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Biomass supply chain coordination considering government subsidies and corporate social responsibility
Long Yu, Qianqian Zhang, Jun Wu, Weina Liu, Lijuan DingThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of various decision-making approaches and government subsidies on supply chain performance, aiming to enhance the profits of…
Digital twins and biodiversity: a conceptual framework of opportunities and challenge
Yanqi Sun, Cheng XuThe intersection of digital twins and ecological diversity offers a new and complex landscape that requires interdisciplinary investigation. Recognizing the urgent need for a…
Implementing outsourcing strategies under a pandemic: the case of the nursing service industry
Xiaoxiao Wang, Changyong Liang, Jingxian ChenThe pandemic has caused severe disruptions and significant losses in various industries. In particular, the nursing service industry has been greatly affected, leading to…
An efficient attention-based hybridized deep learning network with deep RBM features for customer behavior prediction in digital marketing
B. Sakthi, D. SundarAn efficient customer behavior prediction model is designed using deep learning techniques. The necessary data used for the implementation are taken from standard datasets and…
Financing mode decision of characteristic tourist town based on improved G1 and Z-number-TOPSIS: the Chinese case
Lingmei FangThe objective is to address financing challenges with an innovative technical approach and provide financial support to facilitate the sustainable development of characteristic…
Brand livestream mode options: AI vs KOL livestream in the platform supply chain
Xiaoxue Yu, Tao Li, Qi Tan, Bin Liu, Hui LiDriven by the rapid expansion of online retail and the surge in livestream commerce, the impact of different livestream mode on brand and platform performance has become a…
Technological work burnout: conceptualization, measure development and validation
Hassan Alhammadi, Shaker Bani-Melhem, Faridahwati Mohd-Shamsudin, Mariam Karrani, Salima HamoucheAs workplaces increasingly integrate digital technologies, understanding their impact on employee burnout has become imperative. This paper introduces the Technological Work…
Impact of blockchain on deception of source information
Sensen Hu, Jingyi Lu, Xinghong Qin, Shahnawaz TalpurAs a potentially disruptive technology, blockchain technology ensures that all the data cannot be merely tampered with once they are recorded on-chain. However, the fake source…
An integrated decision-making model for green supplier selection based on AIOWA-CRITIC and CPT-TOPSIS: a case study of China
Hui Zhao, Chen Lu, Simeng WangAs environmental protection and sustainable development become more widely recognized, greater emphasis has been placed on the significance of green supplier selection (GSS)…
Risk transmission and diversification strategies between US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and green finance indices
Hongjun ZengWe examined the dynamic volatility connectedness and diversification strategies among US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and green finance indices.
An equilibrium analysis of blockchain integration strategies in the livestock meat supply chain considering consumers’ preference for quality trust
Yiping Jiang, Shanshan Zhou, Jie Chu, Xiaoling Fu, Junyi LinThis paper aims to explore blockchain integration strategies within a three-level livestock meat supply chain in which consumers have a preference for quality trust in livestock…
The impact of human-AIGC tools collaboration on the learning effect of college students: a key factor for future education?
Weiquan Yang, Zhaolin Lu, Zengrui Li, Yalin Cui, Lijin Dai, Yupeng Li, Xiaorui Ma, Huaibo ZhuThe maturity of artificial intelligence technology and the emergence of AI-generated content (AIGC) tools have endowed college students with a human-AIGC tools collaboration…
Dynamic control of ecological restoration in abandoned mines under the background of ecology-oriented development in China
Ning Wang, Deqing TanThis study examines how local governments and enterprises can implement ecological restoration of abandoned mines based on ecology-oriented development (EOD), which will be more…
Financing creativity: how state-owned and foreign ownership shape innovation engagement in China
Shanshan Yue, Bajuri Hafiz Norkhairul, Saleh F.A. Khatib, Yini LeeThis study delves into the nuanced relationship between financial constraints, ownership structures (state-owned and foreign) and innovation engagement within China’s A-share…
How mobile social networks affect rural household income: evidence from China
Jiaping Zhang, Xiaomei GongThe research attempts to estimate how the use of WeChat, the most popular mobile social networking application in contemporary China, affects rural household income.
Examination of the effects of artificial intelligence readiness on lean sustainability and value creation in the mediation variable effect of organizational flexibility in technology-focused companies
Zafer Adiguzel, Fatma Sonmez Cakir, Ferhat ÖzbayThe purpose of this study is to understand how the level of readiness for artificial intelligence (AI) affects the overall performance of companies, determine the role of…
Urban carrying capacity of industrial cities to typhoon-induced Natechs: a cloud Bayesian model
Qiuhan Wang, Xujin PuThis research proposes a novel risk assessment model to elucidate the risk propagation process of industrial safety accidents triggered by natural disasters (Natech), identifies…
Dynamic game research of food agricultural products supply chain based on blockchain traceability technology
Junhai Ma, Jie Fan, Meihong Zhu, Jiecai ChenFood quality and safety issues have always been imperative topics discussed by people. The anti-tampering of blockchain technology and the transparency of information make it…
To acknowledge or conceal: an exploratory study on designers' self-determination factors and attitudes toward artificial intelligence participation in their works
Qianling Jiang, Jue Qian, Yong ZangThe rapid development and widespread application of artificial intelligence tools have raised concerns about how designers are embracing these technologies. This study…
Flying to your home yard: the mediation and moderation model of the intention to employ drones for last-mile delivery
Abdul Hafaz Ngah, Ramayah Thurasamy, Samar Rahi, Nurul Izni Kamalrulzaman, Aamir Rashid, Fei LongDrones will become part of daily lives similar to smartphones becoming a staple of modern living. Nonetheless, only several past studies investigated the intention to utilise…
A high ranking-based ensemble network for student’s performance prediction using improved meta-heuristic-aided feature selection and adaptive GAN for recommender system
S. Punitha, K. DevakiPredicting student performance is crucial in educational settings to identify and support students who may need additional help or resources. Understanding and predicting student…
The dark side of gamification: an experimental study on digital fitness apps
Zhijian Bai, Cheng Xu, Aimaitijiang Ailikamujiang, Yanqi SunThis study, anchored in Self-Determination Theory, explores the paradoxical effects of gamification on digital health promotion, focusing on user engagement, physical activity…
Exploring the effect of collaboration modes on firms’ breakthrough technological innovation: a perspective from the innovation ecosystem
Xueguo Xu, Hetong YuanBreakthrough technological innovation is of vital significance for firms to acquire and maintain sustainable competitive advantages. The construction of an innovation ecosystem…
Mobilizing DevOps: exploration of DevOps adoption in mobile software development
Busra Ozdenizci KoseThe purpose of this study is to investigate the factors facilitating and influencing the adoption of DevOps practices specifically tailored to mobile software development, with a…
Examining public intentions and attitudes toward solar rooftop panel adoption in Indian residences: an integration of TPB, DOI and UTAUT
Aqsa Anjum, Mohammad SubhanThe study investigates the intention of adopting solar panels and incorporating renewable energy sources into the electrical mix, providing insightful information on the nuances…
Deciphering misinformation and disinformation: insights from structural coupling and penetration
YJ Sohn, Heidi Hatfield Edwards, Theodore PetersenThis paper aims to enhance the understanding of the distinct origins, mechanisms, growth paths and societal impacts of misinformation and disinformation through the theoretical…
Parallels between the Physical Vacuum and concept of Qi in Medical Qigong: comprehending oneness
Wanfeng Zhu, Petia Venkova Sice, Wenchun Zhang, Krystyna Krajewska, Zhangyang ZhaoThe purpose of this paper is to bring into the public domain converging ways of thinking about reality and human systems, exploring parallels between the theory of Physical Vacuum…
Speaking with a “forked tongue” – misalignment between user ratings and textual emotions in LLMs
Yixing Yang, Jianxiong HuangThe study aims to provide concrete service remediation and enhancement for LLM developers such as getting user forgiveness and breaking through perceived bottlenecks. It also aims…
Hybrid price prediction method combining TCN-BiGRU and attention mechanism for battery-grade lithium carbonate
Zhanglin Peng, Tianci Yin, Xuhui Zhu, Xiaonong Lu, Xiaoyu LiTo predict the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate accurately and provide proper guidance to investors, a method called MFTBGAM is proposed in this study. This method…
Public interest or individual benefit: biased perception toward Chinese redistributive policies
Tian Liu, Meng ShenRedistributive policies aim to reduce income disparities and improve social equity. This study investigates whether redistributive effects that successfully diminish objective…
A blockchain-based solution for transparent intellectual property rights management: smart contracts as enablers
Amani AlqarniThe purpose of this study is to address the limitations of traditional methods for managing intellectual property rights (IPRs) by proposing a blockchain-based solution. By…
Masking and mediating effects: mediating mechanisms of occupational stigma and job meaningfulness among Chinese takeaway riders
Lihong Song, Zhaoyi Xie, Qiaoyi Chen, Ziqi LiuThis paper expects to analyze the connection between occupational stigma and job meaningfulness among Chinese takeaway riders, the mediating role of occupational identity and…
Disruptive technologies for knowledge management: bibliometric review and patent analysis
Jihye Lim, Junseok HwangTechnological tools for knowledge management (KM) actively support and enhance knowledge acquisition and sharing in organizations. However, technology for KM has been…
EduChatbot: Implementing educational Chatbot for assisting the teaching-learning process by NLP-based hybrid heuristic adopted deep learning framework
B. Maheswari, Rajganesh NagarajanA new Chatbot system is implemented to provide both voice-based and textual-based communication to address student queries without any delay. Initially, the input texts are…
Navigating uncertainties: impact of supply chain resilience on organizational performance, mediated and moderated model: Pakistan manufacturing sector case
Saqib Mehmood, Samera Nazir, Jianqiang Fan, Zarish NazirThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between supply chain resilience and organizational performance with innovation as a mediator and information sharing as a…
A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of green procurement
Lan Wang, Hua Song, Yudong Yang, Mengwei HanPrevious literature reviews mainly focus on green supply chain, however, there is surprisingly little effort made in the systematic literature review to focus on a specific…
From general AI to custom AI: the effects of generative conversational AI’s cognitive and emotional conversational skills on user's guidance
Kun Wang, Zhao Pan, Yaobin LuGenerative conversational artificial intelligence (AI) demonstrates powerful conversational skills for general tasks but requires customization for specific tasks. The quality of…
Model and algorithm for the location-inventory problem in pallet pooling systems
Bowen Miao, Xiaoting Shang, Kai Yang, Bin Jia, Guoqing ZhangThis paper studies the location-inventory problem (LIP) in pallet pooling systems to improve resource utilization and save logistics costs, which is a new extension of the…
The “Great Reset” and its implications on organisational theory
Vasja Roblek, Vlado Dimovski, Simon Colnar, Maja Meško, Judita PeterlinThis research examines the transformative impact of the “Great Reset” on organisational theory through the thematic network analysis of managerial responses from Germany, France…
The research landscape on generative artificial intelligence: a bibliometric analysis of transformer-based models
Giulio Marchena SekliThe aim of this study is to offer valuable insights to businesses and facilitate better understanding on transformer-based models (TBMs), which are among the widely employed…
Predicting students’ performance at higher education institutions using a machine learning approach
Suhanom Mohd Zaki, Saifudin Razali, Mohd Aidil Riduan Awang Kader, Mohd Zahid Laton, Maisarah Ishak, Norhapizah Mohd BurhanMany studies have examined pre-diploma students' backgrounds and academic performance with results showing that some did not achieve the expected level of competence. This study…
Private cloud deployment model selection for cost efficiency: a business perspective
Bingcheng Liu, Junyou Song, Wei GengThis study aims to enhance an enterprise’s private cloud services by optimally determining the ownership of cloud computing resources and responsibility for maintenance and…
Net zero performance evaluation of European Continent Countries considering Paris Agreement climate goals
Mehtap Dursun, Rana Duygu AlkurtToday’s one of the most important difficulties is tackling climate change and its effects on the environment. The Paris Agreement states that nations must balance the amount of…
Unleashing the role of knowledge absorptive capacity and relationship quality: exploring the outcomes of digital supply chain transformation in new norms
