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Adopting AI teammates in knowledge-intensive crowdsourcing contests: the roles of transparency and explainability
Ziheng Wang, Jiachen Wang, Chengyu Tian, Ahsan Ali, Xicheng YinAs the role of AI on human teams shifts from a tool to a teammate, the implementation of AI teammates into knowledge-intensive crowdsourcing (KI-C) contest teams represents a…
Navigating ambitions: unveiling entrepreneurial intentions in family business through social cognitive theory
Sarfraz Zaman, Hina Ahmed, Muhammad Haseeb Shakil, Muhammad Rafiq, Faiza AliThis study is an attempt to explore the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions in the context of family business background. There is a dearth of studies on the relationship…
Study on urban green development efficiency of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian in China: a mixed network SBM approach
Dan Liu, Tiange Liu, Yuting ZhengBy studying the green development efficiency (GDE) of 33 cities in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian in China, this study strives to conduct an analysis of the…
Sustainability of healthcare supply chain management: a panoramic approach through SLR and bibliometric
Dipti Acharjya, Manoj Kumar DashThe healthcare sector increasingly recognizes how critical sustainable supply chains are to lowering environmental impact, boosting productivity and satisfying public expectations…
Where George Spencer-Brown went wrong – re-entry recalculated
André OksasThe paper uncovers a mathematical error in George Spencer-Brown's genesis of re-entry. It distinguishes between the two interpretations of re-entry presented in “Laws of Form”…
IP, limited release and premium consumption: evidence from Generation Z
Bing Lei, Yue Chang, Wei Liu, Saihua ShiThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of IP (Intellectual Property) on the intention for premium consumption of Generation Z, and to construct a theoretical…
Enhancing organizational performance through knowledge-oriented leadership: the neglected role of employee creative work behavior and digital citizenship behavior in IT industry
Aihua Gu, Amjad Nawaz, Sher Abbas, Bochao LvDrawing upon Drucker’s theory of productivity, this study proposes to examine the relationship between knowledge-oriented leadership (KOL) and knowledge worker performance (KWP…
Study on site selection evaluation of emergency material storage based on improved TOPSIS
Xiaona Pang, Wenguang Yang, Wenjing Miao, Hanyu Zhou, Rui MinThrough the scientific and reasonable evaluation of the site selection of the emergency material reserve, the optimal site selection scheme is found, which provides reference for…
Carbon emission allowances purchasing decisions in supply chains under the cap-and-trade mechanism in China: an evolutionary game analysis
Haiju Hu, Yakun LiThe importance of carbon reduction has become a global consensus, and more and more countries are implementing the cap-and-trade mechanism, including China. The purpose of this…
The value of store brand customization: consider demand learning and preference matching
Qichao ShenThis study examined the reciprocal influence of demand learning and preference matching in the context of store brand customization. The demand-learning effect refers to the…
Procurement contract design for distributed photovoltaic project considering output risk under asymmetric production effort information
Lian Bai, Dong CaiDistributed photovoltaic (DPV) projects generally have output risks, and the production effort of the supplier is often private information, so the buyer needs to design the…
Exploring the impact of gamified elements on college students' learning in virtual learning communities
Yongzhong Yang, Aixian Yu, JinJing Li, Mohsin Shafi, Muhammad Ashraf FauziGamification has emerged as a dynamic force in education, with increasing interest in its impact on college students' learning. Most previous research regards gamification as a…
E-waste prediction and optimal route selection using adaptive deep Markov random field and block chain
P. Santhuja, V. AnbarasuAn efficient e-waste management system is developed, aided by deep learning techniques. Here, a smart bin system using Internet of things (IoT) sensors is generated. The sensors…
Analysing hindrances to digital disruption with a focus on cleaner cloud manufacturing
Mahesh S. Kavre, Vivek K. Sunnapwar, Bhaskar B. GardasThis study aims to identify and analyse critical barriers to cloud manufacturing (CM) adoption for achieving sustainability amongst manufacturing micro, small and medium-sized…
A maturity-driven selection model for effective digital transformation governance mechanisms in large organizations
Seyed Mahdi HosseiniNasabThis research paper aims to conceptualize digital transformation governance and its conventional mechanisms and to present governance solutions tailored to an organization’s level…
Ensemble-based deep learning techniques for customer churn prediction model
R. Siva Subramanian, B. Yamini, Kothandapani Sudha, S. SivakumarThe new customer churn prediction (CCP) utilizing deep learning is developed in this work. Initially, the data are collected from the WSDM-KKBox’s churn prediction challenge…
Determining the factor levels for a green supply chain using response surface methodology based discrete event simulation
Ayşe Tuğba Dosdoğru, Yeliz Buruk Sahin, Mustafa Göçken, Aslı Boru İpekThis study aims to optimize the levels of factors for a green supply chain (GSC) while concurrently gaining valuable insights into the dynamic interrelationships among several…
The effect of bank artificial intelligence on consumer purchase intentions
Barış Armutcu, Ahmet Tan, Shirie Pui Shan Ho, Matthew Yau Choi Chow, Kimberly C. GleasonArtificial intelligence (AI) is shaping the future of the marketing world. This study is the first to examine the effect of AI marketing efforts, brand experience (BE) and brand…
A comparison of economic complexity in Türkiye and OECD countries: new data based on industrial products
İbrahim Hüseyni, Serdar İnan, Ali Kemal Çelik, Şakir İşleyenThis study aims to analyse Türkiye’s industrial economic complexity index (ECI-IND) for comparison with the ECI-INDs of member countries of the Organization for Economic…
Unveiling current and future trends in customer banking experience research: a bibliometric analysis
Mengxi Yang, Walton Wider, Shuoran Xiao, Leilei Jiang, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Alex LeeThis research is the first to use bibliometric analysis to provide insight into the landscape and forecast the future of customer experience research in the banking sector.
An integrated model combining BERT and tree-augmented naive Bayes for analyzing risk factors of construction accident
Shupeng Liu, Jianhong Shen, Jing ZhangLearning from past construction accident reports is critical to reducing their occurrence. Digital technology provides feasibility for extracting risk factors from unstructured…
The public debt sustainability and its determinants in Sub-Sahara African countries
Fang Ye, Yunxi GuoThis paper aims to answer the following important questions: Is public debt in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries sustainable? What are the determinants of public debt…
A trust relationship network-based consensus model in large-scale TODIM group decision-making
Junfeng Chu, Pan Shu, Yicong Liu, Yanyan Wang, Yingming WangIn large-scale group decision-making (LSGDM) situations, existing TODIM group decision-making methods often fail to account for the influence of social network relationships and…
What motivates the intention of seeking confirmed cases' activity trajectory information in public health emergencies? An information ecology theory analysis
Liu Yang, Nannan Yu, Xuesong Li, Jian WangIn public health emergencies, seeking confirmed cases’ activity trajectory information (CCATI) is crucial to the public’s efforts to combat the epidemic. The public can stabilize…
Consumers’ receptivity to mHealth technologies: a hybrid PLS–ANN approach
Say Keat Ooi, Jasmine A.L. Yeap, Shir Li Lam, Gabriel C.W. GimMobile health (mHealth) technologies, in particular, have been sought after and advocated as a means of dealing with the pandemic situation. Despite the obvious advantages of…
Utilising VSM insights to address health system disconnects: introducing three novel organisational pathologies
Sharen Paine, Jeff FooteHealth systems worldwide are hampered by disconnects between governance, management, and operations, which negatively impact on their ability to deliver efficient, effective, and…
Research on the optimal desertification combat mode considering the governance cycle
Jiayi SunThis study aims to investigate the most effective approach for governments and enterprises to combat desertification by considering the governance cycle. The focus is on…
A bi-objective model for location, dispatch and relocation of ambulances with a revision of dispatch policies
Fatemeh Ravandi, Azar Fathi Heli Abadi, Ali Heidari, Mohammad Khalilzadeh, Dragan PamucarUntimely responses to emergency situations in urban areas contribute to a rising mortality rate and impact society's primary capital. The efficient dispatch and relocation of…
Job satisfaction through the perspective of emotional labor
Desynta Rahmawati Gunawan, Anis Eliyana, Rachmawati Dewi Anggraini, Andika Setia Pratama, Zukhruf Febrianto, Marziah ZaharThis study explores how emotional intelligence, customer orientation, deep acting and surface acting influence job satisfaction among middle managers in their interactions with…
Evolutionary game analysis on cross-border cooperative R&D of intelligent new energy vehicle industry
Jinhuan Tang, Qiong Wu, Kun WangIntelligent new energy vehicles (INEVs) are becoming the competitive hotspot for the automobile industry. The major purpose of this study is to determine how to increase…
Is the incumbent crying or laughing: when does the entrant adopt the market expansion entry strategy?
Shu Wang, Dun Liu, Jiajia NieIt is only logical that a firm aims to make a profit after entering the market. However, some firms enter the market with the goal of market expansion and even burn money to…
How well do the companies responsible for facilitating the digital transition perform? An analysis on Romanian ICT sector
Mihaela Brindusa Tudose, Flavian Clipa, Raluca Irina ClipaThis study proposes an analysis of the performance of companies that have assumed the responsibility of facilitating the digitalization of economic activities. Because of their…
Harvesting insights: a qualitative exploration of facilitators, inhibitors and information seeking in family-based sustainable organic farm businesses
Aashiq Hussain Lone, Irfana RashidThis study aims to investigate the landscape of family-based organic farm businesses in the Kashmir Valley, India, analyzing the factors that either facilitate or hinder their…
Time-frequency connectedness between electricity prices in Romania and its determinants in the competitive markets
Irina Alexandra Georgescu, Simona Vasilica Oprea, Adela BâraIn this paper, we aim to provide an extensive analysis to understand how various factors influence electricity prices in competitive markets, focusing on the day-ahead electricity…
Can the text features of regulatory inquiry letters predict companies’ financial restatements? Evidence from China
Chao Zhang, Zenghao Cao, Zhimin Li, Weidong Zhu, Yong WuSince the implementation of the regulatory inquiry system, research on its impact on information disclosure in the capital market has been increasing. This article focuses on a…
A systematic literature review of crisis management in online public opinion: evolutionary path and implications for China
Lu Zhang, Pu Dong, Long Zhang, Bojiao Mu, Ahui YangThis study aims to explore the dissemination and evolutionary path of online public opinion from a crisis management perspective. By clarifying the influencing factors and dynamic…
The theory of high hazard (HHT) based on grounded theory method and theories integration
Ahmad Ghaith, Ma HuiminOrganizations working in high-hazard environments contribute significantly to modern society and the economy, not only for the valuable resources they hold but also for the…
Collaborative decision-making of the supply chain system considering green innovation capability
Xiaotong Huang, Wentao Zhan, Chaowei Li, Tao Ma, Tao HongGreen innovation in supply chains is crucial for socioeconomic development and stability. Factors that influence collaborative green innovation in the supply chain are complex and…
Grey conflict analysis approach with constraints
Yong Liu, Xue-ge Guo, Qin Jiang, Jing-yi ZhangWe attempt to construct a grey three-way conflict analysis model with constraints to deal with correlated conflict problems with uncertain information.
How does humble leadership stimulate employees’ service improvisation in hospitality? A social information processing perspective
Islam Ali Elhadidy, Yongqiang GaoDrawing on social information processing theory (SIP), this paper examines whether and how humble leadership affects employees' service improvisation (ESI) in the hospitality…
How do environmental, social and governance initiatives and controversies explain the firm efficiency of Chinese energy companies?
Qian Long Kweh, Irene Wei Kiong Ting, Chunya Ren, Jawad AsifThis study investigates how the initiatives and controversies related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) explain firm efficiency.
An analysis of the geopolitical and economics influence on tourist arrivals in Russia using a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model
Irina Alexandra Georgescu, Simona Vasilica Oprea, Adela BâraThe COVID-19 pandemic and the onset of the conflict in Ukraine led to a sustained downturn in tourist arrivals (TA) in Russia. This paper aims to explore the influence of…
Social network group decision-making model considering interactions between trust relationships and opinion evolution
Jin Ma, Tong WuSocial network group decision-making (SNGDM) has rapidly developed because of the impact of social relationships on decision-making behavior. However, not only do social…
A personalized machine learning–based system to evaluate students’ skillset and analyze the gap between academia and industry for engineering students
S. Thavasi, T. RevathiWith so many placement opportunities around the students in their final or prefinal year, they start to feel the strain of the season. The students feel the need to be aware of…
Factors influencing user experience in AI chat systems – a satisfaction study based on factor analysis and linear regression
JiaMan Xing, Qianling JiangSince the introduction of the outstanding web AI chat system, ChatGPT, it has caused a significant impact in both academia and the business world. Many studies have started to…
Analysis of sustainable investment policies for housing demand in Qatar via hybrid quantum fuzzy decision-making model
Alanoud Fetais, Hasan Dincer, Serhat Yüksel, Ahmet AysanThis study aims to evaluate sustainable investment policies for housing in Qatar.
Default prediction modeling (DPM) with machine learning algorithms: case of non-financial listed companies in Pakistan
Jahanzaib Alvi, Imtiaz ArifThe crux of this paper is to unveil efficient features and practical tools that can predict credit default.
