Since 1987, members of the United Nations have strived for improving sustainability to fulfill the vision of sustainable development. Current discussions focus on the role of collaborations between public and private actors to realize social, ecological, and economic sustainability. This study...

Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to evaluate the experiences of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in China's urban rail development, investigates the critical factors impacting on the project viability and derives lessons for future urban rail PPP projects in China and elsewhere....

Die vorliegende Arbeit präsentiert die Entwicklung eines Klassifikationsmodells und eines Software-Systems zur Vorsortierung von Retourenpaketen bei einem B2C-E-Commerce Versandhändler, dessen Rücksendungen durch die Verwendung von Retourenscheinen bearbeitet werden. Im Rahmen der...

Understanding the petition of citizens is the basis for improving urban governance and citizen satisfaction during urbanization. Given Beijing's rapid growth and large scale in urbanization, it represents an interesting case study to explore the petitions of citizens. In this paper, we analyze...

An Destinationsmanagementorganisationen (DMO) werden verstärkt Fragen zu Kosten-Nutzen-Relationen und Forderungen nach Legitimationsbelegen sowie Effektivitäts- und Effizienznachweisen des Mitteleinsatzes herangetragen. Dies hat auf Seiten der DMO und der Tourismuspolitik zu einer höheren...

Purpose: Business accelerators have rapidly emerged as prominent players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. A key strategic decision in designing acceleration programs is whether to customize or standardize the new venture development program (Cohen et al., 2019). Recognizing a trade-off between...

Background: Value-based healthcare is being extensively piloted, scaled and implemented by healthcare providers and systems around the world. However, the ability of the healthcare supply chain function to strategically contribute to the improvement of value has been held back by a lack of...

Much research has been conducted on the effects of COVID-19 on company and supply chain resilience. However, few contributions have focused on small and medium-sized enterprises. These companies are claimed to be the drivers of economic growth but often lack access to resources and alternatives...

In our research, we suggest a process theory for explaining the strategy assessment process and its effect in information systems (IS) planning. The proposed theory is derived from an analysis of practitioners and the practices they employ. Based on a multiple-case study design, we look at the...