International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 70 Issue 8
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Candle under a bushel: communicating environmental performance to improve firm performance
Francis Fonyee Nutsugah, Thomas Anning-Dorson, Stephen Mahama Braimah, Ernest Yaw Tweneboah-KoduahThis study answers the question: “does the communication of environmental performance transmit positive overall firm performance?” The authors examine the influence of a company's…
Modelling performance measurement barriers of humanitarian supply chain
Anchal Patil, Vipulesh Shardeo, Jitender MadaanHumanitarian supply chain (HSC) has been constantly challenged with multiple issues due to the complex dynamics of the disaster. These issues are inevitable and interrelated. The…
Investigating the interplays between integrated reporting practices and circular economy disclosure
Federico Barnabè, Sarfraz NazirThis study seeks to: (1) discuss how the integrated reporting (IR) framework may provide the principles, concepts and the key elements to support the analysis and representation…
Performance improvement of supplier-side e-tender-driven marketing process
Piyush Gupta, Piyush Pranjal, Sasadhar Bera, Soumya Sarkar, Amit SachanConsiderable amount of purchases in business-to-business (B2B) markets make through the tendering process. As technology keeps driving B2B procurement, both the…
Strengthening work engagement through high-performance human resource practices
Charu Goyal, Manoj PatwardhanThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the individual high-performance human resource practices (HPHRPs) and work engagement (WE) among the employees in…
Driving performance of higher education industry: an Indian scenario
Sumant Kumar Tewari, Madhvendra MisraThe purpose of this paper is to identify the information and communication technology management enablers (ICTMEs) and establish the hierarchical relationship among them using…
Influence of customer participation in new product development: the moderating role of social media
Sonica Rautela, Sarika Sharma, Shreya ViraniThe business environment is changing and so are the rules of doing business. Constant innovation is the key to win in this dynamic marketplace, so that the new ideas get converted…
Family-supportive organizational environment and turnover intention
Fatemeh TaheriThe purpose of this paper is to test a model in which family-supportive organizational environment is associated with lower levels of turnover intention through higher levels of…
Corporate social responsibility awareness and performance: the case of Chinese airports
Thanh Ngo, Qixia TianThis study examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) awareness of major Chinese airports during the 2013–2017 period as well as its influence on the airports' performance.
Female empowerment/participation in the workplace and firm performance: a study of privately-owned firms
Jessica Achkar, Elie BouriThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between female empowerment/participation and firm performance.
How managerial coaching promotes employees' affective commitment and individual performance
Neuza Ribeiro, Tam Nguyen, Ana Patrícia Duarte, Rui Torres de Oliveira, Catarina FaustinoThis study sought to provide a more comprehensive understanding of how managers' coaching skills can affect individual performance through the mediating role of affective…
Economic measuring of losses derived from inventory management at an oil refinery
Marcos Fabricio Machado, Daniel Pacheco Lacerda, Maria Isabel Wolf Motta Morandi, Luis Felipe Riehs Camargo, Aline DreschThe purpose of the present study is to identify and measure economically the losses related to inventory management in an oil refinery.
The impact of board and audit committee characteristics on corporate social responsibility: evidence from the Iranian stock exchange
Shaban Mohammadi, Hadi Saeidi, Nader NaghshbandiThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of board and audit committee characteristics on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Iranian companies listed in stock…
Assessment of green supply chain management practices, performance, pressure and barriers amongst Indian manufacturer to achieve sustainable development
Shyamkumar D. Kalpande, Lalit K. TokeThe main objective of this paper is to integrate a typology of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, performances, pressures and barriers with organizational performance…
Performance analysis of Indian states based on social–economic infrastructural investments using data envelopment analysis
Gaurav Goyal, Pankaj DuttaThis study investigates the performance of Indian states based on infrastructural investment in social and economic sectors using data envelopment analysis (DEA). Most of the…
Task satisfaction: the effect of relative performance information versus outcome feedback
Robert Marley, Lee KerstingIn this empirical study, the primary aim is to examine whether the type of feedback provided, relative performance information (RPI) vs outcome, affects individual's task…
Impact of Lean, Six Sigma and environmental sustainability on the performance of SMEs
Yousaf Ali, Ahsan Younus, Amin Ullah Khan, Hamza PervezThis paper aims to explore the impact of lean, Six Sigma and environmental sustainability on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan. The firm…
Corporate governance mechanisms and corporate performance of firms in Nigeria and Ghana
Martha Coleman, Mengyun WuThis study investigates the impact of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms with inclusion of compliance and diligence index on corporate performance (CP) of firms in Nigeria and…
New product development process in apparel industry using Industry 4.0 technologies
Ganguli Eranga Harshamali Wijewardhana, Samanthi Kumari Weerabahu, Julian Liyanage Don Nanayakkara, Premaratne SamaranayakeThe main purpose of this paper is to assess the technological view of apparel new product development (NPD) process through a framework for improving the efficiency of NPD process…
Implementing responsibility centre management in a higher educational institution
John Rigby, Glen Kobussen, Suresh Kalagnanam, Robert CannonThe purpose of this study is to examine the design, development and implementation of responsibility centre management at a mid-sized Canadian university, within the context of…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Luisa Huatuco
- Dr Nicky Shaw