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Volume 13, issue 12, 2021

Jordanian Society and the Tourism Profession from the Point of View of Tourism Workers pp. 1

Mohammad Nayef Alsarayreh

Belt and Road Initiative: A Spirit of Chinese Cultural Thought pp. 9

Muhammad Asif and Yang Bo Ling

The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment in the Relationship between the Empowering Leadership Behavior and Work Engagement: A Study Applied on the Cement Sector in Upper Egypt pp. 18

Adel R. M. Rayan, Ahmed S. M. Sebaie and Nagwa A. Ahmed

The Moderating Role of Family Control on the Relationship between Audit Committee Financial Expertise and Earnings Management pp. 31

Yousef Abu Siam, Mohammed Idris and Saleh Al- Okdeh

Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital Role in Achieving Creativity for Teaching Staff Members at Jordanian Universities pp. 38

Ahmad Areiqat, May Ahmad and Ahmad Alheet

Value Creation and Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence from Dividend Champions of the S&P 500 pp. 50

Marina Damilano, Nicola Miglietta, Enrico Battisti and Fabio Creta

The Impact of Turning Jordan into an Economic Free Zone on the Flow of Foreign Investments pp. 61

Ahmad Y. Areiqat and Hanan Ibrahim

Analysis and Predictions of Seasonal Affected Weather Variables of Bangladesh: SARIMA Models vs. Traditional Models pp. 70

Md. Salauddin Khan, Masudul Islam, Sajal Adhikary, Md. Murad Hossain and Sohani Afroja

The Extent to Which the Corporate Governance Characteristics Has Affected the Audit Report Lag in Jordanian Banks pp. 81

Lina Hani Warrad

The Effect of Execution the Privatization Program on the Final Account (The Actual Revenues and Expenditures) in Jordan pp. 93

Nawaf Abdallah Aljundi and Ibrahim Ali Alqadi

Measuring the Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Saudi Arabia Using the Data Envelopment Analysis Approach pp. 111

Mansour Abdullah Almiman

Impact of Financial and Non-Financial Voluntary Disclosure on Stock Liquidity for Jordanian Industrial Shareholding Companies Listed on Amman Stock Exchange pp. 125

Ziad Abdul Halim AlTheibeh, Oday Abdulraheem Alhyari and Mohyedin Hamza

Occupational Stress and Demographic Characteristics among Information Technology Professionals pp. 140

R. N. Anantharaman, Rajeswari K S, Ajitha A and Jayanty K

The Impact of Tourism on the Local Economy in Malaysia pp. 151

Chin-Hong Puah, Meng-Chang Jong, Norazirah Ayob and Shafinar Ismail

Factors Influencing the Attitude of University Students’ toward Online Shopping: Evidence from Some Selected Universities of Chittagong pp. 158

Mir Md. Tariqul Alam

Women Do the Job: The Reasons to Set Quota for Women on Boards pp. 167

Sara De Masi, Agnieszka Słomka-Gołębiowska and Andrea Paci

Firm Characteristics and Innovation Activity: A Study of Italian Family Firms pp. 180

Murad Harasheh, Alessandro Capocchi and Andrea Amaduzzi

The Customer Flow in Chinese Audit Market after SEC Punishment pp. 193

Longyuan Sun and Xiaohui Li

A Comparison of the Main ERM Frameworks: How Limitations and Weaknesses can be Overcome Implementing IT Governance pp. 203

Michele Rubino

Empirical Evidence on CEO Reputation: Perspectives, Actions and Influence pp. 215

Maria Giovanna Confetto, Francesca Conte and Claudia Covucci

Size and Value Anomalies in European Bank Stocks pp. 227

Barbara Fidanza and Ottorino Morresi

Adoption of Integrated Reporting: Reasons and Benefits—A Case Study Analysis pp. 244

Filippo Vitolla and Nicola Raimo

The Macaulay Duration: A Key Indicator for the Risk-Adjustment in Fair Value pp. 251

Francesca Beccacece, Roberto Tasca and Luisa Tibiletti

Is There Any Value in the Banks Brand? pp. 261

Emanuel Bagna

Burt- Or Coleman-Type Rents, Or a Bit of Both? Knowledge Management Strategies in Suppliers’ Networks pp. 274

Gilda Antonelli, Edoardo Mollona and Luigi Moschera

Early Termination Clauses for Leasing Contracts with APR Cap pp. 290

Luciano Quattrocchio, Luisa Tibiletti and Mariacristina Uberti

The Influence of E-Commerce in Changing Competition in Regulated Industries: An Analysis in the Italian Sports Betting Market pp. 306

Paolo Calvosa

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 12 pp. 324

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 11, 2021

Academic Motivation Scale: Development, Application and Validation for Portuguese Accounting and Marketing Undergraduate Students pp. 1

Rui Silva, Ricardo Rodrigues and Carmem Leal

Effects of Materiality Assessment on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Maturity pp. 17

Stefano Azzali, Tatiana Mazza, Luca Fornaciari and Laura Trinchera

Influence of Celebrity Credibility on Brand Community Commitment towards Disaster Management Programs in Sri Lanka pp. 35

Ravindra Dissanayake

The Social Media Usage and its Impact on the Innovative Behavior: The Mediator Role of Information Technology: A Field Study in the Information and Communication Technology Organizations in Jordan pp. 46

