Abstract There is need for definitional clarity when using psychological concepts in tourism research. The same term used in ‘folk psychology’, or behavioural or cognitive psychology can have quite different definitions and associated paradigmatic assumptions. This chapter argues that an...

The objective of this study is to make a conceptual analysis of Community-based tourism (CBT). CBT, one of the tourism activities that internalised sustainability, has several common threads with nature-based tourism activities. However, these similarities/common elements must be more...

Online and distance learning, historically, has been a great place to be left all alone while trying to learn something. Everyone needs some alone time; some more than others. eLearning authoring tools are a subset of digital learning tools designed to remove our real-time selves and others from...

This chapter addresses gender structures of family business organizations. We take an institutional perspective to investigate how institutional arrangements influence gender structures in family firms and how they are sustained and altered. Our findings demonstrate that regulative, normative,...

Abstract Emerging debates in public policy emphasise sustainability and the role of the Creative Economy in advancing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals within UNESCO Creative Cities (UCC). However, research on ‘coopetition’ – a blend of cooperation and competition – remains sparse...

Corporate cash has become an increasingly large component of corporate balance sheets over the past fifty years. We survey the literature on corporate cash holdings that assesses (i) cross-sectional and time-series patterns in cash holdings; (ii) theoretical explanations for these patterns; and...

Abstract Corporate governance is one of the most important topics available in the literature related to large-sized companies. However, the topic has rarely been discussed in the case of SMEs. However, the importance of the topic and mechanism has been in the limelight for more than one and a...

Abstract This chapter explores the interplay between organizational conservatism (OC) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices within family firms, specifically in Morocco. By exploring the familial dimensions of CSR, the study aims to uncover the impact of OC on CSR strategies,...

This chapter provides a comprehensive investigation of the literature on sustainability reporting in Islamic banks using a content analysis of 200 English language articles published between 2000 and 2023. The data were collected from the Web of Science (WOS) database and analyzed using...

Creative individuals typically possess distinct personality traits that set them apart. This chapter explores the assessment of creative personality, focusing on three key areas: (1) identifying creative personality traits, (2) the methods for assessing creative personality, and (3) the...