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Capital structure revisited. Do crisis and competition matter in a Keiretsu corporate structure? (2020)
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Danso, A., Fosu, S., Owusu-Agyei, S., Ntim, C. G., & Adegbite, E. (2020). Capital structure revisited. Do crisis and competition matter in a Keiretsu corporate structure?. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 26(4), 5073-5092. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2055

We investigate firm-level determinants of capital structure using a large sample of 4,284 Japanese firms over a nineteen-year period (i.e., over 61,000 firm-year observations), a hitherto less examined sample for this purpose. We conduct our analysis... Read More about Capital structure revisited. Do crisis and competition matter in a Keiretsu corporate structure?.

Increase in cash holdings of U.S. firms: The role of healthcare and technology industries (2020)
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Li, X., & Luo, D. (2020). Increase in cash holdings of U.S. firms: The role of healthcare and technology industries. Journal of Business Research, 118, 286-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.06.034

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. We examine whether the high cash ratio and the secular increase in cash holdings of U.S. firms are driven by healthcare and technology industries. We find that these two industries have significantly increased their cash holdings... Read More about Increase in cash holdings of U.S. firms: The role of healthcare and technology industries.

Workforce diversity, diversity training and ethnic minorities: The case of the UK National Health Service (2020)
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Hussain, B., Shelkh, A., Timmons, S., Stickley, T., & Repper, J. (2020). Workforce diversity, diversity training and ethnic minorities: The case of the UK National Health Service. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 20(2), 201-221 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595820938412

National equality legislation in the UK entitles people of all ethnic backgrounds to be treated equally. However, public sector organisations in the UK consistently underperform in terms of experience and outcome for ethnic minority service users. Th... Read More about Workforce diversity, diversity training and ethnic minorities: The case of the UK National Health Service.

Accounting colonization, emancipation and instrumental compliance in Nigeria (2020)
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Ferry, L., Haslam, J., Green, S., Adegbite, E., & Gebreiter, F. (2021). Accounting colonization, emancipation and instrumental compliance in Nigeria. Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2020.102201

This study explores the extent to which designs for accounting change and accounting colonization can be absorbed through a devious compliance/implementation that deflects new interpretive schemes. To do so, it conducts an in-depth analysis of two co... Read More about Accounting colonization, emancipation and instrumental compliance in Nigeria.

Annuitization and asset allocation with borrowing constraint (2020)
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Kim, J. G., Jang, B., & Park, S. (2020). Annuitization and asset allocation with borrowing constraint. Operations Research Letters, 48(5), 549-551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2020.06.007

We generalize the result of Yaari (1965) on annuitization with borrowing constraint. We show that inability to borrow against future labor income has a significant influence on an individual's consumption and asset allocation strategies. We also show... Read More about Annuitization and asset allocation with borrowing constraint.

Investigating tail-risk dependence in the cryptocurrency markets: A LASSO quantile regression approach (2020)
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Nguyen, L. H., Chevapatrakul, T., & Yao, K. (2020). Investigating tail-risk dependence in the cryptocurrency markets: A LASSO quantile regression approach. Journal of Empirical Finance, 58, 333-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2020.06.006

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. We construct the complete network of tail risk spillovers among major cryptocurrencies using the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) quantile regression. We capture important features of the network, including... Read More about Investigating tail-risk dependence in the cryptocurrency markets: A LASSO quantile regression approach.

Leveraging Social Media in New Product Development: Organisational Learning Processes, Mechanisms and Evidence from China (2020)
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Zhan, Y., Tan, K. H., Chung, L., Chen, L., & Xing, X. (2020). Leveraging Social Media in New Product Development: Organisational Learning Processes, Mechanisms and Evidence from China. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40(5), 671-695. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-04-2019-0318

Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to investigate how social media can provide important platforms to facilitate organisational learning and innovation in new product development (NPD) process. Design/methodology/approach – Using a multiple... Read More about Leveraging Social Media in New Product Development: Organisational Learning Processes, Mechanisms and Evidence from China.

Online routing and scheduling of search-and-rescue teams (2020)
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Shiri, D., Akbari, V., & Salman, F. S. (2020). Online routing and scheduling of search-and-rescue teams. OR Spectrum, 42(3), 755–784. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-020-00594-w

We study how to allocate and route search-and-rescue teams to areas with trapped victims in a coordinated manner after a disaster. We propose two online strategies for these time-critical decisions considering the uncertainty about the operation time... Read More about Online routing and scheduling of search-and-rescue teams.

Financial modelling, risk management of energy instruments and the role of cryptocurrencies (2020)
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Huynh, T. L. D., Shahbaz, M., Nasir, M. A., & Ullah, S. (2022). Financial modelling, risk management of energy instruments and the role of cryptocurrencies. Annals of Operations Research, 313, 47-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-020-03680-y

This paper empirically investigates whether cryptocurrencies might have a useful role in financial modelling and risk management in the energy markets. To do so, the causal relationship between movements on the energy markets (specifically the price... Read More about Financial modelling, risk management of energy instruments and the role of cryptocurrencies.

Customer Satisfaction in Microfinance Institutions: Insights from Ghana (2020)
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Agyei-Boapeah, H., Adu-Boakye, S., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Brodmann, J. (2020). Customer Satisfaction in Microfinance Institutions: Insights from Ghana. Enterprise Development and Microfinance, 31(3), 164-193. https://doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.19-00016

With increased competition in the African microfinance industry, customer satisfaction and retention are important issues for microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the region. We rely on survey data from customers of MFIs in Ghana to examine the potent... Read More about Customer Satisfaction in Microfinance Institutions: Insights from Ghana.

