Journal articles: 'Partnership sourcing'

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Brown, Andrew D., Inger Boyett, and Phil Robinson. "The Dynamics of Partnership Sourcing." Leadership & Organization Development Journal 15, no. 7 (November 1994): 15–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437739410066496.

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Kotabe, Masaaki, and Preet S. Aulakh. "An optimal level of technology reliance on foreign partners in a global sourcing partnership: components procurement, technology management and market performance." Revista de Administração de Empresas 36, no. 4 (December 1996): 20–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-75901996000400003.

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Existing studies on global sourcing strategy have implicitly adopted a cJosed-systems perspective in which sourcing activities are managed within a multinational company across national boundaries. Produd and process innovations and components procurement that are jointly managed by a consortium of cooperating firms have not been examined. In this paper, we empiricallyexamine the issues concerning sourcing partnerships in an open-systems perspective. Findings suggest that even in a sourcing partnership arrangement with a foreign supplier, the principal firm's ability to procure and control the supply of major components has a positive bearing on its market performance.

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Gould, B. "Partnership sourcing: making the right connections." Antidote 2, no. 6 (November 1997): 10–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000006354.

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McIvor, Ronan, and Marie McHugh. "Partnership Sourcing: An Organization Change Management Perspective." Journal of Supply Chain Management 36, no. 3 (June 2000): 12–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-493x.2000.tb00247.x.

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Ashmore, C. "Partnership sourcing - love match or shotgun wedding?" Engineering Management Journal 5, no. 4 (1995): 148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/em:19950401.

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Mcivor, Ronan, Paul Humphreys, and Eddie Mcaleer. "Implications of Partnership Sourcing on Buyer-Supplier Relations." Journal of General Management 23, no. 1 (September 1997): 53–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030630709702300104.

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Wilkinson, Barry, Markus Eberhardt, Julie McLaren, and Andrew Millington. "Human resource barriers to partnership sourcing in China." International Journal of Human Resource Management 16, no. 10 (October 2005): 1886–900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585190500298578.

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Flynn, Matthew, Hitendra Pillay, and James J. Watters. "Sustaining Partnerships between Schools and Industry." International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology 7, no. 4 (October 2016): 72–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijavet.2016100105.

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Internationally, there is a growing body of research on industry-school partnership, particularly regarding the principles that contribute to effective and efficient partnership models that facilitate vocational-industrial education. However, there are very few articles in the literature that seek to understand the sustainability of industry-school partnerships. Hence, this paper adopted ecological system principles as a framework for understanding the threats that impact on the sustainability of such partnership arrangements. The author reports on a large-scale government led industry-school partnership, the Gateway to Industry Schools Program, established in Queensland, Australia. Central to this initiative is the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA), a lead organisation for 34 schools and 12 multi-national sponsor companies. This research used an explanatory case study methodology sourcing data through interviews and documents. The main findings were that resilience and adaptive capacity are critical principles for the sustainability of ISPs.

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McGloin, E., and C. Grant. "Supporting partnership sourcing in Northern Ireland through advanced technology." Technovation 18, no. 2 (February 1998): 142–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0166-4972(97)00083-7.

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McGloin, Eileen, and Caroline Grant. "Supporting partnership sourcing in Northern Ireland through advanced technology." Technovation 18, no. 2 (February 1998): 91–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0166-4972(97)00105-3.

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Gould, B. "Partnership sourcing: firms without boundaries in the value chain?" Antidote 2, no. 6 (November 1997): 7–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000006438.

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Parker, David, and Keith Hartley. "The economics of partnership sourcing versus adversarial competition: a critique." European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management 3, no. 2 (June 1997): 115–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0969-7012(97)00004-x.

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Kippenberger, T. "Suppliers as stakeholders: the development of partnership sourcing in the UK." Antidote 1, no. 2 (August 1996): 19–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000006315.

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Hsu, Shu-Mei, Tzu-Chuan Chou, Gwo-Guang Lee, and Ren Zong Kuo. "The role of relational norms in linking inter-partner learning and IT co-sourcing performance." Information Technology & People 33, no. 1 (April 30, 2019): 230–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itp-04-2018-0176.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the antecedent factors that foster and sustain the development of relational norms from a social exchange process perspective and articulates the mediating effect of relational norms on the relationship between inter-partner learning (IL) and IT co-sourcing performance.Design/methodology/approachA total of 197 usable questionnaires were returned from 1,000 Taiwan enterprises. Results from a partial least squares method supported the hypothesis that relational norms serve as dependent variable (to IL) and independent (mediating) variable (to IT co-sourcing performance).FindingsThe empirical results show that IL positively effects partnership identity and collaboration, while both significantly mediate the effects of IL on IT co-sourcing performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe research implications confirm that the relational norms which IT co-sourcing parties must include both attitudes and behavior simultaneously, and that IT co-sourcing will not produce good performance without both parties developing shared attitudes and collaborative behavior.Practical implicationsRelational norms can play a critical mediation role to help ensure that both parties reach their common goals successfully and prevent the risk of their effort to cooperate together falling apart. Therefore, project managers have to take account of the importance of relational norms on inter-organizational cooperation or strategic alliances.Originality/valueThis study creates opportunities for further cross-disciplinary studies of inter-firm co-sourcing project especially with regard to relational norms and knowledge sharing.

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Wang, Shouhong, and Hai Wang. "Shared services beyond sourcing the back offices: Organizational design." Human Systems Management 26, no. 4 (December 20, 2007): 281–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-2007-26405.

