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Why do sukuks (Islamic bonds) need a different pricing model? (2020)
Journal Article
Uddin, M., Kabir, S., Kabir Hassan, M., Hossain, M., & Liu, J. (2020). Why do sukuks (Islamic bonds) need a different pricing model?. International Journal of Finance and Economics, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2269

The global interest in sukuk, an Islamic alternative to bond financing, has grown rapidly, particularly after the 2008 global financial crisis, due to its distinctive features and investment quality. Sukuk were first launched in Malaysia and are pres... Read More about Why do sukuks (Islamic bonds) need a different pricing model?.

Corporate environmental accountability in Nigeria : an example of regulatory failure and regulatory capture (2020)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how state regulations become ineffective
in holding corporations accountable for environmental degradation in an emerging economy
context, with a specific focus on oil and gas and cement industry... Read More about Corporate environmental accountability in Nigeria : an example of regulatory failure and regulatory capture.

The effects of culture, attitudes and perceptions on industrial cluster policy: The case of Russia (2020)
Journal Article
Sosnovskikh, S., & Cronin, B. (2020). The effects of culture, attitudes and perceptions on industrial cluster policy: The case of Russia. Competition and Change, 25(3 - 4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1024529420949491

Culture, attitudes and perceptions have an underappreciated effect on industrial cluster policies particularly in transition economies, where long-established local social norms are confronted with hard-pressed external imperatives. This paper examin... Read More about The effects of culture, attitudes and perceptions on industrial cluster policy: The case of Russia.

Probabilistic planning of electric vehicles charging stations in an integrated electricity-transport system (2020)
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One of the most important aspects of the development of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is the optimal sizing and allocation of charging stations. Due to the interactions between the electricity and transportation systems, the key features of these systems (... Read More about Probabilistic planning of electric vehicles charging stations in an integrated electricity-transport system.

Financing of entrepreneurial firms in Canada : some patterns (2020)
Journal Article
Miglo, A. (2020). Financing of entrepreneurial firms in Canada : some patterns. Administrative Sciences, 10(3), 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci10030050

This article analyzes the patterns of financing for entrepreneurial firms in Canada. We compare the predictions of major theories of entrepreneurial finance and some more recent ideas (e.g., crowdfunding-related ideas/theories) with empirical evidenc... Read More about Financing of entrepreneurial firms in Canada : some patterns.

Gender differences: visual attention and attitude toward advertisements (2020)
Journal Article
Boscolo, J., Oliveira, J., Maheshwari, V., & Giraldi, J. (2020). Gender differences: visual attention and attitude toward advertisements. Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 39(2), 300-314. https://doi.org/10.1108/mip-11-2019-0598

Purpose
This study examines the differences between genders in visual attention and attitudes toward different types of advertisements.

Design/methodology/approach
An experimental design using a structured questionnaire and six print advertiseme... Read More about Gender differences: visual attention and attitude toward advertisements.

The use of biotechnologies in textile processing and environmental sustainability : an emerging market context (2020)
Journal Article

The research aims to critically discuss key new biotechnologies in textile processing and examines the foundation of the resistance to adoption of such technologies in emerging markets. Using semi-structured interviews and the scientific literature,... Read More about The use of biotechnologies in textile processing and environmental sustainability : an emerging market context.

Flexible two‐stage robust model for moving the transmission and reactive power infrastructures expansion planning towards power system integration of renewables (2020)
Journal Article

This study proposes a two-stage robust optimisation framework to model uncertainties in construction cost, load and renewable power generations (RPGs) in the coordinated transmission and reactive power infrastructure expansion planning problem. The p... Read More about Flexible two‐stage robust model for moving the transmission and reactive power infrastructures expansion planning towards power system integration of renewables.

Digital transformation during a lockdown (2020)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., & Griffiths, M. (2020). Digital transformation during a lockdown. International Journal of Information Management, 55, 102185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102185

These are indeed exceptional and historic times, a global pandemic and public health emergency sitting side by side with heightened public awareness of the injustices of decades of institutional racism. This article considers the current pandemic and... Read More about Digital transformation during a lockdown.

Implementing Marketization in Public Healthcare Systems: Performing Reform in the English National Health Service (2020)
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To implement marketization in public healthcare systems, policymakers need to situate abstract models of prescriptive practice in complex user settings. Using a performativity lens, we show how policy processes attempt to bring about the changes they... Read More about Implementing Marketization in Public Healthcare Systems: Performing Reform in the English National Health Service.

Book review : Effective Management Control; Theory and practice by Eric G. Flamholtz (2020)
Journal Article
Asdullah, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2020). Book review : Effective Management Control; Theory and practice by Eric G. Flamholtz. Journal of management and research, 7(1), 235-244

Effective Management Control sheds light on relatively misunderstood and neglected aspect of organizational effectiveness. It critically analyzes the process of controlling people’s behaviour in any organization. The issue of the design of an optimal... Read More about Book review : Effective Management Control; Theory and practice by Eric G. Flamholtz.

Balancing employer and employee expectations when returning to work (2020)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2020). Balancing employer and employee expectations when returning to work

As shops and office begin to reopen and employees return to their workplaces after weeks and months working from home, how can employers make the transition as smooth as possible?

The effects of student-consumerism on discipline specific teaching practices : a comparison of education and law (2020)
Journal Article

Student consumerism in the Higher Education (HE) sector continues to stimulate critical academic commentary about the consequences of marketisation. Although much of the debate focuses on the effects that consumerism has on student achievement, littl... Read More about The effects of student-consumerism on discipline specific teaching practices : a comparison of education and law.

Which firms do prefer Islamic debt? An analysis and evidence from global sukuk and bonds issuing firms (2020)
Journal Article
Uddin, M., Kabir, S., Hossain, M., Wahab, N., & Liu, J. (2020). Which firms do prefer Islamic debt? An analysis and evidence from global sukuk and bonds issuing firms. Emerging Markets Review, 44, 100712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2020.100712

The Islamic debt instrument sukuk has been in the market for two decades; still, we do not know why a firm prefers an Islamic debt over conventional debt, set aside religiosity issue. We argue there is a genuine reason to choose Islamic debt because... Read More about Which firms do prefer Islamic debt? An analysis and evidence from global sukuk and bonds issuing firms.

Editorial (2020)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I. (2020). Editorial. Border Crossing, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.33182/bc.v10i1.1045

On behalf of the editorial team of Border Crossing journal, I am pleased to introduce the first issue of the tenth volume. Border Crossing aims to offer a multidisciplinary venue for sharing interesting and novel research from any fields of Social Sc... Read More about Editorial.

Segmenting excessive alcohol consumers : implications for social marketing (2020)
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Sahadev, S., Malhotra, N., & Mukherjee, A. (2020). Segmenting excessive alcohol consumers : implications for social marketing. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 9(2), 213-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277975220913366

While extant studies have mainly investigated differences between drinkers and non-drinkers, the literature on segmenting heavy drinkers and profiling them is surprisingly scarce. This study makes a significant contribution to the social marketing li... Read More about Segmenting excessive alcohol consumers : implications for social marketing.

A review of the relationship between leadership style and innovation : insights and directions for future research (2020)
Journal Article

This paper aims to critically reflect on the available literature on leadership style and innovation, and especially to assess the linkages between these variables. It starts with an overview of leadership studies, tracing the historical emergence an... Read More about A review of the relationship between leadership style and innovation : insights and directions for future research.