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Whistleblowing Based on the Three Lines Model Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Paschalis Kagias, Alexandros Garefalakis, Ioannis Passas, Panagiotis Kyriakogkonas, Nikolaos Sariannidis
Directive 1937/2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law became effective very recently. However, Directive 1937/2019 lacks sufficient guidance on the implementation or governance of whistleblowing frameworks. In addition, the existing literature lacks a definition of whistleblowing and whistleblowing frameworks that is appropriate for internal audit and fraud prevention. The
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Critical Perspectives of Organisational Behaviour towards Stakeholders through the Application of Corporate Governance Principles Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Florin-Alexandru Luca, Claudiu-Gabriel Tiganas, Claudia-Elena Grigoras-Ichim, Dumitru Filipeanu, Lucia Morosan-Danila
Corporate governance is gaining interest not only from investors but companies that want to operate in international markets, prompting a more thorough analysis of the field to prioritise stakeholder interests alongside shareholder value. By adopting a holistic approach that considers stakeholders’ diverse needs and expectations, companies can build resilience, foster trust, and create sustainable
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Agro-Investments among Small Farm Business Entrepreneurs in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Case in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Mzwakhe Nkosi, Azikiwe Isaac Agholor, Oluwasogo David Olorunfemi
Agro-investment in the fourth industrial revolution will be an imperative driving factor and a sacrosanct enabler for small farm business entrepreneurs to participate holistically in the agricultural economic value chain. Investing in advanced technology and entrepreneurship has the potential to promote business modernization and improve the productivity and profitability of farm businesses. This study
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The Impact of Gamification on Slovenian Consumers’ Online Shopping Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Armand Faganel, Filip Pačarić, Igor Rižnar
Gamification involves integrating game mechanics into non-game environments such as business intranets, online communities, websites, and learning management systems to boost participation. Its aim is to actively engage employees, customers, and other stakeholders, fostering collaboration, sharing, and interaction. Gamification is a relatively unfamiliar term in Slovenia. The objective of this study
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Unlocking Value Co-Creation in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Vital Role of Institutions Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Yuko Inada
The entrepreneurial ecosystem is quite complicated because of the presence of numerous stakeholders and the inclusion of multicultural and social elements in diverse communities. The role of entrepreneurship education in developing entrepreneurial skills and aptitude has evolved. The collaboration between universities, companies, and organizations in the collaborative online international learning
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Exploring the Relationships between the Enablers and Results Criteria of the EFQM Model 2013 in the Context of the Greek Public Administrative Services Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Dimitra Mitsiou, Kostas Zafiropoulos
This study presents a first attempt to apply and validate the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Model 2013 as a framework in the context of public administrative services in Greece, and to explore the relationships between the model’s enablers and results criteria. The methodological approach adopted was quantitative research with a structured questionnaire, while partial least squares
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Scrutinizing Business Development Research: Dynamic Retrospective Analysis and Conceptual Evolution Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Yu-Min Wei, Hsin-Mei Lin
While prevalent in enterprise practice, business development (BD) activities have garnered limited attention within academic circles, leading to a noticeable dearth of discussions regarding their comprehensive understanding and the contemporary research landscape. Previous research has underscored the pivotal role and importance of business development activities in generating new growth opportunities
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The Impact of Globalization on Innovative Public Procurement: Challenges and Opportunities Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Otilia Manta, Egla Mansi
Incorporating circular economy principles into forward-thinking public procurement strategies enhances sustainability through the promotion of resource efficiency, sustainable sourcing, and extended producer responsibility. This approach not only encourages innovation and collaboration among suppliers but also drives the development of solutions aligned with circular economy goals. The ultimate result
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A Strategic Roadmap for the Wine Sector in the Setúbal Peninsula Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Teresa Costa, Nuno Teixeira, Mário Cravidão, Rosa Galvão, Sandra Nunes, Pedro Mares
The wine sector contributes significantly to economic, environmental and social development. In Portugal, the Setúbal Peninsula is one of the fourteen wine regions. Operated by numerous local businesses in a rural area, the wine industry generates enhanced value and provides jobs in the region. The main purpose of this research is to study the wine sector in the Setúbal Peninsula, Portugal, in the
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The Impact of Green Human Resource Management Practices on Employees, Clients, and Organizational Performance: A Literature Review Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Aisha AlKetbi, John Rice
This literature review aims to examine the relationship between Green Human Resource Management (G-HRM) practices and various outcomes, including employee green attitudes, employee green satisfaction, client green satisfaction, employee green behavior, and organizational green performance. We reviewed existing literature on G-HRM practices and their impact on the selected outcomes. The review process
