Measuring Business Excellence: Volume 27 Issue 3

Analysing the role of available organisational slack resources in affecting environmental performance. A structural equation modelling approach

Gianluca Vitale, Sebastiano Cupertino, Paolo Taticchi

This paper aims to investigate the relationships between business slack resources and environmental performance and considers the possible effects that management commitment…

Network management and value creation in strategic networks: evidence from Brazil

Ana Cláudia Azevedo, João Maurício Gama Boaventura, Douglas Wegner, Ernesto Michelangelo Giglio, Cristina Boari

Few studies have analysed how to actively manage strategic networks (SNs) to achieve individual and collective goals and create value. This paper aims to examine the influence of…

Investigation and modelling lean six sigma barriers in service industries: a hybrid ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC approach

Taghreed Y. Abu-Salim, Puneet Agarwal, Eman Abu Elrub, Linda Haoum, Maryam Hasan Almashgari

The success rate of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in the service industries is dismally poor, and most organisations discontinue LSS initiatives prematurely. This paper aims to identify…

The impact of interactions before, during and after meetings on meeting effectiveness: a coordination theory perspective

Pavel Král, Věra Králová, Petr Šimáček

Most studies on workplace meetings have examined them as physical gatherings but have not linked them to interactions before and after meetings. Drawing upon coordination theory…

Measuring operational efficiency of the textile industry using DEA technique: a study of the northern state of India

Ishwar Singh Darji, Suman Dahiya

Considering the role of the textile industry in the generation of employment and export in the Indian economy, it is important to comprehend the efficiency level in the operations…

Impacts of digital twins on new business creation: insights from manufacturing industry

Mira Timperi, Kirsi Kokkonen, Lea Hannola, Kalle Elfvengren

Digital twins (DTs) and other data-based solutions are gaining an increasing foothold in manufacturing business, whereas a mere physical product is often insufficient to satisfy…

Developing a strategic planning model for developing, monitoring and evaluating digital transformation initiatives: a soft system approach

Francesco Santarsiero

This research aims to develop a strategic planning model for developing, monitoring and evaluating digital and sustainable transformation initiatives in organizations. The purpose…

Factors affecting the performance of micro-level women entrepreneurs: a comparative study between UAE and India

Srinivasa A. Rao, Waheed Kareem Abdul, Raavee Kadam, Abhilasha Singh

The study investigates the impact of various factors that affect the business performance of micro-level women entrepreneurs in the UAE and India.

Mediating effect of entrepreneurial passion in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and innovative work behavior

Jorge Javier Flores Pérez, Ruben Guevara

This paper aims to analyze the mediating effect of entrepreneurial passion on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and innovative work behavior in employees of…

Impacts of inbound logistics capabilities on supply chain resilience: insight from Vietnamese textile industry

Binh Nguyen Thi, Linh Nguyen Do Khanh, Hang Ha Minh, Linh Do Thi Thuy, Dat Ngo Tien

This study aims to examine the impact of inbound logistics on dynamic supply chain capabilities and, subsequently, on supply chain resilience in the Vietnamese textile industry.