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Who drives successful online conversations? Unveiling the role of first user response
Ye-Eun Won, Jiwon Kang, Daejin Choi, Eunil Park, Jinyoung HanWith the rapidly improving communication technologies, a growing number of people communicate with each other in online environments. In particular, social networking…
How motivational orientations are related to ambidexterity
Marjolein C.J. Caniëls, Marcel F. van AssenWhereas many studies address ambidexterity at the organizational level, much less is known about individual level ambidexterity. Moreover, there is a lack of thorough…
Quantum eigenlogic observables applied to the study of fuzzy behaviour of Braitenberg vehicle quantum robots
Zeno Toffano, François DuboisThe purpose of this paper is to apply the quantum “eigenlogic” formulation to behavioural analysis. Agents, represented by Braitenberg vehicles, are investigated in the…
Investigating active users’ sustained participation in brand communities
Ruoyu Liang, Linghao Zhang, Wei GuoMembers’ sustained participation positively influences success of brand community. Although scholars have confirmed the effects of social capital on continuance intention…
Modeling critical leadership competences for junior high school principals
Hui-Wen Vivian TangBased on generic reviews of research on school leadership, this study aims to conceptualize an emerging leadership competence model for further prioritizing school…
Rethinking the university system: toward the entrepreneurial university (the case of Italy)
Walter Vesperi, Ineza GagnidzeThe purpose of this study is to investigate contemporary changes in the education system. In particular, an analysis of the mechanisms of coordination and communication…
The impact of the Greek economic crisis on the sustainability of the Turkish economy
Kyriaki Argyro Tsioptsia, Ioannis Mallidis, Thomas Siskou, Nikolaos SariannidisThis paper aims to examine the impact of the Greek economic crisis on the sustainability of the Turkish economy.
PROMETHEE-based ranking of project managers based on the five personality traits
Georgios N. Aretoulis, Jason Papathanasiou, Fani AntoniouThis paper aims to rank and identify the most efficient project managers (PMs) based on personality traits, using Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment…
Three way decisions based grey incidence analysis clustering approach for panel data and its application
Yong Liu, Jun-liang Du, Ren-Shi Zhang, Jeffrey Yi-Lin ForrestThis paper aims to establish a novel three-way decisions-based grey incidence analysis clustering approach and exploit it to extract information and rules implied in panel data.
Pricing on monopoly online trading platform with heterogeneous trading behavior and the long tail
Yang Geng, Yulin ZhangThis paper aims to study the pricing strategies of an online trading platform with indirect network externalities by considering heterogeneous trading behavior in the…
Export knowledge
Davide Di Fatta, Navneet Gera, Lokinder Kumar Tyagi, Thomas GrisoldThis paper aims to study the export knowledge to be the determinant of export strategy, export commitment and export performance in carpet Industry.
Revisiting ranking accuracy within WASPAS method
Adil Baykasoğlu, İlker GölcükThe purpose of this paper is to analyze previous models of the concept of ranking accuracy within the weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) method and make…
The complexity continuum, part 2: modelling harmony
Maurice YollesComplex systems adapt to survive, but little comparative literature exists on various approaches. Adaptive complex systems are generic, this referring to propositions…
Identification of organisational pathologies
Pedro Pablo Cardoso Castro, Angela EspinosaThe purpose of this is to explore the potential of the combined use of the viable system model (VSM) and social network analysis (SNA) to identify organizational pathologies.
Deployment of a charging network based on a cost-benefit model and the CFSFDP algorithm
Can Zhong Yao, Jie LuoThis research aims to focus on the problem of optimizing the layout of charging stations.
