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Conversational artificial intelligence in the AEC industry: A review of present status, challenges and opportunities (2023)
Journal Article
Saka, A. B., Oyedele, L. O., Akanbi, L. A., Ganiyu, S. A., Chan, D. W., & Bello, S. A. (2023). Conversational artificial intelligence in the AEC industry: A review of present status, challenges and opportunities. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 55, 101869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2022.101869

The idea of developing a system that can converse and understand human languages has been around since the 1200 s. With the advancement in artificial intelligence (AI), Conversational AI came of age in 2010 with the launch of Apple's Siri. Conversati... Read More about Conversational artificial intelligence in the AEC industry: A review of present status, challenges and opportunities.

Cyber risk assessment in small and medium-sized enterprises: A multilevel decision-making approach for small e-tailors (2023)
Journal Article
Sukumar, A., Mahdiraji, H., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V. (2023). Cyber risk assessment in small and medium-sized enterprises: A multilevel decision-making approach for small e-tailors. Risk Analysis, 43(10), 2082-2098. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14092

The role played by information and communication technologies in today's businesses cannot be underestimated. While such technological advancements provide numerous advantages and opportunities, they are known to thread organizations with new challen... Read More about Cyber risk assessment in small and medium-sized enterprises: A multilevel decision-making approach for small e-tailors.

Integrated framework towards construction waste reduction: The case of Egypt (2023)
Journal Article
Daoud, A. O., Omar, H., Ayman, O., & Obas, E. (2023). Integrated framework towards construction waste reduction: The case of Egypt. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 21, 695–709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-022-00793-2

The construction industry is plagued with significant construction and demolition waste (C&DW) generated during various phases of construction projects. This waste has created a universal, pervasive, and enduring problem globally. To propose practica... Read More about Integrated framework towards construction waste reduction: The case of Egypt.

Game analysis on general purpose technology cooperative R&D with fairness concern from the technology chain perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, Y., Liu, S., Zhao, Y., Han, C., Zhou, Q., Wang, L., …Alsharif, H. (2023). Game analysis on general purpose technology cooperative R&D with fairness concern from the technology chain perspective. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(1), Article S2444569X23000082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100312

General purpose technologies (GPTs) are regarded as a major source of productivity advancement and economic growth. As a kind of platform technology, GPTs have strong knowledge spillovers, which causes a single subject to lack R&D motivation and adop... Read More about Game analysis on general purpose technology cooperative R&D with fairness concern from the technology chain perspective.

Organising and disorganising trust: Corporate governing in Argentina (2023)
Book Chapter
Gaggiotti, H., Lucero Bringas, M. D. L. Á., & Adelopo, I. (2023). Organising and disorganising trust: Corporate governing in Argentina. In . J. Callund, G. Jiménez-Seminario, & N. Pyper (Eds.), Corporate Governing in Latin America (225-246). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85780-6_6

The historical and conceptual evolution of the organizational meaning of governance has been used in this chapter as an axis to explain the similarities and differences of an ignored paradigmatic case: Argentina. The chapter illustrates how the econo... Read More about Organising and disorganising trust: Corporate governing in Argentina.

Additive manufacturing integration in E-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness (2023)
Journal Article
Ekren, B. Y., Stylos, N., Zwiegelaar, J., Turhanlar, E. E., & Kumar, V. (2023). Additive manufacturing integration in E-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 122, Article 102676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2022.102676

In light of recently increased e-commerce, also a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study examines how additive manufacturing (AM) can contribute to e-commerce supply chain network resilience, profitability and competitiveness. With the recent co... Read More about Additive manufacturing integration in E-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness.

Impact of digital technology on supply chain efficiency in manufacturing industry (2022)
Book Chapter
Wang, X., Kumar, V., Kumari, A., & Kuzmin, E. (2022). Impact of digital technology on supply chain efficiency in manufacturing industry. In V. Kumar, J. Leng, V. Akberdina, & E. Kuzmin (Eds.), Digital Transformation in Industry: Digital Twins and New Business Models (28). Springer (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94617-3

With the advancement of digital technologies, supply chain management is changing dramatically. However, the practice and application of digital supply chains are complex and challenging. Some studies claim that technology is the core element, while... Read More about Impact of digital technology on supply chain efficiency in manufacturing industry.

Ready to get on board? Facilitating role transition of new graduates (2022)
Book Chapter
Chen, J. (2022). Ready to get on board? Facilitating role transition of new graduates. In T. Broadley, Y. Cai, M. Firth, E. Hunt, & J. Neugebauer (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Graduate Employability. SAGE Publications

There is abundant evidence that student-professional role transition can be problematic and stressful for new graduates. It is therefore important to understand how new graduates go from the role of a student to that of a professional, which is the f... Read More about Ready to get on board? Facilitating role transition of new graduates.

Negative Capability in Leadership Practice. Implications for Working in Uncertainty (2022)
Book
von Bulow, C., & Simpson, P. (2022). Negative Capability in Leadership Practice. Implications for Working in Uncertainty. Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95768-1

Working in uncertainty has become the new normal, but what do leaders have to draw upon when lacking the requisite knowledge? In this book, the authors make a case for Negative Capability, which enables leaders to work in a state of not knowing witho... Read More about Negative Capability in Leadership Practice. Implications for Working in Uncertainty.

