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Accelerating Benders Decomposition for sustainable food closed-loop supply chain network under uncertainty: a case study
Ali Heidari, Mohammad Khalilzadeh, Dragan Pamucar, Fatih EcerThe purpose of this study was to address waste management in the food supply chain (FSC) through the integration of inspection processes in production and distribution centers…
Enhancing intelligent marketing systems: a multi-layer hypernetwork approach integrating evidence theory for influential node identification
Shuaifeng GuoThis study proposes an intelligent marketing system model based on a combination of multi-layer hypernetworks and evidence theory, aiming to address the shortcomings of…
The negative expectation–performance gap and internationalization speed of EMNEs: the moderating effect of organizational slack
Changjun Yi, Chuwei Li, Chun Yan, Minmin Guo, Xiaoyang ZhaoThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the negative expectation–performance gap on the internationalization speed as well as the moderating role of…
What do citizens think of central bank digital currencies in the euro context? A Twitter sentiment analysis
Silvana Prodan, Liana Stanca, Dan-Cristian DabijaThis paper delves into the discourse surrounding central bank digital currencies (CBDC) from the perspective of citizens’ views expressed on Twitter, on the potential…
B2B sustainable ecosystems as support the “three-legged stool” in emerging countries: SMEs’ stakeholder relations in Ardakan (Iran)
Giulia Nevi, Gianpaolo Basile, Hans Rüdiger Kaufmann, Mohammad Fotouhi ArdakaniIn the context of triple-bottom-line dynamics, societal components grapple with multifaceted challenges, necessitating changing behaviours within business-to-business (B2B…
The dynamic model of Iran’s electrical energy supply system based on water-food-energy-climate change nexus
Sona Razaghi, Ali Mohammad Ahmadvand, Marzieh Samadi-ForoushaniEnsuring energy security and controlling the share of energy in climate change are the two main challenges of the energy sector in the path of a sustainable future. This study has…
Patent value evaluation based on Bayesian optimized XGBoost model
Panjun Gao, Yong Qi, Hongye Zhao, Xing LiThe purpose of this study is to address the critical need for patent value evaluation within patent management, particularly in the context of the digital economy. Recognizing the…
Static and dynamic systems in problem-solving
Janos KornParadigm change in systems thinking is justified, and a new direction is suggested. The change of state of equilibrium from unsatisfactory to acceptable driven by a dynamic system…
Unveiling hidden connectedness between cryptocurrency and stock markets in BRICS: a TVP-VAR perspective
Muzammal Ilyas Sindhu, Windijarto, Wing-Keung Wong, Laila MaswadiThe study aimed to determine the static return connectedness between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) equity markets and crypto assets.
An economic and environmental perspective of the economic growth, emissions, foreign investment and renewables integration in the Black Sea region
Simona Vasilica Oprea, Adela Bâra, Irina GeorgescuThe Black Sea countries hold geopolitical, economic and environmental relevance. This paper aims to analyze the relationship between CO2 emissions, economic growth, urbanization…
A thermodynamic approach to knowledge in rural companies in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Agustín J. Sánchez-Medina, Constantin Bratianu, Jorge Cegarra-SánchezPractical wisdom involves making sound decisions in complex, uncertain situations by addressing emotions, moral virtues and context-rational knowledge. This issue is crucial for…
Integrating techniques of social network analysis and word embedding for word sense disambiguation
Chihli Hung, Chih-Neng Hung, Hsien-Ming ChouThis research addresses the challenge of polysemous words in word embedding techniques, which are commonly used in text mining. It aims to resolve word sense ambiguity by…
Introspecting the childhood intrinsic interests of the HR professionals: an intuitionistic fuzzy decision analysis framework
Mainak Ranjan Chaki, Sanjib Biswas, Banhi Guha, Dragan Pamucar, Gautam Bandyopadhyay“Know thyself” helps one to decide the career goal of his/her life and enables one to become self-concordant. In this context, the present work aims to discern the childhood…
Assessing organizational cohesion by the maximum caliber method
Leonardo Lavanderos, Eduardo Fiol, Abelardo ArayaThe aim of this paper is to explore the conditions under which organizational networks achieve high levels of cohesion. It focuses on understanding the roles of interaction…
Managerial insights on sustainable practices in today's business: mapping economic, social, cultural, and environmental dimensions and their organizational outcomes
Victor-Emanuel Ciuciuc, Andreea Bunica, Elena Adriana Biea, Laurentiu-Mihai Treapat, Tudor EduThis paper explores the integration of sustainable development practices within today’s business management, emphasizing the managerial perspectives and strategies adopted to…
Who’s in the mirror: shaping organizational identity through artificial intelligence and symbolic interactionism
Aslıhan Canbul YaroğluThe purpose of this study is to examine the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the identity formation processes of individuals and organizations. Within the framework of…
Research and development project portfolio benefit prediction: an improved backpropagation neural network-based approach
Libiao Bai, Xinru Zhang, Chaopeng Song, Jiaqi WeiEffectively predicting research and development project portfolio benefit (R&D PPB) could assist organizations in monitoring the execution of research and development project…
Intellectual capital management as a catalyst for organizational agility and performance in post-COVID-19 Romanian SMEs
Madalina-Elena Stratone, Elena-Madalina VatamanescuThe study seeks to investigate the impact of intellectual capital (IC) management on the performance and agility of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania, with a…
Design knowledge recommendation approach for cloud manufacturing platform based on designer knowledge abilities
Fangmin Cheng, Chen Chen, Yuhong Zhang, Suihuai YuCloud manufacturing platform has a high degree of openness, with a large variety of users having different needs. Designers on such platforms exhibit great differences in their…
The subsidy mechanism for green supply chain financing considering consumer preferences
Xiaoli Li, Qing YiWe aim to determine the subsidy mechanism that can help participants of green supply chain financing (GSCF) maximize their benefits. Then, the optimal subsidy mechanism is…
Dynamic selection of cooperative partners of agricultural science and technology industry-university-research system based on field theory
Yanwei Zhang, Xinhai Lu, Jinqiu Li, Chaoran LinAgricultural science and technology (AST) often need the form of industry-university-research cooperation in successfully completing breakthrough agricultural technology…
Selection of a representative decision recommendation using a set of value functions
Kun Zhou, Zaiwu Gong, Xiaoqing Chen, Guo WeiIn multi-criteria ranking problems, the UTA-like methods can be used to infer the value functions that restore the decision-maker’s (DM’s) indirect preference information. These…
A hybrid approach based on critical chain for project buffer consumption prediction and monitoring
Jiaojiao Xu, Sijun BaiThe critical chain project buffer monitor process addresses uncertainty and variability in project duration. However, classical buffer monitor methods only consider buffer…
Why am I willing to collaborate with AI? Exploring the desire for collaboration in human-AI hybrid group brainstorming
Shuai Chen, Yang ZhaoHuman-artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration, as a new form of cooperative interaction, has been applied in brainstorming activities. This study aims to explore the impact of…
A customer-oriented method for the location and composition of charging stations based on queue theory
Huagang Tong, Chaoge Nie, Song WangThe purpose of this study is to propose a customer-oriented method for locating charging stations based on queue theory.
The impact of diplomatic relations on corporate outward foreign direct investment: a spatial spillovers perspective
Wenjun Yi, Yaru Yang, Lulu GuThis study aims to examine the spatial spillover effect and its mechanism of the impact of China–US relations on Chinese enterprises’ OFDI.
Q-commerce service with behavior-based pricing: self-logistics or platform-logistics?
Xiaoxi Zhu, Jing XieConsidering behavior-based pricing strategy, we explore the choice of instant logistics service model and pricing strategy of Quick-commerce channel.
Risk spillover across Chinese industries: novel evidence from multilayer connectedness networks
Xiu Jin, Jinming Yu, Yueli Liu, Na ChenPrevious research has predominantly concentrated on examining risk spillovers through single-layer networks, neglecting the multi-related and multilayer network characteristics of…
Looking into the new normal after COVID-19 pandemic: leadership styles and job-related affective well-being
Florina Vintilă, Elena Adriana Biea, Florentina Neamțu, Gandolfo DominiciThe main objective of the present study is to investigate whether the hybrid work environment generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has availed a predominant type of leadership…
How regulatory penalties mitigate financial fraud contagion within director networks: the mediating effect of auditors and independent directors
Yixuan Kang, Yanyan Ma, Fusheng WangWith growing evidence of financial misconduct spreading through director networks, research on financial fraud contagion has garnered significant attention. This study…
From lab to market: the financial impact of industry-university-research cooperation on Chinese pharma firms
Paijie Wan, Feng He, Hongjie Zhang, Rengaowa WuThis study examines the impact of industry-university-research (IUR) cooperation on the financial performance of pharmaceutical enterprises in China. The current literature has…
Blockchain-based inventory pledge financing: an evolutionary game perspective
Jing Huang, Jingxian Liu, Wensheng YangInventory pledge financing (IPF) serves as an effective means to address the financial constraints faced by supply chains. This study develops an IPF system involving a bank, SMEs…
MAMSC: a semantic enhanced representation model for public opinion key node recognition based on multianchor mapping in semantic communities
Yongcong Luo, He ZhuInformation is presented in various modalities such as text and images, and it can quickly and widely spread on social networks and among the general public through key…
Factors influencing users’ watching intention in virtual streaming: the perspective of flow experience
Luonan Li, Wangyue Zhou, Yuangao ChenThis study explores the effects of virtual streamer characteristics, virtual scene characteristics and streamer image-scene fit on users’ watching intention from the perspective…
AI adoption: a bridge or a barrier? The moderating role of organizational support in the path toward employee well-being
Sanam Soomro, Mingyue Fan, Jan Muhammad Sohu, Safia Soomro, Sonia Najam ShaikhThe purpose of this study is to assess how managerial capability affects artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and employee well-being now in a dynamic context of organizational…
Unexpected good news: the impacts of land decentralization reform on energy development in China
Tianshi Sun, Mingyue WangThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of land approval decentralization on energy efficiency and then analyze the mechanisms that land decentralization improves…
A decision support system for resilient vehicle route planning using mathematical modeling and artificial neural networks: a case study
Razieh Heidari, Mehdi Ghazanfari, Mohammad Reza RasouliThe vehicle routing problem (VRP) is critical for the successful execution of logistics activities. However, there is strong evidence that efficiently solving the VRP is often…
Organizational citizenship behavior in correctional institutions: Does meaning of work matter?
