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One pertinent dynamic phenomenon in supply chains is the amplification of order variance, i.e. the bullwhip effect. Its continued significance is underscored in contemporary empirical research. While numerous publications have pinpointed various causes of the bullwhip effect, there remains a gap in their systematic consolidation. The purpose of this paper is to compile a comprehensive list of the causes of the bullwhip effect from existing literature and categorize them appropriately.

This study conducts a systematic literature review to offer a comprehensive overview of bullwhip effect causes addressed in the existing literature. The identified causes are categorized using a qualitative content analysis approach.

The study shows the diversity of the causes of the bullwhip effect and their interdependencies. In addition, this study demonstrates that, at the highest level of aggregation, causes of the bullwhip effect can be classified into four main categories: causes inherent in the system structure, causes related to uncertainty, causes related to misaligned incentives and causes related to inadequate cognition of the situation.

The work provides an extensive overview and categorization of bullwhip effect causes, offering valuable insights for both researchers and practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of this phenomenon. In addition, it underscores managerial implications and highlights future research opportunities.

Bei einem Phänomen wie dem Fremdenverkehr, das relativ jung ist und sich noch in voller Entfaltung befindet, besteht Veranlassung genug, von Zeit zu Zeit zu überprüfen, worum es sich dabei eigentlich handelt und inwieweit die Wissenschaft zum Zuge kommt. Eine derartige Überprüfung dürfte um so mehr gegeben sein, wenn sie im Zusammenhange mit einem Kongress erfolgt, in dessen Mittelpunkt das touristische Ausbildungsproblem steht. Dies deshalb, weil die Ausbildung an sich einer klaren Kennzeichnung des Gegenstandes bedarf, der ihr zugrunde liegt, und weil sie, auf höherer Stufe betrieben, das dritte Glied der wissenschaftlichen Kette darstellt, wovon die Forschung das erste und die Lehre das zweite sind.

Über die Organisation des Rechnungswesens von Fremdenverkehrsbetrieben etwas nachzudenken und sich mit den Fragen, die damit zusammenhängen, näher zu befassen, ist nichts weniger als ein müssiges Unterfangen.

To confront the increasingly devastating impacts of disasters and the challenges that climate change is posing to disaster risk management (DRM) there is an imperative to further develop DRM. The resilience approach is emerging as one way to do this, and in the last decade has been strongly introduced into the policy arena, although it is not new for DRM practitioners and researchers. Nevertheless, resilience is a highly contested issue, and there is no agreed definition of it, which has resulted in confusion for stakeholders when applying it to practice. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how resilience is framed by researchers and DRM practitioners.

The analytical framework used was Hajer's “social-interactive discourse theory”, combined with analysis of government documents, in-depth interviews with practitioners and observation of field and practices within the context of the Natural Disaster Resilience Program in Queensland, Australia.

One of the key findings is that the idea of “bouncing back” is central to the resilience discourse but different interpretations of this idea results in real-world implications. Three different ways (storylines) in which practitioners construct the meaning of disaster resilience emerge from this study. Importantly the divergences between these storylines reveal possibilities for reframing to occur and these could lead to different policy options and practices.

The results presented in this paper offer empirical evidence on how resilience is understood on the ground, contributing to extending resilience theory and informing DRM and resilience practice.