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), and the relationship mechanisms of situational strength and power influence an organisation's approach to supply chain … situational strengths in the same scenarios. 'Internally focused' cultures may use coercive power with supply chain partners when … managing disruptions, while 'externally focused' cultures will prefer non-coercive power in the same scenarios. The four case …
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System resilience is the ability for complex, dynamic-adaptive socio-technical systems to absorb and rebound from trauma or stress, and to avoid "jousting with dragons" where results are uncertain and often fatal. In a safety context, the term "dragons" originates from Professor David Woods at...
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Aim: The article is intended to contribute to a discussion on risks related to the CoViD-19 pandemic, which was started in the last issues of this journal. Findings: The article discusses the thesis that conventional risk management is reaching its limits in its application in companies,...
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Despite increasing mental health problems and an existing care gap among university students, cost-effective solutions to bridge this gap are still lacking. Using a reflection intervention, we conduct a randomized controlled trial with undergraduate students in Germany. As part of a thought...
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"Risk management is a domain of management which comes to the fore in crisis. This book looks at risk management under crisis conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic context. The book synthesises existing concepts, strategies, approaches and methods of risk management and provides the results of...
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Zwei Drittel des heutigen Welthandels gründen auf globalen Wertschöpfungsketten und Versorgungsnetzen. Rein regionalwirtschaftlich organisierte Lieferketten haben in den letzten Jahrzehnten an Bedeutung verloren. Die Auswirkungen dieser globalisierten Strukturen sind vielfältig: Zum einen...
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power struggle among various actors relating themselves to additive manufacturing has emerged. The purpose of this paper is … to discuss and explain the development of additive manufacturing from a power dependence point of view. Design … create power imbalances occur also related to indirect parties, and how the disruptive character of the supply chain leads to …
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Trust or likewise "confidence" (the term preferred in this paper) are notions which have received considerable attention by economists in the last 8-10 years. In this contribution, much emphasis is put on the understanding what we really mean by "confidence", what the differences between...
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It has been claimed that the market fosters selfishness and thereby undermines the moral basis of society. This thesis has been developed with an emphasis on market exchange. Everyday life is, however, predominantly shaped by interactions in the workplace rather than by shopping behaviour. This...
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Mit steigendem Wohlstand gewinnt das Gesundheitswesen an Bedeutung. Gesundheit, Schönheit und Wohlbefinden stellen in unserer Gesellschaft ein hohes Gut dar, welches von Menschen wertgeschätzt wird. Dazu zählen auch gesunde und schöne Zähne als Ausdruck individueller Attraktivität. Die...
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