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The Influence of Gender on Individuals’ Ability to Predict Their Own Risk Tolerance: Evidence from a European Country Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Júlio Lobão
The literature on individuals’ ability to predict their own level of risk tolerance is scarce and presents divergent results. Utilizing both differential prediction models and logit models on a sample of 391 individuals in Portugal, this study demonstrates that respondents’ gender play a crucial role in this predictive ability. Men tend to overestimate their level of risk tolerance, while women tend
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Factors Influencing User Perception and Adoption of E-Government Services Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Galina Ilieva, Tania Yankova, Margarita Ruseva, Yulia Dzhabarova, Veselina Zhekova, Stanislava Klisarova-Belcheva, Tanya Mollova, Angel Dimitrov
The objective of this study is to investigate and determine factors influencing user perception and acceptance of electronic government services in the context of technological advancements. The research focuses on classifying the main features of e-administrative systems with an emphasis on user satisfaction by integrating both traditional and modern data analysis techniques. Structural Equation Modelling
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Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship: Uncovering Themes, Trends, and Discourse Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Carlos Sampaio, João Renato Sebastião
The world is marked by persistent and recurring socio-economic and environmental changes. The domains of social innovation and social entrepreneurship have gained prominence as catalysts for positive change and societal resilience. Despite the substantial body of literature assessing social innovation and social entrepreneurship, most studies address these topics through analyses of scientific production
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Managerial Digitalisation Cost in the Hotel Sector: The Case of Northern Greece Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Evrikleia Chatzipetrou, Konstantinos Varvaropoulos
The main purpose of the research is to measure the managerial digitalisation cost of the hotel sector in Northern Greece. Taking into consideration the impact of the pandemic crisis on business management and the lack of rich relevant literature, the study focuses on the cost of managerial digitalisation and its possible relationship with certain hotel demographic characteristics, like star ranking
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Evaluating Inspiring Factors and Obstacles in the Start-Up of Owned Agri-Preneurial Businesses: Underlying Evidence from South Africa Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Isaac Azikiwe Agholor, Ataharul Chowdhury, Ebenezer Olamide
Contemporary economies worldwide appreciate the underlying importance of service sectors, culminating in sectorial growth and satisfactory performance of agri-preneurship. This study is premised on two simple explanations that cascaded into two hypothetical questions: (i) Are there inspiring factors for individuals to start up their own agri-preneurship business? (ii) Are there factors hindering individuals
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Causes of Failure of Open Innovation Practices in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Fernando Almeida
The adoption of open innovation poses significant challenges that are important to explore. Studies in this field have mainly focused on exploring the causes of the failure of open innovation among large companies. This study addresses this research gap by employing a sample of 297 Portuguese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to explore, through a quantitative study, whether the dimensions
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Talent Management and Generation Z: A Systematic Literature Review through the Lens of Employer Branding Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Jorge Vieira, Carla Gomes da Costa, Vasco Santos
Generation Z is arriving on the labour scene. In the near future, this generation will dominate organisations’ recruitment and selection processes. Theories regarding the attraction and retention of talent were initially developed based on the characteristics of previous generations in the late 20th century. This study aimed to conduct the first comprehensive literature review focused on identifying
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Sustainability-Oriented Leader, Please! Effects of Industry on Followers’ Preferences Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Gillian Warner-Søderholm, Simonas Čepėnas, Inga Minelgaite, Vita Akstinaitė
With sustainability becoming the new norm, the discussion about followers’ attitudes towards sustainability-oriented leadership is growing globally. Therefore, this study investigates the extent to which employees’ industry and sector background influence their perception of the ideal leader in relation to preferred sustainability orientation. This study also examines preferred sustainability leadership
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Defining the Meaning and Scope of Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Thomais Gkrimpizi, Vassilios Peristeras, Ioannis Magnisalis
Digital transformation has emerged as a pervasive force in today’s rapidly evolving world, touching almost every sector and industry. In the higher education sector, in which education, research, and knowledge dissemination hold paramount significance for society, the notion of digital transformation per se becomes particularly important. This paper focuses specifically on higher education, acknowledging
