Benchmarking: An International Journal
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Transforming milk supply chains with blockchain: enhancing visibility and cost reduction
Vasanthraj Vasanthraj, Vidyasagar Potdar, Himanshu Agrawal, Arshinder KaurMilk is a perishable food product, one of the primary sources of nutrition. Reports worldwide indicate numerous food frauds and foodborne diseases associated with adulterated milk…
Impact of innovation, entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial leadership on supply chain resilience in handicraft industry: moderating role of supply chain orientation
Uma Shankar Yadav, Ravindra TripathiThe study aims to explore dynamic capabilities such as innovation, entrepreneurial leadership, absorptive capability, and the dimension of entrepreneurial orientation in the…
Going resilient with digital transformation, human capabilities and innovation readiness: empirical evidence from the energy sector
Haya Bahyan, Mian M. Ajmal, Hussein SaberThe present study investigated organizational resilience (OR) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) energy sector to identify impactful technological and human variables and assess…
Corporate sustainability and performance: a bibliometric review for two decades
Dhawal Sharad Jadhav, Subrat SarangiOver the past years, business strategies have been designed to improve ‘firms' financial and non-financial performances and achieve sustainable development, leading to corporate…
Do HR practices for employee lifecycle influence organisational outcomes equally in Asia? Evidence from the Indo-Thai food sector
Sarawut Pathomphatthaphan, Simanchala Das, Keytapark ViratThe primary purpose of this contextual study was three-fold: (1) to study the effect of HR practices on employee lifecycle (ELC) on organisational outcomes; (2) to investigate the…
Emerging themes and future research directions in the cold supply chain: a bibliometric and co-citation analysis
Malleswari Karanam, Lanka Krishnanand, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Sai Sudhakar NudurupatiThe primary goal of this review is to identify emerging themes in the cold supply chain (CSC) and their future research directions, methodologies, and theories.
Dynamic capabilities for digital transformation in an enterprise business
Cristiane Froehlich, Luísa Baggio Reinhardt, Dusan Schreiber, Luciene EberleDigital transformation is a process in which organizations use technology as an essential resource to improve performance and increase market reach and results.
Digital leadership, business model innovation and organizational change: role of leader in steering digital transformation
Mehreen Malik, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Naukhez Sarwar, Adeel TariqScholars and practitioners acknowledge that digital leadership can help organizations gain a competitive advantage. This article focuses on the characteristics, styles and skills…
Benchmarking nutrition facts panel label – a consumer ethics perspective using health belief model
K.M. Priya, Sivakumar AlurThis study examines how health-conscious consumers utilize nutrition facts panel labels when purchasing food products, focusing specifically on the dimension of ethical…
Understanding digital transformation challenges for online learning and teaching in higher education institutions: a review and research framework
Shalini Sahni, Sushma Verma, Rahul Pratap Singh KauravThe widespread uptake of digital technology tools for online teaching and learning reached its peak during the nationwide lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. It…
Sustainable water resource management by business organisations: empirical investigation applying stimulus-organism-response theoretical perspective
Chad Ellsworth, Vishal Arghode, Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya, David Barker, Richard SchuhmannThe purpose of this research was to study sustainable water resource management using a stimulus-organism-response (SOR) perspective.
Does social currency influence social media usage and brand experience: an empirical analysis
Yog Mishra, Anurag SinghLoading the work on social capital theory, we have tried to check the influence of social currency (SC) on social media usage (SMU) and its subsequent impact on the brand…
A systematic review of business models in healthcare: research directions for emerging and developed economies
Sunil Kumar Yadav, Shiwangi Singh, Santosh Kumar PrustyBusiness models (BMs) are becoming increasingly crucial for value creation in the healthcare sector. The study explores the conceptualization and application of BM concepts within…
Exploring the impact of green supply chain strategies and sustainable practices on circular supply chains
Rohit Kumar SinghThe study attempts to explore the effectiveness of green supply chain strategies (GSCS) and sustainable practices (SP) in achieving a circular supply chain (CSC) within a…
Factors influencing behavioural intention to avail omnichannel service among Gen Y consumers
Ruchi Mishra, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Justin PaulThis paper aims to explore the factors influencing the behavioural intention of Gen Y consumers to avail omnichannel service and to identify the relative influence of predictors…
Modeling resilient functions in perishable food supply chains: transition for sustainable food system development
Yash Daultani, Ashish Dwivedi, Saurabh Pratap, Akshay SharmaNatural disasters cause serious operational risks and disruptions, which further impact the food supply in and around the disaster-impacted area. Resilient functions in the supply…
Touchstones for the development of an inclusive approach for ecotourism as a service industry
Anupam Saxena, Sugandha Shanker, Deepa Sethi, Manisha Seth, Anurag SaxenaThis study was conducted to analyse the socio-ecological problems faced by the Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary and understand its potential and challenges for developing ecotourism…
Fuzzy causal model of enterprise flexibility dimensions using Fermatean Fuzzy DEMATEL: a case study of Indian pharmaceutical industry
Mohammad Akhtar, Mohammad AsimTo develop a fuzzy causal model of enterprise flexibility dimensions in a case study of Indian pharmaceutical industry.