Desynta Rahmawati Gunawan, Anis Eliyana, Rachmawati Dewi Anggraini, Andika Setia Pratama, Jihan Salsabilla Ardine Pranindy, Zukhruf Febrianto, Nurul Liyana Mohd KamilThis study seeks to investigate how psychological capital (PsyCap), proactive personality and perceived organizational support (POS) influence organizational citizenship behavior…
Distinct effects of consumer innovativeness on willingness to pay a green premium when framing social norms information
Changpeng ShaoThis study aims to explore the dynamic interplay between consumer innovativeness and willingness to pay a green premium (WPGP), moderated by the information frames of social…
The impact of risk aversion on remanufacturing supply chain decisions under quality uncertainty
Junfei Ding, Yifan Wang, Tuerkezhati TuerxunAs the risk of uncertain quality of used products potentially hinders remanufacturing, this study aims to examine the impact of risk aversion under quality uncertainty of used…
Resources collection strategy of emergency materials based on evolutionary game model in complex network
Qu Guohua, Xue RudanIn recent years, the frequency of emergencies, such as natural disasters and public health crises, has markedly increased globally. These occurrences have introduced new…
Generalist CFO and corporate debt finance: evidence from the Chinese market
Zhiying Zhou, Ziwei XiangThis study examines the relationship between chief financial officer (CFO) general ability and corporate debt financing, using all Chinese listed companies as the sample. It has…
New market entry of Chinese mobile e-commerce platforms in context of growth desperation–a case study based on Pinduoduo’s internationalization strategy
Mengsha Wang, Huiqiang NiThis study aims to analyze a novel phenomenon observed in recent years regarding the internationalization strategies of Chinese mobile internet e-commerce platform companies…
Development of web based data-driven recommendation system for house rental via hierarchical fuzzy axiomatic design
Filiz Şenyüzlüler, Adil BaykasogluIn the real estate business, identifying the ideal property for a user poses a difficult task due to the many factors involved in the decision-making process. Moreover, users…
On the estimation of the switching moment of utility functions in cooperative differential games
Peichen Ye, Anna Tur, Yilun WuThe purpose of this paper is to emphasize that it is necessary to consider possible “switches” when constructing dynamic models. We consider a class of differential games with…
From awareness to action: unraveling the interplay of employee AI awareness and change leadership in fostering knowledge hiding
Tahira Iram, Ahmad Raza Bilal, Rida Khan, Saqib Mehmood, Harish KumarThis paper investigates the mediating role of employee awareness of artificial intelligence (AI) in the relationship between technological turbulence and knowledge hiding, with a…
Dep-capsule: capsule network for depression detection of Chinese microblog users
Ran Li, Simin Wang, Zhe Sun, Aohai Zhang, Yuxuan Luo, Xingyi Peng, Chao LiDepression has become one of the most serious and prevalent mental health problems worldwide. The rise and popularity of social networks such as microblogs provides a wealth of…
Evolution of transmission risk in public health emergencies: an MCMC-based approach in the Chinese context
Chaoyu Zheng, Zhaoqiang Zhong, Baiyu Wu, Xuan Zhao, Mu Yue, Benhong PengOwing to the limitations of traditional infectious disease dynamic systems in accurately encapsulating the nuances of China’s dynamic epidemic prevention policies and considering…
Total environmental target constraints and border air pollution effects: deterioration or alleviation?
Bingbing LiuThe purpose of this paper is to study the governance effect of total environmental target constraint policy (TETC) on border polluted areas. China’s administrative border areas…
Get cold feet: job hopping a conundrum in the stable employment of Gen Z employees at Industry 5.0
Pawan Kumar Chand, Urvashi Tandon, Neha MishraThe present research study aims to understand the cause-and-effect reasons behind the job-hopping practices followed by Gen Z employees in the industry 5.0 in India. Further, in…
Enhancing digital intelligence among Thai seniors: developing and validating the digital intelligence quotient scale
Sirinya Wiroonrath, Khahan Na-Nan, Sureerut Inmor, Vipaspon ThammarakkitanonThe purpose of this study is to develop and validate a digital intelligence quotient (DIQ) scale specifically designed to assess cognitive and socio-emotional competencies among…
Moderating the role of cybernetic controls on data accuracy and decision-making in accounting information systems in construction projects in Iraq
Hisham Noori Hussain Al-Hashimy, Jinfang YaoThe importance of cybernetic controls (CC) in the context of accounting information systems (AIS) in increasing data accuracy (DA) and improving decision-making (DM) has attracted…
Understanding graphic designers’ usage behavior of generative artificial intelligence tools
Ting Qiu, Di Yang, Hui Zeng, Xinghao ChenThe rapid development of generative artificial intelligence has witnessed its widespread integration across various industries, contributing to enhanced productivity. However, a…
An integrated decision-making model for green supplier selection based on AIOWA-CRITIC and CPT-TOPSIS: a case study of China
Hui Zhao, Chen Lu, Simeng WangAs environmental protection and sustainable development become more widely recognized, greater emphasis has been placed on the significance of green supplier selection (GSS)…
Risk transmission and diversification strategies between US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and green finance indices
Hongjun ZengWe examined the dynamic volatility connectedness and diversification strategies among US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and green finance indices.
The impact of human-AIGC tools collaboration on the learning effect of college students: a key factor for future education?
Weiquan Yang, Zhaolin Lu, Zengrui Li, Yalin Cui, Lijin Dai, Yupeng Li, Xiaorui Ma, Huaibo ZhuThe maturity of artificial intelligence technology and the emergence of AI-generated content (AIGC) tools have endowed college students with a human-AIGC tools collaboration…
Does digitalization drive sustainable transformation in finance and accounting?
Enkeleda Lulaj, Eglantina Hysa, Mirela PanaitThis paper investigates the interplay among Finance-Accounting Digitalization (FAD), Advanced Finance-Accounting System (AFAS) and Accounting 2.0 and FinTech (AFT). It aims to…
Dynamic control of ecological restoration in abandoned mines under the background of ecology-oriented development in China
Ning Wang, Deqing TanThis study examines how local governments and enterprises can implement ecological restoration of abandoned mines based on ecology-oriented development (EOD), which will be more…
Are customers naturally attracted to brands? A core social motives scale for measuring brand engagement
Gonzalo R. LlanosTo extend consumer–brand relationship research to the satisfaction of social needs, we introduce a new construct to assess consumer propensity to develop brand relationships based…
Biomass supply chain coordination considering government subsidies and corporate social responsibility
Long Yu, Qianqian Zhang, Jun Wu, Weina Liu, Lijuan DingThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of various decision-making approaches and government subsidies on supply chain performance, aiming to enhance the profits of…
Financing creativity: how state-owned and foreign ownership shape innovation engagement in China
Shanshan Yue, Bajuri Hafiz Norkhairul, Saleh F.A. Khatib, Yini LeeThis study delves into the nuanced relationship between financial constraints, ownership structures (state-owned and foreign) and innovation engagement within China’s A-share…
Digital twins and biodiversity: a conceptual framework of opportunities and challenge
Yanqi Sun, Cheng XuThe intersection of digital twins and ecological diversity offers a new and complex landscape that requires interdisciplinary investigation. Recognizing the urgent need for a…
Self-regulated learning, self-efficacy and life-long learning: the mediating role of future orientation
Dan Florin Stănescu, Valeriu Frunzaru, Oana StefanitaThis study aims to investigate the intricate relations between self-regulated learning, life-long learning and academic self-efficacy, while also evaluating the mediating…
Implementing outsourcing strategies under a pandemic: the case of the nursing service industry
Xiaoxiao Wang, Changyong Liang, Jingxian ChenThe pandemic has caused severe disruptions and significant losses in various industries. In particular, the nursing service industry has been greatly affected, leading to…
How mobile social networks affect rural household income: evidence from China
Jiaping Zhang, Xiaomei GongThe research attempts to estimate how the use of WeChat, the most popular mobile social networking application in contemporary China, affects rural household income.
Examination of the effects of artificial intelligence readiness on lean sustainability and value creation in the mediation variable effect of organizational flexibility in technology-focused companies
Zafer Adiguzel, Fatma Sonmez Cakir, Ferhat ÖzbayThe purpose of this study is to understand how the level of readiness for artificial intelligence (AI) affects the overall performance of companies, determine the role of…
An efficient attention-based hybridized deep learning network with deep RBM features for customer behavior prediction in digital marketing
B. Sakthi, D. SundarAn efficient customer behavior prediction model is designed using deep learning techniques. The necessary data used for the implementation are taken from standard datasets and…
Urban carrying capacity of industrial cities to typhoon-induced Natechs: a cloud Bayesian model
Qiuhan Wang, Xujin PuThis research proposes a novel risk assessment model to elucidate the risk propagation process of industrial safety accidents triggered by natural disasters (Natech), identifies…
Dynamic game research of food agricultural products supply chain based on blockchain traceability technology
Junhai Ma, Jie Fan, Meihong Zhu, Jiecai ChenFood quality and safety issues have always been imperative topics discussed by people. The anti-tampering of blockchain technology and the transparency of information make it…
To acknowledge or conceal: an exploratory study on designers' self-determination factors and attitudes toward artificial intelligence participation in their works
Qianling Jiang, Jue Qian, Yong ZangThe rapid development and widespread application of artificial intelligence tools have raised concerns about how designers are embracing these technologies. This study…
Flying to your home yard: the mediation and moderation model of the intention to employ drones for last-mile delivery
Abdul Hafaz Ngah, Ramayah Thurasamy, Samar Rahi, Nurul Izni Kamalrulzaman, Aamir Rashid, Fei LongDrones will become part of daily lives similar to smartphones becoming a staple of modern living. Nonetheless, only several past studies investigated the intention to utilise…
Financing mode decision of characteristic tourist town based on improved G1 and Z-number-TOPSIS: the Chinese case
Lingmei FangThe objective is to address financing challenges with an innovative technical approach and provide financial support to facilitate the sustainable development of characteristic…
Research on the mechanism of digital innovation ecosystem embeddedness on the digital innovation performance of complementary enterprises: evidence from China
Jingtao Liu, Lianju Ning, Qifang GaoIn the era of the digital economy, the digital innovation ecosystem is an important vehicle to alleviate enterprises' resource and capability constraints and thus improve their…
Brand livestream mode options: AI vs KOL livestream in the platform supply chain
Xiaoxue Yu, Tao Li, Qi Tan, Bin Liu, Hui LiDriven by the rapid expansion of online retail and the surge in livestream commerce, the impact of different livestream mode on brand and platform performance has become a…
Predicting user behavior on s-commerce platforms: a novel model
Khaled Saleh Al-Omoush, Ahmed ShuhaiberThis study investigates the influence of the wisdom of the crowd (WSC), trust and perceived value on consumer purchase intentions within social commerce (s-commerce) platforms. By…
Green technology acquisition strategies for chemical enterprises considering competition effects and spillover effects
Yingying Chi, Lianghua Chen, Yufei Hu, Yafei Zu, Xue Peng, Jinpei LiuGreen technology, characterized by its environmentally friendly attributes and sustainable practices, has emerged as a crucial tool in harmonizing the economic and ecological…
Exploring the effect of collaboration modes on firms’ breakthrough technological innovation: a perspective from the innovation ecosystem
Xueguo Xu, Hetong YuanBreakthrough technological innovation is of vital significance for firms to acquire and maintain sustainable competitive advantages. The construction of an innovation ecosystem…
Trade-off between knowledge-dynamic mechanisms in linking perceived injustice with organizational performance: moderation function of job experience
Kareem M. Selem, Muhammad Haroon ShoukatThis paper, underpinned by knowledge dynamics theory (KDT), seeks to investigate the pivotal role of knowledge translation mechanisms such as knowledge hiding (KH) and knowledge…
Mobilizing DevOps: exploration of DevOps adoption in mobile software development
Busra Ozdenizci KoseThe purpose of this study is to investigate the factors facilitating and influencing the adoption of DevOps practices specifically tailored to mobile software development, with a…
Technological work burnout: conceptualization, measure development and validation
Hassan Alhammadi, Shaker Bani-Melhem, Faridahwati Mohd-Shamsudin, Mariam Karrani, Salima HamoucheAs workplaces increasingly integrate digital technologies, understanding their impact on employee burnout has become imperative. This paper introduces the Technological Work…
CEO AI orientation, human resources and green innovation: an attention-based view
Xu Wang, Weiwei WuWith the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology permeating various sectors, corporate management has increasingly directed their focus toward AI-driven…
Parallels between the Physical Vacuum and concept of Qi in Medical Qigong: comprehending oneness
Wanfeng Zhu, Petia Venkova Sice, Wenchun Zhang, Krystyna Krajewska, Zhangyang ZhaoThe purpose of this paper is to bring into the public domain converging ways of thinking about reality and human systems, exploring parallels between the theory of Physical Vacuum…
Deep learning-based high-frequency jump test for detecting stock market manipulation: evidence from China’s securities market
Hongyi Huang, Yanhui WuThis study aims to tackle the critical issue of detecting stock market manipulation, which undermines the integrity and stability of financial markets globally. Even enhanced with…
Speaking with a “forked tongue” – misalignment between user ratings and textual emotions in LLMs
Yixing Yang, Jianxiong HuangThe study aims to provide concrete service remediation and enhancement for LLM developers such as getting user forgiveness and breaking through perceived bottlenecks. It also aims…
Hybrid price prediction method combining TCN-BiGRU and attention mechanism for battery-grade lithium carbonate
Zhanglin Peng, Tianci Yin, Xuhui Zhu, Xiaonong Lu, Xiaoyu LiTo predict the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate accurately and provide proper guidance to investors, a method called MFTBGAM is proposed in this study. This method…