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Shared services have been widely spread in the government and private sectors. Unlike outsourcing, shared service is the standardization and consolidation of common functions across the multiple organizations to reduce information process duplication and increase information and knowledge sharing. Shared services should be viewed less as a phenomenon of cost saving and more as a challenge of organization redesign. Five general leading theories of organizational design are examined in the perspective of shared services. A quasi-general organizational design approach is proposed specifically for shared services projects. The proposed approach emphasizes the organizational support for the shared services strategy identification, collaborative partnership network design, optimal shared services process design, and policy and regulation system design.

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Hartley, Janet L., Karen Eboch, and Jonathan Gilberg. "Using a Corporate Partnership to Enhance Learning in a Sourcing Negotiation Role-Play." Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 15, no. 2 (April 2017): 124–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dsji.12123.

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Sjauw-Koen-Fa, August Raimy, Vincent Blok, and Onno S. W. F. Omta. "Exploring the integration of business and CSR perspectives in smallholder souring." Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 8, no. 4 (November 5, 2018): 656–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jadee-06-2017-0064.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of smallholder supply chains on sustainable sourcing to answer the question how food and agribusiness multinationals can best include smallholders in their sourcing strategies and take social responsibility for large-scale sustainable and more equitable supply. A sustainable smallholder sourcing model with a list of critical success factors (CSFs) has been applied on two best-practise cases. In this model, business and corporate social responsibility perspectives are integrated.Design/methodology/approachThe primary data of the value chain analyses of the two smallholder supply chains of a food and agribusiness multinational have been applied. Both cases were of a join research program commissioned by the multinational and a non-governmental organization using the same methods and research tools. Similarities, differences and interference between the cases have been determined and assessed in order to confirm, fine tune or adjust the CSFs.FindingsBoth cases could be conceptualized through the smallholder sourcing model. Most CSFs could be found in both cases, but differences were also found, which led to fine tuning of some CSFs: building of a partnership and effective producers organization, providing farm financing and the use of cross-functional teams in smallholder supplier development programs. It was also concluded that the smallholder sourcing model is applicable in different geographical areas.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study are based on just two cases. More best-practise cases are recommended in order to confirm or to adjust the developed sourcing model and the CSFs.Originality/valueThis paper/research fills the need in sustainable supply chain management literature to study supply chains that comply with the triple bottom line concept, rather than supply chains that are just more “green.”

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Beck, Roman, Oliver Marschollek, and Robert Wayne Gregory. "Establishing Preconditions for Spanning the Boundaries in Public Private IT Megaprojects." International Journal of Information Technology Project Management 1, no. 4 (October 2010): 20–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jitpm.2010100102.

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Inter-organizational cooperations between public and private partners, called public private partnerships (PPP), are increasingly gaining more importance concerning renewal, standardization, and optimization of the information technology (IT) infrastructure of public sector organizations. Reasons for this trend include the search for partners with necessary technological and innovative knowledge of sourcing IT and the identification of cost-saving potentials. Unfortunately, IT-PPP-cooperations are particularly susceptible to failure due to the clash of different cultures. Divergent understandings, expectations, and pressure from the relevant stakeholders hinder a working partnership. Therefore, in this exploratory, qualitative single-case study from the German TollCollect IT megaproject, the authors draw on findings from boundary spanning literature to explain how establishing preconditions for boundary spanning and actively bridging the gap between the partners, moderated by external stakeholder support, affects the formation of mutual trust and success of an IT-PPP-megaproject.

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Madzinga, Tinashe, Vusumuzi Sibanda, and Shakerod Munuhwa. "E-Procurement as a Strategic Sourcing Tool in the Beverage Industry in Zimbabwe." Business and Management Studies 6, no. 2 (June 29, 2020): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/bms.v6i2.4896.

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This study evaluated the impact of e-procurement as a strategic sourcing tool in the Beverage Industry in Zimbabwe. A quantitative survey of 57 respondents drawn from the key players in the Beverage Industry in Harare, Zimbabwe was conducted using a questionnaire. In line with the research objectives, descriptive statistics were calculated and cross tabulations were also performed in SPSS to produce outputs that provided answers to the research questions. The results show that through the use of e-procurement, companies are able to move towards partnership or lean supply with a smaller number of more technically proficient suppliers. The study concluded that there is a significant positive association between e-procurement and improvement in procurement efficiency. The study recommends that organisations develop adequate business processes to support e-procurement and the alignment of existing procurement processes with e-procurement procedures.

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Dickinson, Hugh, Lucy Fortson, Claudia Scarlata, Melanie Beck, and Mike Walmsley. "Modeling with the crowd: Optimizing the human-machine partnership with Zooniverse." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 15, S341 (November 2019): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921319001418.

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AbstractLSST and Euclid must address the daunting challenge of analyzing the unprecedented volumes of imaging and spectroscopic data that these next-generation instruments will generate. A promising approach to overcoming this challenge involves rapid, automatic image processing using appropriately trained Deep Learning (DL) algorithms. However, reliable application of DL requires large, accurately labeled samples of training data. Galaxy Zoo Express (GZX) is a recent experiment that simulated using Bayesian inference to dynamically aggregate binary responses provided by citizen scientists via the Zooniverse crowd-sourcing platform in real time. The GZX approach enables collaboration between human and machine classifiers and provides rapidly generated, reliably labeled datasets, thereby enabling online training of accurate machine classifiers. We present selected results from GZX and show how the Bayesian aggregation engine it uses can be extended to efficiently provide object-localization and bounding-box annotations of two-dimensional data with quantified reliability. DL algorithms that are trained using these annotations will facilitate numerous panchromatic data modeling tasks including morphological classification and substructure detection in direct imaging, as well as decontamination and emission line identification for slitless spectroscopy. Effectively combining the speed of modern computational analyses with the human capacity to extrapolate from few examples will be critical if the potential of forthcoming large-scale surveys is to be realized.