Intelligent construction technology based information sharing network for prefabricated building supply chain: a social network analysis approach
Rui Zhu, Lihong LiIn the context of Industry 4.0, intelligent construction technologies (ICT) represented by information technology and networking will undoubtedly provide new impetus to the…
Satisfaction with human resource practices, job dedication and job performance: the role of incentive gamification
Hyelda Ibrahim Kefas, Muesser Cemal Nat, Kolawole IyiolaWhile the potential of human resource practices (HRPs) for promoting performance is widely recognized, even though crucial, employees’ assessment of HRPs remains under-researched…
Ship coping strategies for hurricane-induced port disruptions
Yan Zhou, Chuanxu WangDisruptions at ports may destroy the planned ship schedules profoundly, which is an imperative operation problem that shipping companies need to overcome. This paper attempts to…
Who are the best voluntary disseminators on social networking sites? An exploration based on panel data from twitter
Juan ShiUsers' voluntary forwarding behavior opens a new avenue for companies to promote their brands and products on social networking sites (SNS). However, research on voluntary…
A three-stage solution approach with a repeated-negotiation mechanism for the decentralized resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem
Hongri Mao, Jianbo YuanThis study develops a model and algorithm to solve the decentralized resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem (DRCMPSP) and provides a suitable priority rule (PR) for…
Configuration analysis of asymmetric trust between infrastructure PPP project participants
Huimin Li, Boxin Dai, Yongchao Cao, Limin Su, Feng LiTrust is the glue that holds cooperative relationships together and often exists in an asymmetric manner. The purpose of this study is to explore how to mitigate the issue of…
Do relational outcomes always generate willingness to pay for social enterprises’ products? The moderating effect of sustainability orientation
Ching Yin IpThis study evaluated the effects of adherence to social missions and relational outcomes on willingness to pay for products from social enterprises.
Recovery time of the hotel and restaurant sector in Indonesia after COVID-19 crisis: a survival analysis
Ray Sastri, Fanglin Li, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Arbi SetiyawanThe COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted tourism, and the hotel and restaurant industry was the most affected sector, which faced issues related to business uncertainty and…
Fuzzy best–worst method–based approach for warehouse location selection and a case study in Izmir
Çağla Cergibozan, İlker GölcükThe study aims to propose a decision-support system to determine the location of a regional disaster logistics warehouse. Emphasizing the importance of disaster logistics, it…
Mediating effect of ecospirituality on the relationship between green training and voluntary workplace green behaviour in construction projects in Nigeria
Hilary Omatule OnubiThe impact of mankind on the environment and the usage of natural resources might be influenced by spirituality, through the consciousness of creating an improved moral sense…
Ethical triage in public health emergency facilities: distributive justice – a decision model
Shamsuddin Ahmed, Rayan Hamza AlsisiA new triage method, MBCE (Medical Bio Social Ethics), is presented with social justice, bio, and medical ethics for critical resource distribution during a pandemic. Ethical…
Unveiling metaverse sentiments using machine learning approaches
Thamaraiselvan Natarajan, P. Pragha, Krantiraditya Dhalmahapatra, Deepak Ramanan Veera RaghavanThe metaverse, which is now revolutionizing how brands strategize their business needs, necessitates understanding individual opinions. Sentiment analysis deciphers emotions and…
Feedback seeking abilities of L2 writers using ChatGPT: a mixed method multiple case study
Da YanThe study investigated the feedback seeking abilities of learners in L2 writing classrooms using ChatGPT as an automated written corrective feedback (AWCF) provider. Specifically…
Examining tourists' risk-related hesitation and confidence effects on developing distress and associated behavioral responses during COVID-19
Rizwana Hameed, Naeem Akhtar, Anshuman SharmaUtilizing the theoretical foundation of the stimulus-organism-response framework, the present work developed and investigated a conceptual model. The work explores the effects of…
Factors of tacit knowledge acquisition and its mechanism of action on academic research performance: an empirical research from Chinese universities
Jianhua Zhang, Jiake Li, Sajjad Alam, Fredrick Ahenkora Boamah, Dandan WenThis study examines the relationship between higher education improvement and tacit knowledge importance. In this context, the scarcity of empirical and theoretical studies on…
Analyzing the concept of participatory learning: strategies, trends and future directions in education
Vijaya Lakshmi Dara, Chitra KesavanThe research questions probe into the heart of participatory learning’s scholarly landscape. They inquire about historical trends, shifts in research interest, and regional…
Psychological empowerment an antecedent to career satisfaction: modeling affective commitment as a mediator and resilience as a moderator
Shalini Aggarwal, Lata Bajpai Singh, Shalini SrivastavaThe study, grounded on the social cognitive career theory, seeks to analyze the upshot of psychological empowerment on career satisfaction via affective commitment. The study also…
“Tektology”, VSM and the digital age
Frank StowellI examine Bogdanov’s notion of Tektology within the context of modern communication systems and political agendas.
Unraveling the effects of COVID-19 on the textile industry in South Asia region: a comparative study of major players
Zainab Zahra, Ali Raza Elahi, Waqas Khan, Bilal Mehmood, Muhammad SohailThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruptions to global industries, with the textile sector in South Asia being particularly hard hit. While previous studies have…
Research on the continued intention to use fitness games based on user experience
Zheng Wang, Rong DengFitness games, as a medium that combines playfulness and usefulness for exercise, face challenges in sustaining long-term user engagement. Currently, there is limited research…
A two-stage decision model for sustainable-resilient supplier selection and order allocation under uncertain environment
Lin Sun, Chunxia Yu, Jing Li, Qi Yuan, Shaoqiong ZhaoThe paper aims to propose an innovative two-stage decision model to address the sustainable-resilient supplier selection and order allocation (SSOA) problem in the single-valued…
Predicting Generation Z consumers’ food waste reduction behavior through social media marketing activities: a mediated model
Saman Attiq, Sumia Mumtaz, Amir Zaib Abbasi, Shahid BashirThe present study aims to examine the impact of social media marketing activities (SMMAs) on the adoption of food waste reduction behavior among Generation Z consumers within the…
Outsourcing or not? OEM's entry decision considering brand spillover effect
Hua Ke, Yaqin ZhouIn this paper, the authors study the entry and outsourcing strategies of manufacturer while considering the brand spillover effect resulting from outsourcing. The supply chain…
Compatibility as a pivotal design factor for digital concierge apps: exploring hotel guests’ socio-psychological dynamics
Chai Ching Tan, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Rupa Sinha, Ali Elsayed Shehata, Kareem M. SelemThis paper addresses a crucial research need by examining the influence of compatibility, a pivotal design element for hotel concierge apps, on the socio-psychological dynamics of…
Achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) through corporate sustainability: a topic modeling-based bibliometric analysis approach
Meenal Arora, Jaya Gupta, Amit Mittal, Anshika PrakashConsidering the swift adoption of innovative sustainability practices in businesses to accomplish sustainable development goals (SDGs), research on corporate sustainability has…
Configurational pathways to innovation capability enhancement in high-tech enterprises: a perspective from technological innovation network
Tingting Liu, Yehui Li, Xing Li, Lanfen WuHigh-tech enterprises, as the national innovation powerhouses, have garnered considerable interest, particularly regarding their technological innovation capabilities…
A multi-stage integrated model based on deep neural network for credit risk assessment with unbalanced data
Lu Wang, Jiahao Zheng, Jianrong Yao, Yuangao ChenWith the rapid growth of the domestic lending industry, assessing whether the borrower of each loan is at risk of default is a pressing issue for financial institutions. Although…
Evolutionary game analysis of cooperation strategies for core enterprises of film copyright import and export under China’s supporting policies
Bingchao Ren, Shuwen MeiThis paper constructs a tripartite evolutionary game model between the government, the core enterprises of film copyright export and imports and uses the system dynamics model to…
More sharing, more engagement? The impact of free knowledge sharing on customer engagement in online health communities
Zhen Xu, Ruohong Hao, Xuanxuan Lyu, Jiang JiangKnowledge sharing in online health communities (OHCs) disrupts consumers' health information-seeking behavior patterns such as seeking health information and consulting. Based on…
Students' help-seeking mediates the relationship between happiness and self-strength: a comparative study on Chinese and Pakistani adolescents
Umaira Tabassum, Xing Qiang, Jaffar Abbas, Amjad Islam Amjad, Khalid Ibrahim Al-SulaitiPositive psychology helps us understand the knowledge required to contribute to adolescents' societal development and adjustability. Adolescence is the crucial stage to work on…
Happy knowledge creators sustain nations: scale development and validation of happiness at work
Puja Khatri, Preeti Kumari, Asha ThomasThe significant role of universities in generating and diffusing new knowledge in the interest of society has positioned faculty as knowledge creators. The present study…
A study on site selection of wind power plant based on prospect theory and VIKOR: a case study in China
Hui Zhao, Simeng Wang, Chen LuWith the continuous development of the wind power industry, wind power plant (WPP) has become the focus of resource development within the industry. Site selection, as the initial…
Multilevel thermoplastic waste segregation and classification with AHGSO using federated learning framework
R.S. Vignesh, M. Monica SubashiniAn abundance of techniques has been presented so forth for waste classification but, they deliver inefficient results with low accuracy. Their achievement on various repositories…
A heuristic-based benders decomposition for the hybrid relief distribution network minimizing deprivation cost of vulnerable areas
Sanaz Khalaj Rahimi, Donya RahmaniThe study aims to optimize truck routes by minimizing social and economic costs. It introduces a strategy involving diverse drones and their potential for reusing at DNs based on…
Do female political leaders make the environment greener? Evidence from the United States
Allison WuThis study examines the effect of female governors (gender effect) on environmental performance in terms of state-level carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in United States.
Adaptation to climate change: state of art technologies
Ahmet Tarık Usta, Mehmet Şahin GökThe world is increasingly threatened by climate change. As the dimensions of this danger grow, it becomes essential to develop the most effective policies to mitigate its impacts…
Advance selling and service cancelation when consumers are overconfident
Zhongfeng Sun, Guojun Ji, Kim Hua TanThis paper aims to study the joint decision making of advance selling and service cancelation for service provides with limited capacity when consumers are overconfident.
Green information technology and green information systems: science mapping of present and future trends
Mohd Nazim Mat Nawi, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Irene Wei Kiong Ting, Walton Wider, Gabari Barry AmakaThis study provide an in-depth review on the knowledge structure of green information technology (GIT) adoption and behavior. Environmental degradation has escalated even further…
Executive team risk appetite, financial development and re-innovation strategy after enterprise innovation failure: evidence from China
Yang Zhang, Wentao Zhou, Xiaoyao PanThis article empirically tests the impact of risk appetite of the executive team on the re-innovation strategy after technological innovation failure using a panel regression…
QFD-based hybrid neutrosophic MCDM approach with Six Sigma evaluation for sustainable product design in Industry 4.0
Anwesa Kar, Rajiv Nandan RaiThe concept of sustainable product design (SPD) is gaining significant attention in recent research. However, due to inherent uncertainties associated with new product development…
Prescriptive digital transformation maturity model: a development and validation study
Batuhan Kocaoglu, Mehmet KirmiziThis study aims to develop a modular and prescriptive digital transformation maturity model whose constituent elements have conceptual integrity as well as reveal the priority…
Segmented compensation mechanism for technological innovation of civilian enterprises’ participation in military: a perspective of dual information asymmetry
Fan Zhang, Haolin WenBased on dual information asymmetry, the two-stage segmented compensation mechanism for technological innovation of civilian enterprises’ participation in military (CEPIM) has…
An interactive possibilistic programming approach for sustainable supplier selection and inventory management problem in the physical internet
Pengyun Zhao, Shoufeng Ji, Yuanyuan JiThis paper aims to introduce a novel structure for the physical internet (PI)–enabled sustainable supplier selection and inventory management problem under uncertain environments.
The predictive robustness of organizational and technological enablers towards blockchain technology adoption and financial performance
Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Mohammed A. Al Doghan, Ummi Naiemah Saraih, Bahadur Ali SoomroBlockchain technology has brought about significant transformation among organizations worldwide. This study aimed to explore the effects of organizational and technological…
A novel B&B recommendation method based on improved intuitionistic fuzzy sets
Chong Wu, Zijiao Zhang, Chang Liu, Yiwen ZhangThis paper aims to propose a bed and breakfast (B&B) recommendation method that takes into account review timeliness and user preferences to help consumers choose the most…
Equilibrium strategies of sharing CSR in a supply chain with manufacturer encroachment
Yonghong Cheng, Jiaxin Pan, Teng YaoMotivated by the real-world practice of the thriving e-commerce, manufacturers are transcending traditional boundaries of merely producing and selling directly by implementing…
The role of technology in entrepreneurship: a comprehensive systematic and bibliometric analysis
Usha Rani Jayanna, Senthil Kumar Jaya Prakash, Ravi Aluvala, B. Venkata RaoThrough bibliometric analysis, the study intends to reveal the evolution of the trends in the Scopus database, the scope of research and the connection between technology and…
Research on the evolution and determinants of knowledge transfer network in patent-intensive industries
Jianguo Li, Yuwen Gong, Hong LiThis study aims to investigate the structural characteristics, spatial evolution paths and internal driving mechanisms of the knowledge transfer (KT) network in China’s…
Cognitive ability and stock market participation: evidence from China
Shulin Xu, Ibrahim Alnafrah, Abd Alwahed DagestaniIt is imperative for policymakers, financial institutions, and individual investors to comprehend the factors that impact stock market participation, given the growing…
Blockchain technology adoption for collaborative emission reduction considering carbon information asymmetry in supply chains
Xue-Yan Wu, Xujin PuCollaborative emission reduction among supply chain members has emerged as a new trend to achieve climate neutrality goals and meet consumers’ low-carbon preferences. However…
Autonomous vehicles and consumer acceptance: a bibliometric analysis perspective
I Gede Mahatma Yuda Bakti, Sik Sumaedi, Medi Yarmen, Marlina Pandin, Aris Yaman, Rahmi Kartika Jati, Mauludin HidayatRecently, autonomous vehicles (AV) acceptance has been studied intensively. This paper aims to map and analyze the bibliometric characteristics of AV acceptance literature…
Evolution and thematic structure of research on e-health literacy
Williams E. NwagwuThis study was carried out to examine the volume and annual growth pattern of research on e-health literacy research, investigate the open-access types of e-health literacy…
Local business environment and firm innovation: evidence from China
Jiapeng Wu, Dayu Gao, Cheng Xu, Yanqi SunThis paper aims to investigate the influence of the regional business environment on local firm innovation, considering various dimensions such as administrative, financial and…
Incorporating sustainability in organizational strategy: a framework for enhancing sustainable knowledge management and green innovation
Mohsin Rasheed, Jianhua Liu, Ehtisham AliThis study investigates the crucial link between sustainable practices and organizational development, focusing on sustainable knowledge management (SKM), green innovation (GI…
Impact of certification on efficiency: a study of the inverted U-shaped moderating role of supply chain complexity
Jingmin Wang, Ligang Cui, Maozeng XuThis study aims to find the impact of supply chain certification (SCCert) on supply chain efficiency (SCEffi) with the inverted U-shaped moderator role of supply chain complexity…
Online bubbles and echo chambers as social systems
Emerson PalmieriThe aim of the text is to reflect on the formation of the so-called digital echo chambers or filter bubbles, which are environments formed around particular topics whose objective…
The spillover effect of sudden environmental disasters on energy technology innovation: evidence from China
Shan Liang, Hui Ming ZhangExamine the effects of sudden environmental disasters on the advancement of both renewable and conventional energy technologies.
