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Optimizing omnichannel assortments and inventory provisions under the multichannel attraction model

Assortment optimization presents a complex challenge for retailers, as it depends on numerous decision factors. Changes in assortment can result in demand redistribution with multi-layered consequences. This complexity is even more pronounced for omnichannel retailers, which have to manage assortments across multiple sales channels. Choice model…

General Management
By Andrey Vasilyev, Sebastian Maier and Ralf W. Seifert
in European Journal of Operational Research
August 2025, vol. 324, no. 3, pp. 799-813, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.01.035
Optimizing omnichannel assortments and inventory provisions under the multichannel attraction model
By Andrey Vasilyev Sebastian Maier and Ralf W. Seifert
in European Journal of Operational Research August 2025, vol. 324, no. 3, pp. 799-813, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.01.035
Summary
Assortment optimization presents a complex challenge for retailers, as it depends on numerous decision factors. Changes in assortment can result in demand redistribution with multi-layered consequences. This complexity is even more pronounced for omnichannel retailers, which have to manage assortments across multiple sales channels. Choice model…
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The anatomy of family business conflict

Understanding conflict in family businesses is a complex but essential study area for practitioners and academics. To enhance theoretical precision and provide practical insights, this article presents a comprehensive framework of family business conflict that integrates perspectives from the family business, organizational, management, psycholo…

Customer Centricity Family Business
By Marco Mismetti, Barbara Del Bosco, Cristina Bettinelli and Alfredo De Massis
in Journal of Family Business Strategy
June 2025, vol. 16, no. 2, 100660, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2025.100660
The anatomy of family business conflict
By Marco Mismetti Barbara Del Bosco Cristina Bettinelli and Alfredo De Massis
in Journal of Family Business Strategy June 2025, vol. 16, no. 2, 100660, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2025.100660
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Understanding conflict in family businesses is a complex but essential study area for practitioners and academics. To enhance theoretical precision and provide practical insights, this article presents a comprehensive framework of family business conflict that integrates perspectives from the family business, organizational, management, psycholo…
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Boundary conditions for organizations in the Anthropocene: A review of the planetary boundaries framework 10 years on

We systematically review business research concerning the planetary boundaries framework: A natural science framework that identifies nine Earth system boundaries that govern the safe operating space for humanity. Ten years after the introduction of the planetary boundaries in business studies, we pose two critical questions: How has the planeta…

Sustainability
By Amanda Williams, Paolo Perego and Gail Whiteman
in Journal of Management Studies
June 2025, vol. 62, no.4, pp. 1811-1846, https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13150
Boundary conditions for organizations in the Anthropocene: A review of the planetary boundaries framework 10 years on
By Amanda Williams Paolo Perego and Gail Whiteman
in Journal of Management Studies June 2025, vol. 62, no.4, pp. 1811-1846, https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13150
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We systematically review business research concerning the planetary boundaries framework: A natural science framework that identifies nine Earth system boundaries that govern the safe operating space for humanity. Ten years after the introduction of the planetary boundaries in business studies, we pose two critical questions: How has the planeta…
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‘Designed in California, assembled in the Gulf’: Region gains traction as a friendshoring destination

Multinational businesses are recalibrating their global supply chains, with one eye focused firmly on Washington. As the Donald Trump administration reignites the use of tariffs as a blunt instrument of economic leverage, so-called “friendshoring” is gaining traction as multinationals re-evaluate the geography of their supply chains. Friendshori…

Supply Chain Geopolitics
By Carlos Cordon
in The National
17 May 2025
‘Designed in California, assembled in the Gulf’: Region gains traction as a friendshoring destination
By Carlos Cordon
in The National 17 May 2025
Summary
Multinational businesses are recalibrating their global supply chains, with one eye focused firmly on Washington. As the Donald Trump administration reignites the use of tariffs as a blunt instrument of economic leverage, so-called “friendshoring” is gaining traction as multinationals re-evaluate the geography of their supply chains. Friendshori…
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AI’s great job shift will transform jobs and skills by 2030

The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is unprecedented. Looking ahead at the job markets of 2030 and beyond, we can forecast the types of jobs and skills that may get automated. Alternatively, we can also see which newer types of jobs may be created.

Artificial Intelligence Disruption
By Michael R. Wade and Amit M. Joshi
in ccn.com
15 May 2025
AI’s great job shift will transform jobs and skills by 2030
By Michael R. Wade and Amit M. Joshi
in ccn.com 15 May 2025
Summary
The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is unprecedented. Looking ahead at the job markets of 2030 and beyond, we can forecast the types of jobs and skills that may get automated. Alternatively, we can also see which newer types of jobs may be created.
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