Strategy, Leadership & Operations


TitleStrategy, Leadership & Operations
AlternativeBAL - Strat Leadshp & Ops
FacultyFaculty of Business and Law

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The role of social signaling and ethnic norms in charitable giving: a field experiment in Vietnam
Nguyen, Q., Kim, H.T., Trinh, M. and Chang, S. 2025. The role of social signaling and ethnic norms in charitable giving: a field experiment in Vietnam. Journal of Public Economic Theory. 27 (1). https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.70017

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The refugees and health crisis: migration policy management and government response to Afghan migrants
Sumra, K., Mumtaz, M., Khan, N., Cai, H. and Yuan, Q. 2025. The refugees and health crisis: migration policy management and government response to Afghan migrants. BMC Health Services Research. 25 (1), p. 218. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12290-y

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The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia: Engaging in Everyday Struggle by Alexandrina Vanke. Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 2024. 256 pp. £85.00. ISBN 978-1-5261-6763-7 [Book review]
Morrison, C. 2025. The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia: Engaging in Everyday Struggle by Alexandrina Vanke. Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 2024. 256 pp. £85.00. ISBN 978-1-5261-6763-7 [Book review]. The Russian Review. 84 (1), pp. 171-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/russ.12697

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Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., Upadhyay, A. and Duong, L. 2025. Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Production Research. 63 (2), pp. 594-627. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2023.2263102

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Breaking down barriers: the moderating role of organizational support in facilitating knowledge sharing among software developers
Anwar, R., Rehman, M., Rehman, H., Nauman, S., Khan, A.S. and Malik, M. 2024. Breaking down barriers: the moderating role of organizational support in facilitating knowledge sharing among software developers. SAGE Open. 14 (2). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241256568

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The challenge of improving work health and safety in global supply chains: Institutions and evidence of effectiveness
Walters, D., Johnstone, R. and James, P. 2024. The challenge of improving work health and safety in global supply chains: Institutions and evidence of effectiveness. Economic and Industrial Democracy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x241247645

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From carbon capture to cash: strategic environmental leadership, AI, and the performance of U.S. firms
Xia, M., Phillips, F., Zhang, W., Cai, H., Dai, J., Zhang, L. and Wu, Y. 2024. From carbon capture to cash: strategic environmental leadership, AI, and the performance of U.S. firms. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing. 36 (1), pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.359892

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Towards organic collaborative governance for a more sustainable environment: evolutionary game analysis within the policy implementation of China's net-zero emissions goals
Zhou, C., Richardson-Barlow, C., Fan, L., Cai, H., Zhang, W. and Zhang, Z. 2024. Towards organic collaborative governance for a more sustainable environment: evolutionary game analysis within the policy implementation of China's net-zero emissions goals. Journal of Environmental Management. 373, p. 123765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123765

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Harnessing synergy: a multidimensional exploration of AI, big data, and blockchain convergence in the healthcare sector
Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V. and Sreejith, S. 2024. Harnessing synergy: a multidimensional exploration of AI, big data, and blockchain convergence in the healthcare sector. in: Daniel, J., Samadhiya, A. and Garza-Reyes, J.A. (ed.) Blockchain Technology: Transforming Businesses and Shaping the Future CRC Press.

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Greening the pharmaceutical supply chain
Belal, M.M., Shukla, V. and Balasubramanian, S. 2024. Greening the pharmaceutical supply chain. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34 (2), pp. 1917-1948. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4077

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Beyond novelty and growth: a virtue ethics enquiry into fashion entrepreneurs’ responsible and harmonising practices towards sustainability
Werner, A., Elf, P., Lyon, F. and Vickers, I. 2024. Beyond novelty and growth: a virtue ethics enquiry into fashion entrepreneurs’ responsible and harmonising practices towards sustainability. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05875-w

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When I have to versus when I am able to: behavioral and resource explanations for firms’ international expansion via exporting
Qu, H., Ding, Z., Ahlstrom, D., Wu, C. and Cai, H. 2024. When I have to versus when I am able to: behavioral and resource explanations for firms’ international expansion via exporting. International Business Review. 34 (1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2024.102358

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The pivotal role of EU research diasporas in EU-UK scientific and diplomatic relations
Amigo Dotras, V.A., Bento, A., Mauduit, J.C., Van Meurs, N., Molteni, C., Mroczek, M., Rajantie. A., Valadas, A., Vrjunc, J. and Pardo Diaz, J. 2024. The pivotal role of EU research diasporas in EU-UK scientific and diplomatic relations. Science & Diplomacy. https://doi.org/10.1126/scidip.adt9867

