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Develop an integrated candlestick technical analysis model using meta-heuristic algorithms
Armin Mahmoodi, Leila Hashemi, Milad JasemiIn this study, the central objective is to foresee stock market signals with the use of a proper structure to achieve the highest accuracy possible. For this purpose, three hybrid…
Digital transformation in tourism and hospitality industry: a literature review of blockchain, financial technology, and knowledge management
Silvia Ratna, Saide Saide, Afifah Mesha Putri, Richardus Eko Indrajit, Didi MuwardiThis study aims to provide a new overview and opportunities of blockchain (BCT), financial technology (fintech) and knowledge management (KM) over the past ten years. Its focus is…
Entrepreneurship and self-service technologies as a driver of customer loyalty to the retailer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Filipa Freitas Alves, Cláudia Miranda Veloso, Elisabete Gomes Santana Félix, Bruno Barbosa Sousa, Marco ValeriThis research aims (i) to assess the level of customer satisfaction and loyalty to self-service technologies and Auchan Retail Portugal, (ii) to identify the determinants of…
A bibliometric analysis of global research trends on CEO compensation: evidence from the Scopus database
Faraj Salman Alfawareh, Edie Erman Che Johari, Chai-Aun OoiThis study investigates the current trends in CEO compensation by applying a bibliometric technique from the Scopus database.
The role of self-efficacy and psychological empowerment in explaining the relationship between emotional intelligence and work engagement
Kujtim Hameli, Lekë Ukaj, Lum ÇollakuThis study aims to investigate the impact of emotional intelligence on work engagement by exploring the mediating roles of self-efficacy and psychological empowerment in this…
Nature-love and sustainable consumption behaviors: does the construal level of psychological distance matter?
Mohamed M. Elsotouhy, Mohamed A. Ghonim, Nada Khalifa, Mohamed A. KhashanDespite the importance of emotional variables in shaping individuals' consumption behavior, nature-love still needs to be addressed concerning various aspects of sustainable…
An integrated model predicting the drivers of mobile payment outcomes: evidence from emerging markets
Mohamed M. Elsotouhy, Abdelkader M.A. Mobarak, Mona I. Dakrory, Mohamed A. Ghonim, Mohamed A. KhashanBecause the success of m-payment services depends on the enablers and barriers that affect user satisfaction, the present research explores the effects of perceived value and…
Does prior trust work as a buffer? Examining the impact of perceived betrayal on customer responses to a double deviation
Azza Temessek Behi, Norchene Ben Dahmane Mouelhi, Walid ChaoualiThis study aims to explain customer reactions to a double deviation by examining the moderating role of prior trust in peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation platforms on the…
The moderating effect of fintech on the relationship between CSR and banks' financial stability: Baron and Kenny's approach analysis
Ines Ben Salah Mahdi, Mariem Bouaziz, Mouna Boujelbène AbbesCorporate social responsibility (CSR) and fintech have emerged as critical megatrends in the banking industry. This study aims to examine the impact of financial technology on the…
The impact of FinTech firms on bank performance: evidence from the UK
Apostolos Dasilas, Goran KaranovićThis study examines the impact of financial technology (FinTech) on bank performance employing data from the United Kingdom (UK) banking sector for a period spanning from 2010 to…
Oil price fluctuations and economic growth–banking sector nexus: modeling for MENA countries
Samir BelkhaouiThe aim of this paper is to evaluate empirically the impact of oil price fluctuations on the relationship between banking sector development and economic growth in oil-importing…
The impact of supervision on bank risk: empirical evidence from the Tunisian context
Sana Belgacem, Manel Hadriche, Fethi BelhajThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of supervision on banking risk to determine whether prudential measures taken especially after financial crises are effective in…
Forecasting Bitcoin returns using machine learning algorithms: impact of investor sentiment
Fatma Ben Hamadou, Taicir Mezghani, Ramzi Zouari, Mouna Boujelbène-AbbesThis study aims to assess the predictive performance of various factors on Bitcoin returns, used for the development of a robust forecasting support decision model using machine…
Generation Z's attitudes toward virtual tourism: the impact of implicit and explicit attitudes
Paula Rodrigues, Ana Sousa, Ana Pinto BorgesThe aim of this study is to evaluate the implicit and explicit attitudes of Generation Z (Gen Z) individuals toward the experience of visiting and getting to know traditional or…
The moderating role of tax avoidance on CSR and stock price volatility for oil and gas firms
Ones Amri, Hasna ChaibiThis study examines the impact of CSR (corporate social responsibility) on stock price volatility of oil and gas firms and, then identifies the moderating role of tax avoidance.
