Measuring Business Excellence: Volume 28 Issue 1

Exploring the enablers of organizational excellence by human capital-driven innovation ecosystems

Ting-Cheng Lee, Min-Ren Yan

The purpose of this study is to discuss how organizations can drive organizational performance through human capital (HC) investment through systematic thinking.

A critical analysis of large scale research infrastructures’ performances

Isabella Nocella, Roberto Linzalone, Salvatore Ammirato, Alberto Michele Felicetti

Large scale research infrastructures (LSRIs) are rising in the competitive and globalized research environment, since they offer to external researchers-users, inputs and services…

Leadership and managerial challenges to ensure agile management as a method to enable business success: a Delphi study of the Slovenian health organisations

Vasja Roblek, Vlado Dimovski, Kristjan Jovanov Oblak, Maja Meško, Judita Peterlin

This study aims to apply the Delphi method to explore the possibilities for implementing agility management concepts in Slovenian health-care organisations.

Social media visibility and intellectual capital disclosure. An empirical analysis in the basketball clubs

Vitiana L’Abate, Nicola Raimo, Michele Rubino, Filippo Vitolla

The sport industry, due to the great importance of intangible assets, represents a field of particular interest for the analysis of intellectual capital disclosure (ICD). However…

Toward a model to enhance the applicability of blockchain in maritime shipping: a qualitative study from the Middle East

Ismail Abushaikha, Rana Albahsh, Mustafa Alsayes, Mohammad Al-Anaswah

Existing literature is still lacking field works that reflect the implications and applications of blockchain in supply chain management. This paper aims to explore the role of…

CSR performance practices and COVID-19 – a qualitative study of SME owners in UAE

Abdullah Mohammad Al Blooshi, Saju Jose, Krishna Venkitachalam

The purpose of this paper is to examine the corporate social responsibility performance among small and medium enterprise (SME) owners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before and…

Sustainability disclosure and firms’ performance in a voluntary environment

Ahmad Yuosef Alodat, Zalailah Salleh, Hafiza Aishah Hashim, Farizah Sulong

This study aims to investigate whether sustainability disclosures (SD) can improve financial, operational and market performance for businesses in Jordan. This research is based…

The role of management accounting on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and performance in SMEs

Kamilah Ahmad, Shafie Mohamed Zabri

This study aims to explore corporate social responsibility (CSR) implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and examines the role of management accounting…

Effect of banks’ ownership structure on financial performance: evidence from banks in an emerging market

Peter Njagi Kirimi

This study aims to examine the effect of ownership structure on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya.

How does green lean practices effect environmental performance? Evidence from manufacturing industries in India

Charanjit Singh, Davinder Singh

Industrialisation has contributed to global environmental problems, especially in developed countries, but increasingly so in developing ones as well. The rising public concern…