Protocol: Literature review on the psychometric properties of the short versions of the scales of social desirability in the answers to competency self-assessment questionnaires

2023

IJOPM

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PurposeThe link between supply chain agility (SCA) and performance has been tested in previous research with different samples and results. The present paper quantitatively analyses and summarises the impact of SCA on performance found in previous empirical papers and determines the influence of several identified moderators.Design/methodology/approachUsing a meta-analysis approach based on a systematic literature review, a total of 63 empirical papers comprising a sample of 14,469 firms were meta-analysed to consider substantive (type of performance and SCA operationalisation) and extrinsic (economic region and industry) moderators.FindingsResults confirm a significantly large, positive correlation between SCA and performance. None of the analysed moderators has enabled the identification of any significant differences between the SCA and performance correlations by subgroup. However, high heterogeneity in total variance, both in the full sample and the subgroups by moderator, demands further rigorously reported empirical research on this topic with clearly conceptualised variables and frameworks and the use of validated scales.Research limitations/implicationsSeveral research gaps and best practice recommendations have been indicated to improve future empirical research on this topic.Practical implicationsPractitioners in different economic regions and industries will find consistent evidence of improvements in performance through SCA.Originality/valueNo meta-analysis has been found in previous research to estimate the value of the correlation between SCA and performance and the influence of moderating variables.

“…This great heterogeneity and dispersion are in line with the lack of consensus on the topic indicated in previous research (e.g. Chen, 2019; Marin-Garcia et al. , 2018a, b; Aslam et al.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Supply chain agility and performance: evidence from a meta-analysis

Alfalla-Luque

Luján-García

2023

IJOPM

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“…Our work is framed within descriptive literature review and scoping review typologies [35,53]. The procedure followed for our systematic literature review is based on previous recommendations and working practices according to other authors [25,45,[54][55][56][57][58][59][60]. The methodology can be consulted in detail in the published research protocol [61].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Value Stream Mapping in Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review

Vidal-Carreras

García-Sabater

2021

IJERPH

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Lean healthcare aims to manage and improve the processes in the healthcare sector by eliminating everything that adds no value by improving quality of services, ensuring patient safety and facilitating health professionals’ work to achieve a flexible and reliable organization. Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is considered the starting point of any lean implementation. Some papers report applications of VSM in healthcare services, but there has been less attention paid to their contribution on sustainability indicators. The purpose of this work is to analyze the role of VSM in this context. To do so, a scoping review of works from recent years (2015 to 2019) was done. The results show that most applications of VSM reported are in the tertiary level of care, and the United States of America (USA) is the country which leads most of the applications published. In relation with the development of VSM, a heterogeneity in the maps and the sustainability indicators is remarkable. Moreover, only operational and social sustainability indicators are commonly included. We can conclude that more standardization is required in the development of the VSM in the healthcare sector, also including the environmental indicators.

“…The first step is the identification of the existing research papers which relate kaizen and green or clean production. Throughout this section, we describe the different phases that have been followed in the search [32,33].…”

Section: Inclusion and Exclusion Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Scoping Review of Kaizen and Green Practices: State of the Art and Future Directions

Sánchez-Ruiz

Blanco

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Given the importance that environmental management is acquiring, the main aim of this work is to know what the state of the field kaizen and green practices is at present. A systematic narrative review is conducted in accordance with the PRISMA Statement. Two databases (Web of Science and Scopus) were searched. Finally, after applying the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 19 documents were analyzed. Based on the results, it might be concluded that, despite the growing interest in the relationship between kaizen and green practices, this is a topic in the early stages of development, with a clear predominance of case studies. It is, therefore, necessary to develop more research on this kaizen and green issue as improving environmental management is undeniably becoming a must in today’s competitive environment. For instance, more research is needed on the application of kaizen tools as results obtained so far seem not to be conclusive. Additionally, more academic and rigorous studies should be developed on this topic as many of the analyzed papers seem to be clearly created for dissemination among practitioners, some of them lacking the traditional academic structure and scientific method during their development.