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Are digital influencers social change catalysts Empirical findings from the online apparel industry (2022)
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Khwaja, M. G., Zaman, U., & Hameed Butt, A. (2022). Are digital influencers social change catalysts Empirical findings from the online apparel industry. International Journal of Technology Marketing, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtmkt.2022.122442

Digital influencers have evolved the thinking and buying patterns of consumers on the social media platforms. The unorthodox approach of attracting the masses has considerably increased online purchase intentions. Especially during the global pandemi... Read More about Are digital influencers social change catalysts Empirical findings from the online apparel industry.

Smart Building Management System (SBMS) for Commercial Buildings—Key Attributes and Usage Intentions from Building Professionals’ Perspective (2022)
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Lee. (2022). Smart Building Management System (SBMS) for Commercial Buildings—Key Attributes and Usage Intentions from Building Professionals’ Perspective. Sustainability, 80 - 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010080

Smart buildings conserve energy and create a responsive, comfortable, and productive indoor environment for users and occupants. As a crucial component of smart buildings, smart building management system (SBMS) should provide a wide range of functio... Read More about Smart Building Management System (SBMS) for Commercial Buildings—Key Attributes and Usage Intentions from Building Professionals’ Perspective.

B2B brand positioning in emerging markets: Exploring positioning signals via websites and managerial tensions in top-performing African B2B service brands (2022)
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Mogaji, E., Restuccia, M., Lee, Z., & Nguyen, N. P. (2023). B2B brand positioning in emerging markets: Exploring positioning signals via websites and managerial tensions in top-performing African B2B service brands. Industrial Marketing Management, 108, 237-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.12.003

This research explored important questions concerning how top-performing African B2B service brands position their brands in this increasingly globalised, technology-driven and competitive digital ecosystem. In Study 1, we performed a content analysi... Read More about B2B brand positioning in emerging markets: Exploring positioning signals via websites and managerial tensions in top-performing African B2B service brands.

The causal relationship between green finance and geopolitical risk: Implications for environmental management (2022)
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Zhang, D., Chen, X. H., Lau, C. K. M., & Cai, Y. (2023). The causal relationship between green finance and geopolitical risk: Implications for environmental management. Journal of Environmental Management, 327, Article 116949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116949

This study investigates the time-varying causal relationship between geopolitical risk and green finance during the period of 1 March 2012–February 16, 2022. By using the novel time-varying causality testing framework, our findings shed light on the... Read More about The causal relationship between green finance and geopolitical risk: Implications for environmental management.

Effective practices for improving service professionals' ethical behaviors: A multiple method study. (2022)
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Lee, P. K., Hu, Y., & Yang, Y. (2022). Effective practices for improving service professionals' ethical behaviors: A multiple method study. Frontiers in Psychology, 1042142 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1042142

INTRODUCTION: Enhancing frontline professional service employees' ethics has been an increasingly important issue for organizations in sustaining their reputation and long-term profitability. While many organizations have implemented general ethics p... Read More about Effective practices for improving service professionals' ethical behaviors: A multiple method study..

Toward SME digital transformation in the supply chain context: the role of structural social and human capital (2022)
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Lang, L. D., Behl, A., Duy Phuong, N. N., Gaur, J., & Dzung, N. T. (2023). Toward SME digital transformation in the supply chain context: the role of structural social and human capital. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 53(4), 448-466. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2021-0525

Purpose
Digital transformation (DT) and supply chain resilience have received increasing attention. Structural social capital (SSC) and human capital (HC) have recently been identified as strategic resources for small and medium-sized enterprises (S... Read More about Toward SME digital transformation in the supply chain context: the role of structural social and human capital.

The role of advertising, distribution intensity and store image in achieving global brand loyalty in an emerging market (2022)
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Dang Lang, L., Behl, A., Guzmán, F., Pereira, V., & Del Giudice, M. (2023). The role of advertising, distribution intensity and store image in achieving global brand loyalty in an emerging market. International Marketing Review, 40(1), 127-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-06-2021-0200

Purpose
Scholars have paid considerable attention to the importance of brand loyalty of durable consumer products in developed markets. However, no study has investigated the simultaneous impact of advertising efforts, distribution intensity and sto... Read More about The role of advertising, distribution intensity and store image in achieving global brand loyalty in an emerging market.

Implications of cryptocurrency energy usage on climate change (2022)
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Zhang, D., Chen, X. H., Lau, C. K. M., & Xu, B. (2023). Implications of cryptocurrency energy usage on climate change. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 187, Article 122219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122219

This study investigates the environmental implications of cryptocurrency energy consumption on climate change. Using a spectrum of approaches, including Granger causality across quantiles, cross-quantilograms, and dynamic connectedness, we provide no... Read More about Implications of cryptocurrency energy usage on climate change.

