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- Rodriguez, Rocio, et al.
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Priorities determining future directions of sustainable development in business models of the healthcare industry—findings and framework
- 2021
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI. - 2071-1050. ; 13:11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The private healthcare sector was chosen because of the fundamental importance of quality in this sector, the widespread understanding that sustainable development is part of hospital quality standards, and the compelling need for the supply chain components to work together in order to add value to the business models of private healthcare services. This study uses a qualitative methodology, striving to add value to and shed light on the relationship between private hospital communication modes and their stakeholders’ needs and their stakeholders’ expectations of business models in the marketplace and society. This research lists a range of actions and services for assessing the priorities of private hospital communication modes in business models with respect to stakeholder needs and expectations. Furthermore, the study links stakeholder needs and theexpectations of business models in private hospitals, with respect to private hospital communication modes with stakeholders, and vice versa. It also provides directions for managers in the healthcare industry to determine the appropriate actions and services for addressing stakeholders’ needs and stakeholders’ expectations of business models in private hospitals considering sustainable development. This research contributes to framing the future direction of sustainable development in business models of the healthcare industry. The paper outlines the assessment of communication modes in relation to economic, social, and environmental performance in the context of sustainable development.
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- Enqvist, Per, et al.
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A Marginal Allocation Approach to Resource Management for a System of Multiclass Multiserver Queues Using Abandonment and CVaR QoS Measures
- 2019
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Ingår i: 7th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, ICORES 2018. - Cham : Springer Verlag. ; , s. 119-133
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- A class of resource allocation problems is considered where some quality of service measure is set against the agent related costs. Three multiobjective minimization problems are posed, one for a system of Erlang-C queues and two for systems of Erlang-A queues. In the case of the Erlang-C systems we introduce a quality of service measure based on the Conditional Value-at-Risk with waiting time as the loss function. This is a risk coherent measure and is well established in the field of finance. An algebraic proof ensures that this quality of service measure is integer convex in the number of servers. In the case of the Erlang-A systems we introduce two different quality of service measures. The first is a weighted sum of fractions of abandoning customers and the second is Conditional Value-at-Risk, with the waiting time in queue for a customer conditioned on eventually receiving service. Finally, numerical experiments on the two system types with the given quality of service measures, are presented and the optimal solutions are compared.
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- Enqvist, Per, et al.
(författare)
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A state dependent chat system model
- 2019
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Ingår i: ICORES 2019 - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems. - : SciTePress. ; , s. 121-132
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The main purpose of this paper is to introduce a model of a chat based communication system, as well as developing the necessary tools to enable resource optimization with regards to a measure of the service quality. The system is modeled by a Markov process in continuous time and with a countable state space. The construction of the intensity matrix corresponding to this system is outlined and proofs of a stationary state distribution and an efficient way of calculating it are introduced. A numerical example for system optimization when the service measure is the average sojourn time is included as well as a heuristic algorithm for quicker solution generation.
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- Høgevold, Nils M., et al.
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Relative importance and priority of TBL elements on the corporate performance
- 2019
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Ingår i: Management of environmental quality. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1477-7835 .- 1758-6119. ; 30:3, s. 609-623
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent that a selection of economic, social and environmental factors is taken into corporate consideration (importance and priority) the longitudinal aspects of sustainable business practices.Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on an inductive approach taking into account the longitudinal aspects and an in-depth case study of a Scandinavian manufacturer recognized for its initiatives and achievements of sustainable business practices.Findings: The key informants indicated that economic factors are always important when it comes to sustainable business practices, social factors are to some extent important, and the environmental factors are generally important.Research limitations/implications: The planning, implementation and follow-up of sustainable business practices and related efforts require a consideration of economic, social and environmental factors.Practical implications: The framework of a triple bottom line (TBL) dominant logic for business sustainability applied may guide the corporate assessment to plan, implement and follow-up the importance and priority of the longitudinal aspects of sustainable business practices.Originality/value: A TBL dominant logic for sustainable business practices adequately frames corporate efforts regarding importance and priority making a relevant contribution addressing the longitudinal aspects to complement existing theory and previous studies.
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- Eriksson, David, et al.
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Exploring opportunities for moral disengagement in codes of conduct from the textile industry
- 2018
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Ingår i: World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research (WRITR). - 1749-4729 .- 1749-4737. ; 7:4, s. 371-389
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this research is to assess how codes of conducts are outlined and formulated in relation to moral disengagement along the supply chain. The research is focused on the idea that supply chain structure may reduce the actors' sense of moral responsibility for the actions and impacts of the supply chain on workers and environment. The research has been conducted as a case study including Swedish firms in the textile industry. The research has used secondary data from codes of conducts. The findings show that codes of conduct do not cover all supply chain practices linked with moral disengagement. This does not cause immoral behaviour as such, but might cause moral disengagement. Supply chain research needs to focus on what should be included in codes of conduct and other ethical guidelines, so as to reduce the risk of immoral behaviour. In order to reduce the likelihood for moral disengagement, there are several supply chain practices that should be included in codes of conduct, such as power asymmetry, managerial support, and incentives.
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- Eriksson, David, et al.
