Business Continuity Research Articles

Food retailer actions toward the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to promote nutrition security: Applicability of the Business Impact Assessment-Obesity as a monitoring tool.

The White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (National Strategy) encourages actions across government and society to promote nutrition security. Nutrition security includes adequate food, diet quality, and equity, and food retail settings can promote these major concepts. Of all National Strategy whole-of-society calls to action, food retailers can contribute to 15 calls as key actors. However, there is currently no standardized monitoring tool to track food retailers' commitments and actions toward the National Strategy to promote nutrition security. The Business Impact Assessment-Obesity and population-level nutrition (BIA-Obesity), a tool originally developed for corporate accountability monitoring, can be tailored for the National Strategy and nutrition security, given its standardized indicators and process to assess food company policies and commitments across six domains. We discuss the fit of the BIA-Obesity indicators for tracking food retailers' commitments and actions across four pillars of the National Strategy. Existing indicators are appropriate to monitor components of Pillar 1: Improve Food Access and Affordability; Pillar 2: Integrate Nutrition and Health; Pillar 3: Empower All Consumers to Make and Have Access to Healthy Choices; and Pillar 5: Enhance Nutrition and Food Security Research. We suggest expanding current indicators to include equity, local foods, the digital food environment, and food waste reduction to improve alignment of the BIA-Obesity with the National Strategy. Application of the BIA-Obesity as an existing tool can facilitate data cohesion and more rapid assessment of the food retailer landscape to mutually meet nutrition security goals by 2030.

Business continuity, bureaucratic resilience and the limitations of neoliberal survival logics in international organisations

Abstract This article contends that investigating relationalities between business continuity management (BCM), staff behaviours, and bureaucratic resilience advances understandings of the survival of international organisations (IOs). Drawing on in-depth interviews, a global staff survey, and a discourse analysis of United Nations (UN) reports and applying a post-colonial feminist theoretical approach foregrounding care ethics to the study of IOs, the article examines how the UN Secretary-General’s Alternative Working Arrangements directive to close physical offices and open ‘virtual offices’ was implemented in the first 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is contended that BCM is necessary for IO survival, since if the IO bureaucracy is unable to be productive and maintain its spheres of influence during a crisis, it risks losing power and authority. Between March 2020 and August 2021, staff facilitated IO survival organically, from the bottom up, in four ways: demonstrating good performance and productivity; being adaptable and resilient; maintaining personal spheres of influence; and building communities of care within the UN. However, the UN’s neoliberal, technocratic approach to business continuity and bureaucratic resilience-building neglected staff care needs. Consequently, IO survival is predicated on staff performing as exploited gendered and racialised ‘neoliberal subjects’, revealing a chronic structural crisis rooted in the UN bureaucracy’s hierarchical composition and unequal employment regime.

Cloud Disaster Recovery: Best Practices for Business Continuity in the Cloud

Cloud Disaster Recovery: Best Practices for Business Continuity in the Cloud

Business continuity management deployment, community resilience, and organisational resilience in private industry response to 2011 Ayutthaya flooding

AbstractThis research aims to investigate the role of community resilience in the relationship between business continuity management and organisational resilience, the focus on a real‐world event (flooding) and its impact on a community provides a concrete context that adds relevance to the study. To complete this research, a quantitative research design was used. A firm‐level survey of private industrial firms in Ayutthaya Province (n = 211) was conducted. Variables included three clusters of business continuity management practices, community resilience, and organisational resilience. The data were then analysed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling. The results showed that business continuity management practices contributed to organisational resilience. There were also interaction effects between community resilience and business continuity management practices, indicating that community resilience moderated the effect of business continuity management practices on organisational resilience following the floods. The study is the first to test the role of community resilience in the effectiveness of business continuity management practices on organisational resilience. This contributes to the research by providing a better explanation of how communities and organisations interact in organisational disaster response. The study only investigated a single context of disaster response (firms previously affected by the 2011 Ayutthaya flooding). The research focuses on industrial manufacturing and service firms and does not include retail firms. The research was conducted in historic perspective. Development of organisational resilience is affected by community resilience. Therefore, supporting community resilience through infrastructure, institutions, and other mechanisms is key for post‐disaster economic recovery. This provides a further reason for developing community resilience.

