Kybernetes: Volume 51 Issue 7

Linking coopetition benefits and innovative performance within small and medium-sized enterprises networks: a strategic approach on knowledge sharing and direct collaboration

Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu, Andreea Mitan, Andreia Gabriela Andrei, Alexandru Mihai Ghigiu

The present study aims to tackle SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) managers' awareness of coopetition benefits underpinning the process of knowledge sharing with a view to…

Organizational justice, life satisfaction, and happiness: the mediating role of workplace social courage

İbrahim Sani Mert, Cem Sen, Amro Alzghoul

Workplace social courage is a courageous behavior that can damage the actor's social relationships, social image and accrue face-loss costs. Sometimes, it is difficult to…

Potential COVID-19 impacts on the transition to Industry 4.0 in the Brazilian manufacturing sector

Gustavo Tietz Cazeri, Rosley Anholon, Luis Antonio Santa-Eulalia, Izabela Simon Rampasso

The purpose of this viewpoint is to present some reflections about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacts on the transition to Industry 4.0 in the Brazilian…

Influence of transformational leadership and knowledge management on radical and incremental innovation: the moderating role of collaborative culture

Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Chao Hong Shen, Phong Ba Le

The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of transformational leadership (TL) on a firm's radical and incremental innovation. It also deepens the understanding of…

Exploring the treatment effect of religious belief toward mental health with propensity score matching

Yi-Chung Cheng, Hui-Chi Chuang, Chih-Chuan Chen

Among the research studies related to the relevance between religious belief and mental health, most of them highlight people with religious belief who tend to obtain mental…

Unravelling the differential effects of pride and guilt along with values on green intention through environmental concern and attitude

Bidhan Mukherjee, Bibhas Chandra

In response to scholarly calls, the study aims to extend and magnify the existing understanding by unravelling the differential impact of anticipated emotions on green practice…

How user personality and information characteristics influence the creative information quality on open innovation platforms: an elaboration likelihood model

Lixin Zhou, Zhenyu Zhang, Laijun Zhao, Pingle Yang

Large volumes of users' creative information have rapidly become vital resources in the open innovation platforms, so it is crucial to identify high-quality information from…

Brand-specific transactional leadership: the effects of brand-building behaviors on employee-based brand equity in the insurance industry

Morteza Maleki Minbashrazgah, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh, Maryam Varmaghani

The concept of employee-based brand equity (EBBE) has been the center of scholars' attention in the field of marketing and brand management. The brand is one of the most valuable…

Sustainable facility relocation in agriculture systems using the GIS and best–worst method

Abolghasem Yousefi-Babadi, Ali Bozorgi-Amiri, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam

To avoid sub-optimization in wheat storage centers, one of the most strategic facilities, it is necessary to review and relocate them to be optimized regularly. The present study…

The mediating role of workplace flourishing on the causal link between linguistic ostracism and withdrawal behavior

Raed Ibrahim Mohamad Ibrahim, Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali, Murat Akkaya

Workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior are important concepts for human resource practitioners in today’s multicultural and multilingual work atmosphere. Despite the…

Managing the COVID-19 pandemic: predictors of trust in institutions in Romania

Alina Bârgăoanu, Nicoleta Corbu, Raluca Buturoiu, Flavia Durach

The paper discusses the predictors of trust in the institutions and people involved in crisis management at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. Trust in…

Is data science a science? The essence of phenomenon and the role of theory in the emerging field

Pedro Jácome de Moura Jr

Data science lacks a distinctive identity and a theory-informed approach, both for its own sake and to properly be applied conjointly to the social sciences. This paper’s purposes…