All Outputs (68)

Business process improvement for sustainable technologies investments in construction: A configurational approach (2022)
Journal Article
Wood, L. C., Duong, L. N., & Wang, J. X. (2022). Business process improvement for sustainable technologies investments in construction: A configurational approach. Sustainability, 14(9), Article 5697. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095697

Given the importance of investments in business process improvements for sustainable technologies, many industry sectors are forced to examine and balance new investments with long-term economic viability. There are disputes with regard to the value... Read More about Business process improvement for sustainable technologies investments in construction: A configurational approach.

Exploring the effects of reduced load work arrangements (RLWAs): The role of individual autonomy and workplace level justice perceptions (2022)
Journal Article
Berber, A., Findikli, M. A., Marescaux, E., Rofcanin, Y., Mughal, F., & Swart, J. (2023). Exploring the effects of reduced load work arrangements (RLWAs): The role of individual autonomy and workplace level justice perceptions. European Management Journal, 41(5), 720-729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2022.04.002

This paper explores the effects of reduced load work arrangements (i.e. RLWAs) in a context where employees are seeking to balance their work-personal life while employers are reducing costs and staying competitive. We draw on the job-demands control... Read More about Exploring the effects of reduced load work arrangements (RLWAs): The role of individual autonomy and workplace level justice perceptions.

Leadership Development Evaluation (LDE): Reflections on a collaboratory approach (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, S. M., Edwards, G., Palmer, A., Bolden, R., & Watton, E. (2023). Leadership Development Evaluation (LDE): Reflections on a collaboratory approach. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(6), 2595-2609. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-11-2021-3056

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on the experience of attempting a “collaboratory” approach in sharing knowledge about leadership development evaluation (LDE). A collaboratory intertwines “collaboration” and “laboratory” to create inno... Read More about Leadership Development Evaluation (LDE): Reflections on a collaboratory approach.

A multi-objective integrated optimisation model for facility location and order allocation problem in a two-level supply chain network (2022)
Journal Article
Amin-Tahmasbi, H., Sadafi, S., Ekren, B. Y., & Kumar, V. (2023). A multi-objective integrated optimisation model for facility location and order allocation problem in a two-level supply chain network. Annals of Operations Research, 324, 993–1022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04635-1

This study proposes a mixed-integer multi-objective integrated mathematical model solving facility location and order allocation optimisation problems simultaneously in a two-echelon supply chain network. The proposed problem is motivated by a factor... Read More about A multi-objective integrated optimisation model for facility location and order allocation problem in a two-level supply chain network.

Hybridizing cost saving with trust for blockchain technology adoption by financial institutions (2022)
Journal Article
Ullah, N., Mugahed al-rahmi, W., Alfarraj, O., Alalwan, N., Ibrahim Alzahrani, A., Ramayah, T., & Kumar, V. (2022). Hybridizing cost saving with trust for blockchain technology adoption by financial institutions. Journal of Telematics and Informatics, 6(June 2022), Article 100008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teler.2022.100008

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is transforming the financial industry and leading to a rise in the modern banking system. Like in developed nations, disruptive technology is necessary to advance the traditional banking system in emerging economi... Read More about Hybridizing cost saving with trust for blockchain technology adoption by financial institutions.

Exploring the leadership development journey of SME owner-managers (2022)
Journal Article
Vuhuong, J., & Edwards, G. (2022). Exploring the leadership development journey of SME owner-managers. Journal of Management Development, 41(2), 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-10-2021-0271

Purpose: This research aimed to investigate influences on and opinions of leadership development in small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business owner-managers. Therefore, the objective of this study was to respond to the research question – How... Read More about Exploring the leadership development journey of SME owner-managers.

Strengthening management, community engagement, and sustainability of the subnational response to accelerate malaria elimination in Namibia (2022)
Journal Article
Chung, A. M., Love, E., Neidel, J., Mendai, I., Nairenge, S., van Wyk, L. A., …Gosling, R. (2022). Strengthening management, community engagement, and sustainability of the subnational response to accelerate malaria elimination in Namibia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 106(6), 1646-1652. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-1195

Leadership and management skills are critical for health programs to deliver high-quality interventions in complex systems. In malaria-eliminating countries, national and subnational health teams are reorienting strategies to address focal transmissi... Read More about Strengthening management, community engagement, and sustainability of the subnational response to accelerate malaria elimination in Namibia.

Response to Raelin (2022)
Journal Article
Śliwa, M., & Case, P. (2022). Response to Raelin. Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 41(1), 157-162. https://doi.org/10.5840/bpej20224113

We have been invited by Bastiaan Van Der Linden and Joe Raelin to write a response to Joe’s critique of our paper “Leadership Learning, Power and Practice in Laos: A Leadership-as-Practice Perspective,” published in Management Learning. The paper exp... Read More about Response to Raelin.

Digital technology-based entrepreneurial pursuit of the marginalised communities (2022)
Journal Article
Minayora, A., Ghauri, P., & Fu, X. (2022). Digital technology-based entrepreneurial pursuit of the marginalised communities. Journal of International Management, 28(2), 100948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2022.100948

United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals call for an inclusive development and empowerment of marginalised communities. However, scholars have suggested that one single discipline or party, Multinational Enterprises, Governments or NGOs, cannot... Read More about Digital technology-based entrepreneurial pursuit of the marginalised communities.

Risk in active sport tourism projects: Narratives from managers in the Chinese event industry (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Knox, D., & Prabhakar, G. (2023). Risk in active sport tourism projects: Narratives from managers in the Chinese event industry. Journal of China Tourism Research, 19(2), 176-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/19388160.2022.2050872

The purpose of this study is to identify risk issues in managing active sport tourism event projects in China from the perspective of event managers. A qualitative method was utilized, with 12 semi-structured interviews being conducted in China in or... Read More about Risk in active sport tourism projects: Narratives from managers in the Chinese event industry.

