Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication: Volume 72 Issue 1/2

Research productivity of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from 2003 to 2020

Bashir Tijjani, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Zachariah Peter, Ishtiaq Ahmad Bajwa, Muhammad Ajmal Khan

This study aims to examine the quantitative research productivity of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) globally by using the bibliometric approach. The method was…

The digital habitus of the unwedded emerging adults: a sociological interpretation of male-female differences in Facebook behavior

Muhammad Rehan Masoom

By considering Facebook as a social context of manifesting digital habitus, this paper aims to explore the differences between men and women in the compensatory use of Facebook…

University archives: the research road travelled and the one ahead

Christos Chrysanthopoulos, Ioannis Drivas, Dimitrios Kouis, Georgios Giannakopoulos

University archives (UA) are the bridge between the past and the present and serve as a beacon for highlighting the contribution of academic institutions to society. Although the…

Preserving the history of Birmingham Black Radio: a discussion of preservation, outreach and collaboration

Robert Barnet Riter, Bob Friedman, Kimberly McDade, Jeff Hirschy

The Birmingham Black Radio Museum (BBRM) is a community museum and archives located in Birmingham, Alabama (USA) dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Black radio…

The effects of misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Bangladesh

Md. Rifat Mahmud, Raiyan Bin Reza, S.M. Zabed Ahmed

The main purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the general population in Bangladesh and the role of misinformation in this process.

Can paternalistic leaders enhance knowledge sharing? The roles of organizational commitment and Islamic work ethics

Arooba Chaudhary, Talat Islam, Hafiz Fawad Ali, Saqib Jamil

This paper aims to investigate the effect of paternalistic leadership (benevolent, moral and authoritarian) on knowledge sharing of nurses through the mediation of organizational…

Factors affecting the intentions of youngsters in switching to a virtual third place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: the place attachment and push-pull mooring theory

Yonathan Dri Handarkho, Khaerunnisa Khaerunnisa, Brigitta Michelle

This study aims to propose a theoretical model to investigate factors affecting the intentions of youngsters in switching to a virtual third place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Library and information science research in the Arab World: a bibliometric analysis 1951–2021

Nadeem Siddique, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Shakil Ahmad, Akhtar Abbas, Muhammad Ajmal Khan

This study aims to investigate the research productivity of library and information science (LIS) authors affiliated with the 22 countries of the Arab League. It also identifies…

Arab scholars’ acceptance of informal scholarly communication tools: applying the technology acceptance model 2 (TAM2)

Asma Alwreikat, Ahmed Maher Khafaga Shehata, Mohammed Khair Abu Zaid

This paper aims to use the technology acceptance model 2 (TAM2) to investigate the perceived ease of use, perceived benefits, barriers to use and acceptance of Arab scholars of…

Understanding the motivational values for the usage of specific online news media and users’ perception of information credibility

Tunde Simeon Amosun, Chu Jianxun, Olayemi Hafeez Rufai, Muhideen Sayibu, Riffat Shahani, Muhimpundu Nadege, Tolulope B. Olaiya

The purpose of this study is to investigate the utilitarian value (UV), hedonic value (HV) and social value (SV) that make people use a certain type of online media website and…

The perceived role of the mosque library in Upper Egypt as an Islamic information institution

Essam Mansour

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceived role of the mosque library in Upper Egypt as an Islamic information institution.

A bottom-up role of information asymmetry: opening the black-box of firms’ resource allocation mechanism

Riffat Blouch, Muhammad Majid Khan, Wajid Shakeel

Drawing on the concept of resource-based theory of the firm; the purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of firms’ strategic approaches on the firm performance via…