Why I am trapped in the spiral of abuse? A nexus of low core self-evaluations and job dependency
Tehreem Fatima, Muhammad Kashif Imran, Ambreen Sarwar, Sobia Shabeer, Muhammad RizwanThe present research aims to empirically test the “Barriers to abusive supervision model” to find how employee-related (core self-evaluations) and situational factors (perceived…
User profiling for Chinese super-new generation wine consumers based on improved density peak clustering algorithm
Yumeng Feng, Weisong Mu, Yue Li, Tianqi Liu, Jianying FengFor a better understanding of the preferences and differences of young consumers in emerging wine markets, this study aims to propose a clustering method to segment the super-new…
Optimizing chronic healthcare payment scheme: integrating patient effort in service pricing for enhanced self-management performance
Yixin Liang, Xuejie Ren, Lindu ZhaoThe study aims to address a critical gap in existing healthcare payment schemes and care service pricing by recognizing the influential role of patients' decisions on…
A priority queueing-inventory approach for inventory management in multi-channel service retailing using machine learning algorithms
Nasser Abdali, Saeideh Heidari, Mohammad Alipour-Vaezi, Fariborz Jolai, Amir AghsamiNowadays, in many organizations, products are not delivered instantly. So, the customers should wait to receive their needed products, which will form a queueing-inventory model…
Domestic tourism and the effects of behavioral changes, government-media trust and moderation of “maintenance of country image”: theoretical analysis
Ammar Yasir, Xiaojian Hu, Murat Aktan, Pablo Farías, Abdul RaufContemporary changes have occurred in country-level policies and tourists’ intentions in recent years. The role of maintaining a country’s image is trendy in crisis control but…
Marketplace or reseller? The effect of asymmetric selling cost and demand information
Mengying Zhang, Zhennan Yuan, Ningning WangWe explore the driving forces behind the channel choices of the manufacturer and the platform by considering asymmetric selling cost and demand information.
Does rural infrastructure resilience affect population loss? Empirical research based on spatial measurements
Jieyu Li, Libang Ma, Tianmin Tao, Zhihang Zhu, Sixia LiBy analyzing the mechanisms by which rural infrastructure resilience (RIR) impacted population loss in Longxi County, this study proposes measures to improve RIR, which provides a…
Insights into mobile learning continuance intention among school students and teachers via a hermeneutic phenomenological study during COVID-19
Yashdeep Singh, P.K. SuriThis study aims to describe the m-learning experience of school students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic and explores the factors influencing the continuance intention…
A new gray optimization model for disposing or re-commercializing unsold goods in reverse logistics networks with a cross-docking center
Mohsen Rajabzadeh, Seyed Meysam Mousavi, Farzad AzimiThis paper investigates a problem in a reverse logistics (RLs) network to decide whether to dispose of unsold goods in primary stores or re-commercialize them in outlet centers…
The nexus of foreign direct investment and agricultural productivity: does absorptive capacity matter?
Yan Han, Yanqi Sun, Kevin Huang, Cheng XuThis study aims to examine the complex effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on China’s agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) from 2005 to 2020. It also explores the…
Does employee envy drive service sabotage? Evidence from hotel organizations
Muhammad Haroon Shoukat, Islam Elgammal, Mukaram Ali Khan, Kareem M. SelemUsing the theoretical framework of social comparison theory (SCT), this study investigates the effects of employee envy on service sabotage behaviors in the hospitality industry…
Capital tax incentives and firm innovation: evidence from accelerated depreciation in China
Haibo Feng, Caixia ZongThis study aims to investigate the influence and impact mechanism of capital tax incentives on firm innovation.
Understanding user perceptions toward marketing in the metaverse
Heetae Yang, Yeram Cho, Sang-Yeal HanThis study develops a comprehensive research model and investigates the significant factors affecting positive marketing outcomes in the Metaverse through perceived social…
Attaining global peace and tourism competitiveness: linkages between tourism, security measures and economic stability
Xiaoying Liu, Qamar Ali, Muhammad Rizwan Yaseen, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum, Muhammad Tariq Iqbal KhanThe Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 outlines sustainability as associated with peace, good governance and justice. The perception of international tourists about security…
ChatGPT: a game changer for knowledge management in organizations
Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Quratulain AmberGenerative AI and more specifically ChatGPT has brought a revolution in the lives of people by providing them with required knowledge that it has learnt from an exponentially…
Game-theoretical study of military–civilian collaborative innovation in the context of four-party participation
Ning Qi, Shiping Lu, Hao JingIn the context of constructing an integrated national strategic system, collaborative innovation among enterprises is the current social focus. Therefore, in order to find the…
Electric vehicle subsidy structure considering network externality under carbon neutrality constraints
Feng Chen, Suxiu Xu, Yue ZhaiPromoting electric vehicles (EVs) is an effective way to achieve carbon neutrality. If EVs are widely adopted, this will undoubtedly be good for the environment. The purpose of…
Fluctuation and forecasting of gold prices in Saudi Arabia’s market
Ruby KhanThe purpose of this study is to analyze the fluctuations in gold prices within the Saudi Arabian market and to develop a reliable forecasting model to aid market participants and…
Agricultural insurance and pesticides selection in China: traditional or green?
Zhuang Zhang, You Hua ChenNumerical literature shows that agricultural insurance can affect pesticide investments, but few of them are devoted to explain how agricultural insurance affects farmers’…
Effect of digital skills on citizens’ digital participation: mediating effects of political interest, social issues concern and national identity
Yu Zhang, Wang Zhang, Jie WangIn the context of the digital age, this study aims to investigate the impact of citizens' digital participation on the scientific and democratic decision-making processes of the…
Hybrid workspace and affective well-being: the mediating role of positive work reflection
R. Karpagavalli, L. SuganthiIn a post-pandemic era, the hybrid workspace (HW) that came into practice now remains a new normal way of working for employees. This new practice has received a great deal of…
Study on the symbiosis evolution mechanism of the digital innovation ecosystem: considering government regulation
Donglin Chen, Min Fu, Lei WangThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the symbiotic evolution decisions of digital innovation enterprises, research institutes and the government in the digital innovation…
Production mode selection for automakers considering product substitution under the dual-credit policy
Yongjian Wang, Xigang Yuan, Fei WangThis paper aims to compare and analyze the effect of the dual-credit policy and product substitution rate on the automakers’ operational strategies under different production…
Measuring the multiplier effect of regional tourism and its spatial distribution in Indonesia before and after the COVID-19
Ray Sastri, Fanglin Li, Arbi Setiyawan, Anugerah Karta MonikaThe tourism multiplier effect (TME) is the total economic impact of tourism demand, representing the linkages between tourism and other businesses in an area. However, study about…
Financial distress prediction based on ensemble feature selection and improved stacking algorithm
Chong Wu, Xiaofang Chen, Yongjie JiangWhile the Chinese securities market is booming, the phenomenon of listed companies falling into financial distress is also emerging, which affects the operation and development of…
Artificial intelligence: threat or asset to academic integrity? A bibliometric analysis
Margarida Rodrigues, Rui Silva, Ana Pinto Borges, Mário Franco, Cidália OliveiraThis study aims to address a systematic literature review (SLR) using bibliometrics on the relationship between academic integrity and artificial intelligence (AI), to bridge the…
Mapping the social value creation of renewable energy enterprises in a social open innovation milieu
Noa Willys, Wenyuan Li, Otu Larbi-Siaw, Ettien Fulgence BrouAs the backbone of the social open innovation (SOI) system, social enterprises (SEs) are the key drivers of social value creation (SVC). However, at the micro-level, research in…
Multidimensional sentiment analysis method on social media data: comparison of emotions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Bülent Doğan, Yavuz Selim Balcioglu, Meral ElçiThis study aims to elucidate the dynamics of social media discourse during global health events, specifically investigating how users across different platforms perceive, react to…
Bibliometric mapping in the landscape of cybernetics: insights into global research networks
Ionut NicaThis bibliometric mapping study aimed to provide comprehensive insights into the global research landscape of cybernetics. Utilizing the biblioshiny function in R Studio, we…
Examining the impact of internal marketing strategies on employee-based brand equity benefits
Granit Baca, Nail ReshidiThe primary purpose of this research is to conceptualise and validate the comprehensive framework for effectively measuring and managing employee-based brand equity (EBBE…
Growth-accelerating factors of green finance for green growth: a study using TISM
Ravita Kharb, Charu Shri, Neha SainiThe objective is to develop an empirical model estimating the relationship and interaction amongst the factors affecting and enhancing green finance (GF) in developing economies…
The role of artificial intelligence in corporate digital strategies: evidence from China
Shaohua Yang, Murtaza Hussain, R.M. Ammar Zahid, Umer Sahil MaqsoodIn the rapidly evolving digital economy, businesses face formidable pressures to maintain their competitive standing, prompting a surge of interest in the intersection of…
Examining interdependencies among solution dimensions for sustainable development in SMEs based on Industry 4.0 concept
Love Kumar, Rajiv Kumar SharmaIn the context of promoting sustainable development in SMEs, the present study aims to investigate the relationship among solution dimensions based on the Industry 4.0 (I4.0…
Physical inactivity among university students in Pakistan
Nafeesa Safdar, Qamar Ali, Aiman Zahra, Tanveer HussainPhysical activity is an eminent practice for the maintenance of physical and mental health. Physical fitness always enables students to perform their various tasks efficiently…
Land prices, digital instruments and retail performance
Zhang GuoWeiThe results indicate that land prices exert pressure on retail performance (RP) and that the enhancement of digital means has a positive effect on RP. Additionally, digital…
Detection model for key nodes of manufacturing industry chain stability under complex networks: a naval architecture and marine engineering equipment industry chain example
Lan Xu, Xueyi ZhuCurrently, China’s manufacturing industry chain still faces the danger of chain breakage due to the persistent “lack of technology” issue. The definition and detection of key…
Psychographic and demographic segmentation and customer profiling in mobile fintech services
Agnieszka Maria Koziel, Chien-wen ShenThis research aims to comprehend the factors that impact the emerging inclination of consumers toward mobile finance technology (fintech) services over banking institutions. The…
Optimal multi-period pricing and sales effort decisions with a logit demand model in an integrated channel
Wanting Hu, Guangwei DengThe purpose of this study is to provide an optimal joint strategy of multi-period pricing and sales effort for a retailer with a logit choice demand in an integrated channel.
Impact of the second-hand market on durable goods remanufacturing decisions under patent protection
Xiaogang Cao, Boning Xiao, Hui Wen, Mingzhe FuThis paper explores how the existence of a second-hand market can affect remanufacturing decisions for durable goods in the presence of patent protection.
Private brand introduction and selling mode decision when considering risk aversion
Lubing Lyu, Haixia ZhaoThis paper aims to study the interplay between a risk-averse national brand manufacturer's (NBM) selling mode decision and a risk-neutral e-platform's private brand (PB…
Understanding the social capital – happiness link among online brand communities: influence of psychological well-being and membership duration
Muhammad Adeel Abid, Muhammad Mohsin, Nadia Nasir, Tayyaba RafiqueBased on the principles of the social capital theory (SCT), this study aimed to generate hypotheses and evaluate a mediated moderated model that examined the impact of social…
Collaborative government-public efforts in driving green technology innovation for environmental governance in PPP projects: a study based on prospect theory
Zehui Bu, Jicai Liu, Xiaoxue ZhangThe paper aims to elucidate effective strategies for promoting the adoption of green technology innovation within the private sector, thereby enhancing the value of public–private…
Optimal financing modes of a capital-constrained manufacturer under different sales strategies
Peng Ma, Qin Yuan, Henry XuPrevious studies have rarely integrated the financing modes of a capital-constrained manufacturer with the choices of online sales strategies. To address this gap, the authors…
Employing S-O-R approach in linking mobile commerce ubiquity with usage behavior: roles of product reputation and brand trust
Islam Elgammal, Chai Ching Tan, Leonardo Aureliano-Silva, Kareem M. SelemThis paper aims to highlight the effect of mobile commerce (m-commerce) ubiquity on usage behavior as well as the mediator mechanism of brand trust between ubiquity and usage…
Do retailer competition and partial vertical shareholding contribute to carbon abatement and the social environment?
Hua Wang, Cuicui Wang, Yanle XieThis paper considers carbon abatement in a competitive supply chain that is composed of a manufacturer and two retailers under vertical shareholding. The authors emphasize the…
“I deserve better grades.” Compliance-gaining perspective of dark triad traits, power distance and academic entitlement in Chinese higher education
Zahid Shafait, Umar Farooq SahibzadaDark triad (DT) personality traits, that is, Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy, are socially unenthusiastic and predict a range of antisocial behaviors. Academic…
Agricultural price forecasting based on the spatial and temporal influences factors under spillover effects
Dezhao Tang, Qiqi Cai, Tiandan Nie, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jinghua WuIntegrating artificial intelligence and quantitative investment has given birth to various agricultural futures price prediction models suitable for nonlinear and non-stationary…
Artificial intelligence-driven bioenergy system: digital green innovation partner selection of bioenergy enterprises based on interval fuzzy field model
Shi Yin, Zengying Gao, Tahir MahmoodThe aim of this study is to (1) construct a standard framework for assessing the capability of bioenergy enterprises' digital green innovation partners; (2) quantify the choice of…
Optimal referral rewards for poverty-alleviating products based on the structural equation interpretation
Fei Zou, Yanju ZhouThe goal of this study is to investigate the mediating effect of referral rewards on consumer willingness to recommend poverty-alleviating products and to identify the most…
Unlocking the potential of technology usage in fostering education quality and students' satisfaction: a case of Pakistani higher education
Maryam Ikram, Husaina Banu Kenayathulla, Syed Muhammad Umer SaleemThis research aims to determine the levels of education quality (EQ), technology usage (TU), students' satisfaction (SS) and the impact of EQ on SS. Also, it seeks to find out how…
Study on the characteristics and synergistic effects of industrial complex networks – empirical evidence from Chinese manufacturing
Chen Xuemeng, Ma GuangqiThe manufacturing industry and the producer service industry have a high degree of industrial correlation, and their integration will cause changes in the complex industrial…
How policy designs influence the innovation performance of China's emergency industry: an institutional grammar perspective
Chao Yang, Wei JiaThis study provides a configurational examination of how policy designs influence the innovation performance of the emergency industry in China.
