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The article, \u201cIn search of operational resilience: How and when improvisation matters,\u201d advances understanding of the determinants of resilient operations and supply chains. Lead author Dominic Essuman, a CARISCA research faculty member, presented an early version of the paper at the 2022 Supply Chain Research Summit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImprovisation is a topic that is intensely important in times of new opportunity as well as disruptive crisis,\u201d says Glenn Richey, the journal\u2019s co-editor in chief. \u201cDr. Essuman and his team\u2019s timely and timeless work will enrich emerging theoretical perspectives toward explaining operations and supply chain resiliency. Perhaps we will see a new stream of research on improvisation?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As noted in the article, improvisation refers to the degree to which firms engage in spontaneous and creative actions to find new ways to achieve an objective. The researchers examined whether different dimensions of improvisation may have different effects on operational resilience under varying firm situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCreative improvisation provides novel solutions, while spontaneous improvisation provides speedy responses,\u201d explains Essuman. \u201cOur results reveal that creative improvisation is more helpful to operational resilience when supply chain disruption is high. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpontaneous responses are prone to mistakes,\u201d Essuman adds. \u201cThis dark side of spontaneous improvisation may cancel out its contribution to operational resilience.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A long-time goal met<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Essuman says it has been his goal to publish in the Journal of Business Logistics since shortly after he earned his MBA degree from KNUST in 2015. But he wondered how it was possible, considering the journal accepts only 5% to 10% of the article submissions it receives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When he submitted the paper, Essuman included a cover letter explaining how his work addresses issues Richey had identified for further research in his own papers. Essuman believes that improved his odds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Essuman also credits CARISCA for some of his success. He says his involvement with the center has played a significant role in enhancing his research and publication skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCARISCA has provided a platform where I can receive advice and guidelines from top-tier journal editors,\u201d he says. \u201cI also often receive feedback on my work from experienced CARISCA team members. My association with CARISCA has been a blessing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Essuman\u2019s co-authors on the paper are CARISCA director Nathaniel Boso and fellow research faculty members Henry Ataburo, Emmanuel Anin and Listowel Awusu Appiah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One of CARISCA\u2019s top objectives is to strengthen KNUST\u2019s capacity to apply global best practices for research in emergent supply chain management research topics. Getting an article published in a top-ranked journal is evidence the center\u2019s efforts are bearing fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Journal of Business Logistics has a two-year impact factor of 7.875, a measure of how often it is cited, and is ranked 42nd out of 226 management-related academic journals. It is published in affiliation with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDr. Essuman and his team from Ghana do excellent work that we are proud to publish in the Journal of Business Logistics,\u201d says Richey. \u201cWe look forward to future submissions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full journal article<\/a> CARISCA achieved \u201ca huge victory\u201d this spring, in the words of executive director Dale Rogers, with a publication in one of the world\u2019s leading supply chain journals. The Journal of Business Logistics published a paper by a CARISCA research team online May 1. It will be in the June print edition. The article, \u201cIn search … <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[344,342,345,300],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Barby Grant","author_link":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/author\/idbag\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3690"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3704,"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690\/revisions\/3704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/research.wpcarey.asu.edu\/carisca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JBL-Cover-1-854x1024.png\")
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