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Tödtling, Franz, Karel Skokan, Christoph Höglinger, Petr Rumpel, and Markus Grillitsch. "Innovation and knowledge sourcing of modern sectors in old industrial regions: comparing software firms in Moravia-Silesia and Upper Austria." European Urban and Regional Studies 20, no. 2 (December 21, 2011): 188–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776411428498.

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Old industrial regions in many cases suffer from a predominance of basic and traditional industries as well as a lack of modern sectors and of innovation. Often we find this type of region oriented to traditional sectors and technology paths. The development of new sectors such as software might help to overcome such problems and contribute to diversification and a better innovation performance of such regions. In this context, we examine to what extent the different socioeconomic and institutional background of old industrial regions has an impact on firms’ innovation performance and knowledge sourcing in the new sector. For this purpose we compare software companies in the Czech region of Moravia-Silesia and in the Austrian region of Upper Austria. Both are regions with a considerable industrial tradition but with a quite different historical and institutional background. Whereas Moravia-Silesia region is a part of Czechia – a transformed country with a state socialism and central planning background – Upper Austria is a relatively wealthy region within an advanced market economy with a social partnership background. In this paper we investigate to what extent software firms in these two regions differ in their innovation activities and knowledge-sourcing patterns and how this is related to the institutional background and characteristics of their respective regional innovation systems.

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Kumar Sharma, Satyendra, Ravinder Singh, and Rajesh Matai. "Force field analysis of Indian automotive strategic sourcing risk management enablers and barriers." Measuring Business Excellence 22, no. 3 (August 20, 2018): 258–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mbe-09-2017-0062.

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PurposeStrategic sourcing and supply risk management have become interesting topics of research in the recent years. Automotive industry experts are increasingly focussing on improving the supply efficiency and performance towards gaining sustainable competitive advantage. This study aims to classify, through an exhaustive review of past literature, the various enablers and barriers of strategic sourcing risk management (SSRM) and use them to identify the problems in the automobile sector.Design/methodology/approachFor the purpose of this research, responses were collected through structured questionnaire from respondents belonging to senior management cadre in the industry. Factor analysis and force field analysis tools have been used for analysis.FindingsThrough independent exploratory factor analysis (EFA), four SSRM enablers, namely, supplier risk assessment, data sharing in supply network, partnership with supplier and supply flexibility, were identified. Similarly EFA revealed four SSRM barriers, namely, cost focus,ad hocor poor planning, data security/privy breaches and hard visualization of SSRM benefits. Through a force field analysis, it was found out that the barriers had a higher impact on the SSRM initiatives than enablers.Practical implicationsThe research suggests the ways how managers can reduce the impact of barriers and increase the enabling forces.Originality/valueThis paper enumerates the barriers and enablers together on the same platform to prioritize and evolve strategies to overpower the barriers and strengthen the enablers.

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Toms, Steven, and Qi Zhang. "Marks & Spencer and the Decline of the British Textile Industry, 1950–2000." Business History Review 90, no. 1 (2016): 3–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007680516000027.

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From the end of World War II, British clothing retailers—most notably, Marks & Spencer (M&S)—increasingly dominated the domestic textile industry, to some extent arresting its decline. This article uses financial and archival evidence to examine the distribution of costs and benefits in the M&S vertical network. It shows that these benefits became less tangible for textile firms from around 1985, in the context of lower-cost overseas competition. We chart the visible and invisible evolution of network management, demonstrating that retailer-producer collaboration evolved from a bilateral vertical partnership model to a hybrid version that retained partnerships with leading suppliers and an emphasis on domestic sourcing, but also facilitated offshore production. Since 1945, staple domestic industries in Western economies have been replaced with global production networks. In the United Kingdom, the cotton textile industry, and then the textile industry in general, declined in the face of increasing overseas competition. Survival strategies were based on restructuring and concentration. During a period of rapid transformation after 1960, cotton was absorbed into vertically structured textile conglomerates. Still, the decline continued, and as protection was phased out, fabric and apparel manufacturing faced similar threats, although rates of decline and strategic response depended on relative position in the vertical production chain. An alternative survival strategy based on vertical partnerships was led by retailers, particularly the dominant clothing retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S).

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Chukwuma O, Ume, Ihedioha Nice N, Opata Patience I, and Obiajulu Chukwuchebe U. "Critical Perspective on Agribusiness Supply Chain Management (ASCM) in Developing Nations: What are the Policy and Institutional Lessons for Developing Economies?" American International Journal of Agricultural Studies 1, no. 1 (November 17, 2018): 26–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.46545/aijas.v1i1.15.

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This paper seeks to explore and assess literature on Supply chain management. The overarching aim is to derive institutional and policy lessons for the agribusiness sector, especially among the least developed economies. The focus is to better understand the range of supply chain initiatives prevalent in literature and how they fit into the developing nations contexts. Unpacking what supply chain initiatives exist in scholarly publications is relevant since scholarly ideas often shape institutional and policy directions and negotiations in the agricultural sector interventions. Using subjective criteria, sourcing, screening and selection of documents, and conducting qualitative analysis and validation were done. In exploring this discourse, we observe the emergence of a variety of overarching initiatives – development of short food supply chains, supply chain partnership, and supply chain integration. Findings from the study suggest that there is a need for some level of coordination of processes and activities within and between agribusiness firms in the supply chain, in order to build a stronger agribusiness subsector.

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Narasimalu Srikanth and Chihiro Watanabe. "Fusing East and West Leads a Way to Global Competitiveness in Emerging Economy: Lessons from China’s Leap in Wind Energy Development." Journal of Technology Management for Growing Economies 5, no. 2 (October 29, 2014): 7–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.15415/jtmge.2014.52006.

