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Assessing the key enablers for Industry 4.0 adoption using MICMAC analysis: A case study (2021)
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Purpose: The aim of this research is to assess the key enablers of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in the context of the Indian automobile industry. It is done to apprehend their comparative effect on executing I4.0 concepts and technology in manufacturing indus... Read More about Assessing the key enablers for Industry 4.0 adoption using MICMAC analysis: A case study.

An internet of things approach for water efficiency: A case study of the beverage factory (2021)
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There is a lack of knowledge among food manufacturers about adopting the Internet of Things (IoT)-based water monitoring system and its ability to support water minimisation activities. It is therefore necessary to investigate the applicability of Io... Read More about An internet of things approach for water efficiency: A case study of the beverage factory.

Sustainability concerns on consumers’ attitude towards short food supply chains: An empirical investigation (2021)
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While industrialized agro-food supply systems have gained tremendous success in recent decades, it has been increasingly criticized for its adverse environmental and social impact. Amongst this criticism, Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) have emerged... Read More about Sustainability concerns on consumers’ attitude towards short food supply chains: An empirical investigation.

Omni-chanel network design towards circular economy under inventory share policies (2021)
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In this paper, we study inventory share policies in an omni-channel supply network, to contribute to the circular economy (CE) concept. Lateral inventory share implementation provides flexibility and profitability in the supply chain by allowing inve... Read More about Omni-chanel network design towards circular economy under inventory share policies.

'I have her image of bringing me cherries as an offer' : Exploring belonging and trust in cross-border business collaboration through storytelling (2021)
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This paper explores the role of narratives as resources for enacting group membership and community building in the case of one company, a Greek- Turkish partnership, SforSteel. We pay special attention to the function of iterative stories and specif... Read More about 'I have her image of bringing me cherries as an offer' : Exploring belonging and trust in cross-border business collaboration through storytelling.

Exploring barriers and drivers to the implementation of circular economy practices in the mining industry (2021)
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The circular economy is a widely discussed topic in the field of Eco-industrial initiatives and environmentally responsive economies. The current economic and industrial model which is termed as the produce-use-dispose model is a linear model in whic... Read More about Exploring barriers and drivers to the implementation of circular economy practices in the mining industry.

IoT technologies for livestock management: A review of present status, opportunities, and future trends (2021)
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The world population currently stands at about 7 billion amidst an expected increase in 2030 from 9.4 billion to around 10 billion in 2050. This burgeoning population has continued to influence the upward demand for animal food. Moreover, the managem... Read More about IoT technologies for livestock management: A review of present status, opportunities, and future trends.

Problematizing leadership learning facilitation through a trickster archetype: An investigation into power and identity in liminal spaces (2021)
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This study uses the archetype of a ‘trickster’ to reflect back on, and hence problematize, the role of the educator/facilitator identity in leadership learning. This is based on the view that a trickster is a permanent resident in liminal spaces and... Read More about Problematizing leadership learning facilitation through a trickster archetype: An investigation into power and identity in liminal spaces.

Servant leadership and family supportiveness: Looking into employees’ work and family outcomes (2021)
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How does servant leadership trickle down to impact subordinates’ work and non-work outcomes? This study sets out to investigate the mechanisms and boundary conditions associated with this question. In so doing, we integrate two sequential mechanisms... Read More about Servant leadership and family supportiveness: Looking into employees’ work and family outcomes.

Reimagining parental engagement in special schools–a practice theoretical approach (2021)
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Parental engagement is widely acknowledged to have a positive impact on children’s achievement, and interventions to increase parental engagement have had some success in improving educational outcomes for children in mainstream settings. However, th... Read More about Reimagining parental engagement in special schools–a practice theoretical approach.

Blockchain technology and the circular economy: Implications for sustainability and social responsibility (2021)
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Blockchain technology is a revolutionary new protocol for sharing and updating information by linking ledgers or databases in a decentralised, peer-to-peer, open-access network. Blockchain is designed to ensure the data is stored and updated in a sec... Read More about Blockchain technology and the circular economy: Implications for sustainability and social responsibility.

Financial resilience, income dependence and organisational survival in UK charities (2021)
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The financial well-being of the charity sector has important social implications. Numerous studies have analysed whether the concentration of income in a few sources increases financial vulnerability. However, few studies have systematically consider... Read More about Financial resilience, income dependence and organisational survival in UK charities.

Relationship between routines of supplier selection and evaluation, risk perception and propensity to form buyer–supplier partnerships (2021)
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Supply chain partnership is viewed as an important contributor to superior competitiveness; yet, the knowledge of ex-ante factors contributing to the deployment of supply chain partnership is nascent. This article examines the influence of the curren... Read More about Relationship between routines of supplier selection and evaluation, risk perception and propensity to form buyer–supplier partnerships.

Client-agency briefing: Using paradox theory to overcome challenges associated with client resource deployment (2021)
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Agencies depend on client resources to fulfil their value proposition. An inadequate quantity or quality of client resources can negatively influence agency output. Advertising literature reports that agencies are frequently frustrated with deficienc... Read More about Client-agency briefing: Using paradox theory to overcome challenges associated with client resource deployment.

Emotional foundations of capability development: An exploration in the SME context (2021)
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Research uncovering the behavioural and cognitive foundations of capability development has gained traction in recent years. However, the emotional foundations of capability development have not been adequately addressed. This is an important gap; if... Read More about Emotional foundations of capability development: An exploration in the SME context.

Understanding rural supply chain resilience: A synthesis from the literature (2021)
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Globalisation increases the numbers of involved business partners and distances between origin and destination. It complicates and stretches supply chains. Consequently, supply chains are exposed to higher risks, especially in rural societies where t... Read More about Understanding rural supply chain resilience: A synthesis from the literature.

Researching around our subjects: Working towards a women’s labour history of trade unions in the British film and television industries (2020)
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This article explores the opportunities and obstacles of researching women’s trade union activism in the British film and television industries between 1933 and 2017. The surviving material on women’s union participation is incomplete and fragmented,... Read More about Researching around our subjects: Working towards a women’s labour history of trade unions in the British film and television industries.

Adjusting to the new normal: Challenges of the food sector in the wake of COVID-19 (2020)
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 180 countries around the globe causing severe business disruptions. Lockdown in many countries has led to panic buying and shortages of food, medicines, personal protective equipment, raw materials... Read More about Adjusting to the new normal: Challenges of the food sector in the wake of COVID-19.

Where have all the followers gone? (2020)
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In this short article, we explore and problematise the axiomatic assumption of follower in the field of leadership studies notably the leader–follower axiom as the essential foundation of much leadership theorising. We do so, firstly by drawing on ou... Read More about Where have all the followers gone?.

Framing work and welfare: Insights from the growing relevance of company welfare in Italy (2020)
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This article applies the concept of frames of reference to contemporary work and welfare dynamics by focusing on the growing relevance of company welfare in Italy after the 2008 crisis. The analysis considers how this occurred along three phases: in... Read More about Framing work and welfare: Insights from the growing relevance of company welfare in Italy.