Khaled Saleh Al-OmoushThis study aims to explore the potential role of supply chain digital transformation on collaborative knowledge creation, supply chain innovation, and value co-creation in new…
Analysing the role of modern information technologies in HRM: management perspective and future agenda
Jayashree Roul, Lalita Mohan Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar Pradhan, A.V.S. KameshThe objective of this study is to analyse the integration of technology in Human Resources Management (HRM) with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning…
The mediation role of positive psychological capital in the relationship between perceived organizational support and employee performance: a research on port administration employees
Burcu Özgül, Erdem ÇelenkIn this study, a conceptual model was developed and analyzed to test the mediating role of positive psychological capital (PPC) in the impact of organizational support perceived…
Pricing decision of service systems based on the combined effect of multiple customer psychology
Tao Jiang, Zitong ZhangCustomers will develop a stronger desire to purchase when more people are waiting in line for service due to the herding effect. However, this also leads to longer queue times…
Delayed retirement, pension insurance and income inequality
Qingjie Zhang, Xinbang CaoTo investigate the potential of raising the retirement age and reforming pension insurance in mitigating intra- and inter-generational income inequality, thereby offering…
Green synergy: unveiling the nexus of green supply chain practices, training and innovation for sustainable manufacturing
Asma Javed, Qian Li, Sarmad Ejaz, Abdul Basit, Shermeen Hasan, Fodor Zita Júlia, Md Billal HossainDue to extensive industrial activities, the manufacturing sector is deteriorating the environment through resource depletion and rising pollution levels which led to a significant…
Linking systems thinking with citizenship education at the university
Andrés Felipe Astaíza Martínez, Gina Alexandra Rojas LeónResearchers from different disciplines have advocated for the incorporation of Systems Thinking in higher education in various fields such as environmental studies, engineering…
Precision in decision-making: a novel Z-number DEA approach for European country rankings
Nazmiye Eligüzel, Sena AydoğanConventional approaches such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis (FDEA) cannot effectively account for uncertainty, which can lead to imprecise…
Unraveling the nexus: social entrepreneur intention and socioeconomic development with mediating role of entrepreneurial knowledge
Samina Gul, Ricardo Limongi, Hassan Waleed Ul SyedSocial entrepreneurship is a topical issue in the context of entrepreneurial intention. Our quantitative study seeks to explore the complex and dynamic nexus of the ever-evolving…
Data-driven decision-making method for determining the handling department for online appeals
Sheng-Qun Chen, Ting You, Jing-Lin ZhangThis study aims to enhance the classification and processing of online appeals by employing a deep-learning-based method. This method is designed to meet the requirements for…
Knowledge sharing decision-making under stochastic factors in platform ecosystems: the diversified participants' perspective
Hongdan Xu, Jiuhe WangKnowledge sharing is critical to creating value in platform ecosystems. However, participants refrain from sharing knowledge and even engage in free-riding behavior, thereby…
Exploring the social media advertising avoidance behavior through the lens of avoidance motivation theory
Subhajit Pahari, Anupam Bandyopadhyay, Atanu MannaThis study investigates advertising avoidance behavior among consumers, specifically in the realm of meta-platforms. It explores the impacts of digital burnout, advertising…
Towards a unified ontology of cybernetics: bridging mechanology and CAS for cooperative societies through thematic synthesis
Camilo Osejo-BucheliThis paper aims to conceptually unite an ontology of cybernetics, bridging living and technical systems, to facilitate future epistemological and theoretical advancements…
The role of boundary-spanning behaviour in enhancing individual innovation performance: a cross-level investigation
Chengzhao Luo, Haoqing DingThis study aims to investigate the impact of team boundary-spanning behaviours (BSBs) on innovation performance at both individual and team levels. The study specifically focuses…
Governance path of the digital innovation ecosystem in advanced manufacturing cluster: a case study of China’s Tai-Xin Integrated Economic Zone
Yunqi Chen, Yichu WangThis paper aims to identify key factors influencing the development of advanced manufacturing clusters and propose governance pathways for their digital innovation ecosystems.
