ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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THE IT AUDIT - A MAJOR REQUIREMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT QUALITY AND SUCCESS IN THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS CONTEXT [PDF]
A requirement for the improvement of the quality management for the Romanian companies that are integrated in the European environment is represented by the development of an informational partnership between the actors involved in the company network ...
Amancei Cristian +2 more
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Business continuity through customer engagement in sustainable supply chain management: outlining the enablers to manage disruption. [PDF]
Kaur A, Kumar A, Luthra S.
europepmc +1 more source
Resilience of Small Beef Packers and the USDA Meat Supply Chain Initiative
ABSTRACT We focus on the plant‐size resilience relationship among small beef packers during COVID‐19. Defining resilience as the ability to maintain or increase slaughter and non‐resilience as otherwise, we use survey and secondary data to estimate a logit model where resilience is a function of a plant's capacity and age in addition to labor condition
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel +2 more
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Business continuity in the COVID-19 emergency: A framework of actions undertaken by world-leading companies. [PDF]
Margherita A, Heikkilä M.
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ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Extreme weather events and business continuity planning [PDF]
There is now a broad scientific consensus that the global climate is changing in ways that are likely to have a profound impact on human society and the natural environment over the coming decades.
Ingirige, Bingunath, Jones, Keith
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The ERNCIP survey on COVID-19: Emergency & Business Continuity for fostering resilience in critical infrastructures. [PDF]
Galbusera L +2 more
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Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong +2 more
wiley +1 more source
International service transactions: Is time a trade barrier in a connected world? [PDF]
The firms' international fragmentation of production has recently widened its focus from outsourcing of intermediates to off-shoring of business services such as software program development and international call centre networks. Although a large number
Bianka Dettmer
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