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Hamlet Live: the 7 I’s Experiential Strategy Framework for heritage visitor attractions (2021)
Journal Article
Lund, N. F., Holst-Beck, P., Pine II, B. J., & Leask, A. (2022). Hamlet Live: the 7 I’s Experiential Strategy Framework for heritage visitor attractions. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 17(2), 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873x.2021.1951277

In an increasingly competitive market for tourist destinations, visitor attractions play a key role in enticing visitors to the destination, and as such must continually develop new extraordinary experiential offerings to keep visitors coming. The Re... Read More about Hamlet Live: the 7 I’s Experiential Strategy Framework for heritage visitor attractions.

Investor sentiment and stock returns: Global evidence (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, W., Su, C., & Duxbury, D. (2021). Investor sentiment and stock returns: Global evidence. Journal of Empirical Finance, 63, 365-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2021.07.010

We assess the impact of investor sentiment on future stock returns in 50 global stock markets. Using the consumer confidence index (CCI) as the sentiment proxy, we document a negative relationship between investor sentiment and future stock returns a... Read More about Investor sentiment and stock returns: Global evidence.

State ownership, prior experience and performance: a comparative analysis of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquisitions (2021)
Journal Article
Du, M., Kwabi, F., & Yang, T. (2021). State ownership, prior experience and performance: a comparative analysis of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquisitions. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, 29(3), 472-491. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijaim-01-2021-0027

Purpose Drawing on three theoretical frameworks, this paper aims to examine the effects of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the interaction between SOEs and prior acquisition experience of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquirers. Design/met... Read More about State ownership, prior experience and performance: a comparative analysis of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquisitions.

One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia (2021)
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Esposito, G., Clement, J., Mora, L., & Crutzen, N. (2021). One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia. Cities, 118, Article 103329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103329

Smart city initiatives are increasingly dominating urban policy scripts worldwide, and their diffusion is centered upon different regional strategies. Adopting the Narrative Policy Framework as methodological basis, this article examines the smart ci... Read More about One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia.

Policy narrative, policy understanding and policy support intention: a survey experiment on energy conservation (2021)
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Mu, R., Li, Y., & Cui, T. (2022). Policy narrative, policy understanding and policy support intention: a survey experiment on energy conservation. Policy Studies, 43(6), 1361-1381. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2021.1954609

Nowadays, policy narratives as a communication strategy are frequently used by governments to persuade target populations and obtain policy support. However, few studies have empirically examined whether and through what mechanisms policy narratives... Read More about Policy narrative, policy understanding and policy support intention: a survey experiment on energy conservation.

Multiple credit ratings and liquidity creation (2021)
Journal Article
Kladakis, G., Chen, L., & Bellos, S. K. (2022). Multiple credit ratings and liquidity creation. Finance Research Letters, 46(A), Article 102313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2021.102313

We examine the relationship between multiple credit rating purchases by banks and liquidity creation using a diverse sample of 486 banks from 71 countries. We show that liquidity creation is negatively associated with the number of ratings purchased... Read More about Multiple credit ratings and liquidity creation.

Effect of customer involvement on co-creation of services: A moderated mediation model (2021)
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Cheung, M. F., & To, W. (2021). Effect of customer involvement on co-creation of services: A moderated mediation model. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 63, Article 102660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102660

The study explored the influence of customer involvement on co-creation directly and indirectly through three customer engagement dimensions, namely identification, interaction, and absorption from lens of customer-dominant logic and stimulus-organis... Read More about Effect of customer involvement on co-creation of services: A moderated mediation model.

The effects of commodity financialization on commodity market volatility (2021)
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Ding, S., Cui, T., Zheng, D., & Du, M. (2021). The effects of commodity financialization on commodity market volatility. Resources Policy, 73, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102220

The last two decades have witnessed a massive capital inflow into commodity markets, provoking the commodity financialization episode, which turned into a major stimulus for emerging studies of commodity market prices as financialization can impact o... Read More about The effects of commodity financialization on commodity market volatility.

