European Journal of Management and Business Economics , Open Access

B2B value co-creation influence on engagement: Twitter analysis at international trade show organizer

Skania Geldres-Weiss, Inés Küster-Boluda, Natalia Vila-López

This paper studies, based on the theory of service-dominant logic, the effect of value co-creation practices (linking and materializing) on engagement dimensions…

Anchor investors and equity crowdfunding for entrepreneurs

Pau Sendra-Pons, Alicia Mas-Tur, Dolores Garzon

This empirical study uses herd behavior model to explore the role of anchor investors in ensuring fundraising success and overfunding of crowdfunded ventures.

Exploring the roles of self-determined motivation and perceived organizational support in organizational change

Rui-Ting Huang

The primary purpose of this study is not only to examine the connections between self-determined motivation, attitudes toward change and participation in change, but also…

Explanatory power of the tourist destination competitiveness index on the control of the first wave of COVID-19

Juan Dempere, Kennedy Modugu

This article intends to analyse the explanatory power of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) and some of its constituent factors on national success…

Survival of Russian banks: how efficient are the control measures?

Angel Barajas, Victor Krakovich, Félix J. López-Iturriaga

In this paper, the authors study the failure of Russian banks between 2012 and 2019.

Location factors and agglomeration economies in the hotel industry: the case of Spain

Andrea Valenzuela-Ortiz, Jorge Chica-Olmo, José-Alberto Castañeda

This research investigates the effect of accessibility to points of tourist interest (buffer) and direct and indirect spatial spillover effects of agglomeration economies…

On the role of innovation and market structure on trade performance: is Schumpeter right?

Kore Guei

The goal of the paper is to examine the dynamics between innovation, market structure and trade performance. Firstly, the author first investigates the effects of…

A sentiment analysis of Michelin-starred restaurants

Paulo Rita, Celeste Vong, Flávio Pinheiro, João Mimoso

With the growing popularity of social media, it has become common practice for consumers to write online reviews to share their opinion and experience as well as consider…

Disruptive human resource management technologies: a systematic literature review

K.G. Priyashantha, A. Chamaru De Alwis, Indumathi Welmilla

The disruptive human resource management (HRM) technologies are now considered a significant facilitator to change and benefit the entire HRM landscape. This view needs to…

Connectedness between cryptocurrencies, gold and stock markets in the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Achraf Ghorbel, Sahar Loukil, Walid Bahloul

This paper analyzes the connectedness with network among the major cryptocurrencies, the G7 stock indexes and the gold price over the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19…

Zooming into paternalistic leadership: evidence from high power distance culture

Talat Islam, Saleha Sharif, Hafiz Fawad Ali, Saqib Jamil

Nurses' turnover intention has become a major issue in developing countries with high power distance cultures. Therefore, the authors attempt to investigate how turnover…

How the response to service incidents change customer–firm relationships

Pedro Simões Coelho, Paulo Rita, Ricardo F. Ramos

This paper analyzes previously unmeasured effects of a response to a service incident called “benevolent” within the customer –firm relationship.

Saving the moral self: unethical leadership and employee behaviors – a moral cleansing perspective

Shakil Adnan Malik, Samina Nawab, Khurram Shafi

The purpose of this study is to investigate the concept of vicarious moral cleansing and scrutinize whether unethical behavior of leaders initiate moral cleansing in…

Environmental disclosures and corporate attributes, from the lens of legitimacy theory: a longitudinal analysis on a developing country

Fahmida Akhter, Mohammad Rokibul Hossain, Hamzah Elrehail, Shafique Ur Rehman, Bashar Almansour

The study seeks to evaluate the extent and quality of environmental reporting following a longitudinal analysis and covering a wide spectrum of industries in a single…

Rule with an iron hand: powerful CEOs, influential shareholders and corporate performance in Russia

Marina Zavertiaeva, Tatiana Ershova

This study examines whether CEO power influences the book-based and market-based performance of Russian companies when it is restricted by the presence of essential…

The relationship between board characteristics and social responsibility with firm innovation