Public interest or individual benefit: biased perception toward Chinese redistributive policies
Tian Liu, Meng ShenRedistributive policies aim to reduce income disparities and improve social equity. This study investigates whether redistributive effects that successfully diminish objective…
Impact of blockchain on deception of source information
Sensen Hu, Jingyi Lu, Xinghong Qin, Shahnawaz TalpurAs a potentially disruptive technology, blockchain technology ensures that all the data cannot be merely tampered with once they are recorded on-chain. However, the fake source…
How green HRM practices foster green competitive advantage through big data analytics capability and are amplified by managerial environmental concern
Sonia Najam Shaikh, Li Zhen, Jan Muhammad Sohu, Sanam Soomro, Sadaf Akhtar, Fatima Zahra Kherazi, Suman NajamIn today’s business landscape, drawing upon the critical role of environmental sustainability, this study investigates the intricate relationship between green human resource…
Unravelling tourism destination's competitiveness using big data analytics: a comparative analysis
Dilek Penpece Demirer, Ahmet BüyükekeThe competitiveness of destinations is crucial for tourism. In this context, the study aims to uncover customer satisfaction, experiences, feelings, and thoughts by conducting a…
A blockchain-based solution for transparent intellectual property rights management: smart contracts as enablers
Amani AlqarniThe purpose of this study is to address the limitations of traditional methods for managing intellectual property rights (IPRs) by proposing a blockchain-based solution. By…
Masking and mediating effects: mediating mechanisms of occupational stigma and job meaningfulness among Chinese takeaway riders
Lihong Song, Zhaoyi Xie, Qiaoyi Chen, Ziqi LiuThis paper expects to analyze the connection between occupational stigma and job meaningfulness among Chinese takeaway riders, the mediating role of occupational identity and…
Disruptive technologies for knowledge management: bibliometric review and patent analysis
Jihye Lim, Junseok HwangTechnological tools for knowledge management (KM) actively support and enhance knowledge acquisition and sharing in organizations. However, technology for KM has been…
EduChatbot: Implementing educational Chatbot for assisting the teaching-learning process by NLP-based hybrid heuristic adopted deep learning framework
B. Maheswari, Rajganesh NagarajanA new Chatbot system is implemented to provide both voice-based and textual-based communication to address student queries without any delay. Initially, the input texts are…
Navigating uncertainties: impact of supply chain resilience on organizational performance, mediated and moderated model: Pakistan manufacturing sector case
Saqib Mehmood, Samera Nazir, Jianqiang Fan, Zarish NazirThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between supply chain resilience and organizational performance with innovation as a mediator and information sharing as a…
Breaking down disciplinary silos? In search of interdisciplinary integration in postgraduate agroecosystems research
Sandro Luis SchlindweinInterdisciplinary inquiry has been increasingly adopted to address issues of growing complexity in the biophysical and social sciences, as for example in agricultural research and…
Study on the identification of key core technology “strangled” problem of the new generation information technology industry
Xing Li, Fangyuan Zheng, Yong Qi, Hanbo ZhangKey core technology is the most important weapon of the country, and breaking through the “strangled” problem is one of the real problems that China’s emerging industries and…
How does temporal leadership affect unethical pro-organizational behavior? The roles of emotional exhaustion and job complexity
Lei LiuUnethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) harms organizations’ long-term development; hence, all sectors of society view it as highly concerning. Optimizing leadership and…
An equilibrium analysis of blockchain integration strategies in the livestock meat supply chain considering consumers’ preference for quality trust
Yiping Jiang, Shanshan Zhou, Jie Chu, Xiaoling Fu, Junyi LinThis paper aims to explore blockchain integration strategies within a three-level livestock meat supply chain in which consumers have a preference for quality trust in livestock…
An inventory-routing optimization model for pharmaceutical supply chain with time-dependent travel time on a multi-graph network: a case study
Seyed Mohammad Hadi Baghdadi, Ehsan Dehghani, Mohammad Hossein Dehghani Sadrabadi, Mahdi Heydari, Maryam NiliSpurred by the high turnover in the pharmaceutical industry, locating pharmacies inside urban areas along with the high product perishability in this industry, the pharmaceutical…
Heinz von Foerster's operational epistemology: orientation for insight into complexity
Arantzazu Saratxaga ArregiBased on the reception of the principle of self-organization, the core of Heinz von Foerster's operational theories, I hypothesize how Heinz von Foerster's theory can be an…
Identifying city bus passenger ridership patterns: a mixed-method analysis
Keng-Chieh YangThis study uses big data analysis aimed at discovering city bus passenger ridership patterns. Hence, marketing managers can get sufficient insights to formulate effective business…
Cooperative supply game and its revenue allocation method considering location of transportation hub
Guang Zhang, Jingyi GeThis paper aims to study the establishment of cooperative supply game model considering transportation hub location, and design the profit allocation rule of the cooperative…
A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of green procurement
Lan Wang, Hua Song, Yudong Yang, Mengwei HanPrevious literature reviews mainly focus on green supply chain, however, there is surprisingly little effort made in the systematic literature review to focus on a specific…
From general AI to custom AI: the effects of generative conversational AI’s cognitive and emotional conversational skills on user's guidance
Kun Wang, Zhao Pan, Yaobin LuGenerative conversational artificial intelligence (AI) demonstrates powerful conversational skills for general tasks but requires customization for specific tasks. The quality of…
Model and algorithm for the location-inventory problem in pallet pooling systems
Bowen Miao, Xiaoting Shang, Kai Yang, Bin Jia, Guoqing ZhangThis paper studies the location-inventory problem (LIP) in pallet pooling systems to improve resource utilization and save logistics costs, which is a new extension of the…
The “Great Reset” and its implications on organisational theory
Vasja Roblek, Vlado Dimovski, Simon Colnar, Maja Meško, Judita PeterlinThis research examines the transformative impact of the “Great Reset” on organisational theory through the thematic network analysis of managerial responses from Germany, France…
The research landscape on generative artificial intelligence: a bibliometric analysis of transformer-based models
Giulio Marchena SekliThe aim of this study is to offer valuable insights to businesses and facilitate better understanding on transformer-based models (TBMs), which are among the widely employed…
Predicting students’ performance at higher education institutions using a machine learning approach
Suhanom Mohd Zaki, Saifudin Razali, Mohd Aidil Riduan Awang Kader, Mohd Zahid Laton, Maisarah Ishak, Norhapizah Mohd BurhanMany studies have examined pre-diploma students' backgrounds and academic performance with results showing that some did not achieve the expected level of competence. This study…
Private cloud deployment model selection for cost efficiency: a business perspective
Bingcheng Liu, Junyou Song, Wei GengThis study aims to enhance an enterprise’s private cloud services by optimally determining the ownership of cloud computing resources and responsibility for maintenance and…
Net zero performance evaluation of European Continent Countries considering Paris Agreement climate goals
Mehtap Dursun, Rana Duygu AlkurtToday’s one of the most important difficulties is tackling climate change and its effects on the environment. The Paris Agreement states that nations must balance the amount of…
Stepping into Industry 4.0-based optimization model: a hybrid of the NSGA-III and MOAOA
Yaser Sadati-Keneti, Mohammad Vahid Sebt, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Armand Baboli, Misagh RahbariAlthough the previous generations of the Industrial Revolution have brought many advantages to human life, scientists have been looking for a substantial breakthrough in creating…
Multidimensional product market performance evaluation based on a weak expert comparative viewpoint mining framework
Chao Wang, Xiaoyan Jiang, Qing Li, Zijuan Hu, Jie LinMarket evaluation of products is the basis for product innovation, yet traditional expert-based evaluation methods are highly dependent on the specialization of experts. There…
Are negative reviews the order terminators? An aspect-based sentiment threshold analysis of online reviews in the context of sharing accommodation
Bo Wang, Xin Jin, Ning MaExisting research has predominantly concentrated on examining the factors that impact consumer decisions through the lens of potential consumer motivations, neglecting the…
Unleashing the role of knowledge absorptive capacity and relationship quality: exploring the outcomes of digital supply chain transformation in new norms
Khaled Saleh Al-OmoushThis study aims to explore the potential role of supply chain digital transformation on collaborative knowledge creation, supply chain innovation, and value co-creation in new…
Examining trade flow dynamics in the face of deglobalization and decoupling: a comparative analysis of developing and developed nations
Imran-ur-Rahman Imran-ur-Rahman, Mohsin Shafi, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Enitilina FetuuThis article examines the concepts of “deglobalization” and “decoupling” from the perspectives of developing and developed nations. It also assesses the short-term impacts of…
Analysing the role of modern information technologies in HRM: management perspective and future agenda
Jayashree Roul, Lalita Mohan Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar Pradhan, A.V.S. KameshThe objective of this study is to analyse the integration of technology in Human Resources Management (HRM) with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning…
Exploring the inter-sectoral and inter-regional effect of tourism industry in Indonesia based on input-output framework
Fanglin Li, Ray Sastri, Bless Kofi Edziah, Arbi SetiyawanTourism is an essential industry in Indonesia, and understanding its inter-sectoral and inter-regional connections is critical for policy development. This study examines the…
Digital transformation of family-owned small businesses: a nexus of internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy, artificial intelligence usage and strategic agility
Zeshan Ahmad, Belal Mahmoud AlWadi, Harish Kumar, Boon-Kwee Ng, Diep Ngoc NguyenThe digital transformation of family-owned small businesses (F-OSBs) has become a critical area of research to maintain their economic contribution in today’s rapidly evolving…
Sunlit ventures: maximizing photovoltaic power plant success through strategic investments
Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani, Mohammadreza Moghadam, Hadi Sahebi, Sheyda Rezazadeh MoghadamThe primary aim of this study is to provide actionable guidance for augmenting profitability in photovoltaic power plant investments within Iran’s solar energy sector. By…
The mediation role of positive psychological capital in the relationship between perceived organizational support and employee performance: a research on port administration employees
Burcu Özgül, Erdem ÇelenkIn this study, a conceptual model was developed and analyzed to test the mediating role of positive psychological capital (PPC) in the impact of organizational support perceived…
Pricing decision of service systems based on the combined effect of multiple customer psychology
Tao Jiang, Zitong ZhangCustomers will develop a stronger desire to purchase when more people are waiting in line for service due to the herding effect. However, this also leads to longer queue times…
Delayed retirement, pension insurance and income inequality
Qingjie Zhang, Xinbang CaoTo investigate the potential of raising the retirement age and reforming pension insurance in mitigating intra- and inter-generational income inequality, thereby offering…
Does personal innovativeness and personal anxiety matter? The predictors of continuance use intention of an e-wallet system
Yang Tian, Tak Jie Chan, Tze Wei Liew, Ming Hui Chen, Huan Na LiuElectronic wallets (e-wallet) systems have revolutionized transactional activities, prompting individuals to adopt digital payment methods. This study investigates the…
Exploring consumer engagement and satisfaction in health and wellness tourism through text-mining
Yavuz Selim BalciogluThis study aims to deepen the understanding of consumer engagement and satisfaction within the health and wellness tourism sector, a rapidly growing niche in the global tourism…
Green synergy: unveiling the nexus of green supply chain practices, training and innovation for sustainable manufacturing
Asma Javed, Qian Li, Sarmad Ejaz, Abdul Basit, Shermeen Hasan, Fodor Zita Júlia, Md Billal HossainDue to extensive industrial activities, the manufacturing sector is deteriorating the environment through resource depletion and rising pollution levels which led to a significant…
Linking systems thinking with citizenship education at the university
Andrés Felipe Astaíza Martínez, Gina Alexandra Rojas LeónResearchers from different disciplines have advocated for the incorporation of Systems Thinking in higher education in various fields such as environmental studies, engineering…
A high ranking-based ensemble network for student’s performance prediction using improved meta-heuristic-aided feature selection and adaptive GAN for recommender system
S. Punitha, K. DevakiPredicting student performance is crucial in educational settings to identify and support students who may need additional help or resources. Understanding and predicting student…
Precision in decision-making: a novel Z-number DEA approach for European country rankings
Nazmiye Eligüzel, Sena AydoğanConventional approaches such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis (FDEA) cannot effectively account for uncertainty, which can lead to imprecise…
The dark side of gamification: an experimental study on digital fitness apps
Zhijian Bai, Cheng Xu, Aimaitijiang Ailikamujiang, Yanqi SunThis study, anchored in Self-Determination Theory, explores the paradoxical effects of gamification on digital health promotion, focusing on user engagement, physical activity…
Outsourcing or in-housing: remanufactured product warranty of independent remanufacturer
Lijun Meng, Jingya Xue, Baoyou Zhang, Hongying XiaThis study attempts to determine the optimal pricing and warranty strategies for remanufactured products offered by independent remanufacturers (IRs). Specifically, it takes into…
From code to connection: the role of responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) and leaders’ RAI symbolization in fueling high-tech employee innovation
Shahan Bin Tariq, Jian Zhang, Faheem Gul GilalArtificial intelligence (AI) radically transforms organizations, yet ethical AI’s effect on employee innovation remains understudied. Therefore, this study aims to explore whether…