Tension in big data using machine learning: Analysis and applications (2020)
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Wang, H., Yao, Y., & Salhi, S. (2020). Tension in big data using machine learning: Analysis and applications. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 158, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120175

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. The access of machine learning techniques in popular programming languages and the exponentially expanding big data from social media, news, surveys, and markets provide exciting challenges and invaluable opportunities for organi... Read More about Tension in big data using machine learning: Analysis and applications.

Luxury shopping tourism: views from Chinese post-1990s female tourists (2020)
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Li, S. C., Zhang, C., Chen, X., & Wu, S. (2021). Luxury shopping tourism: views from Chinese post-1990s female tourists. Tourism Review, 76(2), 427-438. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-08-2019-0335

Purpose: The study explores how the concept of the extended self influences luxury shopping tourism consumption among Chinese tourists. It explores why luxury shopping is important for Chinese tourists. Specifically, this study focuses on a strategic... Read More about Luxury shopping tourism: views from Chinese post-1990s female tourists.

Ambiguity when playing coordination games across cultures (2020)
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Laban-­Peryman, J., & Kelsey, D. (2021). Ambiguity when playing coordination games across cultures. Theory and Decision, 90(3-4), 485–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-020-09765-1

We investigate how people coordinate within their own cultures, compared to interactions with people from different cultures. As players are likely to experience more ambiguity when playing a different culture, we expect players to choose safer strat... Read More about Ambiguity when playing coordination games across cultures.

Artificial and real income smoothing around corporate governance reforms: further evidence from Egypt (2020)
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Ibrahim, A. E. A., Abdelfattah, T., & Hussainey, K. (2020). Artificial and real income smoothing around corporate governance reforms: further evidence from Egypt. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 21(4), 701-720. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-06-2019-0100

Purpose-We examine whether managers switch from artificial income smoothing using discretionary accruals to real income smoothing around corporate governance reform in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach-Our sample comprises 61 non-financial companies... Read More about Artificial and real income smoothing around corporate governance reforms: further evidence from Egypt.

Group decision support for product lifecycle management (2020)
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Pasley, R. C., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2021). Group decision support for product lifecycle management. International Journal of Production Research, 59(16), 5050-5067. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2020.1779372

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems support industrial organizations in managing their product portfolios and related data across all phases of the product lifecycle. PLM seeks to enhance an organization's ability to manage its product develop... Read More about Group decision support for product lifecycle management.

Diffusion of labor standards through supplier–subcontractor networks: An agent‐based model (2020)
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Gold, S., Chesney, T., Gruchmann, T., & Trautrims, A. (2020). Diffusion of labor standards through supplier–subcontractor networks: An agent‐based model. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 24(6), 1274-1286. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13041

Subcontracting represents a popular business model in supply chains across industries. In the case of hidden subcontracting, subcontractors are beyond the visible horizon of the (focal) buying firm. Hence, buyers cannot intervene in the management of... Read More about Diffusion of labor standards through supplier–subcontractor networks: An agent‐based model.

A socio-psychological conceptualisation of overtourism (2020)
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Gossling, S., McCabe, S., & Chen, N. (. (2020). A socio-psychological conceptualisation of overtourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 84, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.102976

Tourist pressure on local populations, also termed 'overtourism', has received much attention in the global media, as tensions related to social, economic or environmental change have grown in many destinations. While protests against tourists and to... Read More about A socio-psychological conceptualisation of overtourism.

Managing The Challenges of Business-To-Business Open Innovation In Complex projects: A multi-stage process model (2020)
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Gurca, A., Bagherzaden, M., Markovic, S., & Koporcic, N. (2021). Managing The Challenges of Business-To-Business Open Innovation In Complex projects: A multi-stage process model. Industrial Marketing Management, 94, 202-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.05.035

Research shows that knowledge sharing and system integration are two major challenges posed by openness to business partners in complex innovation projects. However, there remains limited research on the microfoundations (i.e., actions and practices)... Read More about Managing The Challenges of Business-To-Business Open Innovation In Complex projects: A multi-stage process model.

IFRS adoption and firm value: African evidence (2020)
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Agyei-Boapeah, H., Machokoto, M., Amankwa-Amoah, J., Tunyi, A., & Fosu, S. (2020). IFRS adoption and firm value: African evidence. Accounting Forum, 44(3), 238-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2020.1766755

We examine the impact of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on firm value using a sample of African listed firms selected over the 2000–2015 period. Our results show that the adoption of IFRS positively impacts firm va... Read More about IFRS adoption and firm value: African evidence.

Modern Slavery in Business: The Sad and Sorry State of a Non-Field (2020)
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Caruana, R., Crane, A., Gold, S., & LeBaron, G. (2021). Modern Slavery in Business: The Sad and Sorry State of a Non-Field. Business and Society, 60(2), 251-287 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650320930417

‘Modern slavery’, a term used to describe severe forms of labour exploitation, is beginning to spark growing interest within business and society research. As a novel phenomenon it offers potential for innovative theoretical and empirical pathways to... Read More about Modern Slavery in Business: The Sad and Sorry State of a Non-Field.