Do women on boards matter for corporate social responsibility reporting? Evidence from Palestine
Yousef HassanContent analysis was used to measure corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. The ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions with robust standard errors are used to examine…
A reconsideration of Jack Welch's managerial legacy
John Rice, Nigel Martin, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Peter FiegerIn this paper, the authors will examine Welch's legacy and aftermaths, both for GE and more broadly within management practice and academic thought. As a complex character, indeed…
Benefits of IPSAS and their differences from IFRS: a discussion paper
Gerasimos Rompotis, Dimitris BaliosThis paper tries to shed light on the international progress regarding the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), to accentuate the benefits…
Rethinking green investment and corporate sustainability: the south European countries experiences during the COVID-19 crisis
Valerio Brescia, Paolo Esposito, Stefano Amelio, Paolo Pietro BianconeThe COVID-19 pandemic has generated a crisis that has hit the European economy and the currently existing systems. To cope with the crisis, Europe has started an investment aiming…
Role of passion in entrepreneurial responses to crises on social media platforms
Samira BoussemaThis study examines the role of passion in gender-specific entrepreneurial responses in times of crises and how passion manifests itself in a digital environment. Entrepreneurial…
Adoption of blockchain technology in hospitality and tourism industry and sustainability performance: impact of technological turbulence and senior leadership support
Ranjan Chaudhuri, Sheshadri Chatterjee, Demetris VrontisThe rapid increase of use of online platforms by the customers in the hospitality and tourism industry has invited the needs for using digital platforms by the concerned industry…
Do financial constraints affect the CEO stock options remuneration? Evidence from a panel threshold model
Sedki Zaiane, Halim Dabbou, Mohamed Imen GallaliThe purpose of this study is to examine the nonlinear relationship between financial constraints and the chief executive officer (CEO) stock options compensation and to analyze…
High commitment HRM and well-being of frontline food service employees: the mediating roles of job demands and psychological conditions
Kujtim Hameli, Bujamin BelaThis study aims to examine the relationship between high commitment human resource management (HCHRM) practices and employee well-being in the food service industry, with a focus…
Vicenarian of workplace incivility: a bibliometric analysis and systematic review
Aditi Gupta, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Apoorva Apoorva, Swati Chaudhary, Alkis Thrassou, Georgia Sakka, Balakrishna GrandhiThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first is to map and analyse prominent contributions, current dynamics, patterns, gaps and research prospects in the field of workplace…
Greenhouse gas assurance, board diversity and cost of debt: a quantile approach
Andreas G. Koutoupis, Leonidas G. Davidopoulos, Jamel Azibi, Abdelaziz Hakimi, Hatem MansaliThe authors examine the effect of greenhouse gas (ghg) assurance on cost of debt, and the effect of board gender diversity on cost of debt, for an international sample of listed…
Knowledge and capabilities: what are their roles in international business of SMEs?
Edgar Nave, João FerreiraEngaging in international business (IB) is a particular challenge to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), representing a condition to ensure growth and longevity. Due to their…
A critical review of auditing at the time of blockchain technology – a bibliometric analysis
Tahani Hakami, Omar Sabri, Bassam Al-Shargabi, Mohd Mohid Rahmat, Osama Nashat AttiaThis study aims to examine the present condition of blockchain technology (BT) applications in auditing by analyzing journal publications on the topic to acquire a better…
The effect of R & D laboratories on MNE subsidiary performance: a primary survey in a European Mediterranean country
Antonios Georgopoulos, Eleftherios Aggelopoulos, Elen Paraskevi Paraschi, Maria KalogeraThis paper aims to examine the effect of R&D laboratories on the perceived performance of MNE subsidiaries during recession.