The nexus of knowledge management processes and innovation performance: the moderates of big data analytical
Shadi AbualoushThe purpose of the study is to identify how knowledge management processes impact innovation performance in the Jordanian medical sector (private hospitals) as well as identify…
An analysis of reward mechanism and knowledge sharing for crowdsourcing-based open innovation contest
Jhih-Hua Jhang-Li, I. Robert ChiangThe purpose of this paper is to investigate both the impact of different reward types and the adoption of knowledge-sharing practice on a crowdsourcing-based open innovation…
Relational neurostrategy
Leonardo Lavanderos, Eduardo Fiol, Sergio Gonzalez, Alejandro MalpartidaNeurostrategy is an abductive decision-making process developed from the knowledge generated within the network of decision-makers. It links cognitive style with the team's…
What factor is essential in successful crowdfunding: a MULTIMOORA-EDAS approach to explore factors that influence the success of crowdfunding campaigns
Isaac Edem Djimesah, Hongjiang Zhao, Agnes Naa Dedei Okine, Elijah Duah, Kingsford Kissi Mireku, Kenneth Wilson Adjei BuduDue to the high rate of failure of most crowdfunding projects, knowing the most essential factor to obtain funding success on the crowdfunding platform is of great importance for…
Project portfolio selection and scheduling incorporating dynamic synergy
Libiao Bai, Mengqin Yang, Tong Pan, Yichen SunSelecting and scheduling optimal project portfolio simultaneously is a complex decision-making problem faced by organizations to realize the strategy. However, dynamic synergy…
Not inspired enough: the mediating role of customer engagement between YouTube’s perceived advertising value and customer inspiration
Muhammad Shahzeb Fayyaz, Amir Zaib Abbasi, Khurram Altaf, Nasser Alqahtani, Ding Hooi TingThis study investigates two important research questions. First, does YouTube advertising create value for customers to activate their inspired-by state (motivation), or does…
Work–life balance and employee commitment in the new normal: evidence from Indian railway using mixed-method approach
Atanu Manna, Subhajit Pahari, Debasish Biswas, Dipa Banerjee, Debasis DasThe study principally aims to investigate the relationship among work–life balance (WLB), job satisfaction (JS) and employee commitment (EC) among the railway staff by integrating…
Analysis of the spatial urbanization effect of digital finance in China
Yunping Hao, Wei ZhaoThis study aims to empirically examine the impact of digital finance on spatial urbanization and elucidate its underlying mechanisms.
Dynamic control of pollution of municipal solid waste incineration
Hui Jie Li, Deqing TanThe purpose of the study is to investigate strategies for enhancing pollution oversight by local governments while reducing government-enterprise collusion (GEC) levels…
When workplace incivility begets ineffectual employee silence-the role of rationalized knowledge hiding and regulation of emotion
Balakrishna Ballekura, Lavanya VilvanathanThe purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between workplace incivility (WIN) and ineffectual employee silence (IES) through rationalized knowledge-hiding (RKH…
The impact of fiscal support for agricultural expenditure on rural residents' consumption: from a perspective of level and structure
Yuanhong Hu, Feifei Huang, Pengling Liu, Shuyu ZhangAs China’s industrial structure continues to upgrade and optimize, the consumption capacity of rural residents gradually improves and the role of consumption in economic growth is…
Financial accessibility and crime – Empirical study based on panel data from Chinese cities
Zifeng Wang, Dezhu Ye, Tao LiangThis paper empirically investigates the relationship between financial availability and crime by measuring it across five dimensions: banking, securities, insurance, private…
Mediation of knowledge management processes in enabling strategic HR practices to achieve differentiation and cost-effectiveness
Karishma Trivedi, Kailash B.L. SrivastavaThis study explores how strategic human resource practices enhance the competitive capability of differentiation and cost-effectiveness by leveraging knowledge resources in Indian…
Machiavellianism and affective commitment as predictors of unethical pro-organization behavior: exploring the moderating role of moral disengagement
Zahid Sarwar, Zhihong SongA growing number of organizational scandals, including Apple slowing old devices to increase the sales of new ones, and research on unethical pro-organization behaviors (UPBs…
Do sole actual controllers really inhibit corporate innovation? The nonlinear moderating effect of cooperative culture
Ziyu Zhou, Haizhou Fan, Zhiying Liu1. Explore the important role of sole actual controller in the innovation decision of the firm and the different effects of the ownership of sole actual controller on innovation;…
Navigating the digital landscape: examining the interdependencies of digital transformation and big data in driving SMEs' innovation performance
Tian Hongyun, Jan Muhammad Sohu, Asad Ullah Khan, Ikramuddin Junejo, Sonia Najam Shaikh, Sadaf Akhtar, Muhammad BilalIn this digital age, the rapid technological innovation and adoption, with the increasing use of big data analytics, has raised concerns about the ability of small and medium…
Dynamic scheduling for job shop with machine failure based on data mining technologies
Yong Gui, Lanxin ZhangInfluenced by the constantly changing manufacturing environment, no single dispatching rule (SDR) can consistently obtain better scheduling results than other rules for the…
How does leaders’ narcissistic rivalry impact employees’ service outcomes in the hospitality industry? A conservation of resources perspective
Kunlin Li, Xin Sun, Jin ChengThis study examines how leaders’ narcissistic rivalry (LNR) affects the in-role performance (IRP) and proactive customer service performance (PCSP) of employees in the hospitality…
35 years of grey system theory in economics and education
Camelia Delcea, Saad Ahmed Javed, Margareta-Stela Florescu, Corina Ioanas, Liviu-Adrian CotfasThe Grey System Theory (GST) is an emerging area of research within artificial intelligence. Since its founding in 1982, it has seen a lot of multidisciplinary applications. In…
Linking coworker friendship with incivility: comparison between headwaiters and servers in family-style restaurants
Mukaram Ali Khan, Kareem M. Selem, Syed Sohaib Zubair, Muhammad Haroon ShoukatUnderpinned by affective events theory (AET), this paper examines the effect of coworker friendship on coworker incivility in family-style restaurants. Furthermore, this paper…
Does cycle superposition amplify bank liquidity risk under different levels of financial openness? Empirical evidence from China
Huimin Jing, Yixin ZhuThis paper aims to explore the impact of cycle superposition on bank liquidity risk under different levels of financial openness so that banks can better manage their liquidity…
Mediating role of engagement and commitment to bridge empowering leadership and task performance
Anis Eliyana, Nurul Iman Abdul Jalil, Desynta Rahmawati Gunawan, Andika Setia PratamaThis research seeks to reveal the mediating role of work engagement and affective commitment as individual aspects that have the potential to bridge the effect of empowering…
The heterogeneous impacts of climate finance on environmental sustainability and social welfare in developing countries
Xueting Gong, Dinkneh Gebre Borojo, Jiang YushiDue to their limited capacity for adaptation and dependence on natural resources for economic growth, developing countries (DCs) tend to be more prone to climate change. It is…
Assessing indirect effect of behavioral intentions on financial inclusion – a serial mediation model
Muhammad Aamir Shaheen, Shoaib Aslam, Salman Mahmood, Mumtaz Ahmad, Sumaira TabassumThe research examines how behavioral intentions, as a higher-order construct, indirectly affect financial inclusion through service trust, usage behavior and financial literacy in…
Application of grey system model with intelligent parameters in predicting regional electricity consumption
Wenhao Zhou, Hailin Li, Hufeng Li, Liping Zhang, Weibin LinGiven the regional heterogeneity of economic development, electricity consumption in various regions exhibits a discrepant growth pattern. The purpose of this study is to…
How popular is a topic on social media? A multi-criteria decision-making framework based on user engagement
Samet Güner, Halil Ibrahim Cebeci, Emrah AydemirSocial media is widely used to capture citizens' opinions and topics deemed important. The importance or interest social media users attribute to a topic is traditionally measured…
To be a cyborg or not: exploring the mechanisms between digital literacy and neural implant acceptance
Kerem Toker, Mine Afacan Fındıklı, Zekiye İrem Gözübol, Ali̇ GörenerThis research aims to reveal the working principles of the decision mechanism that affects the use of neural implant acceptance and to discuss the leading role of digital literacy…
Exploring the impact of partner match on business model innovation: the mediating role of interfirm dynamic capabilities-based on ecosystem orchestration perspective
Lei Shen, Yue LiuWithin the context of an open innovation business environment, the frequent interaction and coordination activities among heterogeneous partners have a significant impact on…
Quality and selling format choices in a supply chain considering remanufacturing competition
Wen Zhang, Mingzhuo DaiThe purpose of this study is to explore the interplay between the selection of selling formats of remanufactured products for a third-party remanufacturer (TPR) and the quality…
Role of Industry 4.0 tools in organizational performance of the IT sector
Abeera Islam, Afshan NaseemIn the contemporary period, numerous businesses undergo significant adjustments, such as evaluating critical components of the corporate operations and relying on technology to…
Netizens' concerns during COVID-19: a topic evolution analysis of Chinese social media platforms
Zhaohua Deng, Rongyang Ma, Manli Wu, Richard EvansThis study analyzes the evolution of topics related to COVID-19 on Chinese social media platforms with the aim of identifying changes in netizens' concerns during the different…
Unleashing the findings: exploring the interaction between intellectual capital and e-banking proactiveness
Ayman Abdalmajeed AlsmadiThis study aims to present a research model to investigate the potential impact of human capital, structural capital and social capital on e-banking proactiveness. In addition, it…
Research on the tail risk contagion in the international commodity market on the China's financial market: based on a network perspective
Xin Liao, Wen LiConsidering the frequency of extreme events, enhancing the global financial system's stability has become crucial. This study aims to investigate the contagion effects of extreme…
A holistic view on business model-oriented energy communities
Adela Bâra, Simona Vasilica OpreaThis paper aims to investigate and formulate several business models (BM) for various energy communities (EC) members: prosumers, storage facilities, electric vehicle (EV…
How does ESG disclosure promote technological innovation? Moderating effects based on product market competition
Xinyuan Wang, Yushi Yin, Dongphil Chun, Peng LiThe primary objective of this study is to unveil the relationships that interconnect ESG and three pillars disclosures with technological innovation while also investigating the…
Does empowering leadership help firms to establish collaborative culture and organizational commitment to stimulate frugal innovation?
Abdul Hakeem Waseel, Jianhua Zhang, Muhammad Usman Shehzad, Ayesha Saddiqa, Jinyan Liu, Sajjad HussainGiven innovation's significance, this research examines the link between empowered leadership and frugal innovation. The research also explores how collaborative cultures and…
Measuring academic performance among students during post-COVID-19 reopening through academic engagement and persistence: mediating role of psychological capital
Liu WanmeiThis study examined the students' academic performance through psychological capital, academic engagement and academic persistence. It also investigated the function of…
The effects of low-carbon awareness on remanufacturing strategy in the presence of competition
Yanyan Zheng, Peng Liu, Yingxue Zhao, Zhichao ZhangThis paper examines how the level of low-carbon awareness (LCA) affects the remanufacturing strategy in a supply chain with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and an…
How do the determinants of investment decisions get prioritized? Peeking into the minds of investors
Kirti Sood, Prachi Pathak, Sanjay GuptaInvestment decisions hold immense significance for investors and eventually affect their portfolio performance. Investors are advised to weigh the costs and benefits associated…
Comparative analysis of intelligent connected vehicle industry in China, United States and European Union from technology lifecycle perspective
Hanbo Zhang, Yong Qi, Guiyang ZhangThe intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) is an important trend in automobile development, but little research has been conducted on the technological differences in the ICV…
Mega-infrastructure development, tourism sustainability and quality of life assessment at world heritage sites: catering to COVID-19 challenges
Jaffar Abbas, Gulnara Mamirkulova, Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, Imran Bashir DarMega-infrastructure development plans pave the way for policies to upgrade the infrastructure, environmental management and different aspects of locals’ well-being. These…
Nexus between e-service quality and e-customer satisfaction through functional and hedonic values: case of online shopping in Pakistan
Ishfaq Ahmad, Rida Akbar, Muhammad Ali JavedThe concept of online shopping has been in vogue for the past two decades and is on the rise. Even developing countries like Pakistan are using electronic platforms to buy and…
A study on risk sharing of smart city PPP projects based on EW-G1 and TOPSIS-UT: a case study in China
Hui Zhao, Xian Cheng, Jing Gao, Guikun YuBuilding a smart city is a necessary path to achieve sustainable urban development. Smart city public–private partnership (PPP) project is a necessary measure to build a smart…
Research on the knowledge transfer mechanism of digital platform in the digital innovation ecosystem: an improved model of SIR embedded in symbiosis theory
Jingtao Liu, Lianju Ning, Qifang GaoIn the digital economy era, digital platforms are vital infrastructure for innovation subjects to perform digital innovation activities. Achieving efficient and smooth knowledge…
Pricing strategy of knowledge payment products considering copyright supervision in the blockchain technology era
Xiubin Gu, Yi Qu, Zhengkui LinThe purpose of this study is to investigate the pricing strategies for knowledge payment products, taking into account the quality level of pirated knowledge products, in the…
Unlocking innovation: the power of two leadership styles in Chinese higher education
Qingjin Lin, Loo-See Beh, Nurul Liyana Mohd KamilThis study aims to explore the associations between leadership styles (i.e. transformational and ethical) and innovative work behavior within higher education institutions (HEIs)…
The analysis of brand reputation and willingness to pay price premium with regression analysis and classification algorithms
Şeniz Özhan, Erkan Ozhan, Ozge HabibogluBrand reputation (BR) is one of the most important factors that affect the consumer–brand relationship and give businesses a competitive advantage. Businesses with a strong BR can…
Proposing new clustering-based algorithms for the multi-skilled resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem with resource leveling adjustments
Ehsan Goudarzi, Hamid Esmaeeli, Kia Parsa, Shervin AsadzadehThe target of this research is to develop a mathematical model which combines the Resource-Constrained Multi-Project Scheduling Problem (RCMPSP) and the Multi-Skilled…
How does blockchain technology implementation affect the supply chain members' strategic decisions under the factory encroachment?