Explicating the mapping between big data and knowledge management: a systematic literature review and future directions
Anil Kumar Goswami, Anamika Sinha, Meghna Goswami, Prashant KumarThis study aims to extend and explore patterns and trends of research in the linkage of big data and knowledge management (KM) by identifying growth in terms of numbers of papers…
Characterizing the critical success factors influencing blockchain technology adoption in Indian public distribution system: an exploratory approach
C.R. Vishnu, Proshayan Chatterjee, Sai Pradyumna Maddali, Temidayo O. AkenroyeThe public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food security system established to manage the distribution of food grains at affordable prices. As a result of the population…
The mediating role of perceived competitive advantage on the relationships between green supply chain management practices and operational performance: evidence from Bangladeshi manufacturing firms
Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi, Ya-Juan Dong, Md Sajjad HosainEffective green supply chain management (GSCM) has become a potentially valuable tool of securing competitive advantage and improving operational performance (OP) as competition…
Decision support criteria for the implementation of waste-to-energy conversion systems: a case study in Southern Brazil
Miguel Afonso Sellitto, Maria Soares de Lima, Leandro Tomasin da Silva, Nelson Kadel Jr, Maria Angela ButturiThe purpose of the article is to identify relevant criteria for decision support in the implementation of waste-to-energy (WtE)-based systems.
Managing tourism and hospitality industry during pandemic: analysis of challenges and strategies for survival
Srikant Gupta, Pooja S. Kushwaha, Usha Badhera, Rajesh Kumar SinghThis study aims to explore the challenges faced by the tourism and hospitality industry following the COVID-19 pandemic and to propose effective strategies for recovery and…
The impact of customer pressures and government regulations on the implementation of socio-environmental practices in organic certification in the Amazon region
Cyntia Meireles Martins, Susana Carla Farias Pereira, Marcia Regina Santiago Scarpin, Maciel M. Queiroz, Mariana da Silva CavalcanteThis research analyses the impact of customers and government regulations on the implementation of socio-environmental practices in certifying organic agricultural products. It…
Improving changeover techniques in apparel manufacturing through single minute exchange of die: implications for benchmarking
Syed Mithun Ali, Muhammad Najmul Haque, Md. Rayhan Sarker, Jayakrishna Kandasamy, Ilias VlachosBangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) industry plays a vital role in the economic growth of this country. As the global trend in the fashion market has introduced a high-mix…
A literature-based view on technology transfer and culture
Lillian Do Nascimento Gambi, Koenraad DebackereThe purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of the literature on technology transfer and culture, identifying the main contents of the current body of knowledge…
Risks and financial performance of Indian banks: a cursory look at the COVID-19 period
Anju Goswami, Pooja MalikThe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused financial stress and limited their lending agility, resulting in more non-performing loans (NPLs) and lower performance during the II…
The future of healthcare: green transformational leadership and GHRM’s role in sustainable performance
Jiang Luo, Syed Imran Zaman, Sobia Jamil, Sharfuddin Ahmed KhanOrganizations have increasingly been compelled to engage in ecological businesses in recent decades, necessitating identifying environmental practices contributing to enhanced…
Navigating the change: a case study of the textile industry on digital leadership, digital transformation and innovative business models
Mehreen Malik, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Naukhez Sarwar, Madiha GoharWe explore the skills required for digital leadership for reshaping existing business models toward digital models. Digital leadership is pivotal in gaining a competitive…
Effect of lean-green practice and green human resource on supply chain performance: a resource-based view
Atul Kumar Sahu, Mahak Sharma, Rakesh Raut, Vidyadhar V. Gedam, Nishant Agrawal, Pragati PriyadarshineeThe study examined a wide range of proactive supply chain practices to demonstrate a cross-linkage among them and to understand their effects on both practitioners of previous…
Set up a supply chain observatory through the comparison of multi-criteria parsimonious methods
Maria Angela Butturi, Francesco Lolli, Rita GamberiniThis study presents the development of a supply chain (SC) observatory, which is a benchmarking solution to support companies within the same industry in understanding their…
Global supply chains security: a comparative analysis of emerging threats and traceability solutions
Betul Gokkaya, Erisa Karafili, Leonardo Aniello, Basel HalakThe purpose of this study is to increase awareness of current supply chain (SC) security-related issues by providing an extensive analysis of existing SC security solutions and…
Risk analysis of electrical power grids in India using best-worst method and grey causal modelling
Dhobale Yash, R. RajeshThe study aims to identify the possible risk factors for electricity grids operational disruptions and to determine the most critical and influential risk indicators.
Sustainability drivers of fast-moving consumer goods supply chains: a multi-method study
Anupama Prashar, Vijaya Sunder M.This study responds to the calls from the literature on identifying interactions among the sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) drivers, which influence focal firms’ SSCM…
Industry 5.0 and sustainable manufacturing: a systematic literature review
Ganesh Bhoju Narkhede, Bhavesh Nandanram Pasi, Neela Rajhans, Atul KulkarniIndustry 5.0 (I5.0) is eventually set to supersede Industry 4.0 (I4.0), despite the fact that I4.0 continues to gain ground in emerging nations like India. Now India is aspiring…
Identifying and prioritizing factors influencing the social insurance contribution of unorganized workers
Bighnesh Dash Mohapatra, Chandan Kumar Sahoo, Avinash ChopraThe purpose of this study is to explore and prioritize the factors that determine the social insurance contribution of unorganized workers.