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Machine Learning-Based Causality Analysis of Human Resource Practices on Firm Performance Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Myeongju Lee, Gyeonghwan Lee, Kihoon Lim, Hyunchul Moon, Jaehyeok Doh
An organization’s human resource management practices are essential for its competitive advantage. This study specifically examined human resource (HR) practices that predict corporate performance (employee turnover and firm sales) based on a backpropagation neural network (BPN)-based causality analysis. This study aims to test how to optimize human resource practices to improve organizational performance
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“No Need to Dress to Impress” Evidence on Teleworking during and after the Pandemic: A Systematic Review Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Filomena Almeida, Helena Rodrigues, Patrícia Freitas
Due to the working conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, teleworking also known as remote work has witnessed an increase in use, prompting a resurgence of interest in the topic among researchers. This article analyzes the evolution of literature before, during, and after the pandemic, as well as the research foci through an application of the antecedents, decisions, and outcomes framework. A
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Empirical Examination of the Relationship between Supply Chain Effectiveness and a Company’s Overall Success Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Prashanth Nagendra Bharadwaj
The relationship between the effective management of supply chains and overall organizational success is not fully explained in the literature. The differences in the effectiveness of supply chains as well as the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of supply chain companies in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific are not broadly studied. This article attempts to bridge that gap in the literature
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Occupational Health and Safety Reporting in the Top 100 Australian Companies: Does Organisational Risk Profile Matter? Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-07 Jodi Oakman, Suzanne Young, Victoria P. Weale, Alison Pattinson
Increasingly, good quality and safe working conditions that promote employee health are expected by stakeholders. The aim of this study is to examine the extent and quality of occupational health and safety (OHS) reporting in the Top 100 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Method: Publicly available annual reports from the Top 100 ASX companies were reviewed using a policy scorecard
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Standalone Valuation Method for Software-as-a-Service Operational Knowledge Derived from Human Intellectual Capital Qualitative Changes Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Suguru Sakuma, Tomoyuki Furutani
This study focuses on digital operational knowledge belonging to natural persons and proposes a greenfield approach to differentiate the value of intangibles from that of human intellectual capital. Our research approach involves two assessments. Assessment 1 evaluates intangible assets using the internally generated goodwill (IGG) measure. We analyze time-series IGG data for six digital sectors, using
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The Mediating Effect of Motivation between Internal Communication and Job Satisfaction Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Tânia Santos, Eulália Santos, Marlene Sousa, Márcio Oliveira
Communication in organisations is essential for them to be competitive in a global world that is constantly changing. Internal communication especially can be a highly effective and useful strategic tool for improving organisational performance through employee motivation and satisfaction. Based on a questionnaire survey completed by 426 employees of Portuguese organisations, this work aims to understand
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Adopting Artificial Intelligence Technology for Network Operations in Digital Transformation Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Seoungkwon Min, Boyoung Kim
This study aims to define factors that affect Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology introduction to network operations and analyze the relative importance of such factors. Based on this analysis of critical factors, a rational decision-making framework is suggested to promote network operations with AI technology. As affecting factors were derived based on related previous studies, the study model
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Working Capital: Development of the Field through Scientific Mapping: An Updated Review Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Ángel-Sabino Mirón Sanguino, Eva Crespo-Cebada, Elena Muñoz Muñoz, Carlos Diaz Caro
Throughout history, the analysis of companies’ financial structure has been approached from different angles, with different areas of the overall financial situation being separated and studied independently in order to improve understanding. Within the framework of short-cycle analysis and, more specifically, of the cash flow statement, it is of vital importance for a company to manage an adequate
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Organizational and Individual Resources as Buffers of Work–Family Conflict Linkages to Affect: An Application of the Job Demands and Resources Health Impairment Model Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Leonor Brandão, Marisa Matias
Work–family conflict (WFC) is a phenomenon known to affect an individual’s well-being. However, its affective consequences are yet to be explored. In this study, we focus on understanding work–family conflict affective consequences on positive and negative affect (PA and NA). Our approach aims to refine the Job Demands and Resources model (JD-R model) by incorporating affect as a psychological mechanism
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Exploring the Role of Socially Responsible Marketing in Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizational Settings Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Željka Marčinko Trkulja, Dinko Primorac, Irena Bilić