Unraveling the nexus: social entrepreneur intention and socioeconomic development with mediating role of entrepreneurial knowledge
Samina Gul, Ricardo Limongi, Hassan Waleed Ul SyedSocial entrepreneurship is a topical issue in the context of entrepreneurial intention. Our quantitative study seeks to explore the complex and dynamic nexus of the ever-evolving…
ARIMA-SVR-based risk aggregation modeling in the financial behavior
Zhangong Huang, Huwei LiOnce regional financial risks erupt, they not only affect the stability and security of the financial system in the region, but also trigger a comprehensive financial crisis…
Multi-stakeholder recommendations system with deep learning-based diversity personalization and multi-objective optimization for establishing trade-off among competing preferences
Rahul Shrivastava, Dilip Singh Sisodia, Naresh Kumar NagwaniThe Multi-Stakeholder Recommendation System learns consumer and producer preferences to make fair and balanced recommendations. Exclusive consumer-focused studies have improved…
Compulsory environmental pollution liability insurance and corporate risk taking: a difference-in-difference approach
Sheng Liu, Qing Mai, Xiuying ChenMany developing countries have encountered frequent pollution accidents during their rapid development, while the previously weak environmental insurance systems could seriously…
Data-driven decision-making method for determining the handling department for online appeals
Sheng-Qun Chen, Ting You, Jing-Lin ZhangThis study aims to enhance the classification and processing of online appeals by employing a deep-learning-based method. This method is designed to meet the requirements for…
Examining public intentions and attitudes toward solar rooftop panel adoption in Indian residences: an integration of TPB, DOI and UTAUT
Aqsa Anjum, Mohammad SubhanThe study investigates the intention of adopting solar panels and incorporating renewable energy sources into the electrical mix, providing insightful information on the nuances…
Knowledge sharing decision-making under stochastic factors in platform ecosystems: the diversified participants' perspective
Hongdan Xu, Jiuhe WangKnowledge sharing is critical to creating value in platform ecosystems. However, participants refrain from sharing knowledge and even engage in free-riding behavior, thereby…
Exploring the social media advertising avoidance behavior through the lens of avoidance motivation theory
Subhajit Pahari, Anupam Bandyopadhyay, Atanu MannaThis study investigates advertising avoidance behavior among consumers, specifically in the realm of meta-platforms. It explores the impacts of digital burnout, advertising…
Deciphering misinformation and disinformation: insights from structural coupling and penetration
YJ Sohn, Heidi Hatfield Edwards, Theodore PetersenThis paper aims to enhance the understanding of the distinct origins, mechanisms, growth paths and societal impacts of misinformation and disinformation through the theoretical…
Towards a unified ontology of cybernetics: bridging mechanology and CAS for cooperative societies through thematic synthesis
Camilo Osejo-BucheliThis paper aims to conceptually unite an ontology of cybernetics, bridging living and technical systems, to facilitate future epistemological and theoretical advancements…
Enhancing firm performance through knowledge sharing, knowledge management, supply chain efficiency and integration: exploring the moderating influence of reverse logistic
Samera Nazir, Saqib Mehmood, Zarish Nazir, Li ZhaoleiThis study aimed to examine how knowledge sharing, knowledge management, supply chain efficiency and integration collectively impacted firm performance. Additionally, it…
The role of boundary-spanning behaviour in enhancing individual innovation performance: a cross-level investigation
Chengzhao Luo, Haoqing DingThis study aims to investigate the impact of team boundary-spanning behaviours (BSBs) on innovation performance at both individual and team levels. The study specifically focuses…
Governance path of the digital innovation ecosystem in advanced manufacturing cluster: a case study of China’s Tai-Xin Integrated Economic Zone
Yunqi Chen, Yichu WangThis paper aims to identify key factors influencing the development of advanced manufacturing clusters and propose governance pathways for their digital innovation ecosystems.
Business expansion strategy of two-sided platform considering technology R & D effect and congestion effect
Junxia Yuan, Renhuai Liu, Yuanyang ZouA new model for two-sided platforms is presented, incorporating both the original business and an expanded (new) business. Previous studies have neglected the impact of technology…
The formation mechanism of social media platform brand value under the prosumption logic from the perspective of value co-creation
Guilong Li, Gulizhaer AisaitiThe purpose of this paper is to identify the dimensions and formation mechanisms of brand value on social media platforms within the prosumption logic based on the theory of value…
Global supply chain network design for shelf-life products under uncertainty: a case study of pistachios
Fatemeh Mostaghimi, Mohammad Saeed Jabalameli, Ali Bozorgi-AmiriSupply chain management has become critical in today’s globalized environment, with growingly intense competition on the international level. The particular characteristics of…
Associations between personality, creative thinking and learning, self-efficacy and academic achievement: a cross-sectional survey of coaches in Chinese art schools
Lijia Fan, Lei SunPrioritization of technological skills in China has led to scarce resources for art education. In this study, we tested whether personality traits were associated with creative…
Discovering public attitudes and emotions toward educational robots through online reviews: a comparative analysis of Weibo and Twitter
Qian Wang, Yan Wan, Feng Feng, Ziqing Peng, Jing LuoPublic reviews on educational robots are of great importance for the design, development and management of the most advanced robots with an educational purpose. This study…
A pruned GA-BPNN model for project portfolio benefit evaluation considering ambidexterity
Libiao Bai, Shiyi Liu, Yuqin An, Qi XieProject portfolio benefit (PPB) evaluation is crucial for project portfolio management decisions. However, PPB is complex in composition and affected by synergy and ambidexterity…
Hedonic consumption of virtual rides entertainment service: a multi-method perspective: SEM and fsQCA
Amir Zaib Abbasi, Farhan Mirza, Mousa Albashrawi, Ding Hooi Ting, Ghazanfar Ali AbbasiPrior studies have put much emphasis on using the uses and gratification (U&G) theory to find out why people use games, social media, the Internet, e-shopping, etc. Despite past…
Underpinning risk dimensions of sponsored institutional R&D projects through cutting-edge fuzzy TOPSIS and fuzzy DEMATEL approaches
Sachin Kumar, Vinay SinghThis study aims to enhance the success of Sponsored Institutional R&D Projects (SIRPs) by investigating the influence of risk dimensions over four criteria Cost overrun, Time…
Export Potential Index for Textile Industry (EPIT) model proposal with structural equation modelling and application
Metin Kırkın, Adnan Aktepe, Bilal TokluThe aim of this study is to develop a new multidimensional index to measure export potential of textile firms by using firm-level data.
Maximizing green innovation: the impact of government subsidies and R&D in digital supply chains
Yang Bai, Xue Zhang, Dajiang WangThis research examines the relationship between green innovation and firm performance, focusing on identifying the moderating effects of government subsidies and digital…
Executive team risk appetite, financial development and re-innovation strategy after enterprise innovation failure: evidence from China
Yang Zhang, Wentao Zhou, Xiaoyao PanThis article empirically tests the impact of risk appetite of the executive team on the re-innovation strategy after technological innovation failure using a panel regression…
Adopting AI teammates in knowledge-intensive crowdsourcing contests: the roles of transparency and explainability
Ziheng Wang, Jiachen Wang, Chengyu Tian, Ahsan Ali, Xicheng YinAs the role of AI on human teams shifts from a tool to a teammate, the implementation of AI teammates into knowledge-intensive crowdsourcing (KI-C) contest teams represents a…
Navigating ambitions: unveiling entrepreneurial intentions in family business through social cognitive theory
Sarfraz Zaman, Hina Ahmed, Muhammad Haseeb Shakil, Muhammad Rafiq, Faiza AliThis study is an attempt to explore the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions in the context of family business background. There is a dearth of studies on the relationship…
Study on urban green development efficiency of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian in China: a mixed network SBM approach
Dan Liu, Tiange Liu, Yuting ZhengBy studying the green development efficiency (GDE) of 33 cities in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian in China, this study strives to conduct an analysis of the…
Research on the optimal desertification combat mode considering the governance cycle
Jiayi SunThis study aims to investigate the most effective approach for governments and enterprises to combat desertification by considering the governance cycle. The focus is on…
Sustainability of healthcare supply chain management: a panoramic approach through SLR and bibliometric
Dipti Acharjya, Manoj Kumar DashThe healthcare sector increasingly recognizes how critical sustainable supply chains are to lowering environmental impact, boosting productivity and satisfying public expectations…
A bi-objective model for location, dispatch and relocation of ambulances with a revision of dispatch policies
Fatemeh Ravandi, Azar Fathi Heli Abadi, Ali Heidari, Mohammad Khalilzadeh, Dragan PamucarUntimely responses to emergency situations in urban areas contribute to a rising mortality rate and impact society's primary capital. The efficient dispatch and relocation of…
Where George Spencer-Brown went wrong – re-entry recalculated
André OksasThe paper uncovers a mathematical error in George Spencer-Brown's genesis of re-entry. It distinguishes between the two interpretations of re-entry presented in “Laws of Form”…
Ship coping strategies for hurricane-induced port disruptions
Yan Zhou, Chuanxu WangDisruptions at ports may destroy the planned ship schedules profoundly, which is an imperative operation problem that shipping companies need to overcome. This paper attempts to…
QFD-based hybrid neutrosophic MCDM approach with Six Sigma evaluation for sustainable product design in Industry 4.0
Anwesa Kar, Rajiv Nandan RaiThe concept of sustainable product design (SPD) is gaining significant attention in recent research. However, due to inherent uncertainties associated with new product development…
Job satisfaction through the perspective of emotional labor
Desynta Rahmawati Gunawan, Anis Eliyana, Rachmawati Dewi Anggraini, Andika Setia Pratama, Zukhruf Febrianto, Marziah ZaharThis study explores how emotional intelligence, customer orientation, deep acting and surface acting influence job satisfaction among middle managers in their interactions with…
Prescriptive digital transformation maturity model: a development and validation study
Batuhan Kocaoglu, Mehmet KirmiziThis study aims to develop a modular and prescriptive digital transformation maturity model whose constituent elements have conceptual integrity as well as reveal the priority…
The irruption of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies and the repositioning of the periphery in the European automotive industry
Jesús F. Lampón, Francisco Carballo-Cruz, María-Elena Velando-RodríguezAutonomous and connected mobility technologies have led to a reconfiguration of the automotive industry value chain. This may involve an impact on the geography of the European…
IP, limited release and premium consumption: evidence from Generation Z
Bing Lei, Yue Chang, Wei Liu, Saihua ShiThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of IP (Intellectual Property) on the intention for premium consumption of Generation Z, and to construct a theoretical…
The optimal operation decision of gas station considering charging pile installation – conflict and coordination
Mingze Jiang, Minghui Jiang, Jiaxin Xue, Wentao Zhan, Yuntao LiuIn the construction of charging piles, traditional gas stations possess significant advantages in terms of regional and financial resources. The transformation of gas stations…
Who are the best voluntary disseminators on social networking sites? An exploration based on panel data from twitter
Juan ShiUsers' voluntary forwarding behavior opens a new avenue for companies to promote their brands and products on social networking sites (SNS). However, research on voluntary…
A three-stage solution approach with a repeated-negotiation mechanism for the decentralized resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem
Hongri Mao, Jianbo YuanThis study develops a model and algorithm to solve the decentralized resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem (DRCMPSP) and provides a suitable priority rule (PR) for…
The predictive robustness of organizational and technological enablers towards blockchain technology adoption and financial performance
Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Mohammed A. Al Doghan, Ummi Naiemah Saraih, Bahadur Ali SoomroBlockchain technology has brought about significant transformation among organizations worldwide. This study aimed to explore the effects of organizational and technological…
Configuration analysis of asymmetric trust between infrastructure PPP project participants
Huimin Li, Boxin Dai, Yongchao Cao, Limin Su, Feng LiTrust is the glue that holds cooperative relationships together and often exists in an asymmetric manner. The purpose of this study is to explore how to mitigate the issue of…
How to dissolve the “privacy paradox” in social networks? A game approach based on privacy calculus
Xing Zhang, Yongtao Cai, Fangyu Liu, Fuli ZhouThis paper aims to propose a solution for dissolving the “privacy paradox” in social networks, and explore the feasibility of adopting a synergistic mechanism of “deep-learning…
Evolutionary game analysis on cross-border cooperative R&D of intelligent new energy vehicle industry
Jinhuan Tang, Qiong Wu, Kun WangIntelligent new energy vehicles (INEVs) are becoming the competitive hotspot for the automobile industry. The major purpose of this study is to determine how to increase…
Cognitive ability and stock market participation: evidence from China
Shulin Xu, Ibrahim Alnafrah, Abd Alwahed DagestaniIt is imperative for policymakers, financial institutions, and individual investors to comprehend the factors that impact stock market participation, given the growing…
Enhancing organizational performance through knowledge-oriented leadership: the neglected role of employee creative work behavior and digital citizenship behavior in IT industry
Aihua Gu, Amjad Nawaz, Sher Abbas, Bochao LvDrawing upon Drucker’s theory of productivity, this study proposes to examine the relationship between knowledge-oriented leadership (KOL) and knowledge worker performance (KWP…
Blockchain technology adoption for collaborative emission reduction considering carbon information asymmetry in supply chains
Xue-Yan Wu, Xujin PuCollaborative emission reduction among supply chain members has emerged as a new trend to achieve climate neutrality goals and meet consumers’ low-carbon preferences. However…
Is the incumbent crying or laughing: when does the entrant adopt the market expansion entry strategy?
