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Examining the relationship between social media analytics practices and business performance in the Indian retail and IT industries: The mediation role of customer engagement (2020)
Journal Article

Social media analytics (SMA) is a dynamic field which has received considerable attention from both academics and management practitioners alike. A significant number of the scholarly research currently being conducted in SMA, however, is conceptual.... Read More about Examining the relationship between social media analytics practices and business performance in the Indian retail and IT industries: The mediation role of customer engagement.

The impact of culture of quality (COQ) on the organizational performance (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Culture of Quality (COQ) is regarded as an important component of TQM however this is a relatively new theme, compared to other concepts in the quality management domain. However, literature resources on this topic are relatively scarce and there is... Read More about The impact of culture of quality (COQ) on the organizational performance.

Liminality in narratives of integration: Articulation of digital ethnicity in social media use by migrants to Sweden (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Given challenging conditions in different parts of the world, it is no wonder that people undertake journeys to regions where they may feel secure, seek refuge, be able to acquire a livelihood, as well as carry on a type of living. Migration is there... Read More about Liminality in narratives of integration: Articulation of digital ethnicity in social media use by migrants to Sweden.

Supply Chain 4.0: concepts, maturity and research agenda (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Industry 4.0 is one of the most emergent research topics attracting significant interest by researchers as well as practitioners. Many articles have been published with regards Industry 4.0; however, there... Read More about Supply Chain 4.0: concepts, maturity and research agenda.

Influence of Big Data in managing cyber assets (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Today, Big Data plays an imperative role in the creation, maintenance and loss of cyber assets of organisations. Research in connection to Big Data and cyber asset management is embryonic. Using evidence,... Read More about Influence of Big Data in managing cyber assets.

Evaluating theoretical conceptualisations for supply chain and finance integration: A Scottish focus group (2019)
Journal Article

With supply chain finance gaining more prominence in practice and drawing increasing attention from researchers, the question arises how this emerging discipline can build on existing theoretical conceptualisations. However, few studies have incorpor... Read More about Evaluating theoretical conceptualisations for supply chain and finance integration: A Scottish focus group.

Investigating the motivators, barriers and enablers associated with the implementation of sustainable supply chain in Saudi manufacturing industry (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) can play a significant role in improving company sustainability performance by addressing the social, environmental and economic issues in the supply chain, including suppliers, in-house operations, distribu... Read More about Investigating the motivators, barriers and enablers associated with the implementation of sustainable supply chain in Saudi manufacturing industry.

Measuring sustainability performance of SMEs in a developing country – A study of Southern Vietnam (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Over the last decade, measuring sustainability performance has been increasingly important. So far, research about the subject matter has been mostly conducted in developed nations, and for large corporations but SMEs in developing countries has rece... Read More about Measuring sustainability performance of SMEs in a developing country – A study of Southern Vietnam.

Transport operations optimisation through lean implementation – A case study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Lean has benefited industries, however, the research regarding its implementation in the transportation sector is limited. Therefore, there is huge potential for the implementation of Lean in the transportation sector. With the growing population and... Read More about Transport operations optimisation through lean implementation – A case study.

Categorization of supply chain sustainability risks in SMEs: A preliminary evidence from a developing country (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are an important contributor to the global economic growth. Nevertheless, owing to their lack of managerial capability to manage the impact of business uncertainty, they are prone to business failures. To prevent t... Read More about Categorization of supply chain sustainability risks in SMEs: A preliminary evidence from a developing country.

Legitimacy and emotions in crowdfunding campaign pitches (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Crowdfunding solicits small investments over the internet from a variety of supporters. But, the lack of a proven track record leaves crowdfunding entrepreneurs struggling to convince others of their new venture. The online campaign pitch is the only... Read More about Legitimacy and emotions in crowdfunding campaign pitches.

Knowledge retention in ERP implementations: the context of UK SMEs (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Knowledge retention (k-retention) is vital for various enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), though it is a highly dema... Read More about Knowledge retention in ERP implementations: the context of UK SMEs.

Knowledge management for sustainability in operations (2019)
Journal Article

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of Knowledge Management (KM) as a platform to enable sustainability in firms’ operations and to provide recommendations for managers to integrate sustainable operations into their business strategies... Read More about Knowledge management for sustainability in operations.

Managing the personalization-privacy paradox: A systematic literature review (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Effective utilization of personal data contributes to greater customer satisfaction and provides a better fit between the offer and the customer needs, which can be leveraged as competitive advantage. However, consumers may be reluctant to share thei... Read More about Managing the personalization-privacy paradox: A systematic literature review.

Understanding circular economy awareness and practices in manufacturing firms (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Circular economy (CE) has evolved as a result of the growing environmental awareness, environmental legislation and the need for social responsibility. However, awareness levels of CE are not as high as ex... Read More about Understanding circular economy awareness and practices in manufacturing firms.

Green and lean: a Gemba–Kaizen model for sustainability enhancement (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Despite the encouraging results obtained from the application of Green Lean, organizations have found the integration of Green and Lean, and their implementation as an integrated... Read More about Green and lean: a Gemba–Kaizen model for sustainability enhancement.

Facilitating students’ (doctoral) transition to the workplace: A critical review (2019)
Book Chapter

The recent ongoing changes to the UK higher education sector have put immense pressure on both academics and students. Where academics are working hard to enhance the quality of the educational product, students, on the other hand, are struggling wit... Read More about Facilitating students’ (doctoral) transition to the workplace: A critical review.

A classification and framework for measuring sustainability supply chain risk indices in small and medium enterprises (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Considering its significant contribution to the global Gross Domestic Product, improving an understanding of
risks affecting the sustainability of operation in small and medium enterprises in a networked economy is undeniably
important. Unfortunate... Read More about A classification and framework for measuring sustainability supply chain risk indices in small and medium enterprises.

From linear to circular manufacturing business models (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose - This editorial piece introduces the special issue titled ‘From Linear to Circular Manufacturing Business Models’.
Design/methodology/approach - The ‘Background and Motivation’ section provides an overview of the current practical environm... Read More about From linear to circular manufacturing business models.

Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: In recent years, circular economy (CE) has come to prominence as an alternative to the classic approach of “make-use-dispose”. How companies can exploit the opportunities of CE to position themselves bette... Read More about Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers.