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On the asymmetric effects of stock market valuation and macroeconomic environment on venture capital and private equity
Ioannis Dokas, George Geronikolaou, Stephanos Papadamou, Eleftherios SpyromitrosThis study investigates the dynamic interactions between the financing of entrepreneurship through Private Equity and several factors, such as stock market valuations, gross…
Instagram’s luxury alchemy: unveiling influencer sorcery in elevating perceived product quality for high-end brands
Nopporn Ruangwanit, Mathupayas ThongmakThis study investigates the influences of brands, sources and congruence on perceived product quality, as well as the role of content creator types in Instagram influencer…
Audit and financial communication quality: the moderating role of internal governance mechanisms
Rim Zouari-Hadiji, Wafa MrouaThis study aims to examine the effect of audit quality (auditor expertise and discretionary accruals) on financial communication quality and to distinguish the moderating role of…
Foreign direct investment, salaries and wages: empirical evidence from Palestine and Jordan
Suhaib Al-Khazaleh, Nemer Badwan, Ihab Qubbaj, Safa Qasem, Mohammad SleimiThe purpose of this paper is to compare salaries, wages and foreign direct investment (FDI) while focusing on Palestine and Jordan. The world development indicators (WDI) time…
The impact of IFRS adoption on the relevance of financial reporting in emerging markets: the case of Moroccan listed companies
Yassine OUBAHOU, Khalid EL OUAFA, Mustapha BENGRICHThis study aims to assess the impact of the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the informational relevance of accounting figures for Moroccan…
Sustainable finance, herding behavior and risk aversion during market volatility
Nektarios Gavrilakis, Christos FlorosWe investigate herding behavior and explore how risk aversion interacts with herding in a sample of selected sustainability indices. Furthermore, we evaluate volatility…
The effect of audit committee effectiveness on climate change disclosure commitment: international evidence
Israa Dahmen, Jamel ChouaibiClimate change is becoming one of the biggest and most pressing environmental challenges of the last century. As such, the board of directors and its sub-committees need to…
Unveiling knowledge dynamics for competitive advantage: insights into hiding, sharing and big data management
Shafique Ur Rehman, Stefano Bresciani, Adil Riaz, Guido GiovandoThis study investigates the influence of knowledge hiding in organizations (KHOs), knowledge sharing in organizations (KSOs) and big data knowledge management (BDKM) on knowledge…
Brand, corporate and celebrity credibility: a reverse effect
Shahzeb Hussain, Constantinos-Vasilios Priporas, Suyash KhanejaCelebrity endorsers are usually considered to bring positive effects to associated nodes, such as brands and corporations. However, limited evidence suggests that brands and…
Earnings manipulation behavior in the non-financial listed firms of Palestine: the implication of Beneish model
Mohammed Abusharbeh, Esraa N. ZakarnehThe aim of this research is to detect the possibility of distortion of annual reports for non-financial listed firms at Palestine Exchange (PEX). It validates the effectiveness of…
Do the technological anxiety, privacy and physical risks matter in retail customers' adoption of AR apps? An extended UTAUT2 approach
Mohamed M. Elsotouhy, Mohamed A. Khashan, Mumen Z. Thabet, Hany M. Galal, Mohamed A. GhonimDue to augmented reality (AR) technology improvements, the retail industry has embraced smart retailing as its primary business model. Therefore, organizations must comprehend the…
Using machine learning to forecast clean energy, commodities, green bonds and ESG index prices: How important is financial stress?
