Business Continuity During Adversity and Strategies to Revive Certain Sectors

The study investigates the factors influencing business continuity during adversities like COVID-19. It further sheds light on priorities for preparedness measures that need to be taken to ensure continuity during these adversities. Exploratory research was conducted in the form of focussed interviews with 20 senior management industry professionals, and these were analyzed using N-Vivo, and four important determinants of business continuity were identified based on which a research model was conceptualized using business continuity as dependent variable and others as independent variables. The model was further tested using quantitative research. For this purpose, a questionnaire was prepared, and a total of 200 responses were collected representing 26 sectors. These responses were analyzed using factor and variance analysis, and a multiple regression analysis was performed to test the role of these variables on business continuity. It was further concluded that the factors that ensure business continuity differ according to the industry in which the business is operating.

A framework for knowledge retention to support business continuity in the cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry in Lesotho

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate a framework for knowledge retention to support business continuity in cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry in Lesotho. Design/methodology/approach This study applied a qualitative case study, with data collected through interviews from a purposively selected sample of staff members who held managerial positions. Information in this study was partially extracted from the PhD thesis of Dr Tseole ET supervised by Prof Ngulube P at the University of South Africa completed in 2021. Findings The study discovered that a considerable amount of knowledge may have been lost because employees who either left the organisation or those who were apparently forced to resign during the process had left without any proper knowledge retention arrangements. Research limitations/implications The framework proposed in this study may be used in framing future studies as a theoretical framework. The study also provides new literature for review and discussion of background in future related studies. Practical implications The framework provided in the study may be used as a benchmark in the knowledge management industry and/or organisations for policy development or improvements and implementation of knowledge retention strategies. Social implications Through recommendations and framework provided by this study, organisations will be able to improve their services to their sphere of influence in the surrounding communities. So, community will be receiving an improved and good service at all the times. Originality/value A framework for facilitating knowledge retention in the cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry is therefore proposed and the researchers believe it will be helpful to the organisation for improving knowledge retention going forward, particularly in the merger process.

Male and Female Successors' Support

Despite substantial research on business success, female succession, its associated process, the encountered difficulties within the succession process, and the suitable support are theoretically ignored. The low attention of this subject is preconditioned by some cultural factors essentially religion and habits favorable to man. Successors face some difficulties like acceptance, integration, insertion, and management. It differs from the context and the successors' identities. Some countries support men more than women; others support women than men while some countries refuse this distinction. Using 20 successors, this study aims to understand how religion interferes in supporting successors within the succession process. Muslim countries offer to contextually support and assure business continuity and business cohesion.

Sustainability and Business Scalability of an Indian Social Enterprise

The ever-changing dynamics of modern business form new mechanisms for achieving high performance, ensuring business continuity and attaining adaptability. The features that describe the same in the organisational context are referred to as sustainability and scalability of an enterprise. One of the key challenges is to map how Social Enterprise effectively scale up and sustain to reach the communities that could benefit from their innovations.This paper attempts to evaluate sustainability and scalability for PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action), an Indian Social Enterprise (SE) using the Case Study approach.Though, PRADAN is found to be positive on most of the indicators on sustainability and scalability; it is also highlighted that there is no “perfect” way to scale- up any business and therefore, it requires a more comprehensive understanding of the ecosystem in which the venture operates.The findings help in understanding the intricate path of sustainability and growth for a social enterprise.

A supply chain resilience model for business continuity: The way forward for highly regulated industries

The COVID-19 outbreak is a black swan event that has uncovered the delicateness of global supply chains and business architecture. Underpinned by the agency theory and institutional theory, a proposition for business continuity in the highly regulated pharma industry is presented in this paper. A cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out on a sample of 102 pharma supply chain executives in Malaysia. The primary data were gathered by administering a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The result reveals that supply chain orientation directly influences supply chain resilience. Also, introducing collaborative regulation as a mediator in this relationship shows partial mediation. The notion of collaborative regulation as a behavioral governance mechanism is relatively new, thus, presenting interesting opportunities for further exploration of the subject matter.

Logistic business continuity in termos od information efficiency

W artykule zamierza się dokonać swego rodzaju retrospekcji związanej z osobistymi, wieloletnimi doświadczeniami autora w projektowaniu i wdrażaniu wielu systemów informatycznych wspomagających procesy logistyczne w SZ RP oraz w gospodarce narodowej. Retrospekcja wzbogacona wieloma nowoczesnymi rozwiązaniami technologicznymi wyznacza kilka strategii informacyjnych, których ramy pozwalają na zapewnianie ciągłości działania systemów logistyki w organizacjach złożonych i w odniesieniu do indywidualnych interesariuszy. Stąd akcentuje się tzw. „info-preformizm” odnoszący się do uniwersalnych atrybutów systemu informacyjnego logistyki oraz oczekiwań odbiorcy końcowego, ale z silną weryfikacją ich trafności w określonym czasie i miejscu poprzez wykorzystanie zasobów informacyjnych własnych i gromadzonych w cyberprzestrzeni oraz stosowanie zaawansowanych modeli ich eksploracji dla generowania wiedzy, zapewniającej bezpieczeństwo i ciągłość działania całego łańcucha dostaw. W artykule podjęto więc problem badawczy związany z możliwością zapewniania ciągłości działania logistyki poprzez szerokie wykorzystanie współczesnych rozwiązań teleinformatycznych usprawniających procesy informacyjne. Przyjęto zatem hipotezę o silnym wpływie tej klasy rozwiązań na sposób funkcjonowania całego systemu logistyki dowolnego podmiotu. Cel badań związany jest bezpośrednio z weryfikacją przyjętej hipotezy, co zostało zilustrowane przez wykorzystanie metody analizy systemowej oraz modelowania uniwersalnych rozwiązań. Zaprezentowane strategie informacyjne stanowią logiczny ciąg rozwojowy systemów informacyjnych i określają etapy tworzenia kompleksowych narzędzi wspierających różne obszary i fazy funkcjonowania logistyki. Prezentowane narzędzia informatyczne stanowią ważny komponent współczesnych systemów logistyki wzmacniający ich efektywność oraz użyteczność, funkcjonalność i niezawodność.