scholarly journals Crisis and Risk Communication Scholarship of the Future: Reflections on Research Gaps

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Brooke Liy ◽  
Jeannette Viens
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
Editorial Assistant ◽  
The Future

Risk and crisis communication is a vibrant and growing area of research and practice. As we head into the third year of publishing the first journal dedicated to crisis and risk communication, the editor and editorial assistant pose some especially promising areas for future research. In this essay, we also introduce the articles published in this journal, including how they meet promising research gaps to fill.

State-of-the-art literature review on inventory models for perishable products

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Chaudhary ◽  
Rakhee Kulshrestha ◽  
Srikanta Routroy
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Management ◽  
Systemic Review ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Inventory Models ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perishable Items ◽  
Perishable Inventory ◽  
The Future

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the perishable inventory models along various dimensions such as its evolution, scope, demand, shelf life, replenishment policy, modeling techniques and research gaps.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 418 relevant and scholarly articles of various researchers and practitioners during 1990-2016 were reviewed. They were critically analyzed along author profile, nature of perishability, research contributions of different countries, publication along time, research methodologies adopted, etc. to draw fruitful conclusions. The future research for perishable inventory modeling was also discussed and suggested.FindingsThere are plethora of perishable inventory studies with divergent objectives and scope. Besides demand and perishable rate in perishable inventory models, other factors such as price discount, allow shortage or not, inflation, time value of money and so on were found to be combined to make it more realistic. The modeling of inventory systems with two or more perishable items is limited. The multi-echelon inventory with centralized decision and information sharing is acquiring lot of importance because of supply chain integration in the competitive market.Research limitations/implicationsOnly peer-reviewed journals and conference papers were analyzed, whereas the manuals, reports, white papers and blood-related articles were excluded. Clustering of literature revealed that future studies should focus on stochastic modeling.Practical implicationsStress had been laid to identify future research gaps that will help in developing realistic models. The present work will form a guideline to choose the appropriate methodology(s) and mathematical technique(s) in different situations with perishable inventory.Originality/valueThe current review analyzed 419 research papers available in the literature on perishable inventory modeling to summarize its current status and identify its potential future directions. Also the future research gaps were uncovered. This systemic review is strongly felt to fill the gap in the perishable inventory literature and help in formulating effective strategies to design of an effective and efficient inventory management system for perishable items.

Reflections on Knowledge Management Research and Practice

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Murray E. Jennex
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Issues

This is the third volume in the Advances in Knowledge Management and I thought it appropriate to start this volume with some reflection on where KM is at and where it is going. This chapter reflects on two key issues—the need to ensure KM is relevant and the risk of KM becoming a fad. The chapter concludes with reflection on the future of KM.

scholarly journals Cities in an era of interfacing infrastructures: Politics and spatialities of the urban nexus

Urban Studies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 2191-2206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen Monstadt ◽  
Olivier Coutard
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban System ◽  
System Of Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
System Operation ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Potential Risks

Over the last few years, nexus-thinking has become a buzzword in urban research and practice. This also applies to recent claims of greater integration or coordination of urban infrastructures that have traditionally been managed separately and have been unbundled. The idea is to better address their growing sociotechnical complexity, their externalities and their operation within an urban system of systems. This article introduces a collection of case studies aimed at critically appraising how concepts of nexus and infrastructure integration have become guiding visions for the development of green, resilient or smart cities. It assesses how concepts of nexus and calls for higher interconnectivity and ‘co-management’ within and across infrastructure domains often forestall more politically informed discussions and downplay potential risks and institutional restrictions. Based on an urban political and sociotechnical approach, the introduction to this special issue centres around four major research gaps: 1) the tensions between calls for infrastructure re-bundling and the urban trends and realities driven by infrastructure restructuring since the 1990s; 2) the existing boundary work in cities and urban stakeholders’ practices in bringing fragmented urban infrastructures together; 3) the politics involved in infrastructural and urban change and in aligning urban infrastructures that often defy managerial rhetoric of resource efficiency, smartness and resilience; and 4) the spatialities at play in infrastructural reconfigurations that selectively promote specific spaces and scales of metabolic autonomy, system operation (and failure), networked interconnectivities and system regulation. We conclude by outlining directions for future research.

Enterprise Systems Strategic Alignment and Business Value

2011 ◽  
pp. 42-58
Author(s):  
Euripidis Loukis ◽  
Ioakim Sapounas ◽  
Konstantinos Aivalis
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Strategic Alignment ◽  
Enterprise Systems ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
The Impact

This chapter is dealing with the alignment of enterprise systems with business strategy and its impact on the business value that enterprise systems generate. Initially the research on the strategic potential of ICT, which constitutes the basic theoretical foundation of the need for strategic alignment of enterprise systems, is analyzed. Then the previous research that has been conducted concerning enterprise systems strategic alignment is critically reviewed. It is grouped into three basic streams. The first of them is dealing with the conceptualization and basic understanding of enterprise systems strategic alignment. The second research stream aims at the development of models and frameworks for directing and assessing enterprise systems strategic alignment. The third research stream examines the impact of enterprise systems strategic alignment on business performance. Finally, an empirical investigation that has been conducted by the authors concerning the impact of enterprise systems strategic alignment on business performance as a guidance for future research on this topic is described. We expect that this chapter will sufficiently inform on strategic alignment, both researchers and practitioners in the area of enterprise systems, so that they can incorporate this highly important concept in their research and practice respectively.