Linking knowledge management practices to organizational performance using the balanced scorecard approach
Meenu Chopra, Vikas GuptaThe purpose of this study is to develop a decomposed model to inspect the effect of knowledge management practices (knowledge sharing culture [KSC], knowledge-based human…
Factors influencing virtual team performance in Malaysia
Chong King Tan, Ramayah T., Ai Ping Teoh, Jun-Hwa CheahVirtual teams had become a fundamental way to conduct business for organizations to remain competitive and sustain in a global environment. Organizations which willing to…
The impact of social technologies on knowledge management processes
Ali Akbar Haddadi Harandi, Mona Bokharaei Nia, Changiz ValmohammadiThe importance of e-literacy of staff in the digital life is fundamentally very crucial, to such an extent that it is considered as one of the primary conditions for…
Advertisement recommendation based on personal interests and ad push fairness
Duen-Ren Liu, Yu-Shan Liao, Ya-Han Chung, Kuan-Yu ChenOnline advertisement brings huge revenue to many websites. There are many types of online advertisement; this paper aims to focus on the online banner ads which are…
The ordered weighted average corporate social responsibility
Marlenne G. Velazquez-Cazares, Ernesto Leon-Castro, Fabio Blanco-Mesa, Segio Alvarado-AltamiranoThe purpose of this paper is to identify new formulations for evaluating corporate social responsibility using different aggregation information operators.
Service strategies and pricing based on heterogeneity of service values and waitingcosts in queuing system
Baomei Ma, Sifeng Liu, Jian Liu, Yuning WangThis paper aims to study the corresponding optimal service strategies and pricing in the styled non-preemptive M/M/1 service systems from different objectives, which…
A risk-based integrated decision-making model for green supplier selection
Morteza Yazdani, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Dragan Pamucar, Manuel Doval AbadSupply chain (SC) environment is surrounded by risk variables. This issue is regarded as an emerging and strategic problem which must be resolved by SC executives. The…
Risk assessment for the industrial network based on interval type-2 fuzzy sets
Chao Ren, Xiaoxing Liu, Zongqing ZhangThe purpose of this paper is to develop a risk evaluation method for the industrial network under high uncertain environment.
Modelling decision making in digital supply chains: insights from the petroleum industry
Florina Livia Covaci, Pascale ZaratéThis paper aims to overcome some of the limitations of previous works regarding automated supply chain formation (SCF). Hence, it proposes an algorithm for automated SCF…
A hybrid FCM-VIKOR approach to family economic policy-making
Seyyede Ashraf Mousavi Loghman, Alireza Moini, Mir Saman PishvaeeThis paper aims to present a systematic methodology to study different economic labor policies and their impacts on women and families. As women entered into the labor…
A systematical approach to classification problems with feature space heterogeneity
Hongshan Xiao, Yu WangFeature space heterogeneity exists widely in various application fields of classification techniques, such as customs inspection decision, credit scoring and medical…
The impact of information technology and communication systems on the agility of supply chain management systems
Roya Dehgani, Nima Jafari NavimipourThe impact of information technology (IT) on the agility of supply chain management (SCM) systems is very noticeable in the business world nowadays. Competition and…
Public resources allocation using an uncertain cooperative game among vulnerable groups
Pei Liang, Junhua Hu, Yongmei Liu, Xiaohong ChenThis paper aims to solve the problem of public resource allocation among vulnerable groups by proposing a new method called uncertain α-coordination value based on…
Determinants of voting avoidance On mobile social media: evidence from WeChat in China
Shengliang Zhang, Yuan Chen, Xiaodong Li, Guowei DouThe purpose of this study is to use role expectation theory to identify potential determinants of user voting avoidance on mobile social media.
The socio-cultural dynamics of development: part 2 the cultural basis of political evolution
Maurice YollesAgency development is inherently a process of institutional evolution. The purpose of this part 2 (of a 3 part) paper is to explore development in the political context…
A fuzzy hybrid approach for ranking and allocation of flare gas recovery methods
Negar Shaaban, Majid Nojavan, Davood MohammaditabarThe purpose of this paper is to investigate a fuzzy hybrid approach for ranking the flare gas recovery methods and allocating to refineries.
