European Business Review: Volume 33 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Joe F. Hair, Jun-Hwa Cheah, Christian M. Ringle, Marko Sarstedt, Hiram Ting

Unbundling subjective career success: a sequential mediation analysis

Zubeida Rossenkhan, Wee Chan Au, Pervaiz Khalid Ahmed

This study aims to contribute to subjective career success (SCS) literature using sequential mediation modeling to interrogate the inter-relationships between dimensions of SCS…

Exploring consumer–brand engagement: a holistic framework

Man Lai Cheung, Guilherme D. Pires, Philip J. Rosenberger III

This paper aims to investigate the causal relationships between constructs related to consumer–brand engagement (CBE), including consumers’ enduring involvement, ongoing…

The role of competitive strategy in the performance impact of exploitation and exploration quality management practices

Julen Castillo Apraiz, Nicole Franziska Richter, Jesus Matey de Antonio, Siegfried Gudergan

This study aims to advance understanding about quality management (QM) practices by clarifying how competitive strategy conditions the impacts of exploitative and explorative QM…

Predicting mobile network operators users m-payment intention

Choi-Meng Leong, Kim-Lim Tan, Chin-Hong Puah, Shyh-Ming Chong

This study aims to investigate the intention of using mobile payment (m-payment) services in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Psychological ownership in social media influencer marketing

Mandy Pick

Social media, especially social media-based influencer marketing, has become an important factor in consumer decision-making. Studies have recently begun investigating how…

Brand image as the competitive edge for hospitals in medical tourism

Tat Huei Cham, Boon Liat Cheng, Mei Peng Low, Jason Boon Chuan Cheok

Following promising growth of the international medical tourism industry, competitions within the global market have escalated tremendously with increased involvement by numerous…

Assessing formative artscape to predict opera attendees’ loyalty

Berta Tubillejas-Andrés, Amparo Cervera-Taulet, Haydee Calderon Garcia

This paper aims to posit servicescape from a multi-dimensional formative approach beyond mere conceptualizations limited to its physical dimensions. An analysis is carried out to…