This paper delves into the concept of socially responsible marketing and its significance in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within organizational environments. It elucidates the connection between marketing and corporate social responsibility (CSR), showcasing methods of integrating social responsibility into marketing activities. Ethical principles inherent in socially responsible marketing
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An Entrepreneurial Perspective on the Transition of Lignite Rural Areas to a New Regime within a Suffocating Timeframe Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Ilias Makris, Sotiris Apostolopoulos, Eleni E. Anastasopoulou
Timetables for energy transition vary across EU Member States. The planning for dealing with the consequences of the transition in affected regions also varies. Under the pressure of the ten-year economic crisis, Greece is one of the few countries that has committed to stop using lignite in electricity generation, achieving 80% by 2023 and definitively by 2028. Apart from its environmental impact,
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Strategic Networks’ Dynamics: Evidence of Member Firms’ Retention and Departures in Brazil Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Thais Guerra Braga, Nelson Casarotto Filho, Douglas Wegner, Flávio Régio Brambilla, Bruno Morgado Ferreira
Strategic Networks (SNs) have emerged as a prevalent organizational form that offers synergistic benefits to participating firms. Despite their potential, SNs often experience member firms’ departure, raising concerns about their long-term viability. This study explores the factors that influence firms’ decisions to exit SNs by examining the interplay between network maturity, member firms’ satisfaction
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Unlocking HRM Challenges: Exploring Motivation and Job Satisfaction within Military Service (LAF) Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jean Dagher, Nada Mallah Boustani, Chadi Khneyzer
This research investigates the intricacies of motivation and job satisfaction among military service members within the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) amidst various challenges. Employing an intrinsic–extrinsic framework, the study adopts a sequential mixed-method design. Interviews were conducted with 42 LAF service members, a Focus Group was convened with 12 LAF subject matter experts, and a survey
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The Mediating Role of Attitudes towards Performing Well between Ethical Leadership, Technological Innovation, and Innovative Performance Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-24 Hassan Danial Aslam, Sorinel Căpușneanu, Tasawar Javed, Ileana-Sorina Rakos, Cristian-Marian Barbu
The business sector is rife with unethical managerial practices, such as blaming subordinates for organizational failings, along with the exploitation of colleagues, favoritism, and conflicts of leadership. In light of this, numerous researchers have endeavored to explain the phenomenon of ethical perspectives and concerns. It is recommended that organizations in the SME sector adopt ethical practices
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Using the Case Study Method in Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Mazanai Musara
Various methods are used in entrepreneurship education. However, the effectiveness of these methods in inculcating the much-needed improvement in entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, intentions, and ultimately entrepreneurial activity is underexplored in literature. Following the action research approach in an undergraduate entrepreneurship class of 165 students, the study investigated the students’
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Customer-Based Brand Equity Drivers: A Leading Brand of Beer in Estonia Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Dafnis N. Coudounaris, Peter Björk, Tõnis Mets, Rustam Asadli, Andreea I. Bujac
Based on the trust/commitment theory and the customer-based brand equity theory, this study aims to ascertain which of the brand equity drivers of A. Le Coq beer have an impact on attachment and its overall brand equity in the Estonian brewery market. In order to achieve this goal, an empirical study was conducted based on the 17 customer-based/consumer-based brand equity models: the 15 brand equity
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Disclosure Compliance with Different ESG Reporting Guidelines: The Sustainability Ranking of Selected European and Hungarian Banks in the Socio-Economic Crisis Period Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Dávid Tőzsér, Zoltán Lakner, Novy Anggraini Sudibyo, Anita Boros
As the relevant European Union directives require in-depth sustainability reporting from large institutions, banks are among the concerned with disclosure obligations. Several institutions prepare self-structured recommendations by which companies are indirectly fostered to make their operation more sustainable through reporting and to help compliance with the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Reporting
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Social Inclusion: A Factor That Influences the Sustainable Entrepreneurial Behavior of Generation Z Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu, Norina Popovici
Young people from Generation Z are a subject of analysis for researchers because they will prevail in the labor market as successors of the Millennial generation. Taking into account the imprint that digitization has left on the behavior of Generation Z, our research aims to analyze how young people manifest their entrepreneurial intention and, mainly, how the “Me generation” perceives entrepreneurship
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Questionnaire Measuring Organizational Citizenship Behavior towards the Environment Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Candida Duarte Manuel, Carla Rebelo Magalhães, Claudia Maria Huber, Lukáš Smerek, Artur Fernandes Costa, José Ribeiro Alves
Translation, adaptation, and validation of instruments for cross-cultural investigation requires a rigorous methodological procedure that should be carefully planned to deliver instruments with adequate reliability and validity. This process was applied to a questionnaire measuring Organizational Citizenship Behavior toward the Environment (OCBE), Organizational Identification (OI), Environmental Responsibility
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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