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Navigating urban logistics challenges: An optimized approach to parcel distribution in the Prague city center

Jakub Andar, Katerina Huskova, Jakub Dyntar

In this paper, we focus on metropolitan transport logistics that has always been difficult due to the need to transport goods through a complex urban infrastructure, heavy traffic, and dense populations. The goal of this paper is to describe a micro hub location in the neighborhood of the historic center of the city of Prague, the Czech Republic in a situation where the municipalities consider prohibiting the entry of trucks with combustion engines that currently provide cargo transportation…

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Navigating the Industry 4.0 frontier: Unveiling perceived risk and cost moderators in technology adoption

Luay Jum’a, Dina Alkhodary

The advent of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) brought about significant transformations within the realm of business management. Industries are increasingly adopting innovative practices and implementing smart supply chain operations through the adoption of I4.0 technologies. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the factors that influence the adoption of I4.0 in supply chain operations. To accomplish this, an extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model was applied, with…

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Till death do us part. Do customers cheat on brands?

Martin Klepek, Lukas Toth

Some companies, based on the beliefs of their managers, aim to obtain solely loyal customers in the hope that these customers will always buy only one brand and never cheat by buying a competitor’s brand. However, a growing body of empirical research suggests that this may be an overly positive expectation and that this marketing strategy can run counter to the nature of the consumer. To scrutinize the sole loyal buyer idea, this study empirically examines the phenomenon of duplication of…

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The essence and barriers to the use of controlling in the practice of manufacturing enterprises

Marek Potkany, Hussam Musa, Jarmila Schmidtova, Pavol Gejdos, Janka Grofcikova

The theory, but also examples from practice confirm the fact that the use of controlling in economic practice differs significantly in the context of understanding its essence. The ambiguity of the definition of controlling, two different thought concepts, the diversity of tools and approaches, but also other barriers prevent its use to a greater extent than this managerial approach would deserve. The current research is based on the understanding of the essence of controlling in German…

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Factors influencing career sustainability in Saudi Arabian banks: A PLS-SEM analysis

Musrrat Parveen, Amal Awadh Hadi Alshehri

This research delves into the correlation between organizational career growth and its impact on career sustainability among employees in the Saudi Arabian banking sector. It also explores the mediating influence of task performance and organizational citizenship behavior. Utilizing self-reported online questionnaires, data was collected from employees in Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, working in both private and public banks. Approximately 255 surveys were gathered, and thorough scrutiny of…

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Socio-demographic factors’ influence on the energy-saving behaviour of residential consumers: Evidence from Romania

Stelian Stancu, Anca Maria Hristea, Camelia Kailani, Denisa Elena Bala, Andreea Pernici

In the context of various attempts to regulate energy consumption and educate consumers in the spirit of sustainable behavior, this paper aims to identify the role of the main socio-demographic factors on the decision to adopt measures to reduce consumption and save energy. Many studies have approached similar topics, but correlating their conclusions, it can be deduced that psycho-socio-demographic factors interact differently from one country to another, depending on the economic and…

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Navigating the human element: Unveiling insights into workforce dynamics in supply chain automation through smart bibliometric analysis

Melanie Angielsky, Lukas Copus, Peter Madzik, Lukas Falat

This study aims to create a scientific map of supply chain automation research focusing on human resources management, which will be applicable in practice and widen the knowledge in theory. It introduces the scientific articles, subject areas and dominant research topics related to supply chain automation, focusing on human resources management. In this study, 509 publications retrieved from the Scopus database were analyzed by a novel methodological approach – a smart bibliometric literature…