Type A/B personality, work–family, and family–work conflict: The moderating effects of emotional intelligence (2021)
Journal Article
Garavan, T., Srivastava, S., Madan, P., O’Brien, F., & Matthews-Smith, G. (2022). Type A/B personality, work–family, and family–work conflict: The moderating effects of emotional intelligence. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 33(3), 223-247. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21454

Many employees experience work-family conflict (WFC) and family-work conflict (FWC), multidimensional states of resource depletion. In this paper, we conceptualize Type A and B personality as resource depletion and resource gain scenarios that have i... Read More about Type A/B personality, work–family, and family–work conflict: The moderating effects of emotional intelligence.

Determining the invoicing dates for raw material order and finish product dispatch using neural networks under exchange rate volatility (2021)
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Weerasingha, J. P., Bandara, Y. M., & Edirisinghe, P. M. (2023). Determining the invoicing dates for raw material order and finish product dispatch using neural networks under exchange rate volatility. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 26(2), 211-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2021.1945018

The gains from international supply chains are highly affected by the exchange rate fluctuations in the foreign exchange market. Traditional forecasting methods have not been very useful, and as a result, business firms tend to use hedging or forward... Read More about Determining the invoicing dates for raw material order and finish product dispatch using neural networks under exchange rate volatility.

Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms (2021)
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Boateng, A., Du, M., Bi, X., Kwabi, F. O., & Glaister, K. W. (2022). Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms. British Journal of Management, 33(3), 1412-1431. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12538

Using data of Chinese acquirers in strategic sectors, we assess the role of home government and the effects of the interaction between ownership type and government-directed investment policies on acquiring firm value in cross-border acquisitions (CB... Read More about Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms.

How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2021). How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak. Tourism of Kyrgyzstan: Practice; Problems and Perspectives, 17(1),

This paper reports on recent activities to remove solid waste from 4,250 metres on Lenin Peak and current proposals to establish an appropriate governance solution to support the longer term protection of this high altitude natural area.

Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid (2021)
Journal Article
Pauw, T. (2022). Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid. Development Southern Africa, 39(6), 921-934. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2021.1945911

The passing of the 2019 National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) has revived debate whether such a policy can be effectively implemented in South Africa. The purpose of this article is to discuss the development process of this bill against the backdrop... Read More about Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid.

Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy (2021)
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Karunaratna, A. C., & Tjandra, N. C. (2021). Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy. Colombo Business Journal, 12(1), 187-207. https://doi.org/10.4038/cbj.v12i1.75

Street vending has persisted for centuries and pervasive across the globe since it plays a remarkable role in fulfilling customer needs in the context of the informal economy. In the contemporary business context, authorities have not paid sufficient... Read More about Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy.

Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK (2021)
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Sarabi, Y., Smith, M., McGregor, H., & Christopoulos, D. (2023). Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 72(2), 306-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-01-2021-0022

Purpose Corporate success depends partially on the quality of knowledge accessible to the executive board. One route of access to such knowledge is the appointment of directors who already hold directorships with prominent other corporate actors. Su... Read More about Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK.

Carbon dioxide emissions and Chinese OFDI: From the perspective of carbon neutrality targets and environmental management of home country (2021)
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Yang, T., Dong, Q., Du, Q., Du, M., Dong, R., & Chen, M. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions and Chinese OFDI: From the perspective of carbon neutrality targets and environmental management of home country. Journal of Environmental Management, 295, Article 113120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113120

Studies investigating the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the environment have focused predominantly on the effects of FDI on host country environments with less attention paid to the impact on home countries. This study turn... Read More about Carbon dioxide emissions and Chinese OFDI: From the perspective of carbon neutrality targets and environmental management of home country.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a Hospitality Family Business (2021)
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Fonseca, A. P., & Carnicelli, S. (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a Hospitality Family Business. Sustainability, 13(13), Article 7091. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137091

The triple bottom line of sustainability has been the foundation to assess the overall performance of organizations in the hospitality sector. Family businesses are operating in a very competitive environment, and their practices are heavily scrutini... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a Hospitality Family Business.

Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements (2021)
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Mora, L., Kummitha, R. K. R., & Esposito, G. (2021). Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements. Government Information Quarterly, 38(4), Article 101599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2021.101599

An overly favorable narrative has developed around the role played by digital technologies in containing Covid-19, which oversimplifies the complexity of technology adoption. This narrative takes sociomaterial arrangements for granted and conceptuali... Read More about Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements.