Competitiveness Review
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Inverting the paradigm: digital transformation’s impact on firm performance and the counterintuitive role of gender
Maha Shehadeh, Hashem Alshurafat, Omar ArabiatThis study aims to analyze the impact of digital transformation on firm performance within the banking sector, specifically focusing on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE)-listed banks…
Factors influencing competitive advantage in start-ups operations 4.0
Aswathy Sreenivasan, M. SureshThe ability of a business to outperform its rivals is known as its competitive edge, and it presents special difficulties in the context of the “digital revolution,” or the fourth…
Environmental challenges and innovative responses of local agri-food systems: a theoretical approach
Luis Collado, Pablo Galaso, María de las Mercedes Menéndez, Adrián Rodríguez MirandaThis paper aims to analyse how local agri-food systems (LAFS), compared to other production models, can offer innovative responses to the important environmental challenges facing…
New growth of the Douro wine cluster
Svitlana Magalhães de Sousa Ostapenko, Ana Paula Africano, Raquel MenesesThis study aims to further develop the CLC stage/path’s identification model that distinguishes between path’s emergence (emergence stage), path’s development (growth stage)…
Cash or cash-less? Exploring the determinants of continuous intention to use e-wallets: the moderating role of environmental knowledge
Hala Zaidan, Farah Shishan, Melina Al-Hasan, Hamzah Al-Mawali, Omar Mowafi, Samer Eid DahiyatThis study aims to investigate the moderating impact of environmental knowledge on the factors influencing individuals’ continuous intention to use e-wallets.
Who is the next China? Comparative advantage analysis from top ten apparel exporting nations
Sudipta Das, Md Rokibul Hasan, Debanjan DasThis study aims to measure the competitiveness of top apparel exporting nations competing with China in different apparel product categories across the global environment.
Collective shared value creation as emergent strategy for cluster management organizations
Stephanie Francis Grimbert, James R. Wilson, Xavier Amores Bravo, Alberto PezziCluster management organizations (CMOs) have emerged over the past few decades as intermediaries that support the competitiveness of place-based clusters of economic activity…
Role of behind-the-border factors in determining state-level differences in FDI inflows to India
Prerna Prabhakar, Muskan AggarwalAlthough India is seen as a key player in the global economy, it is still below its potential level of growth. In this age of globalism, integration with the global economy…
Board gender diversity and firm performance: the moderating role of financial technology
Zakeya Sanad, Hidaya Al LawatiIn recent years, the field of financial technology (Fintech) has garnered significant attention due to advancements in technology, evolving consumer preferences and the growing…
Firm’s openness and innovation in Industry 4.0
Francesco Capone, Niccolò Innocenti, Filippo Baldetti, Vincenzo ZampiThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of firms’ features on innovation performance in Industry 4.0, focusing on the concepts of breadth and depth of openness in the…
Identifying and ranking the critical success factors of fintech adoption: a fuzzy DEMATEL approach
Hamzah Al-Mawali, Zaid Mohammad Obeidat, Hashem Alshurafat, Mohannad Obeid Al ShbailThis study aims to develop cause-and-effect relationships among the critical success factors (CSFs) of fintech adoption and rank these CSFs based on their importance in the model.
The hedonic well-being index for measuring city competitiveness – an exploratory study
Boon-Seng TanThis paper aims to explore the construction of a valid and reliable measure for the competitiveness of cities that excludes the drivers of competitiveness from the index…
Interdependencies between international innovation partnerships: the case of Central and Eastern Europe
Maja Bašić, Davor Vlajčić, Gorana GrgićCompetitively multipolar international system demands bilateral and multilateral partnerships. Joint innovation signals close partnerships. Regional proximity of Central and…
Assessing the potential of blockchain technology for Islamic crypto assets
Asif Zaman, Issam Tlemsani, Robin Matthews, Mohamed Ashmel Mohamed HashimThe rapid rise of Islamic crypto assets, underpinned by blockchain technology, has introduced a novel dimension to the Islamic financial landscape, raising questions about their…
Does environmental, social, and governance performance affect financial risk disclosure? Evidence from European ESG companies
Jamel Chouaibi, Hayet Benmansour, Hanen Ben Fatma, Rim Zouari-HadijiThis study aims to investigate the effects of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance on financial risk disclosure of European companies. It analyzed the…
Predicting default risk bancassurance using GMDH and dce-GMDH neural network models
Jamil Jaber, Rami S. Alkhawaldeh, Ibrahim N. KhatatbehThis study aims to develop a novel approach for predicting default risk in bancassurance, which plays a crucial role in the relationship between interest rates in banks and…
The role of accreditation on financial innovation and business sustainability: a study of AACSB-accredited business schools in the GCC region
Esra Aldhaen, Udo BraendleAccreditation represents a quality of academic standards and validation, and its impact on business schools is multifaceted. Accredited institutions are widely acknowledged for…
Short- and long-run relationship between financial development and economic competitiveness in WAEMU: does institutional quality matter?
