Center for Entrepreneurship and Organizational Excellence: Recent submissions
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Change or perish: Examining the role of human capital and dynamic marketing capabilities in the hospitality sector
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Many researchers have endeavored to explain which factors contribute to sustainable competitive advantage. Toward this end, this study contributes to the marketing and hospitality management literature by providing empirical ... -
The predictive ability of stock market factors
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to ask whether a range of stock market factors contain information that is useful to investors by generating a trading rule based on one-step-ahead forecasts from rolling and recursive regressions. ... -
Assessing the Potential Impact of Introducing VAT on Price Levels in Qatar
( Internationaal Bureau voor Fiscale Documentatie (IBFD) , 2021 , Article)Potential introduction of VAT in Qatar may have a significant pass-through effect on inflation rates. Nevertheless, using the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices at constant tax rates (HICP-CT), in this article the authors ... -
How Do SMEs Decide on International Market Entry? An Empirical Examination in the Middle East
( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)This study contributes to the scant literature that scrutinises the decision-making process preceding foreign entries, particularly in the Middle Eastern context. While considerable research has examined the content and ... -
Policy and practical implications for workforce nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to advance practice and research on workforce nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries through identifying relevant policy and practical implications needed to implement ... -
Frugal innovation: Antecedents, mediators, and consequences
( John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , 2022 , Article)Frugal innovation (FI) describes a phenomenon whereby solutions are developed to serve low-income customers, mainly in developing countries, with affordable products and services that help address pressing social and ... -
Wearable Devices to Revolutionize Health Care
( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)In the last decade, we witnessed a rapid growth of wearable devices—small electronic devices that are worn or carried on the human body. A study by the Facts and Factors found that the global Wearable device market size ... -
Frugal Entrepreneurship: Profiting With Inclusive Growth
( IEEE , 2021 , Article)Frugal entrepreneurship (FE) is increasingly considered an important change-maker in emerging markets, serving the unmet market needs of the poor. However, we lack an understanding of who the protagonists of the FE are, ... -
Entrepreneurial failure analysis using quality management approaches
( Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)While the research into entrepreneurial failure is growing, the root causes for such failures are underexplored. This study theoretically and empirically analyzes and conceptualizes the root causes of entrepreneurial failure ... -
Individual entrepreneurial orientation, self-efficacy, and managerial skills for project performance: an integrated structural approach and analysis
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO), entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and entrepreneurial managerial skills (EMS) on project performance at both the ... -
Frugal innovation in the midst of societal and operational pressures
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)To respond to both global sustainability challenges and grassroots level needs in emerging markets with innovative solutions, firms need the capacity to operate under societal and operational pressures and skills to blend ... -
Drivers’ perceptions of the sharing economy for transport services
( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)The sharing economy (SE) has been studied from various perspectives, but ridesharing is a particularly popular type of SE that has manifested around the world. Prior studies of the SE have largely explored customers’ ... -
The Shenzhen ecosystem: What it means for the western world
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)The western world has accused China of producing low-quality, copycat, and even counterfeit products, with Shenzhen being a key place where such products are typically developed. However, the western world has failed to ... -
Quantifying people in the GCC region: the uses, challenges, and efficacy of the quota system policy
( Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Providing employment to nationals in an economy where more than two-thirds of the population comprise foreigners has been a struggle for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Of the various tactics used by the GCC ... -
Frugal entrepreneurship: Resource mobilization in resource-constrained environments
( John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , 2022 , Article)Frugal entrepreneurship (FE) is a recent pursuit that has evolved from the frugal innovation (FI) concept. How frugal entrepreneurs mobilize resources is both interesting and novel, yet it remains an underresearched area. ... -
The relevance of supply side taxation for attracting foreign direct investment to developing countries: evidence from Egypt
( University of New South Wales , 2021 , Article)Many developing countries commonly use tax incentives as a key instrument for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). Empirical studies have identified a causal relationship between FDI and a number of determinants ... -
Profiling exporting SMEs: The role of innovation-orientation
( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)Existing evidence suggest that SME exporting is affected by a combination of environmental, firm-level, and owner-level drivers. However, it is not yet clear what constitute the profile of exporting SMEs and whether ... -
Autonomous Drones: A Game Changer in Lightweight Delivery Services
( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)Imagine, you placed an order online and received it in minutes. This is the future of drone delivery services. Customers can track the drone during its delivery trip via apps like Uber car. Some cities and even rural areas ... -
Self-Driving Robots: A Revolution in the Local Delivery
( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)Self-driving robots are revolutionizing foods, groceries, and package deliveries. They are a reality and becoming a part of urban life in many cities. Initially, people are curious about robots but after robots have been ... -
International entrepreneurial SMEs in the muslim world: The role of religion in the GCC countries
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Recent studies examining the internationalisation of SMEs in emerging economies have observed that religion affects international market entry, which suggests that specific cultural aspects, such as religion, have not ...