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The real Living Wage in the London hospitality sector: opportunities and challenges
Werner, A. and Stephens, S. 2024. The real Living Wage in the London hospitality sector: opportunities and challenges. Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.60528/1v7qzw

Project report

Action learning in higher education: reflections on facilitating AL in leadership development programmes
Sanyal, C., Hartog, M. and Haddock-Millar, J. 2024. Action learning in higher education: reflections on facilitating AL in leadership development programmes. Action Learning: Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767333.2024.2409574

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Green pharma supply chain: a review of existing practices and future directions
Belal, M.M., Shukla, V., Ahmad, S. and Balasubramanian, S. 2024. Green pharma supply chain: a review of existing practices and future directions. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-08-2023-0249

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The (only) future of fashion? The role of small sustainable entrepreneurship in driving transformational change
Elf, P. and Werner, A. 2024. The (only) future of fashion? The role of small sustainable entrepreneurship in driving transformational change. in: Scott, K., Curtis, B. and Pajaczkowska, C. (ed.) The Future of Fashion Education: Speculation, Experience and Collaboration London, UK Taylor & Francis (Routledge). pp. 199-207

Book chapter

Application of artificial intelligence in rehabilitation science: a scientometric investigation utilizing Citespace
Yang, R., Yuan, Q., Zhang, W., Cai, H. and Wu, Y. 2024. Application of artificial intelligence in rehabilitation science: a scientometric investigation utilizing Citespace. SLAS Technology. 29 (4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.slast.2024.100162

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Médecins Sans Frontières mentoring and coaching hub, Norway mentoring programme
Haddock-Millar, J., Pinto, A., Sanyal, C. and Kaye, N. 2024. Médecins Sans Frontières mentoring and coaching hub, Norway mentoring programme. in: Aris, S., Rao, A., Clutterbuck, D. and Roycroft, P. (ed.) Mentoring in Health, Social Care and Beyond: A Handbook for Practice, Training and Research Shorham on Sea, UK Pavilion Publishing. pp. 339-348

Book chapter

NIHR: National Institute of Health and Care Research mentoring programme
Howarth, S., Haddock-Millar, J. and Sanyal, C. 2024. NIHR: National Institute of Health and Care Research mentoring programme. in: Aris, S., Rao, A., Clutterbuck, D. and Roycroft, P. (ed.) Mentoring in Health, Social Care and Beyond: A Handbook for Practice, Training and Research Shoreham by Sea, UK Pavilion Publishing. pp. 267-276

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Owning the just transition: comparing citizen participation in South African and German wind farms
Schulte, L. and Robinson, B. 2024. Owning the just transition: comparing citizen participation in South African and German wind farms. Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences. 19 (1-3), pp. 86-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2024.2339940

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Institutional distance and location choice: an experimental approach to the perception puzzle
Azar, G., Batsakis, G., Drogendijk, R., PakSeresht, A. and Geng, R. 2024. Institutional distance and location choice: an experimental approach to the perception puzzle. International Marketing Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-12-2022-0282

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Barriers to Industry 4.0 technology adoption in agricultural supply chains: a Fuzzy Delphi-ISM approach
Chanchaichujit, J., Balasubramanian, S and Shukla, V. 2024. Barriers to Industry 4.0 technology adoption in agricultural supply chains: a Fuzzy Delphi-ISM approach. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-07-2023-0222

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Revisiting operations agility and formalizing digitalization in response to varying levels of uncertainty and customization
Saghiri, S., Mohammadipour, M. and Mirzabeiki, V. 2024. Revisiting operations agility and formalizing digitalization in response to varying levels of uncertainty and customization. Production Planning and Control. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2024.2321290

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Women's lives and temporalities of fertility treatment
Payne, N., Lewis, S. and Nilsen, A. 2024. Women's lives and temporalities of fertility treatment. Current Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00113921241238433

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The pedagogy of action learning facilitation – a critique of the role of the facilitator in an organisational leadership programme
Sanyal, C. 2024. The pedagogy of action learning facilitation – a critique of the role of the facilitator in an organisational leadership programme. Action Learning: Research and Practice. 21 (1), pp. 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767333.2023.2288962

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Self-surveillance practices of factory women migrant workers receiving SRH interventions in Malaysia: The effects of salience, gendered subjectivity and universalism
Freeman, T., Miles, L. and Ying, K. 2024. Self-surveillance practices of factory women migrant workers receiving SRH interventions in Malaysia: The effects of salience, gendered subjectivity and universalism. Economic and Industrial Democracy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X231225098