Benchmarking design-thinking as a tool for education: a systematic review and future research agenda
Arushi Bathla, Ginni Chawla, Ashish GuptaDesign-thinking (DT) in education has attracted significant interest from practitioners and academics, as it proffers new-age thinking to transform learning processes. This paper…
Identification and prioritization of barriers to Industry 4.0 adoption in the context of food and beverage industries of Bangladesh
Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Enjamamul Haque Emon, Mehedi Hasan Antor, Sifat Ajmeer Haque, Subrata TalapatraThe purpose of the research is to recognize and rank the barriers preventing Industry 4.0 (I4.0) adoption in Bangladesh’s food and beverage industries. It aims to highlight the…
Mapping the knowledge structure of artificial neural network research in the stock market: a bibliometric analysis and future research pathways
Manpreet Kaur, Amit Kumar, Anil Kumar MittalIn past decades, artificial neural network (ANN) models have revolutionised various stock market operations due to their superior ability to deal with nonlinear data and garnered…
Emergent leadership in agile software development teams: leader identification through network analysis and aggregation approaches
Marya Tabassum, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Naukhez SarwarAgile project teams are self-managing and self-organizing teams, and these two characteristics are pivotal attributes of emergent leadership. Emergent leadership is thus common in…
Impact of IT governance mechanisms on IT-enabled dynamic capabilities to achieve firm performance: role of moderators
Aboobucker Ilmudeen, Alaa A. QaffasAlthough information technology (IT) governance and IT capability have been extensively examined, the impact of IT governance mechanisms on IT-enabled dynamic capability (ITDC…
Fostering sustainability performance in the Malaysian manufacturing companies: the role of green technology innovation and innovation capabilities
Bilal Mukhtar, Muhammad Kashif Shad, Fong Woon LaiThe purpose of this study is to examine the influence of green technology innovation on sustainability performance with the moderating effect of innovation capabilities in the…
Unveiling the coopetition pathway: the stakeholder influence in the specialty coffee market
Rodrigo Natal Duarte, Elisa Reis Guimarães, Maurício Ribeiro do Valle, Simone Vasconcelos Ribeiro GalinaThis study aimed to understand coopetition in the context of Brazilian specialty coffee grower Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), based on the need to differentiate the beans in…
Benchmarking for organisational competitiveness: a resource-based view perspective
Gunjan Malhotra, Gunjan Dandotiya, Shipra Shaiwalini, Adnan Khan, Shreya HomechaudhuriThe paper tries to investigate the impact of applications of the resource-based view (RBV) theory in the management field to improve the firm’s profitability. Global firms are…
Consumers’ intention to purchase renting products: role of consumer minimalism, environmental consciousness and consumer scepticism
Gunjan Malhotra, Navneet FatehpuriaThis paper examines the understanding of various factors that influence consumer purchase intentions of renting products as a result of growth in the sharing economy. In addition…
Do corporate social responsibility drive sustainable purchase intention? An empirical study in emerging economy
Thanh Tiep Le, Tien Le Thi Cam, Nhan Nguyen Thi, Vi Le Ngoc PhuongThe purpose of the research is to investigate whether corporate social responsibility awareness (pCSR), environmental concerns (EC) and consumer environmental knowledge (CK) will…
Are stock buybacks in hospitality firms associated with outstanding executive stock options?
Raghavan Iyengar, Barry ShusterOutstanding unexercised stock options can motivate managers to engage in actions that increase the value of their company’s stock, including buying back their firm’s stock. The…
Modeling barriers to adoption of digitization in supply chains using FTOPSIS and its impact on sustainability TBL
Santosh B. Rane, Gayatri J. Abhyankar, Milind Shrikant Kirkire, Rajeev AgrawalThis article aims at - exploring and prioritizing the barriers to adoption of digitization in supply chains (SCs), categorizing them into sustainability triple bottom line (STBL…
The importance of warehouses in logistics outsourcing: benchmarking the perspectives of 3PL providers and shippers
Martina Baglio, Claudia Colicchia, Alessandro Creazza, Fabrizio DallariAn ever-increasing number of companies outsource logistics activities to third-party logistics (3PL) providers to beat the competition. From the buyer's (shippers') perspective…
Forging a sustainable path: improving India’s (Bharat’s) coal mining operations for a better tomorrow
Hasanuzzaman, Kaustov Chakraborty, Surajit BagSustainability is a major challenge for India’s (Bharat’s) coal mining industry. The government has prioritized sustainable growth in the coal mining industry. It is putting forth…
Integrated Lean Six Sigma and Kotter change management framework for emergency healthcare services in Saudi Arabia
Ali Al Owad, Neeraj Yadav, Vimal Kumar, Vikas Swarnakar, K. Jayakrishna, Salah Haridy, Vishwas YadavLean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation follows a structured approach called define-measure-analyze-improve-control (DMAIC). Earlier research about its application in emergency…
E-waste supply chain risk management: a framework considering omnichannel and circular economy
Pedro Senna, Lino Guimarães Marujo, Ana Carla de Souza Gomes dos Santos, Amanda Chousa Ferreira, Luís Alfredo Aragão da SilvaIn the last few years, environmental issues have become a matter of survival. In this sense, e-waste management is among the major problems since it may be a way of mitigating…