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China has demonstrated world leading wind energy development in the last five years which can be attributed to the fusion between its design and manufacturing strength in indigenous wind turbine industry and newly emerging wind energy industry in absorption of global best practices. An empirical analysis of China’s wind energy development trajectory over the last decade focusing on the technology sourcing from foreign firms in support of domestic players for accelerating functionality development through enhanced knowledge identification, absorption, assimilation and acclimatization was attempted. Important lessons learned include (i) importance of supply chain in the technology diffusion, (ii) effective technology acquisition and assimilation through early domestic firm engagement, (iii) effect of relevant domestic firms involvement in technology transfer partnership to induce inter-industry spillovers, and (iv) a framework for an emerging nation to develop new functionalities. Similarity and disparity with similar success of fusion in solar industry (JTMGE 3, 2) were also identified.

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Nakamura, Kengo, Tetsuo Yamada, and Kim Hua Tan. "The impact of Brexit on designing a material-based global supply chain network for Asian manufacturers." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 30, no. 5 (August 5, 2019): 980–1000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-12-2018-0206.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate effects on global supply chain reconfigured in the customs duty rate of parts and specific material types brought about by Brexit and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Design/methodology/approach The supply chain network is modeled and formulated using mixed integer programming. Numerical experiments are conducted using bill of materials with information such as the procurement cost of each part, 3D-CAD and an industry census. Findings The experiments indicates that if the customs duty rate increases by Brexit, manufacturers would be necessary to restructure supply chain configuration and locate the domestic factory and market. Additionally, when the UK leaves the EU and joins the TPP, there is a case where the total cost decreases in the global supply chain network compared to the baseline without Brexit. Therefore, it is reasonable for the UK to join the TPP. Practical implications The study shows how new trading rules from non-partnership countries can critically disrupt existing global supply chain equilibrium. Asian manufacturers should evaluate a move to more local sourcing, opening new facilities and setting up warehouses to stock finished goods or raw materials in different trading areas to overcome any barriers to the goods movement. Originality/value This study enables us to quantitatively evaluate what there are opportunities or cost increasing risks by the selection of supply chain configuration for Asian manufacturers by political and economic factors of each country, such as Brexit and participation in TPP.

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Jayeola, OLABISI, OLADUNJOYE, T. OLAWALE, and ADEWUMI, A. A. "Economic Environment and Entrepreneurial Development in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria." Scholedge International Journal of Multidisciplinary & Allied Studies ISSN 2394-336X 5, no. 3 (April 20, 2018): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.19085/journal.sijmas050301.

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The study empirically examines the relationship that exists between economic environment and entrepreneurial development in Nigeria. A structured questionnaire is administered on the study and data collected are analysed using Analysis of Variance and Regression. The following variables are indices of determination; Interest Rate (IR); Income Tax (IT).The results of the study show that there is a significant relationship between IR and ED in Nigeria (p<0.5) with a positive correlation (r=0.526, r2=0.276). Also, there is a significant relationship between IT and ED in Nigeria (p<0.05), with a positive association (r=0.546; r2=0.299). The study concludes that, the emergence of higher level of stable economic environment is critical to entrepreneurial development in Nigeria. Therefore, government involvement in public private partnership for infrastructural development, enlargement of productive, judicious and transparent use of funds collected from income tax and affordable interest rate will galvanise the inward sourcing of raw materials that boost entrepreneurial development in Nigeria.

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Kim, In Sue, Taeyong Yang, and Hyun Joon Chang. "Determinant of external sourcing for SMEs in Korea: analysing the effect of sub-constructs of entrepreneurial orientation on outside technological partnership from the multi-dimensional perspective." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 19, no. 3/4 (2015): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijeim.2015.069949.

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Venkatesh, V. G., Abraham Zhang, Eric Deakins, and Venkatesh Mani. "Drivers of sub-supplier social sustainability compliance: an emerging economy perspective." Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 25, no. 6 (June 1, 2020): 655–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/scm-07-2019-0251.

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Purpose Tragic incidents such as the Rana Plaza building collapse call into question the value and effectiveness of supplier codes of conduct (SCC) used in multi-tier supply chains. This paper aims to investigate the barriers to sub-supplier compliance and the drivers from the perspective of suppliers that adopt a double agency role by complying with buyer-imposed SCC while managing sub-supplier compliance on behalf of the buyer. Design/methodology/approach This research adopts a sequential, mixed-methods approach. The qualitative phase develops a conceptual model with the aid of the extant the literature and semi-structured interviews with 24 senior manufacturing professionals. The quantitative phase then uses a hierarchical regression analysis to test the conceptual model using survey data from 159 apparel suppliers based in India. Findings The findings reveal that sub-supplier compliance is positively impacted by effective buyer–supplier governance and by the focal supplier having a strategic partnership with the sub-supplier. Conversely, price pressure on sub-suppliers adversely impacts their compliance, while institutional pressure on them to comply is generally ineffective. Research limitations/implications The context of the study is limited to the garment industry in India. Practical implications To improve SCC compliance rates, buyers and focal suppliers should actively develop strategic partnerships with selected upstream supply chain actors; should set a reasonable price across the supply chain; and, should include specific sub-supplier compliance requirements within the supply contract. The findings also suggest the need to develop social sustainability protocols that are cognisant of regional contexts. Originality/value The absence of prior research on SCC implementation by sub-suppliers, this study represents a pioneering empirical study into such multi-tier sourcing arrangements. It provides strong support that sub-supplier governance arrangements differ from those typically found in the focal supplier layer. It also provides empirical evidence of the critical factors that encourage sub-supplier compliance within the apparel industry of a regionally developing economy.

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KAIDAROVA, L. K., SH ZH RAKHMETULLINA, and U. KERIMOVA. "ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION." Problems of AgriMarket 4 (December 15, 2020): 70–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2020-4-2708-9991.08.