Non-instantaneous deteriorating inventory model under the joined effect of trade-credit, preservation technology and advertisement policy
Abu Hashan Md Mashud, Md. Rakibul Hasan, Hui Ming Wee, Yosef DaryantoThis paper aims to simultaneously consider an inventory model with price and advertisement dependent demand, non-instantaneous deterioration rate with preservation…
Drivers of performance in a complex environment
Gianpaolo Basile, M. Simona Andreano, Laura Martiniello, Andrea MazzitelliPaper aim is to analyse and consider the business network contract (BNC) as a model of voluntary holarchy in which the holons are isomorphically linked between them by…
Multi-dimensional flexibility-complexity trade-off modeling in manufacturing systems
Nasser Javid, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Ahmad Makui, Farshid AbdiThis paper aims to propose a multi-dimensional model on the basis of the key factors of the flexibility and the complexity through structural equation modeling (SEM)…
Knowledge dynamics: a thermodynamics approach
Constantin Bratianu, Ruxandra BejinaruThe purpose of this paper is to examine the knowledge dynamics process based on the energy metaphor and the thermodynamics framework. Knowledge dynamics is analyzed as a…
Modeling anti-malware use intention of university students in a developing country using the theory of planned behavior
Ali Vafaei-Zadeh, Ramayah Thurasamy, Haniruzila HanifahThis paper aims to investigate the impact of perceived price level and information security awareness on computer users’ attitude. Moreover, this study aims to investigate…
System dynamics models for the simulation of sustainable urban development
Mirjana Pejic Bach, Emil Tustanovski, Andrew W.H. Ip, Kai-Leung Yung, Vasja RoblekSystem dynamics is a whole-system modelling and learning approach, useful for tackling non-linear problems, such as sustainable urban development. The purpose of this…
Context-sensitive and attribute-based sentiment classification of online consumer-generated content
Barkha Bansal, Sangeet SrivastavaVast volumes of rich online consumer-generated content (CGC) can be used effectively to gain important insights for decision-making, product improvement and brand…
Resource allocation based on overall equipment effectiveness using cooperative game
Seyed Hadi Mousavi-Nasab, Jalal Safari, Ashkan HafezalkotobResource allocation has always been a critical problem with significant economic relevance. Many industries allocate the resources based on classical methods such as…
How would the managementof human behavior variables influence customer-oriented management?
Leslier Maureen Valenzuela-Fernández, Francisco-Javier Arroyo-Cañada, Francisco Javier Villegas PinuerSalesperson’s actions are critical in helping the firm develop customer value orientation and long-term relationship with profitable customers to achieve sustainable sales…
An integrated sustainable supplier selection approach using compensatory and non-compensatory decision methods
Chunxia Yu, Wenfan Zhao, Ming LiDue to the increasing awareness of environmental and social issues, many practitioners and researchers have paid attention to sustainable supply chain management. As the…
An integrated grey-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for supplier evaluation and selection in the oil and gas industry
Mohamad Amin Kaviani, Amir Karbassi Yazdi, Lanndon Ocampo, Simonov Kusi-SarpongThe oil and gas industry is a crucial economic sector for both developed and developing economies. Delays in extraction and refining of these resources would adversely…
Measurement of innovation resource allocation efficiency in civil–military integration enterprises
Zilong Wang, Zhiwen Zhang, Ng Choon Yeong JhonyAs a transition economy, China is interested in allocating its limited innovation resources economically, reasonably and efficiently to produce as many outputs as possible…
Modelling and simulation analysis of a bulk queueing system
Nithya R.P., Haridass M.The purpose of this paper is to provide simulation modelling for bulk arrival bulk service queueing system involved in a textile industry and analyze the performance metrics.
Pricing models of two-sided markets incorporating service quality
Zhaojie Xue, Shuqing Cheng, Mingzhu Yu, Liang ZouThis paper aims to study the pricing problems on the two-sided market for cases of monopoly and duopoly competition, specifically investigating the impact of platform…
Managing service capacity with boundedly rational consumers under social interactions
Chengzhang Li, Minghui Jiang, Xuchuan YuanConsumers are inclined to join longer queues due to social interactions in service consumptions. This purchase behavior brings in operational challenges in terms of…
A system dynamics investigation of project portfolio management evolution in the energy sector
Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Hamed Shakouri G., Aliyeh Kazemi, Rahman Zareayan, Milad Mousavian H.Project portfolio management (PPM) is a commonly used technique to align projects with strategy and to ensure adequate resourcing for projects. In this paper, to gain a…
How can entrepreneurs achieve success in chaos?