Fan Ding, Zhangping Lu, Jingxian ChenContract Manufacturers (CM, factory) can cultivate factory brand products by imitating Original Equipment Manufacturers' (OEM, brand owner) National Brand products, and compete…
The encroachment strategy under eco-innovation collaboration with delayed realized efficiency information
Yating Li, Ting Chen, Xinxin Zhang, Jiahang YuanEco-innovation products, which means achieving more efficient and responsible use of resources and reducing the detrimental impact on the environment, can win a competitive…
Dynamics between economic activities, eco-friendly energy and ecological footprints: a fresh evidence from BRICS countries
Kanwal Zahid, Qamar Ali, Zafar Iqbal, Samina Saghir, Muhammad Tariq Iqbal KhanEnvironmental protection and conservation of resources is a challenge for policymakers to attain sustainable growth and development. The current study uses the variable of…
Diminishing returns or inverted U? The curvilinear relationship between eco-innovation and firms' sustainable business performance: the impact of market turbulence
Hu Xuhua, Otu Larbi-Siaw, Erika Tano ThompsonEco-innovations (EIs) are intended to benefit not only the environment but society and firms, but how the relationship is reconciled is unclear, particularly in emerging…
Impact of opening-up on industrial upgrading in global value chain: a difference-in-differences estimation for Shanghai pilot free trade zone
Rabia Shahid, Humera Shahid, Li Shijie, Faiq Mahmood, Ning YifanUsing the Shanghai pilot free trade zone (SPFTZ) as the testing ground for further reform and opening up,the links between global value chain (GVC) and pilot free trade zone…
The dark side of travel: the effect of tourist harassment on destination image and destination revisit intent: a moderated mediation approach
Ahmed Hamdy, Jian Zhang, Riyad EidThe authors’ examination aims to offer a quantitative perspective on the interrelationships between tourist harassment, the destination image, emotions and destination revisit…
Analysis of the economic effect of RCEP under the “Indo-Pacific strategy”: the GTAP model
Su Pan, Xuanhao Zhang, Miraj Ahmed BhuiyanThis study reveals the economic impact of the Indo-Pacific Strategy on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Are credit ratings forward-looking? – Evidence from India
Chandan SharmaThis paper aims to examine the informational value of credit rating changes for investors. The article analyses whether credit rating changes indicate the future financial…
Trust, pandemic and communication: an analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic from an autopoietic systems perspective
Hermin Indah WahyuniThis article seeks to discuss trust within the context of public health crises using an autopoietic systems perspective that positions communication as one of its core concepts…
Find their country-of-origin Facebook and cross the threshold of overseas legitimacy: a multi-case study of Chinese enterprises
Supeng Zheng, Yusen Xu, Haifen Lin, Yunqi ChenOwing to dual constraints including liability of foreignness and liability of origin when emerging multinationals internationalize, they inevitably face the challenge of overseas…
A bibliometric analysis on the application of deep learning in finance: status, development and future directions
R.L. Manogna, Aayush AnandDeep learning (DL) is a new and relatively unexplored field that finds immense applications in many industries, especially ones that must make detailed observations, inferences…
Employee silence as a response to cronyism in the workplace: the roles of felt violation and continuance commitment
Talat Islam, Farheen Rizvi, Waqas Farooq, Ishfaq AhmedThe practice of cronyism is a pervasive problem for most businesses and a great hindrance for employees, but empirical literature on its outcomes is scant. In light of such gaps…
When identity is sanctity: servant leadership guarding against moral disengagement through building strong moral identity in the presence of organizational politics
Aqib Jameel, Muhammad Mumtaz Khan, Syed Saad AhmedThe study was conducted to understand how the moral identity of employees mediates the relationship between servant leadership and the moral disengagement of employees…
Exploring the nuances of biomedical language: a study on the polysemy of the word pattern
Aida Khakimova, Oleg Zolotarev, Sanjay KaushalEffective communication is crucial in the medical field where different stakeholders use various terminologies to describe and classify healthcare concepts such as ICD, SNOMED CT…
Risky? So, why people are getting back to invest in cryptocurrencies? The United Arab Emirates as a case
Ayman Abdalmajeed Alsmadi, Ahmed Shuhaiber, Khaled Saleh Al-OmoushThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of users' intention to continue to invest in cryptocurrencies. The paper also aims to examine the impact of hedonic…
Role of tacit knowledge management process and innovation capability for stimulating organizational performance: empirical analysis, PLS-SEM approach
Umair Zia, Jianhua Zhang, Sajjad AlamThis article aims to explore the connections between tacit knowledge management and the capacity to create new products and services for stimulating organizational performance.
Artificial intelligence in customer retention: a bibliometric analysis and future research framework
Chetanya Singh, Manoj Kumar Dash, Rajendra Sahu, Anil KumarArtificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly applied by businesses to optimize their processes and decision-making, develop effective and efficient strategies, and positively…
Seize market opportunities: market segmentation, profile and monitoring through user-generated content
Xiaoyan Jiang, Jie Lin, Chao Wang, Lixin ZhouThe purpose of the study is to propose a normative approach for market segmentation, profile and monitoring using computing and information technology to analyze User-Generated…
Understanding consumer behavior toward adoption of e-wallet with the moderating role of pandemic risk: an integrative perspective
Samar Rahi, Mahmoud Alghizzawi, Abdul Hafaz NgahOver the last few decades, electronic banking has been used widely to manage financial transactions worldwide. More recently electronic wallet (e-wallet) banking has been…
Quality management practices and inventory management process: the contingency and institutional approach
Sanja PekovicWhereas the majority of research explores the direct relationship between quality management practices and firm operational performance using data on developed economies, this…
Totes and trauma 3: a schematic for trauma persistence
Kip Errett PattersonThe purpose of this conceptual paper is to demonstrate how memes perpetuate trauma with a schematic. This conceptual paper uses the “begin with the end in mind” meme to format the…
Identification and evaluation of collaborative relationships of internal project stakeholders: a social network analysis approach
Mohammad Ali Fallah, Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani, Alireza Moini, Javad MashayekhThe present research is trying to construct the network of relationships between different department of an organization during the design and development of car engine. Analyzing…
Unveiling the predictors and outcomes of TikTok addiction: the moderating role of parasocial relationships
Naeem Akhtar, Tahir IslamTechnology addiction is an increasingly severe problem. TikTok has become increasingly popular recently, and its addiction is also a major concern. This study aims to examine the…
Nurturing green creativity in women intrapreneurs through green HRM: testing moderated mediation model - a step toward Saudi Vision 2030
Tahira Iram, Ahmad Raza Bilal, Tariq Saeed, Faiza LiaquatIn 2016, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) initiated Saudi Vision 2030, an ambitious plan to lessen the country's dependency on fossil fuels and increase economic diversification. The…
Cutting the clutter: how minimalism drives customer citizenship behaviour within the sharing economy-based services
A.K. Fazeen Rasheed, Janarthanan BalakrishnanUsing the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory, this study explores the effect of religiosity, resource sharing and environmental attitudes on minimalist behaviour in sharing…
Impact of responsible leadership on sustainable performance: a moderated mediation model
Chunhui Huo, Muhammad Arslan Safdar, Misbah AhmedThe increased interest of the industrial sector in sustainable concepts and leadership has lagged behind conceptual advancement. Leaders are increasingly being pushed to encourage…
Empirically investigating the organizational identity mechanism of empowering leadership affecting the innovation performance of knowledge workers
Huafei Wei, Jun Chen, Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery, Wenjie FangThe authors examined how the identification mechanism of the innovation performance of knowledge employees is affected by empowering leadership by influencing the organizational…
Stock price index prediction based on SSA-BiGRU-GSCV model from the perspective of long memory
Zengli Mao, Chong WuBecause the dynamic characteristics of the stock market are nonlinear, it is unclear whether stock prices can be predicted. This paper aims to explore the predictability of the…
Research on the weak demand signal identification model of innovative product based on domain ontology construction
Dongyuan Zhao, Zhongjun Tang, Fengxia SunThis paper investigates the semantic association mechanisms of weak demand signals that facilitate innovative product development in terms of conceptual and temporal precedence…
An integrated framework of digital content marketing implementation: an exploration of antecedents, processes, and consequences
Mona Jami Pour, Zahra KarimiDue to the high penetration of social media and mobile devices in the recent decade, especially with the coronavirus, digital media tools have become a priority for marketing…
Post ERP implementation issues and challenges: exploratory case studies in the context of Saudi Arabia
Faisal Mahmood, Abdul Zahid Khan, Sajid Amir Shah, Muhammad AdilThe purpose of this study is to investigate the post–enterprise resource planning (ERP) issues and challenges in the context of Saudi Arabia. There is a lack of research in the…
Data-driven optimization for production planning with multiple demand features
Xiaoli Su, Lijun Zeng, Bo Shao, Binlong LinThe production planning problem with fine-grained information has hardly been considered in practice. The purpose of this study is to investigate the data-driven production…
Halal industry in Uzbekistan: analysis using the Viable System Model
Khairul Akmaliah Adham, Adlin Masood, Nur Sa'adah Muhamad, Zizah Che SenikUzbekistan, a former Soviet Union state whose population is 96% Muslim, is aiming to penetrate the global halal market. Since 2016, its government has been committed to…
Asymmetric effect of renewable and non-renewable energy consumptions on corporate cash holdings: new panel data evidence from BRICS economies
Umar Farooq, Yi Yang, Henglang XieIn the recent wake of environmental sustainability, more attention has been paid to the consumption of specific energy types. However, how the consumption of such energy…
Social media addiction and employee sleep: implications for performance and wellbeing in the hospitality industry
Qian Wang, Sabahat Azam, Muhammad Hamid Murtza, Junaid M. Shaikh, Muhammad Imran RasheedThis study is designed to investigate a critical association between social media addiction and employee sleep while considering its implications for employee well-being and…
How big data-driven organizational capabilities shape innovation performance? An empirical study from small and medium manufacturing enterprises
Ayman Wael Al-KhatibThis study mainly aims to explore the causal nexus between big data-driven organizational capabilities (BDDOC) and supply chain innovation capabilities (SCIC) and innovation…
A multi-stage approach for design concept evaluation based on complex network and bounded confidence to achieve consensus
Yukun Hu, Suihuai Yu, Dengkai Chen, Jianjie Chu, Yanpu Yang, Qing AoA successful process of design concept evaluation has positive influence on subsequent processes. This study aims to consider the evaluation information at multiple stages and the…
Auction- and negotiation-based approach with local search for cellular manufacturing systems under traffic jam constraints in magnetic production enterprises
Chengkuan Zeng, Shiming Chen, Chongjun YanThis study addresses the production optimization of a cellular manufacturing system (CMS) in magnetic production enterprises. Magnetic products and raw materials are more critical…
International tourism development in the digital economy era: the role of ICT services and digital finance
Chien-Chiang Lee, Jiayi Shi, Hui Zhang, Huwei WenThis paper aims to investigate how information and communication technology (ICT) services and digital finance affect the development of international tourism.
Breaking the mold: how customer perceived innovativeness sets restaurants apart
Khalid Hussain, Asma Afzaal, Maha Khamis Al Balushi, Muhammad JunaidThe intense competition among restaurant brands made it difficult to retain and engage customers. Service innovation can play a vital role to serve this purpose, however…
The role of investor protection in stock price crash risk: a comparison of developing and developed Asian economies
Muhammad Jawad Haider, Maqsood Ahmad, Qiang WuThis study examines the influence of investor protection on stock price crash risk (SPCR) in Asian economies.
What drives innovativeness in higher education? Evidence from two emerging markets
Dejana Zlatanović, Jelena Nikolić, Vojko Potočan, Jelena Erić NielsenProsperity and growth of emerging economies rely heavily on the innovativeness of higher education institutions (HEIs) and their ability to provide employable graduates with…
Migration or not? Impact of individual and urban factors on migrant workers' willingness of household registration transfer
Zhongzhu Chu, Xihui ChenThe purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence migrant workers' household registration transfer willingness at both individual and urban levels and to provide…
Exploring lead users' continued participation intention in crowdsourcing innovation community in China: the effects of network externalities
Ruoyu Liang, Zi Ye, Jing Zhang, Wenbin DuLead users are essential participants in crowdsourcing innovation events; their continuance intention significantly affects the success of the crowdsourcing innovation community…
Is phubbing due to social media impacting my well-being – demystifying the FOMO, CSMU, phubbing loop among school and university cohorts
Meha JoshiEmergent research suggests that compulsive social media usage (CSMU) has a correlational link with well-being. Previous research in this area primarily focused on the prevalence…
An integrated optimization model for planning supply chains' resilience and business continuity under interrelated disruptions: a case study
Mohammad Hossein Dehghani Sadrabadi, Ahmad Makui, Rouzbeh Ghousi, Armin JabbarzadehThe adverse interactions between disruptions can increase the supply chain's vulnerability. Accordingly, establishing supply chain resilience to deal with disruptions and…
The effect of overconfidence in a robust competing game
Jia Jia Chang, Zhi Jun HuThis study aims to investigate the effects and implications of overconfidence in a competitive game involving multiple newsvendors. This study explores how overconfidence…
Consumers' usage of mobile payment systems: an application of the innovation resistance and coping theory on the tourism sector
Irfan Hameed, Umair Akram, Arif AshrafMobile phone payment is a significant advancement in e-commerce and retailing. This study aims to look at the influencing factors for the attainment or letdown of mobile payment…
Investigating factors influencing individual user's intention to adopt cloud computing: a hybrid approach using PLS-SEM and fsQCA
Razib Chandra Chanda, Ali Vafaei-Zadeh, Haniruzila Hanifah, T. RamayahThe main objective of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the adoption intention of cloud computing services among individual users using the extended theory…
Resilient banking: model-based assessment of business continuity policies on commercial banks
Mahdi Bastan, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Ali Bozorgi-AmiriCommercial banks face several risks, including credit, liquidity, operational and disruptive risks. In addition to these risks that are challenging for banks to control and…
Influencing factors and prediction of overcapacity of new energy enterprises in China
Wen-Qian Lou, Bin Wu, Bo-Wen ZhuThis study aims to clarify influencing factors of overcapacity of new energy enterprises in China and accurately predict whether these enterprises have overcapacity.
