All Outputs (1987)

Hokkien Chinese diaspora visitors’ image construction of their ancestral hometown: the role of the tourist gaze (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, Q., & Witte, A. (2023). Hokkien Chinese diaspora visitors’ image construction of their ancestral hometown: the role of the tourist gaze. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 18(6), 768-784. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873x.2023.2252112

This study examines how diaspora tourists’ secondary and primary image of their ancestral home is constructed and how the tourist gaze is implied within. The study focuses on the Hokkien Chinese diaspora travelling to their ancestral hometown of Quan... Read More about Hokkien Chinese diaspora visitors’ image construction of their ancestral hometown: the role of the tourist gaze.

Examining Port City Development As A Strategy To Attract Cruise Visitors (2023)
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Selvaduray, M., Bandara, Y. M., & Yunus, N. (2023). Examining Port City Development As A Strategy To Attract Cruise Visitors. Journal of Maritime Logistics, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.46754/jml.2023.08.005

The expansion of urban development and commercial centers within the geographical boundaries of ports and cities has significantly contributed to the growth of national income. However, maritime-based countries face the challenge of staying competiti... Read More about Examining Port City Development As A Strategy To Attract Cruise Visitors.

Climate theory & managerial decisions on cross-border mergers (2023)
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Siganos, A. (2024). Climate theory & managerial decisions on cross-border mergers. British Accounting Review, 56(1), Article 101260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2023.101260

We explore the significance of climate theory concerning managerial decisions in cross-border mergers. We report that temperature offers a good familiarity proxy showing that country pairs that experience little (large) distance in temperature experi... Read More about Climate theory & managerial decisions on cross-border mergers.

A Safety Assessment Model for Handling Dangerous Goods in Port Operations: The Key Role of Detection Capability (2023)
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Tseng, P., & Pilcher, N. (2023). A Safety Assessment Model for Handling Dangerous Goods in Port Operations: The Key Role of Detection Capability. Journal of marine science and engineering, 11(9), Article 1704. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11091704

Recently, resilience studies have been emphasized in the port field, recognizing that many high-risk and unsafe factors in ports might bring serious disasters and economic losses. One major cause of significant losses is accidents from fires, explosi... Read More about A Safety Assessment Model for Handling Dangerous Goods in Port Operations: The Key Role of Detection Capability.

Societal trust and bank opacity (2023)
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Kladakis, G., Bellos, S. K., & Skouralis, A. (2023). Societal trust and bank opacity. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 31(5), 770-783. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfrc-05-2023-0073

Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between societal trust and bank asset opacity using an international sample of banks. Design/methodology/approach The authors use an international data set of banks and panel regressions. For r... Read More about Societal trust and bank opacity.

Reflections on COP27: How do technological innovations and economic freedom affect environmental quality in Africa? (2023)
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Sakariyahu, R., Lawal, R., Etudaiye-Muhtar, O. F., & Monsuru Ajide, F. (2023). Reflections on COP27: How do technological innovations and economic freedom affect environmental quality in Africa?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 195, Article 1

Studies in literature argue that technological innovation is a crucial component that could provide an enduring solution to the effects of climate change. However, we argue in this study that technology-driven climate solutions may not be sustainable... Read More about Reflections on COP27: How do technological innovations and economic freedom affect environmental quality in Africa?.

Competitiveness throughout the seaport-hinterland: a container shipping analysis (2023)
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de Almeida Rodrigues, T., Maria de Miranda Mota, C., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Dweiri, F., & Marshall, A. (online). Competitiveness throughout the seaport-hinterland: a container shipping analysis. Maritime Policy and Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/03

With customers looking for the highest level of services and reduction of cost on international trade of goods, shippers have recently begun to focus on the inland leg of containerized import/export, making the competition advance between ‘seaport ag... Read More about Competitiveness throughout the seaport-hinterland: a container shipping analysis.

Maritime museums vs seaport museums navigating the evolution from maritime port business to the maritime tourism industry (2023)
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Selvaduray, M., Bandara, Y. M., & Yunus, N. (2023). Maritime museums vs seaport museums navigating the evolution from maritime port business to the maritime tourism industry. Journal of Maritime Logistics, 3(1), 46-73. https://doi.org/10.46754/jml.2023.08

Ocean-based countries has more advantages compare to a landlock regions where there face challenges on the access to the oceanography activities. Beyond major maritime trading and transportation business, maritime tourism business is one of the econo... Read More about Maritime museums vs seaport museums navigating the evolution from maritime port business to the maritime tourism industry.

Smart urbanism in Africa: when theories do not fit with contextual practices (2023)
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Tonnarelli, F., & Mora, L. (in press). Smart urbanism in Africa: when theories do not fit with contextual practices. Regional Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2235407

Theories of smart urbanism have overlooked the influence of contextual factors on the conception, planning and implementation of digital transformation practices across regions. To articulate this critique, we focus on African cities and draw on a di... Read More about Smart urbanism in Africa: when theories do not fit with contextual practices.

Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development (2023)
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van den Ouweland, C., van Winden, W., & Mora, L. (2024). Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development. Public Policy and Administration, 39(2), 193-213. https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767231183864

Municipalities often collaborate with other stakeholders in smart city projects to develop and implement technological innovations to address complex urban issues. We propose the shared portfolio approach as an alternative way of collaborating, becau... Read More about Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development.

