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The purpose of this research is to synthesize the fragmented extant knowledge on flexible and green supply chain management (FGSCM) in the context of emerging economies and to unearth research gaps to motivate future research. We adopted a novel structured systematic literature review by triangulating a systematic literature review, text mining, and network analysis. Institutional theory and contingency theory were employed to analyze the results of the review. The results show that, firstly, research on FGSCM in emerging economies, despite its importance, is immature compared to general FGSCM literature. Second, the specificities of strategies and practices that distinguish this topic in emerging economies are discussed and the drivers and barriers are identified with respect to sources of institutional pressure. Third, a research framework for FGSCM in emerging economies is developed and 12 gaps for future research are identified. This study has exclusively developed a research framework for FGSCM in an emerging economy which has received the least consideration in the literature and practice. The framework was developed to synthesize the existing literature and to identify the research gaps to inspire future research.
ABSTRACT
Patients with permanent pacemakers have become an increasingly common clinical entity for physicians. Many patients who receive pacemakers are active people who leave the hospital expecting to return to fully functional, normal lives. These patients need to be aware of potential pacemaker interactions at work and in other environments. One location in which many patients with pacemakers find themselves is the hospital environment, which is host to an abundant array of diagnostic and therapeutic sources of electromagnetic interference that are capable of disrupting normal pacemaker function. Previous studies have addressed issues ranging from these patients' use of cellular telephones to the dangers of magnetic resonance imaging. This article reviews the medical literature on the management of patients with permanent pacemakers and the problems that these patients may encounter because of electromagnetic interference.