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The theoretical and practical directions of development of ecological agriculture in the country are justified, based on the idea of closed cycle, which corresponds to ecological and economic principles. The works of domestic and foreign scientists on this issue were studied. The main economic indicators of agricultural production on the example of Pavlodar region were analyzed: dynamics of gross output of agricultural sector; the number of operating agricultural enterprises and peasant (private) farms; distribution of the land fund by land categories. Information on violation of environmental legislation in the field of land resources protection and on the volume of waste in the industry is provided. The problems that hinder the implementation of the main provisions of greening of production activities in agro-industrial complex are identified. Summarizing the arguments of domestic and foreign scientists, the need to develop and implement the mechanism of functioning of agricultural entities is shown, which is based on the use of secondary resources, implementation of which in the future will allow, using comprehensive analysis of the used technologies, to modernize the production capacities of processing enterprises, implementing the principle of minimizing waste, ensuring expansion of the market for environmenttally friendly products. Models of rational production are shown: outsourcing and in sourcing. Measures of public support for the use of environmental innovations, environmental insurance, public-private partnership instruments, strengthening control over compliance with the principles of rational environmental management, economic incentives for agricultural producers are proposed.

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Kaidarova, L. K., SH ZH Rakhmetullina, and U. Kerimova. "ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION." Problems of AgriMarket, no. 4 (December 15, 2020): 70–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2020-4-2708-9991.08.

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The theoretical and practical directions of development of ecological agriculture in the country are justified, based on the idea of closed cycle, which corresponds to ecological and economic principles. The works of domestic and foreign scientists on this issue were studied. The main economic indicators of agricultural production on the example of Pavlodar region were analyzed: dynamics of gross output of agricultural sector; the number of operating agricultural enterprises and peasant (private) farms; distribution of the land fund by land categories. Information on violation of environmental legislation in the field of land resources protection and on the volume of waste in the industry is provided. The problems that hinder the implementation of the main provisions of greening of production activities in agro-industrial complex are identified. Summarizing the arguments of domestic and foreign scientists, the need to develop and implement the mechanism of functioning of agricultural entities is shown, which is based on the use of secondary resources, implementation of which in the future will allow, using comprehensive analysis of the used technologies, to modernize the production capacities of processing enterprises, implementing the principle of minimizing waste, ensuring expansion of the market for environmenttally friendly products. Models of rational production are shown: outsourcing and in sourcing. Measures of public support for the use of environmental innovations, environmental insurance, public-private partnership instruments, strengthening control over compliance with the principles of rational environmental management, economic incentives for agricultural producers are proposed.

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Murray, Janet Y. "Strategic Alliance–Based Global Sourcing Strategy for Competitive Advantage: A Conceptual Framework and Research Propositions." Journal of International Marketing 9, no. 4 (December 2001): 30–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1509/jimk.9.4.30.19938.

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In an era of intense global competition, firms realize that the effective use of global sourcing contributes significantly to their market performance. Increasingly, successful firms use a higher level of strategic alliance–based global sourcing for major components by cooperating with their suppliers, even when highly specific assets are involved. This phenomenon is contradictory to the recommendation of transaction cost analysis, in which global internal sourcing should be used by firms when asset specificity is involved. Through the integration of different perspectives, the author examines variables that may influence buyer firms to rely more on strategic alliance–based global sourcing for major components when highly specific assets are involved. In addition, the author suggests that strategic alliance–based global sourcing when highly specific assets are deployed may enhance a firm's competitive advantage through the combination of resources in unique ways. This article is intended to increase managers' awareness of the strategic benefits that arise from outsourcing through partnerships with their suppliers.

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Kim, Jai Beom, Chong Ju Choi, Carla C. J. M. Millar, Brian J. Hilton, and Philip Cheng. "Global sourcing partnerships and emerging MNC markets: a conceptual framework." International Journal of Services Technology and Management 7, no. 5/6 (2006): 463. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijstm.2006.011288.

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Manzione, L., Akram Ahmad Abu-aisheh, N. Sumukadas, and S. Congden. "Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Sourcing Environment." International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP) 6, no. 3 (July 27, 2016): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v6i3.5445.

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Globalization and rapid changes in modern product development and realization are creating gaps in engineering education systems around the world. The global economy has changed the way that engineering firms design, develop, and produce their products. Companies need to evaluate many options available worldwide, not just locally. The current trends are only likely to continue as the world economy becomes more competitive, interdependent, and characterized by global relationships among supply chain partners. This paper presents a plan for preparing engineering students for the new global sourcing environments and product realization processes. Infusions of supply chain management and project management skills into the curriculum are recommended, as well as use of university-industry partnerships, course portfolios, and study abroad programs.

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Cachia, A., and C. J. Kruger. "Guidelines for identifying risk vulnerabilities associated with ICT sourcing." South African Journal of Business Management 38, no. 4 (December 31, 2007): 33–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v38i4.592.

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As organizations broaden their organizational boundaries with sourcing practices, it is imperative to identify risk vulnerabilities from a wider perspective than before. Specifically, organizations that make substantial use of ICT suppliers need to understand the risk vulnerabilities associated with ICT sourcing partnerships. Unfortunately, due to vulnerabilities being addressed from different levels of erudition, an inclusive list of risk vulnerabilities, associated with ICT suppliers, does not exist within the ICT industry. This article not only address ICT risk management discrepancies and the importance of ICT supplier management, but in drawing on the collective knowledge contained in diverse sources, two distinct lists containing risk vulnerabilities, from the customer organization’s perspective, are generated, all, in order to accelerate the understanding of exposure when dealing with ICT suppliers.

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Manzione, Louis, Akram Abuaisheh, Narendar Sumukadas, and Steve Congden. "Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Sourcing Environment." International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC) 10, no. 1 (March 30, 2017): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v10i1.5942.