Exploring the nexus of Information Systems Management and strategic planning: a bibliometric perspective using the Web of Science database

In modern organizational studies, the incorporation of Information Systems (IS) and strategic planning has gained prominence. This hybrid literature review seeks to explore the literature on such incorporation and its implications for risk management, business continuity, and organizational development. First, keyword co-occurrence analysis was conducted on 105 SJR-ranked journal articles sampled from the Web of Science database. This study identified and analyzed the major research areas within the domain. Through content analysis, after refining our sample by applying bibliographic coupling of the most globally cited contributions, our sample was restricted to a selection of 32 articles, with all the articles matching or exceeding a threshold of at least 20 total global citations (TGCs). Our review indicated that research on the integration of IS and strategic planning focuses more on the factors affecting the adoption and continuance of these practices, while most papers contributing to risk management and organizational development focus on a discussion of the theoretical framework that underlies their implementation. Moreover, the review has signaled a constant number of challenges relative to this integration, especially concerning perceived effectiveness and the differential effects of cultural and generational variables on its practice in organizational settings.

Business continuity management in the sharing economy: Insights from Airbnb online reviews

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how text mining of online reviews can support business continuity management in the sharing economy during market turbulence. We use topic modelling and sentiment analysis of Airbnb online reviews to identify specific areas where short-term rental hosts can harness the power of the sharing-economy business model to bounce back from market disruption. The dataset comprises 894,686 online Airbnb reviews from the pre- and post-Covid periods. We approach the pandemic as a paradigm example of a high-impact, external market shock and infer insights and recommendations from the dataset that are relevant to the general understanding of business continuity management in the short-term rental, peer-to-peer sharing economy.

Suksesi dan hubungan orang tua-anak dalam bisnis keluarga (studi kasus pada sentra batik trusmi Cirebon)

Family business is a business that is run jointly by family members. The purpose of this study is to determine the succession process and the relationship between parents and children in the family business precisely in the Trusmi Cirebon batik center. The method used is qualitative with data collection techniques through interviews, documentation and observation of four informants or sources namely Batik Ninik Ichsan, Batik EB, Batik Katura, and Batik Trusmi. The results of the research on Batik Ninik Ichsan, Batik Trusmi, Batik Katura, and Traditional Batik EB found that the succession process carried out was unplanned, but the parents provided mentoring to make batik at school age, except for Batik Trusmi who only learned it after marriage. In the aspect of parent-child relationship, it is known that Batik Ninik Ichsan, Batik Trusmi, and Batik Katura are in a good relationship because there is no pressure on their children to participate in continuing their parents' business, but business continuity is carried out naturally and there is support from the environment. This is different from Batik EB, where there was a conflict within the family due to Hisham's parents' decision to hand over EB's batik business to Hisham. However, a solution was immediately found so that it was back in good condition.

Risk Assessment of Overturning of Freestanding Non-Structural Building Contents in Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames

The increasing demand in structural engineering now extends beyond collapse prevention to encompass business continuity planning (BCP). In response, energy dissipation devices have garnered significant attention for building response control. Among these, buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) are particularly favored due to their stable hysteretic behavior and well-established design provisions. However, BCP also necessitates the prevention of furniture overturning—an area that remains quantitatively underexplored in the context of buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBFs). Addressing this gap, this research designs BRBFs using various design criteria and performs incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) with artificially generated seismic waves. The results are compared with previously developed fragility curves for furniture overturning under different BRB design conditions. The findings demonstrate that the fragility of furniture overturning can be mitigated by a natural frequency shift, which alters the threshold of critical peak floor acceleration. These results, combined with hazard curves obtained from various locations across Japan, quantify the mean annual frequency of furniture overturning. The study reveals that increased floor acceleration in stiffer BRBFs can lead to a 3.8-fold higher risk of furniture overturning compared to frames without BRBs. This heightened risk also arises from the greater hazards at shorter natural periods due to stricter response reduction demands. The probabilistic risk analysis, which integrates fragility and hazard assessments, provides deeper insights into the evaluation of BCP.

Minimizing Business Disruption During Enterprise End-Point OS Upgrade while Maintaining a Robust Security Posture

The deployment of a major end-point operating system (OS) upgrade presents significant challenges for enterprise organizations, requiring a comprehensive strategy to minimize business disruption and maintain a robust security posture. Beyond the operational complexities of managing user productivity and application compatibility, organizations must also proactively address the critical security risks associated with such large-scale technology transitions. Cybercriminals often target organizations undergoing major IT changes, seeking to exploit vulnerabilities that may arise due to shifts in the OS architecture, user workflows, and security controls. This paper outlines practical strategies for executing successful OS upgrade projects that balance operational resilience and cyber risk management. Key focus areas include proactive management of end-point security, comprehensive contingency planning and rollback procedures, strategies to sustain productivity and business continuity, effective end-user training and communication, and valuable insights into the next- generation OS deployment. By focusing on these critical aspects, organizations can navigate major OS upgrade initiatives while preserving vigorous business operations, enhancing end-user experience, and safeguarding sensitive data and systems from costly security incidents.