Shu Wang, Dun Liu, Jiajia NieIt is only logical that a firm aims to make a profit after entering the market. However, some firms enter the market with the goal of market expansion and even burn money to…
Do relational outcomes always generate willingness to pay for social enterprises’ products? The moderating effect of sustainability orientation
Ching Yin IpThis study evaluated the effects of adherence to social missions and relational outcomes on willingness to pay for products from social enterprises.
Recovery time of the hotel and restaurant sector in Indonesia after COVID-19 crisis: a survival analysis
Ray Sastri, Fanglin Li, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Arbi SetiyawanThe COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted tourism, and the hotel and restaurant industry was the most affected sector, which faced issues related to business uncertainty and…
Fuzzy best–worst method–based approach for warehouse location selection and a case study in Izmir
Çağla Cergibozan, İlker GölcükThe study aims to propose a decision-support system to determine the location of a regional disaster logistics warehouse. Emphasizing the importance of disaster logistics, it…
How well do the companies responsible for facilitating the digital transition perform? An analysis on Romanian ICT sector
Mihaela Brindusa Tudose, Flavian Clipa, Raluca Irina ClipaThis study proposes an analysis of the performance of companies that have assumed the responsibility of facilitating the digitalization of economic activities. Because of their…
Study on site selection evaluation of emergency material storage based on improved TOPSIS
Xiaona Pang, Wenguang Yang, Wenjing Miao, Hanyu Zhou, Rui MinThrough the scientific and reasonable evaluation of the site selection of the emergency material reserve, the optimal site selection scheme is found, which provides reference for…
AI development in financial markets: a balanced scorecard analysis of its impact on sustainable development goals (February 2024)
Ahmet Aysan, Hasan Dincer, Ibrahim Musa Unal, Serhat YükselThe primary purpose is to empower financial institutions in AI integration decisions. By combining QSFS and the Golden Cut technique, the study establishes a robust foundation for…
Carbon emission allowances purchasing decisions in supply chains under the cap-and-trade mechanism in China: an evolutionary game analysis
Haiju Hu, Yakun LiThe importance of carbon reduction has become a global consensus, and more and more countries are implementing the cap-and-trade mechanism, including China. The purpose of this…
Autonomous vehicles and consumer acceptance: a bibliometric analysis perspective
I Gede Mahatma Yuda Bakti, Sik Sumaedi, Medi Yarmen, Marlina Pandin, Aris Yaman, Rahmi Kartika Jati, Mauludin HidayatRecently, autonomous vehicles (AV) acceptance has been studied intensively. This paper aims to map and analyze the bibliometric characteristics of AV acceptance literature…
Evolution and thematic structure of research on e-health literacy
Williams E. NwagwuThis study was carried out to examine the volume and annual growth pattern of research on e-health literacy research, investigate the open-access types of e-health literacy…
Local business environment and firm innovation: evidence from China
Jiapeng Wu, Dayu Gao, Cheng Xu, Yanqi SunThis paper aims to investigate the influence of the regional business environment on local firm innovation, considering various dimensions such as administrative, financial and…
The value of store brand customization: consider demand learning and preference matching
Qichao ShenThis study examined the reciprocal influence of demand learning and preference matching in the context of store brand customization. The demand-learning effect refers to the…
Procurement contract design for distributed photovoltaic project considering output risk under asymmetric production effort information
Lian Bai, Dong CaiDistributed photovoltaic (DPV) projects generally have output risks, and the production effort of the supplier is often private information, so the buyer needs to design the…
Uniform or demand-driven allocation? Optimal management of social donations distribution in response to sudden outbreaks
Xiaoxiao Zhu, Ming Liu, Ding ZhangThis study aims to address challenges in the distribution of social donations during epidemic emergencies, focusing on issues such as uneven distribution and material stacking…
Harvesting insights: a qualitative exploration of facilitators, inhibitors and information seeking in family-based sustainable organic farm businesses
Aashiq Hussain Lone, Irfana RashidThis study aims to investigate the landscape of family-based organic farm businesses in the Kashmir Valley, India, analyzing the factors that either facilitate or hinder their…
A novel multi-attribute three-way decision model with three-parameter interval grey number decision-theoretic rough sets
Yu Qiao, Lirong Jian, Hechang CaiTo overcome the limitations of traditional multi-attribute decision making (MADM) methods, which only provide deterministic rankings of decision objects, this paper proposes a…
The spillover effect of sudden environmental disasters on energy technology innovation: evidence from China
Shan Liang, Hui Ming ZhangExamine the effects of sudden environmental disasters on the advancement of both renewable and conventional energy technologies.
Time-frequency connectedness between electricity prices in Romania and its determinants in the competitive markets
Irina Alexandra Georgescu, Simona Vasilica Oprea, Adela BâraIn this paper, we aim to provide an extensive analysis to understand how various factors influence electricity prices in competitive markets, focusing on the day-ahead electricity…
Exploring the impact of gamified elements on college students' learning in virtual learning communities
Yongzhong Yang, Aixian Yu, JinJing Li, Mohsin Shafi, Muhammad Ashraf FauziGamification has emerged as a dynamic force in education, with increasing interest in its impact on college students' learning. Most previous research regards gamification as a…
Why I am trapped in the spiral of abuse? A nexus of low core self-evaluations and job dependency
Tehreem Fatima, Muhammad Kashif Imran, Ambreen Sarwar, Sobia Shabeer, Muhammad RizwanThe present research aims to empirically test the “Barriers to abusive supervision model” to find how employee-related (core self-evaluations) and situational factors (perceived…
E-waste prediction and optimal route selection using adaptive deep Markov random field and block chain
P. Santhuja, V. AnbarasuAn efficient e-waste management system is developed, aided by deep learning techniques. Here, a smart bin system using Internet of things (IoT) sensors is generated. The sensors…
User profiling for Chinese super-new generation wine consumers based on improved density peak clustering algorithm
Yumeng Feng, Weisong Mu, Yue Li, Tianqi Liu, Jianying FengFor a better understanding of the preferences and differences of young consumers in emerging wine markets, this study aims to propose a clustering method to segment the super-new…
Optimizing chronic healthcare payment scheme: integrating patient effort in service pricing for enhanced self-management performance
Yixin Liang, Xuejie Ren, Lindu ZhaoThe study aims to address a critical gap in existing healthcare payment schemes and care service pricing by recognizing the influential role of patients' decisions on…
Mediating effect of ecospirituality on the relationship between green training and voluntary workplace green behaviour in construction projects in Nigeria
Hilary Omatule OnubiThe impact of mankind on the environment and the usage of natural resources might be influenced by spirituality, through the consciousness of creating an improved moral sense…
Value-added services and e-commerce platform competitiveness: a game theoretic approach
Xueke Du, Wenli Li, Li Cui, Yibo Jia, Lin WuIn response to the intense competition in the platform economy, e-commerce platforms are actively introducing value-added services to maintain their competitiveness. However, how…
Can the text features of regulatory inquiry letters predict companies’ financial restatements? Evidence from China
Chao Zhang, Zenghao Cao, Zhimin Li, Weidong Zhu, Yong WuSince the implementation of the regulatory inquiry system, research on its impact on information disclosure in the capital market has been increasing. This article focuses on a…
Analysing hindrances to digital disruption with a focus on cleaner cloud manufacturing
Mahesh S. Kavre, Vivek K. Sunnapwar, Bhaskar B. GardasThis study aims to identify and analyse critical barriers to cloud manufacturing (CM) adoption for achieving sustainability amongst manufacturing micro, small and medium-sized…
A maturity-driven selection model for effective digital transformation governance mechanisms in large organizations
Seyed Mahdi HosseiniNasabThis research paper aims to conceptualize digital transformation governance and its conventional mechanisms and to present governance solutions tailored to an organization’s level…
Marketplace or reseller? The effect of asymmetric selling cost and demand information
Mengying Zhang, Zhennan Yuan, Ningning WangWe explore the driving forces behind the channel choices of the manufacturer and the platform by considering asymmetric selling cost and demand information.
