Purpose The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between Six Sigma methodology and organisational ambidexterity (exploitation and exploration orientations). For this purpose, this study describes how Six Sigma practices may enhance both orientations simultaneously, contributing to...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal how management of uncertainty can enable sustainability of complex projects. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted from June 2014 to May 2015 using a qualitative deductive approach among operation and maintenance actors in offshore...

Purpose – This study seeks to analyse the policies of library and information science (LIS) journals regarding the publication of supplementary materials, the number of journals and articles that include this feature, the kind of supplementary materials published with regard to their function...

Purpose – By exploring the patterns of co-authorship, this paper aims to identify the degree and type of research collaboration in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 22,244 publication records from five research universities in Malaysia were retrieved from Scopus database....

Purpose The Internet of Things has made the shift to the digital era possible, even though the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector has not embraced nor integrated it within the core functions compared to other sectors. The need to enhance sustainable construction with the...

Purpose – Service operations are currently growing in importance, with a consequent increase in academic interest in the matter. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to systematise the concept associated with the service experience by drawing from the definitions which have been...

Purpose This study aims to explore the scholarly literature published on “Terrorism” by India and Pakistan and has an in-depth bibliometric analysis of its various facets. Design/methodology/approach Data for the study were harvested from the “Web of Science” one of the widely used and...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the growth of academic librarians’ research output in Nigeria; it examined their research productivity and determined the authorship pattern and degree of collaboration. Design/methodology/approach A total of 1,106 articles were retrieved from...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to make a quantitative analysis and compare the scientific productivity in the area of engineering among the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from SCImago. Various parameters such as number...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the geographical location of researchers. Design/methodology/approach Combine standard bibliometric databases with social media data. Findings The majority of the population of the sample (71.8%) – Greek chemical engineers – are static. A...