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Unlocking the Code to Continuous Innovation: A Study of Key Determinants for Serial Innovators Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Cátia Rosário, Celeste Varum, Anabela Botelho
This study investigates the fundamental role of collaboration in promoting a culture of continuous innovation in companies, driving them to become serial innovators, as evidenced by their industrial property registrations. Furthermore, it explores, in an innovative way, how various factors, such as the level of technological advancement in the sector, government support for innovation, investments
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Knowledge Production in a Territorial Network of Organizations: Identifying the Determinants in the Case of Moroccan Technopole Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu, Zineb Znagui
Globalization has led to a geographical concentration of economic activities, known as territorialized networks of organizations, especially technopoles. That is why the knowledge process takes on new dimensions and requires a multidimensional and dynamic approach. This study aims to analyze factors of knowledge production dynamics in technopoles based on a conceptual model that is elaborated based
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Decoding the Digital Landscape: An Empirically Validated Model for Assessing Digitalisation across Public Administration Levels Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Aleksander Aristovnik, Dejan Ravšelj, Eva Murko
This research advances the field of digital government by developing and empirically validating a model for measuring the digital state of public administration, with a specific focus on Slovenia. Moving beyond traditional digital maturity models, our study introduces a holistic framework that integrates elements of technology, process, structure, people and organisational culture, enriched by dimensions
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Hospitality Environmental Indicators Enhancing Tourism Destination Sustainable Management Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Filipa Campos, Conceição Gomes, Cátia Malheiros, Luís Lima Santos
Environmental aspects are considered a specific process that requires a multidisciplinary analysis, as the application of indicators in organizations stems from effective performance management; the tourism sector is no exception. In 2015, the United Nations formulated 17 sustainable development goals to contribute to a common vision for people and the planet. The main objective of this study is to
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Effects of Individual Client’s Competencies on Construction Project Performance: Mediating Participation Attitude and Partnership Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Kanghee Park, Boyoung Kim
Within a construction project, the clients are categorized as private individuals, private companies, public institutions, etc. In this research, the private client is identified as a non-professional individual building owner and is involved in making decisions and solving problems for successful construction project performance. However, irrational decision-making and conflicts frequently occur with
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Illegitimate Tasks and Work–Family Conflict as Sequential Mediators in the Relationship between Work Intensification and Work Engagement Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Cláudia Andrade, Paula C. Neves
Organizational restructuring and technological developments have been associated with working for longer hours, assuming more responsibilities, and feeling more pressure to reach demanding work targets leading to work intensification. Guided by the framework of the JD Resources and stress-as-offense-to-self theory, the aim of the present study was to explore how work intensification decreases work
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Community-Based Tourism and Best Practices with the Sustainable Development Goals Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Leonilo Alves de Abreu, Marinês da Conceição Walkowski, André Riani Costa Perinotto, Júlia Fragoso da Fonseca
Community-based tourism (CBT) operates on a paradigm of community self-governance wherein traditional communities assume the role of instigators and protagonists in the realm of tourism within their territories. Within this framework, CBT emerges as a means of realizing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) articulated in the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, outlined in 2015. The present study aims
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation—Process Overlap or the Same? Systematic Overview and Converging Process-Dynamic Model Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Piia Vettik-Leemet, Tõnis Mets
Recently, there has been increased discussion of entrepreneurship and innovation as process-based phenomena. However, research on the essence of dynamic entrepreneurial and innovation processes and their simultaneous interactions needs to be more cohesive and well-covered. This article critically reviews prior publications and explores the process approach to entrepreneurial and innovation processes
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How Do Digital Capabilities Affect Organizational Performance in the Public Sector? The Mediating Role of the Organizational Agility Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Thabit Atobishi, Sahar Moh’d Abu Bakir, Saeed Nosratabadi