Does rural infrastructure resilience affect population loss? Empirical research based on spatial measurements
Jieyu Li, Libang Ma, Tianmin Tao, Zhihang Zhu, Sixia LiBy analyzing the mechanisms by which rural infrastructure resilience (RIR) impacted population loss in Longxi County, this study proposes measures to improve RIR, which provides a…
Ethical triage in public health emergency facilities: distributive justice – a decision model
Shamsuddin Ahmed, Rayan Hamza AlsisiA new triage method, MBCE (Medical Bio Social Ethics), is presented with social justice, bio, and medical ethics for critical resource distribution during a pandemic. Ethical…
Ensemble-based deep learning techniques for customer churn prediction model
R. Siva Subramanian, B. Yamini, Kothandapani Sudha, S. SivakumarThe new customer churn prediction (CCP) utilizing deep learning is developed in this work. Initially, the data are collected from the WSDM-KKBox’s churn prediction challenge…
Unveiling metaverse sentiments using machine learning approaches
Thamaraiselvan Natarajan, P. Pragha, Krantiraditya Dhalmahapatra, Deepak Ramanan Veera RaghavanThe metaverse, which is now revolutionizing how brands strategize their business needs, necessitates understanding individual opinions. Sentiment analysis deciphers emotions and…
A new gray optimization model for disposing or re-commercializing unsold goods in reverse logistics networks with a cross-docking center
Mohsen Rajabzadeh, Seyed Meysam Mousavi, Farzad AzimiThis paper investigates a problem in a reverse logistics (RLs) network to decide whether to dispose of unsold goods in primary stores or re-commercialize them in outlet centers…
Feedback seeking abilities of L2 writers using ChatGPT: a mixed method multiple case study
Da YanThe study investigated the feedback seeking abilities of learners in L2 writing classrooms using ChatGPT as an automated written corrective feedback (AWCF) provider. Specifically…
Examining tourists' risk-related hesitation and confidence effects on developing distress and associated behavioral responses during COVID-19
Rizwana Hameed, Naeem Akhtar, Anshuman SharmaUtilizing the theoretical foundation of the stimulus-organism-response framework, the present work developed and investigated a conceptual model. The work explores the effects of…
Factors of tacit knowledge acquisition and its mechanism of action on academic research performance: an empirical research from Chinese universities
Jianhua Zhang, Jiake Li, Sajjad Alam, Fredrick Ahenkora Boamah, Dandan WenThis study examines the relationship between higher education improvement and tacit knowledge importance. In this context, the scarcity of empirical and theoretical studies on…
Exploring Chinese passenger switching intentions toward airline self-service technology from a push–pull–mooring perspective
Jung-Chieh LeeAirline self-service technology (SST) has attracted attention from both the academic and aviation sectors. As the use of SST can reduce airlines’ operating costs, investigating…
A systematic literature review of crisis management in online public opinion: evolutionary path and implications for China
Lu Zhang, Pu Dong, Long Zhang, Bojiao Mu, Ahui YangThis study aims to explore the dissemination and evolutionary path of online public opinion from a crisis management perspective. By clarifying the influencing factors and dynamic…
Analyzing the concept of participatory learning: strategies, trends and future directions in education
Vijaya Lakshmi Dara, Chitra KesavanThe research questions probe into the heart of participatory learning’s scholarly landscape. They inquire about historical trends, shifts in research interest, and regional…
Psychological empowerment an antecedent to career satisfaction: modeling affective commitment as a mediator and resilience as a moderator
Shalini Aggarwal, Lata Bajpai Singh, Shalini SrivastavaThe study, grounded on the social cognitive career theory, seeks to analyze the upshot of psychological empowerment on career satisfaction via affective commitment. The study also…
The theory of high hazard (HHT) based on grounded theory method and theories integration
Ahmad Ghaith, Ma HuiminOrganizations working in high-hazard environments contribute significantly to modern society and the economy, not only for the valuable resources they hold but also for the…
“Tektology”, VSM and the digital age
Frank StowellI examine Bogdanov’s notion of Tektology within the context of modern communication systems and political agendas.
Collaborative decision-making of the supply chain system considering green innovation capability
Xiaotong Huang, Wentao Zhan, Chaowei Li, Tao Ma, Tao HongGreen innovation in supply chains is crucial for socioeconomic development and stability. Factors that influence collaborative green innovation in the supply chain are complex and…
Does employee envy drive service sabotage? Evidence from hotel organizations
Muhammad Haroon Shoukat, Islam Elgammal, Mukaram Ali Khan, Kareem M. SelemUsing the theoretical framework of social comparison theory (SCT), this study investigates the effects of employee envy on service sabotage behaviors in the hospitality industry…
Grey conflict analysis approach with constraints
Yong Liu, Xue-ge Guo, Qin Jiang, Jing-yi ZhangWe attempt to construct a grey three-way conflict analysis model with constraints to deal with correlated conflict problems with uncertain information.
Unraveling the effects of COVID-19 on the textile industry in South Asia region: a comparative study of major players
Zainab Zahra, Ali Raza Elahi, Waqas Khan, Bilal Mehmood, Muhammad SohailThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruptions to global industries, with the textile sector in South Asia being particularly hard hit. While previous studies have…
Understanding user perceptions toward marketing in the metaverse
Heetae Yang, Yeram Cho, Sang-Yeal HanThis study develops a comprehensive research model and investigates the significant factors affecting positive marketing outcomes in the Metaverse through perceived social…
Attaining global peace and tourism competitiveness: linkages between tourism, security measures and economic stability
Xiaoying Liu, Qamar Ali, Muhammad Rizwan Yaseen, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum, Muhammad Tariq Iqbal KhanThe Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 outlines sustainability as associated with peace, good governance and justice. The perception of international tourists about security…
Determining the factor levels for a green supply chain using response surface methodology based discrete event simulation
Ayşe Tuğba Dosdoğru, Yeliz Buruk Sahin, Mustafa Göçken, Aslı Boru İpekThis study aims to optimize the levels of factors for a green supply chain (GSC) while concurrently gaining valuable insights into the dynamic interrelationships among several…
ChatGPT: a game changer for knowledge management in organizations
Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Quratulain AmberGenerative AI and more specifically ChatGPT has brought a revolution in the lives of people by providing them with required knowledge that it has learnt from an exponentially…
Game-theoretical study of military–civilian collaborative innovation in the context of four-party participation
Ning Qi, Shiping Lu, Hao JingIn the context of constructing an integrated national strategic system, collaborative innovation among enterprises is the current social focus. Therefore, in order to find the…
Research on the continued intention to use fitness games based on user experience
Zheng Wang, Rong DengFitness games, as a medium that combines playfulness and usefulness for exercise, face challenges in sustaining long-term user engagement. Currently, there is limited research…
A two-stage decision model for sustainable-resilient supplier selection and order allocation under uncertain environment
Lin Sun, Chunxia Yu, Jing Li, Qi Yuan, Shaoqiong ZhaoThe paper aims to propose an innovative two-stage decision model to address the sustainable-resilient supplier selection and order allocation (SSOA) problem in the single-valued…
Predicting Generation Z consumers’ food waste reduction behavior through social media marketing activities: a mediated model
Saman Attiq, Sumia Mumtaz, Amir Zaib Abbasi, Shahid BashirThe present study aims to examine the impact of social media marketing activities (SMMAs) on the adoption of food waste reduction behavior among Generation Z consumers within the…
Fluctuation and forecasting of gold prices in Saudi Arabia’s market
Ruby KhanThe purpose of this study is to analyze the fluctuations in gold prices within the Saudi Arabian market and to develop a reliable forecasting model to aid market participants and…
How does humble leadership stimulate employees’ service improvisation in hospitality? A social information processing perspective
Islam Ali Elhadidy, Yongqiang GaoDrawing on social information processing theory (SIP), this paper examines whether and how humble leadership affects employees' service improvisation (ESI) in the hospitality…
The effect of bank artificial intelligence on consumer purchase intentions
Barış Armutcu, Ahmet Tan, Shirie Pui Shan Ho, Matthew Yau Choi Chow, Kimberly C. GleasonArtificial intelligence (AI) is shaping the future of the marketing world. This study is the first to examine the effect of AI marketing efforts, brand experience (BE) and brand…
A comparison of economic complexity in Türkiye and OECD countries: new data based on industrial products
İbrahim Hüseyni, Serdar İnan, Ali Kemal Çelik, Şakir İşleyenThis study aims to analyse Türkiye’s industrial economic complexity index (ECI-IND) for comparison with the ECI-INDs of member countries of the Organization for Economic…
Outsourcing or not? OEM's entry decision considering brand spillover effect
Hua Ke, Yaqin ZhouIn this paper, the authors study the entry and outsourcing strategies of manufacturer while considering the brand spillover effect resulting from outsourcing. The supply chain…
Compatibility as a pivotal design factor for digital concierge apps: exploring hotel guests’ socio-psychological dynamics
Chai Ching Tan, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Rupa Sinha, Ali Elsayed Shehata, Kareem M. SelemThis paper addresses a crucial research need by examining the influence of compatibility, a pivotal design element for hotel concierge apps, on the socio-psychological dynamics of…
Achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) through corporate sustainability: a topic modeling-based bibliometric analysis approach
Meenal Arora, Jaya Gupta, Amit Mittal, Anshika PrakashConsidering the swift adoption of innovative sustainability practices in businesses to accomplish sustainable development goals (SDGs), research on corporate sustainability has…
Agricultural insurance and pesticides selection in China: traditional or green?
Zhuang Zhang, You Hua ChenNumerical literature shows that agricultural insurance can affect pesticide investments, but few of them are devoted to explain how agricultural insurance affects farmers’…
Effect of digital skills on citizens’ digital participation: mediating effects of political interest, social issues concern and national identity
Yu Zhang, Wang Zhang, Jie WangIn the context of the digital age, this study aims to investigate the impact of citizens' digital participation on the scientific and democratic decision-making processes of the…
Unveiling current and future trends in customer banking experience research: a bibliometric analysis
Mengxi Yang, Walton Wider, Shuoran Xiao, Leilei Jiang, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Alex LeeThis research is the first to use bibliometric analysis to provide insight into the landscape and forecast the future of customer experience research in the banking sector.
Configurational pathways to innovation capability enhancement in high-tech enterprises: a perspective from technological innovation network
Tingting Liu, Yehui Li, Xing Li, Lanfen WuHigh-tech enterprises, as the national innovation powerhouses, have garnered considerable interest, particularly regarding their technological innovation capabilities…
A multi-stage integrated model based on deep neural network for credit risk assessment with unbalanced data
Lu Wang, Jiahao Zheng, Jianrong Yao, Yuangao ChenWith the rapid growth of the domestic lending industry, assessing whether the borrower of each loan is at risk of default is a pressing issue for financial institutions. Although…
Evolutionary game analysis of cooperation strategies for core enterprises of film copyright import and export under China’s supporting policies
Bingchao Ren, Shuwen MeiThis paper constructs a tripartite evolutionary game model between the government, the core enterprises of film copyright export and imports and uses the system dynamics model to…
An integrated model combining BERT and tree-augmented naive Bayes for analyzing risk factors of construction accident
Shupeng Liu, Jianhong Shen, Jing ZhangLearning from past construction accident reports is critical to reducing their occurrence. Digital technology provides feasibility for extracting risk factors from unstructured…
Study on the symbiosis evolution mechanism of the digital innovation ecosystem: considering government regulation
Donglin Chen, Min Fu, Lei WangThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the symbiotic evolution decisions of digital innovation enterprises, research institutes and the government in the digital innovation…
Grain storage security in context of government digital governance: a tripartite evolutionary game analysis of speculative behavior
Ming-Yang Li, Zong-Hao Jiang, Lei WangThe purpose of the study is to investigate and analyze the dynamics of the government-enterprise grain joint storage mechanism, particularly, focusing on profit-driven speculative…
Financial distress prediction based on ensemble feature selection and improved stacking algorithm
Chong Wu, Xiaofang Chen, Yongjie JiangWhile the Chinese securities market is booming, the phenomenon of listed companies falling into financial distress is also emerging, which affects the operation and development of…
More sharing, more engagement? The impact of free knowledge sharing on customer engagement in online health communities
Zhen Xu, Ruohong Hao, Xuanxuan Lyu, Jiang JiangKnowledge sharing in online health communities (OHCs) disrupts consumers' health information-seeking behavior patterns such as seeking health information and consulting. Based on…
Artificial intelligence: threat or asset to academic integrity? A bibliometric analysis
Margarida Rodrigues, Rui Silva, Ana Pinto Borges, Mário Franco, Cidália OliveiraThis study aims to address a systematic literature review (SLR) using bibliometrics on the relationship between academic integrity and artificial intelligence (AI), to bridge the…
How do environmental, social and governance initiatives and controversies explain the firm efficiency of Chinese energy companies?