Moussa Sigue, Désiré Drabo, Soumaïla Woni, Gnanderman Sirpe, Aminata OuedraogoThis paper aims to assess the short- and long-run effects of the interaction between institutional quality and financial development (FD) on the competitiveness of the WAEMU…
“Agentic” cluster aggression: KIBS auditors and law firms as key tax haven drivers
Philip CookeThe purpose here is to show how the “shadow” economy has grown in scale and impetus in recent years, though even before modern times it has been present (e.g. the City of London…
The competitiveness of Portugal: views from the market
Gustavo Silva, Leandro F. Pereira, José Crespo Carvalho, Rui Vinhas da Silva, Ana SimoesThis study aims to conduct a pertinent assessment of the concept of business competitiveness and how Portugal can progress in that field, for the sake of becoming a more…
The resilience of German regions facing the crisis in 2008/2009: the effects of innovation, specialisation, qualifications and sectoral structure
Fatih Celebioglu, Thomas BrennerThe purpose of this paper is to explain the effects of innovation, specialisation, qualifications and sectoral structure on the resilience of German regions (municipal level…
The role of clusters as collective actors in the energy transformation: the case of Mazovia Cluster ICT
Anna Lis, Artur RadzioThis paper aims to show the possibilities of implementing the idea of sustainability in the context of energy transformation using the concept of an industrial cluster. The…
Is ambidexterity crucial for cluster resilience? Conceptional consideration and empirical evidence
Michael Rothgang, Bernhard LagemanThis study, a conceptual paper, aims an answer the question, how significant cluster ambidexterity is for the resilience of individual clusters.
Pro-Environmental values’ and consumer behavior in base of the pyramid market: Ghana
Felicia Naatu, Ilan Alon, George Kofi Amoako, Dekuwmini MornahThis study aims to fill the gap on proenvironmental behavior studies among consumers in bottom of the pyramid (BOP) market by examining the relationship between values, beliefs…
A game theory-based analysis of merchants’ mobile payment adoption using hybrid SEM-neural network approach
Babak NaysaryDriven by the evidence from the literature on the significance of mobile (m-)payment in economic growth and productivity and at the same time the relative dismal adoption of this…
Place-based pathways for the twin transition: the role of systemic change agents
Luena Collini, Pierre HausemerThe aim of this paper is to understand how systemic change agents influence the twin digital and green transitions. The authors build on agency-based theories to argue that…
Technological anxiety during the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies – a cross-case study analysis among Polish manufacturing companies
Maja Sajdak, Michał MłodyThis paper aims to identify the basis of the technological anxiety phenomenon by defining the differences and similarities in terms of barriers of the implementation of Industry…
A bibliometric study on the role of micro-finance services in micro, small and medium enterprises
Kapil Gora, Barkha Dhingra, Mahender YadavMicro-finance has a significant role in the better performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This study aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the existing…
On the alignment of competitive strategies for successful acquisitions: a two-decade longitudinal analysis
Lucas López-Manuel, Antonio Sartal, Xosé H. VázquezMost studies explore the success of mergers and acquisitions through ex ante analyses based on the compatibility of resources and capabilities between the acquirer and target. As…
Carbon dioxide emissions and the economic growth: competitiveness and economic development view
Allam HamdanThis study aims to shed light on the experience of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in balancing three main pillars: the environmental criteria, the reduction of CO2 emissions and…
Economic agglomeration in the age of Industry 4.0: developing a digital industrial cluster as a new policy tool for the digital world
Rudy Fernandez-Escobedo, Begoña Eguía-Peña, Leire Aldaz-OdriozolaThis conceptual paper aims to develop the vision of a novel policy tool called the digital industrial cluster (DIC) thought for a future context shaped by digital economies and…
Historical effect of verified purchases and ordinary users’ testimonials on the sales rank of experience and search goods
Ali Sajedikhah, Hossein Rezaei Dolatabadi, Arash ShahinThis study aims to investigate the extent and pattern of the influence of one of the most important decision-making tools in the context of social commerce. This study…
Service innovation research: a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer
Rajeev Kumar, Shubham Saxena, Vikas Kumar, Vineet Prabha, Rohit Kumar, Ankur Kukreti“The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on service innovation during the past two decades and provide an analysis of sources of publication, citations and…
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