Khalid Mahmmod Ahmad Mansour and Fayez Jomah Saleh Al-Najjar

Sustainability Practices and Banks Financial Performance: A Conceptual Review from the Islamic Banking Industry in Malaysia pp. 61

Amin Jan, Maran Marimuthu, Muhammad Pisol bin @Mat Isa and Pia A. Albinsson

The Influence of the Implementation of Job Rotation on Employees’ Perceived Job Satisfaction pp. 89

Anna Elizabeth Van Wyk, Ilze Swarts and Chipo Mukonza

Analysis on the Evolution Path of Promoting the College Students' Entrepreneurship pp. 102

Tian Yanan

Usability of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Swedish Language Learning for Newcomers in Sweden pp. 110

Samer Alkhouli

Store Brand Equity: An Explorative Study pp. 122

Guido Cristini, Cristina Zerbini and Elisa Martini

Overconfident Newsvendor’s Joint Pricing and Ordering Decisions under the Additive Demand Case pp. 135

Li Ying and Guo Gui-hang

An Italian Business Model for Engaging Organisations to Social Wellness: A Focus on the for Benefit Companies pp. 142

Maria Antonella Ferri and Maria Palazzo

Predicting the Virtual Financial Communication Content: A Discriminant Analysis Applied on Small and Medium Stocks pp. 156

Youssef Saida

Mobile Advertising Optimization Strategy Based on SICAS Model in China pp. 169

Liu Jingyan and Huang Liwen

Impact of Internal Control System Structures According to (COSO) Model on the Operational Performance of Construction Companies in the Gaza Strip: An Empirical Study pp. 176

Iskandar M. Nashwan

Challenges Facing the Organization of Tourism Programs to Jordan pp. 192

Mohammad Nayef Alsarayreh

The Crowdfunding: A New Financial Instrument for the Start-Ups? pp. 199

Marina Damilano and Cristina Rovera

Aircraft Wet Leases: Accounting Dissonance with Competitive Strategy and Travelers’ Perspectives pp. 214

Francesco Bellandi

Integrated Reporting: Development and State of Art —The Italian Case in the International Context pp. 233

Filippo Vitolla, Nicola Raimo and Elbano De Nuccio

Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR) As a Predictor of Consumer’s Green Behavior pp. 241

Siti Munerah, Seethaletchumy Thambiah and Saravanan Muthaiyah

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 11 pp. 250

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 10, 2021

The Influence of Pension Scheme Maturity on Investment Strategies of Pension Funds in Kenya pp. 1

Wilson Ngugi, Amos Njuguna and Francis Wambalaba

Effects of Work-life Balance Policies on Corporate Performance and the Promotion of Female Employee pp. 9

Mamiko Takeuchi

Communication and Data Processing in Local Public Group: Transparency and Accountability pp. 20

Paolo Pietro Biancone, Silvana Secinaro, Valerio Brescia and Daniel Iannaci

An Investigation of the Job Performance of Administrative Staff in Government Hospitals, Malaysia pp. 38

Suguna Sinniah, Ramesh Kumar Moona Haji Mohamed, Vimala Kadiresan, Prem Kumar Nadarajan, Adam Arif Lee Aik Keang, Azeyan Awee and Che Siti Lazrina Md Lazim

Impact of Benefits and Barriers of Implementing Human Resources Information System on Staff Performance at Al-Balqa Applied University pp. 47

Mohammad Izzat Alhalalmeh

How Did Organizational Resilience Work Before and after the Financial Crisis? An Empirical Study pp. 54

Pamela Palmi, Domenico Morrone, Pier Paolo Miglietta and Giulio Fusco

A Study on Economic Spatial Structure of Urban Agglomerations in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area pp. 63

Jincheng Yang, Xinqu Xia and Mu Zhang

Competitive Repertoire Complexity: A Potential Mediator in the Upper Echelons Propositions? pp. 83

Patriciah G. Mwangi, Zachary B. Awino, Kennedy O. Ogollah and Ganesh P. Pokhariyal

Self-Disclosure in Social Networking Sites in Saudi Arabia pp. 96

Basmah Emad ALQadheeb and Othman Ibraheem Alsalloum

Diversity Training and its Impact on the Employees’ Organizational Commitment: Job Satisfaction as a Moderating Variable in the Classic Fashion Apparel Industry Company pp. 116

Rokaya AL-Badareen and Hadeel Al-Ghazzawi

Antecedents of Expectation and Continuance on Internet Group Buying Intention: An Empirical Study in Taiwan pp. 130

Fan-Chuan Tseng

Service Dominant Logic, Open Innovation Intermediaries and Innovative Capacities: Towards a Theoretical Framework pp. 146

Mirko Perano, Gian Luca Casali and Tindara Abbate

Evaluation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Innovation Performance Growth in Malaysia pp. 161

Rashidah Binti Mohamad Ibrahim, Abasiti Victor Abraham and Wan Abd Aziz Bin Wan Mohd Amin

Status Quo and Development of Taiwan’s Machine Tool Industry from the Perspective of Machine Tool Export Models and Major Exporting Countries pp. 173

Jui-Lung Chen

Brand Equity and Business Performance in Family and Non-Family Mexican Small Business pp. 182

Gonzalo Maldonado-Guzman, Sandra Yesenia Pinzón-Castro and Dolly Anabel Ortiz-Lazcano