Qian Long Kweh, Irene Wei Kiong Ting, Chunya Ren, Jawad AsifThis study investigates how the initiatives and controversies related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) explain firm efficiency.
An analysis of the geopolitical and economics influence on tourist arrivals in Russia using a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model
Irina Alexandra Georgescu, Simona Vasilica Oprea, Adela BâraThe COVID-19 pandemic and the onset of the conflict in Ukraine led to a sustained downturn in tourist arrivals (TA) in Russia. This paper aims to explore the influence of…
Social network group decision-making model considering interactions between trust relationships and opinion evolution
Jin Ma, Tong WuSocial network group decision-making (SNGDM) has rapidly developed because of the impact of social relationships on decision-making behavior. However, not only do social…
How to improve the quality of emergency supplies? A tripartite evolutionary game model
Yue Wang, Ming Liu, Joe Viana, Nonhlanhla DubeProviding quality emergency supplies is crucial to mitigate and respond to emergencies. However, despite government and consumer oversight of emergency supplies’ quality, a…
Bibliometric mapping in the landscape of cybernetics: insights into global research networks
Ionut NicaThis bibliometric mapping study aimed to provide comprehensive insights into the global research landscape of cybernetics. Utilizing the biblioshiny function in R Studio, we…
A personalized machine learning–based system to evaluate students’ skillset and analyze the gap between academia and industry for engineering students
S. Thavasi, T. RevathiWith so many placement opportunities around the students in their final or prefinal year, they start to feel the strain of the season. The students feel the need to be aware of…
Examining the impact of internal marketing strategies on employee-based brand equity benefits
Granit Baca, Nail ReshidiThe primary purpose of this research is to conceptualise and validate the comprehensive framework for effectively measuring and managing employee-based brand equity (EBBE…
The public debt sustainability and its determinants in Sub-Sahara African countries
Fang Ye, Yunxi GuoThis paper aims to answer the following important questions: Is public debt in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries sustainable? What are the determinants of public debt…
Factors influencing user experience in AI chat systems – a satisfaction study based on factor analysis and linear regression
JiaMan Xing, Qianling JiangSince the introduction of the outstanding web AI chat system, ChatGPT, it has caused a significant impact in both academia and the business world. Many studies have started to…
Analysis of sustainable investment policies for housing demand in Qatar via hybrid quantum fuzzy decision-making model
Alanoud Fetais, Hasan Dincer, Serhat Yüksel, Ahmet AysanThis study aims to evaluate sustainable investment policies for housing in Qatar.
Growth-accelerating factors of green finance for green growth: a study using TISM
Ravita Kharb, Charu Shri, Neha SainiThe objective is to develop an empirical model estimating the relationship and interaction amongst the factors affecting and enhancing green finance (GF) in developing economies…
Students' help-seeking mediates the relationship between happiness and self-strength: a comparative study on Chinese and Pakistani adolescents
Umaira Tabassum, Xing Qiang, Jaffar Abbas, Amjad Islam Amjad, Khalid Ibrahim Al-SulaitiPositive psychology helps us understand the knowledge required to contribute to adolescents' societal development and adjustability. Adolescence is the crucial stage to work on…
The role of artificial intelligence in corporate digital strategies: evidence from China
Shaohua Yang, Murtaza Hussain, R.M. Ammar Zahid, Umer Sahil MaqsoodIn the rapidly evolving digital economy, businesses face formidable pressures to maintain their competitive standing, prompting a surge of interest in the intersection of…
A trust relationship network-based consensus model in large-scale TODIM group decision-making
Junfeng Chu, Pan Shu, Yicong Liu, Yanyan Wang, Yingming WangIn large-scale group decision-making (LSGDM) situations, existing TODIM group decision-making methods often fail to account for the influence of social network relationships and…
Land prices, digital instruments and retail performance
Zhang GuoWeiThe results indicate that land prices exert pressure on retail performance (RP) and that the enhancement of digital means has a positive effect on RP. Additionally, digital…
Default prediction modeling (DPM) with machine learning algorithms: case of non-financial listed companies in Pakistan
Jahanzaib Alvi, Imtiaz ArifThe crux of this paper is to unveil efficient features and practical tools that can predict credit default.
Happy knowledge creators sustain nations: scale development and validation of happiness at work
Puja Khatri, Preeti Kumari, Asha ThomasThe significant role of universities in generating and diffusing new knowledge in the interest of society has positioned faculty as knowledge creators. The present study…
A study on site selection of wind power plant based on prospect theory and VIKOR: a case study in China
Hui Zhao, Simeng Wang, Chen LuWith the continuous development of the wind power industry, wind power plant (WPP) has become the focus of resource development within the industry. Site selection, as the initial…
What motivates the intention of seeking confirmed cases' activity trajectory information in public health emergencies? An information ecology theory analysis
Liu Yang, Nannan Yu, Xuesong Li, Jian WangIn public health emergencies, seeking confirmed cases’ activity trajectory information (CCATI) is crucial to the public’s efforts to combat the epidemic. The public can stabilize…
Discovery and analysis of global studies trend on digital transformation strategy: exploring challenges and opportunities
Mina Khoshroo, Mohammad TalariWith the advent of transformational and digital technologies, companies are striving to integrate digital transformation strategy (DTS) into their business models to stay…
Intelligent construction technology based information sharing network for prefabricated building supply chain: a social network analysis approach
Rui Zhu, Lihong LiIn the context of Industry 4.0, intelligent construction technologies (ICT) represented by information technology and networking will undoubtedly provide new impetus to the…
A crew task allocation and sequencing method considering workload distribution and minimum task completion time
Jianhua Sun, Suihuai Yu, Jianjie Chu, Wenzhe Cun, Hanyu Wang, Chen Chen, Feilong Li, Yuexin HuangIn situations where the crew is reduced, the optimization of crew task allocation and sequencing (CTAS) can significantly enhance the operational efficiency of the man-machine…
Multilevel thermoplastic waste segregation and classification with AHGSO using federated learning framework
R.S. Vignesh, M. Monica SubashiniAn abundance of techniques has been presented so forth for waste classification but, they deliver inefficient results with low accuracy. Their achievement on various repositories…
Detection model for key nodes of manufacturing industry chain stability under complex networks: a naval architecture and marine engineering equipment industry chain example
Lan Xu, Xueyi ZhuCurrently, China’s manufacturing industry chain still faces the danger of chain breakage due to the persistent “lack of technology” issue. The definition and detection of key…
Consumers’ receptivity to mHealth technologies: a hybrid PLS–ANN approach
Say Keat Ooi, Jasmine A.L. Yeap, Shir Li Lam, Gabriel C.W. GimMobile health (mHealth) technologies, in particular, have been sought after and advocated as a means of dealing with the pandemic situation. Despite the obvious advantages of…
Physical internet enabled sustainable and resilient production-routing problem with modular capacity
Xiaoshuai Peng, Shoufeng Ji, Lele Zhang, Russell G. Thompson, Kangzhou WangModular capacity units enable rapid reconfiguration, providing tactical flexibility to efficiently meet customer demand during disruptions and ensuring sustainability. Moreover…
A heuristic-based benders decomposition for the hybrid relief distribution network minimizing deprivation cost of vulnerable areas
Sanaz Khalaj Rahimi, Donya RahmaniThe study aims to optimize truck routes by minimizing social and economic costs. It introduces a strategy involving diverse drones and their potential for reusing at DNs based on…
Satisfaction with human resource practices, job dedication and job performance: the role of incentive gamification
Hyelda Ibrahim Kefas, Muesser Cemal Nat, Kolawole IyiolaWhile the potential of human resource practices (HRPs) for promoting performance is widely recognized, even though crucial, employees’ assessment of HRPs remains under-researched…
Utilising VSM insights to address health system disconnects: introducing three novel organisational pathologies
Sharen Paine, Jeff FooteHealth systems worldwide are hampered by disconnects between governance, management, and operations, which negatively impact on their ability to deliver efficient, effective, and…
Do female political leaders make the environment greener? Evidence from the United States
Allison WuThis study examines the effect of female governors (gender effect) on environmental performance in terms of state-level carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in United States.
Adaptation to climate change: state of art technologies
Ahmet Tarık Usta, Mehmet Şahin GökThe world is increasingly threatened by climate change. As the dimensions of this danger grow, it becomes essential to develop the most effective policies to mitigate its impacts…
Advance selling and service cancelation when consumers are overconfident
Zhongfeng Sun, Guojun Ji, Kim Hua TanThis paper aims to study the joint decision making of advance selling and service cancelation for service provides with limited capacity when consumers are overconfident.
Green information technology and green information systems: science mapping of present and future trends
Mohd Nazim Mat Nawi, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Irene Wei Kiong Ting, Walton Wider, Gabari Barry AmakaThis study provide an in-depth review on the knowledge structure of green information technology (GIT) adoption and behavior. Environmental degradation has escalated even further…
Optimal multi-period pricing and sales effort decisions with a logit demand model in an integrated channel
Wanting Hu, Guangwei DengThe purpose of this study is to provide an optimal joint strategy of multi-period pricing and sales effort for a retailer with a logit choice demand in an integrated channel.
Are credit ratings forward-looking? – Evidence from India
Chandan SharmaThis paper aims to examine the informational value of credit rating changes for investors. The article analyses whether credit rating changes indicate the future financial…
Understanding the social capital – happiness link among online brand communities: influence of psychological well-being and membership duration
Muhammad Adeel Abid, Muhammad Mohsin, Nadia Nasir, Tayyaba RafiqueBased on the principles of the social capital theory (SCT), this study aimed to generate hypotheses and evaluate a mediated moderated model that examined the impact of social…
Collaborative government-public efforts in driving green technology innovation for environmental governance in PPP projects: a study based on prospect theory
Zehui Bu, Jicai Liu, Xiaoxue ZhangThe paper aims to elucidate effective strategies for promoting the adoption of green technology innovation within the private sector, thereby enhancing the value of public–private…
Optimal financing modes of a capital-constrained manufacturer under different sales strategies
Peng Ma, Qin Yuan, Henry XuPrevious studies have rarely integrated the financing modes of a capital-constrained manufacturer with the choices of online sales strategies. To address this gap, the authors…
Segmented compensation mechanism for technological innovation of civilian enterprises’ participation in military: a perspective of dual information asymmetry
Fan Zhang, Haolin WenBased on dual information asymmetry, the two-stage segmented compensation mechanism for technological innovation of civilian enterprises’ participation in military (CEPIM) has…
“I deserve better grades.” Compliance-gaining perspective of dark triad traits, power distance and academic entitlement in Chinese higher education
Zahid Shafait, Umar Farooq SahibzadaDark triad (DT) personality traits, that is, Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy, are socially unenthusiastic and predict a range of antisocial behaviors. Academic…
Agricultural price forecasting based on the spatial and temporal influences factors under spillover effects
Dezhao Tang, Qiqi Cai, Tiandan Nie, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jinghua WuIntegrating artificial intelligence and quantitative investment has given birth to various agricultural futures price prediction models suitable for nonlinear and non-stationary…
An interactive possibilistic programming approach for sustainable supplier selection and inventory management problem in the physical internet
Pengyun Zhao, Shoufeng Ji, Yuanyuan JiThis paper aims to introduce a novel structure for the physical internet (PI)–enabled sustainable supplier selection and inventory management problem under uncertain environments.
