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15
Jul
2026

Enhancing Efficiency in Urban Water Services: Applying the Balanced Scorecard to the Portuguese Municipal Company AEP

IBIMA Business Review
This study explores how the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) can enhance strategic management practices aimed at minimizing treated water losses in a municipal water utility. Although operational efficiency has shown improvement, unbilled treated water remained notably high in 2020, exceeding 17% during distribution. This ongoing inefficiency…
14
Jul
2026

Software Ecosystem Growth Dynamics: Dependencies, Complexity, Vulnerabilities, and the Influence of AI Tools

Journal of Software and Systems Development
The growing complexity of software development, driven by the extensive use of external dependencies and AI-based development tools, has become an important but still underexplored factor affecting software quality, maintainability, and security. As large language models become increasingly embedded in everyday development workflows, they may…
08
Jul
2026

Assessing Nurses’ Job Satisfaction in the Post-pandemic Period: A Portuguese Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Organizational Management Studies
Job satisfaction (JS) among nurses has been the subject of study by academia and organizations worldwide. Its potential impact on the quality and safety of patient care is described in several studies. Therefore, the aim of this research was to determine nurses’ level of JS…
30
Jun
2026

Linking Sustainability-Oriented Entrepreneurial Behaviors to SME Performance: A Survey of SMEs in Surigao del Sur, Philippines

IBIMA Business Review
Sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship has gained increasing attention as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seek to balance economic performance with environmental and social responsibilities. Despite its growing relevance, limited evidence exists regarding the relationship between sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial behaviors and SME performance within localized and resource-constrained contexts. This…
29
Jun
2026

Navigating Financial Volatility: Resilience and Livelihood Sustainability among Micro-Entrepreneurs in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines

IBIMA Business Review
Financial volatility continues to threaten the sustainability of micro-enterprises by disrupting business continuity, income stability, and long-term livelihood security, particularly in resource-constrained communities. Despite increasing attention to entrepreneurial resilience, limited evidence explains how financial vulnerabilities, operational challenges, resilience strategies, and support mechanisms collectively influence livelihood…
27
Jun
2026

Persistent Differences in Innovation Efficiency: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms

IBIMA Business Review
Innovation efficiency reflects a firm's ability to transform innovation inputs into technological outputs. While prior studies have identified various determinants of innovation performance, little attention has been paid to whether differences in innovation efficiency persist over time due to stable firm-specific characteristics. This study addresses…
10
Jun
2026

How EFQM Excellence Model Enablers Foster Innovation and Business Performance in Russia

Journal of Organizational Management Studies
The research examines the impact of EFQM Excellence Model enablers on innovation and business performance in the Russian context. Despite economic instability, Russian organizations have increasingly adopted the EFQM framework, a trend that accelerated after the official release of the Russian-language version of the Model…
09
Jun
2026

The Moderating Role of Network Management and Environment in Business Networks for Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Narrative Review (1995-2020)

IBIMA Business Review
This research presents a systematic narrative review of research on how business networks contribute to entrepreneurship. Analysing 35 relevant articles published between 1995 and 2020, the review identifies two critical moderating factors that determine the effectiveness of business networks for entrepreneurial development: network management and…
01
Jun
2026

The Mediating Role of Economic IT Evaluation between IT Governance and Organizational Outcomes: Evidence from Slovak Enterprises

IBIMA Business Review
In the context of the IT productivity paradox, this study examines how formal IT governance (ITG) and the institutionalized use of economic metrics for IT evaluation relate to the organizational outcomes of technological innovations in enterprises operating in Slovakia. While prior research confirms the importance…
27
Apr
2026

From Data Warehouses to the Lakehouse

Journal of Administrative Sciences and Technology
This paper reviews the evolution of data architectures through the lens of enterprise architecture, focusing on the Data Warehouse (DWH), Data Lake (DL), and Data Lakehouse (DLH). It positions data architecture as a core element of enterprise architecture and outlines how frameworks such as Zachman,…