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Determinants of hedge fund performance during ‘good’ and ‘bad’ economic periods (2019)
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Stafylas, D., & Andrikopoulos, A. (2020). Determinants of hedge fund performance during ‘good’ and ‘bad’ economic periods. Research in international business and finance, 52, Article 101130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2019.101130

We analyse the drivers of hedge fund performance, focusing simultaneously on fund size, age, lockup period, fund strategies, business cycles and different market conditions, dealing with the omitted variable bias. We use exogenous break points and a... Read More about Determinants of hedge fund performance during ‘good’ and ‘bad’ economic periods.

Stakeholder identification and engagement in problem structuring interventions (2019)
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Gregory, A. J., Atkins, J. P., Midgley, G., & Hodgson, A. (2020). Stakeholder identification and engagement in problem structuring interventions. European journal of operational research, 283(1), 321-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.10.044

© 2019 The Authors This paper addresses the under-researched issue of stakeholder identification and engagement in problem structuring interventions. A concise framework is proposed to aid critical reflection in the design and reporting of stakeholde... Read More about Stakeholder identification and engagement in problem structuring interventions.

Overnight momentum, informational shocks, and late informed trading in China (2019)
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Gao, Y., Han, X., Li, Y., & Xiong, X. (2019). Overnight momentum, informational shocks, and late informed trading in China. International review of financial analysis, 66, 101394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2019.101394

Based on high-frequency firm-level data, this paper uncovers new empirical patterns on intraday momentum in China. First, there exists a strong intraday momentum effect at the firm level. Second, the intraday predictability stems mainly from the over... Read More about Overnight momentum, informational shocks, and late informed trading in China.

Participative co-creation of archaeological heritage: Case insights on creative tourism in Alentejo, Portugal (2019)
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Ross, D., & Saxena, G. (2019). Participative co-creation of archaeological heritage: Case insights on creative tourism in Alentejo, Portugal. Annals of Tourism Research, 79, Article 102790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2019.102790

This paper focuses on the creative ingenuity of tourism providers in storying and providing varied readings of archaeological sites that have been physically lost. In conceptualising providers' efforts in mobilising (in)tangible aspects of archaeolog... Read More about Participative co-creation of archaeological heritage: Case insights on creative tourism in Alentejo, Portugal.

Do online reviews still matter post-purchase? (2019)
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Liu, H., Jayawardhena, C., Osburg, V.-S., & Mohiuddin Babu, M. (in press). Do online reviews still matter post-purchase?. Internet Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/INTR-07-2018-0331

Purpose – The influence of eWOM information, such as online reviews, on consumers’ decision making is well documented, but it is unclear if online reviews still matter in post-purchase evaluation and behaviours. We therefore examine the extent to whi... Read More about Do online reviews still matter post-purchase?.

‘Freedom Through Marketing’ Is Not Doublespeak (2019)
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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.

Foreign institutional ownership and demand for accounting conservatism: evidence from an emerging market (2019)
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Khalil, M., Ozkan, A., & Yildiz, Y. (2020). Foreign institutional ownership and demand for accounting conservatism: evidence from an emerging market. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 55(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-019-00834-3

© 2019, The Author(s). This study investigates how foreign institutional ownership interacts with accounting conservatism in an emerging market setting. We posit that weak investor protection and a high degree of information asymmetry between insider... Read More about Foreign institutional ownership and demand for accounting conservatism: evidence from an emerging market.

Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature (2019)
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Blenkinsopp, J., Snowden, N., Mannion, R., Powell, M., Davies, H., Millar, R., & McHale, J. (2019). Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 33(6), 737-756. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-12-2018-0363

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review existing research on whistleblowing in healthcare in order to develop an evidence base for policy and research. Design/methodology/approach: A narrative review, based... Read More about Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature.

Technical trading and cryptocurrencies (2019)
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Hudson, R., & Urquhart, A. (2019). Technical trading and cryptocurrencies. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03357-1

© 2019, The Author(s). This paper carries out a comprehensive examination of technical trading rules in cryptocurrency markets, using data from two Bitcoin markets and three other popular cryptocurrencies. We employ almost 15,000 technical trading ru... Read More about Technical trading and cryptocurrencies.

A fractional cointegration VAR analysis of Islamic stocks: A global perspective (2019)
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Salisu, A. A., Ndako, U. B., Adediran, I. A., & Swaray, R. (2020). A fractional cointegration VAR analysis of Islamic stocks: A global perspective. North American journal of economics and finance, 51, Article 101056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2019.101056

In this study, we analyse the behaviour of Islamic stocks from a global perspective covering an array of regional Islamic stock markets. Both the fractional integration and fractional cointegration techniques are employed. Thus, we are able to establ... Read More about A fractional cointegration VAR analysis of Islamic stocks: A global perspective.