A novel B&B recommendation method based on improved intuitionistic fuzzy sets
Chong Wu, Zijiao Zhang, Chang Liu, Yiwen ZhangThis paper aims to propose a bed and breakfast (B&B) recommendation method that takes into account review timeliness and user preferences to help consumers choose the most…
Equilibrium strategies of sharing CSR in a supply chain with manufacturer encroachment
Yonghong Cheng, Jiaxin Pan, Teng YaoMotivated by the real-world practice of the thriving e-commerce, manufacturers are transcending traditional boundaries of merely producing and selling directly by implementing…
The role of technology in entrepreneurship: a comprehensive systematic and bibliometric analysis
Usha Rani Jayanna, Senthil Kumar Jaya Prakash, Ravi Aluvala, B. Venkata RaoThrough bibliometric analysis, the study intends to reveal the evolution of the trends in the Scopus database, the scope of research and the connection between technology and…
Artificial intelligence-driven bioenergy system: digital green innovation partner selection of bioenergy enterprises based on interval fuzzy field model
Shi Yin, Zengying Gao, Tahir MahmoodThe aim of this study is to (1) construct a standard framework for assessing the capability of bioenergy enterprises' digital green innovation partners; (2) quantify the choice of…
Research on the evolution and determinants of knowledge transfer network in patent-intensive industries
Jianguo Li, Yuwen Gong, Hong LiThis study aims to investigate the structural characteristics, spatial evolution paths and internal driving mechanisms of the knowledge transfer (KT) network in China’s…
Unlocking the potential of technology usage in fostering education quality and students' satisfaction: a case of Pakistani higher education
Maryam Ikram, Husaina Banu Kenayathulla, Syed Muhammad Umer SaleemThis research aims to determine the levels of education quality (EQ), technology usage (TU), students' satisfaction (SS) and the impact of EQ on SS. Also, it seeks to find out how…
Study on the characteristics and synergistic effects of industrial complex networks – empirical evidence from Chinese manufacturing
Chen Xuemeng, Ma GuangqiThe manufacturing industry and the producer service industry have a high degree of industrial correlation, and their integration will cause changes in the complex industrial…
Incorporating sustainability in organizational strategy: a framework for enhancing sustainable knowledge management and green innovation
Mohsin Rasheed, Jianhua Liu, Ehtisham AliThis study investigates the crucial link between sustainable practices and organizational development, focusing on sustainable knowledge management (SKM), green innovation (GI…
The nexus of knowledge management processes and innovation performance: the moderates of big data analytical
Shadi AbualoushThe purpose of the study is to identify how knowledge management processes impact innovation performance in the Jordanian medical sector (private hospitals) as well as identify…
Relational neurostrategy
Leonardo Lavanderos, Eduardo Fiol, Sergio Gonzalez, Alejandro MalpartidaNeurostrategy is an abductive decision-making process developed from the knowledge generated within the network of decision-makers. It links cognitive style with the team's…
Impact of certification on efficiency: a study of the inverted U-shaped moderating role of supply chain complexity
Jingmin Wang, Ligang Cui, Maozeng XuThis study aims to find the impact of supply chain certification (SCCert) on supply chain efficiency (SCEffi) with the inverted U-shaped moderator role of supply chain complexity…
Online bubbles and echo chambers as social systems
Emerson PalmieriThe aim of the text is to reflect on the formation of the so-called digital echo chambers or filter bubbles, which are environments formed around particular topics whose objective…
Work–life balance and employee commitment in the new normal: evidence from Indian railway using mixed-method approach
Atanu Manna, Subhajit Pahari, Debasish Biswas, Dipa Banerjee, Debasis DasThe study principally aims to investigate the relationship among work–life balance (WLB), job satisfaction (JS) and employee commitment (EC) among the railway staff by integrating…
A priority queueing-inventory approach for inventory management in multi-channel service retailing using machine learning algorithms
Nasser Abdali, Saeideh Heidari, Mohammad Alipour-Vaezi, Fariborz Jolai, Amir AghsamiNowadays, in many organizations, products are not delivered instantly. So, the customers should wait to receive their needed products, which will form a queueing-inventory model…
Domestic tourism and the effects of behavioral changes, government-media trust and moderation of “maintenance of country image”: theoretical analysis
Ammar Yasir, Xiaojian Hu, Murat Aktan, Pablo Farías, Abdul RaufContemporary changes have occurred in country-level policies and tourists’ intentions in recent years. The role of maintaining a country’s image is trendy in crisis control but…
Insights into mobile learning continuance intention among school students and teachers via a hermeneutic phenomenological study during COVID-19
Yashdeep Singh, P.K. SuriThis study aims to describe the m-learning experience of school students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic and explores the factors influencing the continuance intention…
The impact of fiscal support for agricultural expenditure on rural residents' consumption: from a perspective of level and structure
Yuanhong Hu, Feifei Huang, Pengling Liu, Shuyu ZhangAs China’s industrial structure continues to upgrade and optimize, the consumption capacity of rural residents gradually improves and the role of consumption in economic growth is…
Financial accessibility and crime – Empirical study based on panel data from Chinese cities
Zifeng Wang, Dezhu Ye, Tao LiangThis paper empirically investigates the relationship between financial availability and crime by measuring it across five dimensions: banking, securities, insurance, private…
Machiavellianism and affective commitment as predictors of unethical pro-organization behavior: exploring the moderating role of moral disengagement
Zahid Sarwar, Zhihong SongA growing number of organizational scandals, including Apple slowing old devices to increase the sales of new ones, and research on unethical pro-organization behaviors (UPBs…
The nexus of foreign direct investment and agricultural productivity: does absorptive capacity matter?
Yan Han, Yanqi Sun, Kevin Huang, Cheng XuThis study aims to examine the complex effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on China’s agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) from 2005 to 2020. It also explores the…
Capital tax incentives and firm innovation: evidence from accelerated depreciation in China
Haibo Feng, Caixia ZongThis study aims to investigate the influence and impact mechanism of capital tax incentives on firm innovation.
Navigating the digital landscape: examining the interdependencies of digital transformation and big data in driving SMEs' innovation performance
Tian Hongyun, Jan Muhammad Sohu, Asad Ullah Khan, Ikramuddin Junejo, Sonia Najam Shaikh, Sadaf Akhtar, Muhammad BilalIn this digital age, the rapid technological innovation and adoption, with the increasing use of big data analytics, has raised concerns about the ability of small and medium…
How does leaders’ narcissistic rivalry impact employees’ service outcomes in the hospitality industry? A conservation of resources perspective
Kunlin Li, Xin Sun, Jin ChengThis study examines how leaders’ narcissistic rivalry (LNR) affects the in-role performance (IRP) and proactive customer service performance (PCSP) of employees in the hospitality…
Does cycle superposition amplify bank liquidity risk under different levels of financial openness? Empirical evidence from China
Huimin Jing, Yixin ZhuThis paper aims to explore the impact of cycle superposition on bank liquidity risk under different levels of financial openness so that banks can better manage their liquidity…
Mediating role of engagement and commitment to bridge empowering leadership and task performance
Anis Eliyana, Nurul Iman Abdul Jalil, Desynta Rahmawati Gunawan, Andika Setia PratamaThis research seeks to reveal the mediating role of work engagement and affective commitment as individual aspects that have the potential to bridge the effect of empowering…
Electric vehicle subsidy structure considering network externality under carbon neutrality constraints
Feng Chen, Suxiu Xu, Yue ZhaiPromoting electric vehicles (EVs) is an effective way to achieve carbon neutrality. If EVs are widely adopted, this will undoubtedly be good for the environment. The purpose of…
The heterogeneous impacts of climate finance on environmental sustainability and social welfare in developing countries
Xueting Gong, Dinkneh Gebre Borojo, Jiang YushiDue to their limited capacity for adaptation and dependence on natural resources for economic growth, developing countries (DCs) tend to be more prone to climate change. It is…
Assessing indirect effect of behavioral intentions on financial inclusion – a serial mediation model
Muhammad Aamir Shaheen, Shoaib Aslam, Salman Mahmood, Mumtaz Ahmad, Sumaira TabassumThe research examines how behavioral intentions, as a higher-order construct, indirectly affect financial inclusion through service trust, usage behavior and financial literacy in…
Application of grey system model with intelligent parameters in predicting regional electricity consumption
Wenhao Zhou, Hailin Li, Hufeng Li, Liping Zhang, Weibin LinGiven the regional heterogeneity of economic development, electricity consumption in various regions exhibits a discrepant growth pattern. The purpose of this study is to…
Role of Industry 4.0 tools in organizational performance of the IT sector
Abeera Islam, Afshan NaseemIn the contemporary period, numerous businesses undergo significant adjustments, such as evaluating critical components of the corporate operations and relying on technology to…
Hybrid workspace and affective well-being: the mediating role of positive work reflection
R. Karpagavalli, L. SuganthiIn a post-pandemic era, the hybrid workspace (HW) that came into practice now remains a new normal way of working for employees. This new practice has received a great deal of…
Production mode selection for automakers considering product substitution under the dual-credit policy
Yongjian Wang, Xigang Yuan, Fei WangThis paper aims to compare and analyze the effect of the dual-credit policy and product substitution rate on the automakers’ operational strategies under different production…
Measuring the multiplier effect of regional tourism and its spatial distribution in Indonesia before and after the COVID-19
Ray Sastri, Fanglin Li, Arbi Setiyawan, Anugerah Karta MonikaThe tourism multiplier effect (TME) is the total economic impact of tourism demand, representing the linkages between tourism and other businesses in an area. However, study about…
A capital asset pricing model based on the value at risk under asymmetric Laplace distribution
Lili Wu, Shulin XuFinancial asset return series usually exhibit nonnormal characteristics such as high peaks, heavy tails and asymmetry. Traditional risk measures like standard deviation or…
Unleashing the findings: exploring the interaction between intellectual capital and e-banking proactiveness
Ayman Abdalmajeed AlsmadiThis study aims to present a research model to investigate the potential impact of human capital, structural capital and social capital on e-banking proactiveness. In addition, it…
Mapping the social value creation of renewable energy enterprises in a social open innovation milieu
Noa Willys, Wenyuan Li, Otu Larbi-Siaw, Ettien Fulgence BrouAs the backbone of the social open innovation (SOI) system, social enterprises (SEs) are the key drivers of social value creation (SVC). However, at the micro-level, research in…
Multidimensional sentiment analysis method on social media data: comparison of emotions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Bülent Doğan, Yavuz Selim Balcioglu, Meral ElçiThis study aims to elucidate the dynamics of social media discourse during global health events, specifically investigating how users across different platforms perceive, react to…
How does ESG disclosure promote technological innovation? Moderating effects based on product market competition
Xinyuan Wang, Yushi Yin, Dongphil Chun, Peng LiThe primary objective of this study is to unveil the relationships that interconnect ESG and three pillars disclosures with technological innovation while also investigating the…
Measuring academic performance among students during post-COVID-19 reopening through academic engagement and persistence: mediating role of psychological capital
Liu WanmeiThis study examined the students' academic performance through psychological capital, academic engagement and academic persistence. It also investigated the function of…
How do the determinants of investment decisions get prioritized? Peeking into the minds of investors
Kirti Sood, Prachi Pathak, Sanjay GuptaInvestment decisions hold immense significance for investors and eventually affect their portfolio performance. Investors are advised to weigh the costs and benefits associated…
Mega-infrastructure development, tourism sustainability and quality of life assessment at world heritage sites: catering to COVID-19 challenges
Jaffar Abbas, Gulnara Mamirkulova, Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, Imran Bashir DarMega-infrastructure development plans pave the way for policies to upgrade the infrastructure, environmental management and different aspects of locals’ well-being. These…
A study on risk sharing of smart city PPP projects based on EW-G1 and TOPSIS-UT: a case study in China
Hui Zhao, Xian Cheng, Jing Gao, Guikun YuBuilding a smart city is a necessary path to achieve sustainable urban development. Smart city public–private partnership (PPP) project is a necessary measure to build a smart…
Examining interdependencies among solution dimensions for sustainable development in SMEs based on Industry 4.0 concept
Love Kumar, Rajiv Kumar SharmaIn the context of promoting sustainable development in SMEs, the present study aims to investigate the relationship among solution dimensions based on the Industry 4.0 (I4.0…
Physical inactivity among university students in Pakistan
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