As public sector agencies face rising imperatives to digitally transform citizen services, data systems, and internal operations, questions persist as to whether investments in big data analytics and automation capabilities, evidenced to drive organizational performance in private industry, translate to bureaucratic government contexts. This research quantitatively investigates the link between digital
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Understanding Gen Z and Gen X Responses to Influencer Communications Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Danijel Bratina, Armand Faganel
The increased popularity of social media has greatly affected the marketing-communications activities of companies. This study seeks to understand how influencers promoting products affect their followers’ purchasing intentions and attitudes towards endorsed products. Our main interest is to get an insight on differences between two generations (X and Z). We construct a structural model, based on the
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Applying IS-Enabled Telework during COVID-19 Lockdown Periods and Beyond: Insights from Employees in a Greek Banking Institution Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Georgios Stamos, Dimosthenis Kotsopoulos
The recent circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis have brought significant changes to employees’ personal, as well as organizational, lives. For office workers worldwide, this has come as a result of the abrupt and wide adoption of telework, as organizations rushed to accelerate their digital transformation. This research focuses on analyzing the reception and effect of teleworking, as an imposed measure
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Innovation’s Performance: A Transnational Analysis Based on the Global Innovation Index Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Evelina Maria Oliveira Coutinho, Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira
The pandemic marked the beginning of a succession of events on a global scale (not the least of which is a greater concern for the environment and for quality of life/distance work) with a major impact on the economy. Innovation plays a key role in meeting the challenges of the future, but despite investment in innovation, global economic growth has fallen short of the expected performance. The aim
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Home-Office Managers Should Get Ready for the “New Normal” Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Pavlína Jurníčková, Nataša Matulayová, Ivana Olecká, Hana Šlechtová, Leoš Zatloukal, Lukáš Jurníček
This research article aims to explore how employees are coping with working from home and provides practical suggestions for employers and managers adapting to the “new normal”. The main contribution of this research lies in the comprehensive integration of various aspects of managing a home office into four strategies, surpassing the findings of prior studies that focused on specific areas. This was
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Mapping Research on Natural Capital Accounting: A Strategic Challenge for Multinational Firms Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-01 María-Jose García-López, Francisco Pérez-Hernández
In the contemporary context, characterized by the paramount importance of sustainability, both governments and companies, particularly multinational enterprises (MNEs), play an important role in fostering and overseeing the transformative processes necessary to establish a robust accounting framework for natural capital. The objective of this paper is twofold: firstly, to conduct a comprehensive review
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The Role of Family Ownership on Internationalization Strategies Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Joana Costa, João Barbosa
The present study examines the impact of family ownership and control on the internationalization strategies of Portuguese manufacturing firms. The study contributes to the existing literature by providing evidence that different forms of international market presence are asymmetrically influenced by family control and by underscoring the importance of innovative strategies. The analysis includes a
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Collaborative Public Administration—A Dimension of Sustainable Development: Exploratory Study on Local Authorities in Romania Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Ionuț Bogdan Berceanu, Cristina Elena Nicolescu
The contribution of sustainable public administration to the promotion of sustainable development is increasingly emphasized in the literature, including through an emerging and facilitating concept: collaborative administration. The sustainability of public organizations and of the public interventions carried out by these organizations is a central pillar of a modern administrative model, the desideratum
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Unlocking the Factors That Motivate Social Entrepreneurs to Engage in Social Entrepreneurship Projects in Tanzania: A Qualitative Case Study Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Kalangari Rwehumbiza, Eunjung Hyun
Social entrepreneurial ventures thrive on diverse motivations, evolving through stages. This research delved into the dynamic shifts in motivations guiding social entrepreneurs across projects and initiatives in Tanzania. Despite numerous attempts by scholars to study and theorize the motivations of social entrepreneurs, there remains a significant gap in understanding the primary focus of social entrepreneurs’
