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- Achard, Paola Olimpia, et al.
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Risk Identification in the Infrastructure Construction Industry : A Supply Chain Case Study
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation. - Olney, Bucks : InderScience Publishers. - 1741-5373 .- 1741-5381. ; 1:3–4, s. 343-356
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this article is to describe the risk identification within a supply chain of an infrastructure construction project. This research is based on a case study of risk management within a supply chain in the infrastructure construction industry. Data have been collected from an international company emphasising the stage of risk identification. A particular view of risk management has been adopted. More specifically, a way to identify risk within the construction industry has been given. Technical and operational evidences have been revised and organised in order to take a first step in the direction of a systematic treatment. It has highlighted some crucial issues dealing with risk identification, while risk assessment and risk response provide an opportunity for further research. The article has underlined how risk management can be seen as the way to discover existing risks that are preventing firms from advancing their strategy. Main insights that emerged dealt with five categories: strategic objectives; critical success factors; environment and stakeholder influences; key performance indicators and principal risks; principal risk response strategies.
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- Aydinlik, Arzu Ulgen, et al.
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Communicating the Ethos of Codes of Ethics within the Organization : A Comparison of the Largest Private Sector Organizations in Sweden and Turkey
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of Management Development. - Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0262-1711 .- 1758-7492. ; 27:7, s. 778-790
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine the ways that the largest private sector organizations in Sweden and Turkey communicate the intent of their codes of ethics to their employees. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were obtained via a self-administered mail questionnaire distributed to a census of the top 500 private sector organizations based on revenue in each country. Findings – The research identified some interesting findings that showed that the small group of companies in Turkey that have a code may appear to be more “advanced” in ethics artifacts usage than Sweden. Such a conclusion is counter-intuitive as one would have expected a developed nation like Sweden to be more advanced in these measures than a developing nation such as Turkey. Culture may play a large role in the implementation of ethics artifacts in corporations and could be a major reason for this difference. Research limitations/implications – As this is such a new area of investigation in Turkey, the responses amount to only 32 companies that have a code. The small sample is indicative of the formative evolution toward having codes of ethics within companies operating within Turkey. Practical implications – This study enables those organizations that comprise corporate Turkey to view the current state of codes of ethics in Turkish companies and to compare these with the responses of a developed country of the European Union. Originality and value – A review of the literature indicates that this is the first time that such an international study specifically focused upon codes of ethics and the artifacts to inculcate the ethos of the code into every day corporate affairs has included Turkey as one of the participating countries.
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- Callaghan, Michael, et al.
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A longitudinal study of the commitment to business ethics of corporate Australia
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. - Geneva : InderScience Publishers. - 1476-1297 .- 1741-8054. ; 6:1, s. 173-184
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper compares the results of a longitudinal study of ten years, conducted at five yearly intervals, from 1995 to 2005. The aim of the study was to examine the commitment to business ethics of the top 500 Australian companies. Primary data was obtained via a self-administered mail questionnaire distributed to a census of the top 500 Australian companies. This paper examines those responses that indicated that their company possessed a code of ethics. The paper finds that business ethics has continued to evolve and that, in most cases, such evolution has been positive. It would seem that codes of ethics have moved beyond a regulatory requirement and are now considered an integral component of corporate culture and commercial practice in many of Australia's top companies.
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-
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Scholarly journal ranking(s) in marketing : single- or multi-item measures?
- 2008
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Ingår i: Marketing Intelligence & Planning. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0263-4503 .- 1758-8049. ; 26:4, s. 340-352
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The topic of scholarly journals is important to the marketing discipline and the worldwide research communities, due to the way the journals are categorized and judged in available and compiled journal rankings. The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss the underlying measures of journal rankings in scholarly journals in marketing. Design/methodology/approach – It is limited to the scholarly journals and journal rankings of the marketing discipline. Findings – Journal rankings of scholarly journals in marketing are mainly based upon single-item measures based upon either citations or perceptions, without any estimates of validity, reliability or generality. Research limitations/implications – There is a need to move away from the predominantly “single-item measure syndrome” that characterizes most of the available and compiled journal rankings in marketing. Practical implications – Broader approaches should be implemented and applied in journal rankings based upon “multi-item measures”. Originality/value – Re-assessment of the activity of ranking journals is long overdue if the ranking lists themselves do not consider a minimum of scientific rigor and soundness as required in other areas of scholarly endeavours. The marketing discipline may be at risk of entering a vicious and irreversible circle of decline and decomposition.
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-, et al.
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Supply Chain Management Ethics : Conceptual Framework and Illustration
- 2008
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Ingår i: Supply chain management. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1359-8546 .- 1758-6852. ; 13:6, s. 398-405
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a conceptual framework of Supply Chain Management Ethics (SCM-ethics). Design/methodology/approach – The research is based upon a qualitative approach using a series of semi-structured interviews. Multiple perspectives and respondents have been applied in the data collection process. The study is limited to the Swedish vehicle industry. Findings – The empirical findings indicate that the corporate focus of SCM-ethics is in part narrow in the Swedish vehicle industry. The partial focus may endanger the corporate ethical performance in the long run, while the immediate one may not be affected. Research limitations/implications – The approach undertaken and thereof empirical limitations restrict the generality of findings. However, a structure of operationalisation of SCM-ethics is introduced. It is based upon four orientations and nine areas of questions, all of which serve as a fundament for further research. Practical implications – The article explores the common grounds, and provides initial insights into the complex and multifaceted field, of SCM-ethics. It may be used for teaching, training and analytical purposes. It may also be used for further managerial exploration and replication of SCM-ethics in business. Originality/value – The principal contributions are a conceptual framework based upon four distinctive orientations and a set of summarized interview series in the context of SCM-ethics, all of which may be of interest to both practitioners and scholars.
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-
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Supply Chain Management versus Sustainable Chain Management
- 2008
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Ingår i: ESIC Market. - Madrid : Escuela Superior de Gestion Comercial y Marketing. - 0212-1867 .- 1989-3574. ; 129, s. 219-237
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective is to describe an extended approach to supply chain management (SCM), termed ‘sustainable chain management’. The paper provides a conceptual discussion of current definitions and approaches to SCM. The concept of sustainable chain management is described and illustrated. The approach connects the upstream and downstream elements of the supply chain, as well as re-connecting the ‘before’ and ‘after’ elements (or ‘extremity elements’) of supply chains. A comprehensive and logical model of sustainable chain management can be formulated and illustrated. This model, which represents a supply chain as a ‘loop chain’ without loose ends, overcomes the deficiencies of existing models of SCM by introducing vertical integration of the elements and interfaces of SCM. The proposed model has practical implications for best practice and sustainable management of supply chains. The paper presents an innovative model for SCM. The model has also implications for research in this area.
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