Environmental turbulence, which reflects the degree of complexity, volatility, and unpredictability of the external environment, impacts the performance of logistics service providers (LSPs) and has become vital for LSPs in recent years. Managers depend on logistics capabilities to hedge...

Background: Supply Chain Flexibility (SCF) has transitioned from being viewed merely as a competitive edge to now being essential for survival during the current "high-impact, low-frequency" disruption era. Most research treats Supply Chain Flexibility enablement as a list of unrelated elements....

Background: The extraordinary disturbances faced by the hotel industry, ranging from worldwide health problems to political instability and climate change, have highlighted the insistent need for more resilient and agile supply chain (SC) systems. This study explored how artificial intelligence...

Ein flexibler Übergang in den Ruhestand ist möglich und häufig vorteilhaft für die Betroffenen sowie andere, insbesondere wenn deswegen länger gearbeitet wird. Deshalb sollten die Optionen dazu weiter verbessert werden, auch für (potentielle) Arbeitgeber einschließlich des öffentlichen...

Ein flexibler Übergang in den Ruhestand ist möglich und häufig vorteilhaft für die Betrof­fenen sowie andere, insbesondere wenn deswegen länger gearbeitet wird. Deshalb sollten die Optionen dazu weiter verbessert werden, auch für (potentielle) Arbeitgeber einschließlich des öffentlichen...

As nonprofits operate in a competitive environment with limited resources, they constantly seek new ways to optimize their resources. This study investigates factors influencing nonprofits' decision to integrate flexible labor, such as independent contractors, into their workforce. Using...

Despite the strengthened efforts on sustainability and technological activities by firms, the existing literature lacks a clear picture regarding how green orientation (GO) and technological agility (TAG) can be transformed into sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) and at what time the...

Agile transformation processes are of critical importance in the contemporary business environment, as companies invest a significant amount of resources, time, and attention into achieve a state of business agility. These processes are complex, and companies lack reference roadmaps, guides, and...

This article examines the challenge of personnel scheduling problem by incorporating a labor flexibility approach that integrates annualized hours, multiskilled employees, and overtime within an uncertain demand environment. To address this problem, a two-stage stochastic optimization model is...

Purpose: In the contemporary landscape, where digital transformation and macroeconomic volatility converge, delineating strategies to augment financial flexibility has become a salient concern for both the corporate and academic realms. This article takes manufacturing firms listed on China's...

Background: Despite growing interest in supply chain resilience (SCRes), theoretical overlap between dynamic capabilities (DC) and supply chain agility (SCA) has complicated empirical analysis of their distinct roles. Additionally, the contextual role of information asymmetry in shaping...

This study aims to identify the roles played by firm flexibility (FLEX) in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm growth (FG) under different market conditions. In particular, it tests the mediating and moderating roles of FLEX, along with the moderating role of...

This study investigates how tech-driven integration (TDI), supply chain flexibility (SCF), and organizational ambidexterity (ORA) influence supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain performance (SCP) in manufacturing firms. Supply chain uncertainty and agility are examined as moderating...

In times of labor shortages and rising regular retirement ages it becomes increasingly important to maintain older employees’ work ability. In this study, drawing on person-environment fit theory, we assume that when working time arrangements do not meet older employees’ preferences this is...

Der Beitrag thematisiert Teilergebnisse des Projektes Pflege:Zeit zur Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung in der Pflege für die Stärkung organisationaler Resilienz. Ergänzend sind Erkenntnisse aus anderen IAT-Projekten und Diskussionen des Forschungsschwerpunkts "Arbeit und Wandel" eingeflossen. Die...

Organizational agility is the ability of an organization to swiftly and efficiently respond to changes in the organization's environment. However, the literature demonstrates the interchangeability of agility, flexibility, adaptability, and versatility. Therefore, confusion and conceptual...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reaffirmed the importance of scaling up renewable energy to decarbonise Europe's economy while rapidly reducing its exposure to foreign fossil fuel suppliers. Therefore, the question of sources of flexibility to support a fully decarbonised European energy system...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the role of collaboration, knowledge transfer, service partner development, information sharing and logistics integration on supply chain agility. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 405 official motorcycle service partners in Indonesia using...

Leveraging the first Covid-19 lockdown in Norway as a laboratory for an increase in work flexibility, we uncover a significant and persistent increase in births nine months later. Using the Goldin (2014) measure of work flexibility based on occupation characteristics, we show that fertility...

The objective of this study is to examine the effects of trust and communication on flexibility and customer relationships between port logistics firms and shippers. In order to achieve this objective, the study collected questionnaires from 238 port logistics firms and conducted analyses. The...

This research explores the role of financial flexibility and financial performance in the literature. It gives a quan- titative review of the scholarly literature on this topic. The research investigates whether financial flexibility can have an impact on financial performance. A bibliometric...

Germany must decarbonise all energy sectors to meet international and national climate goals. This task necessitates linking the electricity with the gas, heat and mobility sectors. On the one hand, sector coupling increases the demand for electrical energy and changes well-known demand patterns...

The study aims to determine if organizational flexibility and support generate innovation in IT solutions, providing firms with enhanced competitiveness. It also explores the mediating role of organizational learning in its flexibility and innovation dynamics and the moderating influence of...