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Chain coordinators’ strategic leadership and coordination effectiveness: New Zealand-Euro agri-food supply chains (2017)
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Akhtar, P., Kaur, S., & Punjaisri, K. (2017). Chain coordinators’ strategic leadership and coordination effectiveness: New Zealand-Euro agri-food supply chains. European Business Review, 29(5), 515-533. https://doi.org/10.1108/ebr-08-2015-0082

Purpose – Although suitable leadership is crucial for chain coordinators (CEOs, managing directors and heads of departments) to achieve the effectiveness of supply chain coordination (operational and social performances contributing to financial perf... Read More about Chain coordinators’ strategic leadership and coordination effectiveness: New Zealand-Euro agri-food supply chains.

What is Community Operational Research? (2017)
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Midgley, G., Johnson, M. P., & Chichirau, G. (2018). What is Community Operational Research?. European journal of operational research, 268(3), 771-783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.08.014

Community Operational Research (Community OR) has been an explicit sub-domain of OR for more than 30 years. In this paper, we tackle the controversial issue of how it can be differentiated from other forms of OR. While it has been persuasively argued... Read More about What is Community Operational Research?.

Systemic lean intervention: enhancing lean with community operational research (2017)
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Ufua, D. E., Papadopoulos, T., & Midgley, G. (2018). Systemic lean intervention: enhancing lean with community operational research. European journal of operational research, 268, 1134-1148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.08.004

This paper explores how theory and methodology from Community OR can enhance Lean initiatives. We are driven by the paucity of the literature discussing the involvement of non-obvious stakeholders, particularly local communities, in the adoption of L... Read More about Systemic lean intervention: enhancing lean with community operational research.

The nature of risk in complex projects (2017)
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Williams, T. (2017). The nature of risk in complex projects. Project management journal, 48(4), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1177/875697281704800405

© 2017 Project Management Institute, Inc. Risk analysis is important for complex projects; however, systemicity makes evaluating risk in real projects difficult. Looking at the causal structure of risks is a start, but causal chains need to include m... Read More about The nature of risk in complex projects.

Market segmentation and industry overcapacity considering input resources and environmental costs through the lens of governmental intervention (2017)
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Jiang, Z., Jin, P., Mishra, N., & Song, M. (2017). Market segmentation and industry overcapacity considering input resources and environmental costs through the lens of governmental intervention. Environmental science and pollution research, 24(26), 21351-21360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9639-4

The problems with China’s regional industrial overcapacity are often influenced by local governments. This study constructs a framework that includes the resource and environmental costs to analyze overcapacity using the non-radial direction distance... Read More about Market segmentation and industry overcapacity considering input resources and environmental costs through the lens of governmental intervention.

Community operational research and citizen science: two icons in need of each other? (2017)
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Gregory, A. J., & Atkins, J. P. (2018). Community operational research and citizen science: two icons in need of each other?. European journal of operational research, 268(3), 1111-1124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.07.037

Citizen Science attracts a lot of positive attention and a convenient alignment with it might offer multiple benefits for Community Operational Research. But what would be the basis for such an alignment? Could it offer important reciprocal benefits... Read More about Community operational research and citizen science: two icons in need of each other?.

Interpretive structural modelling and fuzzy MICMAC approaches for customer centric beef supply chain: application of a big data technique (2017)
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Mishra, N., Singh, A., Rana, N. P., & Dwivedi, Y. K. (2017). Interpretive structural modelling and fuzzy MICMAC approaches for customer centric beef supply chain: application of a big data technique. Production planning & control, 28(11-12), 945-963. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2017.1336789

The food retailers have to make their supply chains more customer driven to sustain in modern competitive environment. It is essential for them to assimilate consumer’s perception to improve their market share. The firms usually utilise customer’s op... Read More about Interpretive structural modelling and fuzzy MICMAC approaches for customer centric beef supply chain: application of a big data technique.

Taking the first step with systems theorizing in information systems : a response (2017)
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Demetis, D. S., & Lee, A. S. (2017). Taking the first step with systems theorizing in information systems : a response. Information and Organization, 27(3), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2017.06.003

We address the commentaries of Robey and Mikhaeil, of Mingers, and of Schultze which provided responses to our paper, “Crafting theory to satisfy the requirements of systems science.” We find their responses useful for reflecting on the development o... Read More about Taking the first step with systems theorizing in information systems : a response.

Integrated grey relational analysis and multi objective grey linear programming for sustainable electricity generation planning (2017)
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Malekpoor, H., Chalvatzis, K., Mishra, N., Mehlawat, M. K., Zafirakis, D., & Song, M. (2018). Integrated grey relational analysis and multi objective grey linear programming for sustainable electricity generation planning. Annals of Operations Research, 269(1-2), 475–503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-017-2566-4

Sustainable energy generation is a key feature in sustainable development and among various sources of energy electricity due to some unique characteristics seems particularly important. Optimising electricity generation mix is a highly complex task... Read More about Integrated grey relational analysis and multi objective grey linear programming for sustainable electricity generation planning.