Mass shootings, investors’ panic, and market anomalies (2023)
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Sakariyahu, R., Lawal, R., Yusuf, A., & Olatunj, A. (2023). Mass shootings, investors’ panic, and market anomalies. Economics Letters, 321, Article 111284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111284

Do mass shootings exacerbate investors’ sentiments towards the stock market? We empirically examine this question using 1,947 cases of mass shootings in the US from February 2014 to May 2023. We document that investors react negatively to mass shooti... Read More about Mass shootings, investors’ panic, and market anomalies.

Virtuous opinion change in structured groups (2023)
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Bolger, F., Rowe, G., Hamlin, I., Belton, I., Crawford, M., Sissons, A., …Wright, G. (2023). Virtuous opinion change in structured groups. Judgment and Decision Making, 18, Article e25. https://doi.org/10.1017/jdm.2023.22

Although the individual has been the focus of most research into judgment and decision-making (JDM), important decisions in the real world are often made collectively rather than individually, a tendency that has increased in recent times with the op... Read More about Virtuous opinion change in structured groups.

Tourism routes through a mobile lens: The case of China’s Chamagudao (2023)
Journal Article
Witte, A. (2023). Tourism routes through a mobile lens: The case of China’s Chamagudao. Tourist Studies, 23(3), 181-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976231189834

This article examines how various stakeholders’ practices on the ground mobilise and immobilise the Chamagudao’s heritage as a historic trade and caravan route. The research is based on ethnographic fieldwork in Yunnan, China, following movements of... Read More about Tourism routes through a mobile lens: The case of China’s Chamagudao.

A review of strategic planning for dynamic supply chains: Preparing for uncertainty using scenarios (2023)
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Crawford, M. M., & Plant‐O'Toole, E. (2023). A review of strategic planning for dynamic supply chains: Preparing for uncertainty using scenarios. Futures & Foresight Science, 5(3-4), Article e167. https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.167

This is a book review of Strategic Planning for Dynamic Supply Chains: Preparing for Uncertainty Using Scenarios by Shardul S. Phadnis, Yossi Sheffi, and Chris Caplice (Cham, Switzerland, 226 p, 2022). The book covers three case studies, presented as... Read More about A review of strategic planning for dynamic supply chains: Preparing for uncertainty using scenarios.

The effects of green brand image on brand loyalty: The case of mainstream fast food brands (2023)
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Watson, A., Perrigot, R., & Dada, O. (. (2024). The effects of green brand image on brand loyalty: The case of mainstream fast food brands. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(2), 806-819. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3523

While a number of studies have explored consumer attitudes and behaviors towards green brands, the importance of green brand image for mainstream brands is less well understood. This study seeks to explore if the green image of mainstream fast food b... Read More about The effects of green brand image on brand loyalty: The case of mainstream fast food brands.

A flexible cost model for seaport-hinterland decisions in container shipping (2023)
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Rodrigues, T. D. A., Mota, C., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Dweiri, F. (2023). A flexible cost model for seaport-hinterland decisions in container shipping. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 49, Article 101016. https://doi.org/

A seaport–hinterland system offers a wide range of service options for shippers and consignees to export or import containerized cargo. The present study, set within the context of Brazil, seeks to propose a flexible cost model to aid joint seaport–h... Read More about A flexible cost model for seaport-hinterland decisions in container shipping.

The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery (2023)
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Zádor, Z., Zhu, Z., Smith, M., & Gorgoni, S. (2024). The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery. European Planning Studies, 32(4), 843-862. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2023.2237537

This paper investigates the link between value chain importance and economic growth for the EU24 regions between 2008 and 2018. It finds that relying more on GVCs worsened regional growth during the financial crisis, but led to higher growth in the l... Read More about The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery.

The role of the entrepreneurial leader: A study of Nigerian SMEs (2023)
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Omeihe, I., Harrison, C., Simba, A., & Omeihe, K. (2023). The role of the entrepreneurial leader: A study of Nigerian SMEs. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 49(2), 187-215. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2023.132439

Growing evidence points to the role of entrepreneurial leadership in enhancing positive business outcomes. Yet little is known about the entrepreneurial leadership attributes and skills exploited by entrepreneurial leaders within a developing economy... Read More about The role of the entrepreneurial leader: A study of Nigerian SMEs.

How can value co-creation be integrated into a customer experience evaluation? (2023)
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Lee, H., Grinevich, V., & Chipulu, M. (2023). How can value co-creation be integrated into a customer experience evaluation?. European Management Journal, 41(4), 521-533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2023.07.004

With the arrival of the service economy, businesses across different sectors have to rely increasingly on service design, with its focus on the viewpoints of customers and their experiences. Existing frameworks for evaluating customer experience tend... Read More about How can value co-creation be integrated into a customer experience evaluation?.

The Impact of Pfizer's Social Media Engagement During COVID-19 (2023)
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Platania, F., Hernandez, C. T., Appio, F., & Mora, L. (2024). The Impact of Pfizer's Social Media Engagement During COVID-19. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 9526-9539. https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2023.3290699

The aim of this article is to study the impact of social media engagement and public attention on Pfizer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study focuses on Twitter to investigate Pfizer's social media activity and engagement during the pandemic. We a... Read More about The Impact of Pfizer's Social Media Engagement During COVID-19.