All Outputs (391)

Big data-savvy teams’ skills, big data-driven actions and business performance (2019)
Journal Article
Akhtar, P., Frynas, J. G., Mellahi, K., & Ullah, S. (2019). Big data-savvy teams’ skills, big data-driven actions and business performance. British Journal of Management, 30(2), 252-271. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12333

Prior studies on big data analytics have emphasized the importance of specific big data skills and capabilities for organizational success; however, they have largely neglected to investigate the use of cross-functional teams' skills and its links to... Read More about Big data-savvy teams’ skills, big data-driven actions and business performance.

The front-end of projects: a systematic literature review and structuring (2019)
Journal Article
Williams, T., Vo, H., Samset, K., & Edkins, A. (2019). The front-end of projects: a systematic literature review and structuring. Production planning & control, 30(14), 1137-1169. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1594429

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper summarizes the results of a comprehensive systematic literature survey on the front-end of a project, commissioned by the Project Management Institute. The dedicated l... Read More about The front-end of projects: a systematic literature review and structuring.

Environmental or sustainable supply chain performance measurement standards and certifications (2019)
Book Chapter
Grant, D. B., & Shaw, S. (2019). Environmental or sustainable supply chain performance measurement standards and certifications. In J. Sarkis (Ed.), Handbook on the sustainable supply chain (357-376). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786434272.00024

Organizations are looking to adopt environmental or sustainable performance management standards and certifications for their supply chains to satisfy stakeholder concerns and to respond to increasing awareness and interest in sustainability. However... Read More about Environmental or sustainable supply chain performance measurement standards and certifications.

An integrated lean and green approach for improving sustainability performance: a case study of a packaging manufacturing SME in the U.K. (2019)
Journal Article
Choudhary, S., Nayak, R., Dora, M., Mishra, N., & Ghadge, A. (2019). An integrated lean and green approach for improving sustainability performance: a case study of a packaging manufacturing SME in the U.K. Production planning & control, 30(5-6), 353-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1501811

Competitive landscape, informed consumers and stringent regulations have forced many manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to focus on operational efficiency along with sustainability issues in recent years. While many manufacturin... Read More about An integrated lean and green approach for improving sustainability performance: a case study of a packaging manufacturing SME in the U.K..

Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors: do official inquiries hold the profession to account? (2019)
Journal Article
Mannion, R., Davies, H., Powell, M., Blenkinsopp, J., Millar, R., McHale, J., & Snowden, N. (2019). Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors: do official inquiries hold the profession to account?. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 33(2), 221-240. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-04-2018-0126

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore whether official inquiries are an effective method for holding the medical profession to account for failings in the quality and safety of care. Design/methodology/approach: Through a review of the the... Read More about Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors: do official inquiries hold the profession to account?.

Risk assessment in public contracts (2019)
Journal Article
Bloomfield, K. (2019). Risk assessment in public contracts. European Procurement and Public Private Partnership Law Review, 14(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.21552/epppl/2019/1/4

This article aims to introduce a novel approach to risk assessment in public service commissioning contracts, through the lens of the UK’s defence sector. It begins by providing a concise background to the contemporary service commissioning tools and... Read More about Risk assessment in public contracts.

Organizational ambidexterity: a critical review and development of a project focused definition (2019)
Journal Article
Petro, Y., Ojiako, U., Williams, T., & Marshall, A. (2019). Organizational ambidexterity: a critical review and development of a project focused definition. Journal of management in engineering, 35(3), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000685

The objective of this paper is to explore a project-focused understanding of contemporary organizational ambidexterity literature. As part of this process, a taxonomical analysis of the elements and components of the concept of organizational ambidex... Read More about Organizational ambidexterity: a critical review and development of a project focused definition.

An observer-relative systems approach to information (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Demetis, D., & Lee, A. (2019, January). An observer-relative systems approach to information. Presented at Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Maui, Hawaii

By returning to the foundational principles of second-order cybernetics and resting on the central role of the observer, this essay explores how the distinction between data/information can be conceptualized. Using systems theory, we derive a series... Read More about An observer-relative systems approach to information.

Measuring agri-food supply chain performance and risk through a new analytical framework: a case study of New Zealand dairy (2018)
Journal Article
Moazzam, M., Akhtar, P., Garnevska, E., & Marr, N. E. (2018). Measuring agri-food supply chain performance and risk through a new analytical framework: a case study of New Zealand dairy. Production planning & control, 29(15), 1258-1274. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1522847

Many researchers and practitioners have long recognized the significance of measuring performance. Although general guidelines for measuring business performance are widely available, not appropriate measurement frameworks have been developed for mea... Read More about Measuring agri-food supply chain performance and risk through a new analytical framework: a case study of New Zealand dairy.

