Abstract
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to understand the nomological network of associations between collective mindfulness and big data analytics in fostering resilient humanitarian relief supply chains.
Design/methodology/approach:
The authors conceptualize a research model grounded in literature and test the hypotheses using survey data collected from informants at humanitarian aid organizations in Africa and Europe.
Findings:
The findings demonstrate that organizational mindfulness is key to enabling resilient humanitarian relief supply chains, as opposed to just big data analytics.
Originality/value:
This is the first study to examine organizational mindfulness and big data analytics in the context of humanitarian relief supply chains.
The purpose of this paper is to understand the nomological network of associations between collective mindfulness and big data analytics in fostering resilient humanitarian relief supply chains.
Design/methodology/approach:
The authors conceptualize a research model grounded in literature and test the hypotheses using survey data collected from informants at humanitarian aid organizations in Africa and Europe.
Findings:
The findings demonstrate that organizational mindfulness is key to enabling resilient humanitarian relief supply chains, as opposed to just big data analytics.
Originality/value:
This is the first study to examine organizational mindfulness and big data analytics in the context of humanitarian relief supply chains.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1417-1441 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | International Journal of Operations and Production Management |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 5 Aug 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Oct 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright © 2021, Denis Dennehy, John Oredo, Konstantina Spanaki, Stella Despoudi and Mike Fitzgibbon. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode.Keywords
- Big data analytics
- Humanitarian aid
- Mindfulness
- Resilience
- Supply chain