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Exploring opportunities for moral disengagement in codes of conduct from the textile industry
- 2018
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Ingår i: World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research (WRITR). - : InderScience Publishers. - 1749-4729 .- 1749-4737. ; 7:4, s. 371-389
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this research is to assess how codes of conducts are outlined and formulated in relation to moral disengagement along the supply chain. The research is focused on the idea that supply chain structure may reduce the actors' sense of moral responsibility for the actions and impacts of the supply chain on workers and environment. The research has been conducted as a case study including Swedish firms in the textile industry. The research has used secondary data from codes of conducts. The findings show that codes of conduct do not cover all supply chain practices linked with moral disengagement. This does not cause immoral behaviour as such, but might cause moral disengagement. Supply chain research needs to focus on what should be included in codes of conduct and other ethical guidelines, so as to reduce the risk of immoral behaviour. In order to reduce the likelihood for moral disengagement, there are several supply chain practices that should be included in codes of conduct, such as power asymmetry, managerial support, and incentives.
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- Eriksson, David, et al.
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Transfer of responsibility between supply chains
- 2017
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Ingår i: World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research (WRITR). - : InderScience Publishers. - 1749-4729 .- 1749-4737. ; 6:2, s. 130-140
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Responsibility for the environment, social, and economic issues is of rising concern for supply chain management. Even though it is acknowledged that responsibility issues extend across the entirety of the supply chain, some parts of the chain are still in need of attention. Much of the detected misconduct takes place at the beginning, or the end of the supply chain, but the end of one supply chain could actually be the beginning of another chain. Here, we shed light on the interface between such chains, an area that constitutes a blank space in research. Ship breaking is used as an empirical example, to explain one situation where materials and products at the end of their life are salvaged and enters new/other supply chains. Ship breaking has impacts on the environment and the workers, but seems to be disregarded of both the first and second supply chain. Highlighting the problem, we suggest three types of flows in and between supply chains. We also bring attention to the complexity of responsibility in, and especially between, supply chains.
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- Eriksson, David, et al.
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The Process of Responsibility, Decoupling Point, and Disengagement of Moral and Social Responsibility in Supply Chains: Empirical Findings and Prescriptive Thoughts
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Ethics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0167-4544 .- 1573-0697. ; 134:2, s. 281-298
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the paper is to explore and assess the process of responsibility, decoupling point, and disengagement of moral responsibility, in combination with business sustainability (BSus) in supply chains. The research is based on a qualitative approach consisting of two multifaceted case studies, each including multiple case companies and different empirical research characteristics, and a review of BSus in supply chain literature. The case studies apply moral disengagement (MDis) to propose how moral responsibility can deteriorate in supply chains, and the literature review identifies elements of BSus in supply chain management (SCM). The contribution of this paper is to compare these two research streams and evaluate the efficacy of the concepts proposed in the case studies. Through this study, BSus gains an entirely different and complementary toolkit which should facilitate further and more effective research in SCM. The theory of MDis also provides a foundation for reinforcing explanatory and prescriptive aspects of ‘best practices’ in the SCM literature. The findings also establish a basis for organizing and monitoring supply chains so as to improve BSus efforts. Considering moral responsibility as a flow this research explains why and how certain practices may impede BSus efforts in supply chains. Original and/or innovative outcomes include explanatory and prescriptive insights that emerge from a combination of empirical findings from two case studies, including seven companies and a framework for improving BSus management in supply chains, based on a typology of moral disengagement.
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- Svensson, Göran, et al.
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Glocal business sustainability : Performance beyond zero!
- 2016
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Ingår i: International Journal of procurement management. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1753-8432 .- 1753-8440. ; 9:1, s. 15-26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper describes and debates business sustainability beyond zero emissions and neutralised impacts through compensatory performance. Our findings highlight the interconnections and interdependences of sustainability issues across contexts and through time. The vision of performance beyond zero is necessary and required to achieve glocal business sustainability. The implications also include a broadened and positioned view in the present and for the future on the emissions and impacts generated by the world of business locally and globally in relation to Earth's local and global life- and eco-systems. We argue for the future that it is necessary and required to move beyond zero to heal and restore the negative emissions and impact so far caused. The rational and contribution is an offensive and proactive view of contemporary visions and mission of glocal business sustainability performance beyond zero.
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- Hansson, Klas, et al.
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Utvärdering av djupdränering och effekt av tätad stödremsa och innerslänt utmed väg 126, Torpsbruk
- 2012
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Djupdränering är en effektiv metod för att reglera grundvattenytan och kan, i samband med väggbygge, rekommenderas som metod i de fall vägen ligger i jordskärning under befintlig markyta i kombination med hög grundvattenyta. Dräneringen måste dock underhållas för att behålla sin effektivitet.Utmed väg 126 nära Torpsbruk har Trafikverket under många år haft problem med bärighet, tjälskott och liknande. Problemen bedöms bero på en kombination av dåliga material och för höga vattenhalter på den aktuella platsen.Försök som VTI gjort på platsen visar att djupdränering är en mycket effektiv metod att reglera grundvattenytan. Detta kunde bekräftas vid dämningsförsöken då grundvattennivåerna steg och sjönk mycket snabbt i samband med pluggning och öppning av djupdräneringen. Djupdränering är även en mycket effektiv metod att reglera vattenhalten i vägen, i synnerhet då grundvattenytan utan djupdränering ligger högt i vägkonstruktionen. Tätning av stödremsa och innerslänt påverkade vattenhaltens dynamik. För att undersöka infiltrationen av regn och vägvatten tätades även en del av stödremsan och innerslänten längs vägen.Resultaten kan användas för att utvärdera om täta innerslänter kan vara lämpligt ur underhållssynpunkt av vägar. För att kunna utvärdera den långsiktiga effekten av en tätad stödremsa och innerslänt på vattenhalterna i vägen måste mätningar pågå under ett eller ett par år till.
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