Outsourcing was originally confined to peripheral business functions and mainly motivated by a cost saving logic, but has now developed into a routine strategic management business model that affects not only peripheral functions but impacts the core business of organizations. Industry research...

To date, few researchers have linked open innovation approaches with triple bottom line corporate sustainability objectives in terms of economic, social, and environmental performance. A systematic review suggests that the businesses' collaborative relationships with external consultants or...

A key challenge facing the use of Machine Learning (ML) in operational selection settings (e.g., the processing of loan or job applications) is the potential bias against (racial and gender) minorities. To address this challenge, a rich literature of Fairness-Aware ML (FAML) algorithms has...

This research presents a detailed case analysis of BGL Group, a leading, international, distributor of insurance and household financial services. The AI strategy is described by analysing and evaluating a set of AI applications covering a variety of business areas: 1. Machine learning for...

This paper aims to investigate the impact of Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy on Lean Leadership and Lean Culture, providing insights into how Lean Manufacturing companies can adapt their leadership and culture styles to succeed in the new business environment. We have conducted a systematic...

Retail banking has always been considered as a core activity of banks because it has the effect of accelerating the cash flow process and creating a mainstream medium and long-term capital source for the bank. Vietnamese commercial banks now are facing great risks. This reality requires banks to...

Previous research has shown that military units operating in the context of risky missions display the characteristics of a Learning Organization. The present work provides preliminary exploratory evidence about the association between Learning Organization characteristics and leadership styles...

Este artículo propone lineamientos para iniciar el camino de la definición y estructuración de una metodología para la valoración de los proyectos de transferencia tecnológica universitaria, puesto que la misión actual de las universidades se revalúa y trasciende más allá de la...

Due to a growing public awareness, in the last 40 years environmental impacts of development projects financed and supported by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have come into view. Since then, the member states have pressured both organizations to implement environmental...

This is the first large-scale academic study evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on the accounting profession. We find that physical restrictions and economic hardships resulting from COVID-19 impeded accountants’ productivity, ability to perform their work, ability to maintain relationships...