Investigating the performance of European banks using non-parametric techniques: the role of performing loans efficiency
Augustinos I. Dimitras, Ioannis Dokas, Olga Mamou, Eleftherios SpyromitrosThe scope of this research is to investigate performing loan efficiency for fifty European banks during the period 2008–2017.
Scuba diving tourism and the challenge of sustainability: evidence from an explorative study in North African-Mediterranean countries
Iacopo Cavallini, Daniela Marzo, Luisa Scaccia, Sara Scipioni, Federico NiccoliniScuba diving tourism is reputed to be a potential low-impact recreational activity that allow environmental conservation and socioeconomic benefits for local communities. Few…
Factors affecting the adoption of cryptocurrencies for financial transactions
Hani El Chaarani, Zouhour EL Abiad, Sam El Nemar, Georgia SakkaThis study contributes to examining the factors that drive the adoption of cryptocurrencies for financial transactions in the tourism and hospitality industries. This is crucial…
Cryptocurrencies and portfolio diversification before and during COVID-19
Wafa AbdelmalekThis study investigates the diversification benefits of multiple cryptocurrencies and their usefulness as investment assets, individually or combined, in enhancing the performance…
Barriers to service transition in an innovation ecosystem: a qualitative study
Dênio Carneiro, Mário Franco, Margarida RodriguesThis study arises from the need to understand the servitization or service transition process in non-manufacturing firms and sets out from a taxonomy proposed in the literature…
Board diversity and export intensity: the moderating role of firm size
Mine Aksoy, Mustafa Kemal Yilmaz, Metin Canci, Alp AyBuilding on resource dependence theory and contingency theory (CT) and focusing on an emerging market setting, this study investigates how demographic board diversity (BD…
Ten years after the Jasmine Revolution: do social audits matter for investment and credit-granting decision-making?
Feten Arfaoui, Ines Kammoun, Imen Ben SlimeneThis research aims to explore the perceived usefulness of audited social information in making economic decisions, in the eyes of both Tunisian financial analysts and bankers.
The effect of life cycle stages on capital expenditures: evidence from an emerging market
Gökberk Can, Rezart Demiraj, Hounaida MersniThe purpose of the article is to examine the effect of life cycle stages on capital expenditures, using Borsa Istanbul-listed companies.
Motives for granting additional remuneration to majority managers, by Tunisian limited liability companies, alongside their share in profits
Lassaad AbdelmoulaThe purpose of this study is to investigate the motives for granting additional remuneration to majority managers in Tunisian limited liability companies. The theoretical…
Leveraging growth spillovers to navigate CARICOM trade relations in the post-COVID-19 global space
Roger Hosein, Rebecca Gookool, George Saridakis, Sandra SookramThe phenomenon of growth spillover occurs because of domestic shocks, global shocks and shocks to a foreign country or region, and these are transmitted through specific channels…
The effect of entrepreneurial culture on innovation in a negative business environment: the case of Greece
Athanasios Falaras, Odysseas MoschidisThe aim of the paper is to study and propose a model of the effect of entrepreneurial culture on innovation, with the country's relevant institutional framework as a mediator. The…
The role of endomarketing in human capital management: a study applied to the Minho Urban Quadrilateral
Patrícia Micaela Fernandes, Bruno Barbosa Sousa, Cláudia Miranda Veloso, Marco ValeriThe aim of this paper is to understand the importance of endomarketing in organizations and whether internal strategies are essential in the management of human capital…
The mediating role of carbon emissions in the relationship between the board attributes and ESG performance: European evidence
Amneh Alkurdi, Hamzeh Al Amosh, Saleh F.A. KhatibThis study seeks to investigate the impact of board attributes on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, along with exploring the mediating role of carbon…
Work performance change during the Covid-19 pandemic under risk-as-feelings hypothesis for managers across Europe
Fadhila HamzaThis study aims to examine the predictors of the managers’ work performance under the risk-as-feelings hypothesis during the Covid-19 pandemic in four European countries…
Attesting to hotel employees' professionalism: views and perceptions of managers
Sotiroula Liasidou, Georgios Afxentiou, Elena Malkawi, George AntoniadesThe aim of this paper is to investigate and define employees' professionalism in the hotel industry. A professional employee has specific core competencies and personal attributes…