Hayet Soltani, Jamila Taleb, Fatma Ben Hamadou, Mouna Boujelbène-AbbesThis study investigates clean energy, commodities, green bonds and environmental, social and governance (ESG) index prices forecasting and assesses the predictive performance of…
AI meets academia: transforming systematic literature reviews
Przemyslaw Tomczyk, Philipp Brüggemann, Demetris VrontisThis study synthesizes the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in systematic literature reviews (SLRs), focusing in particular on efficiency, methodological…
Customer insights in the digital era: a mixed-method approach to understanding e-service interactions
Dario Natale Palmucci, Fauzia Jabeen, Gabriele SantoroThis paper aims to explore customers' motives and behaviours in sharing comments and information on e-service platforms, as well as what leads them to avoid sharing after…
Technology and service quality: achieving insurance industry customer satisfaction and loyalty under crisis conditions
Yahya Skaf, Charbel Eid, Alkis Thrassou, Sam El Nemar, Karim S. RebeizThis research addresses the critical challenge of fostering customer loyalty within the highly competitive landscape of the insurance industry. The study investigates the…
Sustainability committee effectiveness and corporate social responsibility performance: investigating the mediating effect of corporate social responsibility strategy
Nada Dammak Ben Hlima, Anis Jarboui, Dhouha BouazizThe present work aimed to investigate the impact of sustainability committees’ (SC) effectiveness in the Indian context in light of the Companies Act 2013. Particularly, we…
Moderating effects of country-level institutional quality and cultural dimensions on CSR-stock price crash risk relationship: a meta-analysis study
Waris Ali, Jeffrey Wilson, Osama Sam Al-Kwifi, Amr ElAlfyThis study uses meta-analysis to examine the relationship between corporate sustainability reporting (CSR) and stock price crash risk (SPCR) and to discern the moderating effects…
The risk transmission from the COVID-19 to MENA stock markets: what is the best safe haven asset during the pandemic?
Walid ChkiliThis paper investigates potential safe haven assets for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stock markets during the uncertainty period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bank performance – what are the main roles of the human capital and asset diversification? Evidence from France
Wael Hemrit, Naziha Kasraoui, Amira FeidiThe aim of this paper is to determine whether the efficiency of banks’ human capital (HC) has moderating effects on the relationship between asset diversification and bank…
Investigating environmental prioritization: role of financial resources and female entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean region
Racha Harakati, Ines Ghazouani, Zaineb HliouiIn this study, we aim to define a new ecological financial pecking order. We examine how SMEs' adherence to the environment in the Mediterranean region is impacted by their…
Enhancing bank efficiency through board diversity: a MENA region study
Ayman Issa, Ahmad Sahyouni, Miroslav MateevThis empirical research investigates the impact of board nationality diversity on the efficiency of banks. Additionally, our analysis examines the interacting impact of women's…
Does corporate environmental disclosure affect earnings management? The moderating effect of female board representation
Roua Ardhaoui, Anis Ben Amar, Ines FakhfakhThis paper aims to investigate the effect of corporate environmental disclosure on earnings management and to further examine whether this relationship is moderated by female…
Value co-creation and positive online reviews: investigating the roles of customer gratitude and price fairness perception toward Egyptian hotels
Mohamed A. Khashan, Mohamed A. Ghonim, Mariam Ashraf Aziz, Thamir Hamad Alasker, Mohamed M. ElsotouhyThe current study used the Stimuli-Organism-Response (S-O-R) paradigm to analyze value co-creation and customer gratitude influence on hotel guests' online reviews. It also…
The role of inter-organisational communication in the performance of strategic alliances: a relational perspective
Mário Franco, Heiko Haase, Margarida RodriguesThis study aims to determine whether inter-organisational communication, based on four communicational dimensions (willingness, behaviour, commitment and quality), influences the…
Economic effectiveness of investment in higher education: an evaluation at the individual and national levels
Gindrute Kasnauskiene, Rokas Badaras, Rasa Pauliene, Alkis ThrassouThis study evaluates the economic effectiveness of higher education in Lithuania by measuring returns to investment in higher education for both individual university graduates…
Susceptibility to social influence the mediating role of perceived risk and attitudes when considering a counterfeit purchase choice
Sally Raouf Ragheb GarasThe study aims to better understand the impact of susceptibility to social influence (normative and informational) on perceived risk and the consequent impacts on attitudes…
Critical success factors, institutional actions and instructors’ acceptance of e-learning in higher education: a systematic review
Theodoros Millidonis, Petros Lois, Ifigenia Georgiou, Evangelos TsoukatosThis study conducts a systematic literature review to examine the interrelationships between e-learning critical success factors, instructors' perceptions of these factors, and…
Quality in beans: tracking and tracing coffee through automation and machine learning
Leonardo Agnusdei, Pier Paolo Miglietta, Giulio Paolo AgnusdeiCoffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world and the global coffee industry is worth over $100bn. However, the industry faces significant sustainability challenges…
Text analytics and new service development: a hybrid thematic analysis with systematic literature review approach
Saeed Rouhani, Saba Alsadat Bozorgi, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Demetris VrontisThis study addresses the gap in understanding text analytics within the service domain, focusing on new service development to provide insights into key research themes and trends…
Spillover effect of the geopolitical uncertainty on the cryptocurrency market
Saliha TheiriThis study aims to examine the influence of geopolitical uncertainty on cryptocurrency markets (CM).
