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Designing interagency responses to wicked problems: Creating a common, cross-agency understanding (2020)
Journal Article
Sydelko, P., Midgley, G., & Espinosa, A. (2021). Designing interagency responses to wicked problems: Creating a common, cross-agency understanding. European journal of operational research, 24(1), 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.11.045

Wicked problems are open-ended, highly interdependent issues that cross agency, stakeholder, jurisdictional, and geopolitical boundaries. In response, there has been advocacy for interagency working. However, this confounds conventional approaches to... Read More about Designing interagency responses to wicked problems: Creating a common, cross-agency understanding.

Extending dynamic capabilities towards lean thinking in humanitarian supply chains (2020)
Journal Article
Mishra, J. L., Chiwenga, K. D., Mishra, N., & Choudhary, S. (2020). Extending dynamic capabilities towards lean thinking in humanitarian supply chains. Production planning & control, 33(6-7), 655-675. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1834136

© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Humanitarian supply chain (HSC) research is still in its infancy and remains an enigma, due to its profound differences with the much-researched field of global supply chains. Thus, huma... Read More about Extending dynamic capabilities towards lean thinking in humanitarian supply chains.

Seventeen Pieces: Displacement, Misplacement and Conservation (2020)
Journal Article
Merali, Y., Mourad, K., & Ghanem, M. (2020). Seventeen Pieces: Displacement, Misplacement and Conservation. New England Journal of Public Policy, 32(2), Article 7

This article explores the systemic importance of art in the conservation of images, historical reference, and cultural meaning as displaced victims of humanitarian crises make the transition from the land of their birth to a new country with a differ... Read More about Seventeen Pieces: Displacement, Misplacement and Conservation.

Understanding rural Do-It-Yourself science through social learning in communities of practice (2020)
Journal Article
Wulandhari, N. B. I., Mishra, N., Dora, M., & Samuel, F. W. (2021). Understanding rural Do-It-Yourself science through social learning in communities of practice. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, Article 120411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120411

© 2020 The structural shift created by recent technological developments has resulted in the rise of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) science. Although DIY science has been useful in terms of explicating maker-movements within developed countries, its usage in a... Read More about Understanding rural Do-It-Yourself science through social learning in communities of practice.

Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence : big data and modern information processing systems (2020)
Journal Article
Akhtar, P., Osburg, V., Kabra, G., Ullah, S., Shabbir, H., & Kumari, S. (in press). Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence : big data and modern information processing systems. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1834126

Humanitarian operational excellence depends on effective coordination and collaboration not only between supply chain partners but also among other actors such as host government, local and international non-government organizations (NGOs), and donor... Read More about Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence : big data and modern information processing systems.

A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions (2020)
Journal Article
Upadhyay, A., Mukhuty, S., Kumari, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Shukla, V. (in press). A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1834133

Disasters have quadrupled over the last two decades leading to unprecedented loss of life. The objective of disaster-focussed humanitarian supply chains (HSCs) is to ensure saving maximum lives with limited resources; despite severe uncertainties. Th... Read More about A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions.

How Systems Thinking Enhances Systems Leadership (2020)
Report
Hobbs, C., & Midgley, G. (2020). How Systems Thinking Enhances Systems Leadership. London: National Leadership Centre

Systems leadership is only part of what is needed to deal with cross-cutting issues. Leaders need to be allowed to step back from the system they are in, think about what they are trying to achieve in relation to the bigger picture, and collaborate w... Read More about How Systems Thinking Enhances Systems Leadership.

Stewardship of personal data on social networking sites (2020)
Journal Article
Angelopoulos, S., Brown, M., McAuley, D., Merali, Y., Mortier, R., & Price, D. (2021). Stewardship of personal data on social networking sites. International journal of information management, 56, Article 102208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102208

ABSTRACT The extant Information Management literature highlights the asymmetric distribution of power between users and online platforms, while the issues related to the stewardship of personal data on such platforms remain problematic and largely u... Read More about Stewardship of personal data on social networking sites.

A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small–Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Call for Further Research (2020)
Journal Article
Bak, O., Shaw, S., Colicchia, C., & Kumar, V. (in press). A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small–Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Call for Further Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.3016988

In this article, with the increased disruptions faced by businesses and the occurrence of natural disasters in the world, supply chain resilience remains a major challenge especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Despite the relevan... Read More about A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small–Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Call for Further Research.

