the managed work organization. This frames organization as a structure within which identity work occurs, often as a means of managerial control. In our paper our contri... Read More about Organizing for individuation: alternative organizing, politics and new identities.

Reverse resource exchanges in service supply chains: the case of returnable transport packaging (2016)
Journal Article
Matopoulos, A., Psychogios, A., Selviaridis, K., & Thomas Szamosi, L. (2016). Reverse resource exchanges in service supply chains: the case of returnable transport packaging. Supply chain management, 21(3), 381-397. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-07-2015-0265

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand how reverse resource exchanges and resource dependencies are managed in the service supply chain (SSC) of returnable transport packaging (RTP). Design/met... Read More about Reverse resource exchanges in service supply chains: the case of returnable transport packaging.

An investigation of tourism stakeholder networks and cluster sustainability in Samui Island, Thailand (2016)
Thesis
Nisarat Thaithong. An investigation of tourism stakeholder networks and cluster sustainability in Samui Island, Thailand. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218388

This research focuses on main challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable tourism in Samui Island, one of the well-known tourist destinations in Thailand. The island is rich in environmental and cultural resources as well as being a popula... Read More about An investigation of tourism stakeholder networks and cluster sustainability in Samui Island, Thailand.

A three-fold framework for understanding HRM practices in South-Eastern European SMEs (2016)
Journal Article
Psychogios, A. G., Szamosi, L. T., Prouska, R., & Brewster, C. (2016). A three-fold framework for understanding HRM practices in South-Eastern European SMEs. Employee relations, 38(3), 310-331. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-07-2014-0078

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study particular structural and organisational factors affecting the formality of human resource management (HRM) practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (S... Read More about A three-fold framework for understanding HRM practices in South-Eastern European SMEs.

Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Journal Article
Al Harbi, S., Thursfield, D., & Bright, D. (2017). Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia. The international journal of human resource management, 28(19), 2792-2810. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1138987

This article explores the relationship between Arabic culture and employees’ perceptions of performance appraisal in a Saudi Arabian company named SACO. Using an interpretive and qualitative methodological framework, the article suggests that Western... Read More about Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia.

Rethinking Greek capitalism through the lens of industrial relations reform: a view until the 2015 referendum (2015)
Journal Article
Psychogios, A., Fotopoulou, D., Sarvanidis, S., Szamosi, L., & Wood, G. (2015). Rethinking Greek capitalism through the lens of industrial relations reform: a view until the 2015 referendum. Relations industrielles = Industrial relations, 70(4), 698-717

This paper explores changes in Industrial Relations (IR) regulation and practice in a context of institutional crisis and change. The existing literature on industrial relations in Greece highlights a long process of deregulation that has been accele... Read More about Rethinking Greek capitalism through the lens of industrial relations reform: a view until the 2015 referendum.

Linking personality to cultural intelligence : an interactive effect of openness and agreeableness (2015)
Journal Article
Li, M., Mobley, W. H., & Kelly, A. (2016). Linking personality to cultural intelligence : an interactive effect of openness and agreeableness. Personality and individual differences, 89(January), 105-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.09.050

The personality trait of openness is generally believed to influence an individual's cultural intelligence, which is an ability to deal effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds. This study examines whether a relationship between th... Read More about Linking personality to cultural intelligence : an interactive effect of openness and agreeableness.

A study of viability and the management of knowledge in community enterprises in Thailand (2015)
Thesis
Wisontheera Mettanont. A study of viability and the management of knowledge in community enterprises in Thailand. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224024

This research is related to the viability and management of knowledge in community enterprises (CEs) in Thailand. CE is a term that represents a range of business activities which are founded and operated by local people in order to strengthen econom... Read More about A study of viability and the management of knowledge in community enterprises in Thailand.

Entrepreneurship skills: literature and policy review (2015)
Report
Snowden, N., Johnson, S., Mukhuty, S., Fletcher, B., & Williams, T. (2015). Entrepreneurship skills: literature and policy review. London: Department of Business, Innovation & Skills

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