Looking back for future directions: a literature review analysis of investors’ demand for IPOs
Waqas Mehmood, Rasidah Mohd-Rashid, Ruzita Abdul-Rahim, Attia Aman-UllahA critical factor to the success of IPOs is investor demand, which can be observed from the IPO subscription pattern. Therefore, the objective of this study is to review the…
R&D investment and SMEs performance: the role of capital structure decisions
Sarmad Ali, Hussain Muhammad, Stefania MiglioriThis paper examines the moderating role of capital structure decisions in the relationship between research and development (R&D) investment and small and medium enterprises…
Can fiat currencies really hedge Pax gold? Evidence from range-based DCC models
Yousra Trichilli, Hana Kharrat, Mouna Boujelbène AbbesThis paper assesses the co-movement between Pax gold and six fiat currencies. It also investigates the optimal time-varying hedge ratios in order to examine the properties of Pax…
The financial performance of Lebanese banks up to the financial crisis: do audit committee characteristics and ownership concentration matter?
Rasha Mohammad NouraldeenThe focus on corporate governance has increased after the financial collapses of several banks worldwide, such as Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank in the USA, and the…
The quest for an optimal capital structure: an empirical analysis of European firms using GMM regression analysis
Rezart Demiraj, Lasha Labadze, Suzan Dsouza, Enida Demiraj, Maya GrigoliaThis paper explores the connection between capital structure and financial performance within European listed firms. The primary objective is to demonstrate an inverse U-shaped…
Does good governance moderate the relationship between blockchain technology use and tax evasion? Evidence from STOXX 600
Yamina Chouaibi, Roua Ardhaoui, Wajdi AffesThis paper aimed to shed light on the relationship between blockchain technology intensity and tax evasion and whether this relationship is moderated by good governance.
Augmented reality characteristics as drivers of consumers’ purchase intention
Kleopatra Konstantoulaki, Ioannis Rizomyliotis, Eunice Ang, Nguyen Thu QuynhThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of augmented reality (AR) media characteristics on consumers’ purchase intention (PI) for fashion goods within the…
Mapping the development of hydrogen-based technologies (HBTs) through patent analysis
Nicola Martino, Lorenzo Ardito, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Daniele RotoloThis paper aims to map the evolution of hydrogen-based technologies (HBTs) by examining the patenting activity associated to these technlogies from 1930 to 2020. In doing so, the…
ESG performance and disclosure quality: does a well-balanced board of directors matter when impression management occurs?
