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The systemic role of technology in financial instability (2017)
Book Chapter
Demetis, D. (2017). The systemic role of technology in financial instability. In N. Ryder, J. Tucker, & U. Turksen (Eds.), The financial crisis and white collar crime: legislative and policy responses (59-80). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315652009

This chapter examines the role of Information Systems (IS) in creating financial instability by automating critical decision-making processes. By following a systems theoretical approach after Lee and Demetis (2016) and based on a few fundamental sys... Read More about The systemic role of technology in financial instability.

What is Community Operational Research? (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Midgley, G., Johnson, M. P., & Chichirau, G. What is Community Operational Research?

Community Operational Research (Community OR) has been an explicit sub-domain of OR for more than 30 years. In this paper, we briefly introduce its history and development before tackling the controversial issue of how it can be differentiated from o... Read More about What is Community Operational Research?.

What is Systemic Innovation? (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Midgley, G., & Lindhult, E. What is Systemic Innovation?

The term ‘systemic innovation’ is increasing in use. However, there is no consensus on its meaning: four different ways of using the term can be identified in the literature. Most people simply define it as a type of innovation where value can only b... Read More about What is Systemic Innovation?.

When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact (2017)
Book Chapter
Demetis, D. S., & Lee, A. S. (2017). When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact. In T. X. Bui, & R. Sprague, Jr. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 50th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January 4 - 7, 2017 (5747-5756). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Abstract Following Lee & Demetis [20] who showed how systems theorizing can be conducted on the basis of a few systems principles, in this paper, we apply these principles to theorize about the systemic character of technology and investigate the rol... Read More about When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact.

Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry (2017)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets (2016)
Book
Dwivedi, A. (Ed.). (2016). Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9795-9

Advancements in the field of information technology have transformed the way businesses interact with each other and their customers. Businesses now require customized products and services to reflect their constantly changing environment, yet this r... Read More about Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets.

Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain (2016)
Book Chapter
Merali, Y. (2016). Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain. In L. Willcocks, C. Sauer, & M. Lacity (Eds.), Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems (251-281). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29272-4_8

This paper is concerned with the emergence of the information systems (IS) domain as a central feature of the management research landscape in the networked world. It shows that the emergence of the network economy and network society (Castells, 1996... Read More about Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain.

Effects of uncertainty on a tire closed-loop supply chain network (2016)
Journal Article
Amin, S. H., Zhang, G., & Akhtar, P. (2017). Effects of uncertainty on a tire closed-loop supply chain network. Expert Systems with Applications, 73, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2016.12.024

In a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) network, there are both forward and reverse supply chains. In this research, a tire remanufacturing CLSC network is designed and optimized based on tire recovery options. The objective of the optimization model is... Read More about Effects of uncertainty on a tire closed-loop supply chain network.

Building relationship innovation in global collaborative partnerships : big data analytics and traditional organizational powers (2016)
Journal Article
Akhtar, P., Khan, Z., Rao-Nicholson, R., & Zhang, M. (2019). Building relationship innovation in global collaborative partnerships : big data analytics and traditional organizational powers. R&D Management, 49(1), 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12253

This study examines how relationship innovation can be developed in global collaborative partnerships (alliances, joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions). The recently emerging theory of big data analytics linked with traditional organizational po... Read More about Building relationship innovation in global collaborative partnerships : big data analytics and traditional organizational powers.

What meaning for sustainability? The role of tourism academics in securing impact (2016)
Journal Article
Correia, F. (2017). What meaning for sustainability? The role of tourism academics in securing impact. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 9(2), 224-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2016.1258511

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. CONTEXT: This section of the journal encourages discussion between several authors on a policy-related topic. The same question may, therefore, be addressed from different theoretical, c... Read More about What meaning for sustainability? The role of tourism academics in securing impact.