Lihui Xia, Biao Luo, Ying SunThis paper aims to explore the mediating role of organizational entrepreneurial capability in the link between entrepreneurs’ effectuation and new venture performance, and…
A GIS-based DANP-VIKOR approach to evaluate R&D performance of Turkish cities
Bariş Özkan, Eren Özceylan, I.brahim Halil Korkmaz, Cihan ÇetinkayaThe purpose of this study is to measure the R&D performance of 81 cities in Turkey by using a scientific approach.
What makes Jordanian residents buy smart home devices?
Ibrahim Mashal, Ahmed ShuhaiberSmart homes are recent Internet of Things applications that aim to improve residents’ quality of life. Despite its potential, the adoption of smart homes, in general, and…
Personality traits and motivation of individual investors towards herding behaviour in Indian stock market
Sharda Kumari, Bibhas Chandra, J.K. PattanayakThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between personality, motivating factors and herding behaviour of individual investors. Investors’ personality…
Non-profit institutions: professionalism, accountability and civic-engagement
Renato CivitilloNon-profit sector management represent a research topic particularly discussed. This work tries to introduce a potential reaction to the need of managerial techniques and…
A novel GM(1,N) model based on interval gray number and its application to research on smog pollution
Pingping Xiong, Zhiqing He, Shiting Chen, Mao PengIn recent years, domestic smog has become increasingly frequent and the adverse effects of smog have increasingly become the focus of public attention. It is a way to…
A novel fuzzy stochastic MAGDM method based on credibility theory and fuzzy stochastic dominance with incomplete weight information
Xiaoyue Liu, Xiaolu Wang, Li Zhang, Qinghua ZengWith respect to multiple attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) in which the assessment values of alternatives are denoted by normal discrete fuzzy variables (NDFVs) and…
Study on factors affecting preschool education service quality
Lan Xu, Yuting ZhangThis paper aims to explore the critical factors which affect the quality of preschool education service so that targeted and effective measures to improve service quality…
Information systems strategy in SMEs: critical factors of strategic planning in logistics
Fotis Kitsios, Maria Kamariotou, Michael A. Madas, Konstantinos Fouskas, Vicky ManthouThe purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that managers have to take into consideration when they implement the strategic information systems planning (SISP…
Determination of individuals’ life satisfaction levels living in Turkey by FMCDM methods
Nimet Yapıcı Pehlivan, Zeynep GürsoyThis study aims to determine the ranking of the 81 provinces at the NUTS-3 level in Turkey with respect to the personal satisfaction and public services satisfaction by…
Prosumption: bibliometric analysis using HistCite and VOSviewer
Syed Hamad Hassan Shah, Shen Lei, Muhammad Ali, Dmitrii Doronin, Syed Talib HussainOver the past decade, the term prosumption (denoting simultaneous consumption and production) has exhibited a dramatic increase in frequency of use in publications in the…
Exploiting higher-order dependencies for process analytics. The case for political events’ analysis
Pavlos Delias, Ioannis KazanidisThe purpose of this paper is to present a methodology to reveal complex events structures in events’ occurrences by analyzing event databases, targeting to systematizing…
Structural equation modeling in cloud computing studies: a systematic literature review
Erhan Pişirir, Erkan Uçar, Oumout Chouseinoglou, Cüneyt SevgiThis study aims to examine the current state of literature on structural equation modeling (SEM) studies in “cloud computing” domain with respect to study domains of…
Wiki support for automated definition of software test cases
Leandro Antonelli, Mariángeles Hozikian, Guy Camilleri, Alejandro Fernandez, Julian Grigera, Diego Torres, Pascale ZarateThe design of tests is a very important step in the software development process because it allows us to match the users’ expectations with the finished product…
Strategic orientations, knowledge management (KM) and business performance
Mona Jami Pour, Mohammad AsarianDespite the huge amount of studies that have investigated the strategy–performance relationships and knowledge management (KM)–performance relationships, there is little…
Does unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) reduce resistance and anxiety of individuals towards a new system?
Aygul Donmez-TuranTechnology acceptance is an incremental approach that has developed over the years. Taking technology acceptance or adoption literature into consideration, the paper aims…
Assessing the effects of flight delays, distance, number of passengers and seasonality on revenue
Murat Guven, Eyup Calik, Basak Cetinguc, Bulent Guloglu, Fethi CalisirThis study aims to investigate the effects of flight delays, distance, number of passengers and seasonality on revenue in the Turkish air transport industry.
