Gyöngyi Kovács

Hanken School of Economics

I am the Assistant Professor in Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography and the Director of the Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute (HUMLOG Institute). Currently I am taking care of the professorship in our major (as an acting professor).

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 2009/2010

on BSc level:
- 3859 Corporate Sustainability

on MSc level:
- 3878 Project Course in Logistics and Corporate Geography
- 3847 Supply Chain Management
- 3885 Nordic Course in Humanitarian Logistics
- 3833 Seminarium

on PhD level:
- 3886 Supply Chain Management in Disaster Relief
(- 62325 Managing the Research Process)
- 63837 Supply Chain Management in Development Aid

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; Matopoulos, Aristides and Hayes, Odran (forthcoming): A community-based approach to supply chain design. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, Vol.13 No.5, pp.xx-xxx

Kovács, Gyöngyi and Tatham, Peter (2010 forthcoming): 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.xx-xxx

Tatham, Peter and Kovács, Gyöngyi (forthcoming): Gender, skills and humanitarian logistic performance. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol.x No.xx, pp.xx-xxx

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 (acting), Director of the HUMLOG Institute
Telephone
+358 40 3521 241
E-mail
kovacs [a] hanken.fi
Gyöngyi Kovács