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‘Freedom Through Marketing’ Is Not Doublespeak (2019)
Journal Article
Shabbir, H., Hyman, M., Dean, D., & Dahl, S. (2020). ‘Freedom Through Marketing’ Is Not Doublespeak. Journal of Business Ethics, 164(2), 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04281-x

The articles comprising this thematic symposium suggest options for exploring the nexus between freedom and unfreedom, as exemplified by the British abolitionists’ anti-slavery campaign and the paradox of freedom. Each article has implications for ho... Read More about ‘Freedom Through Marketing’ Is Not Doublespeak.

Affective organizational commitment in global strategic partnerships: The role of individual-level microfoundations and social change (2019)
Journal Article
Ghouri, A. M., Akhtar, P., Shahbaz, M., & Shabbir, H. (2019). Affective organizational commitment in global strategic partnerships: The role of individual-level microfoundations and social change. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 146, 320-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.05.025

The roles and commitment of employees within global strategic partnerships are imperative to their success. Whilst previous studies have addressed certain individual-level microfoundations and social change in an interpretivist manner, this study fir... Read More about Affective organizational commitment in global strategic partnerships: The role of individual-level microfoundations and social change.

Converting hotels website visitors into buyers: How online hotel web assurance seals services decrease consumers’ concerns and increase online booking intentions (2019)
Journal Article
Agag, G. M., Khashan, M. A., Colmekcioglu, N., Almamy, A., Alharbi, N. S., Eid, R., …Abdelmoety, Z. H. S. (2020). Converting hotels website visitors into buyers: How online hotel web assurance seals services decrease consumers’ concerns and increase online booking intentions. Information technology & people, 33(1), 129-159. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-12-2017-0446

Purpose: Despite the increasing utilization of webpages for the purposes of information seeking, customers’ concerns have become a crucial impediment for online shopping. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of the effectiveness of w... Read More about Converting hotels website visitors into buyers: How online hotel web assurance seals services decrease consumers’ concerns and increase online booking intentions.