Decision making in human resources standard practices and change management innovation initiatives: the common destiny of being affected by biases
Dario Natale PalmucciThis work aims to shed light on the cognitive biases that may have an influence on the strategic decision-making process, with a particular focus on those impacting both human…
The role of employees' cognitive capabilities, knowledge creation and decision-making style in predicting the firm's performance
Hamzah Elrehail, Raed Aljahmani, Abdallah Mohammad Taamneh, Abdallah Khalaf Alsaad, Manaf Al-Okaily, Okechukwu Lawrence EmeagwaliThis study explored the relationship between employees' cognitive capabilities and firm performance by exploring the moderating role of decision-making style and the mediating…
Machine and deep learning-based stock price prediction during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of CAC 40 index
Mohamed Lachaab, Abdelwahed OmriThe goal of this study is to investigate the predictive performance of the machine and deep learning methods in predicting the CAC 40 index and its 40 constituent prices of the…
Does ownership concentration matter for the relationship between CEO characteristics and real earnings management: evidence from Jordan
Mohammad Alhmood, Hasnah Shaari, Redhwan Al-Dhamari, Armaya’U Alhaji SaniThe current research inspects the moderation role of ownership concentration on chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics and real earnings management (REM) relationship in…
Environmental sustainability performance and shareholder value: an international fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis
Habib JouberConsidering corporate governance (CG hereinafter) practices' variety across Anglo-American and European countries, this study relies on contingency and complexity theories to…
The influence of knowledge creation process on customer relations management: evidence from Palestinian commercial banks
Mohammed AbusharbehThe purpose of this study is to examine the influence of knowledge creation (KC) process on customer relations management (CRM) in Palestinian commercial banks, taking into…
Negative Airbnb reviews: an aspect-based sentiment analysis approach
Aikaterini Vassilikopoulou, Irene Kamenidou, Constantinos-Vasilios PriporasThe current paper aims at exploring negative aspects in reviews about Airbnb listings in Athens, Greece.
The PSICHE framework for sustainable consumption and future research directions
Jorge Nascimento, Sandra Maria Correia LoureiroConsidering the relevance of understanding what influences environmentally sustainable consumer choices, the present study aims to examine and synthesize the key determinants…
Cluster dynamics and firms’ strategies – an integrative framework
Svitlana Ostapenko, Ana Paula Africano, Raquel MenesesThis study aims to systematise the links between firms’ strategies (corporate and business) and the cluster dynamics (through the cluster life cycle [CLC] perspective) and propose…
Participant or spectator? Comprehending the sport sponsorship process from different perspectives
Konstantinos Koronios, Alkis Thrassou, Lazaros Ntasis, Georgia SakkaDespite the fact this is already known over how sports spectators interpret sponsorship content, less is known about participants’ sentiments toward sponsors, which are sometimes…
A cluster's internationalization as a catalyst for its innovation system's access to global markets
Aihie Osarenkhoe, Daniella FjellströmThe paper aims to illuminate the platform created by a cluster organization to facilitate its internationalization and thereby enhance its regional innovation system partners'…
Loan portfolio structure: the impact of foreign and Islamic banks
Ghada TayemThis study aims to investigate the role of bank ownership (foreign versus domestic) and the type of service (Islamic versus conventional) on bank lending to large enterprises and…
Do domestic market characteristics influence firms' export intensity?
Rosa Portela Forte, Sérgio CarvalhoThe purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of the firms' external environment on their export intensity. More specifically, it assesses whether domestic market…
The effects of workplace resources on employees’ decision to provide instrumental help to their colleagues
Leonidas A. ZampetakisThe purpose of this research is to establish a hierarchy among different workplace resources in terms of their relative contribution to employee decision to provide instrumental…
Authenticity: shedding light on the branding context
Filipa Rosado-Pinto, Sandra Maria Correia LoureiroThe purpose of this paper is to systematically review authenticity in the branding context and suggest avenues for future research.
