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Leaders' role: now and then
Jamshid Ali Turi, Shahryar SorooshianThe purpose of the study is to assess the project leader's role in normal and new normal situations. This study aims to investigate the project leadership role in unforeseen…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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;…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Exploring the mesomeric effect of executive equity incentives on enterprise innovation: a study in the context of digital transformation
Chenhao Li, Huanan Sun, Qian ZhangThe purpose of this study is to explain the following questions: First, whether the executive equity incentive has an impact on enterprise innovation and digital transformation;…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
Spillover effects of liquidity management in major economies and China's digital economy-driven countermeasures
Jueshuai WangThis paper aims to enhance the Global Projection Model (GPM) developed by the International Monetary Fund by constructing a GPM4 model that includes the United States of America…
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…
CEO stability and enterprise total factor productivity from the perspective of dual carbon: a mechanism test based on green innovation
Huanan Sun, Chenhao Li, Qian Zhang, Yanling ZhuThrough this study, the aim is to provide reference for the improvement of CEO related theories, the reform of internal governance mechanisms and compensation systems in…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Customers' decision pattern based on mobile reviews in digital economy
Xiaodong Li, Zhiwen Liu, Bengang Gong, Ai RenConsumers have pervasively relied on mobile reviews in digital economy. However, little knowledge exists regarding how customers adopt several mobile reviews to make purchasing…
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.
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 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…
Enabling the circular economy in the digital transformation era: evidence from an emerging country
Ayman Wael Al-KhatibRecently, the concept of the circular economy (CE) has witnessed significant momentum in academic and professional circles. However, there is a dearth of research that studies the…
A novel approach to screening patents for securitization: a machine learning-based predictive analysis of high-quality basic asset
Cheng Liu, Yi Shi, Wenjing Xie, Xinzhong BaoThis paper aims to provide a complete analysis framework and prediction method for the construction of the patent securitization (PS) basic asset pool.
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…
Research on influencing factors and path of digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises
Yue Zhang, Jiayuan WangUnder the influence of the digital economy, the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises has attracted widespread attention from scholars at home and abroad due to its…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Moving toward sustainable development: the influence of digital transformation on corporate ESG performance
Peng Yang, Xiuzi Hao, Liang Wang, Shizhao Zhang, Li YangAmidst the rapid development of the global digital economy, digital transformation has become a strategic choice that firms must use to respond to the changing times. This study…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
Trading excess consumption certificates on the blockchain using the cooperative game theory
Serap ErgünThe purpose of this study is to propose a decentralized multi-party cross-trading scheme based on a certificate transaction mechanism for the transaction of excess consumption…
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…
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…
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…