Imran Ali

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Senior Lecturer at Central Queensland University

Purpose Most of the extant literature on resilience builds on normative, conceptual or silo approaches, thereby lacking an integrative approach to cold chain logistics risks (CCLRs) and resilience. The purpose of this paper is to bridge the current research gap by developing a model, based on broad empirical evidence, of the interplay between CCLR...

This book explores the current state and future trajectories of digital transformation for sustainability in the VUCA era, offering far-reaching insights for researchers, practitioners and policymakers. It serves as a robust academic supplement for advanced programs in information systems, business, management, and supply chain. It also guides read...

This study involves an integrative literature review and a process framework explaining the mechanisms to confront and alleviate employee Artificial intelligence (AI) resistance in organizations. First, we conceptualize AI resistance as a three-dimensional concept embodied in employees' fears, inefficacies, and antipathies toward AI. We advance tha...

The rapid rise of research on Industry 5.0 has garnered significant attention, but the literature remains fragmented across various fields. Our systematic review of 98 articles, published between 2014 and 2024, reveals key findings: a lack of a unified definition, prompting us to propose a more inclusive definition of Industry 5.0; gaps for rigorou...

Purpose While prosocial motives are found to be conducive to unique manager behaviors, the literature lacks empirical evidence on the relationships between prosocial motives and managers’ willingness to engage in environmental and social innovation (ESI) in business-to-business (B2B) firms and the boundary conditions that shape these relationships....

Purpose The literature on knowledge management in sustainable supply chain (KMSSC) has witnessed significant growth in the past two decades. However, a scientometric review that consolidates the primary trends and clusters within this topic has been notably absent. This paper aims to scrutinize recent advancements and identify the intellectual unde...

The post COVID-19 era has seen an enormous rise in academic focus on the transformative effects of digital transformation, as firms navigate the complexities of a VUCA world. In the face of technological disruption and globalized markets, digital technologies namely automation, robotics, AI, big data analytics and cloud computing have become indisp...

The literature on supply chain complexity (SCC) has traditionally focused on its negative aspects, such as increased vulnerability to disruption. However, this study takes a different perspective, exploring the potential for SCC to trigger positive outcomes like enhanced supply chain viability (SCV). Informed by the dynamic capabilities view, we de...

The integration of blockchain technology into agri-food supply chains presents transformative opportunities for enhancing transparency, traceability, and trust among stakeholders. This chapter examines the blockchain implementation and its benefits through four Australian case studies. These firms leverage blockchain to streamline documentation, im...

The intricate global supply chains and logistics operations have been acutely vulnerable to recent geopolitical conflicts and resulting disruptions. Meanwhile, research shows that the choice of an appropriate leadership style is pivotal for organisations striving to thrive in dynamic business environments and foster innovation. However, the current...

The literature on academic misconduct has seen unprecedented growth over the past 20 years. As the research into this vital topic has grown, there have been a few reviews attempting to consolidate the literature. While the extant reviews have been insightful, a careful analysis reveals that these have somewhat different emphases, methods, and time...

Purpose We present configurational theorising as a novel approach to developing middle-range theory in two steps: (1) we illustrate configurational theorising as a new form of supply chain inquiry by connecting its philosophical assumptions with a methodological execution, and (2) we generate new insights underpinning a middle-range theory for supp...

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, scholarly focus intensifies on the pivotal role of digital innovation and transformation in fostering sustainability across diverse organizational sectors (Fernandes et al., 2023; Fiedler et al., 2023). Contemporary organizations grapple with environments characterized by unprecedented levels of volatility, uncer...

In today’s dynamic business landscape, sustainability has become a defining concern, driven by increasing demands for eco-conscious practices from consumers, regulators, and stakeholders. This has put immense pressure on supply chains to undergo a fundamental transformation. Blockchain technology, renowned for its security and decentralized archite...

Purpose – The study aims to analyze whether the presence of supply chain complexity (SCC) influences firms to improve their supply chain (SC) resilience and SC robustness capability. We also examine an important paradox: if investing in both exploitation and exploration practices is conflicting or complementary in enabling SC resilience and SC robu...