The Contribution of Audit Committees in the Reduction of the Liquidity Risk Levels in the Jordanian Commercial Banks pp. 192

Mohammad Al-Hajaia and Firas Hashem

Performance and Competences in Call Centre: The Effect of Leadership Style pp. 204

Alessia Berni and Luigi Moschera

How Does Corporate Governance Affect Bank Performance? The Mediating Role of Risk Governance pp. 212

Paola Leone, Carmen Gallucci and Rosalia Santulli

Determinants of Non-Performing Loans: Evidence from Europe pp. 230

Antonio Salvi, Candida Bussoli, Lavinia Conca and Marisa Gigante

Financing a PPP Project: Sources and Financial Instruments—Case Study from China pp. 240

Nguyen Ngoc Linh, Xiao Wan and Hoang Thi Thuy

Types of Vignettes and Ethical Decision-Making among Business Education Students pp. 249

Prisca Mary Oluoch, Paul Amollo Odundo, John Mwangi and Charles Richard Oyier

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Managment, Vol. 13 No. 10 pp. 259

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 9, 2018

Work Design: Rethinking How Technology Is Used In University Classrooms pp. 1

Leslie J. Wardley, Charles H. Belanger and Suchita Bali

Contingency Model of Multiple SNSs Running Strategy in Art and Cultural Institutions pp. 13

Joosun Yum, Kihwan Kim and Stephanie Mazzei

Exploring the Role of Quality of Work Life in Building Learning Organization: Applied Study on the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies pp. 24

Yazan Emnawer Al Haraisa

Halal Tourism through the Lens of Generation Z in a Muslim Majority Country: Implications on Tourist Services pp. 36

Alfonso Vargas-Sanchéz and Mirko Perano

Building Transparent Knowledge Management Networks in the Public Sector pp. 50

Rossella Aiello, Marco Bisogno and Giancarlo Nota

Study on Perception of Organization Justice among Non-Academic Staff of Tertiary Education in Selangor Malaysia pp. 67

Agbonmwandolor Bobby Efosa and Amirreza Salehipour

Are All Independent Directors the Same? Evidence from Italian Listed Companies pp. 78

Paolo Tenuta, Domenico Rocco Cambrea and Debora Fazzari

Knowledge Technology Transfer: A Spatial Analysis within the Triad pp. 89

Luigi Aldieri, Marisa Faggini and Concetto Paolo Vinci

Co-Evolutionary Prospects in Tourism pp. 95

Marco Valeri and Leslie Fadlon

Criteria for Performance Appraisal in Saudi Arabia, and Employees Interpretation of These Criteria pp. 106

Saleh H. Alharbi

Defining Health Service Eco-System “Infection”: A Critical Analysis of Patient Surveys pp. 118

Maria V. Ciasullo, Orlando Troisi, Silvia Cosimato and Alex Douglas

Ownership Concentration and Going Concern: Evidence from Jordanian Listed Firms pp. 139

Mohammed Hassan Makhlouf and Fares Jamiel Al-Sufy

Patients Loyalty Framework towards Healthcare Services in Malaysia pp. 148

Kastury Gohain, Seethaletchumy Thambiah and Tan Chuie Hong

Strategic Planning Process Intensity and Formality Impact on the Performance of Accredited Universities in Kenya pp. 153

Christine A. Kabui, Vincent N. Machuki, John K. Yabs and James M. Njihia

The Role of Intangibles in the Creation of Company Value pp. 161

Graziella Sicoli

Management Control Systems and Integrated Reporting: Which Relationships? The Case of the Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona pp. 169

Marco Gatti, Maria Serena Chiucchi and Marco Montemari

Italian Economics Departments’ Scientific Research Performance: Comparison between VQR and ASN Methodologies pp. 182

Gennaro Guida

Influence of the Psychological Capital and Perceived Organizational Support on Subjective Career Success: The Mediating Role of Women's Career Adaptability in the Saudi Context pp. 189

Mona Mohamed Sayed Ibrahim and Amina Ahmed Amari

The Relationship amongst Person-Organization Fit, Safety Consciousness, Safety Climate and Safety Behavior pp. 208

Ferit Olcer and Cemal Durmuscelebi

Determinants of Corporate Cash Holding of Non-Financial Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange pp. 222

Constantine Barasa, George Achoki and Amos Njuguna

Human Capital Investment Model Based on Outsourcing Human Resources in Banking Industries pp. 236

Widodo Widodo, Sri Hindah Pudjiastuti and Joko Bomber Su

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 9 pp. 244

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 8, 2018

Accounting Education for Professional Accountants: Evidence from Italy pp. 1

Giovanna Lucianelli and Francesca Citro

The Impact of the External Environment on the Growth of the Italian Academic Spin-Offs: A Cross-Sectional Analysis pp. 16

Ivano De Turi and Antonello Garzoni

Determinants of Capital Structure within the Context of Corporate Governance in Egypt pp. 26

Hanaa El-Habashy

Effect of Household Factors on Repayment Ability among Islamic Microfinance Borrowers in Bangladesh pp. 40

Farzana Sharmin and Ridzwan Bakar

Does Leadership Style Influence Organizational Effectiveness in Non-Governmental Organizations? pp. 52

Grace Mwai, Juliana Namada and Paul Katuse

The Governance and Its Impact on the Organizational Intelligence from the Point of View for the Employees of the Social Security Corporation (SSC) in Jordan pp. 65

