The impact of risk management practice on the development of African businesses, Edna Stan‐Maduka
Edna Stan‐Maduka University of East London UK Email: e.stan-maduka@uel.ac.uk DOI: 10.1108/20425961201000016 Abstract: Against the backdrop of the fledgling entrepreneurship development and the imperatives of risk management to mitigate failure, this chapter discusses the impact of risk management practice on the development of African businesses. It also considers how best to align the practice of risk […]
What Generation Y in Greece thinks about Green Hotels, Prof. George Karavasilis, Dafni-Maria Nerantzaki, Dr. Panagiotis Pantelidis, Prof. Dimitrios Paschaloudis and Dr. Vasiliki Vrana
Prof. George Karavasilis, Dafni-Maria Nerantzaki, Dr. Panagiotis Pantelidis, Prof. Dimitrios Paschaloudis, Dr. Vasiliki Vrana Department of Business Administration Technological Education Institute of Central Macedonia, Serres Greece Email: gkaravas@ee.duth.gr DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-02-2015-0010 Purpose: Environmental awareness has significant impact on hotel selection. As hotel customers’ become more ecologically conscious tend to prefer hotels that have environmental policies in place. The purpose of this […]
SMEs’ impediments and developments in the internationalization process: Malaysian experiences, Dr. Fariza Hashim
Dr. Fariza Hashim College of Business Administration Prince Sultan University, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email: fhashim@pscw.psu.edu.sa DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2013-0055 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is, first, to examine the factors that impede SMEs in their internationalization process; second, to analyse the effectiveness of the government support and development programs of the SMEs; and finally, […]
Adaptive leadership responses : Introduction to an emerging classification of zeitgeist enactments, practices and virtues for a VUCA world, Dr. Vikram Murthy and Aasha Murthy
Dr. Vikram Murthy Academy for Collaborative Futures, Sydney Australia Email: vikram@academy-collaborative-futures.org Aasha Murthy Australian Council for Educational Leaders, Sydney Australia DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2013-0029 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to posit a hierarchical classification of enactments, practices and virtues that comprise an emerging adaptive leadership response to the prevailing volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions. Design/methodology/approach: […]
Paths from leadership to upward influence, Tuan Luu
Tuan Luu School of Public Administration University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Email: luutrongtuan@vnn.vn DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2014-0002 Purpose: This inquest into consumer goods companies in Vietnam aims to examine if leadership influences corporate social responsibility (CSR) and emotional intelligence (EI), which in turn influences upward influence behavior. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: […]
Water markets and sustainable water use in Almería, Spain – assessing the readiness for organizational change, Phillip Manno, Dr. Jesus Bravo, Dr. Mark Manfredo and Dr. Rafael Leon
Phillip T. Manno Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona, USA Dr. Jesus Bravo Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship Washington State University, Richland, Washington USA Dr. Mark Manfredo Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona USA Dr. Rafael C. Leon Department of Economic and Business University of Almería, Almería Spain […]
Learning from praxis How high-profile winners and losers inform business’s extant theories on longevity, environment, and adaptation, Dr. Vikram Murthy
Dr. Vikram Murthy Academy for Collaborative Futures, Sydney Australia Email: vikram@academy-collaborative-futures.org DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2013-0024 Purpose: This paper uses a number of current examples from a variety of industries both regional and global, to explore the relationship between business longevity, environment, and adaptiveness to argue that only adaptive responses contingent on a proper classification of external circumstance will […]
Sustainability measures: a stakeholder focus beyond shareholders, Dr. Carol-Ann Sirsly
Dr. Carol-Ann Tetrault Sirsly Eric Sprott School of Business Carleton University, Ottawa Canada Email: ca.tetraultsirsly@carleton.ca DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2014-0019 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provoke a reflection on how sustainability may be measured to predict future performance to inform diverse stakeholders in their assessment of organizations. Design/methodology/approach: Conceptual. Findings: Propositions have been developed for considerations […]
A “recursive framework” of corruption and development: Comparison between economic and sustainable outcomes, Joseph Forson
Joseph Ato Forson Graduate School of Public Administration National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok Thailand Email: datoeagle@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2016-0027 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework on the relationship between corruption and development. The paper demonstrates how the impact of corruption on economic development might vary substantially from sustainable development (SD). […]
Modeling firm resources –enterprise risk management relationships: An empirical finding using PLS-SEM, Dr. Noraznira Razak, Prof. Zuriah Rahman and Dr. Halimahton Borhan
Dr. Noraznira Abd Razak, Dr. Halimahton Borhan Faculty of Business Management University Teknologi MARA, Malacca Malaysia Email: noraznira@melaka.uitm.edu.my Prof. Zuriah Ab Rahman Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School (AAGBS) University Teknologi MARA, Malacca Malaysia DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2015-0026 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus, explore, and provide an in-depth analysis of the relationship between company resources and the […]