Exploring the influence of tourist ethnocentrism and risk perception on the hospitality and tourism industry
Kerstin Bremser, Villy AbrahamRisk perception and ethnocentrism are recognized as significant psychological factors influencing tourism behaviors. However, the impact of tourist ethnocentrism (TE) on tourism…
Impact of internal governance mechanisms on tax aggressiveness: evidence from French firms listed on the CAC 40
Ines Menchaoui, Chaima HssounaThis study aims to analyze the relationship between a firm’s use of aggressive tax planning and board of directors (independence and size) and audit committee characteristics…
A bibliometric analysis of obesity in marketing research
Adah-Kole Onjewu, Razieh Sadraei, Vahid Jafari-SadeghiIn spite of wide civic and academic interest in obesity, there are no bibliometric records of this issue in the marketing corpus. Thus, this inquiry is conceived to address this…
Information system assisted knowledge accounting and cognitive managerial implications
Alkiviadis Karagiorgos, Grigorios Lazos, Antonios Stavropoulos, Dimitra Karagiorgou, Fani ValkaniThis paper examines issues that focus on the importance of accounting data generated knowledge information and its role in modern business. The cognitive aspect of this research…
Audit committee and impression management in financial annual reports: evidence from Jordan
Mohammed Hassan MakhloufThe current paper aims at exploring the audit committee characteristics’ effect on impression management.
Do online reviews help? The contingent effect of perceived crowdedness and gender for restaurant selection
Muhammad Asghar Ali, Ding Hooi Ting, Muhammad Umer Azeem, Amir Zaib AbbasiThis paper aims to investigate the impact of perceived usefulness of online reviews and crowd cues on restaurant selection. In addition, the authors also examine the moderating…
Toward an integrated model for the antecedents and consequences of AIS usage at the organizational level
Manaf Al-OkailyThe purpose of this study is to test the antecedent factors that directly influence accounting information systems (AIS) usage, which, in turn, affects net benefits of AIS usage…
Determinants factors of the performance of metallurgical companies in Northern Portugal: new evidence using panel data
Maria Elisabete Neves, Paulo Castanheira, António Dias, Rui Silva, Beatriz CancelaThe main goal of this paper is to study the specific characteristics of the performance of companies in the metallurgical sector, in the northern region of Portugal.
Does board demographic diversity affect the dividend payout policy in Turkey?
Ajab Khan, Mustafa Kemal Yilmaz, Mine AksoyThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of board demographic diversity on the dividend payout policy in Turkish capital markets.
Privacy matters: impact of ethical organization care and government regulations on customer patronage
Sobia Bano, Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza, Marva Sohail, Muhammad Umair JavaidThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has given an upsurge to online retailing in Pakistan. This shift has escalated the issues about privacy concerns among consumers…
The mediating role of real earnings management in the relationship between CSR practices and cost of equity: evidence from European ESG data
Yamina Chouaibi, Ghazi ZouariThe goal of this article was to look into the direct and indirect links between corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and the cost of equity, using real earnings…
Capital structure in family firms: the role of innovation activity and institutional investors
Murad Harasheh, Alessandro Capocchi, Andrea AmaduzziThere is still an ongoing debate on the value relevance of capital structure and its determinants. Recently the issue has been explored in family firms after being explored in…
Do financial markets price UEFA Champions League competition events?
Maria Gaia Soana, Andrea Lippi, Simone RossiThis paper investigates the stock market reaction to three different events related to the UEFA Champions League – the announcements of draws, odds and match results. The aim of…
Moderating effect of CEO power on institutional ownership and performance
Mohammed W.A. Saleh, Derar Eleyan, Zaharaddeen Salisu MaigoshiThis study examines the impact of institutional ownership (IO) on firm performance. It also investigates whether powerful CEOs using a “CEO score index” moderate IO and firm…
Foreign ownership and liquidity: evidence from a frontier market
Amina Bousnina, Marjène Rabah Gana, Mejda DakhlaouiThis study aims to provide empirical evidence on the impact of foreign share ownership on the liquidity of the Tunisian Stock Exchange (TSE).
Impact of the confirmation bias on returns, expectations and hedging of optimistic and pessimistic traders before and during COVID-19 pandemic
Yousra Trichilli, Sahbi Gaadane, Mouna Boujelbène Abbes, Afif MasmoudiIn this paper, the authors investigate the impact of the confirmation bias on returns, expectations and hedging of optimistic and pessimistic traders in the cryptocurrencies…
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- Prof Demetris Vrontis
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