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The Relevance of Sectoral Clustering in Corporate Debt Policy: The Case Study of Slovak Enterprises Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Dominika Gajdosikova, Katarina Valaskova, George Lazaroiu
The processing and transformation of natural resources into completed and semi-finished products is the primary function of industry in each nation’s economy. There is no denying the significance of industry and sectoral classification of the economy, but the slow development and extension of one industry could have resulted in the advancement of other sectors that are now a part of contemporary communities
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Planned Happenstance and Entrepreneurship Development: The Case of Japanese Undergraduate Students Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Masaki Hosomi, Saddam Khalid, Tomoki Sekiguchi
This research aimed to investigate Japanese university students’ entrepreneurial development processes using the happenstance learning theory. The current research was an empirical study investigating the role of risk propensity, lifetime employment orientation, and entrepreneurship-related exploratory behaviour in developing the entrepreneurial intention of university students in Japan. Data were
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Developing Theoretical and Methodological Provisions for Improving the Mechanism of Labour Efficiency Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Tetiana Kornieieva, Miguel Varela, Ana Lúcia Luís, Natália Teixeira
The article presents a theoretical generalisation and solution of a current scientific and applied problem which develops theoretical principles, methodological approaches and scientific and practical recommendations for improving the mechanism of labour efficiency management in terms of innovation-oriented development of enterprises. It is substantiated that in the conditions of innovation-oriented
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Inter-Organisational Collaboration Structures and Features to Facilitate Stakeholder Collaboration Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Pavithra Ganeshu, Terrence Fernando, Marie-Chiristine Therrien, Kaushal Keraminiyage
Although inter-organisational collaborative structures play a vital role in determining the level of collaboration among organisations, the identification of required organisational structural types and their features to facilitate fruitful collaboration is not satisfactorily discussed in existing studies. In addition, the connection between inter-organisational structural types and features, and their
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Exploring the Landscape of Smart Tourism: A Systematic Bibliometric Review of the Literature of the Internet of Things Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Albérico Travassos Rosário, Joana Carmo Dias
This study explores the transformative impact of IoT technologies on smart tourism, striving to boost operational efficiency and enrich the traveler experience. Using a systematic literature review with bibliometric analysis, we examined a sample of 83 studies indexed in SCOPUS to identify research activity on this topic until November 2023. The integration of cutting-edge technologies, including big
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Emerging Technologies Revolutionising Public Procurement: Insights from Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Aristotelis Mavidis, Dimitris Folinas, Dimitrios Skiadas, Alexandros Xanthopoulos
This study aims to deepen our understanding of the evolving landscape of public procurement (PP) and emerging technologies (ET). It addresses the critical gap in scholarly production analysis, author collaborations, and thematic trends in PP and ET, providing valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Employing a methodology inspired by prior research, this study leveraged
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The Influence of Students’ Perceptions and Motivation on Accounting and Taxation Careers Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Carlos Sampaio, Mónica Régio, João Renato Sebastião
Companies depend on the trust and confidence of the general public to thrive. The integrity of financial reporting practices plays a pivotal role in establishing and sustaining stakeholders’ confidence. This trust serves as a foundational cornerstone in managerial decision-making processes and in facilitating the active participation of a diverse spectrum of stakeholders within organizational frameworks
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Board Member Remuneration and Earnings Management: The Case of Portugal Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Catarina Gonçalves Dias, Inna Choban de Sousa Paiva, Luísa Cagica Carvalho
This study draws on agency theory and evaluates the effect of the remuneration structures of board members on earnings management, proxied by discretionary accruals. To achieve the objective, this study uses a multiple regression model and a hand-collected dataset of Portuguese-listed firms from 2015 to 2019. This study suggests that fixed board remuneration is associated with lower levels of earnings
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Sustainable Leadership and Hegelian Self-Awareness Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Anne Sebastian, Matthias P. Hühn