The formation mechanism of social media platform brand value under the prosumption logic from the perspective of value co-creation
Guilong Li, Gulizhaer AisaitiThe purpose of this paper is to identify the dimensions and formation mechanisms of brand value on social media platforms within the prosumption logic based on the theory of value…
Global supply chain network design for shelf-life products under uncertainty: a case study of pistachios
Fatemeh Mostaghimi, Mohammad Saeed Jabalameli, Ali Bozorgi-AmiriSupply chain management has become critical in today’s globalized environment, with growingly intense competition on the international level. The particular characteristics of…
A pruned GA-BPNN model for project portfolio benefit evaluation considering ambidexterity
Libiao Bai, Shiyi Liu, Yuqin An, Qi XieProject portfolio benefit (PPB) evaluation is crucial for project portfolio management decisions. However, PPB is complex in composition and affected by synergy and ambidexterity…
Hedonic consumption of virtual rides entertainment service: a multi-method perspective: SEM and fsQCA
Amir Zaib Abbasi, Farhan Mirza, Mousa Albashrawi, Ding Hooi Ting, Ghazanfar Ali AbbasiPrior studies have put much emphasis on using the uses and gratification (U&G) theory to find out why people use games, social media, the Internet, e-shopping, etc. Despite past…
Unravelling tourism destination's competitiveness using big data analytics: a comparative analysis
Dilek Penpece Demirer, Ahmet BüyükekeThe competitiveness of destinations is crucial for tourism. In this context, the study aims to uncover customer satisfaction, experiences, feelings, and thoughts by conducting a…
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…
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…
The irruption of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies and the repositioning of the periphery in the European automotive industry
Jesús F. Lampón, Francisco Carballo-Cruz, María-Elena Velando-RodríguezAutonomous and connected mobility technologies have led to a reconfiguration of the automotive industry value chain. This may involve an impact on the geography of the European…
Breaking down disciplinary silos? In search of interdisciplinary integration in postgraduate agroecosystems research
Sandro Luis SchlindweinInterdisciplinary inquiry has been increasingly adopted to address issues of growing complexity in the biophysical and social sciences, as for example in agricultural research and…
Study on the identification of key core technology “strangled” problem of the new generation information technology industry
Xing Li, Fangyuan Zheng, Yong Qi, Hanbo ZhangKey core technology is the most important weapon of the country, and breaking through the “strangled” problem is one of the real problems that China’s emerging industries and…
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…
The optimal operation decision of gas station considering charging pile installation – conflict and coordination
Mingze Jiang, Minghui Jiang, Jiaxin Xue, Wentao Zhan, Yuntao LiuIn the construction of charging piles, traditional gas stations possess significant advantages in terms of regional and financial resources. The transformation of gas stations…
How does temporal leadership affect unethical pro-organizational behavior? The roles of emotional exhaustion and job complexity
Lei LiuUnethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) harms organizations’ long-term development; hence, all sectors of society view it as highly concerning. Optimizing leadership and…
An inventory-routing optimization model for pharmaceutical supply chain with time-dependent travel time on a multi-graph network: a case study
Seyed Mohammad Hadi Baghdadi, Ehsan Dehghani, Mohammad Hossein Dehghani Sadrabadi, Mahdi Heydari, Maryam NiliSpurred by the high turnover in the pharmaceutical industry, locating pharmacies inside urban areas along with the high product perishability in this industry, the pharmaceutical…
How to dissolve the “privacy paradox” in social networks? A game approach based on privacy calculus
Xing Zhang, Yongtao Cai, Fangyu Liu, Fuli ZhouThis paper aims to propose a solution for dissolving the “privacy paradox” in social networks, and explore the feasibility of adopting a synergistic mechanism of “deep-learning…
Heinz von Foerster's operational epistemology: orientation for insight into complexity
Arantzazu Saratxaga ArregiBased on the reception of the principle of self-organization, the core of Heinz von Foerster's operational theories, I hypothesize how Heinz von Foerster's theory can be an…
Identifying city bus passenger ridership patterns: a mixed-method analysis
Keng-Chieh YangThis study uses big data analysis aimed at discovering city bus passenger ridership patterns. Hence, marketing managers can get sufficient insights to formulate effective business…
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…
AI development in financial markets: a balanced scorecard analysis of its impact on sustainable development goals (February 2024)
Ahmet Aysan, Hasan Dincer, Ibrahim Musa Unal, Serhat YükselThe primary purpose is to empower financial institutions in AI integration decisions. By combining QSFS and the Golden Cut technique, the study establishes a robust foundation for…
Cooperative supply game and its revenue allocation method considering location of transportation hub
