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17
Dec
2015

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Entrepreneurial Networking

Journal of Entrepreneurship: Research & Practice
In the academic literature, the value of a professional network has been widely acknowledged. In a parallel way, emotional intelligence, as the ability to detect, use, understand and manage emotions, is increasingly becoming significant in social networking. In this article, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire…
17
Dec
2015

Company’s Image Evaluation in Online Social Networks

Journal of Internet Social Networking and Virtual Communities
Once with the appearance and rapid development of the Web 2.0 technologies, the online social networks have gained their place in their users’ everyday life and decisions. The online environment has become the meeting point for people from all over the world, changing information at…
16
Dec
2015

Study of 2020 energy targets achievability

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
The Europe 2020 Strategy and the concepts through which green energy use is promoted represented starting points for evaluating the status of Member States economies in order to propose ways of achieving sustainable development. Thus, the European Union has established targets for diminishing the level…
15
Dec
2015

The Relative Influence of Consumer Innovativeness, Brand Loyalty, and Deal Proneness on New Product Adoption: A Direct Product Experience Study

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
When consumers are introduced to new products, they often undergo a complex decision making process. Adopting an approach-avoidance conflict framework, this study examines the influence of three consumer dispositions, specifically consumer innovativeness, brand loyalty, and deal proneness on the adoption of an innovative premium consumer…
15
Dec
2015

In Praise of Gossip: The Organizational Functions and Practical Applications of Rumours in the Workplace

Journal of Human Resources Management Research
Workplace gossip is a widespread phenomenon around the world. Nevertheless, organizational literature has paid little attention to gossip and management research surrounding gossip is scarce. Furthermore, almost always, in this field of study, the term “gossip” has negative connotations. However gossip can be an organizational…
08
Dec
2015

Data Assessment Model for Strategic Management

Communications of the IBIMA
A data-oriented culture enables new ways of building competitive advantage, but also requires new type of managerial skills. Despite of fast-growing attention to data assets, there are very few managerial tools for the purpose. In this paper, we propose a new data assessment model for…
08
Dec
2015

An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure on Performance of Firms in the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria

Journal of Accounting and Auditing: Research & Practice
The capital structure decision of a firm is very paramount to its successful operation. The objective of the study was to analyse the impact of capital structure on firm performance in Nigeria from 2003 to 2012. Using data from six petroleum companies in Nigeria namely:…
08
Dec
2015

E-Participation: an investigation of Government Readiness in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Journal of e-Government Studies and Best Practices
Nowadays, governments around the world started recognizing the importance of involving citizens in decision process making through what is called e-Participation. E-Participation is the use of Technology to enhance involving citizens in decision making in order to increase transparency and enhance communication between governments and…
07
Dec
2015

The Effect of Knowledge Management Processes on Organizational Business Processes’ and Employees’ Benefits in an Academic Institution’s Portal Environment

Communications of the IBIMA
The current study aims at assessing the functional relationships between knowledge management processes and both organizational business processes’ and employees’ benefits.  The assessment is taking place within an academic institution's portal environment. The study particularly investigates the effect of knowledge discovery, knowledge capture, knowledge sharing…
07
Dec
2015

Regional Trade Agreements and Developing Countries’ Trade Performance: Evidence from Algeria and the European Union Association Agreement

Journal of North African Research in Business
In the North African region, efforts to boost trade through regional trade agreements are wide spread. The aim of this study is to provide empirical evidence from Algeria and the European Union Regional Trade Agreement (Algeria-EU RTA) on the impact of such agreements on developing…