The contribution of businesses to sustainability, captured in the concept of the triple bottom line (people, profit, planet), has been given a lot of attention. One line of argument is to make sustainability mandatory via regulation, while another is to create a consciousness for questions of sustainability in the minds of managers, that is, to make managers agents of sustainability. Thus, there is
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Exploratory Study of Romanian Generation Z Perceptions of Green Restaurants Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Daniel I. Chiciudean, Vanessa P. Shonkwiler, Iulia C. Mureșan, Alina Zaharia, Gabriela O. Chiciudean
The hospitality industry has taken advantage of consumers’ increasing concerns regarding environmental issues. Worldwide, green restaurants have increased their profitability by using environmental attributes as a competitive advantage. In Romania, restaurants could profit from this new trend. This study aims to determine the perception of Generation Z consumers regarding green restaurants, since these
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Methods and Technologies for Supporting Knowledge Sharing within Learning Communities: A Systematic Literature Review Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Majid Zamiri, Ali Esmaeili
In an era marked by swift technological advancements and an escalating emphasis on collaborative learning, understanding effective methods and technologies for sharing knowledge is imperative to optimize educational outcomes. This study delves into the varied methods and technologies applied to facilitate and support knowledge sharing within learning communities. To achieve this, a systematic literature
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: A Relationship Mediated by Stakeholder Satisfaction Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Oscar Licandro, José Luis Vázquez Burguete, Luis Camilo Ortigueira-Sánchez, Patricia Correa
Research work on the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and financial performance has been going on for seven decades. Even when the prevailing studies are those that found a positive influence of social responsibility on financial performance, strong conclusive results are still unavailable. Some explanations for this situation are based, among other reasons, on the fact that the
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Addressing Poverty through Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Md. Tota Miah, Zoltán Lakner, Mária Fekete-Farkas
The increasing social and environmental challenges, particularly poverty, have brought social entrepreneurship, a highly researched domain, to the attention of academicians. It has emerged as a critical issue in the context of economic development and societal well-being. The current study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis in the field of social entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation
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Telework and Work Intensity: Insights from an Exploratory Study in Portugal during the COVID-19 Pandemic Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Glória Rebelo, Antonio Almeida, Joao Pedra
The expansion of teleworking and the digital transition movement have given companies and workers great flexibility, albeit with significant organisational consequences. The recent COVID-19 pandemic further reinforced the scale of this impact. Thus, the current research aims to understand whether the multiple dimensions of telework have impacted upon workers’ time management and work intensity through
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Managing Cultural Diversity and Conflict in Family Businesses: An Organizational Perspective Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Tanja Gavrić, Ivana Načinović Braje
This study aims to investigate the occurrence of conflicts in family businesses, particularly focusing on their impact on founder behavior and organizational culture. Conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the research employs a qualitative methodology to gain an in-depth understanding of conflicts within family businesses. The study utilizes semi-structured interviews as the primary data collection
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Customer Connections: A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Brand Experience and Brand Love in the Retail Landscape Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Ângela Leite, Anabela Rodrigues, Sílvia Lopes
Brand experience, brand love, and brand behavior outcomes hold significant importance in management research. Their relevance extends to shaping strategic decision-making, fostering a customer-centric approach, and providing insights into the competitive landscape. These concepts are pivotal in understanding the complex dynamics of consumer-brand relationships, enabling organizations to make informed
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Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance: An Analysis of the Causal Relationship in Spanish Listed Companies Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-03 María-Jose García-López, Maria Rosario Pacheco-Olivares, Hamid Hamoudi
Applying a mixed theoretical approach, this paper addresses the causal relationship between the presence of women on steering committees (SC) and in senior management positions and the firm’s stock return, measured through the price–earnings ratio (P/E). To do so, we disaggregate the composition of the boards of 27 IBEX 35 companies over the period 2018–2021 by gender and type of female director and