Information sharing in supply chains: a review of risks and opportunities using the Systematic Literature Network Analysis (SLNA) (2018)
Journal Article
Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., Noè, C., & Strozzi, F. (2019). Information sharing in supply chains: a review of risks and opportunities using the Systematic Literature Network Analysis (SLNA). Supply chain management, 24(1), 5-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-01-2018-0003

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss the most important research areas on information sharing in supply chains and related risks, taking into account their evolution over time. This paper sheds light on what is happening tod... Read More about Information sharing in supply chains: a review of risks and opportunities using the Systematic Literature Network Analysis (SLNA).

When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, A. S., Demetis, D. S., & Lee, A. When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact. Presented at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Following Demetis & Lee (2016) who showed how systems theorizing can be conducted on the basis of a few systems principles, in this conceptual paper, we apply these principles to theorize about the systemic character of technology and investigate the... Read More about When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact.

Managing cyber and information risks in supply chains: insights from an exploratory analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., & Menachof, D. A. (2019). Managing cyber and information risks in supply chains: insights from an exploratory analysis. Supply chain management, 24(2), 215-240. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-09-2017-0289

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how companies approach the management of cyber and information risks in their supply chain, what initiatives they adopt to this aim, and to what extent along the supply chain. In fact, the increasing le... Read More about Managing cyber and information risks in supply chains: insights from an exploratory analysis.

The impact of supplier sustainability risk on shareholder value (2018)
Journal Article
Kim, S., Wagner, S. M., & Colicchia, C. (2019). The impact of supplier sustainability risk on shareholder value. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 55(1), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12188

Business scandals like sweatshop labor have received growing attention in the field of supply management. Yet little is known about how detrimental such scandals are to buying firms. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the magnitude of the... Read More about The impact of supplier sustainability risk on shareholder value.

Sustainable stochastic production and procurement problem for resilient supply chain (2018)
Journal Article
Kaur, H., Singh, S. P., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Mishra, N. (2020). Sustainable stochastic production and procurement problem for resilient supply chain. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 139, Article 105560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.12.007

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Traditionally business organizations take production and procurement decisions independently. First, the decision is made on product mix and then procurement plan is developed. However, procurement for all the dependent items is c... Read More about Sustainable stochastic production and procurement problem for resilient supply chain.

Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects (2018)
Journal Article
Kapsali, M., Roehrich, J. K., & Akhtar, P. (2019). Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 39(2), 294-325. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-10-2017-0604

Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects Abstract Purpose – This study examines combinations of contract clauses in order to ascertain which combinations correlate to high operational performance. Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects.

Systemic risk in major public contracts (2018)
Journal Article
Bloomfield, K., Williams, T., Bovis, C., & Merali, Y. (2019). Systemic risk in major public contracts. International Journal of Forecasting, 35(2), 667-676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2018.10.005

This paper presents a novel approach to the characterisation of “systemic risk” in the context of public sector procurement and contracting. We argue that contemporary risk management practices in project and programme management exhibit a number of... Read More about Systemic risk in major public contracts.

Forecasting, uncertainty and risk management (2018)
Journal Article
Makridakis, S., Williams, T., Kirkham, R., & Papadaki, M. (2019). Forecasting, uncertainty and risk management. International Journal of Forecasting, 35(2), 641-643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2018.10.002

Nature of technology and location effects on firm performance in the US medical device industry (2018)
Journal Article
Rao-Nicholson, R., Khan, Z., & Akhtar, P. (2019). Nature of technology and location effects on firm performance in the US medical device industry. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 28(5), 498-517. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2018.1536357

This paper examines the location effects on firm performance (sales, employment and market value) by analyzing geographical and technological proximities in the US medical device industry. The nature of technology is introduced as a new way to scruti... Read More about Nature of technology and location effects on firm performance in the US medical device industry.

Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion (2018)
Journal Article
Choudhary, S., Nayak, R., Kumari, S., & Choudhury, H. (2019). Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 145, 481-492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.009

Drawing on theories of acculturation and information diffusion, this paper examines whether social media usage, intergroup contacts and information dissemination influence the cultural adaptation of three ethnic groups, and its implications on sustai... Read More about Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion.

Developing a systemic program evaluation methodology: A critical systems perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Torres-Cuello, M. A., Pinzón-Salcedo, L., & Midgley, G. (2018). Developing a systemic program evaluation methodology: A critical systems perspective. Systems research and behavioral science, 35(5), 538-547. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2561

In recent years, there has been an increased interest within the program evaluation field for introducing systems thinking concepts. However, most of these attempts have been primarily directed towards supporting the practice of evaluation and not to... Read More about Developing a systemic program evaluation methodology: A critical systems perspective.