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A synopsis on data protection under the Nigerian laws : has the universality of right to privacy trickled down to Nigeria? (2020)
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Elgujja, A. (2020). A synopsis on data protection under the Nigerian laws : has the universality of right to privacy trickled down to Nigeria?. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/fk5xg

The concept of personal data protection is no doubt, an off-shoot of the universal human right to privacy and confidentiality. Not only has it been ingrained under Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but it has also been incorpor... Read More about A synopsis on data protection under the Nigerian laws : has the universality of right to privacy trickled down to Nigeria?.

Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Protocol and results of first three weeks from an international cross-section survey - focus on health professionals (2020)
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Rathod, S., Pallikadavath, S., Rahman, M., Young, A. H., Graves, L., Brooks, A., …Phiri, P. (2020). Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Protocol and results of first three weeks from an international cross-section survey - focus on health professionals. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2020.100005

Background The psychological impact of COVID-19, resultant measures and future consequences to life will be unveiled in time. Aim To investigate the psychological impact of COVID-19, resultant restrictions, impact on behaviours and mental wellbe... Read More about Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Protocol and results of first three weeks from an international cross-section survey - focus on health professionals.

Why organizations fail to share knowledge : an empirical investigation and opportunities for improvement (2020)
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Kelly, S., Israilidis, J., & Siachou, E. (2020). Why organizations fail to share knowledge : an empirical investigation and opportunities for improvement. Information Technology and People, 34(5), 1513-1539. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-02-2019-0058

Purpose – This paper explores critical failure factors (CFFs) in the context of knowledge sharing. It provides further insights into what can cause knowledge- sharing failures, inflexible knowledge-sharing strategies and ineffective knowledge- shar... Read More about Why organizations fail to share knowledge : an empirical investigation and opportunities for improvement.

Why do sukuks (Islamic bonds) need a different pricing model? (2020)
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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)
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Noah, A., Adhikari, P., Ogundele, B., & Yazdifar, H. (2021). Corporate environmental accountability in Nigeria : an example of regulatory failure and regulatory capture. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 11(1), 70-93. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAEE-02-2019-0038

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.

Towards a unified model of HCI and ISB for user interfaces (2020)
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Alazemi, T., Chen, Y., & Kutar, M. (2020). Towards a unified model of HCI and ISB for user interfaces. Heliyon, 6(9), e04662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04662

This study aims to identify the steps in which users of academic libraries search for information and interact with the libraries' web interfaces. The study draws on models from the disciplines of human-computer interaction (HCI) and information-seek... Read More about Towards a unified model of HCI and ISB for user interfaces.

Financing of entrepreneurial firms in Canada : some patterns (2020)
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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)
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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)
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Rahman, M., Billah, M., Hack-Polay, D., & Alam, M. (2020). The use of biotechnologies in textile processing and environmental sustainability : an emerging market context. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 159, 120204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120204

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.

Digital transformation during a lockdown (2020)
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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.

Book review : Effective Management Control; Theory and practice by Eric G. Flamholtz (2020)
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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)
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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)
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Bennett, T. (2021). The effects of student-consumerism on discipline specific teaching practices : a comparison of education and law. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(3), 417-432. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2020.1774050

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)
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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)
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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)
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Rastogi, L., Yazdifar, H., Alam, M., Eskandari, R., & Al Bahloul, M. (2020). A review of the relationship between leadership style and innovation : insights and directions for future research. Journal for Global Business Advancement, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107520

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.

Editorial: Marketing and consumers in an era of disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic (2020)
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Sirkeci, I. (2020). Editorial: Marketing and consumers in an era of disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic. Transnational Marketing Journal, 8(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.33182/tmj.v8i1.954

Six months ago, nobody would have thought of a disruption in such a scale. COVID-19 pandemic starting in China spreading across the grids of global human mobility (Sirkeci and Yucesahin, 2020) sent shock waves around the world and quickly brought lif... Read More about Editorial: Marketing and consumers in an era of disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic.

Antecedents of the propensity to learn management practices and their impacts on firm outcomes in emerging markets : a Bayesian model averaging approach (2020)
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Ali, A., & Ali, S. (2020). Antecedents of the propensity to learn management practices and their impacts on firm outcomes in emerging markets : a Bayesian model averaging approach. International Business Review, 29(4), 101906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101706

This article explores the factors that motivate firms to learn new management practices. The hypotheses are empirically tested using a representative sample of 3,676 small, medium and large firms from four South Asian countries and across all main se... Read More about Antecedents of the propensity to learn management practices and their impacts on firm outcomes in emerging markets : a Bayesian model averaging approach.