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Social enterprise, sustainability and community in post-earthquake Christchurch
Berno, Tracy - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 11 (2017) 1, pp. 149-165
result, food resilience, as a component of community resilience, has become highly relevant. This paper aims to explore the … role of social entrepreneurs and the local food system in building community resilience. Design/methodology/approach Using … local food systems contribute to community resilience in the post-earthquake context in Christchurch. Findings The results …
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
McInnis-Bowers, Cecilia; Parris, Denise Linda; … - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 11 (2017) 1, pp. 39-60
Purpose This paper aims to explore the relationship between entrepreneurship and resilience in an indigenous context …. The overarching research questions are: What are the mechanisms that link entrepreneurial thought and action to resilience … resilience? Design/methodology/approach An exploratory-naturalistic case study methodology was used to examine the …
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An ecopreneur’s growing resilience after a series of earthquakes
Kirkwood, Jodyanne; Dwyer, Kirsty; Walton, Sara - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 11 (2017) 1, pp. 129-148
Purpose This paper aims to examine the experiences of an ecopreneurial venture that was operating before, during and after the 2010-2011 series of earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. The aim is to elucidate on the tension existing between an ecopreneur’s personal green values/ethics and...
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Lean construction and resilience while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of construction companies in Brazil
Simeão, Isaías; Ferreira, Karine Araujo - In: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 14 (2022) 5, pp. 970-988
Brazil with different application levels of the lean philosophy. Findings Among the results obtained, greater resilience to … analysis of the relationship between lean construction and resilience in the civil construction sector in Brazil is something …
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Tourism disaster resilience scorecard for destinations (TDRSD): the case of Manta, Ecuador
Basurto-Cedeño, Estefania Mercedes; Pennington-Gray, Lori - In: International Journal of Tourism Cities 2 (2016) 2, pp. 149-163
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop nine criteria for tourism disaster resilience scorecard for … destinations (TDRSD) by using the “disaster resilience scorecard for cities, based on UNISDR’s ten essentials”. As a surrogate for … management plan of the destination, while providing an evaluation of the engineering resilience of the tourism sector of Manta in …
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Assessing impacts to Tennessee State Park infrastructure caused by extreme weather events
Abkowitz Brooks, Kendra; Clarke, James - In: Journal of Facilities Management 14 (2016) 1, pp. 2-20
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a risk-based methodology developed to identify the severity of impacts to various types of infrastructure located within the Tennessee State Park system when exposed to extreme weather events. Infrastructure systems, composed of various...
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Higher education during crisis: a case study on organic resilience
Karlsson, Paula Sonja; Offord, Matt - In: Continuity & Resilience Review 5 (2023) 2, pp. 185-197
and resilience theories as their analytical framework. Case studies are flexible research instruments allowing researchers …, showing inherent resilience. Further research is necessary to ascertain whether robust business continuity plans would have … crisis and resilience perspective, using a theoretical framework not previously used for the analysis of Covid-19 in HEIs.  …
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Supply chain resilience in a developing country context: a case study on the interconnectedness of threats, strategies and outcomes
Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin; Stevenson, Mark; Busby, Jerry - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 22 (2017) 6, pp. 486-505
Purpose In few prior empirical studies on supply chain resilience (SCRES), the focus has been on the developed world … by resilience. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, a supply network of 20 manufacturing firms in … literature. The data reveal how threats of disruption, resilience strategies and outcomes are inter-related in complex, coupled …
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Network Anatomy of Industrial Marketing and Purchasing of New Manufacturing Technologies
Woodside, Arch G. - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 9 (1994) 3, pp. 52-63
Examines the central proposition that the marketing‐purchasing of ew industrial manufacturing technologies involves the development (not ecessarily a planned design) of a new network of relationships within and across enterprises. Presents the results of a detailed case study on the adoption...
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Solving business problems through the creative power of the arts: catalyzing change at Unilever
Boyle, Mary‐Ellen; Ottensmeyer, Edward - In: Journal of Business Strategy 26 (2005) 5, pp. 14-21
Purpose – Business leaders, in increasing numbers, are looking to the creative power of the arts in their efforts to manage strategic change, to enhance innovation, or to strengthen corporate cultures. In this case study, we focus attention on what is widely regarded as one of the world's most...
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