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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Digital Marketing in Non-Profit Organizations: An Empirical Study Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Cheolho Yoon
The study aims to enhance the sustainability of non-profit organizations by analyzing factors contributing to the adoption of digital marketing by non-profit organizations. For this purpose, this study presented a research model on digital marketing adoption reflecting the characteristics of non-profit organizations based on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework. The research model
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Critical Success Factors in the Technology Commercialization Process: A Comparative Case Study of International Licensing Alliances among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Ioannis Lysaridis, Panos T. Chountalas, Anastasios I. Magoutas
In contemporary academia and industry, the commercialization of technology through licensing has emerged as a prevalent strategy. This paradigmatic shift has prompted numerous industrial firms to intensify their focus on technology commercialization as a mechanism to optimize the returns on their research and development investments, while concurrently leveraging their comprehensive technology portfolios
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Digital Culture, Knowledge, and Commitment to Digital Transformation and Its Impact on the Competitiveness of Portuguese Organizations Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-28 António Cardoso, Manuel Sousa Pereira, José Carlos Sá, Daryl John Powell, Silvia Faria, Miguel Magalhães
This study aimed to understand the impact of digital culture on companies’ knowledge and constant commitment to digital transformation, as well as its impact on organizations as a whole. Secondly, it aimed to explore the impact of digital technology adoption on organizational performance and competitiveness. Finally, the study investigated the role of knowledge management during digital transformation
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The Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Franchise Networks: Exploring the Role of Franchisee Associations Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Peter Balsarini, Claire Lambert
This study explores how a state-based franchisee association of a multinational quick-service restaurant franchisor introduced three world-first innovations through the activation of the five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO). The antecedents to this activation were also explored. A historical extended case study focusing on a revelatory case was undertaken. In-depth analysis using a rigorous
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Toward Greater Legitimacy: Online Accountability Practices of Ukrainian Nonprofits Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Asya Cooley
This exploratory study examined recent innovations in online accountability practices adopted by Ukrainian nonprofits. A quantitative content analysis of Ukrainian nonprofit websites evaluated their adoption of online accountability practices across five dimensions: accessibility, engagement, performance, governance, and mission. The results reveal wide variability in accountability scores and low
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Addressing Managerial Loss Aversion for the Corporate Value Creation Process: A Critical Analysis of the Literature and Preliminary Approaches Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Riccardo Camilli, Alessandro Mechelli, Alessandra Stefanoni, Fabrizio Rossi
To date, the studies on managerial loss aversion have produced contradictory findings, making it impossible to: (i) identify the ultimate impact of managerial loss aversion on the value that organisations create for themselves and for their stakeholders, and (ii) mitigate the effect of managerial loss aversion to improve corporate value creation. With the aim of filling this gap, the authors of this
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Identifying Constituent Elements of Entrepreneurship Curricula: A Systematic Literature Review Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Victor Tiberius, Michael Weyland
Entrepreneurship education research has a strong “output” focus on impact studies but pays much less attention to the “inside” or process perspective of the way entrepreneurship education occurs. In particular, the scattered previous entrepreneurship curriculum research has not managed to provide a current and comprehensive overview of the curricular elements that constitute entrepreneurship education
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A System Dynamics-Based Interactive Learning Environment for Online Formative (Self-)Assessment of Wanna-Be Entrepreneurs’ Performance Management Capabilities Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Francesco Ceresia
Background: Many scholars emphasize the way in which sustained organizational development requires a shift in focus from the individual traits of the entrepreneur to the building of an organization that utilizes the collective contributions of its employees. To achieve this, entrepreneurs must adopt the role of a facilitator and empower their employees to perform at their best. There are numerous factors
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Enhancing the Competitiveness of AI Technology-Based Startups in the Digital Era Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Byunguk Lee, Boyoung Kim, Ureta Vaquero Ivan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups possess four key attributes; being small enterprises, adopting AI technology, undergoing digital transformation, and using big data systems to enhance their competitiveness. This study aims to identify the key influencing factors needed to enhance the competitiveness of AI technology-based startups and to suggest a decision-making model to improve the technology