Investigating and modeling the circular economy enablers in product development process: net zero as a moderator
Dattatraya Balasaheb Sabale, Mahender Singh Kaswan, Rajeev Rathi, Vishwas YadavIn the current era, the focus on circular economy (CE) has gained substantial momentum among the research communities across the manufacturing world. It has become the need of the…
Last-mile distribution and commodity availability, security and access: the moderating role of supply chain integration
Samuel Adusei, Dorcas Nuertey, Emmanuel PokuThis study investigated the relationship between last-mile distribution or delivery (LMD) and commodity access through the mediating role of commodity availability and commodity…
Exploring the role of workforce agility on digital transformation: a systematic literature review
Ashutosh Muduli, Anuva ChoudhurySuccessful digital transformation requires a change in organisational structures, processes, capabilities and competencies. Digital transformation research is more influenced by…
Identifying disruptions by COVID-19 and devising strategies to build robust supply chain – a case study illustration of India's energy storage sector
Shikha Singh, Sameer Kumar, Adarsh KumarThe outset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions of all forms in the supply chain globally for almost two and a half years. This study identifies various challenges in the…
Competitive strategy and organizational performance: a systematic literature review
Abdulkader Zairbani, Senthil Kumar Jaya PrakashThe purpose of this paper is to provide an organizing lens for viewing the distinct contributions to knowledge production from those research communities addressing the impact of…
Implementation of lean principles in the yarn manufacturing industry: a system dynamics approach
M.S. Narassima, V. Aashrith, C. Aldo Ronald, S.P. Anbuudayasankar, M. ThenarasuThe textile industry contributes 2 and 3% to the global and Indian Gross Domestic Product (GDP), respectively. India supplies a quarter of global cotton yarn. Yet, most yarn…
The moderating effect of environmental performance on the relationship between sustainability assurance quality and firm value: a simultaneous equations approach
Hanene Kheireddine, Isabelle Lacombe, Anis JarbouiThis study elucidates the interactive relationship of sustainability assurance (SA) quality with corporate environmental sustainability performance (CESP) and firm value and…
Complex interplay of R&D, advertising and exports in USA manufacturing firms: differential effects of capabilities
He-Boong Kwon, Jooh Lee, Ian BrennanThis study aims to explore the dynamic interplay of key resources (i.e. research and development (R&D), advertising and exports) in affecting the performance of USA manufacturing…
A bibliometric analysis on factors influencing green consumer behaviour – research issues and future directions
Shalini Reddy Naini, M. Ravindar ReddyThis paper aims to present a summary of the green consumer behaviour (GCB) research conducted during the 2001–2021 period using the bibliometric analysis and to carry out a…
Do private and public sector banks respond to ESG in the same way? Some evidences from India
Megha Jaiwani, Santosh GopalkrishnanThe banking industry faces increasing scrutiny from stakeholders regarding its environmental and social impacts, given its crucial role in fostering economic growth. Banks have…
Industry 4.0 and supply chain sustainability: benchmarking enablers to build reliable supply chain
Ajay Kumar Pandey, Saurabh Pratap, Ashish Dwivedi, Sharfuddin Ahmed KhanThe existing literature reflects that the connection between enablers of Industry 4.0 (I4.0), Supply Chain (SC) sustainability and reliability is understudied. To cover this gap…
Finding the sweet spot in Industry 4.0 transformation: an exploration of the drivers, challenges and readiness of the Thai sugar industry
Panitas Sureeyatanapas, Danai Pancharoen, Khwantri SaengprachatanarugIndustry 4.0 is recognised as a competitive strategy that helps implementers optimise their value chain. However, its adoption poses several challenges. This study investigates…
Restorative supply chain practices in a circular economy and supply chain sustainability performance: the moderating effect of the perceived professional status of supply chain managers
Surajit BagThe objective of this study is to investigate the impact of restorative supply chain practices on sustainability performance in a circular economy (CE). The moderating effect of…
A systematic literature review of technological developments and challenges for inland waterways freight transport in intermodal supply chain management
Shekwoyemi Gbako, Dimitrios Paraskevadakis, Jun Ren, Jin Wang, Zoran RadmilovicInland shipping has been extensively recognised as a sustainable, efficient and good alternative to rail and road modes of transportation. In recent years, various authorities and…
Supply chain management maturity and business models: scientific mapping using SciMAT
Lúcio Flavio Vasconcelos, Tiago F.A.C. Sigahi, Jefferson de Souza Pinto, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Rosley AnholonOrganizations and markets are constantly developing and changing, impacting how organizations create value and manage supply chains. This paper aims to identify the motor themes…
Opportunity vs necessity motives: an analysis of the factors affecting early-stage entrepreneurial activities in India
Jabir AliThis paper aims at measuring the factors affecting early-stage entrepreneurial activity by opportunity vs necessity motives in India using theory of planned behaviour.
