Training humanitarian workers through e-learning during a pandemic: a journey towards a sustainable world, Muhammad Shahzad, Dr. Raniyah Wazirali, Prof. Imran Dar, Dr. Lama Khoshaim
Mr Muhammad Babar Shahzad Country Manager, Pakistan Currency Exchange Pakistan Email: babar.iiui@live.com/babar@paksitancurrency.com Dr. Raniyah Wazirali College of Computing and Informatics Saudi Electronic University Riyadh 11673 Saudi Arabia Email: r.wazirali@seu.edu.sa Prof. Dr Imran Bashir Dar Assistant Professor at Foundation University Islamabad (FUI) Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration Rawalpindi Campus Pakistan Email: imran.bashir@fui.edu.pk Dr. […]
A borrowing cost model for effective performance of SMEs in Uganda, Sulait Tumwine, Richard Akisimire, Nixon Kamukama and Gad Mutaremwa
Sulait Tumwine Faculty of Vocational & Distance Education Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Richard Akisimire, Nixon Kamukama Department of Accounting Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Gad Mutaremwa Jinja Study Centre Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Email: stumwine@mubs.ac.ug DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2014-0009 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop an effective cost borrowing […]
Entrepreneurial orientation and performance: the interaction effect of customer capital, Alireza Jalali, Mastura Jaafar and Prof. Thurasamy Ramayah
Alireza Jalali Quantitative Survey Department University Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia Email: arjiaa@yahoo.com Mastura Jaafar Project Management Department University Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia Prof. Thurasamy Ramayah School of Management University Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2013-0030 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to advance research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO), resource-based view (RBV), customer (relational) capital, and small and […]
Innovation strategies and performance: are they truly linked?, Haim Hilman and Narentheren Kaliappen
Haim Hilman College of Business Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok Malaysia Narentheren Kaliappen Othman Yeop Abdullah, Graduate School of Business Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok Malaysia Email: s93697@student.uum.edu.my DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2014-0010 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test the linkage between innovation strategies (process innovation and service innovation) and organizational performance in the context of Malaysia hotel industry. […]
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 […]
Online financial disclosure and firms’ performance Evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Abdalmuttaleb Alsartawi
Abdalmuttaleb Musleh Alsartawi Department of Accounting and Economics Ahlia University, Manama Bahrain Email: amasartawi@hotmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2017-0082 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between online financial disclosure (OFD) and firms’ performance in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Design/methodology/approach: Extensive literature review was carried out and a checklist of 90 items (71 for […]
Corruption and firm-level productivity: greasing or sanding effect?, Edward Bbaale and Ibrahim Okumu
Edward Bbaale, Ibrahim Mike Okumu School of Economics Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Email: eddybbaale@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2017-0067 Purpose: Corruption was ranked among the top five biggest obstacles affecting the operation of enterprises in Africa and was rated as a severe obstacle by close to 40 percent of firms in the sample. Consequently, the purpose of this paper is to […]
Imported inputs and exporting in the Africa’s manufacturing sector, Edward Bbaale, Ibrahim Okumu and Suzan Kavuma
Edward Bbaale Department of Economics Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Email: eddybbaale@gmail.com Ibrahim Mike Okumu, Suzan Namirembe Kavuma Department of Policy and Development Economics, School of Economics Makerere University, Kampala Uganda DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2018-0043 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to estimate both direct and indirect channels through which imported inputs spur exporting in the African manufacturing sector. Design/methodology/approach: The […]
Board Gender Diversity: A Review of the Literature
Reem Khamis Brunel University London UK Dr. Tillal Eldabi Brunel University London UK Dr. Adel Al Sarea Ahlia University Bahrain DOI: 10.47556/B.OUTLOOK2017.15.14 Purpose: This study aims to review literature in the area of board gender diversity and firm performance in order to identify existing research themes and future opportunities. This is to better understand the […]