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Leveraging logistics competence in new product sourcing: The role of strategic intent and impact on performance

Kim, Myung Kyo; Narasimhan, Ram; Schoenherr, Tobias - In: Logistics 4 (2020) 4, pp. 1-17

The purpose of the present research is to examine and compare product and logistics competencies in supplier selection decisions, which can serve as a crucial building block for competitive differentiation, in the context of the unique private label (PL) supply chain. This study also...

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How much do government and households spend on an episode of hospitalisation in India? A comparison for public and private hospitals in Chhattisgarh state

Garg, Samir; Tripathi, Narayan; Ranjan, Alok; Bebarta, … - In: Health Economics Review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15

purchasing inpatient care services from private providers may not be a suitable strategy for such contexts. …

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Purchasing unpackaged food products

Marken, Gesa Henriette; Hörisch, Jacob - In: Sustainability Management Forum 27 (2020) 3-4, pp. 165-175

paper investigates which individual factors support packaging free purchasing and what barriers hinder consumers to purchase … unpackaged food products. Additionally, it is tested whether the perception of barriers towards purchasing unpackaged food … products mediates the influence of pro-environmental personal norms on purchasing unpackaged food products. The main barriers …

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Purchasing Organization and Design: A Literature Review

Glock, Christoph H.; Hochrein, Simon - In: BuR - Business Research 4 (2011) 2, pp. 149-191

This paper presents the results of a comprehensive literature review of the organization of purchasing covering the … purchasing may be oriented, and c) suggest promising areas for future research. …

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Additive manufacturing in supply chains - the future of purchasing processes

Niehues, Stephanie; Berger, Laura; Henke, Michael - 2018

individual parts. This paper explains how additive manufacturing will influence purchasing processes and network structures of … processes of purchasing. Traditional purchasing and modern processes affected by the implementation of additive manufacturing … of benefits e.g. reduced inventory. This exploration of the impact of additive manufacturing is focused on purchasing …

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Evolving procurement organizations: A contingency model for structural alternatives

Bals, Lydia; Laine, Jari; Mugurusi, Godfrey - 2015

Procurement has to find further levers and advance its contribution to corporate goals continuously. This places pressure on its organization in order to facilitate its performance. Therefore, procurement organizations constantly have to evolve in order to match these demands. A conceptual model...

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Beyond the local turn: Local orderings and ordering of international organizations

Kluczewska, Karolina; Kreikemeyer, Anna - 2022

It has become common knowledge that international organizations (IOs) are struggling with local ownership of their peacebuilding and development interventions worldwide. This happens despite the local turn which gained momentum in recent years in peacebuilding research and practice. Drawing on...

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Toward a methodology for studying leadership-as-practice

Raelin, Joseph A. - In: Leadership 16 (2019) 4, pp. 480-508

This article is intended as a conceptual and practical foundation for those who wish to conduct research in the area of leadership-as-practice. Rather than offer a single methodology for studying how social and leadership activity is carried out in everyday life, it details a pluralistic set of...

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Unpaid Work in Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries

armstrong, Pat (contributor) - 2023

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The COVID-19 pandemic has made unpaid care more visible through its absence, while also increasing the need for it. Drawing on a range of research projects covering Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US, this book...

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Artificial intelligence adoption in the workplace and its impact on the upskilling and reskilling strategies

Bodea, Constanta-Nicoleta; Paparic, Mario; Mogoș, Radu Ioan - In: Amfiteatru Economic 26 (2024) 65, pp. 126-144

The technology innovation, especially in the case of artificial intelligence, has significantly transformed the work processes and how they are organised and performed. Even if the adoption of advanced technologies usually leads to a higher work performance, there are risks of negative...

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