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03
Apr
2019

The Impact of Technology-Based Incubators in Creating a Sustainable and Scalable Startup Culture in Emerging Economies: A System Thinking Model

Communications of the IBIMA
University incubators are becoming a key stakeholder in creating a startup culture in different societies around the world, both developed and developing.  The entrepreneurship ecosystem is built around a variety of stakeholders; however, the role of human capital remains invaluable.  The passion, technology-savvy growing generation…
28
Mar
2019

Absenteeism and Job Satisfaction in a Portuguese Municipality

Journal of Organizational Management Studies
Absenteeism has a direct impact on the quality of the service provided by the municipality to its citizens. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyse the correlation between work absenteeism at the Bragança municipality, Portugal and job satisfaction; to identify factors concerning the…
27
Mar
2019

Digital Transformation in Organizations from a Portuguese Project Managers perspective: what’s changing?

Journal of Human Resources Management Research
This investigation intends to analyze the changes in the organizations and on the way of work in the context of the digital transformation from a perspective of Portuguese project managers in technology-based companies. We adopted a qualitative multiple case study methodology, using the semi-structured interview…
21
Mar
2019

The Brand between Nostalgia and Attachment: the Case of the Moroccan Consumer

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
Nostalgia is a variable that is increasingly discussed in consumer-brand relationships, particularly through the notion of attachment. The objective of this work is to shed light on the attachment to the nostalgic brand in the mass consumption sector in Morocco. To do this, an exploratory…
13
Mar
2019

Using Crowdsourcing Based Health-map System in Bangladesh: Prospects, Challenges, and Development of an Effective Model

Journal of e-health Management
Despite a countrywide mobile network and a massive number of subscribers, Bangladesh till now failed to usurp the full potential of e-health service. With the aim of analyzing the prospects and challenges of using crowdsouring based health-map system in Bangladesh, this study adopts a mixed…
22
Feb
2019

Malaysian Research Students Encounter with Information Seeking Process for Academic Purposes

Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education
This paper investigates the various barriers that university students’ encounter in efforts to seek information for academic purposes. It focuses on skills deployed by these students to overcome this lack. University students from four different fields of study are sampled to address their research-information seeking…
21
Feb
2019

Social Responsibility of Family Businesses: The Case of Polish Large Entities

Journal of EU Research in Business
Family firms are the dominant form of business in the economies of the world. Depending on the definition adopted, their participation in the market is estimated at 15-70% of all businesses in the U.S. and the EU with a share of GDP ranging from 12…
15
Feb
2019

Study Regarding Romania and the EU RASFF Notifications

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
European integration has brought for Romania the benefits of a market with a potential of over 500 million consumers, as well as meeting the food safety requirements imposed by EU requirements. Unfortunately, Romanian food exports have been involved in unpleasant incidents, such as horse meat…
14
Feb
2019

Romania’s Ability to Absorb European Funds: Case study Axis4 of the EFF

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
Attracting non-refundable community funds for the fisheries represents an advantage for member states regarding food security, possibilities to support fishermen communities to develop complementary activities, and for the sustainable development of the fishing sector. Developing support actions to develop complementary fishing activities, with the help…
14
Feb
2019

Research on the use of GMOs in Romanian food production

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
Transgenic crops are currently grown by over 18 million farmers in 26 countries around the world, and using 185.1 million hectares. Applying genetic engineering to food production is a controversial issue, with pros and cons. The increase in global food demand has forced the intensive…