Algorithm applied in corporate sustainability
Luciano Barcellos de Paula, Anna Maria Gil-LafuenteScientific studies indicate that stakeholder’s engagement is a key factor for the creation of sustainable value in companies. This paper aims to evaluate the…
A microcredit evaluation model for non-bank financial institutions
Ramona Diana Leon, Laurențiu Mihai Treapăt, Anda Gheorghiu, Sergiu Octavian StanThe paper aims to develop a microcredit evaluation model (MEM) which could serve as a useful tool for banks and NBFIs when SMEs’ economic and financial risks are evaluated.
Creating social value through entrepreneurship: the social business model of La Paranza
Rossella Canestrino, Marek Ćwiklicki, Primiano Di Nauta, Pierpaolo MaglioccaThe purpose of this paper is to identify the key factors for successful creation of social value using the social business model (SBM) as an explanatory framework.
The future of democracy: the end of democracy as we know it
Miguel GoedeThe purpose of this article is to explore the future of democracy, given the transition the countries of the world are experiencing.
Validation of a digital intelligence quotient questionnaire for employee of small and medium-sized Thai enterprises using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
Khahan Na-Nan, Theerawat Roopleam, Natthaya WongsuwanThe purpose of this paper is to develop a digital intelligence quotient (DIQ) scale questionnaire that encompasses the digital identity, digital use, digital safety…
A new methodology for customer behavior analysis using time series clustering
Hossein Abbasimehr, Mostafa ShabaniThe purpose of this paper is to propose a new methodology that handles the issue of the dynamic behavior of customers over time.
A new model for assessing the role of customer behavior history, product classification, and prices on the success of the recommender systems in e-commerce
Karzan Wakil, Fatemeh Alyari, Mahdi Ghasvari, Zahra Lesani, Lila RajabionThis paper aims to propose a new method for evaluating the success of the recommender systems based on customer history, product classification and prices criteria in the…
Categories in emergency decision-making: prototype-based classification
Mei Cai, Guo Wei, Jie CaoThis paper aims to demonstrate how to make emergency decision when decision makers face a complex and turbulent environment that needs quite different decision-making…
The joint dynamic green innovation and pricing strategies for a hybrid system of manufacturing and remanufacturing with carbon emission constraints
Zhichao Zhang, Bengang Gong, Juan Tang, Zhi Liu, Xiaoxue ZhengUnder the carbon regulation mechanism, managing operational strategies is a challenging task. Green innovation is introduced into a hybrid system of manufacturing and…
Coordination strategies in dual-channel supply chain considering innovation investment and different game ability
Zonghuo Li, Wensheng Yang, Xiaohong Liu, Hassan TaimoorThis paper aims to investigate the impact of retailer innovation investment and its spillover’s effect on competitive dual-channel supply chain pricing and optimization…
Freedom of science
Gerhard FinkThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of “freedom of science” (“academic freedom”) for the advancement of society and mankind, which, however, is…
Dynamic prioritization of equipment and critical failure modes
Mohamadreza Mahmoudi, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Ahmad Jafarnejad, Hossein SafariThe purpose of this paper is to identify critical equipment by dynamically ranking them in interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy (IVIF) circumstances. Accordingly, the main…
Normalization techniques for collaborative networks
Nazanin Vafaei, Rita A. Ribeiro, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Leonilde Rocha ValeraNormalization is a crucial step in all decision models, to produce comparable and dimensionless data from heterogeneous data. As such, various normalization techniques are…
Modelling techno-sectoral innovation system
Sayyed Mohsen Azad, Pouria Khodabakhsh, Fatemeh Roshannafas, Seyed Hassan GhodsypourThis study aims to scrutiny the performance of the petrochemical sector and the technological innovation life cycle. Also, the stage of the innovation life cycle for the…
Human resource allocation in an emergency department
Milad Yousefi, Moslem YousefiThe complexity and interdisciplinarity of healthcare industry problems make this industry one of the attention centers of computer-based simulation studies to provide a…
