International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 73 Issue 2

Sustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in the smart cities in Indian context

Vikas Thakur, Dibya Jyoti Parida, Vivek Raj

Smart cities in India are going to be a reality very soon by turning challenges into opportunities for the society. However, due to rapid increase in population burden, fast…

Barriers for adoption of Industry 4.0 in sustainable food supply chain: a circular economy perspective

Anish Kumar, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Pradeep Kumar

Food supply chains (FSCs) are fast becoming more and more complex. Sustainability is a necessary strategy in FSCs to meet the environmental, economic and societal requirements…

Theoretical framework for strategic productivity in manufacturing: the primary transformation model (PTM)

Érico Daniel Ricardi Guerreiro, Reginaldo Fidelis, Rafael Henrique Palma Lima

A quantitative theoretical model is proposed to measure how productivity performance can be affected by strategic decisions related to specific competitive priorities.

Exploring the role of individual-focused transformational leadership in facilitating taking charge: mediating mechanism of psychological capital and thriving at work

Parul Malik

Drawing on the “conservation of resources” theory, the current study examines the mechanisms by which individual-focused transformational leadership (i.e. individualized…

Port productivity: benchmarking analysis of strategic ports

Marvin Gonzalez, Gioconda Quesada

The productivity of a port is a measure that is important to different stakeholders: port administrators (port authority), third-party logistics providers, manufacturers and…

Smart HRM 4.0 for achieving organizational performance: a dynamic capability view perspective

Rajasshrie Pillai, Kailash B.L. Srivastava

The research examines the role of Smart HRM 4.0 in developing dynamic capabilities and its impact on human resources and organizational performance.

Circular economy and sustainable development: a review and research agenda

Harchitwan Kaur Lamba, Nived S. Kumar, Sanjay Dhir

This study theoretically investigates the extant literature published about circular economy and sustainable development to identify significant research themes, the most relevant…

Hospitality and tourism firms' board characteristics, board policies and tourism sector performance: what is the nexus?

Khalil Nimer, Cemil Kuzey, Ali Uyar

This study investigated the micro–macro link in the hospitality and tourism (H&T) sector, specifically considering whether the gender diversity, independence and board attendance…

Managing the traceability system for food supply chain performance

Dimitrios Kafetzopoulos, Spiridoula Margariti, Chrysostomos Stylios, Eleni Arvaniti, Panagiotis Kafetzopoulos

The objective of this study is to improve the food supply chain performance taking into consideration the fundamental concepts of traceability by combining the current frameworks…

Virtuous leadership and individual performance among Indian bank employees: a parallel mediation model

Mamta Tripathi

This study aims to empirically explore the effect of virtuous leadership on the individual performance of an employee in light of “institutional theory”, considering work…

How relational capability can influence the success of business partnerships

Luca Giraldi, Sofia Coacci, Elena Cedrola

The present article aims to investigate the quality of the relationships in a business partnership for a project in Medtech field and the components that most influence them, with…

The flexible HRM and firm performance nexus: can empowering leadership play any contingent role?

Munwar Hussain Pahi, Umair Ahmed, Sohel M. Imroz, Syed Mir Muhammad Shah, Irene Seok-Ching Yong

The purpose of this empirical research was to investigate the individual effects of three dimensions of flexible human resource management (HRM) practices – skill flexibility…