Project complexity for the uninitiated (2016)
Book Chapter
Gul, S., & Williams, T. (2016). Project complexity for the uninitiated. In Y. Raydugin (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Leveraging Risk and Uncertainties for Effective Project Management (202-219). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1790-0.ch010

© 2017, IGI Global. Complexity is a difficult concept to grasp. This chapter aims to provide a quick but thorough overview of the field of complexity for those project professionals and researchers who are interested in working with complex systems.... Read More about Project complexity for the uninitiated.

Boundary objects, power, and learning: The matter of developing sustainable practice in organizations (2016)
Journal Article
Hawkins, B., Pye, A., & Correia, F. (2017). Boundary objects, power, and learning: The matter of developing sustainable practice in organizations. Management Learning, 48(3), 292-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507616677199

This article develops an understanding of the agential role of boundary objects in generating and politicizing learning in organizations, as it emerges from the entangled actions of humans and non-humans. We offer two empirical vignettes in which mid... Read More about Boundary objects, power, and learning: The matter of developing sustainable practice in organizations.

Does the concept of 'nearporting' provide a pathway to better logistics sustainability? (2016)
Journal Article
Grant, D., & Menachof, D. (2016). Does the concept of 'nearporting' provide a pathway to better logistics sustainability?. Journal of supply chain management : research & practice / Assumption University of Thailand, 10(1), 1-11

Firms are looking for innovative solutions to become greener regarding their end-to-end supply chain emissions without incurring additional costs. This paper discusses one such solution through a simple concept of ‘nearporting’, which is the explicit... Read More about Does the concept of 'nearporting' provide a pathway to better logistics sustainability?.

Systemic evaluation of a community environmental management programme (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Foote, J., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Hepi, M., Midgley, G., & Earl-Goulet, J. Systemic evaluation of a community environmental management programme

Community environmental management (CEM) involves achieving environmental objectives through the facilitation of community partnerships, local dialogues, consultations and participative decision making. This is increasingly seen as a solution to some... Read More about Systemic evaluation of a community environmental management programme.

Systemic lean intervention: enhancing lean with community operational research (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ufua, D. E., Papadopoulos, T., & Midgley, G. Systemic lean intervention: enhancing lean with community operational research

This paper discusses how the theory and methodology of Community OR can enhance Lean initiatives. We argue that Lean practice can benefit from going beyond just the involvement of organizational stakeholders: local communities can be swept into the p... Read More about Systemic lean intervention: enhancing lean with community operational research.

A multi-criteria port suitability assessment for developments in the offshore wind industry (2016)
Journal Article
Akbari, N., Irawan, C. A., Jones, D. F., & Menachof, D. (2017). A multi-criteria port suitability assessment for developments in the offshore wind industry. Renewable energy, 102(A), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.10.035

This paper investigates the logistics capabilities of offshore wind ports, namely physical characteristics, connectivity and layout of the port, for supporting the installation and operation and maintenance phases of offshore wind projects. The relat... Read More about A multi-criteria port suitability assessment for developments in the offshore wind industry.

Dealing with challenges to methodological pluralism: the paradigm problem, psychological resistance and cultural barriers (2016)
Journal Article
Midgley, G., Nicholson, J., & Brennan, R. (2017). Dealing with challenges to methodological pluralism: the paradigm problem, psychological resistance and cultural barriers. Industrial marketing management, 62, 150-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.08.008

This paper calls for methodological pluralism in industrial marketing research. We discuss three challenges that proponents of methodological pluralism have to address if their practice is to be seen as credible: the paradigm problem; psychological r... Read More about Dealing with challenges to methodological pluralism: the paradigm problem, psychological resistance and cultural barriers.

Crafting theory to satisfy the requirements of systems science (2016)
Journal Article
Demetis, D. S., & Lee, A. S. (2016). Crafting theory to satisfy the requirements of systems science. Information and Organization, 26(4), 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2016.09.002

Just as Lee, Briggs & Dennis (2014) showed that a rigorous conception of “explanation” leads to requirements for a positivist theory to satisfy, and just as Lee & Hovorka (2015) showed that a rigorous conception of “interpretation” leads to requireme... Read More about Crafting theory to satisfy the requirements of systems science.