Sourour Hamza, Anis JarbouiThis paper explores how the disclosure quality, measured by the abnormal tone of environmental and social report, may determine the environmental, social and corporate governance…
Bank performance and financial stability during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the MENA region
Miroslav Mateev, Ahmad Sahyouni, Syed Moudud-Ul-Huq, Kiran NairThis study investigates the role of market concentration and efficiency in banking system stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. We empirically test the hypothesis that market…
The effect of the dynamic capabilities' microfoundations on innovation: insights from crossing levels
Majdi Ben Selma, Kamal Bouzinab, Andrew Papadopoulos, Hela Chebbi, Alexie Labouze-Nasica, Robert H. DesmarteauMuch of the existing research conducted on dynamic capabilities and the microfoundations of innovation has focused either on individual or organizational factors without…
Assessing the role of technology in enhancing the authentic tourist experience
Shekhar, Marco ValeriThe study aims to review how the use of technology enhances the authentic tourist experience. Technology and digitalization have enhanced tourist experiences. However, critiques…
Examining moral identity and engagement with sustainable consumption at home and in the workplace
Laura Salciuviene, Aistė Dovalienė, Žaneta Gravelines, Mantas Vilkas, Caroline Oates, Jūratė BanytėThe study aims to identify the effects of consumer moral identity and consumer engagement with sustainable consumption on sustainable consumer behaviour at home and in the…
Exploring the gender entrepreneurial dimension following a long-term crisis: the case of Cypriot and Greek micro and small firms
Nikolaos Sakellarios, Abel Duarte Alonso, Oanh Thi Kim Vu, Seamus O'Brien, Seng Kok, Santiago VelasquezThe purpose of this study is to examine various key aspects associated with entrepreneurs’ behaviour following a long-term crisis. Specifically, the study compares the perceptions…
Cash flow management, performance and risk: evidence from Greece
Gerasimos RompotisI seek to identify whether cash flow management can affect the performance and risk of the Greek listed companies.
The role of employer branding and internal marketing in talent attraction and retention: an applied study in a Portuguese metallurgical industry
Catarina Gonçalves Rodrigues, Bruno Barbosa SousaThis research seeks to understand whether employer branding (EB) and internal marketing (IM) are fundamental to the challenge of attracting and retaining talent and how these…
An investigation of risk-based auditing (RBA) relationships from the stakeholders' perspective using PLS-SEM
Stratos Moschidis, George Drogalas, Evrikleia Chatzipetrou, Petros LoisThe present paper aims at the identification of the critical variables of risk-based auditing (RBA). The variables under examination are the internal audit (IA), the audit…
Retaining young employees in the hospitality and tourism sector: the role of workplace context and management practices
Carole Serhan, Nour Nasr, Georges Cheikh, Gerard NacharThis research study investigates the relationship between management practices and young employee retention in the hospitality and tourism industry in Lebanon. Besides, it…
Hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment as facilitators of consumer brand engagement: a multiple mediation model for Netflix
Kyriakos Riskos, Paraskevi Dekoulou, Leonidas Hatzithomas, Ioanna PapasolomouFierce competition among over-the-top (OTT) platforms has rendered branding a precondition for consumer appeal. This study proposes a new structural equation model for OTT brands…
Impact of organizational energy on digital transformation in healthcare services: the movement of human resources from inertia to flexibility
Mohamed A. Ghonim, Abd El-Mohsen A. Goda, Nagi M. Khashaba, Mohamed M. Elsotouhy, Mohamed A. KhashanWhile scholarly studies focus on the role of technology in digital transformation, an important direction of research still requires examining HR-related factors in this regard…
Success factors in smart mobility: a new framework and implications for the EuroMed context from case study of New York, Copenhagen, Singapore, Bari and Barcelona
Cosimo Damiano Carpentiere, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Lorenzo ArditoThe document underscores the need for systematic smart mobility policies to advance smart cities, addressing resource waste and environmental issues. Recognizing challenges in…
Collaborative ecosystems: a taxonomy and new research agenda
Maria Fedele, Simona D'Amico, Giulia Nevi, Anna Vittoria FormisanoThe growing interest on ecosystems on both managerial and academic side reflects a vibrant field of study, nevertheless, the subject is very heterogeneous and in particular…
Inclusive leadership in hospitality: a driver of social inclusion?