Digital transformation: exploring cornerstones for construction industry
Suman Yadav, Anshika Prakash, Meenal Arora, Amit MittalDigital transformation (DT) innovation is a monumental contribution that has had a profound effect on several worldwide industries. The aim of this research is to evaluate the…
Analysis of incentive mechanism and contractor behaviours under informatisation construction in megaprojects
Yuying Wang, Guohua ZhouAs the complexity and uncertainty of megaprojects make it difficult for traditional management models to address the difficulties, this paper aims to design a performance…
Linking emotional solidarity with residents' support for religious tourism development: an empirical research from a cultural heritage context
Mustafa Daskin, Kenan PalaThe aim of this research study is to examine the role of emotional solidarity on religious tourism support. Data for the present research work were attained from various groups of…
Gender diversity effects on investment decisions: a study of Shark Tank
Shahid Hussain, Abdul Rasheed, Mahmoona MahmoodThis paper investigates gender disparity in investment decisions within the popular American TV show Shark Tank.
The influence of entrepreneurial innovations in building competitive advantage: the mediating role of entrepreneurial thinking
Yousef Alsafadi, Hasan Yousef AljuhmaniDespite the widespread recognition of the significance of entrepreneurial innovations in driving financial success and building firms' competitive advantage, there is a lack of…
Optimal financing strategy and contract design of supply chain with yield uncertainty under cap-and-trade regulation
Ting Tang, Haiyan Xu, Kebing Chen, Zhichao ZhangThe purpose of the study is to investigate the financing channels and carbon emission abatement preferences of supply chain members, and further examine the optimal contract…
How to promote open innovation in restricted situations? Digital transformation perspective
Hao Jing, Guimin QuIn the context of innovation-driven development strategy, open innovation has become an important way for enterprises to gain competitive advantages on the path of innovation and…
Risk attitudes impact the entrepreneurial choices of Chinese agricultural laborers: a deep mechanism analysis
Guanghao Wu, Xiuyi Shi, Jiajia LiThe purpose of this paper is to precisely measure the risk attitudes of Chinese agricultural laborers and then analyze the impact and mechanism of risk attitudes on the…
Recent trends, applications and technological evaluation of protective textile with patent analysis
Fatma AltuntasThe textile sector is one of the sectors where competition is intense and requires the production of high-value-added products. This study aims to conduct patent analysis to find…
Work–family conflict and organizational outcomes: moderating effect of intrinsic motivation among women in health care sector of Pakistan
Hira Jamshed, Sadaf Noor, Hafiz Yasir Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Asrar-ul-HaqThis study analyses the organizational consequences of work–family conflict (WFC) among female nurses in health care sector. Moreover, this study focuses on the moderating effect…
Analysis of financial management practices in China's manufacturing sector before and during COVID-19: a comparison with Romania
Xiaoming Chen, Jian XuThe objective of this study is to investigate how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affects firms' financial management in China's manufacturing sector. In…
An empirical study of continuous knowledge contribution of doctors in online medical communities
Dandan Wen, Jianhua Zhang, Fredrick Ahenkora Boamah, Yilin LiuContinuous knowledge contribution behaviors (CKCB) are critical for the healthy development of online medical communities (OMCs). However, it is unclear that if and how…
Forecasting crude oil futures using an ensemble model including investor sentiment and attention
Xiying Yao, Xuetao YangSince crude oil is crucial to the nation's economic growth, crude oil futures are closely related to many other markets. Accurate forecasting can offer investors trustworthy…
Investigating trust and perceived value in cryptocurrencies: do optimism, FinTech literacy and perceived financial and security risks matter?
Ahmed Shuhaiber, Khaled Saleh Al-Omoush, Ayman Abdalmajeed AlsmadiThis study aims to empirically examine the impact of perceived risks, optimism and financial literacy on trust and the perceived value of cryptocurrencies. It will also examine…
Rearing cost, endowment insurance and fertility desire
Qingjie Zhang, Xinbang CaoThis research studies the influence and mechanism of rearing cost and endowment insurance on family fertility desire from the micro perspective.
The pricing strategy of group buying under a dual-channel supply chain with price discounts and waiting time
Jingyi Shi, Yanting HuangAs an important form of the e-commerce industry, online group buying is under the spotlight from with two sides: cheaper price but longer waiting time. The purpose of this paper…
The role of personal and job resources for telework's affective and behavioral outcomes
Ana Junça Silva, Carolina Violante, Sílvio BritoRecently new forms of telework emerged, such as the hybrid model; however, little is known about how and when it promotes performance. Based on the job demands-resources (JD-R…
Do perceived threats to psychological distance influence tourists' reactance and online Airbnb booking intentions during COVID-19?
Naeem Akhtar, Umar Iqbal Siddiqi, Tahir IslamThe authors proposed a conceptual model by examining the influence of threats to their freedom on tourists’ psychological distance including social distance, spatial distance…
Investor gambling preferences and stock returns: evidence from the Shanghai A-share markets
Larry SuThis study aims to examine the relationship between investor gambling preferences and stock returns, using data for all firms listed in Shanghai A-share market during 2016 and…
How to deeply embed the digital economy into the product quality upgrade? The moderating effect of resource allocation
Chenghui Dong, Dexue LiuThis paper evaluates the level of the digital economy in Chinese cities based on digital industrialization and industrial digitalization. The research focuses on the effects of…
The role of science fiction perception on innovator: integrating the theory of planned behavior and social support network theory
Jiale Zhang, Zongyuan LiuThis study aims to explore the influence of science fiction on innovators and present a comprehensive model using the theory of planned behavior and social support theory to…
The effect of entrepreneurial intentions on depression: the mediating role of job insecurity and moderating roles of person vocation fit, and entrepreneurial leadership in the longitudinal study
Sobia ShabeerThe understanding regarding the impact of entrepreneurial intentions on the job insecurity and depression is limited in the longitudinal settings, organizations need to know which…
A novel scenic spots assessment and recommendation method based on network attention: augmented mining model using probabilistic linguistic term set combined with VIKOR
Yuyan Luo, Xiaojing Yu, Fei Xie, Zheng Yang, Jun WangThe purpose is to provide decision support for tourists recommending scenic spots and corresponding suggestions for the management of scenic spots.
A tri-level optimization model for facility location-protection problem considering design and redesign decisions under disruption
Sarasadat Alavi, Ali Bozorgi-Amiri, Seyed Mohammad SeyedhosseiniFortification-interdiction models provide system designers with a broader perspective to identify and protect vital components. Based on this concept, the authors examine how…
Can firm R&D benefit from digital technologies? Evidence from Chinese high-speed rail industry
Zihao Jiang, Jiarong ShiAs an emerging socio-technical paradigm, high-speed railways profoundly change individuals' lifestyle and allow for the shift toward a green transportation. Digital technologies…
Exploring the theoretical and practical implications of eigenbehavior at the intersection of second-order cybernetics and ecosystem management
Marcelo D. Miranda, Sebastián AbadesIn this conceptual paper the authors aim to discuss the implications of a second-order cybernetic approach and eigenbehavior in ecosystem management. The authors argue that…
Investigating quality factors of interactive fitness games based on Kano model
Qianling Jiang, Zheng Wang, Jie SunThe rise of interactive fitness games in the post-epidemic era has resulted in the need to establish a quality evaluation index system. This study aims to develop such a system…
Optimal contracting with asymmetric risk aversion information and fairness concerns
Jiajia Chang, Zhi Jun Hu, Hui ZhaoThis study considers a contracting problem between a fairness concerned entrepreneur (EN) and a fair-neutral venture capitalist (VC) to explore the effects of asymmetry, agency…
Technology protocols and new health regulations for pandemic severity control: an S-O-R theoretical risk reduction approach
Ali Ausaf, Haixia Yuan, Saba Ali NasirDeveloped countries control pandemics using smart decisions and processes based on medical standards and modern technologies. Studies on risk-reduction and humantechnology…
Urban-biased policy, government intervention and urban-rural income gap: evidence from provincial government work reports in China
Changfei Nie, Haohui Wang, Yuan FengThis paper aims to test the causal relationship between urban-biased policy and urban-rural income gap and further examine the moderating role of government intervention.
Optimal industrial structure and economic growth: a new measurement method and application
Yunjue Huang, Dezhu Ye, Shulin XuThe purpose of this paper is to explore the matching relationship between factor endowment and industrial structure, and its impact on economic growth.
Bi-objective model for multi-level supply chain by focusing on quality of agricultural products: a case study
Sareh Khazaeli, Mohammad Saeed Jabalameli, Hadi SahebiDue to the importance of quality to customers, this study considers criteria of quality and profit and optimizes both in a multi-echelon cold chain of perishable agricultural…
Exploring the promotion of blockchain adoption in the healthcare industry through government subsidies
Keqing Li, Changyong LiangBlockchain technology has been recognized as a potential solution to the challenges in managing healthcare information. Its adoption in the healthcare industry has garnered the…
Factors affecting the resilience of subway operations under emergencies – using improved DEMATEL model
Zehui Bu, Jicai Liu, Xiaoxue ZhangSubway systems are highly susceptible to external disturbances from emergencies, triggering a series of consequences such as the paralysis of the internal network transportation…
Punish or reward? How to strengthen supervision of nucleic acid testing
Ji Kai, Ming Liu, Yue Wang, Ding ZhangNucleic acid testing is an effective method of accurate prevention and control and a key measure to block the spread of the epidemic. However, the fraud in nucleic acid testing…
The optimal decision of e-retailer based on return-freight insurance – considering the loss aversion of customers
Wentao Zhan, Wenting Pan, Yi Zhao, Shengyu Zhang, Yimeng Wang, Minghui JiangThe return behavior of customers has a great impact on the e-retail industry and has resulted in the emergence of return-freight insurance (RI). Additionally, customer loss…
Intuitionistic fuzzy gained and lost dominance score based on symmetric point criterion to prioritize zero-carbon measures for sustainable urban transportation
Ibrahim M. Hezam, Debananda Basua, Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Pratibha Rani, Fausto CavallaroAchieving a zero-carbon city requires a long-term strategic perspective. The authors propose a decision-making model which would take into account the economic, environmental and…
Urban tourism destination image: a bibliometric visualization review
Xin GuoThis paper aims to systematically visualize the structure and trends from 2005 to 2021, which will help scholars gain a deeper appreciation for existing studies and grasp future…
Cooperative governance mechanisms for personal information security: an evolutionary game approach
Yong Sun, Ya-Feng Zhang, Yalin Wang, Sihui ZhangThis paper aims to investigate the cooperative governance mechanisms for personal information security, which can help enrich digital governance research and provide a reference…
A multi-case induction adaptation study of tacit knowledge based on NRS and CBR
Jianhua Zhang, Liangchen Li, Fredrick Ahenkora Boamah, Shuwei Zhang, Longfei HeThis study aims to deal with the case adaptation problem associated with continuous data by providing a non-zero base solution for knowledge users in solving a given situation.
Exploring the impact of digitalisation and technology on corruption: evidence from cross-country panel data within a cultural-economic framework
Cristina Bota-AvramThis study aims to contribute to the existing literature by empirically investigating the impact of digital competitiveness and technology on corruption under the moderating…
Causal inference in the age of big data: blind faith in data and technology
Fan Chao, Weibin Wang, Guang YuIn the era of big data, there is doubt about the significance of causal inference as a paramount scientific task in the social sciences. Meanwhile, data-mining techniques rooted…
Niklas Luhmann and Jacques Ellul on the autonomy of technology
Adam LovaszDrawing on the work of Niklas Luhmann, the paper argues that technology can be viewed as a self-referential system which is autonomous from both human beings and other function…
Are we making progress in developing knowledge management strategies that support organizational performance?
Sanjay Kaushal, Austin Milward Nyoni, Aarti SharmaThe purpose of the present study is to establish the emerging trend of studies on knowledge management (KM) strategy from 2007 to 2021 and identify the most studied constructs…
Driving sustainable growth: exploring the link between financial innovation, green finance and sustainability performance: banking evidence
Shahid Hussain, Abdul Rasheed, Saad ur RehmanThis research paper aims to explore the link between financial innovation (FINV), green finance (GRF) and sustainability performance (SUSP) with the overarching objective of…
A study on inventory control strategies of fresh food supply chain considering advertising delay effect
Yongchang Jiang, Hejie Zhu, E. BaiThe existence of the advertising delay effect and its impact on supply chain operations have been demonstrated in the current study. Therefore, this study develops a timely…
Understanding public opinions on Chinese short video platform by multimodal sentiment analysis using deep learning-based techniques
Wei Shi, Jing Zhang, Shaoyi HeWith the rapid development of short videos in China, the public has become accustomed to using short videos to express their opinions. This paper aims to solve problems such as…
A review on social segregation research: insights from bibliometric analysis
Nahed T. Zeini, Ahmed E. Okasha, Amal S. SolimanUsing bibliometrics, this study aims to explore the intellectual structure of social segregation research, key contributors, thematic areas and hotspot topics.