Guang Zhang, Jingyi GeThis paper aims to study the establishment of cooperative supply game model considering transportation hub location, and design the profit allocation rule of the cooperative…
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…
Uniform or demand-driven allocation? Optimal management of social donations distribution in response to sudden outbreaks
Xiaoxiao Zhu, Ming Liu, Ding ZhangThis study aims to address challenges in the distribution of social donations during epidemic emergencies, focusing on issues such as uneven distribution and material stacking…
Stepping into Industry 4.0-based optimization model: a hybrid of the NSGA-III and MOAOA
Yaser Sadati-Keneti, Mohammad Vahid Sebt, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Armand Baboli, Misagh RahbariAlthough the previous generations of the Industrial Revolution have brought many advantages to human life, scientists have been looking for a substantial breakthrough in creating…
Multidimensional product market performance evaluation based on a weak expert comparative viewpoint mining framework
Chao Wang, Xiaoyan Jiang, Qing Li, Zijuan Hu, Jie LinMarket evaluation of products is the basis for product innovation, yet traditional expert-based evaluation methods are highly dependent on the specialization of experts. There…
A novel multi-attribute three-way decision model with three-parameter interval grey number decision-theoretic rough sets
Yu Qiao, Lirong Jian, Hechang CaiTo overcome the limitations of traditional multi-attribute decision making (MADM) methods, which only provide deterministic rankings of decision objects, this paper proposes a…
Are negative reviews the order terminators? An aspect-based sentiment threshold analysis of online reviews in the context of sharing accommodation
Bo Wang, Xin Jin, Ning MaExisting research has predominantly concentrated on examining the factors that impact consumer decisions through the lens of potential consumer motivations, neglecting the…
Examining trade flow dynamics in the face of deglobalization and decoupling: a comparative analysis of developing and developed nations
Imran-ur-Rahman Imran-ur-Rahman, Mohsin Shafi, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Enitilina FetuuThis article examines the concepts of “deglobalization” and “decoupling” from the perspectives of developing and developed nations. It also assesses the short-term impacts of…
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…
Exploring the inter-sectoral and inter-regional effect of tourism industry in Indonesia based on input-output framework
Fanglin Li, Ray Sastri, Bless Kofi Edziah, Arbi SetiyawanTourism is an essential industry in Indonesia, and understanding its inter-sectoral and inter-regional connections is critical for policy development. This study examines the…
Digital transformation of family-owned small businesses: a nexus of internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy, artificial intelligence usage and strategic agility
Zeshan Ahmad, Belal Mahmoud AlWadi, Harish Kumar, Boon-Kwee Ng, Diep Ngoc NguyenThe digital transformation of family-owned small businesses (F-OSBs) has become a critical area of research to maintain their economic contribution in today’s rapidly evolving…
Sunlit ventures: maximizing photovoltaic power plant success through strategic investments
Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani, Mohammadreza Moghadam, Hadi Sahebi, Sheyda Rezazadeh MoghadamThe primary aim of this study is to provide actionable guidance for augmenting profitability in photovoltaic power plant investments within Iran’s solar energy sector. By…
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…
Value-added services and e-commerce platform competitiveness: a game theoretic approach
Xueke Du, Wenli Li, Li Cui, Yibo Jia, Lin WuIn response to the intense competition in the platform economy, e-commerce platforms are actively introducing value-added services to maintain their competitiveness. However, how…
Does personal innovativeness and personal anxiety matter? The predictors of continuance use intention of an e-wallet system
Yang Tian, Tak Jie Chan, Tze Wei Liew, Ming Hui Chen, Huan Na LiuElectronic wallets (e-wallet) systems have revolutionized transactional activities, prompting individuals to adopt digital payment methods. This study investigates the…
Exploring consumer engagement and satisfaction in health and wellness tourism through text-mining
Yavuz Selim BalciogluThis study aims to deepen the understanding of consumer engagement and satisfaction within the health and wellness tourism sector, a rapidly growing niche in the global tourism…
Exploring Chinese passenger switching intentions toward airline self-service technology from a push–pull–mooring perspective
Jung-Chieh LeeAirline self-service technology (SST) has attracted attention from both the academic and aviation sectors. As the use of SST can reduce airlines’ operating costs, investigating…
Outsourcing or in-housing: remanufactured product warranty of independent remanufacturer
Lijun Meng, Jingya Xue, Baoyou Zhang, Hongying XiaThis study attempts to determine the optimal pricing and warranty strategies for remanufactured products offered by independent remanufacturers (IRs). Specifically, it takes into…
From code to connection: the role of responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) and leaders’ RAI symbolization in fueling high-tech employee innovation
Shahan Bin Tariq, Jian Zhang, Faheem Gul GilalArtificial intelligence (AI) radically transforms organizations, yet ethical AI’s effect on employee innovation remains understudied. Therefore, this study aims to explore whether…
