Kybernetes: Volume 52 Issue 6

A study of player behavior and motivation to purchase Dota 2 virtual in game items

Ezlika M. Ghazali, Hussam Al Halbusi, Fadi Abdel Muniem Abdel Fattah, Md. Uzir Hossain Uzir, Dilip S. Mutum, Foon-Lip Tan

The goal of this study is to examine the factors (e.g. enjoyment, skills, challenge, telepresence and flow) that influence players’ purchase intention toward Dota 2 virtual…

The value of probabilistic forecasting in emergency medical resource planning under uncertainty

Zhen-Yu Chen

Most epidemic transmission forecasting methods can only provide deterministic outputs. This study aims to show that probabilistic forecasting, in contrast, is suitable for…

Pricing research for automotive supply chains considering low-carbon consumer preferences under a dual policy

Aijun Liu, Yun Yang, Jie Miao, Zengxian Li, Hui Lu, Feng Li

The promotion of new energy vehicles (EVs) is an effective way to achieve low carbon emission reduction. This paper aims to investigate the optimal pricing of automotive supply…

Critical success factors of strategic information systems planning: a Delphi approach

Winfred Yaokumah, Boasiako B. Omane-Antwi, Kwame Okwabi Asante-Offei

Strategic information systems planning (SISP) has been identified as a key strategy underpinning an effective utilization of information systems (IS) to achieve the core…

Distributed assembly permutation flow-shop scheduling problem with non-identical factories and considering budget constraints

Seyed Mohammad Hassan Hosseini

This paper aims to address a distributed assembly permutation flow-shop scheduling problem (DAPFSP) considering budget constraints and factory eligibility. The first stage of the…

The interplay of authentic leadership and social capital on team leader performance in public and private sector universities

Muhammad Waheed Akhtar, Muhammad Kashif Aslam, Chunhui Huo, Minhas Akbar, Muhammad Usman Afzal, Muhammad Hasan Rafiq

This study aims to investigate the impact of authentic leaders on the performance of educational leaders in public and private universities in Pakistan. The study further examines…

Does social media usage boost career prospects of women: an exploratory study in the academia

Ambreen Sarwar, Muhammad Kashif Imran, Nadeem Akhtar, Tehreem Fatima

This paper draws on the affordance perspective, to explore the social media (SM) usage experiences that might render valuable for academic women professionals, for knowledge…

Impact of government subsidy on the optimal strategies of improving water use efficiency for a high-water-consumption manufacturer

Weimin Ma, Xiaona Li

In order to encourage the high-water-consumption (HWC) manufacturers to carry out water-saving transformation relying on self-strength or outsourcing to a water-saving service…

Do leaders have an influence on strengthening entrepreneurial orientation? Empirical evidence from SMEs of Turkish techno-parks

Birol Baysak, Serdar Bozkurt, Ayşe Günsel

In this study, the authors aim to test the reflections of two so-called universal leadership styles -paternalistic leadership (PL) and transformational leadership (TL)- on…

Antecedents and consequences of telecommuting on public organizations in Iran: the case of west Azerbaijan province

Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

Telecommuting can reduce traffic congestion, energy consumption, prevalence and a death toll of COVID-19 among employees due to less transportation and fewer physical contacts…

Exploring intergenerational differences in technology-oriented ethical behavior

Shivangi Verma, Naval Garg

The proliferation of information technology (IT) and IT-enabled devices has brought various challenges for modern organizations. These challenges are aggravated by the fact that…

The optimal buyback promotion strategy considering consumers' multichannel psychological acquisition

Yuqian Zhou, Gongbing Bi, Jiancheng Lv, Hongping Li

This paper aims to develop an optimal buyback promotion strategy for enterprises, including multibuyback strategy and self-buyback strategy, taking both the consumer's…

The stochastic evolutionary game analysis of public prevention and control strategies in public health emergencies

Fangju Jia, Dong-dong Wang, Lianshui Li

The COVID-19 epidemic is still spreading globally and will not be completely over in a short time. Wearing a mask is an effective means to combat the spread of COVID-19. However…