СОЦІАЛЬНА ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНІСТЬ БІЗНЕСУ: ОСНОВНІ СКЛАДОВІ ТА ПРІОРИТЕТНІ НАПРЯМИ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ

The article examines the components and directions of the implementation of social responsibility of business, which are implemented under the influence of current events in Ukraine. Approaches to the definition of the concept of "social responsibility of business" according to scientists M. Friedman, G. Bowen, A. Carroll, from the position of the World Council of Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development and the World Bank Institute are given. The relationship between social responsibility of business and sustainable development is indicated. Differences in the characteristics of social responsibility of business and philanthropy according to the criteria of involvement, purpose, participation in decision-making, strategicness and dependence on external circumstances are determined. It was established that the concept of social responsibility of business has a wider meaning than charity. Such key principles of social responsibility of business as openness, systematicity, reliability, regularity are indicated. The main components of internal and external social responsibility of business are revealed. The reasons that restrained the development of social responsibility of business in Ukraine are highlighted. The actions of the state regarding the activation of social responsibility in Ukraine are indicated. Measures have been taken by leading business structures regarding social responsibility at the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine in such areas as humanitarian aid to the population, support of medical facilities, evacuation and accommodation of the population from the areas of hostilities, organization of shelters for the population. The five-component model of social responsibility of business in war conditions is given and characterized according to the following components: business continuity, people's safety, army assistance, partnership, local communities. Referred to the results of the study of the sustainability of Ukrainian business during the war. Attention was focused on the following key directions of the SVB: systematization and coordination of corporate volunteering within the organization, the application of the practice of well-being (corporate well-being) and war/work balance (balancing work during the war) and Ukraine first, National Identity, Ukraine Culture Code.

AI-driven Predictive Analytics for Enhancing Cybersecurity in a Post-pandemic World: a Business Strategy Approach

Due to heightened technological advancement that has been ignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of technology in running businesses has surged and therefore making businesses prone to cybersecurity threats. The present paper explores the potential of AI as a tool for advancing cybersecurity in the world after a pandemic, and how business organizations can organize its application for protection against new emerging forms of threats. The research draws on secondary industry data and primary case studies of the businesses with AI-based cybersecurity in place. The outcome demonstrates that emerging AI technologies, including machine learning and neural networks, have cut threat detection time by 40% and enhanced the precision of recognizing potential security threats by 30%, beyond conventional cybersecurity solutions. The new and distinct feature of this paper is to elucidate that new threats can be predicted with the help of AI, while there is a continuous need for new training for AI in relation to cyber threats. Drawing from the literature, this paper, therefore, posits that incorporation of AI-based predictive analytics into business cybersecurity models and systems is not only vital for the defense of data and infrastructure against hackers but equally important for the achievement of sustainable, long-term business continuity during the current day, age of technology and globalization.

Disaster recovery framework for ensuring SME business continuity on cloud platforms

Disaster recovery framework for ensuring SME business continuity on cloud platforms

Social Media Utilization of Microbusinesses in A Component City in Northern Philippines

Social media has become an essential marketing and communication tool for businesses of all sizes, offering opportunities to engage with customers and promote products in a cost-effective manner. This study explored the use of social media by microbusinesses in a component city in the Northern Philippines, focusing on the platforms used, reasons for adoption, benefits gained, and challenges encountered. A qualitative approach was employed, and 30 microbusiness owners from the service, merchandizing, and manufacturing sectors were selected through quota sampling. Data were collected using an interview guide and analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s Thematic Analysis. The results show that Facebook was the most widely used platform, followed by Instagram and TikTok. The primary reason for using social media was to promote products and services. Benefits include wider market reach, increased sales, and improved communication. However, challenges such as market competition and time management difficulties were identified. Despite these hurdles, social media has proved to be a vital tool for business continuity, particularly during a pandemic. The study highlighted the critical role of social media in supporting the growth and sustainability of microbusinesses and recommended further research to explore other social media platforms and business sizes.