The puzzle of the informal economy and the circular economy (2022)
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(2022). The puzzle of the informal economy and the circular economy. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106602

Proponents present the circular economy as an alternative to traditional, linear systems that use natural resources indiscriminately. The puzzle guiding this perspective piece is that the circular economy model needs further investigation in more div... Read More about The puzzle of the informal economy and the circular economy.

Do oil shocks affect the green bond market? (2022)
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Rehman, M. U., Raheem, I. D., Zeitun, R., Vo, X. V., & Ahmad, N. (2022). Do oil shocks affect the green bond market?. Energy Economics, 117, Article 106429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106429

This study examines the predictive power of oil shocks for the green bond markets. In line with this aim, we investigated the extent to which oil shocks could be used to accurately make in- and out-of-sample forecasts for green bond returns. Three st... Read More about Do oil shocks affect the green bond market?.

The impact of benevolent human resource management attributions on employees’ general work stress, with the mediating influence of gratitude (2022)
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Hameed, A., & Khwaja, M. G. (2022). The impact of benevolent human resource management attributions on employees’ general work stress, with the mediating influence of gratitude. Journal of General Management, https://doi.org/10.1177/03063070221130872

Workplace stress can cause serious physical and mental illness and result in billions of dollars in lost productivity every year. Researchers have called for the development of frameworks through which Human Resource Management (HRM) practices can re... Read More about The impact of benevolent human resource management attributions on employees’ general work stress, with the mediating influence of gratitude.

Investigating individual privacy within CBDC: A privacy calculus perspective (2022)
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Jabbar, A., Geebren, A., Hussain, Z., Dani, S., & Ul-Durar, S. (2023). Investigating individual privacy within CBDC: A privacy calculus perspective. Research in International Business and Finance, 101826 - 101826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2022.101826

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are a digital innovation based upon distributed ledger and smart contract technology. In this paper we examine how potential users of CBDC technology willingly disclose their personal information. The researcher... Read More about Investigating individual privacy within CBDC: A privacy calculus perspective.

Decoding unethical youth buying behaviour: fair trade and unfair means (2022)
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Shrivastava, A., Tolani, K., Pugalia, S., & Jain, G. (2022). Decoding unethical youth buying behaviour: fair trade and unfair means. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 32(2/3), 287. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbg.2022.127370

In recent years, a lot of incidents of unethical consumer behaviour have been reported, affecting sellers adversely worldwide. Unethical transactions have become a major concern in the current time and thus it becomes necessary to find the factors th... Read More about Decoding unethical youth buying behaviour: fair trade and unfair means.

Exploring the Status Quo of Adopting the 17 UN SDGs in a Developing Country—Evidence from Vietnam (2022)
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Helfaya, A., & Bui, P. (in press). Exploring the Status Quo of Adopting the 17 UN SDGs in a Developing Country—Evidence from Vietnam. Sustainability, 14(22), Article 15358. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142215358

This paper develops the multiple-theoretical framework of legitimacy, stakeholders, and voluntary perspective to assess the adoption of Vietnamese listed firms to the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper’s primary object... Read More about Exploring the Status Quo of Adopting the 17 UN SDGs in a Developing Country—Evidence from Vietnam.

Equitable active transport for female cyclists (2022)
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Mogaji, E., & Uzondu, C. (2022). Equitable active transport for female cyclists. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 113, 103506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103506

This study addresses the call for new insights to improve equity in active transportation systems by exploring the experiences of female cyclists in Lagos, Nigeria. Qualitative data were collected and triangulated from three different sources – four... Read More about Equitable active transport for female cyclists.

Advertising and the consumer in the age of Big Tech: a new moment in the evolution of monopoly capitalism? (2022)
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Bailey, D., Coffey, D., Thornley, C., & Tomlinson, P. R. (2022). Advertising and the consumer in the age of Big Tech: a new moment in the evolution of monopoly capitalism?. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 46(6), 1387-1406. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/beac050

The monopoly capitalism literature has traditionally approached advertising from the vantage point of its role in sustaining the economic order. However, digitalised forms of advertising in contexts dominated by giant digital platform technology comp... Read More about Advertising and the consumer in the age of Big Tech: a new moment in the evolution of monopoly capitalism?.

Improving Inclusivity of Digitalization for Employees in Emerging Countries Using Gamification (2022)
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Behl, A., Pereira, V., Sindhwani, R., Bhardwaj, S., Papa, A., & Hassan, Y. (2024). Improving Inclusivity of Digitalization for Employees in Emerging Countries Using Gamification. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3216553

Digitalization has transformed businesses, especially during the ongoing pandemic. Firms have gradually moved to digital ecosystems and e-marketplaces. Digital transformation (DT) has helped firms improve profit margins, better engage customers, impr... Read More about Improving Inclusivity of Digitalization for Employees in Emerging Countries Using Gamification.