This study investigates the effect of network alliance capabilities and strategic information flow on supply chain viability in the face of supply chain complexity. Using the dynamic capability view, the research shows that complex supply chains encourage firms to develop these capabilities, thus enhancing supply chain viability. The study surveyed...

In light of climate change inflicted extreme events—such as floods, fires, droughts, storms, and hurricanes, along with the consequent widespread business disruptions—supply chain resilience (SCR) has emerged as a critical tool to sustain business performance. However, little in-depth theoretical and empirical research has been conducted in relatio...

This paper is one of the pioneering studies to specifically link COVID-19 pandemic with business failures in African B2B firms and the role of leadership and impression management in mitigating business failures. Based on the qualitative data from Ghana and Nigeria, our findings show that although B2B firms in emerging markets are agile and proacti...

Purpose Literature on product innovation (PI) has witnessed tremendous growth over the past 60 years. Yet, there has been a dearth of a comprehensive review of the extant PI research maintaining the breadth and depth of the topic. To seal this gap, this paper aims to explore the intellectual foundations and emergent trends in 2,588 research papers...

This paper discusses the present state of the art and forthcoming directions of digital library adoption (DLA) research over the past 30 years. By means of scientometric analysis, we synthesize 216 articles and conference papers published between 1992 and 2022 using visualization maps of prolific contributions, co-citation, co-occurrence, and thema...

Contemporary business models need to re-imagine the production and distribution of goods and services embedding social, economic, and environmental goals concurrently. To this end, reverse logistics in streamlining a circular economy (take, make, use, reuse, repair, and recycle) catapulted to the top of the discussion for collecting and distributin...

Research on the Internet-of-Things (IoT) gained momentum in various industry contexts, yet the literature lacks broad empirical evidence on factors influencing the users’ intention to adopt this cutting-edge technology, specifically in the food and beverage industry (F&BI)—a significant, yet unexplored setting. We thus extend the ‘Unified Theory of...

Contemporary organizations have been facing increasing pressure to alleviate ecological deterioration through socially responsible consumption-purchase and use of products or services that have positive or less negative social and environmental impact. This chapter stresses the important role of Green Information Technology (Green IT) as an importa...

Cloud ERP and enterprise resilience (ER) have been topics of profound attention; however, most previous studies discussed them in isolation. Given the recent unprecedented incidents (e.g., COVID-19) and the rising need for resilient business practices, contemporary research started exploring the nexus between Cloud ERP and ER, yet the literature is...

Subjective wellbeing among mobile application users attracted researchers’ interest in recent years due to its prevalent role in enhancing everyday life, particularly during the recent coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). While previous work has primarily focused on users’ intention to adopt mobile apps for wellness and fitness (MAWF) purposes, scarce...

Sustainable and resilient agri-food systems are essential to ensure food security and nutrition for a rapidly growing world population. While the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak has undoubtedly disrupted numerous businesses, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) were seen as more vulnerable to disruptions due...

This paper focuses on the critical role of business-to-business (B2B) high-tech small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) dynamic capabilities and strategic agility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the exploratory case studies of 5 Finnish high-tech SMEs, we find that the case SMEs enacted different processes and utilized resources and capab...

The increasing complexity in the supply chains (SC) has adverse consequences for businesses. The extant literature is limited in explaining the ways firms in developing economies facing supply chain complexities (SCC), both structural and dynamic, organize themselves to improve firm performance. We adopted SC ambidexterity as a dynamic capability t...

In recent times, the literature has seen considerable growth in research at the intersection of digital innovation, data analytics, and supply chain resilience. While the number of studies on the topic has been burgeoning, due to the absence of a comprehensive literature review, it remains unclear what aspects of the subject have already been inves...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of corporate support programs on managers' environmental and social innovation behaviors. To offer a more comprehensive understanding of these relationships, the moderating role of technological reflectiveness and business moral values is also accounted for. Design/methodology/approach...