Eyad Al Rawashdeh

Social Networking Sites Acceptance: The Role of Personal Innovativeness in Information Technology pp. 75

T. R. Wijesundara and Sun Xixiang

The Role of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ERP in Improving Customer Relationship Management CRM: An Empirical Study of Safeway Company of Jordan pp. 86

Nader Aljawarneh and Ziyad Alomari

The Roles of Islamic Religiosity, Brand Image and Knowledge on Relationship between Perceived Value and Tourist Satisfaction: A Review pp. 101

Nashrul Hakimi, Noorshella Binti Che Nawi, Mohamad Ismail, Md Zaki Muhamad Hasan, Asrul Hery Ibrahim and Noorul Azwin Md Nasir

Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in an Internet Service Providers pp. 108

Jamal Joudeh and Ala’ O. Dandis

The Impact of Culture on Business Negotiation Styles: A Comparative Study between Bangladesh and China pp. 121

Shen Gangyi, Md Hoque and Peng Zhangwen

Perceiving Competitiveness under the Restructuring Process of Globalization pp. 135

Charis Vlados, Nikolaos Deniozos, Dimos Chatzinikolaou and Michail Demertzis

The Role of the Participatory Depositor in the Governance of Islamic Banks pp. 154

Simona Franzoni and Asma Ait Allali

Evaluation of the Methods of Dealing with the Problem of Mental Dissonance of the Consumer after the Purchase Process to Ensure Repeat of Purchase (Apple Mobile Phones Company) pp. 167

Somaia Osman Mohamed Abdelgadir

Understanding Relationship between Milestone and Decision-Making in Project Management: A Qualitative Study among Project Managers in Saudi Arabia pp. 184

Umar Altahtooh and Thamir Alaskar

Factors Hindering Use of Standard Weights and Measures along Irish Potato Supply Chain in Njombe Region, Tanzania pp. 196

Kenneth Bengesi

The Integration of Lean Management and Six Sigma Strategies to Improve the Performance of Production in Industrial Pharmaceutical pp. 207

Abdullah Ahmad Al-Shourah, Rawan Thaher Al-Tarawneh and Feras Ali Alzu'bi

Adaptation of Globalization and Their Effect to the Tanzania Economic Growth pp. 217

Japhet Jacksoni Katanga and Seleman Pharles

Firm Level Strategy, Organization Culture and Performance of Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms in Kenya pp. 224

Zachary Awino, Dominic Muteshi, Reginah Kitiabi and Ganesh Pokhariyal

Interregional Transfer of Carbon Emissions and Shared Responsibility: A Review of Theory and Evidence pp. 236

Yabei Hu and Yang Tao

The Impact of Power Structures on Supply Chain Enterprises with Carbon Emission Reduction Decisions pp. 246

Fan Dandan and Xu Qi

Context-Specific and Firm-Specific Factors and Their Effect on Banking Credit Policies in Post-Unification Southern Italy: A Case Study pp. 257

Puntillo Pina, Rubino Franco Ernesto and Cambrea Domenico Rocco

The Impact of Jordanian Banks Websites’ Quality on Customers’ Satisfaction pp. 268

Manar Maraqa, Amaal Al-Amawi and Tareq Hashem

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 8 pp. 277

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 7, 2018

The Impacts of Leadership Styles and Organisational Cultures on Public Innovations in the Emirates pp. 1

Ahmed Mohamed Alkindi and John Chandler

The Influence of Integrated Reporting on Management Control Systems: A Case Study pp. 19

Maria Serena Chiucchi, Marco Montemari and Marco Gatti

Exploratory Study on the Consumer’s Awareness of the Concept of Green Marketing in the Saudi Market pp. 33

Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed and Somaia Mohamed Abdelgadir

Is a Company’s Access to Private Equity and Venture Capital Affected by Location or Management Diversity? Some Empirical Evidence from Austria pp. 45

Sascha Sardadvar

If Transparency in Performance Measurement Becomes Mandatory: Towards Better Accountability? pp. 58

Elisa Bonollo

Corporate Social Responsibility of a Fair Trade Company: A Cross-Country Study of Taiwanese and American Business Students’ Perceptions pp. 69

Mei-Hua Chen and Bryan Chen

Green Real Estate: Does It Create Value? Financial and Sustainability Analysis on European Green REITs pp. 80

Massimo Mariani, Paola Amoruso, Alessandra Caragnano and Marianna Zito

Celebrity Endorsement and Brand Credibility in the Carbonated Soft Drink Industry in Sri Lanka pp. 93

Vadivelu Thusyanthy

Effects of the Experience in Using the Third-Party Payment on the Payment Model of Online Shopping pp. 107

Shwu-Ing Wu and Ya-Chen Chuang

Store Brand Purchase in the Italian Market pp. 126

Guido Cristini and Cristina Zerbini

Wine Marketing: Consumer Persuasion through the Region of Origin pp. 137

Sabrina Latusi, Cristina Zerbini, Silvia Maestripieri and Beatrice Luceri

The Mediation Role of Employees Engagement in the Relationship between Talent Management and Talent Retention in Military Production Factories in Egypt pp. 146

Safaa Shaaban

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Initiatives in Enhancing Creativity and Innovation pp. 157

Mohammad Ali Al Qudah

Corporate Governance, Strategic Choices and Performance of Financial Institutions in Kenya pp. 169

Grace Kamau, Evans Aosa, Vincent Machuki and Ganesh Pokhariyal

Water Sector Reforms, Commercialization and Financial Sustainability of Public Water Utilities in Kenya: The Case of Homa Bay Water and Sewerage Company Limited pp. 179

Agwa Maryline Akinyi and Paul Odundo

Innovation Strategies, First Mover Advantage and Performance in the Context of the Microfinance Sector: A Review of Literature pp. 195

Paul Ouma and James Kilika

Competence and Employee Innovative Behaviour in the Nigerian Telecommunication Industry pp. 210

Jasmine Tamunosiki-Amadi and Bunatari Ogoun

Research on the Influence Mechanism of Joint Promotion on the Loyalty of the Main Brand pp. 222

Sartova Zhamilya

The Impact of Commitment Time Sharing Companies by Applying the Standards of Corporate Governance in Creating Sustainable Employment Opportunities in Jordan pp. 230

Ahmad Malkawi and Hamzeh Al Hawamdeh

Federal Inland Revenue Service Tax Awareness Index: Development and Validation pp. 249

Fred Femi Akinfala, Martha Ekong, Abubakar Liman, Pirfa Tyem, Adashu Ashu and Mohammed Kam-Selem

How to Make the Optimization Model for Parking Lots in Taipei pp. 262

Miao-Sheng Chen and Meng-Feng Lin

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 7 pp. 267

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 6, 2018

Individual Cyber Security: Empowering Employees to Resist Spear Phishing to Prevent Identity Theft and Ransomware Attacks pp. 1

Jason Thomas

Advancing a Behavioral Approach for Studying Public Administration pp. 25

Andrea Tomo

CSR and Financial Performance: Trick Or Treat? A Longitudinal Study on Holistic CSR Practices pp. 43

Antonio Salvi, Felice Petruzzella and Anastasia Giakoumelou

The Usefulness of Regulatory Capital for Investors’ Judgments in the Basel 3 Framework pp. 72

Alessandro Mechelli, Vincenzo Sforza, Alessandra Stefanoni and Riccardo Cimini

Social Media Content: A Management Framework pp. 84

Maria Giovanna Confetto and Alfonso Siano

Principals’ Attitudes towards International Exchange Activities in the Context of Taiwan pp. 97

Wei-Ting Huang

Earnings Management and State Ownership: A Literature Review pp. 117

Francesco Capalbo, Marco Sorrentino and Margherita Smarra

Aspects of Procurement Reforms that Influence Expenditure Management in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Focus on Emergency Procurement pp. 129

Eric Kibinu Kinuthia, Paul Odundo and Grace Nyagah

Customer Awareness of the Social Responsibility and Its Relation to Loyalty pp. 144

Khaled Alafi

Use of Crowdfunding for Developing Social Enterprises: An Islamic Approach pp. 156

Nazamul Hoque, Mohammad Hasmat Ali, Sirajul Arefeen, Md. Masrurul Mowla and Abdullahil Mamun

Overcoming SMEs Financing and Supply Chain Obstacles by Introducing Supply Chain Finance pp. 165

Waseem Abbasi, Zongrun Wang and Asaad Alsakarneh

Maladaptive Perfectionism and Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence pp. 174

Loulwah Motlaq Fares Aljaser

Supportive Drivers of Organizational Knowledge Management: A Case Study from Egypt pp. 183

Randa El Bedawy

Entrepreneurial Philanthropy Partnerships: Aligning Leadership, Strategy, and Culture pp. 195

Jos Rath

Perception of the Benefits and Features of Health Insurance Policies Offered by the Employers: Empirical Findings from Saudi Arabia pp. 214

Hashem Abdullah AlNemer

Impact of Liquidity Rules on Shareholders’ Returns in Jordan Islamic Bank pp. 225

Abdullah Ibrahim Nazal and Fuad Al-Fasfus

The Internal Audit Effectiveness Evaluated with an Organizational, Process and Relationship Perspective pp. 238

Stefano Azzali and Tatiana Mazza

Corporate Social Responsibility Activities that Influence Customer Loyalty of SMEs pp. 255

Peter Turyakira

Task Assignment and Pricing Based on Psychological Surplus Value Model pp. 267

Qiao-Zhen Yu, Zi-Ang Lin, Shao-Zhen Chen and Yuan-Biao Zhang

The Effect of Board of Directors’ Characteristics and Ownership Type on the Timeliness of Financial Reports pp. 276

Ahnaf Alsmady

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 6 pp. 288

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 5, 2018

Integrated Reporting Practices in Europe and Value Relevance of Accounting Information under the Framework of IIRC pp. 1

Salvatore Loprevite, Daniela Rupo and Bruno Ricca

Financial and Accounting Approaches in Lease Appraisal pp. 13

Alessandro Migliavacca, Mariacristina Uberti, Christian Rainero and Luisa Tibiletti

The Internal Control Systems Integrated into the Various Profiles of Governance, Audit, Risk and Compliance pp. 21

Maurizio Rija and Franco Ernesto Rubino

Research and Analysis on the Influencing Factors of the Purchase Decision of the Consumers of Fast Fashion Goods in Kazakhstan pp. 37

Sagatdinova Dayana and Sha Zhen Quan

The Impact of Management Accounting Research: An Analysis of the Past and a Look at the Future pp. 47