Essential micro-foundations for contemporary business operations : top management tangible competencies, relationship-based business networks and environmental sustainability (2017)
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Akhtar, P., Khan, Z., Frynas, J. G., Tse, Y. K., & Rao-Nicholson, R. (2018). Essential micro-foundations for contemporary business operations : top management tangible competencies, relationship-based business networks and environmental sustainability. British Journal of Management, 29(1), 43-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12233

Although various studies have emphasized linkages between firm competencies, networks and sustainability at organizational level, the links between top management tangible competencies (e.g., contemporary relevant quantitative-focused education such... Read More about Essential micro-foundations for contemporary business operations : top management tangible competencies, relationship-based business networks and environmental sustainability.

Social media data analytics to improve supply chain management in food industries (2017)
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Singh, A., Shukla, N., & Mishra, N. (2018). Social media data analytics to improve supply chain management in food industries. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 114, 398-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.05.008

This paper proposes a big-data analytics-based approach that considers social media (Twitter) data for the identification of supply chain management issues in food industries. In particular, the proposed approach includes text analysis using a suppor... Read More about Social media data analytics to improve supply chain management in food industries.

Multiple order-up-to policy for mitigating bullwhip effect in supply chain network (2017)
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Keshari, A., Mishra, N., Shukla, N., McGuire, S., & Khorana, S. (2018). Multiple order-up-to policy for mitigating bullwhip effect in supply chain network. Annals of Operations Research, 269(1-2), 361-386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-017-2527-y

This paper proposes a multiple order-up-to policy based inventory replenishment scheme to mitigate the bullwhip effect in a multi-stage supply chain scenario, where various transportation modes are available between the supply chain (SC) participants... Read More about Multiple order-up-to policy for mitigating bullwhip effect in supply chain network.

Literature review on the ‘Smart Factory’ concept using bibliometric tools (2017)
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Strozzi, F., Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., & Noè, C. (2017). Literature review on the ‘Smart Factory’ concept using bibliometric tools. International Journal of Production Research, 55(22), 6572-6591. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2017.1326643

The objective of this paper is to depict a landscape of the scientific literature on the concept of the ‘Smart Factory’, which in recent years is gaining more and more attention from academics and practitioners because of significant innovations in t... Read More about Literature review on the ‘Smart Factory’ concept using bibliometric tools.

The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector (2017)
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Khan, Z., Rao-Nicholson, R., Akhtar, P., Tarba, S. Y., Ahammad, M. F., & Vorley, T. (2019). The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector. The international journal of human resource management, 30(8), 1342-1369. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1316759

There has been increasing interest in understanding the factors that contribute to the development of employee resilience. Despite such interest, there is a dearth of research examining the contributory role played by HR practices in enhancing employ... Read More about The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector.

Is environmental sustainability a strategic priority for logistics service providers? (2017)
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Evangelista, P., Colicchia, C., & Creazza, A. (2017). Is environmental sustainability a strategic priority for logistics service providers?. Journal of environmental management, 198(1), 353-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.096

Despite an increasing number of third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) regard environmental sustainability as a key area of management, there is still great uncertainty on how 3PLs implement environmental strategies and on how they translate... Read More about Is environmental sustainability a strategic priority for logistics service providers?.

The Internet of Things, dynamic data and information processing capabilities, and operational agility (2017)
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Akhtar, P., Khan, Z., Tarba, S., & Jayawickrama, U. (2018). The Internet of Things, dynamic data and information processing capabilities, and operational agility. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 307-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.04.023

Whilst there are promising links between the Internet of Things (IoTs), dynamic data and information processing capabilities (DDIPCs), and operational agility, scholars have not conducted enough empirical studies that offer convincing evidence for th... Read More about The Internet of Things, dynamic data and information processing capabilities, and operational agility.

Management challenges in creating value from business analytics (2017)
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Vidgen, R., Shaw, S. L., & Grant, D. B. (2017). Management challenges in creating value from business analytics. European journal of operational research, 261(2), 626-639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.02.023

The popularity of big data and business analytics has increased tremendously in the last decade and a key challenge for organizations is in understanding how to leverage them to create business value. However, while the literature acknowledges the im... Read More about Management challenges in creating value from business analytics.

Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry (2017)
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Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., & Dallari, F. (2017). Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry. Production planning & control, 28(4), 321-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2017.1282642

Combining efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability is crucial for companies to succeed in today’s context of fierce competition. This paper investigates how intermodal transport can be adopted for managing supply chains according to a Lean and Gr... Read More about Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry.

Citation network analysis for supporting continuous improvement in higher education (2017)
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Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., & Strozzi, F. (2018). Citation network analysis for supporting continuous improvement in higher education. Studies in higher education, 43(9), 1637-1653. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1276550

Continuous improvement in Higher Education can be supported by effective literature reviews to unveil contemporary and current educational needs and lay the foundations of programmes of study. As no discipline remains static, the aim of this paper is... Read More about Citation network analysis for supporting continuous improvement in higher education.

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions of emerging economies' multinational enterprises - the mediating role of socialization integration mechanisms for successful integration (2017)
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Khan, Z., Rao-Nicholson, R., Akhtar, P., & He, S. (2017). Cross-border mergers and acquisitions of emerging economies' multinational enterprises - the mediating role of socialization integration mechanisms for successful integration. Human Resource Management Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2016.12.003

There has been recent surge of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by emerging economies’ multinational enterprises (EMNEs), however no conceptual model exists that can be utilized in global context to understand the success of these cross-b... Read More about Cross-border mergers and acquisitions of emerging economies' multinational enterprises - the mediating role of socialization integration mechanisms for successful integration.