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Exploring supply chain sustainability practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council Petrochemical Sector (2025)
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Alsaif, A., Grant, D., & Shaw, S. (2025). Exploring supply chain sustainability practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council Petrochemical Sector. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2025.2508998

Oil & gas companies in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are critical to improving their sustainability through enacting regulation, developing standards and practices, and monitoring environmental performance. The study investigated h... Read More about Exploring supply chain sustainability practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council Petrochemical Sector.

Defining marine rewilding can help guide theory and practice in marine conservation (2025)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

A decision framework for SMEs to address sustainability issues with Industry 4.0 technologies (2025)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Collaborations for circular food waste management in Italian fish manufacturing firms: A resource dependence perspective (2024)
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Viscardi, S., Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., Do, Q., & Mishra, N. (2024). Collaborations for circular food waste management in Italian fish manufacturing firms: A resource dependence perspective. Journal of cleaner production, 485, Article 144404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144404

This paper aims to shed light on supply chain collaborations in circular economy for food waste prevention and management. The exploratory study adopts a multiple case study research design on a sample of two polar cases: a small enterprise and a lar... Read More about Collaborations for circular food waste management in Italian fish manufacturing firms: A resource dependence perspective.

Accommodation and critique: A necessary tension (2024)
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Smith, A., & Midgley, G. (online). Accommodation and critique: A necessary tension. Systems research and behavioral science, 42(1), 23-50. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3096

A dilemma in critical systems thinking is how to balance a desire for critique to inspire far-reaching transformations in society with the requirement for people to reach accommodations to enable on-the-ground change. Both critique and accommodation... Read More about Accommodation and critique: A necessary tension.

The impact of home institutions on the internationalization of emerging market SMEs: a systematic review (2024)
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Kumari, S., Shirodkar, V., & McGuire, S. (online). The impact of home institutions on the internationalization of emerging market SMEs: a systematic review. Multinational business review, https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-03-2024-0045

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review literature on home-country institutional factors influencing the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from emerging markets. Based on the analysis, the authors propose a res... Read More about The impact of home institutions on the internationalization of emerging market SMEs: a systematic review.

Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study (2024)
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Goedhals-Gerber, L. L., van Dyk, E., Getor, R. Y., & Louw, B. (2024). Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 28, Article 101262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101262

This study explored temperature fluctuations in dry shipping containers transporting wine and liquor along maritime supply chains. It also examined how these variations affect product quality, and evaluated the effectiveness of thermal foil container... Read More about Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study.

Building entrepreneurial resilience during crisis using generative AI: An empirical study on SMEs (2024)
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Shore, A., Tiwari, M., Tandon, P., & Foropon, C. (2024). Building entrepreneurial resilience during crisis using generative AI: An empirical study on SMEs. Technovation, 135, Article 103063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103063

Recently, Gen AI has garnered significant attention across various sectors of society, particularly capturing the interest of small business due to its capacity to allow them to reassess their business models with minimal investment. To understand ho... Read More about Building entrepreneurial resilience during crisis using generative AI: An empirical study on SMEs.

Modelling supply chain Visibility, digital Technologies, environmental dynamism and healthcare supply chain Resilience: An organisation information processing theory perspective (2024)
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Tiwari, M., Bryde, D. J., Stavropolou, F., Dubey, R., Kumari, S., & Foropon, C. (2024). Modelling supply chain Visibility, digital Technologies, environmental dynamism and healthcare supply chain Resilience: An organisation information processing theory perspective. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 188, Article 103613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103613

The healthcare sector is a complex and critical industry that requires a resilient supply chain to ensure patients receive the care they need. However, the pandemic and geopolitical crises have highlighted the need for a more comprehensive understand... Read More about Modelling supply chain Visibility, digital Technologies, environmental dynamism and healthcare supply chain Resilience: An organisation information processing theory perspective.

Can Industry 5.0 Develop a Resilient Supply Chain? An Integrated Decision-Making Approach by Analyzing I5.0 CSFs (2024)
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Sindhwani, R., Behl, A., Singh, R., & Kumari, S. (2024). Can Industry 5.0 Develop a Resilient Supply Chain? An Integrated Decision-Making Approach by Analyzing I5.0 CSFs. Information Systems Frontiers, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-024-10486-x

Advances in science and technology act as the gatekeepers of a sustainable future where a stable environment helps generate the power for innovation. Supply chains are the messengers of this euphoric future. However, when the messengers and the gatek... Read More about Can Industry 5.0 Develop a Resilient Supply Chain? An Integrated Decision-Making Approach by Analyzing I5.0 CSFs.

Correction to: Managing groundwater demand through surface water and reuse strategies in an overexploited aquifer of Indian Punjab (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, (2023), 9, 2, (2009-2026), 10.1007/s40808-022-01602-4) (2024)
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Kaur, N., Kaur, S., Tsolakis, N., Mishra, N., & Srai, J. S. (2024). Correction to: Managing groundwater demand through surface water and reuse strategies in an overexploited aquifer of Indian Punjab (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, (2023), 9, 2, (2009-2026), 10.1007/s40808-022-01602-4). Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 10, 4595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-024-02002-6

In this article ref. “Singh (2018) Punjab is losing 8 MAF of water per year. The Tribune. accessed via https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/comment/punjab-is-losing-8-maf-of-water-per-year-603829’’ was incorrect and should have been “Singh, P; M... Read More about Correction to: Managing groundwater demand through surface water and reuse strategies in an overexploited aquifer of Indian Punjab (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, (2023), 9, 2, (2009-2026), 10.1007/s40808-022-01602-4).

Identifying container hotspots for table grape exports from South Africa to the UK: A case study (2024)
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Goedhals-Gerber, L. L., van Dyk, E., Getor, R. Y., Louw, B., & Mishra, N. (2024). Identifying container hotspots for table grape exports from South Africa to the UK: A case study. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 24, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101054

In view of table grapes being very sensitive to temperature variations, steps must be taken to maintain temperature at protocol levels to avoid deterioration of fruit quality and resultant food losses. This study assesses the implications of hotspots... Read More about Identifying container hotspots for table grape exports from South Africa to the UK: A case study.

Cybercrime: Understanding the Current State of Literature and Issues Facing CISOs (2024)
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Ferreira, C., Park, A., Kietzmann, J., Demetis, D., Flostrand, A., Mccarthy, I., Pitt, L., & Dabirian, A. (2024). Cybercrime: Understanding the Current State of Literature and Issues Facing CISOs. IT Professional, 26(2), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1109/MITP.2024.3375571

The meteoric rise in cybercrime in recent years has resulted in renewed efforts to stem the potential negative effects of these nefarious activities. In this context, the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) has become one of strateg... Read More about Cybercrime: Understanding the Current State of Literature and Issues Facing CISOs.

The role of a boundary object in legitimacy-making strategies for food waste innovation: the perspective of emergent circular supply chains (2024)
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Nhu Do, Q., Mishra, N., Correia, F., & Eldridge, S. (2024). The role of a boundary object in legitimacy-making strategies for food waste innovation: the perspective of emergent circular supply chains. Supply chain management, 29(3), 523-539. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-01-2023-0056

Purpose: Circular economy advocates innovations that upcycle wastes in the food supply chain to generate high added-value materials. These innovations are not only disruptive and green but also they are often initiated by startups, leading to the eme... Read More about The role of a boundary object in legitimacy-making strategies for food waste innovation: the perspective of emergent circular supply chains.