Marco Gatti

Promoting Autonomy to Reduce Employee Deviance: The Mediating Role of Identified Motivation pp. 61

Julien Bureau, Geneviève Mageau, Alexandre Morin, Marylène Gagné, Jacques Forest, Konstantinos Papachristopoulos, Ashrah Lucas, Anaïs Thibault Landry and Chloé Parenteau

Critical Success Factors That Influence Black Leadership Integration in Companies Listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange pp. 72

Biren Valodia, Ted Sun and Thomas Zachariah

A Decision Making Tool for Selection of LSPs pp. 95

Aicha Aguezzoul and Gilles Paché

CEO Perquisites in Canada, 1971-2008: Certainly Not Pure Managerial Excess pp. 105

Patrice Gelinas and Lisa Baillargeon

Family Ownership and Dividend Policy: Empirical Evidence from Malaysia pp. 112

Vasanthan Subramaniam

Effect of Strategic Thinking Skills on Dimensions of Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence from Jordan pp. 127

Ahmed Al-Qatamin and Ayat Esam

Perceived Risk Influence on Brand Made in Ghana Consumer Decision Making towards Non-Perishable Products Category pp. 137

Abraham Yeboah, Vida Owusu-Prempeh and Samuel Adjei

The Impact of Stock Index Futures on the Information Environment of Listed Firm: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms pp. 147

Yinglin Wan

The Impact of Internal Audit Committees’ Practices on Enhancing the Independence of Internal Auditors in Jordanian Commercial Banks pp. 156

Khalil Abu Saleem

Achieving Organizational Commitment through HRM Practices: The Ghanaian Banking Sector Experience pp. 171

Rosemary Coffie, Kofi Boateng and Frank Coffie

Organizational Resources, Industry Velocity, Attention Focus and Firm’s Performance: A Review of Literature pp. 185

Paul Kimiti and James Kilika

Improving the Estimation Efficiency of Jordanian Central Government Budget Depending on Information Based on Final Account Statement-Field Study pp. 201

Hamdan Moh’D Al–Hiyasat

Super Responsive Supply Chain: The Case of Spanish Fast Fashion Retailer Inditex-Zara pp. 212

Md Aftab, Qin Yuanjian, Nadia Kabir and Zapan Barua

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 5 pp. 228

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 4, 2018

Adopting a Strategic Approach to Matching People to Jobs pp. 1

Chalette Griffin

Can a National Requirement Affect the Gender-Balance Approach? pp. 11

Maria Nardo and Romilda Mazzotta

Leadership and Team Values Shape Employee Engagement: Test of a Multilevel Moderated Mediation Model pp. 23

Masaki Matsunaga

Implications of Network Structure on Small Firms’ Performance: Evidence from Italy pp. 46

Michele Rubino and Filippo Vitolla

Using Prior Payment Behavior Variables for Small Enterprise Default Prediction Modelling pp. 57

Francesco Ciampi

Implementing Local Government Strategies: A Framework for Action pp. 73

Emanuele Padovani, David Young and Alexander Heichlinger

The Determinants of the Confidi Delinquency Rate pp. 87

Alessio Bongiovanni and Cristina Rovera

The Relationship between Earnings Management and Stock Price Liquidity pp. 99

Shehadeh Arar, Emad Al-Sheikh and Abdullah Hardan

Investigating the Mediation Role of Information Technology (IT) Components in the Relationship between Knowledge Management (KM) Processes and Decision-Making pp. 108

Maha Alkhaffaf

Market Knowledge Management and Performance in Mexican Small Business pp. 127

Sandra Pinzon-Castro, Gonzalo Maldonado-Guzman and Jose Marin-Aguilar

The Impact of IFRS Adoption on the Value Relevance of Accounting Information: Evidence from the Insurance Sector pp. 138

Ali Alnodel

The Time-Varying Effects of Monetary Policy on House Prices in China: An Application of TVP-VAR Model with Stochastic Volatility pp. 149

Weina Cai and Sen Wang

The Relationship between Graduates’ Perceived Employability Attributes and Employability Gap in Egypt: The Moderating Roles of Core Self-Evaluation and University Branding pp. 158

Sherine El-Fekey and Mohamad Mohamad

Corporate Philanthropy and Innovation Performance pp. 173

Shaoyan Jiang, Jingwen Mi, Xiaohui Tao and Wanwan Hu

Determinants of Value Creation in Cross-Border M&As: The Case of the Software Industry pp. 183

Alberto Pezzi

More Is Less: Only Moderate Polarized Online Product Reviews can Affect Sales pp. 192

Li Yang

The Factor Influencing Brand Loyalty in Fashion Industry among Generation Y in Malaysia pp. 201

Dilashenyi Devi Selvarajah

The Research on Anti-dumping, Cost and Chinese Export: Based on Multilateral Resistance Term of Gravity Model pp. 210

Rou Li

Analyzing the Effect of Entrepreneurial Characteristics to Maximize the Architectural Design Quality Value in Greater Amman Municipality (Case Study) pp. 219

Mohammad Alhalalmeh, Neameh Al-khafaj and Feras Al Shalabi

Research on China’s M&A Efficiency Based on DEA–Tobit pp. 232

Sen Wang and Zhijun Zhang

Corporate Board and Upper Echelons: The Case of the American Most Admired Firms pp. 245

