Kybernetes: Volume 51 Issue 12

The role of dynamic capability on a business model in knowledge-intensive firms

Ali Bonyadi Naeini, Seyedeh Hoda Jalilian Ahmadkalaei

The purpose of this paper is to identify the dynamic capabilities (DCs) affecting the business models (BMs) in knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs). This paper also examines how much…

Difficulties observed in hydroelectric turbine projects management: evidence from case studies

Lucas Nascimento Noggerini, Vitor William Batista Martins, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Osvaldo L. Golçalves Quelhas, Walter Leal Filho, Rosley Anholon

This study aims to analyze the difficulties observed in the management of three hydroelectric turbine projects developed by a large multinational company in the metal-mechanic…

Networks open the door to the success of technological entrepreneurship: a perspective on political skills

Xueyan Zhang, Xiaohu Zhou, Qiao Wang, Hui Zhang, Wei Ju

Based on social influence theory (SIT) and social capital theory, this paper aims to explore the mediating role of entrepreneurial networks between technological entrepreneurs'…

Online to offline social interaction on gaming motivations

Wei-Lun Chang, Li-Ming Chen, Yen-Hao Hsieh

This research examined the social interactions of online game players based on the proposed motivation model in order to understand the transitions of motivation of online game…

The link between employee career orientation, career management practices, citizenship behavior and gender: a moderated mediation model

Meha Joshi, Girish Chandra Maheshwari, Rajan Yadav

This study aims to add to the current understanding of mediation and moderation processes through which employee career orientation (CO) is linked with organizational citizenship…

A flexible mathematical model for crew pairing optimization to generate n-day pairings considering the risk of COVID-19: a real case study

Bahareh Shafipour-Omrani, Alireza Rashidi Komijan, Seyed Jafar Sadjadi, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Vahidreza Ghezavati

One of the main advantages of the proposed model is that it is flexible to generate n-day pairings simultaneously. It means that, despite previous researches, one-day to n-day…

Effects of boards of directors' external ties on firms' IT success

Jie Wang, Xingteng Li

Given the huge investment and complexity of information technology, it is imperative that boards of directors fully play their important role in promoting firms' IT success. This…

Economics of loan growth, credit risk and bank capital in Islamic banks

Faisal Abbas, Shoaib Ali

This study aims to analyze the moderating role of capital on the relationship between loan growth and credit risk for Islamic banks in the post-crisis era.

Asymmetric pass through of oil price to Chinese economic growth: new evidence from industrial sectors

Donghui Liu, Lingjie Meng, Yudong Wang

Oil is crucial for industrial development. This paper investigates the impacts of oil price changes on China's industrial growth and examines whether the impacts are asymmetric…

The dilemma of domestic suppliers on the periphery of the automotive industry global value chain

Jesús F. Lampón, Marta Rodríguez De la Fuente, José Antonio Fraiz-Brea

Under the global value chain (GVC) approach, this paper aims to analyze how domestic suppliers on the periphery of the automotive industry are affected by their relationship with…

Product design and pricing strategies in a closed-loop supply chain with patent protection

Lu Xiao, Zhi-Ying Wu, Song-Ling Zhang, Zhen-Song Chen, Kannan Govindan

This paper aims to propose a two-period model in which an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) decides the remanufacturability level of products in product design and unit patent…

Government subsidy, asymmetric information and green innovation

Yatian Liu, Heng Xu, Xiaojie Wang

The presence of asymmetric information exists between firms and the government about the firms' green innovation; this may lead to the firm's moral hazard problem of misusing the…