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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.

High-frequency trading from an evolutionary perspective: Financial markets as adaptive systems (2018)
Journal Article
Manahov, V., Hudson, R., & Urquhart, A. (2018). High-frequency trading from an evolutionary perspective: Financial markets as adaptive systems. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, 24(2), 943-962. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1700

The recent rapid growth of algorithmic high-frequency trading strategies makes it a very interesting time to revisit the long-standing debates about the efficiency of stock prices and the best way to model the actions of market participants. To evalu... Read More about High-frequency trading from an evolutionary perspective: Financial markets as adaptive systems.

Servitization as a competitive difference in humanitarian logistics (2018)
Journal Article
Heaslip, G., Kovács, G., & Grant, D. B. (2018). Servitization as a competitive difference in humanitarian logistics. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 8(4), 497-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/jhlscm-08-2017-0042

This paper presents a literature review and conceptual consideration of servitization in humanitarian logistics. Its purpose is to provide a research agenda for humanitarian logistics scholars and insight for practitioners and by doing so will fill a... Read More about Servitization as a competitive difference in humanitarian logistics.

Classifying residents’ roles as online place-ambassadors (2018)
Journal Article
Uchinaka, S., Yoganathan, V., & Osburg, V.-S. (2019). Classifying residents’ roles as online place-ambassadors. Tourism Management, 71, 137-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.10.008

Residents are pivotal in the competitiveness of tourism destinations. Yet, their role as place-brand ambassadors needs better understanding, particularly in relation to social media, which directly link visitors to residents through user-generated-co... Read More about Classifying residents’ roles as online place-ambassadors.

An evidence-based policy for improving choice in global health access through medical travel (2018)
Journal Article
Ruggeri, K., Ivanović, N., Razum, J., Kácha, O., Menezes, I. G., Zafari, Z., & Garcia-Garzon, E. (2018). An evidence-based policy for improving choice in global health access through medical travel. Health Policy, 122(12), 1372-1376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.09.017

Global medical travel has had an increasing trend without a comprehensive, evidence-driven policy to ensure safe and effective practice. To identify key factors that influence medical travel, we conducted a series of studies culminating with a prefer... Read More about An evidence-based policy for improving choice in global health access through medical travel.

Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance (2018)
Journal Article
Cherrafi, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Ghobadian, A., & Elfezazi, S. (2018). Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance. International journal of production economics, 206, 79-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.09.031

This paper investigates the relationship between lean, green and process innovation practices and green supply chain (GSC) performance. Data were collected from 374 manufacturing firms and results analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Th... Read More about Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance.

Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation (2018)
Journal Article
Ullah, S., Wang, Z., Stokes, P., & Xiao, W. (2019). Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation. Research in international business and finance, 47, 470-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2018.09.008

This paper presents empirical evidence on how Chinese firms perceive and tackle risks associated with their overseas investments. Using a first-hand survey dataset of Chinese firms who invest abroad, we depict variations in (1) the levels of differen... Read More about Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation.

Effects of ethical certification and ethical eWoM on talent attraction (2018)
Journal Article
Osburg, V. S., Yoganathan, V., Bartikowski, B., Liu, H., & Strack, M. (in press). Effects of ethical certification and ethical eWoM on talent attraction. Journal of Business Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-4018-8

Whilst previous studies indicate perceived company ethicality as a driver of job seekers’ job-pursuit intentions, it is poorly understood how and why ethical market signals actually affect their application decisions. Perceptions of company ethicalit... Read More about Effects of ethical certification and ethical eWoM on talent attraction.

Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains (2018)
Journal Article
Moktadir, M. A., Ali, S. M., Mangla, S. K., Sharmy, T. A., Luthra, S., Mishra, N., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2018). Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains. Industrial management + data systems, 118(7), 1388-1412. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-10-2017-0465

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Managing risks is becoming a highly focused activity in the health service sector. In particular, due to the complex nature of processes in the pharmaceutical industry, several risks have been associated t... Read More about Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains.

Examining customers’ experience with the Nigerian Bank Verification Number (BVN) policy from the perspective of a dual-lens theory (2018)
Journal Article
Emeka Izogo, E., Jayawardhena, C., & Ogbonna Udu Kalu, A. (2018). Examining customers’ experience with the Nigerian Bank Verification Number (BVN) policy from the perspective of a dual-lens theory. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 13(4), 709-730. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-09-2016-0246

Purpose - Although customer experience has been widely researched, its effects on behaviour towards a government policy is still unclear. This paper draws on two theories with some similar and opposing perspectives to investigate the effect of three... Read More about Examining customers’ experience with the Nigerian Bank Verification Number (BVN) policy from the perspective of a dual-lens theory.