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Abstract—Globalization and rapid changes in modern product development and realization are creating gaps in engineering education systems around the world. The global economy has changed the way that engineering firms design, develop, and produce their products. Companies need to evaluate many options available worldwide, not just locally. The current trends are only likely to continue as the world economy becomes more competitive, interdependent, and characterized by global relationships among supply chain partners. This paper presents a plan for preparing engineering students for the new global sourcing environments and product realization processes. Infusions of supply chain management and project management skills into the curriculum are recommended, as well as use of university-industry partnerships, course portfolios, and study abroad programs.

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SHAW, BEN, GEOFF IRWIN, ALANA PENGILLEY, and SARAH KELLOWAY. "Village‐specific Kula partnerships revealed by obsidian sourcing on Tubetube Island, Papua New Guinea." Archaeology in Oceania 56, no. 1 (January 13, 2021): 32–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/arco.5224.

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Lalwani, Sumit Kishore, Breno Nunes, Daniel Chicksand, and Dev Kumar (Roshan) Boojihawon. "Benchmarking self-declared social sustainability initiatives in cocoa sourcing." Benchmarking: An International Journal 25, no. 9 (November 29, 2018): 3986–4008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-07-2017-0186.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the self-declared sustainability initiatives of the world’s four largest chocolate manufacturers (Ferrero, Mars, Mondelez and Nestlé) and the measures they take to tackle social problems within the context of establishing sustainable sourcing of cocoa in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Global cocoa supply chains are under continuous media and public scrutiny. Recent incidents of malpractice in supply chain management have left global chocolatiers vulnerable in terms of how they deal with social issues across their global supply chain networks. Critics have argued that there is a lack of consistency and transparency between what companies say and do in upholding sustainable practices across their supply chains. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw from the sustainable supply chain literature to develop our theoretical parameters and undertake a case-based analysis of the existing sustainability practices of these chocolatiers. Using the insights from this analysis, the authors propose a conceptual framework for a rigorous comparative assessment of self-declared sustainable sourcing initiatives of global agricultural supply chains. The methodology is qualitative and the research method is a secondary-data case study. Findings Four main parameters were identified and used to compare self-declared initiatives, namely: social sustainability certification from respectable bodies; code of conduct for suppliers; partnerships with the primary supply chain stakeholders; and supplier collaboration programme and improvement initiatives. The case companies chosen have implemented several initiatives, but the most prominent seem to indicate the reliance on third-party certification. Not all companies adopted a supplier code of conduct. The partnerships and collaboration programmes with different associations are presented as efficient for companies as well as farmers. Improvements in the conditions of farmers are advocated as a key result. Research limitations/implications This paper is based on self-declared secondary data. Subsequently, it is possible that the case companies did not document some practices; or that companies do not do what they claim. Practical implications This paper provides a comprehensive framework for agricultural businesses to compare their sustainability efforts and improve the performance of their supply chains, particularly those who belong to the cocoa supply chains. The proposed framework allows an assessment of initiatives at policy, strategic, tactical and operational levels to improve social sustainability of supply chains. Social implications This paper may help companies to think more clearly about greater transparency and provide the impetus for dealing more effectively with serious social issues in agricultural supply chains such as: child labour, child trafficking, modern slavery, etc. It may also instruct consumers to better understand what companies do as part of their sustainability agenda, alongside the communication of other features of their products, such as quality. Originality/value The framework adds value by providing a novel way to systematically compile and analyse data around self-declared sustainable initiatives. Actors within agricultural supply chains can use the framework to assess and drive their sustainability efforts and practices, leading to ways to improve the social performance of their global supply chains.

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Marks, Isobel H., Hannah Thomas, Marize Bakhet, and Edward Fitzgerald. "Medical equipment donation in low-resource settings: a review of the literature and guidelines for surgery and anaesthesia in low-income and middle-income countries." BMJ Global Health 4, no. 5 (September 2019): e001785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001785.

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BackgroundMedical equipment donation to low-resource settings is a frequently used strategy to address existing disparities, but there is a paucity of reported experience and evaluation. Challenges such as infrastructure gaps, lack of technological and maintenance capabilities, and non-prioritisation of essential supplies have previously been highlighted. This pragmatic review summarises existing guidelines and literature relevant to surgical and anaesthesia equipment, with recommendations for future initiatives and research.MethodsRetrospective literature review including both academic and grey literature from 1980 to 2018. We conducted a narrative synthesis to identify key factors that were condensed thematically.ResultsThirty-three biomedical equipment donation guidelines were identified from governments, WHO, World Bank, academic colleges and non-governmental organisations, and 36 relevant studies in peer-reviewed literature. These highlighted the need to consider all stages of the donation process, including planning, sourcing, transporting, training, maintaining and evaluating equipment donation. Donors were advised to consult national guidelines to ensure equipment was appropriate, desirable and non-costly to both parties. User training and access to biomechanical engineers were suggested as necessary for long-term sustainability. Finally, equitable partnerships between donors and recipients were integral to reducing inappropriate donations and to improve follow-up and evaluation.ConclusionThere is a paucity of evidence on the causes of success or failure in medical equipment donation, despite its domination of equipment sourcing across many low-resource settings. Equitable partnerships, consultation of policies and guidelines, and careful planning may improve equipment usability and life span. A concerted effort is required to increase awareness of guidelines among health professionals worldwide.

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van der Vlist, Fernando N., and Anne Helmond. "How partners mediate platform power: Mapping business and data partnerships in the social media ecosystem." Big Data & Society 8, no. 1 (January 2021): 205395172110250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20539517211025061.