Dialectical logic for mythical and mystical superstructural systems
José Luis Usó Doménech, Josué Antonio Nescolarde-Selva, Lorena Segura-Abad, Mario SabánThe doctrine of coincidentia oppositorum (the coincidence of opposites), the interpenetration, interdependence and unification of opposites has long been one of the…
A model for examining the effect of knowledge sharing and new IT-based technologies on the success of the supply chain management systems
Habibeh Zeraati, Lila Rajabion, Homa Molavi, Nima Jafari NavimipourThis research specifies the factors impacting on the success of supply chain management (SCM) systems in the organizations. This paper aims to assess the effect of…
Using PLS-SEM to build an employability confidence model for higher education recipients in the field of business studies
Luminita Nicolescu, Ciprian NicolescuThis paper aims to present a model of the employability confidence of graduates using employability skills. The purpose of the study is twofold: to identify to what extent…
Incentive contract design for internet referral services: cost per click vs cost per sale
Chi Zhou, Geni Xu, Zhibing LiuInternet referral services are a common form of online marketing operating activities. To incentivize infomediaries and improve referral performance, brand retailers…
Identifying the optimal initial adopters and adoption paths of the internet-based intangible network goods
Li Wang, Qingpu ZhangInternet-based intangible network good (IING) has undergone rapid developments, even revolutionized multiple industries in recent years. IING is highly dependent on the…
The socio-cultural dynamics of development: Part 1 development, growth and globalisation
Maurice YollesAgency involves dynamic socio-cultural processes that facilitate development. This paper is written in three parts. In Part 1, there are two purposes, the first purpose is…
The hybrid drive effects of green innovation in Chinese coal enterprises: an empirical study
Liqing Zhou, Cuizhen CaoThe purpose of this study is to explore the green innovation evolution in coal enterprises in China and the various driving mechanisms influenced by government…
How interconnected SMEs in business cluster survive the economic crisis
M. Simona Andreano, Roberto Benedetti, Andrea Mazzitelli, Federica Piersimoni, Davide Di FattaThis paper aims to introduce a new framework that helps to get an overview of contextual factors that influence the ability of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs…
Interrelationship among resilience, robustness, and bullwhip effect in an inventory and order based production control system
A.V. Thomas, Biswajit MahantyThis study aims to examine the interrelationship between resilience, robustness and bullwhip effect using an inventory- and order-based production control system being…
Crisis in systems thinking
Janos KornThe current field of systems thinking consists of a variety of views, methods and a number of organisations involved with these views which suggests a state of confusion…
Investment strategy analysis of emission-reduction technology under cost subsidy policy in the carbon trading market
Qiang Hou, Jiayi SunThe authors consider a dynamic emission-reduction technology investment decision-making problem for an emission-dependent dyadic supply chain consists of a manufacturer…
The socio-cultural dynamics of development: part 3 development through agency theory
Maurice YollesAgency is inherently an institution and involves dynamic socio-cultural processes that facilitate development. This paper is written in three parts. The purpose in Part 1…
A supply chain model for Medicare of impoverished people with the policy of targeted poverty alleviation of China
Ketong Zhao, Bingzhen SunThe purpose of this paper is to present a new method and model for constructing a new decision-making paradigm of Medicare, which can not only satisfy the needs of the…
Advertising cooperation of dual-channel low-carbon supply chain based on cost-sharing
Chao Yu, Chuanxu Wang, Suyong ZhangThis paper aims to analyze the impact of the cost coefficient of product emission reduction, coefficient of low-carbon product advertising effort cost, and sharing ratio…
Impact of carbon permit allocation rules on incentive contracts for carbon emission reduction
Qinqin Li, Yujie Xiao, Yuzhuo Qiu, Xiaoling Xu, Caichun ChaiThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of carbon permit allocation rules (grandfathering mechanism and benchmarking mechanism) on incentive contracts provided…
Does salience matter in investment decision?