Effective Communication Strategies for Business Analysts to Bridge the Gap between IT and Finance

As organizations depend more on technology to stay ahead of the competition, their information technology (IT) and business departments must work together closely. However, cultural differences and understanding between the specialized fields often make it hard for them to work together effectively. If these issues are fixed, they could make it easier to finish projects, stick to budgets, and agree on the company's goals. Many companies use business analysts to help people talk to each other by acting as liaisons knowledgeable in technology and finances. However, there is limited information in the literature about how analysts can connect the tasks. This study fills that gap by looking into the problems when IT and finance work together and suggesting specific steps analysts can take to improve strategic alignment. Looking at past studies shows that common differences make it hard for people to work together. IT and finance use different vocabularies for technical terms and project-based versus financial terms, leading to misunderstandings. They also set other priorities. It emphasizes speed of innovation and technical practicality, while finance emphasizes reducing risk, accuracy, and returns. There are also differences in the amount of knowledge and skill that people in IT and finance have regarding technical solution details and financial effects. They also use different ways to make decisions. IT bases judgments on technological factors, while finance assesses business impact. Besides, cultural norms diverge between the flexible and creative IT culture and the rigorous and methodical finance culture. Business analysts should utilize several focused communication strategies to close these gaps. Creating a shared vocabulary helps terms from diverse fields fit. Regular mapping and stakeholder conversations help you grasp other perspectives. Actively listening, repeating, asking questions, and summarizing shows you comprehend. Educating on decision-making variables and expertise broadens perspectives. Discussing cultural meanings and making sure individuals understand questions improves discussion. Using shared goals like increasing sales or lowering costs is another way to unite people around similar goals. By using these specific methods, business experts can help IT and finance work together despite cultural differences. Mapping and teaching regularly help keep relationships strong even as needs and staff change. By focusing on active listening, aligning vocabulary, and highlighting shared interests, you can build good working relationships necessary to get strategic benefits from technology investments.

PROMOTING INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES THROUGH ADVANCED MANAGEMENT AND FINTECH MODELS

Global economy is undergoing profound changes, impacting people's lives, businesses, and competitive landscapes. These shifts are driven by globalisation, continuous socio-economic development, the growing role of knowledge in the economy, and the intensified development and expansion of the European Union. In this evolving environment, new business models are becoming increasingly significant. Business and markets are no longer constrained by geographical boundaries. Products that were once confined to national markets are now exposed to international competition. With the removal of geographical restrictions, global markets for goods and services have essentially become operational around the clock. In response to these new challenges, companies adapt in different ways to new management and financial regulatory frameworks. To address the competitive challenges and increased competition, companies may choose to apply one or more business models that influence their overall performance. However, in the catering sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine periods, small and medium-sized enterprise managers have often neglected modern business management techniques, strategic planning, and company management. These elements are crucial for maintaining economic stability, forecasting future trends, addressing emerging issues, and safeguarding against factors that threaten business success and continuity. Recognising the increasing importance of strategic planning and management, alongside the need for scientific research and evidence-based recommendations, it has become essential to analyse a company's strategic position and its operational capabilities within this field. Every organisation must have a clear understanding of its current identity and future aspirations. For an organisation to grow and achieve its objectives successfully, it must employ advanced management methodologies and establish a well-defined strategy – a well-defined operational system. While setting goals can be straightforward, their realisation is significantly more complex. Once a company’s strategy is defined, it requires careful implementation. An action plan must be created to ensure the strategy's success, including budgeting, the development of an effective implementation mechanism, and tools for monitoring and evaluating the quality and progress of the plan. Employees responsible for specific strategy points and plan execution must be assigned. These are the next essential steps for the organisation. The key to success lies in responding swiftly to the ever-changing business environment and adjusting strategic directions and implementation measures as needed with a particular focus on strategic change management and the introduction of new, innovative management methodologies.

Blockchain in Agro-Industrial Complex

Abstract The article reviews the available projects and programs using digital technologies and the results of their adaptation in agriculture and specifically in the agro-industrial complex. Tokenization makes any production sector attractive and transparent for investment. The blockchain enables an investor to understand and estimate where the money is invested and what the result will be, how large the final profit will be and whether there will be an additional investment income from the agribusiness. Most of the initial efforts in blockchain in agribusiness are trackable achievements. The authors point out that it is possible to create an efficient supply chain that provides full product serviceability and improves the transactions efficiency by using modern digital technologies. It is about improving margins by reducing bureaucracy and supporting continuity of business problem-solving with blockchain. In doing so, blockchain provides all stakeholders with a common source of reliable information for the agro-industrial and logistics chain.