Harnessing interestingness in supply chain management research: an empirical investigation and research agenda
Jamal El Baz, Fedwa Jebli, Andreas Gissel, Kent GourdinThe concept of interestingness has been investigated in several management disciplines but studies mobilizing such concept in supply chain management (SCM) to develop strategies…
Role of open innovation and strategy on SMEs in Dubai: review and theoretical framework
Khalfan Almehairbi, P. Arunprasad, Zakaria El HathatThis study aims to examine and discuss the importance and benefits of Open Innovation (OI), Transformational Leadership (TL), Innovation Strategy (IS), Creative Climate (CC)…
Total productive maintenance and sustainability performance: resource-based view perspective
Ashutosh Samadhiya, Rajat AgrawalSustainability performances (SPs) are the most crucial performances for an organisation in today's world, and they can be measured by economic, social, and environmental metrics…
Analyzing the efficiency of intellectual capital: a new approach based on DEA-MPI technology
Ahmed Mohamed Habib, Nahia MouradThis study develops a robust model to measure intellectual capital efficiency (ICE). It also analyzes ICE across Gulf companies, sectors and countries.
Deglobalization: a systematic enquiry using 5 Ws and 1 H framework
Shamita Garg, Sushil SushilThe world is on the verge of entering the deglobalization age, and industrialized economies have ushered it in. However, there is still a scarcity of comprehensive and rigorous…
Lean Six Sigma 4.0 – a framework and review for Lean Six Sigma practices in the digital era
G. Citybabu, S. YaminiLean Six Sigma 4.0 has brought about a paradigm shift in customization, automation, value creation and digitalization to achieve excellence in human factors, operations and…
Examining the causal relationships among factors influencing SMEs' competitive advantage: a TISM-neutrosophic MICMAC approach
A. John William, M. Suresh, Nagamani SubramanianSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major source of employment and revenue growth in developing nations like India, but they also face challenges from resource…
Role of HR analytics and attrition on organisational performance: a literature review leveraging the SCM-TBFO framework
P. Ravi Kiran, Akriti Chaubey, Rajesh Kumar ShastriThe research paper aims to analyse the scholarly literature on advancing HR analytics as an intervention for attrition, a problem that lingers on organisational performance. This…
Challenges of big data analytics for sustainable supply chains in healthcare – a resource-based view
Matloub Hussain, Mian Ajmal, Girish Subramanian, Mehmood Khan, Salameh AnasRegardless of the diverse research on big data analytics (BDA) across different supply chains, little attention has been paid to exploit this information across service supply…
Leveraging human resource management practices during mergers and acquisitions: a bibliometric analysis and future research agenda
Sunil Budhiraja, Mahima Thakur, Mohini YadavDespite enormous literature on Human Resource Management (HRM) practices in the context of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As), researchers have not come up with a synthesis that…
An empirical investigation on the deployment of operational excellence in SMEs
Satyajit Mahato, Amit Rai Dixit, Rajeev Agrawal, Jiju Antony, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Anbesh JamwalThis study investigates the quantitative aspect of the various strains of operational excellence (OE) and competitive-potential (CP) in the SME sector. It has five steps, i.e.…
Evaluating the barriers to e-waste closed-loop supply chain adoption
Imnatila Pongen, Pritee Ray, Rohit GuptaRapid innovation and developments in personal electronic technology have encouraged users to change users' devices more frequently than ever, which has resulted in creating a…
Does the belief of farmers on land as God influence the adoption of smart farming technologies?
M. Vasan, G. YoganandanArtificial Intelligence-based smart farming technologies have brought impressive changes in farming. This paper aims at exploring the farmers’ intention to adopt smart farming…
Humanitarian supply chain management in the digital age: a hybrid review using published literature and social media data
Santosh Kumar Shrivastav, Surajit BagThe purpose of this study is to examine various data sources to identify trends and themes in humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) in the digital age.