Karima Dhaouadi

The Effect of Strategic Management on the Organizational Performance Using the Balance Scorecards Approach to Measure Performance: A Case Study in the Nursing Department at Al-Khalidi Hospital and Medical Center pp. 259

Dina Said Qarah Qarashay and Feras Ali Alzubi

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 4 pp. 271

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 3, 2018

Do Ownership Gender Diversity and Size Matter? A Focus on Intellectual Capital Performance pp. 1

Maria Serena Chiucchi, Marco Giuliani and Simone Poli

Entrepreneurial University and Business Education: Towards a Network Model pp. 13

Maddalena della Volpe

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practices on Consumer Behavior (with Reference to FMCGs in Tamil Nadu) pp. 28

Desti Kannaiah and A. Jayakumar

Resistance to Change Processes and Strategies for the Implementation of Harmonization Reforms: The Separation of the Health Care Expenditure in the Regional Financial Statements pp. 42

Rainero Christian, Migliavacca Alessandro, Puddu Luigi and Modarelli Giuseppe

Understanding the Influence of CEO Tenure and CEO Reputation on Corporate Reputation: An Exploratory Study in Italy pp. 54

Francesca Conte

An Empirical Study of Tourist Hotels: Difference Analysis between International Tourist Hotel and Standard Tourist Hotel in Taiwan pp. 67

Jui-Lung Chen

Gender Equalities in Entrepreneurship: How Close, Or Far, Have We Come in Italy? pp. 75

Diego Matricano and Mario Sorrentino

What Impacts IPO Underpricing? Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange pp. 88

Maria Hossain Sochi and Raisul Islam

Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship and Management Studies: A Systematic Literature Review pp. 98

Giovanna Magnani and Antonella Zucchella

The Influence of “Euro-Leaf” Logo on Consumers’ Choices: The Italian Case of Branded and Private Label Food Products pp. 134

Domenico Morrone and Rosamartina Schena

Marketing Approaching for the Standards of Approved Textbooks in Study Plans of Jordanian Universities pp. 149

Mohammad Mansour Abu-Jalil

Gender Inequality in Wage Rate in Indonesia pp. 160

Ahmad Rizki Sridadi and Gigih Prihantono

Audit Committee and Discretionary Loan Loss Provisions in Tunisian Commercial Banks pp. 169

Amina Zgarni, Hassouna Fadhila and Moez El Gaied

Hybrid Communication Strategies and Tools as a Strategic Lever to Improve Supply Chain performance pp. 181

Hanan Qatawneh

Health Consciousness and Brand Equity in the Carbonated Soft Drink Industry in Sri Lanka pp. 188

Vadivelu Thusyanthy

An Exploratory Approach of the Mission Statement: Case of Saudi Arabia Business Schools pp. 200

Fahad Alolayan, Wided Ragmoun and Hanene Saidi

An Empirical Study of Female E-shopper’s Satisfaction with Cosmetic Products in China pp. 211

Yaxin Ma and Shaohua Yang

The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm’s Financial Performance in Malaysia pp. 220

Dilashenyi Devi Selvarajah, Uma Murthy and Mathavi Massilamani

The Impact of Governance Mechanism of Financial Listed Companies on the Pay and the Pay-Performance Sensitivity of Executives pp. 233

Sen Wang and Feng Liu

A Scorecard to Detect Financial Leverage Profitability pp. 244

Laura Broccardo, Luisa Tibiletti and Pertti Vilpas

The Research on Factors Which Affect Anti-dumping Investigation: Based on Probit Model pp. 252

Rou Li

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Capabilities & Building a Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Mobile Phone Operators in Jordan pp. 262

Mohammed Alshura

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 3 pp. 270

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 2, 2018

Italian Pension Funds Struggling with Domestic Sovereign Risk pp. 1

Paola De Vincentiis, Eleonora Isaia and Paola Zocchi

Corporate Governance, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Firm’s Performance: Evidence from Construction Business, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia pp. 14

Malik Azhar Hussain and Abdul Razak Abdul Hadi

Better Life Index and Health Care Quality Indicators, Two New Instruments to Evaluate the Healthcare System pp. 29

Paolo Biancone, Silvana Secinaro and Valerio Brescia

The Relationship between Revenues Size and Actual Expenditures through the Closing Account Result of the Jordanian Government pp. 40

Mohammad Ali Al Hayek

The Bank Lending Process: Accounting Information Role in Constructing Realities or Illusions pp. 53

Daniela Ruggeri, Antonio Leotta and Carmela Rizza

The Drivers of Cat Bond Spread in the Primary Market pp. 65

Massimo Mariani, Paola Amoruso, Raffaele Didonato and Alessandra Caragnano

Grey vs. Young Entrepreneurs: Are They Really That Different in Terms of Entrepreneurial Intentions? Empirical Evidence from Italy pp. 76

Diego Matricano

The Why and How of Fostering International Academic Exchange at Schools in Taiwan pp. 87

Shih-Chang Lee, Tien-Ling Hu and Hsuan-Fu Ho

The impact of the Risks of the Input of Accounting Information Systems on Managerial Control, Accounting Control and Internal Control in Commercial Banks in Jordan pp. 96

Mohammed AL-Sharairi, Atallah Al-Hosban and Hussan Thnaibat

Synergy of Top Management Team Demographics, Strategy and Structure: Empirical Evidence on Performance of Public Enterprises pp. 108