Chrystalla Vassou, Antonis L. Theocharous, Anastasios ZopiatisThe importance of inclusive leadership has been recognized by scholars and practitioners alike. However, the ways in which inclusive leadership can be achieved and implemented in…
The impact of FinTech firms on bank performance: evidence from the UK
Apostolos Dasilas, Goran KaranovićThis study examines the impact of financial technology (FinTech) on bank performance employing data from the United Kingdom (UK) banking sector for a period spanning from 2010 to…
Oil price fluctuations and economic growth–banking sector nexus: modeling for MENA countries
Samir BelkhaouiThe aim of this paper is to evaluate empirically the impact of oil price fluctuations on the relationship between banking sector development and economic growth in oil-importing…
The usefulness of gamification for enhancing customer loyalty to small e-tailers
Neringa Vilkaite - Vaitone, Sigita Kirse, Karina Adomaviciute - Sakalauske, Vytautas Dikcius, Ignas ZimaitisThis study aims to explore the use of gamification elements by micro and small e-tailers to enhance customer loyalty. Additionally, this research seeks to identify the most…
The impact of supervision on bank risk: empirical evidence from the Tunisian context
Sana Belgacem, Manel Hadriche, Fethi BelhajThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of supervision on banking risk to determine whether prudential measures taken especially after financial crises are effective in…
Nature-love and sustainable consumption behaviors: does the construal level of psychological distance matter?
Mohamed M. Elsotouhy, Mohamed A. Ghonim, Nada Khalifa, Mohamed A. KhashanDespite the importance of emotional variables in shaping individuals' consumption behavior, nature-love still needs to be addressed concerning various aspects of sustainable…
Benefits of IPSAS and their differences from IFRS: a discussion paper
Gerasimos Rompotis, Dimitris BaliosThis paper tries to shed light on the international progress regarding the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), to accentuate the benefits…
Role of passion in entrepreneurial responses to crises on social media platforms
Samira BoussemaThis study examines the role of passion in gender-specific entrepreneurial responses in times of crises and how passion manifests itself in a digital environment. Entrepreneurial…
Entrepreneurship and self-service technologies as a driver of customer loyalty to the retailer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Filipa Freitas Alves, Cláudia Miranda Veloso, Elisabete Gomes Santana Félix, Bruno Barbosa Sousa, Marco ValeriThis research aims (i) to assess the level of customer satisfaction and loyalty to self-service technologies and Auchan Retail Portugal, (ii) to identify the determinants of…
An integrated model predicting the drivers of mobile payment outcomes: evidence from emerging markets
Mohamed M. Elsotouhy, Abdelkader M.A. Mobarak, Mona I. Dakrory, Mohamed A. Ghonim, Mohamed A. KhashanBecause the success of m-payment services depends on the enablers and barriers that affect user satisfaction, the present research explores the effects of perceived value and…
A bibliometric analysis of global research trends on CEO compensation: evidence from the Scopus database
Faraj Salman Alfawareh, Edie Erman Che Johari, Chai-Aun OoiThis study investigates the current trends in CEO compensation by applying a bibliometric technique from the Scopus database.