Journal of Tropical Futures inaugural editorial (2022)
Journal Article
Case, P., Wood, J., & Ng, E. (2024). Journal of Tropical Futures inaugural editorial. Journal of Tropical Futures, 1(1), 3 - 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538931221143352

With almost 3.8 billion people living between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the tropics are one of the fastest-growing regions in the world (Callender and Topp, 2020). Almost 99% of the people in the Tropics are considered to be living in ‘dev... Read More about Journal of Tropical Futures inaugural editorial.

Editorial transitions part 2 – Hail and hello (2022)
Journal Article
Edwards, G., & Schedlitzki, D. (2023). Editorial transitions part 2 – Hail and hello. Leadership, 19(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1177/17427150221147371

This issue of Leadership marks a new year and a new volume but also our first issue as Co-Editors-in-Chief. We are absolutely delighted to be working with colleagues in continuing the success of the journal and are indebted to Dennis Tourish for all... Read More about Editorial transitions part 2 – Hail and hello.

Career development in project-based organizations: Problems and prospects (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ratanova, I., & Prabhakar, G. (2022, December). Career development in project-based organizations: Problems and prospects. Presented at Baltic International Academy XI International Research-to-Practice Conference “Society Transformations in Social and Human Sciences”, Riga, Latvia

The purpose of this research is to investigate whether project managers could become senior executives, to identify gaps in the skill sets of project managers and CEOs, and to determine how project managers could better design their career path to re... Read More about Career development in project-based organizations: Problems and prospects.

Identity work in the backstage: Exploring the role of expatriate bubbles in identity work of self-initiated expatriate engineers through a Goffmanian lens (2022)
Journal Article
Papafilippou, V., & Efthymiadou, C. (2023). Identity work in the backstage: Exploring the role of expatriate bubbles in identity work of self-initiated expatriate engineers through a Goffmanian lens. Journal of Global Mobility, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/JGM-06-2022-0031

Purpose: While there is vast research on expatriate adjustment, it is still known very little on how self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) in particular might cope with identity conflicts and how they engage with identity work. What is more, although the... Read More about Identity work in the backstage: Exploring the role of expatriate bubbles in identity work of self-initiated expatriate engineers through a Goffmanian lens.

Managing maturity of global supply chains: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Frederico, G., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Martins, R. A., & Kumar, V. (2022). Managing maturity of global supply chains: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 15(4), 505-509. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-09-2022-0098

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought huge challenges for global supply chains to keep their continuity amid this impacting and unexpected event. Several industries and services have faced disruptions and losses. This has created high co... Read More about Managing maturity of global supply chains: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic.

Guest editorial: The COVID-19 impact on humanitarian operations: Lessons for future disrupting events (2022)
Journal Article
Shah, B., Frederico, G. F., Kumar, V., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, A. (2022). Guest editorial: The COVID-19 impact on humanitarian operations: Lessons for future disrupting events. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 12(4), 473-481. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-10-2022-132

During wide spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has been recorded that humankind played a responsive role in collaboration with societies, governing authorities and controlling agencies (Haque and Islam, 2018) while managing resources d... Read More about Guest editorial: The COVID-19 impact on humanitarian operations: Lessons for future disrupting events.

Critical theory (2022)
Book Chapter
Longman, R., & Mackintosh, C. (in press). Critical theory. In A Concise Guide to Key Theories for Human Resource Management Research. Edward Elgar Publishing

Women tech hub: Supporting females to accelerate the digitalization of their start-ups in Georgia (2022)
Book Chapter
Urzelai, B., Carracedo, P., & Mghebrishvili, A. (2022). Women tech hub: Supporting females to accelerate the digitalization of their start-ups in Georgia. In Digitalization in Business: On the Road to a Sustainable World. Nova Science Publishers

We are now living in a constantly changing context characterized by a high digital revolution that adds uncertainty and complexity to business managers and entrepreneurs around the world. Therefore, organizations are witnessing and leading many digit... Read More about Women tech hub: Supporting females to accelerate the digitalization of their start-ups in Georgia.

Performance evaluation of deep learning and boosted trees for cryptocurrency closing price prediction (2022)
Journal Article
Oyedele, A. A., Ajayi, A., Oyedele, A., Bello, S., & Oyedele, L. (2023). Performance evaluation of deep learning and boosted trees for cryptocurrency closing price prediction. Expert Systems with Applications, 213(Part C), Article 119233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.119233

The emergence of cryptocurrencies has drawn significant investment capital in recent years with an exponential increase in market capitalization and trade volume. However, the cryptocurrency market is highly volatile and burdened with substantial het... Read More about Performance evaluation of deep learning and boosted trees for cryptocurrency closing price prediction.

Robotics in construction: A critical review of the reinforcement learning and imitation learning paradigms (2022)
Journal Article
Davila Delgado, M., & Oyedele, L. (2022). Robotics in construction: A critical review of the reinforcement learning and imitation learning paradigms. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 54, Article 101787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2022.101787

The reinforcement and imitation learning paradigms have the potential to revolutionise robotics. Many successful developments have been reported in literature; however, these approaches have not been explored widely in robotics for construction. The... Read More about Robotics in construction: A critical review of the reinforcement learning and imitation learning paradigms.