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Social media platforms’ digital advertising revenues depend considerably on partnerships. Business partnerships are endemic and essential to the business of platforms, yet their role remains relatively underexplored in the literature on platformisation and platform power. This article considers the significance of partnerships in the social media ecosystem to better understand how industry platforms, and the infrastructure they build, mediate and shape platform power and governance. We argue that partners contribute to ‘platformisation’ through their collective development of business-to-business platform infrastructures. Specifically, we examine how partners have integrated social media platforms with what we call the audience economy – an exceptionally complex global and interconnected marketplace of intermediaries involved in the creation, commodification, analysis, and circulation of data audiences for purposes including but not limited to digital advertising and marketing. We determined which relationships are involved, which are exclusive or shared, and identified key ecosystem partners. Further, we found that partners build and integrate extensive infrastructures for data-sourcing and media distribution, surfacing infrastructural and strategic sources and locations, or ‘nodes’, of power in this ecosystem. The empirical findings thus highlight the significance of partnerships and partner integrations and draw attention to the powerful industry players and intermediaries that remain largely invisible.

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Steensma, H. Kevin, and Kevin G. Corley. "On The Performance Of Technology-Sourcing Partnerships: The Interaction Between Partner Interdependence And Technology Attributes." Academy of Management Journal 43, no. 6 (December 2000): 1045–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/1556334.

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Steensma, H. K., and K. G. Corley. "ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TECHNOLOGY-SOURCING PARTNERSHIPS: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PARTNER INTERDEPENDENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ATTRIBUTES." Academy of Management Journal 43, no. 6 (December 1, 2000): 1045–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1556334.

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Oberoi, J. S., and J. S. Khamba. "Strategically managed buyer-supplier relationships across supply chain: An exploratory study." Human Systems Management 24, no. 4 (November 17, 2005): 275–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-2005-24403.

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The acceleration of change, global economy and the business challenges has made organizations to think and integrate diverse competitive strategies in to the system. There has been an increasing emphasis on buyer-supplier relationships in the academic community and in the international business to improve competitiveness and profitability of organizations by proposing different strategies, organizational structure, system, tools and techniques for how to select the right partner, establish the proper relationship and adapt adequately to the internal and external changes. Moreover, the system has witnessed a transformation in which suppliers and customers are inextricably linked throughout the entire sequence of supply chain. This paper aims to develop the buyer-supplier typology for strategic archetypes of contractual relationships. The typology reflects a buyer perspective ranging from arm's length relationship to strategic partnerships and represents a supplier segmentation tool which helps identify what types of competence and capability relate to each individual sourcing practice. The paper includes the comprehensive study of current state of the art of the survey based empirical research on sourcing practices and supplier selection, as they play a vital role in managing supply chain.

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Packer, Helen, Wilf Swartz, Yoshitaka Ota, and Megan Bailey. "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practices of the Largest Seafood Suppliers in the Wild Capture Fisheries Sector: From Vision to Action." Sustainability 11, no. 8 (April 15, 2019): 2254. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11082254.

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the seafood industry is on the rise. Because of increasing public awareness and non-governmental organization (NGO) campaigns, seafood buyers have made various commitments to improve the sustainability of their wild seafood sourcing. As part of this effort, seafood suppliers have developed their own CSR programs in order to meet buyers’ sourcing requirements. However, the CSR of these companies, many of which are mid-supply chain or vertically integrated, remain largely invisible and unstudied. In order to better understand how mid-chain seafood suppliers engage in sustainability efforts, we reviewed the CSR practices of the 25 largest seafood companies globally (by revenue) that deal with wild seafood products. Based on literature, existing frameworks, and initial data analysis, we developed a structured framework to identify and categorize practices based on the issues addressed and the approach used. We found companies implement CSR to address four key areas, and through various activities that fit into five categories: Power; Practices; Partnerships; Public policy; and Philanthropy. One of the biggest gaps identified in this study is the lack of accountability mechanisms, as well as robust and consistent accounting of impacts. Indeed, many companies express commitments without clear goals and structures in place to ensure implementation. Therefore, improvements in seafood company performance on social and environmental aspects may not only require creating a better business case for CSR, but also require ensuring that companies have the necessary processes and structures in place through public oversights and regulations.

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Nancarrow, Jane-Heloise. "Democratizing the Digital Collection." Museum Worlds 4, no. 1 (July 1, 2016): 63–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/armw.2016.040106.

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ABSTRACTThree-dimensional modeling and printing of museum artifacts have a growing role in public engagement and teaching—introducing new cultural heritage stakeholders and potentially allowing more democratic access to museum collections. This destabilizes traditional relationships between museums, collections, researchers, teachers and students, while offering dynamic new ways of experiencing objects of the past. Museum events and partnerships such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Hackathon”; the MicroPasts initiative; and Sketchfab for Museums and Cultural Heritage, encourage non-traditional methods of crowd-sourcing and software collaboration outside the heritage sector. The wider distribution properties of digitized museum artifacts also have repercussions for object-based and kinesthetic learning at all levels, as well as for experiential and culturally sensitive aspects of indigenous heritage. This article follows the existing workflow from model creation to classroom: considering the processes, problems, and applications of emerging digital visualization technologies from both a museum and pedagogical perspective.

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da Silva Craveiro, Gisele, and Claudio Albano. "Open data intermediaries: coproduction in budget transparency." Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy 11, no. 1 (March 20, 2017): 119–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tg-12-2015-0057.

