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Enhancing a bank’s competitive advantage through the integration of TQM practices, entrepreneurial orientation (EO), and organizational culture.
(2011 , Article)In the current changing business environment, banks, among other organizations, are required not only to create their competitive advantage to lead the trend, but also to be able to sustain and upgrade the created competitive ... -
Enhancing servitization by international consumer integration: the influence of open innovation and co-creation
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Research demonstrates that servitization can achieve competitive advantages for firms; however, many firms are unable to achieve their target values due to various challenges. This study proposes a new model in ... -
Enhancing the quality and competitiveness of small businesses: A pooled cross-sectional analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)Compared with large organizations, small businesses have been slower to adopt quality management practices. This study combined the context-free perspective with the contingency theory of quality management to investigate ... -
Entrepreneurial e-equity crowdfunding platforms: antecedents of knowledge acquisition and innovation performance
( Emerald Publishing , 2024 , Article)Purpose: The crowdfunding concept and activities have recently been the focus of attention of many researchers and practitioners over different business contexts. However, there is a dearth of literature considering the ... -
Entrepreneurial mindset and the role of universities as strategic drivers of entrepreneurship: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the factors that influence the mindset of youth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in choosing entrepreneurship as their future employment. It also suggests the ... -
Entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance: The role of managerial traits
( Inderscience , 2012 , Article)This study addresses how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) mediates the relationships between four managerial traits – need for achievement, tolerance for ambiguity, conformity, and individualism – and organisational ... -
Environmentally Sustainable Practices and Hotel Performance: Evidence from Malaysia
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)The hospitality sector is under constant pressure from clients to adopt environmentally friendly practices. Industry reports suggest that customers prefer to stay in hotels that care about the environment. This means that ... -
Et-moone and marketing relationship governance: The effect of digital transformation and ICT during the COVID-19 pandemic
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study aims to examine the drivers and impact of et-moone on relational governance within B2B relationships in the Arab Asian region. Building on commitment and trust theory, this study proposes how et-moone could be ... -
A eudaimonic perspective on prejudice and female workers’ psychological well-being
( Emerald Publishing , 2020 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to use Ryff’s (1989) eudaimonic view to examine how prejudice toward female workers affects their psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach: Responses were collected through face-to-face ... -
The evaluation of the investment environment in the industrial activity in Jordan
( Academic Journals , 2013 , Article)The aim of this paper is to evaluate the investment environment in Jordan from the perceptions of the workers in the industrial activity. Data was collected by a questionnaire which depended on five aspects; namely; ... -
Evaluation Tools of Total Quality Management in Business Organizations
(2013 , Article)Total quality management (TQM) is a strategic commitment to make quality and customer satisfaction a guiding factor in everything an organization does. TQM, which has preoccupied the attention of organizations since the ... -
An Evidence-Based Review on Nationalization of Human Resources in the GCC Countries. “The implementation of Qatarization strategy: The status quo, challenges and remedies”
( Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) , 2021 , Conference Paper)This study aims to conceptualize the term “workforce nationalization” and enhance its effectiveness with an extensive review of the extant literature and a thematic analysis. The study explores the role of institutional ... -
Evolution of artificial intelligence research in Technological Forecasting and Social Change: Research topics, trends, and future directions
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of rapidly expanding disruptive technologies that are radically transforming various aspects related to people, business, society, and the environment. With the proliferation of digital ... -
Evolution of trust in hawala networks - business relationships analysis from inception to maturity
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Trust within hawala networks (HN) (a type of deeply embedded informal value transfer network) has been associated with minimal bureaucracy, relationship versatility and low operational costs. In the absence of ... -
Examining Service Quality For Islamic Banks In Egypt
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)Purpose: Although a great number of research studies for service quality take place in the context of developed countries, the similar studies in the context of developing countries like in Egypt are limited. The purpose ... -
Examining the advantages and disadvantages of international franchising and licensing from both legal and business perspectives within GCC region
( Emerald Publishing , 2024 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to provides the insights on the advantages and disadvantages of international franchising and licensing from the perspectives of legal and business considerations in the Gulf Cooperation Council ... -
Examining the effects of enterprise social media on operational and social performance during environmental disruption
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Building on resource-based, dynamic capabilities and knowledge-based views, we examine how enterprise social media (ESM) usage leads to organisational decision-making effectiveness, and consequently improves organisational ... -
Examining the impact of mobile interactivity on customer engagement in the context of mobile shopping
( Emerald , 2020 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of mobile interactivity dimensions (active control, personalization, ubiquitous connectivity, connectedness, responsiveness and synchronicity) on customer engagement. ... -
Examining the impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict and China support on the supply chain of German family-owned SMEs in 2022
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)The geopolitical situation created by Russia and China over Ukraine has made it difficult for businesses in Germany, mostly small and medium-sized enterprises, to manage their logistics and supply chain processes effectively. ... -
Examining the impact of social commerce dimensions on customers' value cocreation: The mediating effect of social trust
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)One of the main aspects of the Web 2.0 revolution has been social commerce that has resulted in many people across the world increasingly engaging with commercial activities over social media platforms. However, the academic ...