Purpose – Researchers have identified the “vibrancy” of living in a spatially defined area as having a positive impact on entrepreneurial activity, measured as new business start-ups. Vibrant areas attract and facilitate would-be entrepreneurs, and attract other entrepreneurs and the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a contemporary reliability model for lean systems through the development of an innovative lean system reliability model (LSRM). Design/methodology/approach – LSRM models the reliability of lean subsystems as a basis for determining the...

Purpose – This paper aims to show how social and economic differentiation that has become a feature of Australian cities and the urban housing literature emphasises the value in understanding such differentiation as an explanation of housing demand. Design/methodology/approach – Using a...

Purpose – A reliable forecast of hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin has the potential to help mitigate the economic losses caused by hurricanes. One of the difficult problems is to make reasonable annual forecast of catastrophe losses based on the short record of historical observations....

Purpose – This paper empirically investigates the structural evolution of the US financial systems. It particularly aims to explore if the structure of the financial systems changes when the economy enters a recession. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical analysis is conducted through...

Today, companies have admired that maintenance is a profitable commercial element. Therefore, its role in modern manufacturing systems has become more important. Maintenance plays a vital role in achieving organizational goals and improving indicators such as reliability, accessibility,...

Over the past decades several studies aimed to rank the importance of CIO's activities. One aspect that stands out in these studies is the difficulty in finding two studies that agree on the relative importance of CIO's activities. On the one hand, this can be explained by the CIO role...