Capital adjustment cost and inconsistency in income-based dynamic panel models with fixed effects (2019)
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Basu, P., Bhattarai, K., & Getachew, Y. (2019). Capital adjustment cost and inconsistency in income-based dynamic panel models with fixed effects. German Economic Review, 20(4), e1002-e1018. https://doi.org/10.1111/geer.12202

After the seminal work of Nickell (1981), a vast literature demonstrates the inconsistency of ‘conditional convergence’ estimator in income-based dynamic panel models with fixed effects when the time horizon (T) is short but the sample of countries (... Read More about Capital adjustment cost and inconsistency in income-based dynamic panel models with fixed effects.

General Equilibrium Impacts of VAT and Corporate Income Tax in Thailand (2019)
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Benjasak, C., & Bhattarai, K. (2019). General Equilibrium Impacts of VAT and Corporate Income Tax in Thailand. International Advances in Economic Research, 25(3), 263-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-019-09742-7

In this paper, a computable general equilibrium model of Thailand is constructed in order to assess economy-wide impacts of reforms in the value added tax (VAT) and corporate income tax (CIT) on welfare and reallocation of resources across production... Read More about General Equilibrium Impacts of VAT and Corporate Income Tax in Thailand.

Political skill and role overload as antecedents of innovative work behavior in the public sector (2019)
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Clarke, N., & Higgs, M. (2020). Political skill and role overload as antecedents of innovative work behavior in the public sector. Public Personnel Management, 49(3), 444-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026019863450

We draw upon the theory of Conservation of Resources (COR) in positing political skill and role overload as influencing perceptions of either resource loss or conservation not previously studied in innovative work behavior. Based on a survey of 249 j... Read More about Political skill and role overload as antecedents of innovative work behavior in the public sector.

The impact of foreignness on the compliance with cybersecurity controls (2019)
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Rodgers, W., Alhendi, E., & Xie, F. (2019). The impact of foreignness on the compliance with cybersecurity controls. Journal of world business : JWB, 54, Article 101012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2019.101012

© 2019 This study examines whether and how foreignness affects internal auditors’ compliance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (the Standards) from social and culture perspective. It demonstrates that... Read More about The impact of foreignness on the compliance with cybersecurity controls.

Towards a heart and soul for co-creative research practice: A systemic approach (2019)
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Nicholas, G., Foote, J., Kainz, K., Midgley, G., Prager, K., & Zurbriggen, C. (2019). Towards a heart and soul for co-creative research practice: A systemic approach. Evidence and Policy, 15(3), 353-370. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426419X15578220630571

© Policy Press 2019 The language of co-creation has become popular with policy makers, researchers and consultants wanting to support evidence-based change. However, there is little agreement about what features a research or consultancy project must... Read More about Towards a heart and soul for co-creative research practice: A systemic approach.

Social media led co-creation of knowledge in developing societies: SME’s roles in the adoption, use and appropriation of smartphones in South Asia (2019)
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Dey, B. L., Sarma, M., Pandit, A., Sarpong, D., Kumari, S., & Punjaisri, K. (2019). Social media led co-creation of knowledge in developing societies: SME’s roles in the adoption, use and appropriation of smartphones in South Asia. Production planning & control, 30(10-12), 1019-1031. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1582106

Social media supports the creative economy through its involvement in the adoption and appropriation of new innovation and accelerates economic growth. The current paper expands on this notion by identifying and analyzing the interaction between soci... Read More about Social media led co-creation of knowledge in developing societies: SME’s roles in the adoption, use and appropriation of smartphones in South Asia.

Knowledge retention in ERP implementations: the context of UK SMEs (2019)
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Jayawickrama, U., Liu, S., Smith, M. H., Akhtar, P., Mamoon, M., & Bashir, A. (2019). Knowledge retention in ERP implementations: the context of UK SMEs. Production planning & control, 30(10-12), 1032-1047. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1582107

Knowledge retention (k-retention) is vital for various enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), though it is a highly demanding and challenging task. The aim of this paper is to investigate diff... Read More about Knowledge retention in ERP implementations: the context of UK SMEs.

Knowledge management for food supply chain synergies–a maturity level analysis of SME companies (2019)
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Batista, L., Dora, M., Toth, J., Molnár, A., Malekpoor, H., & Kumari, S. (2019). Knowledge management for food supply chain synergies–a maturity level analysis of SME companies. Production planning & control, 30(10-12), 995-1004. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1582104

Despite the considerable number of papers addressing knowledge management (KM) aspects in supply chains, many research issues in the area are still neglected. One of the main research gaps in this field concerns the maturity level of KM practices ado... Read More about Knowledge management for food supply chain synergies–a maturity level analysis of SME companies.

The soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises: an exploratory study to understand process improvement (2019)
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White, G. R., Cicmil, S., Upadhyay, A., Subramanian, N., Kumar, V., & Dwivedi, A. (2019). The soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises: an exploratory study to understand process improvement. Production planning & control, 30(10-12), 907-918. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1582098

The study explores the soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises (SMEs), a topic which is often neglected in the knowledge management literature. The aim of this paper is to uncover the issues w... Read More about The soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises: an exploratory study to understand process improvement.