A scalable deep learning system for monitoring and forecasting pollutant concentration levels on UK highways (2022)
Journal Article
Akinosho, T. D., Oyedele, L. O., Bilal, M., Barrera-Animas, A. Y., Gbadamosi, A. Q., & Olawale, O. A. (2022). A scalable deep learning system for monitoring and forecasting pollutant concentration levels on UK highways. Ecological Informatics, 69, Article 101609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101609

The construction of intercity highways by the government has resulted in a progressive increase in vehicle emissions and pollution from noise, dust, and vibrations despite its recognition of the air pollution menace. Efforts that have targeted roadsi... Read More about A scalable deep learning system for monitoring and forecasting pollutant concentration levels on UK highways.

Overcoming barriers to the implementation of cleaner production in small enterprises in the mechanics industry: Exploring economic gains and contributions for sustainable development goals (2022)
Journal Article
Oliveira Neto, G. C. D., Leite, R. R., Lucato, W. C., Vanalle, R. M., Amorim, M., Matias, J. C. O., & Kumar, V. (2022). Overcoming barriers to the implementation of cleaner production in small enterprises in the mechanics industry: Exploring economic gains and contributions for sustainable development goals. Sustainability, 14(5), Article 2944. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052944

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the economic and environmental gains that result from the implementation of cleaner production in a small enterprise (SE) from the metal and mechanics industry, allowing for overcoming barriers and contributin... Read More about Overcoming barriers to the implementation of cleaner production in small enterprises in the mechanics industry: Exploring economic gains and contributions for sustainable development goals.

Collecting badges: Understanding the gold rush for business excellence awards (2022)
Journal Article
Asante, S., Sarpong, D., Bi, J., & Mordi, C. (2023). Collecting badges: Understanding the gold rush for business excellence awards. European Management Review, 20(1), 18-30

Business excellence awards (BEAs) have become all too commonplace. Entering and winning one has now become part of contemporary organising. However, scholarly work examining these awards remains scattered, with the dominant narrative focusing on what... Read More about Collecting badges: Understanding the gold rush for business excellence awards.

Concluding remarks (2022)
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Case, P., Raelin, J. A., & Śliwa, M. (2022). Concluding remarks. Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 41(1), 163-165. https://doi.org/10.5840/bpej20224114

The authors of the exchange now reunite to offer some concluding remarks. Although there are many facets of ethical theory and practice that emanate from our commentaries, clearly a principal contribution is how a Western-originated concept, namely l... Read More about Concluding remarks.

Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example (2022)
Journal Article
Omar, H., & Mahdjoubi, L. (in press). Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2021-0956

Purpose: Poor performance remains a challenge for the construction industry worldwide. One of the key performance indicators of the construction industry is the timely delivery of projects. Despite the recent methodological and technological advances... Read More about Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example.

A new modified social engineering optimizer algorithm for engineering applications (2022)
Journal Article
Goodarzian, F., Ghasemi, P., Kumar, V., & Abraham, A. (2022). A new modified social engineering optimizer algorithm for engineering applications. Soft Computing, 26, 4333–4361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-022-06837-y

Nowadays, a great deal of attention is paid to metaheuristic algorithms to reach the approximate solution in an acceptable computational time. As one of the recent-developed successful metaheuristics, Social Engineering Optimizer (SEO) algorithm is a... Read More about A new modified social engineering optimizer algorithm for engineering applications.

Learning to inhabit the liquid liminal world of work: An auto-ethnographic visual study of work-life boundary transitions (2022)
Journal Article
Izak, M., Shortt, H., & Case, P. (2023). Learning to inhabit the liquid liminal world of work: An auto-ethnographic visual study of work-life boundary transitions. Management Learning, 54(2), 198–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076211070359

This article explores a conceptually modified notion of liminality in order to make better sense of contemporary ‘flexible’ working life. Previous conceptualizations of liminality rely on the assumed existence of socially sustained boundaries and the... Read More about Learning to inhabit the liquid liminal world of work: An auto-ethnographic visual study of work-life boundary transitions.

Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges (2022)
Journal Article
Roy, T., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Kumar, A., & Agrawal, R. (2022). Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 31, 113-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.02.004

Transitioning to a Circular Economy (CE) is considered the most promising way to achieve economic and environmental sustainability. However, companies and governments are faced with challenges in redesigning existing linear supply chains (SCs) into c... Read More about Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges.

Supply chain sustainability risk decision support model using integrated Preference Selection Index (PSI) method and prospect theory (2022)
Journal Article
Sutrisno, A., & Kumar, V. (2022). Supply chain sustainability risk decision support model using integrated Preference Selection Index (PSI) method and prospect theory. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 19(2), 316-346. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAMR-06-2021-0193

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the integrated model of the Preference Selection Index (PSI) and the prospect theory as new means to appraise the impact of supply chain sustainability risks based on five pillars of sustainability.... Read More about Supply chain sustainability risk decision support model using integrated Preference Selection Index (PSI) method and prospect theory.

Putting leadership in its place: Introduction to the special issue (2022)
Journal Article
Sutherland, N., Bolden, R., Edwards, G., & Schedlitzki, D. (2022). Putting leadership in its place: Introduction to the special issue. Leadership, 18(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/17427150221083498

This special issue emerges from a call for papers issued following the 18th International Studying Leadership Conference, hosted at the University of the West of England in December 2019, which addressed the theme of ‘Putting leadership in its place’... Read More about Putting leadership in its place: Introduction to the special issue.