ARIMA-SVR-based risk aggregation modeling in the financial behavior
Zhangong Huang, Huwei LiOnce regional financial risks erupt, they not only affect the stability and security of the financial system in the region, but also trigger a comprehensive financial crisis…
Multi-stakeholder recommendations system with deep learning-based diversity personalization and multi-objective optimization for establishing trade-off among competing preferences
Rahul Shrivastava, Dilip Singh Sisodia, Naresh Kumar NagwaniThe Multi-Stakeholder Recommendation System learns consumer and producer preferences to make fair and balanced recommendations. Exclusive consumer-focused studies have improved…
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…
Compulsory environmental pollution liability insurance and corporate risk taking: a difference-in-difference approach
Sheng Liu, Qing Mai, Xiuying ChenMany developing countries have encountered frequent pollution accidents during their rapid development, while the previously weak environmental insurance systems could seriously…
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…
Grain storage security in context of government digital governance: a tripartite evolutionary game analysis of speculative behavior
Ming-Yang Li, Zong-Hao Jiang, Lei WangThe purpose of the study is to investigate and analyze the dynamics of the government-enterprise grain joint storage mechanism, particularly, focusing on profit-driven speculative…
Enhancing firm performance through knowledge sharing, knowledge management, supply chain efficiency and integration: exploring the moderating influence of reverse logistic
Samera Nazir, Saqib Mehmood, Zarish Nazir, Li ZhaoleiThis study aimed to examine how knowledge sharing, knowledge management, supply chain efficiency and integration collectively impacted firm performance. Additionally, it…
How to improve the quality of emergency supplies? A tripartite evolutionary game model
Yue Wang, Ming Liu, Joe Viana, Nonhlanhla DubeProviding quality emergency supplies is crucial to mitigate and respond to emergencies. However, despite government and consumer oversight of emergency supplies’ quality, a…
Business expansion strategy of two-sided platform considering technology R & D effect and congestion effect
Junxia Yuan, Renhuai Liu, Yuanyang ZouA new model for two-sided platforms is presented, incorporating both the original business and an expanded (new) business. Previous studies have neglected the impact of technology…
Associations between personality, creative thinking and learning, self-efficacy and academic achievement: a cross-sectional survey of coaches in Chinese art schools
Lijia Fan, Lei SunPrioritization of technological skills in China has led to scarce resources for art education. In this study, we tested whether personality traits were associated with creative…
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…
Discovery and analysis of global studies trend on digital transformation strategy: exploring challenges and opportunities
Mina Khoshroo, Mohammad TalariWith the advent of transformational and digital technologies, companies are striving to integrate digital transformation strategy (DTS) into their business models to stay…
Discovering public attitudes and emotions toward educational robots through online reviews: a comparative analysis of Weibo and Twitter
Qian Wang, Yan Wan, Feng Feng, Ziqing Peng, Jing LuoPublic reviews on educational robots are of great importance for the design, development and management of the most advanced robots with an educational purpose. This study…
A crew task allocation and sequencing method considering workload distribution and minimum task completion time
Jianhua Sun, Suihuai Yu, Jianjie Chu, Wenzhe Cun, Hanyu Wang, Chen Chen, Feilong Li, Yuexin HuangIn situations where the crew is reduced, the optimization of crew task allocation and sequencing (CTAS) can significantly enhance the operational efficiency of the man-machine…
Physical internet enabled sustainable and resilient production-routing problem with modular capacity
Xiaoshuai Peng, Shoufeng Ji, Lele Zhang, Russell G. Thompson, Kangzhou WangModular capacity units enable rapid reconfiguration, providing tactical flexibility to efficiently meet customer demand during disruptions and ensuring sustainability. Moreover…
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…
Underpinning risk dimensions of sponsored institutional R&D projects through cutting-edge fuzzy TOPSIS and fuzzy DEMATEL approaches
Sachin Kumar, Vinay SinghThis study aims to enhance the success of Sponsored Institutional R&D Projects (SIRPs) by investigating the influence of risk dimensions over four criteria Cost overrun, Time…
Export Potential Index for Textile Industry (EPIT) model proposal with structural equation modelling and application
Metin Kırkın, Adnan Aktepe, Bilal TokluThe aim of this study is to develop a new multidimensional index to measure export potential of textile firms by using firm-level data.
Maximizing green innovation: the impact of government subsidies and R&D in digital supply chains
Yang Bai, Xue Zhang, Dajiang WangThis research examines the relationship between green innovation and firm performance, focusing on identifying the moderating effects of government subsidies and digital…
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…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…