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Purpose Although more public sector information is disclosed in an open format, the intermediaries are the key element to have value creation from it. This study aimed to identify elements about the role of these stakeholders: their characteristics, resources and partnerships within an ecosystem of budget transparency and open government data, in particular, to identify initiatives and opportunities that enable the co-production of value from public sector information. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted in four Latin American countries, and data collection was carried out through interviews and document analysis. Findings The paper identifies intermediaries’ profiles, their network, results achieved and lessons learned. Originality/value This is the first study to cover in depth the intermediaries in a regional budget transparency ecosystem. Some findings emphasize the intermediary’s role, and others offered the authors elements to propose a framework for citizen coproduction that extends citizen sourcing and government as platform models, as some co-production initiatives identified seem to extrapolate their limits definitions.

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Ketron, Christina J. "What Is It All About? Examining the Sustainability of the DNP Project." Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice 12, no. 1 (April 1, 2019): 93–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2380-9418.12.1.93.

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BackgroundStudents invest many hours of work conducting root cause analyses, researching clinical practice guidelines, and implementing quality improvement projects for their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Often when the student graduates, however, the logistics and details of the project can fall by the wayside.ObjectiveThe aim of this clinical article is to begin the conversation about the sustainability of the DNP project and provide suggestions for further research and linear curriculum consideration.MethodsA review of literature was conducted to examine the history of the DNP project and any efforts being made to support project sustainability. The PubMed database was utilized for data sourcing, including full text published in the last 10 years and English language.ResultsFindings demonstrated variability in the DNP project across nursing programs, however, what was more apparent was the lack of research on project sustainability itself.ConclusionsThe DNP project serves to demonstrate the rigor and quality of the terminal practice degree in nursing, therefore, sustainability of the project would support its significance.Implications for NursingThis article provides a starting point for research on DNP project sustainability and provides suggestions for how this could be accomplished through academic–practice partnerships and linear communication across nursing curricula.

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Kumar, Dinesh. "In Traditional Retailing: SCM (An Optimized Hybrid Architecture)." International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication 6, no. 12 (December 31, 2018): 37–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/ijritcc.v6i12.5293.

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Brick and Mortar Retailing, generally known as Traditional Retailing is facing stiff competition from a variety of sources. Not only has it to be competitive in terms of on-shelf availability of products on a wide range of products but also has to balance many factors such as optimization of inventory and warehousing, profiling for distribution centre layout and process design, inventory segmentation and partnerships, network location and order sourcing, etc. which have a direct impact on the cost to the end consumer. While many techniques such as distribution centre (DC) bypass and cross docking are widely used to decrease the lead time of delivering orders to the retailers, but its impact on cost is high. The Click and Mortar Retailing, generally known as Internet Retailing, on the other hand is able to provide a wider range of product selection compared to traditional retailing using partner DC and third party logistics (3PL) in addition to wholesaler DC and Internet Retailer DC. Using cheap modes of transportation, it leverages the cost to end consumers well. In this paper, we present a hybrid approach to traditional retailing taking important optimization cues from Internet Retailing to leverage cost favourably to the end consumer.

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Pleshchenko, V. I. "The role and place of the procurement process in the functioning of the open innovation model of manufacturing company." Russian Journal of Industrial Economics 11, no. 4 (December 25, 2018): 387–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.17073/2072-1633-2018-4-387-393.

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To ensure competitiveness in the face of accelerating scientific and technological progress and the digitalisation of socio-economic processes the modern industrial companies should not be limited to internal environment during the process of search and implementation of innovative solutions. These enterprises are conducting an active search for new solutions in the open market and attracting external experts, using the communication potential of the World Wide Web. This model which called as «open innovation», has gained in popularity. Its use leads to the inevitable transformation of the existing business processes in the enterprise, one of which is the procurement process. Open innovation become a new stage in the development of the logistic function, already passed the way from the technical supply function to the procurement division gained the status of one of the key centers of cross-functional and inter-firm interaction on industrial enterprise. An important prerequisite for the success of open innovation, implemented jointly with our suppliers is the availability of long-term partnerships. The further evolution of the procurement function within the model of open innovation should lead to the integration of the procurement division to the acquisition of the results of intellectual activity, not only as a commercial service in company but as the operator of system of knowledge management and network crowd sourcing platform providing information and expert support to take management decisions on those or other innovative solutions offered by external suppliers. The formation of expert community is intended to reduce the risks associated with the procurement of obsolete intangible assets and the illegal use of the results of intellectual activity.

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DENT, CHRISTOPHER M. "Understanding the Energy Diplomacies of East Asian States." Modern Asian Studies 47, no. 3 (November 20, 2012): 935–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x11000667.

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AbstractEnergy security is one of the major global challenges of the twenty-first century. Intensifying competition for ever scarcer forms of conventional energy resources is causing significant tensions in the international system. East Asia will have a more profound impact on global energy security than any other region as its burgeoning demand for energy fuels, spurred principally by China, is expected to continue growing at over twice the world average in the next few decades. This paper examines the reasons why we may expect the energy diplomacies of East Asian states to become an increasingly salient feature of East Asian states’ foreign policy and international relations in the foreseeable future, and thereby significantly shape the nature of the region's international political economy. It presents a framework of energy diplomacy analysis in order to better understand how East Asian states are formulating their energy diplomacy strategies and actions. The four prime elements of this framework comprise: empirical perspectives and generic task-oriented terms; agential influences on the formation and organization of energy diplomacy practice; the energy–development nexus; and transaction mechanisms of energy diplomacy. The main conclusions are first, mercantilist approaches to energy diplomacy will persist but continue to gradually give way to market institutionalism; second, energy diplomacy will become increasingly linked to other forms of diplomacy, such as trade, environment and development assistance; third, we may expect East Asian states to afford greater priority to multilateral energy co-operation both regionally and in a wider international or global sense as energy security interdependencies deepen; and fourth, East Asia's growing reliance on sourcing energy fuels from outside the region will make it more dependent on stable international energy markets—these markets are becoming increasingly internationalized and globalized, which will broaden the future options of East Asian states developing new international energy partnerships.

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