Institutional Fragility and E‐Business Adoption: A Study of SMEs in a Conflict‐Affected Economy
ABSTRACT This study examines e‐business adoption among SMEs in Yemen, a conflict‐affected and institutionally fragile economy. Drawing on a mixed‐methods design, it combines Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS‐SEM) with qualitative interviews to analyse how war and firm size moderate the effects of key adoption drivers and barriers.
Ahmed Abdullah +5 more
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Comparison of the effect of eight weeks of Rhythmic aerobic training and CX-WORX on cholesterol transport and inflammatory factors in obese women. [PDF]
Sabetrasekh S +2 more
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The Bazaar as a Model for Knowledge Work
ABSTRACT This paper presents fieldwork that extends existing metaphors of knowledge work as a process shaped by hierarchical or market forces. A qualitative, ethnographic study of six knowledge‐intensive businesses in two countries identifies striking parallels with the Middle Eastern bazaar in contrast to Western impersonal markets and hierarchies. We
Reed Elliot Nelson +2 more
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Harnessing fano-like line shape resonance in a rectangular waveguide for filtering applications. [PDF]
Mimoun EA +6 more
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Knowledge Hiding by Salespeople in a B2C Context
ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the possible reasons why salespeople hide knowledge from customers in a business‐to‐consumer context (B2C). Based on the existing literature on knowledge hiding at the individual, organizational, and sales levels, an exploratory methodology with a qualitative approach was adopted.
Clarisse Cordeiro Medeiros Mondego +1 more
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Artificial intelligence investigation of magneto radiated nanofluid under mixed convection. [PDF]
Adnan +7 more
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ABSTRACT As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in everyday consumer services, it introduces ethical dilemmas that extend beyond fairness and privacy. One underexplored concern is the environmental cost of AI, particularly its carbon footprint.
Vik Naidoo
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Determinants of organ donation knowledge and attitudes among university students in Oman: a secondary analysis using logistic regression and machine learning. [PDF]
Altuntas A, Akbulut S, Kucukakcali Z.
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Millennials' Hybrid Consumer Identities: Balancing Consumer Ethnocentrism
ABSTRACT While consumer ethnocentrism has been widely examined, little is known about how consumers manage the persistent gap between ethnocentric attitudes and everyday purchasing behavior. Drawing on balance theory (Heider 1958), this study conceptualizes consumer ethnocentrism as a situationally activated balancing process rather than a stable ...
Barbora Vaculová, Clarinda Jansberg
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