The literature on healthcare operations and supply chain management has seen unprecedented growth over the past two decades. This paper seeks to advance the body of knowledge on this topic by utilising a topic modelling-based literature review to identify the core topics, examine their dynamic changes, and identify opportunities for further researc...

The restructuring of global value/supply chains gained increasing attention as the unprecedented COVID-19 echoed around the world. Yet, the COVID-19 related theory-driven, large scale quantitative, and empirical studies are relatively scarce. This study advances the extant literature by empirically investigating how do firms in the global food valu...

A considerable number of contributions at the intersection of social media platforms and social entrepreneurship has been witnessed over the past decade. The multi-disciplinary nature of current literature necessitates integrative insights on the topic. We thus undertake a two-pronged approach – bibliometric analysis followed by systematic review –...

Purpose Robust and efficient warehouse management is pivotal to the success of contemporary logistics and business productivity. Given the recent technological revolutions and the rising pressure for sustainable warehouse activities, the recent literature continues to grow on Industry 4.0 technologies and sustainable warehousing. Following this, th...

The discourse on honesty and dishonesty in academic work has seen considerable growth over the past two decades. This study empirically analyses the shifts in the literature over the past two decades in the research focus and most prolific authors, institutions, countries, and journals. A broad list of terms was employed from the Glossary of Academ...

The restructuring of global value/supply chains gained increasing attention as the unprecedented COVID-19 echoed around the world. Yet, the COVID-19 related theory-driven, large scale quantitative, and empirical studies are relatively scarce. This study advances the extant literature by empirically investigating how do firms in the global food valu...

Purpose – Given the increasingly turbulent business landscape and unprecedented incidents (e.g., Covid-19), firms must achieve supply chain resilience as a dynamic capability to bounce back from adversities and ensure continuity of operations. This study integrates the three interrelated (knowledge management, risk management culture, and resilienc...

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SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with an increased rate of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients.Since surgical patients are already at higher risk of venous thromboembolism than general populations, thisstudy aimed to determine if patients with peri-operative or prior SARS-CoV-2 were at further increased risk ofvenous thromboembolism. We...

This study offers a comprehensive synthesis of the literature on supply chain collaboration published between 2008 and 2021. After an iterative cycle of identifying relevant search terms and searching the literature, we retrieve a sample of 147 papers from 43 journals. The findings uncover the intellectual structure of the past research on various...

The increasingly unprecedented incidents (e.g., COVID-19) have made the contemporary supply chains more vulnerable to divergent risks and disruptions. Encouragingly, the recent trend of digital transformation, adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies (I4Ts), could significantly improve business processes extenuating potential risks and disruptions. Ye...

Big data analytics is the use of advanced analytical techniques on a large dataset to extract meaningful information and knowledge for rational decision making on complex operational problems. Despite the conceptualized nexus between big data analytics and knowledge management, there is a lack of empirical evidence at the nexus of these two importa...

Purpose – The current paper aims to specifically focus on the challenges that human resource management (HRM) function in contemporary organisations faces due to close interaction between AI (primarily robots) and human workers especially at the team level. It further discusses important potential strategies, which can be useful to overcome these c...

The cloud customer relationship management (CRM) has emerged as an innovative tool to augment the customer satisfaction and performance of banking systems. Cloud CRM allows to collect, analyze and utilize customer-associated information and update the systems, thereby offer superior customer service. Cloud technologies have invaluable potential to...

Supply chain disruption refers to a breakdown, often caused by an unforeseen incident or risk, in a supply chain's production or distribution process. Contemporary supply chains are globalized, complex, and extended, exhibiting an increased vulnerability to a multitude of risks and disruptions. However, the current trend of real-time data exchange...

Purpose- Service ecosystems are becoming an important domain of joint value creation and resource integration, and the literature in the field is burgeoning. The recent growth in the literature warrants consolidating the findings of the existing literature, summarizing the recent development, and identifying avenues for more impactful future resear...