A capital asset pricing model based on the value at risk under asymmetric Laplace distribution
Lili Wu, Shulin XuFinancial asset return series usually exhibit nonnormal characteristics such as high peaks, heavy tails and asymmetry. Traditional risk measures like standard deviation or…
Personal resources at play: the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between new ways of working and life satisfaction
Priyadharshini Vasudevan, L. SuganthiThe new ways of working (NWW), a contemporary work environment with temporal and spatial flexibilities, has become an enforced reality after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted…
Progress in network orchestration research and future prospects: a bibliometric analysis
Xiaorui Wang, Di HeNetwork orchestration has received widespread attention from scholars engaged in network-relationship governance research. This study aims to explore progress in network…
Mining safely: examining the moderating role of safety climate on mineworkers' mental health and safety behavior nexus
Emmanuel Kodwo Amoako, Saviour Ayertey Nubuor, Abdul-Razak Suleman, Amin Abdul Bawa, Bridget Akwetey-SiawThe study aims to investigate the impact of anxiety and depression (dimensions of mental health) on mineworkers' safety behaviors (safety compliance and safety participation…
Leveraging employee engagement and creativity through ethical leadership: the role of employee ambidexterity in the hospitality industry
Chenxing Wang, Bena Ilyas, Guqang Ni, Muhammad Imran RasheedThe success and long-term survival of service organizations depend on employee behavior such as work engagement and creativity. In this study, The authors intend to investigate…
Exploring the barriers to ESG adoption using modified TISM approach
Nakul Parameswar, Zuby Hasan, Charu Shri, Neha SainiThe study explores the barriers to ESG adoption and develops a hierarchical relationship between identified barriers to determine the driving and dependence power.
Competition or cooperation? Exploring the impact of dominant modes on the competitive relationship in CLSC
Jie Jian, Xingyu Yang, Shu Niu, Jiafu SuThe paper proposes a two-level closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) dynamic competitive model based on different competitive cooperation situations, and explores the impact of…
Grounded theory approach to non-market strategy and organizational resilience: the case of Chinese private enterprise
Luyao Jiang, Yanan Sun, Hongbo ZhaoThis study aims to explore the relationship between non-market strategies and organizational resilience, using a Chinese private enterprise as an example.
Does personal mastery lead to creativity for complex jobs: a moderated mediation model
Adnan Fateh, Muhammad Zia Aslam, Fakhar ShahzadThe purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between personal mastery orientation and employee creativity through internalized extrinsic motivation (identified…
Does digital transformation promote labor structure optimization in manufacturing enterprises? An analysis of China's pilot policy using time-varying DID model
Ying Tian, Ke QiThis study aims to examine the impact of China's “Manufacturing and Internet Integration Development Pilot Demonstration Project” (MIP) policy on the digital transformation (DT…
Existence as a web of problem-solving systems
Janos KornProblem-solving, systems thinking and design thinking are disciplines practiced by all human beings and is also innate in other living objects with limited use of symbolic…
A gendered multigroup analysis of teachers' in-role and extra-role performance: the effect of time pressure during COVID-19
Shahzad Ali, Nor Azam Abdul Razak, Bakti Hasan-Basri, Hasnain AliThis study investigated the in-role and extra-role performance of male and female teachers. Multigroup Analysis is applied to the unique combination of independent variable time…
Smart cities and urban dimensions to ensure sustainable development: a bibliometric analysis
Iván Manuel De la Vega Hernández, Juan Jesús Diaz AmorinThe multidimensional complexity of urban settlements is increasing and the problem of spaces and territories brought to the scale of smart cities is a critical global issue. This…
Are the traditional socio-economic causes of poverty still pertinent nowadays? Evidence from Romania within the European Union context
Simona-Roxana Ulman, Krisztina Melinda DobayFirstly, the authors aimed at offering a general perspective on poverty, highlighting important directions of thinking from the theoretical development, including poverty's main…
Understanding learners' intention toward Metaverse in higher education institutions from a developing country perspective: UTAUT and ISS integrated model
Abeer F. AlkhwaldiThe Metaverse is an immersive virtual world where individuals interact with each other using an avatar. The Metaverse is promised to offer several potentials for different…
Exploring the impact of Internet and media sources exposure on self-care behavior: mediating the role of health anxiety, literacy and information-seeking behavior
Saira Hanif Soroya, Adeel Ur Rehman, Anthony FaiolaQuality of life is dependent on a healthy lifestyle and the self-care behavior of individuals. The study's purpose is to find out the determinants of individuals' self-care…
Study the supplier evaluation and selection in supply chain disruption risk based on regret theory and VIKOR method
Nian Zhang, Shuo Zheng, Lingyuan Tian, Guiwu WeiIn the supply chain disruption risk, the issue of supplier evaluation and selection is solved by an extended VIKOR method based on regret theory.
Standard deviation and rank sum-based MARCOS model under intuitionistic fuzzy information for hospital site selection
Ibrahim M. Hezam, Anand Kumar Mishra, Dragan Pamucar, Pratibha Rani, Arunodaya Raj MishraThis paper develops a decision-analysis model to prioritize and select the site to establish a new hospital over different indicators such as cost, market conditions…
Nexus of workplace incivility, workplace violence and turnover intentions: a mediation study through job burnout
Attia Aman-Ullah, Anis Ali, Antonio Ariza-Montes, Waqas Mehmood, Ummi Naiemah SaraihThe present study aims to test the impact of workplace incivility and violence on doctors' turnover intentions. Besides, the present study also tested the mediating role of…
Life as a relational unit, the process of ecopoiesis
Leonardo Lavanderos, Alejandro MalpartidaThe purpose of this study is to introduce the concept of Ecopoiesis. Introduction of the concept of ecopiesis, which explains the linkage strategy between relational and energetic…
How to orchestrate participants of ecosystem to foster innovation: an exploratory analysis on the network level
Gilang Mukti Prabowo, Anjar Priyono, Suhartini, Anas HidayatSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), typically with limited resources, strive hard to obtain the trust of ecosystem participants as an orchestrator. Accordingly, the firms…
Internet of things and aviation: a bibliometric and visualization analysis
Mehmet Fatih Burak, Polathan KüsbeciConsidering both the current opportunities of the Internet of things (IoT) and aviation, as well as the potential opportunities they may offer for the future, it is understood…
Sustainable investment initiatives and the performance of stakeholders involved in multinational technology companies' supply chains: linear or nonlinear effects?
Thu Huong Tran, Wen-Min Lu, Qian Long KwehThis study aims to examine how environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and ISO 14001, which is an internationally agreed standard to set out the requirements for an…
How do board network and academic connection promote digital transformation?
Runyong Liao, Feng FengThe purpose of this study is to explore the antecedents of digital technology adoption by firms, specifically the role of strategic leader social ties such as board networks and…
Navigating the research-oriented university from perspective of uncertainty reduction theory: the impact of strategic HRM on new faculty
Michael Yao Ping Peng, Meng-Hsiu Lee, Ya-Hui HuangThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between positive emotion, self-efficacy, job satisfaction and turnover intention in the context of resource building…
Factors influencing initial public acceptance of integrating the ChatGPT-type model with government services
Liu Yang, Jian WangIntegrating the Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer-type (ChatGPT-type) model with government services has great development prospects. Applying this model improves service…
Skilled managers and capital financing decisions: navigating Chinese firms through financing constraints and growth opportunities
R.M. Ammar Zahid, Muhammad Kaleem Khan, Muhammad Shafiq KaleemExecutive decisions regarding capital financing are an important management aspect, especially during financing constraints and growth opportunities. The current study examines…
The impact of entrepreneurial cognitive styles and entrepreneurial orientation on innovation performance of organizations in northern India
Sunakshi Gupta, Suchita Jha, Manisha Paliwal, Prinka DograThe study explores the relationship between entrepreneurial cognitive styles, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and innovation performance (IP) of organizations in northern India…
How does blockchain technology affect the strategic financing decisions of platform supply chain with low-carbon product?
Miaomiao Wang, Xinyu Chen, Yuqing Tan, Xiaoxi ZhuTo explore how the blockchain affects the pricing and financing decisions in a low-carbon platform supply chain.
Investigating the impact of biophilic design on employee performance and well-being by designing a research instrument
Leyla Alipour, Maryam KhoramianWith the goal to indicate the importance of human–nature connection in designing workplaces, the authors investigated the effects of direct and indirect biophilic indicators on…
Supply portfolio selection for lead-time sensitive manufacturers under operational and disruption risks
S.M. Taghavi, V. Ghezavati, H. Mohammadi Bidhandi, S.M.J. Mirzapour Al-e-HashemThis paper proposes a two-level supply chain including suppliers and manufacturers. The purpose of this paper is to design a resilient fuzzy risk-averse supply portfolio selection…
Information systems research on mergers and acquisitions: a systematic literature review
David Aboagye-Darko, Samuel Nii Boi Attuquayefio, Nathaniel Ankomah, Amanda Quist Okronipa, Jones Yeboah NyameThus, this study aims to determine the status-quo of research on the role of IT in M&A from 2010 to 2022 by providing a summative meta-analysis of this phenomenon.
Can innovation improve the residents' subjective well-being? Evidence from China
Man ZhaoThis paper attempts to study the relationship between the level of urban innovation and subjective well-being (SWB). The following questions are discussed: (1) Does improving the…
How government subsidies affect technology innovation in the context of Industry 4.0: evidence from Chinese new-energy enterprises
Miaomiao Li, Guikun Cao, Haibo Li, Zhaoxing Hao, Lu ZhangThe purpose of this study is to explore how government subsidies influence technology innovation in new-energy enterprises in the new era of Industry 4.0. Specifically, this study…
The effect mechanism of the celebrity persona on consumers' purchase intention: based on the analysis of the grounded theory
Bing Lei, Saihua Shi, Wei LiuThe purpose of this study is to use the grounded theory to summarize the types of celebrity persona and to construct a theoretical model for celebrity persona on consumer purchase…
The effect of financial soundness variables on bank performance: a macro-level analysis in MSCI Emerging Market Index countries
Sabri Burak Arzova, Bertac Sakir SahinThe present study investigates the impact of financial soundness variables on bank performance in emerging countries.
The adoption of smart banking services from a dual perspective: a qualitative study
Muhammad Hassaan, Gang Li, Asif YaseenThis paper aims to understand the facilitators and inhibitors that might influence customers' adoption of smart banking services (SBS) in Pakistan.
Understanding medical service quality, system quality and information quality of Tele-Health for sustainable development in the Indian context
Sushil Rana, Urvashi Tandon, Harish KumarThe purpose of the study is to comprehend medical service quality, information quality and system quality toward actual use of Tele-Health in rural India. The study further…
Linkage between hiring and retention of diverse workforce, affective commitment and counterproductive work behavior
Ritika Dongrey, Varsha RokadeThe social exchange theory (SET) and the principle of reciprocity advocate the give and take relationship between counterparts. Perceived justice and fairness engage employees in…
Does service-oriented manufacturing affect the sustainability performance of Chinese green manufacturing firms: an integrated study including empirical analysis and agent-based simulation
Ruihan Zhang, Han GaoThere are two purposes in this paper. The first one is to explore the impact mechanisms and paths of service-oriented manufacturing (SOM) on the sustainability performance of…
The nexus between empowering leadership, job engagement and employee creativity: role of creative self-efficacy in the hospitality industry
Michael Yao Ping Peng, Zhidong Liang, Ishrat Fatima, Qian Wang, Muhammad Imran RasheedThe purpose of this study is to examine job engagement and creativity of employees in the hospitality industry of Pakistan as outcomes of empowering leadership through the…
Board gender diversity and sustainability reporting quality: a generalized ordered logit approach
Shubham Singhania, Jagvinder Singh, Deepti Aggrawal, Sudhir RanaWith growing environmental and social issues worldwide, sustainability disclosures and reporting have become a focal point of discussion. This study aims to investigate the role…
TOTEs and trauma 2: a rat maternal care and stress epigenetic schematic
Kip Errett PattersonThis conceptual article presents a schematic of rat maternal behavior and niche stress epigenetic effects as a case study that is then aligned with current evolutionary concepts…
Social media, echo chambers and contingency: a system theoretical approach about communication in the digital space
Emerson Rodrigues da Cunha PalmieriThere is a growing worry about people possibly isolating themselves in online bubbles and avoiding contact with ideas that differ from their beliefs, creating a scenario of…
Robust framework to prioritize blockchain-based supply chain challenges: the fuzzy best-worst approach for multiple criteria decision-making
Muhammad Shoaib, Shengzhong Zhang, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Muhammad Hamza, Waheed Ur RehmanThis study aims to identify and prioritize the challenges to adopting blockchain in supply chain management and to make its taxonomic model. Moreover, validate whether these…
Does integrated store service quality stimulate omnichannel shoppers' augmenting, co-developing, influencing and mobilizing behaviors? Moderating role of perceived relationship investment
Thamaraiselvan Natarajan, Deepak Ramanan VBuilding on Stimulus Organism Response theory, the current study examines the influence of Integrated store service quality (ISSQ) on the omnichannel customer experience…
How does channel integration quality promote omnichannel customer citizenship behavior? The moderating role of the number of channels used and gender
Thamaraiselvan Natarajan, Deepak Ramanan Veera Raghavan, Jegan JayapalBuilding on stimulus organism response theory, the current study examines the influence of channel integration quality dimensions (channel service configuration and integrated…
Role of service quality factors in word of mouth through student satisfaction
Rizwana Rasheed, Aamir RashidService quality in academics is imperatively crucial. Therefore, the purpose of the current research is to examine the effect of academic service quality factors in higher…
Effects of cross-border E-commerce customs declaration ceiling increase on export performance under COVID-19 conditions
Caglayan Aslan, Omer Faruk Derindag, Salih ParmaksizThis study examines the impact of raising the ceiling value of Electronic Commerce Custom Declarations (ECCD) on Turkey's export performance processed via ECCD during the COVID-19…
Artificial intelligence service agents: a silver lining in rural India
Hariharan Ravi, R. VedapradhaThe study aims to examine the impact of an artificial intelligent service agent (AISA) on customer services to the rural population provided by KAYA, Kotak Life's AI-enabled…
Investigating the impact of power outages on sustainable community development: exploring the local community’s perception in Pakistan
Zaigham Ali, Ammar Hussain, Shahid HussainThe purpose of the present study is to investigate the community’s view of power outages and their effect on sustainable community development. This research has three aims. This…
Spatial correlation and influencing factors of the urban land transaction market in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration
Changjun JiangLand transactions are a key indicator of urban sustainable development and urban space expansion. Therefore, this paper aims to study the spatial correlation of different types of…
Eco-innovation in the textile industry: the strategic importance of data privacy and environmental knowledge management
Laura Di Chiacchio, Eva Martínez-Caro, Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Alexeis Garcia-PerezThis study aims to investigate the impact of the ethical management of data privacy on the overall reputation of businesses.
