Gyöngyi Kovács

Hanken School of Economics

I am a Professor in Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography at Hanken, and the Director of the Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute (HUMLOG Institute).

Here are some links to other activities and networks:
- the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (JHLSCM) where I serve as one of the editors
- the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (IJPDLM), where I serve as one of its European editors
- InterOrganisational, a blog on supply chain management.

Teaching

CURRENT TEACHING IN 2010/11

on BSc level:
- 3859 Corporate Sustainability

on MSc level:
- 3892 Humanitarian Logistics
- 3833 Seminarium

on PhD level:
- 63838 Corporate Responsibility
- 63840 Litteraturkurs i logistik och företagsgeografi
- 62239 Managing the Research Process - for SCM&CG students

Research Interest

Current research projects:
- Food security and development
- Relief supply chain management
- Gender mainstreaming in humanitarian logistics
- Harmonising public health care systems in Zimbabwe
- Swift trust in humanitarian logistics
- Supply chain environmental responsibility

Selected completed research projects:
- Abductive reasoning in logistics
- Corporate environmental responsibility in the supply chain

Selected publications

PEER REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLES

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Spens, Karen M. (2011): Trends and developments in humanitarian logistics - a gap analysis. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol.41 No.1, pp.32-45

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Tatham, Peter (2010): What is special about a humanitarian logistician? A survey of logistics skills and performance. Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, Vol.11 No.3, pp.32-41

Tatham, Peter and Kovács, Gyöngyi (2010): The impact of gender on humanitarian logistics. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol.28 No.2, pp.148-169

Kovács, Gyöngyi; Matopoulos, Aristides and Hayes, Odran (2010): A community-based approach to supply chain design. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, Vol.13 No.5, pp.411-422

Tatham, Peter and Kovács, Gyöngyi (2010): The application of "swift trust" in humanitarian logistics. International Journal of Production Economics, Vol.126 No.1, pp.35-45

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Spens, Karen M. (2010): Knowledge sharing in relief supply chains. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, Vol.7 No.2/3, pp.222-239

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Tatham, Peter (2009): Responding to disruptions in the supply network - from dormant to action. Journal of Business Logistics, Vol.30 No.2, pp.215-229

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Spens, Karen M. (2009): Identifying challenges in humanitarian logistics. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol.39 No.6, pp.506-528

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Tatham, Peter (2009): Humanitarian logistics performance in the light of gender. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol.58 No.2, pp.174-187

Kovács, Gyöngyi; Spens, Karen and Vellenga, David (2008): Academic publishing in the Nordic countries – a survey of logistics and supply chain related journal rankings, International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, Vol.11 No.4, pp.313-329

Kovács, Gyöngyi (2008): Corporate environmental responsibility in the supply chain. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.16 No.15, pp.1571-1578

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Spens, Karen M. (2007): Logistics theory building. ICFAI Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol.4 No.4, pp.7-27

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Spens, Karen M. (2007): Humanitarian logistics in disaster relief operations. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol.37 No.2, pp.99-114

Kovács, Gyöngyi (2006): Stakeholder salience and environmental responsibility – a cross-industrial comparison. Progress in Industrial Ecology – an International Journal, Vol.3 No.5, pp.418-430

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Ríkharðsson, Páll (2006): Accounting for reverse logistics activities. Corporate Ownership and Control, Vol.4 No.1, pp.309-316

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Spens, Karen M. (2006): Transport infrastructure in the Baltics post-EU succession. Journal of Transport Geography, Vol.14 No.6, pp.426-436

Spens, Karen M. and Kovács, Gyöngyi (2006): A content analysis of research approaches in logistics research. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol.36 No.5, pp.374-390

Kovács, Gyöngyi; Spens, Karen and Korkeila, Riitta (2006): Stakeholder response to future changes in the reverse supply chain. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Vol.2 No.2, pp.160-176

Herold, Marianna and Kovács, Gyöngyi (2005): Creating competitive advantage with end-of-use products. Logistik Management, Vol.7 No.1, pp.42-56

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Spens, Karen M. (2005): Abductive reasoning in logistics research. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol.35 No.2, pp.132-144

Spens, Karen M.; Kovács, Gyöngyi and Vellenga, David B. (2004): Transportation and logistics networks in the Baltic States: Keys for successful economic development and integration into the EU. Ekonomika, No. 68 (2004), pp.121-134

Kovács, Gyöngyi (2004): Framing a demand network for sustainability. Progress in Industrial Ecology – An International Journal, Vol.1 No.4, pp.397-410

Kovács, Gyöngyi (2004): Digital asset management in marketing communication logistics. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol.17 No.3, pp.208-218

Name
Gyöngyi Kovács
Department
Marketing / Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography
Degree
D.Sc. (Econ.)
Position
Professor, Director of the HUMLOG Institute
Telephone
+358 40 3521 241
E-mail
kovacs [at] hanken.fi
Gyöngyi Kovács