Searching for the drivers of organizational resilience in times of crisis: An example from the Covid-19 pandemic

The theme of organizational resilience has been acquiring relevance for some time to date due to the health crises and geopolitical tensions that have marked the last years. Understanding which drivers helped ensure business continuity during such crises can subsequently help managers prepare for future challenges or shocks. Answering the call for an aggregate analysis of the drivers of organizational resili-ence, this study identifies three main categories: the first one focuses on the hu-man characteristics of the business community; the second focuses on the role played by management control systems, and the third one points to the external support of consultants and stakeholders. This framework is applied to a case study of a not-for-profit organization (FASI – Fondo Assistenza Sanitaria Integrativa) that operates in the healthcare assurance sector and was strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of this study reaffirm the multilevel essence of organizational resilience. In more detail, the policies adopted by the company to face different challenges led to the achievement of three different types of resili-ence: reactive behavior – bouncing-back to the previous equilibrium (type 1), adaptive behavior – bouncing-forward to a higher level of equilibrium (type 2), and proactive behavior – preparing for a possible future shock (type 3).

From Teaching with Cases to Teaching through Case Development: Making Purchasing Managers and Students the Designers of Learning Journeys

The prevailing approach to producing and teaching case studies in purchasing and supply management (PSM) education involves faculty members’ creating and providing finished cases for course participants to work with. This traditional approach still has merit; but PSM education also must evolve to meet the increasing and changing demands that PSM executives face in practice. We offer an advanced and experiential learning method, wherein participants both in degree courses and in executive education programs develop a case study and the accompanying teaching material based on their engagement with real-life PSM challenges. In particular, the process of crafting a teaching note requires participants to adopt a teacher’s mindset and competencies, enhancing their effectiveness in practice as facilitators of ecosystems and as change managers. We also encourage faculty members to broaden the application of case studies beyond working on past situations. Case studies can be the end-product of field projects (consulting cases), and their development and use can be an integral part of a change management process when they become the means to gain employee commitment for ongoing strategic initiatives (implementation cases). The latter approach is particularly fruitful when case development is used in customized executive education programs because it allows the participants’ learning to feed directly into major ongoing change projects in their company. As such, cases and the case development process have the potential to develop participants’ competencies and to create direct business impact in far broader ways than traditional case study pedagogy allows.

Translating HR Impact to Business Impact

Abstract: Translating HR Impact to Business Impact: A Practitioner's Guide focuses on providing human resources (HR) professionals with practical strategies and recommendations for demonstrating how HR activities and initiatives translate into meaningful business outcomes and value. Through drawing on years of consulting experience, academic literature, and real-world organizational examples, the article outlines a step-by-step framework for aligning HR priorities with strategic business goals, establishing causal links between people investments and performance through research, defining HR and business-level key performance indicators, partnering with finance on return-on-investment measurement, and effectively communicating impact through compelling case studies and storytelling. The goal is to help HR professionals earn a greater strategic role by rigorously measuring and clearly illustrating how people-focused strategies and interventions meaningfully contribute to organizational metrics valued by senior leaders.

Collaborating with C-Level Executives to Align Security with Business Goals: How Strategic Security Initiatives were Integrated with Broader Business Objectives

A link between cybersecurity and the organization's objectives is crucial in contemporary business. With the advancement of technology, today's digital transformation has enshrined cybersecurity not as a technical problem but as an essential tool for business competition. This paper aims to understand how cybersecurity professionals work alongside C-level executives to ensure security mirrors organizational goals and objectives. By beginning with business objectives in mind, emphasizing communication, and incorporating security into transformation projects, cybersecurity can be positioned to align with business goals to support business advancement. The paper also identifies Risk management according to business risk appetite, business continuity management, and regulatory compliance as essential framework components. Rapid threat intelligence and innovative tools such as cloud security and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) are key examples of how protection can precede business initiatives. This collaboration shields business operations against cyber risk and advances competitive advantage by strengthening consumers' perceptions and optimizing business functions. Therefore, with the ever-advancing threat environment to its systems, organizations must embrace AI-driven threat sensors, automated compliance solutions, and effective incident response. Finally, cybersecurity must be recognized as one of the main enablers that drive innovation and business growth and allow companies to succeed in safe digital environments. The paper offers practical advice to cybersecurity professionals on communicating with the board and other executives, thereby achieving the organizational security culture necessary to succeed in the long run.