Management & Marketing: Recent submissions
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The adoption of green building practices in construction projects in Qatar: a preliminary study
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose It is widely known that carbon dioxide emissions and climate change are among the most critical global challenges. These issues were worsened partly by the continuous adoption of traditional non-green behaviors ... -
Transformational leadership behaviours of women in a socially dynamic environment
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to provide insights into the female transformational leadership behaviours within a socially dynamic environment. Research was conducted in the State of Qatar, a country that is going through a ... -
Mindfulness-based business strategies and the environment
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)[No abstract available] -
Organizational mindfulness, mindful organizing, and environmental and resource sustainability
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)The research theorizes that environmental vulnerability can be minimized through mindfulness-based strategies, and redesigning organizing processes, so that richer thinking is activated more quickly among greater number ... -
Mindfulness, socioemotional wealth, and environmental strategy of family businesses
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)The study advances knowledge in the field of business strategy and the environment by incorporating mindfulness theory into the research on socioemotional wealth (SEW) and its environmental consequences in family businesses. ... -
Social commerce as social networking
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Behavioral intention toward social commerce has been explained mainly by consumers' pursuit of utilitarian and economic value. However, in this paper, we show that consumers can be drawn to social commerce primarily for ... -
The effective practices of mobile phone producers' green supply chain management in reducing GHG emissions
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2019 , Article)The aim of this study is to identify management practices that effectively reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with regard to the green supply chain adopted by mobile phone producers. Six cases were surveyed (Apple, ... -
A multidimensional perspective of SME internationalization speed: The influence of entrepreneurial characteristics
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This paper contributes to a multidimensional perspective on the speed of SME internationalization. It examines the influence of entrepreneurial characteristics – experience, rationales and innovation strategies – on multiple ... -
An assessment of the level of emotional intelligence attributes of undergraduate built environment students in developing countries
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2019 , Article)Built environment students graduate with good technical skills but often lack the rudiments of management and leadership skills. Other challenges they face, among others, include interpersonal skills, emotional skills, ... -
Domains of Living and key demographics: Their impact on luxury consumption behavior of affluent Qataris
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of key demographics (i.e. gender, age, education and income) on the rich Muslim consumers Domains of Living (DoL). DoL were broken down into being, belonging ... -
Market orientation and hotel performance: investigating the role of high-order marketing capabilities
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: Using the resource-based view (RBV), the purpose of this paper is to examine the potential mediation effect of customer relationship management capability, branding capability and service innovation capability on ... -
Data envelopment analysis and data mining to efficiency estimation and evaluation
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to assess the application of seven statistical and data mining techniques to second-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) for bank performance. Design/methodology/approach: Different statistical ... -
The role of microfinance to empower women: The case of developing countries
( IGI Global , 2018 , Article Review)This article reviews, discusses and provides a critical analysis relating to the role of microfinance on issues linking to poverty, gender equality, and women empowerment with particular emphasis on developing economies. ... -
Consumers motivations and roles in rooting for or against underdog consumer
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2018 , Article)When wronged customers feel powerless they could bring publicly their fight against offending firms. Doing so could help to put the perpetrator firms under pressure and urge them to restore fairness. While some consumers ... -
Enablers of NPD financial performance: The roles of NPD capabilities improvement, NPD knowledge sharing and NPD internal learning
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine new product development (NPD) financial performance enablers through examining the roles of NPD capabilities improvement, NPD knowledge sharing and NPD internal learning in ... -
Inventory models for joint pricing and greening effort decisions with discounts
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to develop efficient decision support tools for a firm?s environment protection by using greening effort while yet improving profitability by utilizing pricing and inventory decisions with discount ... -
Imperatives for improving entrepreneurial behavior among females in the UAE: An empirical study and structural model
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: Despite various governmental efforts, female entrepreneurship in the UAE is still not a popular option among women. The purpose of this study is to identify the enablers to female entrepreneurship and to establish ... -
Revisiting the relationship between formal planning process and planning effectiveness: Do organizational capabilities and decision-making style matter?
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address a timely research question by clarifying whether formal planning is a worthy approach for hotels. In so doing, the authors developed a theoretical model that extends prior ... -
Barriers towards widespread adoption of V2G technology in smart grid environment: From laboratories to commercialization
( Springer International Publishing , 2018 , Book chapter)A new era of transportation has experienced electrification and undergoes notable changes in the last few decades. The concern about environmental friendly technology carries almost a huge expansion prospect to electric ... -
Localisation in an emerging Gulf economy: Understanding the role of education, job attributes and analysing the barriers in its process
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to understand Emirati nationals' perceptions of the role of workforce localisation policies in their professional aspirations and growth and, second, to determine the ...