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Relational HR practices in Malaysian SMEs: An Ethics of Care perspective
Au, W.C., Stephens, S. and Ahmed, P.K. 2024. Relational HR practices in Malaysian SMEs: An Ethics of Care perspective. Journal of Business Ethics. 191 (2), pp. 323-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05458-1

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“A place for learning that feels like home”: Meeting diverse students learning needs to promote business sustainability in HE
Wilson, D. 2024. “A place for learning that feels like home”: Meeting diverse students learning needs to promote business sustainability in HE. in: Del Baldo, M., Baldarelli, M-G. and Righini, E. (ed.) Place Based Approaches to Sustainability Volume 1: Ethical and Spiritual Foundations of Sustainability Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 83-110

Book chapter

Improving supply chain sustainability using artificial intelligence: Evidence from the manufacturing sector
Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V. and Kavanancheeri, L. 2023. Improving supply chain sustainability using artificial intelligence: Evidence from the manufacturing sector. in: Vimal, K., Rajak, S., Kumar, V., Mor, R. and Assayed, A. (ed.) Industry 4.0 Technologies: Sustainable Manufacturing Supply Chains Singapore Springer. pp. 43-59

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Enablers and benefits of supply chain digitalization: An empirical study of Thai MSMEs
Chanchaichujit, J., Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Upadhyay, A. and Kumar, A. 2023. Enablers and benefits of supply chain digitalization: An empirical study of Thai MSMEs. in: Vimal, K., Rajak, S., Kumar, V., Mor, R. and Assayed, A. (ed.) Industry 4.0 Technologies: Sustainable Manufacturing Supply Chains Singapore Springer. pp. 113-131

Book chapter

Land use change on the surface area and the influence on carbon
Wen, J., Chuai, X., Zuo, T., Cai, H., Cai, L., Zhao, R. and Chen, Y. 2023. Land use change on the surface area and the influence on carbon. Ecological Indicators. 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110400

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Learning from labour: Critical pedagogy for working students: Project preliminary report
Morrison, C., Dashtipour, P. and Keles, J. 2023. Learning from labour: Critical pedagogy for working students: Project preliminary report. Middlesex University.

Project report

Addressing challenges to labour rights reporting on global value chains: social governance mechanisms as a way forward
Parsa, S. and Werner, A. 2023. Addressing challenges to labour rights reporting on global value chains: social governance mechanisms as a way forward. in: Kacanski, S., Kabderian Dreyer, J. and Sund, K. (ed.) Measuring Sustainability and CSR: From Reporting to Decision-Making Cham, Switzerland. Springer. pp. 95-106

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I am not just a nurse: The need for a boundaried ethic of care in the context of prolific relationality
Au, W. and Stephens, S. 2022. I am not just a nurse: The need for a boundaried ethic of care in the context of prolific relationality. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05246-3

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Grocery omnichannel perishable inventories: performance measures and influencing factors
Saghiri, S., Aktas, E. and Mohammadipour, M. 2023. Grocery omnichannel perishable inventories: performance measures and influencing factors. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-06-2022-0397

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The role of subsidiaries in Global Value Chains (GVCs): an institutional voids perspective on LVC upgrading and integration
Soliman, S., Papanastassiou, M. and Saka-Helmhout, A. 2023. The role of subsidiaries in Global Value Chains (GVCs): an institutional voids perspective on LVC upgrading and integration. Journal of International Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2022.101003

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Action learning and healthcare: affinities and challenges
Sanyal, C., Edmonstone, J., Abbott, C., Winterburn, K. and Boak, G. 2022. Action learning and healthcare: affinities and challenges. Action Learning: Research and Practice. 19 (3), pp. 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767333.2022.2130723

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Public land sales and the political cycle in China
Liu, H., Guo, X., Chou, L., Cai, H. and Ye, X. 2023. Public land sales and the political cycle in China. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja. 36 (3). https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677x.2023.2288127

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Transforming strategies in the digital era: the role of social media in customer value analysis and crisis management for tourism firms
Rehman, H.M., Amin, A., Rehman, M., Nematova, G., Shamim, A. and Hossain, M.B. 2023. Transforming strategies in the digital era: the role of social media in customer value analysis and crisis management for tourism firms. International Journal of Management Studies. 30 (2), pp. 373-396. https://doi.org/10.32890/ijms2023.30.2.7

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