The relationship between job redesigning, reskilling and upskilling on organizational agility
Amani Fathi Jamal, Sam El Nemar, Georgia SakkaThis research explores the link between job redesign and skilling in three Lebanese service provider industries, aiming to understand how these factors affect organizational…
Herding behaviour and sentiment: evidence from emerging markets
Dorra Messaoud, Anis Ben AmarBased on the theoretical framework, this paper analyzes the sentiment-herding relationship in emerging stock markets (ESMs). First, it aims to examine the effect of investor…
The moderating effect of fintech on the relationship between CSR and banks' financial stability: Baron and Kenny's approach analysis
Ines Ben Salah Mahdi, Mariem Bouaziz, Mouna Boujelbène AbbesCorporate social responsibility (CSR) and fintech have emerged as critical megatrends in the banking industry. This study aims to examine the impact of financial technology on the…
Digitalization in the event industry: a bibliometric analysis
Anastasia RomanovaThe paper aims to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art of the event industry in the context of digitalization to understand how digital technologies change the event…
Do financial constraints affect the CEO stock options remuneration? Evidence from a panel threshold model
Sedki Zaiane, Halim Dabbou, Mohamed Imen GallaliThe purpose of this study is to examine the nonlinear relationship between financial constraints and the chief executive officer (CEO) stock options compensation and to analyze…
Forecasting Bitcoin returns using machine learning algorithms: impact of investor sentiment
Fatma Ben Hamadou, Taicir Mezghani, Ramzi Zouari, Mouna Boujelbène-AbbesThis study aims to assess the predictive performance of various factors on Bitcoin returns, used for the development of a robust forecasting support decision model using machine…
Development of central bank digital currencies: a bibliometric analysis
Evelina Kvedaravičiūtė, Alfreda ŠapkauskienėWe aim to conduct a bibliometric analysis that explores and maps quantitative data of the emerging field of central bank digital currencies in science and its implications in…
High commitment HRM and well-being of frontline food service employees: the mediating roles of job demands and psychological conditions
Kujtim Hameli, Bujamin BelaThis study aims to examine the relationship between high commitment human resource management (HCHRM) practices and employee well-being in the food service industry, with a focus…
Accounting conservatism, timeliness and interactions in the Scandinavian stock markets
Maria I. Kyriakou, Athanasios Koulakiotis, Vassilios BabalosThe purpose of this study is to examine within a unified framework the timeliness and conservatism of accounting disclosure accommodating the transmission of news among the…
The moderating role of tax avoidance on CSR and stock price volatility for oil and gas firms
Ones Amri, Hasna ChaibiThis study examines the impact of CSR (corporate social responsibility) on stock price volatility of oil and gas firms and, then identifies the moderating role of tax avoidance.
Vicenarian of workplace incivility: a bibliometric analysis and systematic review
Aditi Gupta, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Apoorva Apoorva, Swati Chaudhary, Alkis Thrassou, Georgia Sakka, Balakrishna GrandhiThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first is to map and analyse prominent contributions, current dynamics, patterns, gaps and research prospects in the field of workplace…
Do women on boards matter for corporate social responsibility reporting? Evidence from Palestine
Yousef HassanContent analysis was used to measure corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. The ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions with robust standard errors are used to examine…
The role of self-efficacy and psychological empowerment in explaining the relationship between emotional intelligence and work engagement
Kujtim Hameli, Lekë Ukaj, Lum ÇollakuThis study aims to investigate the impact of emotional intelligence on work engagement by exploring the mediating roles of self-efficacy and psychological empowerment in this…
Consumers' attitudes on downscale extensions of a luxury automotive brand
Gabriel Pedrosa, Helena Nobre, Ana SousaThis study aims to understand how consumers evaluate downscale vertical line extensions of a prestige/luxury original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the European automotive…
Information system assisted knowledge accounting and cognitive managerial implications
Alkiviadis Karagiorgos, Grigorios Lazos, Antonios Stavropoulos, Dimitra Karagiorgou, Fani ValkaniThis paper examines issues that focus on the importance of accounting data generated knowledge information and its role in modern business. The cognitive aspect of this research…
Do online reviews help? The contingent effect of perceived crowdedness and gender for restaurant selection
Muhammad Asghar Ali, Ding Hooi Ting, Muhammad Umer Azeem, Amir Zaib AbbasiThis paper aims to investigate the impact of perceived usefulness of online reviews and crowd cues on restaurant selection. In addition, the authors also examine the moderating…
Privacy matters: impact of ethical organization care and government regulations on customer patronage
Sobia Bano, Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza, Marva Sohail, Muhammad Umair JavaidThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has given an upsurge to online retailing in Pakistan. This shift has escalated the issues about privacy concerns among consumers…
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