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How Can Digitalization Mitigate Pandemic-Induced Demand Shocks? A Case Study from the Apparel Industry Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Zsolt Matyusz, Bence Pistrui
This paper aims to explore how digitalization can be used as a risk mitigation tool against pandemic-induced demand shocks, when customer movements and activities are constrained by government regulations. Due to the disrupting events of the COVID-19 pandemic, we opted for an exploratory study to uncover the risk mitigation capabilities of digitalization under these circumstances, using a fast fashion
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From Start to Scale: Navigating Innovation, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, and Strategic Evolution Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Katja Crnogaj, Matej Rus
In the contemporary business environment, startups have emerged as significant employment contributors, particularly in mature startup ecosystems, such as the United States. However, Europe, with a particular focus on Slovenia, represents an unexplored avenue in this area. As startups make the transition to scaleups, they face numerous challenges. Our study aims to comprehend the dynamics that affect
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Occupational Stress and Turnover Intentions in Employees of the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority: Mediating Effect of Burnout and Moderating Effect of Motivation Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Mariana Freitas, Ana Moreira, Fernando Ramos
The main objective of this study was to study the effect of occupational stress on turnover intentions, as well as determine whether this relationship is mediated by burnout levels and moderated by motivation. The sample size of this study consisted of 603 participants, all employees of the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority, which is part of the Ministry of Finance and belongs to the Direct State
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Strategic Response of European Airlines to Market Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Ugo Arrigo, Massimo Beccarello, Giacomo Di Foggia
The airline market is constantly evolving and requires managers to adopt strategies to meet the changing demands and organizational requirements of the sector. As a result of its liberalization, the European market has transformed from a set of national protected sectors to a single sector. Although the market has grown over the last two decades, the industry has faced difficulties due to various economic
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Innovative Behavior in Startups: An Empirical Study Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Marisa Leal, Carmem Leal, Rui Silva
Considering the SECI model, which emphasizes a modern conception of knowledge management, the main objective of this study is to understand how the socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization (SECI) dimensions can influence innovative behavior within organizations. The quantitative method was adopted, carrying out a descriptive-correlational study in which 247 individuals participated
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Implementation of a Working Time Recording System as a Digital Management Tool in Public Administration Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Phuong Ngoc Nguyen-Hadi Khorsand, Tomáš Peráček
This theoretical scientific study explores using a working time recording system as a digital management tool in public administration. It explains why such a system is necessary in public administration and lays out the report’s goals. The main goal is to identify the possibilities of using modern technology, such as the system of recording the working time of public administration employees, to improve
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Model for the Identification of Key Elements in the Management of Labor Relations and Conflict: Impact on the Internal Customer of Hotel Organizations and on Sustainable Development Goals 8 Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-11 María del Carmen Paradinas-Márquez, José Antonio Vicente-Pascual, Almudena Barrientos-Báez
The object of the study is to examine conflicts that occur in hotel companies, how they affect their structure, the quality of the work environment, the well-being of their workers, and their perception of the management of labor relations and conflict. For any company that wants to orient its efforts towards the fulfillment of the SDGs established in the 2030 Agenda, in this case, SDG 8 on decent
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A Study of the Impact of Digital Competence and Organizational Agility on Green Innovation Performance of Manufacturing Firms—The Moderating Effect Based on Knowledge Inertia Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Zhucui Jing, Ying Zheng, Hongli Guo
Hierarchical regression is used to empirically investigate the impact of digital capabilities on green innovation performance, as well as the mediating role of organizational agility and the moderating effect of knowledge inertia. Based on the data from a large sample of 383 middle and senior managers from manufacturing companies, the dynamic capability theory is applied to SPSS 27.0. The results show