Browsing by Publisher "Inderscience"
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Factors influencing consumer intention to use social commerce
( Inderscience , 2022 , Article)Social commerce is a new concept in the field of information technology. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the consumers' intention to buy through social commerce in Qatar. The current study is based ... -
High-Performance Work Systems, Psychological Capital and Future Time Perspective: A Cross-Nations Study
( Inderscience , 2021 , Article)This study explores central questions related to the connections between a firm’s High-Performance Work System (HPWS) and its ability to foster the positive employee outcomes, Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and Future Time ... -
Impact of global value chains integration on firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from micro panel data
( Inderscience , 2023 , Article)This paper examines the impact of global value chains (GVCs) participation on firm performance, using panel data for a sample of 3,790 manufacturing firms distributed in 22 Sub-Saharan African countries. To account for ... -
Intellectual Property Rights from an Islamic perspective
( Inderscience , 2008 , Article)This paper seeks to answer the following two questions. What is the stand of Islamic Jurisprudence with regard to regulating Intellectual Property Rights and its protection? Has this matter ever been tackled by any of the ... -
Is there a shift in the accounting values in Egypt towards optimism, transparency and professionalism?
( Inderscience , 2015 , Article)This paper aims to examine the persistence of the historically assumed accounting values of the Egyptian environment in terms of conservatism, secrecy and statutory control after the adoption of the latest versions of the ... -
Japanese Multinational Corporations and Corporate Tax Change
( Inderscience , 2021 , Article)This paper examines the impact of the recent changes in Japanese taxation polices before and after the shift from a global taxation system to a territorial taxation system in 2009 on the income shifting activities of ... -
Management accounting system application in banks in the State of Qatar
( Inderscience , 2010 , Article)The importance of management accounting systems (MAS) in measuring the non-financial performance is increasing, especially in the service sector. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to investigate the nature of MAS ... -
Managerial traits, market orientation and organisational performance: an empirical examination in a Middle Eastern context
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the role of managerial traits (need for achievement, tolerance for ambiguity, conformity, and individualism) in advancing market orientation ... -
The mediation role of brand trust and satisfaction between brand image and loyalty
( Inderscience , 2022 , Article)The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the influence of brand images on brand loyalty over brand satisfaction and brand trust in Malaysian automobile brands. A quantitative approach was applied, with surveys ... -
Motivations for using social media: comparative study based on cultural differences between American and Jordanian students
( Inderscience , 2017 , Article)Social network sites (SNSs) have gained popularity over the last decade. Students use SNSs according to their personal differences, which are influenced by cultural and demographic factors. This paper proposed a model that ... -
On the relative efficiency of conventional and Islamic banks: a DEA-window approach
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)This paper explores the relative efficiency of 65 conventional and Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) over the period from 2002 to 2010. The empirical results ... -
One Arab woman's journey to entrepreneurship: a case study
( Inderscience , 2013 , Article)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pegged as a highly opportunistic market. The region's unique demographics include a native population that is in the minority and high numbers of women involved in entrepreneurial activities. ... -
Possible effect on the perception and attitude of employees after adoption of new information technology and business strategies: a case study of Namibia
( Inderscience , 2021 , Article)Technology adoption and upgradation are the two required aspects for any organisation to create a niche in the marketplace. It is an undeniable fact that this venture could not be completed successfully without the active ... -
Possible linkage between internet addiction, socio-demographic, and behavioural constructs: a case study of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain-based employees
( Inderscience , 2020 , Article)Internet addiction (IA) is much sought after concept in the present-day human lives in which technology has emerged as a vital part. The ever-growing role of internet technology also accrues to a sizable amount of problems ... -
The relationship between religiosity and consumer behaviour among Arab, Turkish, and Indonesian students: testing an 8th century A.D. measure of Islamic religiosity
( Inderscience , 2016 , Article)This study was motivated by the inability to compare the results of the various measurements of Muslim consumers' religiosity. The measurement scales used therein lacked uniformity and their outcomes could not be compared. ... -
Second law analysis of compressible flow through a diffuser subjected to constant wall temperature
( Inderscience , 2010 , Article)This study presents the investigation of entropy generation in compressible turbulent flow of air through a diffuser. Constant temperature boundary condition is applied at the wall. Two-dimensional solution of velocity and ... -
Social media: Adoption and legal issues impact on business innovation
( Inderscience , 2015 , Article)Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. This study explored the impact of the social media adoption, and the related legal issues on the business innovation within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), particularly ... -
The effects of second language on ethical judgement in accounting
( Inderscience , 2014 , Article)The number of participants in accounting practices and academia who use English as their second language is significant and growing. Many of them are involved in making ethical judgements based on information provided in ... -
The price-volume relationship in Gulf Cooperation Council stock markets
( Inderscience , 2011 , Article)This paper examines the empirical relationship among stock return, trading volume and volatility for the seven stock markets that comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council. The dataset includes seven national stock markets for ... -
The rise and fall of Egypt's Code de Commerce: A critical examination of the purpose and content of Egypt's commercial code after the establishment of the economic courts
( Inderscience , 2014 , Article)The Egyptian Commercial Code (Code de Commerce) has historically been identified by the following three general characteristics: That it is part of private law; that it was an exceptional system which derived from the Droit ...