Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 123 Issue 8

Marketplace or reseller: the channel strategy analysis for e-commerce platforms considering brand differentiation

Yuan Shi, Ting Qu, Jia Shi, Lan Huang

The paper aims to clarify the effects of brand differentiation on the platform's formulation of channel strategy and help the online platform formulate the optimal channel…

Optimizing pricing and inventory strategies for dietary supplement production under stochastic demand

Yaping Zhao, Hao Luo, Qingyue Chen, Xiaoyun Xu

The increasing popularity of ERP solutions has provided dietary supplement manufacturing companies with modules to manage pricing and inventory. However, the decisions made by…

Effects of social media affordances on knowledge contribution in online Q&A communities: a self-determination perspective

Yusheng Zhou, Lei Zhu, Chuanhui Wu, Houcai Wang, Qun Wang, Qinjian Yuan

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of social media affordances, specifically social engagement and social endorsement, on knowledge contribution in online Q&A…

Does enterprise social media use in the post-acceptance stage improve employee autonomy? An information processing perspective

Pengzhen Yin, Wei Wang, Chuang Wang, Liang Liang

With the prevalence of enterprise social media (ESM), this study examines how the innovative and routine ESM use behaviors in the post-acceptance stage influence the quality and…

Soft computing in business: exploring current research and outlining future research directions

Surabhi Singh, Shiwangi Singh, Alex Koohang, Anuj Sharma, Sanjay Dhir

The primary aim of this study is to detail the use of soft computing techniques in business and management research. Its objectives are as follows: to conduct a comprehensive…

Complementary and contingent value of SMEs' data capability and supply chain capability in the competitive environment

Tuire Hautala-Kankaanpää

Scholars and practitioners increasingly recognize data as an important source of business opportunities, but research on the effect on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is…

Are scholar-type CEOs more conducive to promoting industrial AI transformation of manufacturing companies?

Peng Xu, Zichao Zhang

In order to effectively promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy and empower real enterprises to improve quality and efficiency, this study…

Employees' learning behavior in the context of AI collaboration: a perspective on the job demand-control model

Aihui Chen, Tuo Yang, Jinfeng Ma, Yaobin Lu

Most studies have focused on the impact of the application of AI on management attributes, management decisions and management ethics. However, how job demand and job control in…

The effect of human resource strategy on green supply chain integration: the moderating role of information systems and mutual trust

Faheem Akhtar, Qianwen Wang, Baofeng Huo

This study aims to explore the effect of human resource (HR) strategy (e.g. empowerment and teamwork) on green supply chain integration (e.g. green supplier and customer…

Gaining user confidence in banking industry's quest for digital transformation: a product-service system management perspective

Nina Shin, T.C.E. Cheng

The emergence of digital transformation in the banking industry gives rise to the challenges of adopting technology and boosting users' confidence in the process. This study…

Exploring the adoption decisions of mobile health service users: a behavioral reasoning theory perspective

Jung-Chieh Lee, Li Chen, Hengrui Zhang

To improve the frequency of adoption of mobile health services (MHSs) by users (consumers), it is critical to understand users' MHS adoption behaviors. However, the literature…