Green product development framework: empirical evidence from Chinese automotive supply chains
Muhammad Dan-Asabe Abdulrahman, Nachiappan SubramanianThe study aims to develop and test a supply chain wide green product development framework of focal firms and their major suppliers, in the context of the Chinese automotive…
Are humanitarian supply chains sustainable? A systematic review and future research themes
Mohammed Nawazish, M.K. Nandakumar, Arqum MateenTo address the challenges encountered in disaster responses, optimize resource utilization, minimize environmental and social impact, and ensure transparency and accountability…
Prevalence and future trend in green supply chain management (GSCM): a systematic literature review
Kartik Balkumar, Vidyadhar V. Gedam, Mudunuri Himateja, S.P. Anbuudayasankar, M.S. Narassima, K. Ganesh, M. Dwarakanath, Subramanian PazhaniOver the last two decades, green supply chain management (GSCM) has enabled businesses to operate in an environmentally friendly manner. The present review examines 234 research…
Text classification using deep learning techniques: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions
Gaurav Sarin, Pradeep Kumar, M. MukundText classification is a widely accepted and adopted technique in organizations to mine and analyze unstructured and semi-structured data. With advancement of technological…
Multi-criteria decision-making methods: application in humanitarian operations
Aniruddh Nain, Deepika Jain, Ashish TrivediThis paper aims to examine and compare extant literature on the application of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques in humanitarian operations (HOs) and humanitarian…
Integrated customer lifetime value models to support marketing decisions in the complementary and alternative medicine industry
Kessara Kanchanapoom, Jongsawas ChongwatpolCustomer lifetime value (CLV) is one of the key indicators to measure the success or health of an organization. How can an organization assess the organization's customers'…
The high of higher education: interactivity its influence and effectiveness on virtual communities
Kajal Srivastava, Masood H. Siddiqui, Rahul Pratap Singh Kaurav, Sumit Narula, Ruturaj BaberAmidst the COVID-19 pandemic, education has shifted to online teaching and learning. Interactivity is a crucial tool used to make online education effective. This study…
Analytics in healthcare supply chain management in the new normal era: a review and future research agenda
Sapna TyagiThe relevance of analytics to the healthcare supply chain is increasing with emerging trends and technologies. This study examines how analytics are used in the healthcare supply…
Workforce agility, organizational identity and solidarity as antecedents of innovative work behaviour – an examination using structural equation modelling
Abdulaziz AlAbood, Sulphey Manakkattil MohammedIsmailThe purpose of the study was to identify the inter-relationship of certain antecedents of innovative work behaviour (IWB). The antecedents identified for the study were workplace…
Strategic variants of the razor and blade business model: an inspiring benchmark
S. Balasubrahmanyam, Deepa SethiGillette’s historically successful “razor and blade” business model (RBM) has been a promising benchmark for multiple businesses across diverse industries worldwide in the past…
Unveiling the path to sustainability: two decades of knowledge management in sustainable supply chain – a scientometric analysis and visualization journey
Mohamed Aboelmaged, Saadat M. Alhashmi, Gharib Hashem, Mohamed Battour, Ifzal Ahmad, Imran AliThe literature on knowledge management in sustainable supply chain (KMSSC) has witnessed significant growth in the past two decades. However, a scientometric review that…
Innovation-oriented supply chain integration for structural flexibility and strategic business performance
Benjamin Asare, Dorcas Nuertey, Emmanuel PokuInnovation has become extremely important, especially concerning manufacturing firms, as it is known to foster robust and healthy competition. The study aims to examine the effect…
Analyzing the efficiency of the Indian hotel industry using the Malmquist DEA approach
Shobha Tewari, Alka AryaThe purpose of this paper is to determine the most efficient hotels in the Indian hotel industry, the competitive positioning of these hotels, and the factors that affect their…
Supply chain resilience in developing countries: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions
Anil Kumar, Rohit Kr Singh, Devnaad SinghUsing bibliometric, this work aims to evaluate the current status of the body of research on the subject of supply chain resilience (SCR) in developing nations and to provide…
Unveiling metaverse potential in supply chain management and overcoming implementation challenges: an empirical study
Surajit Bag, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Gautam Srivastava, Santosh Kumar ShrivastavThe metaverse is a virtual world where users can communicate with each other in a computer-generated environment. The use of metaverse technology has the potential to…
Unveiling the link between operational interdependency and supply chain performance
Jie Yang, Hongming Xie, Yuan WangThis study investigates the possible curvilinear relationship between operational interdependency and supply chain performance as well as the contingency effect of supply chain…
Modelling the interrelationships of critical success factors of humanitarian supply chain: an intuitionistic fuzzy DEMATEL approach
Sangita Choudhary, Tapan Kumar Panda, Abhishek BehlAmid increasing frequency of disaster across the globe, humanitarian supply chain (HSC) has gained significant attention in recent times. This work aims to contribute towards…
Design thinking in business, management and accounting: a bibliometric review and future research directions
Shaista Fatima, Anurag Bhadur SinghThe current study gives a quantitative analysis DT literature over the past ten years in domain of management and business where the field has witnessed a proliferation in…
Human resource analytics revisited: a systematic literature review of its adoption, global acceptance and implementation
Rukma Ramachandran, Vimal Babu, Vijaya Prabhagar MurugesanThis systematic literature review aims to explore the adoption, global acceptance and implementation of human resources (HR) analytics (HRA) by reviewing literature on the…