Exploring the impact of knowledge management capability on firm performance: the mediating role of business model innovation
Shuting Chen, Dengke YuKnowledge management (KM) capability plays an important role in the promotion of firm performance in the knowledge economy era. However, empirical evidence on how KM capability…
Empathy doesn't just mean “if I were in your shoes”: serial mediation model to unearth relationship between organizational empathy and learning
Gülay Murat Eminoğlu, Meral ElçiThe present research aims to demonstrate the relationship between organizational empathy (OE) and organizational learning (OL), and the serial mediation effect of organizational…
Does executive compensation mechanism balance performance with risk-taking? Evidence from China's banking system
Yunsong Jiang, Chao Yuan, Jinyi ZhangIn this study, the authors demonstrate the inherent connections between bank risk-taking, performance and executive compensation in the banking sector of China by developing a…
How peer feedback affects knowledge contribution in online innovation communities: a social identity perspective
Liya Wang, Rong Cong, Shuxiang Wang, Sitan Li, Ya WangThe research aims to explore the influence mechanism of peer feedback and users' knowledge contribution behavior. This study draws on the social identity theory and considers…
Optimal strategies for nanostores under competition in community group buying
Lingli Shu, Xiaoyan Li, Xuedong LiangFor nanostores, striving to become the community group-buying leader is gaining prominence. This paper aims to construct Hotelling linear models to investigate whether nanostores…
Government subsidies and corporate environmental investments: a resource-based perspective
Longyue Ding, Yingbo XuThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the mechanism of the role of government subsidies on corporate environmental investment and explore how specific characteristics of firms…
IoT-based entrepreneurial city: a new model of urban governance to achieve economic sustainability
Mohammad Eynolghozat, Babak Ziyae, Mehran RezvaniOne of the challenges of urban management is to provide an entrepreneurial environment for the general population, which can be realized by the development of the entrepreneurial…
A hybrid agent-based model integrated with a multi-stage learning-based fuzzy cognitive map
Pinar Kocabey Ciftci, Zeynep Didem Unutmaz DurmusogluThis article proposes a novel hybrid simulation model for understanding the complex tobacco use behavior.
Drug abuse and suicidal thoughts among employees: an emerging economy perspective
Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah, Joshua King Safo Lartey, Abdul-Razak SulemanAnchored with turbulence emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic, the work environment has become more stressful with debilitating effects on the well-being of employees. Employees…
Outsourcing or in-house manufacturing in Hi-tech industry: supply chain process with Delphi-AHP approach
Sajjad Ali Qureshi, Afshan Naseem, Yasir AhmadTechnological advancements have benefited businesses all over the world in how they set up production lines, create new products/services and trade goods. Multinational…
Training investment, human capital upgrading and firm innovation: the role of government training subsidies
Huiqiang Ni, Wenlong Liu, Zhen YangHuman capital is acquired not only through formal education (e.g. general skills) but also through training at the workplace. Prior studies have ignored the role of government…
Modeling the effect of word-of-mouth advertising on a mobile game installation based on the Bass diffusion model using system dynamics
Mostafa Jafari, Mohammadreza Parsanejad, Mahshidsadat MakkiThe basic purpose of this study is to increase the installation rate of mobile games and their life cycle. Little research has been conducted into the competitive market of mobile…
A stacked ensemble learning method for customer lifetime value prediction
Nader Asadi Ejgerdi, Mehrdad KazerooniWith the growth of organizations and businesses, customer acquisition and retention processes have become more complex in the long run. That is why customer lifetime value (CLV…
Rating pressure factors affecting logistics systems during the pandemic and the ideal logistic decision selection under the Pythagorean fuzzy environment
Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Mustafa Ergün, Basil Oluoch Okoth, Selçuk Korucuk, Ahmet Aytekin, Çağlar KaramaşaDue to the current pandemic, the importance of logistics functions and decisions is well understood both at the level of companies and users. Logistics systems and related…
When and how big data analytics and work practices impact on financial performance: an intellectual capital perspective from banking industry
Azhar Hussain, Qasim Ali Nisar, Waqas Khan, Umair Imran Niazi, Maida MalikThis study aims to determine the role of intellectual capital (IC) on financial performance (FP), the mediating effect of high-performance work practices (HPWPs) and the…
Risk state evaluation model for China's food import using G1-LS and variable weight SPA based on bottom-line thinking
Ping Li, Zhipeng Chang, Wenhe ChenTo maintain the bottom line of food import risk in China, this paper proposes a novel risk state evaluation model based on bottom-line thinking after analyzing the decision-making…
The effectiveness of relationship quality on knowledge transfer in project teams: the roles of project organizational structure
Xu Ren, Jing Xu, Yali Hao, Song WangThis paper aims to investigate the impact of relationship quality among team members in the project team on knowledge transfer effectiveness and analyze the role of organizational…
Risk response decisions for projects in project portfolios considering objective adjustments and project interdependencies
Xu Zhang, Mark Goh, Sijun Bai, Zonghan WangRisk response decisions (RRDs) are vital for project risk mitigation. Although past research has focused on RRDs for independent single projects, it has scarcely explored how to…
The effect of perceived usefulness of recommender systems and information sources on purchase intention
Daniel Mican, Dan-Andrei Sitar-TautThe current study aims to empirically analyze the influence of different information sources, together with the persuasiveness of recommender systems (RSs) on the consumer’s…
Factors of green innovation: the role of dynamic capabilities and knowledge sharing through green creativity
Li Ma, Azhar Ali, Mohsin Shahzad, Adnan KhanThe manufacturing industry has recently faced many environmental issues and pressures due to increased environmental awareness. Business leaders identified that green innovation…
Cascading failure in guarantee networks from the perspective of equilibrium
Chao Ren, Xiaoxing Liu, Ziyan ZhuThe purpose of this paper is to test the invulnerability of the guarantee network at the equilibrium point.
A review of research on entrepreneurship and crowdfunding: insights from bibliometric analysis
Amit Kumar, Gaurav AgrawalThe aim of the study is to examine the role of crowdfunding in entrepreneurial development with the help of a systematic review of the literature and bibliometric analysis.
A systematic literature review of weak signal identification and evolution for corporate foresight
Dongyuan Zhao, Zhongjun Tang, Duokui HeWith the intensification of market competition, there is a growing demand for weak signal identification and evolutionary analysis for enterprise foresight. For decades, many…
Nexus between corporate innovation and investor sentiment: empirical evidence from the US
Safyan Majid, Faisal Abbas, Muhammad Nasir MalikThis study examines the connection between investor sentiment and corporate innovation in the United States, considering the magnitude of corporate information asymmetry, the…
Impact of service innovation and digital supply chain capability on risk protection in supporting online foods delivery
Sing Lay Teng, Suhaiza Zailani, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman, Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan, Abdullah Al MamunThis study has aimed to investigate the impact of service innovation capabilities (SIC), supply chain digitalization capabilities (SDC) and customer risk protection (CRP…
Impact of technostress and information technology support on HRIS user satisfaction: a moderation study through technology self-efficacy
Hadziroh Ibrahim, Md. Lazim Mohd Zin, Attia Aman-Ullah, Mohd Razif Mohd GhaziThis research aimed to determine the relationship between technostress and information technology support (IT) and HRIS-related user satisfaction. The study also investigated the…
Evaluation research on the independent controllability of high-end equipment manufacturing industry based on dual incentive control line: an empirical analysis from Jiangsu Province
Yiming Li, Hongzhuan Chen, Shuo Cheng, Abdul Waheed SiyalIn order to analyze the level of independent controllability and its evolution of high-end equipment manufacturing industry from Jiangsu Province, this article introduces the…
Towards an organizational model based on the human being seen as an allopoietic gray box information processor
Mario Iván TarrideThe paper aims to contribute conceptually to the conversation about organizational models and to the future development of an organizational diagnostic method, based on the human…
Data governance services evaluation: a multi-attribute group decision-making method with multigranular uncertain linguistic variables
Zimi WangGovernment organizations often store large amounts of data and need to choose effective data governance service to achieve digital government. This paper aims to propose a novel…
Resilience strategies in coping to disruptions of wheat supply chain caused by the Russia–Ukraine war crisis: case study from an emerging economy
Misagh Rahbari, Alireza Arshadi Khamseh, Yaser Sadati-KenetiThe Russia–Ukraine war has disrupted the wheat supply worldwide. Given that wheat is one of the most important agri-food products in the world, it is necessary to pay attention to…
Whether the reform of the accounting system affects the corporate innovative behavior: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment
Xinmeng Hou, Hongji Xie, Shulin Xu, Zefeng Tong, Zeqi LiuThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the accounting system reform on corporate innovation behavior and the heterogeneity and underlying mechanisms of this…
How do enterprises achieve sustainable success in green manufacturing era? The impact of organizational environmental identity on green competitive advantage in China
Roulin Chen, Ling CaoDrawing on the “Resource- Capability – Competitive advantage” framework within Natural Resource-Based View, this study is purposed to address problems of manufacturing companies…
Contract design for a closed-loop supply chain considering information asymmetry of remanufacturing process innovation
Senlin Zhao, Rongrong MaoAsymmetric cost information exists between a supplier and a manufacturer regarding the manufacturer's process innovation for remanufacturing (PIR), which may hurt the supplier's…
Network analysis of innovation mentor community of practice
Gunda Esra Altinisik, Mehmet Nafiz Aydin, Ziya Nazim Perdahci, Merih PasinPositive effect of knowledge sharing (KS) on innovation has come to the fore and government-supported innovation and mentoring communities or mentor networks have become…
Developing a scale for psychological ownership in the tourism industry
Zohre Farzinfar, Amirreza Konjkav Monfared, Seyed Mohammad Tabataba’i-NasabThe present study aims to identify the dimensions of destination psychological ownership (DPO) from tourists’ perspectives and to develop a reliable and valid measurement scale.
Mythical systems: sign and symbol
José Luis Usó Doménech, Hugh Gash, Josué Antonio Nescolarde-Selva, Lorena Segura-AbadThe process of elaboration of the symbolic universe leads to important insights into the role of symbols in understanding human reasoning. Symbols become explanatory axes of…
Can sharing social-media contents associated with politics influence knowledge management in organizations?
Achmad Wildan Kurniawan, Suwandi Sumartias, Soeganda Priyatna, Karim Suryadi, Eli SumarliahThis study seeks to comprehend if political exposure containing disapproval and different values will affect implicit knowledge sharing (KS) amongst colleagues in the…
What makes electricity consumers change their behavior? Influence of attitude and perceived impact of DR programs on awareness
Adela Bâra, Simona-Vasilica OpreaIn this study, the authors propose a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to create a tenable measurement model and identify the factors that have the potential to enhance awareness…
Video platform pricing strategy considering content purchase
Weifeng Li, Minghui Jiang, Wentao ZhanThe purpose of the paper is to construct a model that considers video purchase and then identifies the logical relationships implied by the parameters to explore video platform…
Cyberbullying in higher education: a review of the literature based on bibliometric analysis
Muhammad Ashraf FauziThe purpose of this study is to review cyberbullying incidents among students in higher education institutions (HEIs). Cyberbullying has become a threat to students' wellbeing as…
Dynamic evolution of the relationship quality among participants in integrated project delivery: based on supply chain theory
Shenghua Yan, Weigong ChenThe core of the successful implementation of the integrated project delivery (IPD) mode is to establish a high-quality relationship of cooperation, trust and sharing among…
The impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on the United States natural gas futures prices
Ghadi SaadThis paper attempts to investigate the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on the returns and volatility of the United States (US) natural gas futures market.
The impact of social media usage on expertise coordination and team creative performance in distributed agile software development
Jijiao Jiang, Xiao Yang, Cong ZhouThis article explores how the social media usage affect team creative performance via transactive memory system, knowledge interaction and expertise coordination.
Career development in the hospitality sector: an exploratory study from Pakistan
Muhammad Hamid Murtza, Hafiz Muhammad Usman Khizar, Shahzad Ali Gill, Syed Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Saba JavaidThis qualitative study deals with the career longevity phenomenon in the hospitality sector of Pakistan and aimed at exploring the factors which become the reason for continuing…
Factors leading to sustainable consumption behavior: an empirical investigation among millennial consumers
Abdul Ghaffar, Tahir IslamPromoting sustainable consumption is key to global sustainable development. The current study aims to explore the impact of environmental risk perception, environmental knowledge…
Cybercrime's tendencies of the teenagers in the COVID-19 era: assessing the influence of mobile games, social networks and religious attitudes
Yang Li, Jiaze Li, Qi Fan, Zhihong WangThe teenager community is the most affected community by cybercrime in the COVID-19 era. Increasing social networks and facilitating teenager access to the Internet have increased…
The generation of novelty by exaptation: searching for properties and dynamics
Maria Laura Frigotto, Pamela PalmiThis paper aims to contribute to the understanding of novelty emergence in the context of an “off-line” open innovation system. Several contributions address novelty generation…
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