Samra ChaudaryThe paper takes a behavioral approach by making use of the prospect theory to unveil the impact of salience on short-term and long-term investment decisions. This paper…
Slap or clap? Impact of controversial governance practice on media coverage
Chao Wu, Rongjie Lv, Youzhi XueThis study aims to examine the impact of controversial governance practices on media coverage under a specific context. Based on the attribution theory, this study…
A dialectical vision of mathematical models of complex systems
José Luis Usó Doménech, Josué Antonio Nescolarde-Selva, Lorena Segura-Abad, Hugh GashMathematical models are constructed at the interface between practice, experience and theories. The function of models puts us on guard against the privilege granted to…
Citizen engagement in the “post-truth era”
Andreia Gabriela Andrei, Adriana Zait, Claudia Stoian, Oana Tugulea, Adriana ManolicaThe purpose of this study is to analyze citizen engagement and to explain the underlying mechanism that makes well-intended people to act as disinformation amplifiers in…
Buffering the service failure-induced effect of anger on revenge
Gianfranco Walsh, Alexander Deseniss, Stefan Ivens, Mario SchaarschmidtThis paper aims to increase understanding of how the strength of the relationship between service failure-induced customer anger and revenge intentions might be influenced…
Dialectical logic for mythical and mystical superstructural systems (ii)
José Luis Usó Doménech, Josué Antonio Nescolarde-Selva, Hugh Gash, Lorena Segura-AbadThe distinction between essence and existence cannot be a distinction in God: in the actual infinite, essence and existence coincide and are one. In it, maximum and…
Dual roles of users in online brand community and knowledge sharing behavior
Zhengtao Han, Wuyi Zhang, Bin HuThis paper aims to study knowledge sharing behavior in online brand community (OBC), considering the instantaneous change of consumers’ self-efficacy, knowledge and…
Managing new and remanufactured products with remanufacturing degree under patent protection
Xiaogang Cao, Xianjia Wang, Hui WenThis paper aims to propose a two-period model, including an original manufacturer, a retailer and a third-party remanufacturer, in which the products manufactured by the…
Investigating the influence of knowledge management on organizational innovation in higher educational institutions
Saeed Sadeghi Boroujerdi, Kaveh Hasani, Vahid DelshabThis study aims to investigate the relationship between knowledge management (KM) and organizational innovation (OI) in higher educational institutions.
A partner selection model for collaborative product innovation from the viewpoint of knowledge collaboration
Jie Jian, Milin Wang, Lvcheng Li, Jiafu Su, Tianxiang HuangSelecting suitable and competent partners is an important prerequisite to improve the performance of collaborative product innovation (CPI). The purpose of this paper is…
Optimal production lot sizing for an imperfect manufacturing system with machine breakdown and emergency maintenance policy
Xinfeng Lai, Zhixiang Chen, Bhaba R. SarkerThe purpose of this paper is to study a production lot sizing problem with consideration of imperfect manufacturing and emergency maintenance policy, providing managerial…
The integration role of governmental information disclosure platform
Jing Peng, Guoping Tu, Yanhong Liu, Hao Zhang, Bibing LengThe purpose of this paper is to provide a feasible scheme for local governments to regulate corporate environmental data fraud and to discuss whether the influence of the…
Government intervention policies in competition of financial chains: a game theory approach
Raziyeh Reza-Gharehbagh, Ashkan Hafezalkotob, Ahmad Makui, Mohammad Kazem SayadiThis study aims to analyze the competition of two financial chains (FCs) when the government intervenes in the financial market to prohibit the excessively high-interest…
Optimal green supply-chain model design considering full truckload
Shih-Hsien Tseng, Hui Ming Wee, Pei Shen Song, Schnell JengSupply chain management (SCM) focuses smart logistics and quality service. Diverse elements such as design, procurement, production and sale policies are the keys to SCM…
Value co-creation andco-production in the interaction between citizens and public administration
Nicola Capolupo, Gabriella Piscopo, Carmela AnnarummaThe aim of this paper is to address the value co-creation and co-production theories in public administration (P.A.) sector, particularly when public administration…
The impact of individual entrepreneurial orientation and education on generation Z’s intention towards entrepreneurship
Valeriu Frunzaru, Diana-Maria CismaruThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of entrepreneurial features and the intention towards entrepreneurship (ITE) of generation Z students. The paper also…
Research on decision-making behavior of crowdsourcing task based on loss aversion and incentive level
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Impact of hedonic motivation and corporate culture on the adoption of an information system
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