An environmental-based perspective framework: integrating IoT technology into a sustainable automotive supply chain
Asmae El Jaouhari, Jabir Arif, Ashutosh Samadhiya, Anil Kumar, Jose Arturo Garza-ReyesOver the next decade, humanity is going to face big environmental problems, and considering these serious issues, businesses are adopting environmentally responsible practices. To…
Enhancing quality requirements management in retailing industry: The role of Quality Function Deployment
Diego A. de J. Pacheco, Rodrigo Veleda Caetano, Samuel Vinícius Bonato, Bruno Miranda dos Santos, Wagner Pietrobelli BuenoSmall retail stores in the luxury market face significant challenges due to fluctuations in market demand. This task turns challenging as it requires effectively coordinating and…
CEO education and corporate social performance: moderation effects of CEO characteristics and firm's governance quality
Ranjan DasGupta, Rajesh PathakThe authors examine if CEO education level and quality impacts firm's corporate social performance (CSP). Additionally, the authors investigate whether other CEO characteristics…
The benchmarking implementation and management control process as influenced by interplay of environmental and cultural factors: institutional and contingency perspectives
Nizar Mohammad Alsharari, Mohammed S. AljohaniThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of environmental and cultural factors on the benchmarking implementation process and management control within…
Benchmarking quality characteristics for road-mapping sustainability of higher educational institutes and capping Indian portfolio
Atul Kumar Sahu, Rakesh D. RautEducational policies, integrated practices, obliged strategies and notable benchmarks are always required by the higher educational institutions (HEIs) for operating business…
Research on the impact of the application of artificial intelligence technology on the sustainable development of mobile e-commerce
Zhihang Deng, Meiwen GuoThis article aims to reveal the factors influencing the sustainable development of mobile e-commerce from both user and operational perspectives. It fills the gap in qualitative…
Analyzing critical success factors of Lean Six Sigma for implementation in Indian manufacturing MSMEs using best-worst method
Sandeep Kumar, Vikas Swarnakar, Rakesh Kumar Phanden, Jiju Antony, Raja Jayaraman, Dinesh KhandujaThis study aims to identify, analyze and rank the critical success factors (CSFs) of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation in Indian manufacturing sector based micro, small and…
Smart HRM 4.0 practices for organizational performance: the role of dynamic capabilities
Rajasshrie Pillai, Kailash B.L. SrivastavaThe study explores the factors affecting the use of smart human resource management 4.0 (SHRM 4.0) practices and its effect on dynamic capabilities and, consequently, on…
The role of employee environmental commitment in the green HRM practices, turnover intentions and environmental sustainability nexus
Abdul-Razak Suleman, Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah, Aaron Makafui AmetorwoThe study sought to examine the mediating effect of employee environmental commitment (EEC) in the relationships between green human resource management practices (Green HRMPs…
Theories, constructs and contexts in responsible leadership: a future research agenda
Priyanka Pathak, Sumi JhaThe study explores the current research trends within the responsible leadership (RL) domain and proposes a future research agenda by conducting an extensive review of past…
Customer satisfaction and airport efficiency in Brazil: a hybrid NDEA-AHP approach
Rafael Teixeira, Jorge Junio Moreira Antunes, Peter Wanke, Henrique Luiz Correa, Yong TanThis paper aims to measure and unveil the relationship between customer satisfaction and efficiency levels in the most relevant Brazilian airports.
Supply chain management practices (SCMPs) and performance nexus in developing and emerging economies (DEEs): a systematic review
Goitom Abera Baisa, Joachim G. Schäfer, Abebe Ejigu AlemuThis study aims to synthesize and analyze research on the Supply Chain Management Practices (SCMPs)-performance nexus, examine current knowledge, identify emerging trends, and…
Electronics manufacturing entrepreneurs in a performance bonsai trap: the case of an emerging economy
Brajesh Mishra, Avanish Kumar, Ishaan MishraThe study explores the evolution of Indian domestic electronics manufacturing post-economic reforms and also investigates the lack of natural growth stages among Indian…
Unpacking the role of green absorptive capacity in the relationship between green supply chain management practices and firm performance
David Asamoah, Ishmael Nanaba Acquah, Dorcas Nuertey, Benjamin Agyei-Owusu, Caleb Amankwaa KumiThis study examines green absorptive capacity as an important intervening variable that elucidates the relationship between green supply chain management (GSCM) practices…
Workplace spirituality: exploring past, present and future through bibliometric analysis
Satyajit Barik, Tanaya NayakThis paper aims to do a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature on workplace spirituality to address the intellectual framework of workplace spirituality and the…
Optimization of a production inventory model of imperfect quality items for three-layer supply chain in fuzzy environment
Ritu Arora, Anand Chauhan, Anubhav Pratap Singh, Renu SharmaGood management strives to align and corporate processes for more attention being paid to supply chain management. Firms realize that greater co-operation and improved…
Analyzing the impact of GLSS implementation over sustainability in Pakistani SMEs
Rano Khan Wassan, Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh, Hussain Bux Marri, Muhammad Saad Memon, Syed Feroz ShahGreen, lean and six sigma (GLSS) practices are widely used and well accepted techniques that have the capability to improve the economic, social and environmental performance of…
The role of green strategic alliances and their impact on green organizational identity and sustainability
Beatriz Lopes Cancela, Arnaldo Coelho, Maria Elisabete NevesThis study aims to investigate the role of green strategic alliances (GSAs) in fostering a green shared vision (GSVis) and green shared value (GSV) and their impact on green…
Clear vision: a step towards unravelling student recruitment in English universities?
