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The purpose of this study is to investigate the motives that drive individuals' intentions to work within firms operating in the Greek tourism sector and to examine the impact of these motives on the intention to work.

To achieve this objective, we conducted an empirical survey among 2,104 individuals with professional experience in the tourism business. Descriptive statistics and hierarchical regression analysis were employed, with motives as independent variables and the intention to work as the dependent construct, to answer the research question.

This study presents job motivation as a hierarchical set of criteria that need to be fulfilled or satisfied. It also identifies the significant motives impacting employees' intention to work in both the accommodation sector and food and beverage services.

The data were collected at a single point in time from Greece, which may limit the generalizability of our results. Future research could consider the psychological and physiological characteristics of employees.

Managers who provide social security, create a positive work environment, and promote collaboration among their employees can enhance the quality of work-life and positively influence their intention to work.

The proposed model offers valuable guidelines that advance research on employee motivation in the tourism industry.

Drawing on person-job fit theory, this study examined the link between perceived overqualification (POQ), professional isolation, psychological strain and goldbricking behaviour. We also investigated the moderating influence of employee career self-management on the association between the POQ and professional isolation.

A time-lagged data approach were used to collect data from service sector organisations. The study model was analysed using PLS-SEM.

The results show that POQ is positively related to goldbricking behaviour. Professional isolation and psychological strain mediate the link between POQ and employee goldbricking behaviour. The mediated relationship between POQ and goldbricking behaviour through professional isolation was moderated by employee career self-management.

This research contributes to the existing literature by examining the novel concept of goldbricking behaviour in the context of person-job fit theory. The originality of this study lies in its nuanced investigation of the mediating role of professional isolation and psychological strain in the relationship between POQ and goldbricking behaviour. Additionally, this study adds value by examining the moderating influence of employee career self-management, offering practical insights for organisations.

This study aims to analyze employer’s engagement to the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system among ASEAN member states by developing the analytical framework.

Data collection has been made through collaboration between the research team and the ASEAN regional consultants recruited for the project by using the survey questionnaire. ASEAN member states are analyzed based on the framework, which includes the existence of meeting, the existence of law or regulation, the degree of influence of meeting to TVET and the degree of influence of the employers to TVET.

Employers’ engagement can play its significant role as part of monitoring the skills demand of labor market. If the country can build feedback mechanism which circulates skills supply and demand on behalf of individual sectors, it will help reduce the skills gap.

The pace of economic development is and has been more rapid among 10 ASEAN member states. To analyze employer’s engagement to the TVET system among ASEAN member states, developing the analytical framework is imperative. Not only is there insufficient labor market information for each country, but there is also a lack of information linking the labor market and TVET system.

The study aims to analyse the role of digitisation in accounting in enhancing the overall effectiveness of accounting functions. To achieve this, the study provides empirical evidence from the stakeholder’s perspective of digitisation of accounting, auditing, reporting and regulatory compliance procedures.

The study has applied a quantitative approach to identify the thoughts of auditors, accountants and academicians on the impact of digitalised accounting applications on accounting functions. The data was collected by administering an empirical study and a sample of 482 professionals from the accounting, auditing and academic sectors. To analyse and interpret data descriptive statistics, structured equation modelling and mediation analysis has been used.

The finding of the study signifies the relevance of digitalised accounting applications in accounting functions and reveals that there is a significant impact of digitalisation on accounting, auditing, reporting and regulatory compliance aspects of accounting functions. The outcome of the study explores that a digitalised accounting system reduces possible errors and improves the accuracy and transparency of the system.

The study highlighted the importance of developing new methods and techniques that can be used in practice. This indirectly advocates the inclusion of such concepts in accounting curricula to emphasise the need to understand the challenges and opportunities created by digitisation. Furthermore, the study will become a motivation to scholars who intend to explore different areas through which new technologies can be adopted to transform traditional accounting systems.

The contributions of the current study have implications that the adoption of digitised accounting enhances economic efficiency through a reduction in accounting costs, and enhanced accuracy that leads to the elimination of penalties and litigations for non-compliance with regulatory authorities. This indirectly impacts positively on the financial health of the business organisations and economies at large. This implication becomes greater evidential support to the organisations which are yet to plan the adoption and implementation of digital tools in their organisation for accounting functions.

Digitalisation is a relevant part of the accounting function to improve efficiency and accuracy. Since accounting and auditing practitioners struggle to control the accuracy and efficiency of transactions. Furthermore, the outcome of the study assists organisations in gaining real-time access to financial data, transforms workflows and empowers management to make timely informed sound decisions, optimise resource allocation, efficient regulatory compliance and so on.

The current study examines a novel model that examines how the online and offline or general personality of the same person predicts social identification with the endorser in a message and their subsequent online behaviors (e.g. ad-skipping) on social media, both differentially and simultaneously.

Real-time ad-skipping behaviors were tracked and analyzed across three online experiments.

The results supported the model explicating the dual and simultaneous influence of offline and online personalities on ad-skipping behaviors. Specifically, in response to a skippable video ad, online and offline personalities respectively increase and decrease viewers’ identification with the endorser. Consequently, the higher or lower the identification, the lower or higher the rate of ad-skipping behaviors.

The current study will benefit from a larger set of real-world data (i.e. big data) to enhance the generalizability of the findings, supporting the model.

With the growing prevalence of the gap between online and offline self-identities driven by social media usage, this paper suggests that the ad message needs to address the dual influence of both online and offline identities on ad-skipping behaviors.

The current study tests a novel model that shows that the online and offline personalities of the same person concurrently influence one’s behavior on the Internet, rather than separately.

The study of mindfulness is still shown to be of interest in different aspects of organisations and/or businesses. Therefore, this study aims to present an integrative, multi-level model of mindfulness based on a holistic approach that can contribute to better governance practices and lead to competitive advantages.

To fulfil this aim, an extensive integrative review of the literature, from the main articles about this topic, was made.

This study shows that the concept of mindfulness, a conscious presence or full attention and its relation with organisations or firms’ personal, behavioural and social characteristics, in the current context of great adversity, uncertainty and unpredictability, is of interest at the individual, organisational and social level.

This conceptual study has important implications for both practice and theory. It demonstrates that mindfulness significantly impacts the manager/business person’s ecosystem at the individual, organisational and social levels, particularly in relation to Sustainable Development Goals.

This study introduces a comprehensive theoretical model that explains this relationship and organises information from a multi-level perspective. This approach can contribute to the advancement of theory by clarifying and discussing the role of mindfulness at the individual, organisational and societal levels. It also identifies opportunities and outlines future research directions, aiming to promote more sustainable development.