Sustainable innovation is important in Albania, a small transition economy facing pressures from digitalization, the green transition, and increased competition. Yet the country's innovation system is still developing, and academia-business linkages remain weak. This article investigates how...

The prior literature has predominantly emphasized the role of large firms exerting coercive power within supply chains to enhance sustainability outcomes. However, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often experience a reverse dynamic in which external pressures from supply chain agents...

Strategic alliances have assumed a pivotal role in the growth and competitiveness of organisations, especially in contexts of rapid technological change and high environmental complexity. Drawing on the Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV), this study aims to analyse the impact of strategic alliance...

In knowledge-intensive professions such as auditing, positive workplace relationships are essential to effective performance. Yet, the specific mechanisms through which ethical leadership encourages critical, collaborative behaviours, such as knowledge sharing, remain underexplored. This study...

This study, focused on sustainable finance and management accounting, explores the analytical triad of vsCHA (Value and Supply Chain Analysis), COA (Cost Analysis), and CIA (Continuous Improvement Analysis), examining their interactions and their impact on firm sustainability. Data were...

Background: In the era of rapid technological advancement, digital transformation has emerged as a pivotal strategy for enhancing operational efficiency and competitiveness in logistics enterprises, particularly amid globalization and post pandemic recovery; this study aims to evaluate its...

This study examines the influence of talent management on the competitive performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), incorporating innovation as a mediating variable and institutional support as a moderating factor. Drawing on data from 1721 Spanish SMEs and employing partial...

Objective: This study aims to examine how cultural dimensions mediate the relationship between accepting corruption and engaging in corrupt behaviours. The study examines how cultural traits affect the normalisation of corruption in organisations and societies. Research Design & Methods: The...

Objective: This study proposes a cross-cultural competence (CCC) model for Chinese college students in the cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) sector, aiming to identify key dimensions and support talent development in digital global trade. Research Design & Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional...

In a context characterized by increasing competitive pressure, supply chain collaboration has gained greater relevance and lean principles have been integrated into supply chain management to address the challenge of achieving better organizational performance. The purpose of this study is to...

This study examines the impact of agile practices on supply chain performance measurements in manufacturing firms. Following COVID-19, there have been operational and logistics disruptions in manufacturing firms and supply chains worldwide. We study the link between supply chain performance and...

Background: This study examined the role of total quality management, just-in-time, and green supply chain management practices to improve environmental performance. Methods: Data from 207 manufacturing industry respondents from a developing economy were tested through a quantitative method...

Background: Digital transformation is increasingly present in modern logistics, especially in the context of sustainability and circularity pressures. The integration of technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and automated platforms involves not...

The intensive use of plastics, especially single-use packaging, in the food industry significantly impacts the environment. Reducing conventional food packaging is, therefore, a global challenge. While consumers drive market acceptance, it is essential to better understand their decision-making...

Food waste (FW) has become a major concern in the global era, which is affecting the societal environment and economy consistently. Rising population and urbanization have increased food production and consumption, especially in developing countries like Bangladesh. Due to limited recycling and...

Sustainable Smart Cities (SSCs) have garnered significant attention due to the accelerating rate of urbanization, and digitalization recently. The main objective of SSC initiatives is to seamlessly integrate digital technology into the city's fundamental systems, ultimately enhancing the...

Plastic microbeads in personal care products have raised significant environmental concerns, prompting regulatory interventions worldwide. However, consumer intentions play a crucial role in ensuring the success of such initiatives, particularly in emerging economies where market diversity and...

Objective: Identification of the impact of job satisfaction on employee loyalty. Research Design & Methods: A quantitative approach was applied. Critical analysis of literature and an expert panel was used to identify variables. A questionnaire study was carried out online on the sample of 419...

This research examines the cognitive and psychological mechanisms underlying young adults' reactions to ESG-labeled online advertisements, specifically resistance to persuasion and purchase intention. Based on dual-process theories of persuasion and digital literacy theory, we develop and test a...

Objective: This article aims to augment the literature on entrepreneurial business primarily by assessing how the synergies between international orientation (IO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) promote the overall performance of Portuguese exporting companies after controlling for the...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of millennial tourists' accommodation service experiences (ASEs) on their satisfaction, word-of-mouth (WOM) and revisit intentions (RIs) in an emerging economy. A survey instrument was used to collect cross-sectional data from millennial...

In response to rising complexity and dynamic challenges in supply chains, digitalization has emerged as a key innovation to enhance organizational competitiveness. This study develops a multidimensional theoretical framework by integrating five foundational management and organizational theories...

Research and Development (R&D) plays crucial role in the technological progress, and thus it can be seen as facilitator of the economic development. It is widely known that the importance of the research is not only in economic aspect but also in the technologic aspect. On the other hand, not...

In an era marked by the importance of sustainability and technological integration, this paper explores the drivers behind sustainable consumption in a rapidly evolving market, focusing on Romanian consumer perspectives towards sustainable products driven by the relationship between the circular...

Background: The hospital supply chain (HSC) is one of the main levers for improving the performance of any healthcare organization. HSC stakeholders evolve in a dynamic environment marked by great complexity. This observation led us to conduct research, through which we examined several factors...

Recent disruptions have led to a growing interest in studying the social dimension of sustainability and its relationship to resilience within supply chains. Social sustainability is characterized as complex, often offering anomalous data and confounding variables that are impossible to...

This research seeks to highlight a common mistake that researchers in the area of Operations and Supply Chain Management (O&SCM) make when selecting the measurement models in Structural Equation Modelling. In fat, the unproper selection of a measurement model in Structural Equation Modeling...