Microswitch-Based Programs (MBP) to Promote Communication, Occupation, and Leisure Skills for Children with Multiple Disabilities

2015 ◽  
pp. 195-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Stasolla ◽  
Viviana Perilli
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
Literature Overview ◽  
The Future ◽  
Children With Developmental Disabilities

This chapter provides a literature overview concerning microswitch-based programs (MBP) to promote communication, occupation and leisure skills for children with multiple disabilities. The first aim of the chapter is to present an overview of the empirical studies about the use of MBP, published in the last decade (i.e. period from 2004 to 2014) to emphasize the most recent strategies for children with developmental disabilities, providing a general picture of the different options available. The second goal is to underline strengths and weaknesses of the various studies included in the overview. Finally, the third purpose is to outline issues and questions to be addressed in the future and discuss their implications for research and practice.

Enterprise Systems Strategic Alignment and Business Value

2009 ◽  
pp. 152-168
Author(s):  
Euripidis Loukis ◽  
Ioakim Sapounas ◽  
Konstantinos Aivalis
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Strategic Alignment ◽  
Enterprise Systems ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
The Impact

This chapter is dealing with the alignment of enterprise systems with business strategy and its impact on the business value that enterprise systems generate. Initially the research on the strategic potential of ICT, which constitutes the basic theoretical foundation of the need for strategic alignment of enterprise systems, is analyzed. Then the previous research that has been conducted concerning enterprise systems strategic alignment is critically reviewed. It is grouped into three basic streams. The first of them is dealing with the conceptualization and basic understanding of enterprise systems strategic alignment. The second research stream aims at the development of models and frameworks for directing and assessing enterprise systems strategic alignment. The third research stream examines the impact of enterprise systems strategic alignment on business performance. Finally, an empirical investigation that has been conducted by the authors concerning the impact of enterprise systems strategic alignment on business performance as a guidance for future research on this topic is described. We expect that this chapter will sufficiently inform on strategic alignment, both researchers and practitioners in the area of enterprise systems, so that they can incorporate this highly important concept in their research and practice respectively.

scholarly journals The Future of Youth Development: Multiple Wisdoms, Alternate Pathways and Aligned Accountability

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale A. Blyth
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Youth Programs ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Future ◽  
Bridging Research And Practice

Based on trends and events observed or experienced by the author over the last 30 years in research, evaluation and practice, this article examines three challenges facing and shaping the future of the youth programs as contexts for development. The first challenge surrounds how the field comes to understand, value and integrate different forms of knowing -- particularly quantitative data. The second challenge represents how the field shifts from proving it makes a difference to improving the ways it makes a difference by expanding the pathways to impact. The third challenge regards how the field responds to and shapes accountability pressures in ways that better align accountability rather than succumb to it. Implications of each challenge for effectively bridging research and practice are noted.

scholarly journals Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1449-1456 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Scolobig
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Collateral Effects ◽  
Defensive Behaviours

Abstract. Inadequate, misinterpreted, or missing risk and crisis communication may be a reason for practitioners, and sometimes science advisors, to become the subjects of criminal investigations. This work discusses the legal consequences of inadequate risk communication in these situations. After presenting some cases, the discussion focuses on three critical issues: the development of effective communication protocols; the role, tasks, and responsibilities of science advisors; and the collateral effects of practitioners' defensive behaviours. For example, if the avoidance of personal liability becomes a primary objective for practitioners, it may clash with other objectives, such as the protection of vulnerable communities or the transparency of decision making. The conclusion presents some ideas for future research on the legal aspects of risk communication.

Making a reality of integration: less science, more craft and graft

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Future

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the study of integration and two perspectives that are found within the literature: the science of integration; and integration as craft and graft. These different perspectives are analysed for their inherent strengths and weaknesses and suggestions for the future research of integration are set out. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a commentary of the broad approaches that have been taken in studying integration. Findings – The scientific perspective of integration has tended to dominate the literature and the industry that has developed around integration to date. However, the craft and graft perspective is one that is receiving increasing attention in recent times and which has much to offer in terms of better understanding issues of integration. Originality/value – This paper is concerned with approaches to research into integration and also draws in newly emerging insights from the broader field of governance. It suggests that the author may wish to reconsider how the author research and practice integration in the context of health and social care.

Creativity in the Schools

2017 ◽  
pp. 92-116
Author(s):  
Daniel Fasko
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Future ◽  
American Schools ◽  
Secondary Grades

J.P. Guilford in 1950 inquired as to why American schools were not producing more creative people. However, this is not just an American issue. There is increasing interest and work in this area internationally. In fact, Craft (2005) pointed out that policy makers, educators and researchers globally see the teaching of creativity is important in education. This chapter presents a review of past and current research and practice here and abroad on developing creative thinkers in our schools from the primary through secondary grades. Relationships will be described between creativity and learning, motivation, personality, insight, metacognition, and academic achievement. Techniques for developing creative thinking will be emphasized and elucidated. Study of the development of creative thinking in our schools is important because it will help educators determine how to improve P-12 students' skills and dispositions to become the innovators and entrepreneurs of the future. The chapter will end with a discussion of implications for future research and practice.

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