Zachary Awino and Bwire Joseph Francis

The Flower of Service Concept and Its Influence on the Customer Satisfaction: Case Study of Jordanian Private Hospitals Sector pp. 122

Tareq Hashem

Service Quality from Customer Perception: Evidence from Carter Model on Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) pp. 138

Qaisar Ali

Compliance with Best Practice Governance Principles by State Owned Enterprises in Botswana pp. 149

Tebogo Magang and Koketso Kube

The Role of Spiritual Leadership in Reducing Bullying Behavior: A Study on the Industrial Companies in Egypt pp. 167

Wageeh Nafei

Research on the Risk Prevention of Government Purchase of Public Services pp. 187

Chen Yanfang and Geng Hong

Impact of Organizational Context & Information Technology on Employee Knowledge Sharing pp. 194

Mohammed Saleem Alshurah, Abdelrahim Zabadi, Amnah Hassan Dammas and Dalia Dammas

The Influence of Alliance Innovation Network Structure upon Enterprise Innovation: A Case Study of China’s Energy-Saving and Environment-protection Industry pp. 208

Meng Xu

On Green Strategy: Effect on Automotive Industry of Pakistan pp. 221

Muhammad Ahmed Butt, Paul Katuse and Juliana Namada

Intercultural Adaptation Strategies to Culture Shock of International Students in China: A Case Study pp. 231

Md Shahidul Fakir

The Balance between Exceptional Cases and the Risk of Fake: An Ever Present Theme pp. 245

Maria Teresa Bianchi

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 2 pp. 257

Stephen Lee

Volume 13, issue 1, 2017

The Effect of Banks Website Service Quality and E-satisfaction on E-loyalty: An Empirical Study on Swedish Banks pp. 1

Samer Alkhouli

Innovation as an Economic Driving Force in Australia pp. 13

Ovais Vohra

Characteristics and Skills Necessary in Accountancy pp. 22

Susan O'Shea

Corporate Social Responsibility Contribution to Environmental Sustainability in Developing Countries: The Accountability Perspective pp. 33

Mfon Jeremiah

Benchmark-Based Preferences Make Investors Loss Averse in Bull Markets and Gain Seeking in Bear Markets pp. 46

Robert Bordley and Luisa Tibiletti

How to Improve the Financial Conditions of Local Governments in a Period of Crisis: An Explanatory Case Study pp. 53

Giovanna Lucianelli, Francesca Citro, Serena Santis, Alfredo Ettore Tranfaglia and Andrea Mazzillo

The Importance of “Contextualisation” in Small and Medium-Sized Firms Valuation: Evidences from an Italian Case Study pp. 70

Damiano Montani, Francesco Perrini, Daniele Gervasio and Andrea Pulcini

The New Paradigm of the Omnichannel Retailing: Key Drivers, New Challenges and Potential Outcomes Resulting from the Adoption of an Omnichannel Approach pp. 85

Aiolfi Simone and Edoardo Sabbadin

The Antecedents and Consequences of Small Enterprise Organizational Ambidexterity: An Empirical Analysis of Italian Manufacturing Firms pp. 110

Francesco Ciampi

Business Students’ Continuance Intention toward Blackboard Usage: An Empirical Investigation of UTAUT Model pp. 120

Maroua Bouznif

Transformational Leadership and Innovation: An Empirical Study of Direct and Indirect Effects in HR Consulting Companies pp. 131

Esin Akay and Ayse Demirel

Is there Spillover Effect in Agricultural Industrialization Management? pp. 143

Junyi Wan and Lijun Zeng

The Impact of Cognitive Integration between the Traditional Balanced Scorecard and the Information Technology Balanced Scorecard on the Entrepreneurship Value of the Jordanian Public Shareholding Industrial Companies pp. 153

Usama Abdul Moneim, Ala Jaber Matarneh and Samer Akour

Consumer Background and Decision Making Styles of Malaysian College Students pp. 170

Sharifah Azizah Haron and Anyanwu Chinedu

Corporate Governance and Board of Directors Responsibility in Appointing Senior Managers: A Case in Saudi Arabia pp. 183

Ayman Mohamed Zerban and Abdullah Mohammed Abdullateef Madani

Environmental Scanning Mechanism and Its Effects on the Performance: Evidence from UAE pp. 190

Mansour Lotayif

The Role of Demarketing in Reducing Electricity Demand pp. 209

Mahmood AL-Samydai and Rudaina Yousif

A Study on the Relationship between Monetary Policy Variables and Stock Market pp. 218

Song Li

The Impact of Enterprise Risk Management on Firm Performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan Banking and Finance Industry pp. 225

Kingsley Alawattegama

Research on Inefficient Investment of Listed Companies in China pp. 238

Dongfang Qiu and Huinan Wu

Organizational Success as a Mediating Variable of the Relationship between Organizational Learning and Organizational Excellence: A Study on Telecommunications Sector in Egypt pp. 244

Wageeh Nafei

Determinants of International Competitiveness of SMEs in a Developing Economy: Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 266

Md Nur Alam Siddik

The Role of Intellectual Image of the Commodity in Increasing Sales: A Case Study of Maestro Pizza Company pp. 277

Somaia Abdelgadir and Ahmed Ahmed

Graduates Attributes: Convergence and Divergence of Different Stakeholders pp. 288

Vallipuram Kanagasingam

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 1 pp. 296

Stephen Lee