An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Bak, O., Guo, R., Shaw, S. L., Colicchia, C., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumari, A. (2018). An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective. Supply chain management, 23(6), 461-479. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-10-2017-0319

Purpose: This study aims to explore the importance and impact of supply and manufacturing risk management upon business performance within the context of Chinese manufacturing supply chains. Design/methodology/approach: A two-phased multi-method appr... Read More about An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective.

Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews (2018)
Journal Article
Mannion, R., Blenkinsopp, J., Powell, M., McHale, J., Millar, R., Snowden, N., & Davies, H. (2018). Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(30), 1-190. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr06300

Background
There is compelling evidence to suggest that some (or even many) NHS staff feel unable to speak up, and that even when they do, their organisation may respond inappropriately.

Methods
The study comprised four distinct but interlocking... Read More about Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews.

Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care (2018)
Book Chapter
Mannion, R., Davies, H., Blenkinsopp, J., McHale, J. V., Millar, R., Powell, M., & Snowden, N. (2018). Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care. In J. Tingle, C. Ó Néill, & M. Shimwell (Eds.), Global patient safety: Law, policy and practice (58-76). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315167596-5

In modern healthcare systems, not all care is as good or as safe as it could be and there is growing evidence to suggest about one in ten patients admitted to hospital may be harmed as a result of their admission. This chapter draws on some recent wo... Read More about Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care.

Host country institutions and firm-level R&D influences: An analysis of European Union FDI in China (2018)
Journal Article
Cai, H., Boateng, A., & Guney, Y. (2019). Host country institutions and firm-level R&D influences: An analysis of European Union FDI in China. Research in international business and finance, 47, 311-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2018.08.006

The paper investigates the effects of institutions and their interaction with firms’ research & development (R&D) levels on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in China based on a sample of 680 European Union (EU) firms over the period of 1998 to... Read More about Host country institutions and firm-level R&D influences: An analysis of European Union FDI in China.

Big data cloud computing framework for low carbon supplier selection in the beef supply chain (2018)
Journal Article
Singh, A., Kumari, S., Malekpoor, H., & Mishra, N. (2018). Big data cloud computing framework for low carbon supplier selection in the beef supply chain. Journal of cleaner production, 202, 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.236

Purpose – With the rapid economic development of nations across the globe, there is proportionate increment in corresponding carbon footprint. There are numerous counter measures proposed to mitigate it in terms of legislation and policy framing. How... Read More about Big data cloud computing framework for low carbon supplier selection in the beef supply chain.

Assessing the design of accounting modules across UK higher educational institutions (2018)
Journal Article
Ullah, S., Kimani, D., Bai, Y., & Ahmed, R. (2018). Assessing the design of accounting modules across UK higher educational institutions. Cogent Business and Management, 5(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1510717

The purpose of this paper is to uncover how accounting modules are designed across UK Higher
Educational Institutions. We carried out a content analysis of Undergraduate Year 1 Accounting
Module Handbooks for a sample of 12 UK Universities. The stu... Read More about Assessing the design of accounting modules across UK higher educational institutions.

Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods (2018)
Journal Article
Khan, M. N., Akhtar, P., & Merali, Y. (2018). Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods. Industrial management + data systems, 118(7), 1528-1546. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-09-2017-0449

Purpose –The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge gaps in the published research on terrorism-related risk in supply chains, and to develop a framework of strategies and effective decision-making to enable practitioners to address terro... Read More about Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods.

Risk matrix driven supply chain risk management: Adapting risk matrix based tools to modelling interdependent risks and risk appetite (2018)
Journal Article
Qazi, A., & Akhtar, P. (2018). Risk matrix driven supply chain risk management: Adapting risk matrix based tools to modelling interdependent risks and risk appetite. Computers and Industrial Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.08.002

There is a major research gap of developing a supply chain risk management process integrating the risk appetite of a decision maker and all stages of the risk management process within an interdependent network of systemic risks. We introduce an ite... Read More about Risk matrix driven supply chain risk management: Adapting risk matrix based tools to modelling interdependent risks and risk appetite.