Robert Gandy, Peter Wolstencroft, Katherine Geer, Leanne de MainThe recruitment of undergraduate students within English universities is of vital importance to both the academic success and the financial stability of the organisation. Despite…
A network data envelopment analysis based paradigm to benchmark fiscal performance – an analysis of fiscal outlay efficiency among Indian states
Nitin Arora, Shubhendra Jit TalwarThe fiscal outlay efficiency matters when the performance-based allocation of funds is made to state governments by the central government in a federal structure of an economy…
Stress and resilience to migrant entrepreneur-managers of small and medium enterprises during COVID-19 pandemic
Dhruba Kumar Gautam, Prakash Kumar GautamThe purpose of the study is to investigate the stressors faced by migrant entrepreneur-managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well…
A hybrid approach to solve a raw material collecting vehicle routing problem
Anurag Tiwari, Priyabrata MohapatraThe purpose of this study is to formulate a new class of vehicle routing problem with an objective to minimise the total cost of raw material collection and derive a new approach…
Pricing model, engagement model and firm performance: evidence from Indian data science industry
Deepika Jhamb, Sukhpreet Kaur, Saurabh Pandey, Amit MittalData science industry is a multidisciplinary field that deals with a large amount of data and derives useful information for taking routine and strategic business decisions. The…
Firm efficiency and corporate performance: the moderating role of controlling shareholders
Nguyen Huu Thien, Jawad Asif, Qian Long Kweh, Irene Wei Kiong TingThis study analyses the effects of firm efficiency on firm performance and how controlling shareholders moderate the link between the two variables.
Examining the relationships between big data analytics capability, entrepreneurial orientation and sustainable supply chain performance: moderating role of trust
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A conceptual framework of barriers to data science implementation: a practitioners' guideline
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A systematic approach to analyzing the enablers of post-pandemic supply chain resilience in an emerging economy: a fuzzy AHP approach
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Scholar's policy recommendations for open innovation in SMEs: a systematic literature review
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Corporate sustainability performance and firm performance: the state-of-the-art and future research agenda
Garima Kumari, Yatish JoshiThe past years have seen more studies exploring corporate sustainability performance (CSP) and firm performance nexus, but there has been a lack of analysis using bibliometric…
Difficulties and challenges in the modernization of a production cell with the introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies
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A novel strategy segmentation methodology integrating Kraljic portfolio matrix and supplier relationship model: a case study from machinery industry
Ahmet Selcuk Yalcin, Huseyin Selcuk Kilic, Emre CevikcanThe purpose of this article is to develop a new model called strategy segmentation methodology (SSM) by combining the Kraljic portfolio matrix (KPM) and the supplier relationship…
Framework of green finance to attain sustainable development goals: an empirical evidence from the TCCM approach
Annu, Ravindra TripathiThe study's objectives are to conduct a comprehensive review of existing knowledge, thoroughly understand the present state of green finance, identify emerging research trends…
Circular economy practices in supply chain finance: a state-of-the-art review
Soumya Prakash Patra, Vishal Ashok Wankhede, Rohit AgrawalSupply chain finance is an emergent research area dealing with the financial performance of a firm throughout its supply chain. It has been drawing significant attention among…
Big data analytics adaptive prospects in sustainable manufacturing supply chain
Rohit Raj, Vimal Kumar, Bhavin ShahDespite the current progress in realizing how Big Data Analytics can considerably enhance the Sustainable Manufacturing Supply Chain (SMSC), there is a major gap in the storyline…
Role of bigdata analytics in improving drivers of omni-channel retailing for improving logistics experience
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Cellular manufacturing system: a descriptive bibliometric analysis, framework, implementation steps and future research direction
Vikrant Sharma, Dheeraj NimawatThe purpose of this article is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the cellular manufacturing system (CMS) literature published from 1982–2021 to identify key issues and trends…
Investigating the relationship between supply chain finance and supply chain collaborative factors
Syed Imran Zaman, Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan, Simonov Kusi-SarpongIt is important to understand the factors that are significant in supply chain (SC) collaboration decision making and whether supply chain collaborative factors that are…
Industry 4.0-enabled sustainable manufacturing: current practices, barriers and strategies
A. Madini Lakna De Alwis, Nayanthara De Silva, Premaratne SamaranayakeThis paper proposes strategies for adopting Industry 4.0 in achieving sustainable manufacturing, by overcoming barriers in the Sri Lankan manufacturing sector.
From resources to sustainability: a practice-based view of net zero economy implementation in small and medium business-to-business firms
Surajit BagThis study examines the effect of resources (e.g. tangible resources, human skills and intangible resources) that are utilized as a bundle of standard practices on sustainable net…
Sustainable supply chains in the heavy vehicle and equipment industry: a multiple-case study of four manufacturers
Ehsan Shekarian, Anupama Prashar, Jukka Majava, Iqra Sadaf Khan, Sayed Mohammad Ayati, Ilkka SillanpääRecently, interest in sustainability has grown globally in the heavy vehicle and equipment industry (HVEI). However, this industry's complexity poses a challenge to the…
Organizational capabilities and SSCM: a bibliographic review and cluster analysis
Felipe Porphirio Orioli, José Manuel Cristóvão VeríssimoThe purpose of the study is to perform a scientific mapping and detect the evolution pattern of two emerging fields, organizational capabilities and sustainable supply chain…
Product innovation research over the past 60 years: a bibliometric analysis of intellectual structure and emergent trends
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Unleashing the power of support: how co-worker and supervisor support mediate firm performance through performance management
Emmanuel Senior Tenakwah, Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Esther Asiedu, Riham Al AinaThis paper investigates the impact of performance management (PM) practices on firms' financial performance and the mediating role of co-worker and supervisor support.
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