The role of technological innovation in plastic production within a circular economy framework (2020)
Journal Article
Getor, R. Y., Mishra, N., & Ramudhin, A. (2020). The role of technological innovation in plastic production within a circular economy framework. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 163, Article 105094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105094

The growing plastic waste problem has been highlighted by nature programmes like the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) War on Plastic series with the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2016 report estimating that by 2050, there could be more plastic tha... Read More about The role of technological innovation in plastic production within a circular economy framework.

The contribution of human resource development managers to organisational branding in the hotel industry in India and South East Asia (ISEA): a dynamic capabilities perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Koukpaki, S., Adams, K., & Oyedijo, A. (2020). The contribution of human resource development managers to organisational branding in the hotel industry in India and South East Asia (ISEA): a dynamic capabilities perspective. Employee relations, https://doi.org/10.1108/er-09-2019-0375

This research explores the significant contribution of human resource development (HRD) managers in building organisational brands in the hotel industry through the lenses of dynamic capabilities for sustaining competitiveness. Using a qualitative c... Read More about The contribution of human resource development managers to organisational branding in the hotel industry in India and South East Asia (ISEA): a dynamic capabilities perspective.

Exploring Boundaries in Food Systems Research: Implications for Projects on UK Food Security (2020)
Report
Helfgott, A., & Midgley, G. (in press). Exploring Boundaries in Food Systems Research: Implications for Projects on UK Food Security. Swindon: RCUK Global Food Security Programme (subcontract to University of Oxford)

Executive Summary This report describes the Global Food Security (GFS) Boundaries Project, which represents the first systematic attempt to apply critical systems thinking and practice to a food systems research programme (as opposed to a single... Read More about Exploring Boundaries in Food Systems Research: Implications for Projects on UK Food Security.

Why do some merger and acquisitions deals fail? A global perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Attah-Boakye, R., Guney, Y., Hernandez-Perdomo, E., & Mun, J. (in press). Why do some merger and acquisitions deals fail? A global perspective. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2039

We analyze why some merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals are withdrawn paying particular attention to the economic freedom and legal environment of countries. We use a large dataset based on deals worldwide from over 140 countries during the period 19... Read More about Why do some merger and acquisitions deals fail? A global perspective.

A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A call for further research (2020)
Journal Article
Bak, O., Shaw, S., Colicchia, C., & Kumar, V. (in press). A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A call for further research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,

With the increased disruptions faced by businesses and the occurrence of natural disasters in the world, supply chain resilience remains a major challenge especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Despite the relevance of SMEs to the... Read More about A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A call for further research.

Systemic evaluation of community environmental management programmes (2020)
Journal Article
Foote, J., Midgley, G., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Hepi, M., & Earl-Goulet, J. (2021). Systemic evaluation of community environmental management programmes. European journal of operational research, 288(1), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.05.019

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Community environmental management (CEM) involves the facilitation of community partnerships, local dialogue, consultation and participative decision-making. This is increasingly seen as a solution to some of the more complex env... Read More about Systemic evaluation of community environmental management programmes.

Foreword (2020)
Book Chapter
Midgley, G. (2020). Foreword. In Immersive Systemic Knowing: Advancing Systems Thinking Beyond Rational Analysis (xi-xi). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49135-2

This is the Foreword to a book by Raghav Rajagopalan called "Immersive Systemic Knowing: Advancing Systems Thinking Beyond Rational Analysis", published by Springer, New York, in October 2020.

A supply chain practice-based view of enablers, inhibitors and benefits for environmental supply chain performance measurement (2020)
Journal Article
Shaw, S., Grant, D. B., & Mangan, J. (in press). A supply chain practice-based view of enablers, inhibitors and benefits for environmental supply chain performance measurement. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1737977

Organisations face ever increasing pressure to deliver triple-bottom-line performance results in their supply chains. Yet despite the importance and complexity associated with environmental supply chain performance measurement (ESCPM), organisations... Read More about A supply chain practice-based view of enablers, inhibitors and benefits for environmental supply chain performance measurement.

Expertise in research integration and implementation for tackling complex problems: when is it needed, where can it be found and how can it be strengthened? (2020)
Journal Article
Bammer, G., O’Rourke, M., O’Connell, D., Neuhauser, L., Midgley, G., Klein, J. T., …Richardson, G. P. (2020). Expertise in research integration and implementation for tackling complex problems: when is it needed, where can it be found and how can it be strengthened?. Palgrave communications, 6(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0380-0

© 2020, The Author(s). Expertise in research integration and implementation is an essential but often overlooked component of tackling complex societal and environmental problems. We focus on expertise relevant to any complex problem, especially cont... Read More about Expertise in research integration and implementation for tackling complex problems: when is it needed, where can it be found and how can it be strengthened?.