Purpose Despite considerable growth in literature on Industry 4.0 technologies, the research on the factors influencing the investment on these technologies in pursuit of supply chain 4.0 is yet incipient. The study aims to fill this knowledge void by exploring the perceived drivers and barriers intertwined in the implementation of supply chain 4.0...

Abstract Globalisation and constantly changing customers preferences increasingly pressure agri-food supply chains for production and distribution of high quality and safe food in an efficient way. One of the promising ways to achieve these objectives is digital transformation through advanced technologies, such as Industry 4.0. Despite the growth...

The literature on academic misconduct has seen unprecedented growth over the past 20 years. As the research into this vital topic has grown, there have been a few reviews attempting to consolidate the literature. While the extant reviews have been insightful, a careful analysis reveals that these have somewhat different emphases, methods, and time...

Purpose– Despite several contributions to greenhouse gas emission and carbon footprint reduction, the literature lacks empirical insights into the business impact of climate risks, when they materialize, and techniques to manage them. This study aims to devise a model delving into critical climate risks and the role of consortia and social capital...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on sustainable supply chains. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs twenty qualitative interviews with supply chain managers located on BRI lane from Asian countries. Findings: Our findings reveal that BRI can pose a serious threat to sustain...

Despite the unprecedented growth in research on knowledge management and supply chain risk management, most prior studies discuss these two topics in isolation. Also, there is a scarcity of empirical research on both topics. By pulling together seemingly unrelated concepts of knowledge sharing and supply chain risk management, this study devises an...

The Australian citrus industry is among the top two agri-food industries producing revenue for the nation. However, this industry has been facing various risks related to both supply chain operations and market conditions over the past decade. The risk factors include rising costs of production due to high labour costs; high currency exchange rates...

Purpose-This paper algorithmically and objectively investigates the previous literature on supply chain resilience and advances theory by synthesizing new research domains. Methodology-A two-staged analysis approach, integrating systematic literature review with VOSviewer co-occurrence analysis, was applied to the articles published between 2003...

Despite considerable growth in literature on supply chain risk management and Industry 4.0, there is a lack of research exploring the relationship between the two concepts. This study fills the void by investigating the influence of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between financial, supply-demand mismatch and transportation risks and firm’s perfor...

Given the pressure for a sustained food supply, global economies are seeking competitiveness in perishable food supply chains (PFSCs). Nonetheless, SMEs of PFSCs face numerous risks from changing climatic conditions. In response, the formation of consortia as a new source of a strategic alliance among the SMEs is growing. However, most of the studi...

Given the pressure for a sustained food supply, global economies are seeking competitiveness in perishable food supply chains (PFSCs). Nonetheless, SMEs of PFSCs face numerous risks from changing climatic conditions. In response, the formation of consortia as a new source of a strategic alliance among the SMEs is growing. However, most of the studi...

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights to academics and researchers on the research developments, gaps and opportunities for future research on the topic of supply chain resilience. A systematic review of the literature, published over a period of 15 years (2003 –2017), is conducted by employing two methods: first, keywords are used to co...

SMEs of perishable product supply chains (PPSCs) are critical to sustaining fresh food supply and global economy. However, they face immense challenges given the nature of their operations. Surprisingly, the literature lacks research on the distinct intra- and inter-organisational factors intertwined to build resilience in these firms. From the sem...

Risk is everywhere and part of every operation. Therefore, today, risk management is becoming critical part of the organizations’ long term goals. Capabilities to managing diverse risks are considered important attributes that differentiate a successful business from others. To acquire such capabilities, firms are increasingly pursuing multiple ris...

Soil biological health is one of the best indicators for soil fertility thus plays a significant role in sustainability of cropping systems. This study was designed to investigate the impact of different seasonal variations and cropping systems on soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activities in sloppy arid soils. Soil samples were collected from...

Poor use efficiency of phosphorus is one of the major causes to lower the yield of wheat crop. Time and method of P 2 O 5 application influence the degree of responsiveness. Therefore, an investigation was carried out under field conditions to compare three times (pre-plant, at 1 st irrigation and at 2 nd irrigation) and two methods (broad cast and...