Purpose – The objective of this paper is to raise questions and contribute to discourse around the topic of socially responsible capitalism with specific reference to the need for a considered approach between the necessity to foster an entrepreneurial risk taking environment to create a...

Purpose – During an election campaign in Germany international investors were named “locusts” to discredit their behaviour and the effects of their actions. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the links of this biblical metaphor and the contemporary financial industry, assuming that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how financial risk is managed and commercial decisions are made within a successful UK livestock market. Design/methodology/approach – An autoethnographic approach is used, in which the researcher is both active participant and reflective...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use virtue ethics to explore the dilemmas arising for shipowners facing the piracy threat off the coast of Somalia. Design/methodology/approach – The ethical issues arising for the shipowners in the face of the piracy threat off the coast of Somalia...

Supply chain design is frequently performed from the perspective of a single supplier‐customer relationship. However, as a supplier provides value to different supply chains, it becomes increasingly difficult to optimize each supply chain. Each supply chain has different requirements,...

This article presents a secondary analysis of the literature, supplemented by case studies to determine if large companies increase their exposure to risk by having small‐ and medium‐size enterprises (SMEs) as partners in business critical positions in the supply chain, and to make...

Purpose – To explore the factors affecting continuity of cooperative electronic supply chain relationships in Taiwanese motor industry. Design/methodology/approach – This study has developed a research framework that integrates the three perspectives of resource dependence, risk perception,...

Purpose – This empirical analysis aims to shed light on the financial implications of supply chain design and in particular on the differences between pull‐ and push‐type designs. The focus is on risk exposure to difficult to foresee supply disruptions, like those resulting from natural...

Purpose – Automated warehouse equipment is often regarded as being inflexible, and yet its use continues to rise even though markets are becoming increasingly volatile. The purpose of this paper is to explore the reasons for, and nature of, warehouse automation implementations in order to...