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Working capital management and firm performance in the hospitality and tourism industry
(2022-04-01)
The aim of this study is to provide empirical evidence concerning the effects of working capital on firm performance in the hospitality and tourism industry. We identify an inverted U-shaped relationship between working ...
Using system dynamics modelling to assess the economic efficiency of innovations in the public sector - a systematic review
(2022-02-10)
Background: Decision-makers for public policy are increasingly utilising systems approaches such as system dynamics (SD) modelling, which test alternative interventions or policies for their potential impact while accounting ...
Employee Commitment and Turnover Intention: Perspectives from the Nigerian Public Sector
(2021-11-27)
This study investigates the conceptualization of employee commitment and turnover intention in the Nigerian public sector using a qualitative approach. Findings sug-gest that (i) employees expressed a lack of sense of ...
Engendering a Sense of Belonging to Support Student Well-Being during COVID-19: A Focus on Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 4
(2021-11-23)
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a plethora of inequalities in South Africa. These inequalities have had a direct impact on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 3 (good health and well-being) and ...
Comparison research on Communities of Practice, university knowledge exchange and business model changes between the United Kingdom and Vietnamese Agri-tech Start-ups
(2021-11-06)
This research aims at understanding the expectations that Agritech startups in the United Kingdom and Vietnam have on the benefits of Communities of Practice, and how Communities of Practice help these businesses to tackle ...
Doing and feeling together in older age: self-worth and belonging through social creative activities
(2021-11-02)
The potential for art activities to help in alleviating loneliness is explored through a focus on older women's regular attendance at creative social activities. We apply the concept of perceived emotional synchrony to ...
HIV-MSS: A user-friendly management support system for better planning of HIV care services
(2021-06-28)
The advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV infection from a deadly disease to a manageable chronic condition. The life expectancy of people living with HIV has been prolonged dramatically. Therefore, ...
The social class myth of collectivism: A qualitative study of the impact of social class on families’ meal interaction behaviour
(2021-06-16)
The class distinction in the Sierra Leonean society is the primary determinant of families access to a balanced diet as well as the level of social interaction at mealtimes. The income earned by families, their status in ...
Entrepreneurial Competence and Alliance Success: The Role Knowledge Absorption Effectiveness and Mutual Trust
(2021-06-16)
SMEs in similar markets form alliances to enable them to share common resource resources that will increase their ability to innovate and respond to the opportunities and threats in the environment. Existing studies suggest ...
Competition, Collaboration and Combination: Differences in Attitudes to Collective Organization Among Offline and Online Platform Workers
(Routledge, 2021-05-31)
This chapter focuses on in-depth interviews with a range of different workers for online platforms in Europe to explore the assumption that delivery and driving platform workers’ attitude represent those of working in other ...