Hind Shafeeq Nimr Al-Maliki, Mahdi Salehi, Behzad Kardan

The present study aims to assess the potential impacts of board members' characteristics, including connectedness and independence, on the level of the firm's involvement…

Can hotel employees arise internal whistleblowing intentions? Leader ethics, workplace virtues and moral courage

Ibrahim M. Mkheimer, Kareem M. Selem, Ali Elsayed Shehata, Kashif Hussain, Marta Perez Perez

This study investigates the relationship between leaders' ethical behaviors and internal whistleblowing among hotel employees through the mediation role of organizational…

Circular economy-based reverse logistics: dynamic interplay between sustainable resource commitment and financial performance

Yudi Fernando, Muhammad Shabir Shaharudin, Ahmed Zainul Abideen

The study aims to propose a circular economy-based reverse logistics (CERL) that emphasises the mediation effect of reverse logistics (RL) on sustainable resource…

The rise of online food delivery culture during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of intention and its associated risk

Wai Chuen Poon, Serene En Hui Tung

This study aims to understand consumer behaviour in the context of online food delivery (OFD), especially given the mandatory lockdown imposed in some countries that have…

Impacts of transformational leadership on organizational change capability: a two-path mediating role of trust in leadership

Thanh Thi Cao, Phong Ba Le

Given the important role of change capability for organizational development and competitive advantage, the purpose of this study is to clarify the influences of…

Economic policy uncertainty, value of cash and financial crisis

Quoc Trung Tran

This paper investigates the effect of economic policy uncertainty on value of cash before and after the global financial crisis.

The learning effect on organizational performance during a crisis: a serial mediation analysis with knowledge creation, storage and sharing

Usman Ahmad Qadri, Mazuri Binti abd Ghani, Shumaila Bibi, Abdul Haseeb Tahir, Muhammad Imran Farooq, Abdul Rauf Kashif

The aim of this study is to investigate the serially mediating effect of knowledge management (KM) practices (namely, knowledge creation, storage and sharing) on the…

Managerial support, work–family conflict and employee outcomes: an Australian study

Phuong Anh Tran, Sadia Mansoor, Muhammad Ali

Derived from leader–member exchange theory, this study hypothesises the relationships between work–family related managerial support and affective commitment and job…

What colour are you? Smartphone addiction traffic lights and user profiles

Sonia San-Martín, Nadia Jiménez

The key concern nowadays is smartphone addiction and user profiles. Following the risk and protective factors framework, the authors aim to characterize smartphone users…

Linking human resources practices to employee engagement in the hospitality industry: the mediating influences of psychological safety, availability and meaningfulness

Md Karim Rabiul, Ahmad Edwin Mohamed, Ataul Karim Patwary, Tan Fee Yean, Siti Zaitun Osman

Drawing on self-concept theory, this study evaluates the mediating effects of employees' psychological states on the relationship between human resources (HR) practices…

MCS package and entrepreneurial competency influence on business performance: the moderating role of business strategy

Shafique Ur Rehman, Hamzah Elrehail, Kiran Nair, Anam Bhatti, Abdallah Mohammad Taamneh

This paper draws on resource-based theory (RBV) to examine the impact of the management control system (MCS) package on business performance through the mediating role of…

The role of competitive environment and strategy in the supply chain's agility, adaptability and alignment capabilities

Pedro Garrido-Vega, Macarena Sacristán-Díaz, José Moyano-Fuentes, Rafaela Alfalla-Luque

This paper analyses the way that the industry's competitive environment and the company's strategy influence the implementation of the supply chain's (SC’s) triple-A…

The route to well-being at workplace: examining the role of job insecurity and its antecedents

Sumera Saeed, Ibne Hassan, Ghulam Dastgeer, Tehrim Iqbal

The current study focuses on the role of antecedents to prevent perceived job insecurity and mitigate its negative impacts on work-related well-being. The study examined…

Predicting intention to follow online restaurant community advice: a trust-integrated technology acceptance model

Aya K. Shaker, Rasha H.A. Mostafa, Reham I. Elseidi

This research investigates consumer intention to follow online community advice. Applying the technology acceptance model (TAM) to the context of online restaurant…