31 July 2022
Even though classic effect size measures (e.g., Pearson’s r, Cohen’s d) are widely applied in social sciences, the threshold used to interpret them is somewhat arbitrary. This study proposes necessary condition analysis (NCA) to complemen...
The purpose of this study is to examine the interaction between Industry 4.0 technologies, inter-organizational trust, sustainable distributor channel development, and marketing channel operational performance. The research employed a quantitative ap...
In this paper, the factors linked to happiness are analyzed on the basis of the World Happiness Report (WHR) model, introducing a methodological approach that differs from traditional econometric techniques. More specifically, this study examines how...
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has significantly transformed higher education. As a linguistic assistant, GAI can promote equity and reduce barriers in academic writing. However, its widespread availability also raises ethi...
Despite the proliferation of digital integration initiatives, many Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) remain trapped in a persistent “Conversion Gap,” where digital adoption fails to manifest as tangible financial performance. Grou...
The survival and sustainable development of new technology-based ventures (NTBVs) have become challenging due to the unpredictable and dynamic technological environment as well as the scarcity of their own resources. Considering the tension between &...
Despite the growing interest in organic personal care products (OPCPs), their repurchase remains challenging, as product quality may be difficult to verify even after use. Integrating the theory of consumption values (TCV) with reference dependence t...
As a key factor driving economic growth, the connotation and extension of new quality productivity have been expanding. This has a profound impact on the path of total factor productivity improvement. Therefore, this paper combines the qualitative co...
This study integrates complex systems theory and innovation ecosystem theory to develop a unified framework encompassing the innovation environment, innovation actors, and innovation networks. Using fsQCA and NCA, it examines the impact of cross-laye...
China’s “Dual Carbon” goals impose rigid constraints on high-emission industries, yet why similarly endowed large mining groups exhibit divergent green and low-carbon performance remains poorly understood. The existing literature pr...
The impact of social network position on innovation has been widely confirmed in past studies. However, research on the time-lag structure of the impact is still insufficient. Within the time window 2010 to 2017, this study constructs a two-mode soci...
The innovation ecosystem has a significant impact on regional innovation development. Based on the “actor-resource-environment” analytical framework, this study takes nine cities in mainland China within the Guangdong–Hong Kong&ndas...
Research indicates that perceived trust affects both behavioral intention to use chatbots and service satisfaction provided by chatbots in customer service contexts. However, it remains unclear whether perceived propensity to trust impacts service sa...
Mariculture is a key practice to promote the supply-side reform of fishery, and it is of strategic significance to explore the causes and paths of its high-level development. Based on the TOE (Technology-Organization-Environment) theoretical framewor...
Delivering high-quality service to passengers can be critical for an airport’s survival, competitiveness, profitability, and long-term growth in a highly competitive environment. The present study aims to examine the relationship between airpor...
Given the mediating role of value co-creation, this paper tries to demonstrate how social network marketing (SNM) could influence consumer purchase behavior (CPB). The proposed hypotheses are empirically tested in this study using a PLS-SEM and Neces...
Background/Objectives: This study investigates consumers’ purchase intention (PI) toward health and wellness foods (HWF) in China by examining key factors, such as health-consciousness (HC), desire, and attitude toward organic food. Methods: Da...
To facilitate the successful achievement of the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is imperative to accelerate the advancement of green technological innovation effectiveness (GTIE). This study aims to synthesize three...
This research explores the interaction between inter-organizational trust, marketing channels, and market and financial performance (FP) in establishing sustainable global marketing channels using Industry 4.0 technologies. It is conducted within the...
9 January 2023
It is important to investigate how to achieve carbon unlocking in the transport sector, especially in transport infrastructure, in order to contribute to the achievement of carbon neutrality targets and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This st...
Electric aircraft are seen as a key option for reducing the environmental footprint of the aviation industry. This research aims to identify the factors that influence Turkish air travellers’ intentions to adopt electric aircraft by building up...
Informal video platforms support self-directed learning, yet the determinants of learners’ continuance intention to use YouTube for informal learning remain insufficiently integrated. This study addressed two questions: how the hypothesized str...
This study investigates the determinants of eco-buying behavior by drawing from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and considering green consumption values and prosocial attitudes. Using a cross-sectional survey of 436 adults in the UK and employin...
This study aims to identify the multi-level configurational pathways through which firm, regional and industrial conditions jointly shape firm innovation performance within China’s ice and snow equipment manufacturing ecosystem. Complex causal...
Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) are gaining momentum in response to rising demand for sustainable and healthier diets. Drawing on an integrated framework combining the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Value–Attitude–Behavior...
As transportation-related environmental pressures intensify, understanding the psychological mechanisms underlying battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption has become increasingly important. Drawing on the Value–Attitude–Behavior (VAB) fra...
The rapid growth of e-commerce, particularly in China, has led to a surge in express packaging waste, posing significant environmental challenges. However, consumer participation in express packaging recycling remains a critical yet underexplored iss...
Total quality management (TQM) is widely regarded as a critical approach for improving firm performance, yet evidence on the mechanisms linking TQM practices to financial and market outcomes remains fragmented, with most prior studies testing only di...
Heritage conservation has traditionally privileged what can be seen, yet the continuity and authenticity of historic environments also depend on what can be heard. Place-specific sounds can embody cultural memory, everyday practices, and local charac...
Background: With increasing environmental concerns, achieving sustainability in supply chains (SCs) requires strong cooperation among partners. This raises the question of how supply chain information integration (SCII) fosters green supply chain inn...
In recent years, policymakers have increasingly focused on environmental quality and economic growth. While various factors influence green growth, two important factors that have been overlooked in research are the global innovation index and the fr...
While the dominant finding indicates a monotonic relationship between cognitive ability and academic performance, some researchers have suggested the existence of cognitive thresholds for challenging coursework, such that a certain level of cognitive...
Digitalization is widely heralded as a catalyst for growth, yet its role in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 10 (Reduced Inequalities) remains deeply contested. Moving beyond linear assumptions of “digital divide...
This study examines whether digital capabilities constitute a necessary condition for green innovation and firm competitiveness in the context of increasing sustainability and digital transformation pressures. Although prior research frequently links...
Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) increasingly integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria to address sustainability risks and performance across multi-tier supply networks. However, it remains unclear whether ESG practic...
Digital transformation is of significant importance to the sustainable development of manufacturing companies and the construction of the digital economy. However, this major change is often hindered by numerous complex antecedents. What are the key...
Education for sustainable development increasingly introduces scientific tools into living-heritage teaching, risking privileging measurable signals over practitioners’ knowledge. This exploratory sub-study of a broader doctoral project examine...
Rural regions worldwide face intensifying environmental pressures under the global sustainability transition, yet the digital conditions associated with high levels of rural ecological revitalization (RER) remain insufficiently understood. Existing s...
The security of new energy vehicle (NEV) industry chains has become a strategic issue for industrial competitiveness, the energy transition, and economic security. This study examines how digital economy capabilities jointly support NEV industry chai...
In China, policy-driven rural renewal projects have transformed many village public spaces, but some renewed sites are still weakly integrated into villagers’ everyday routines. This study asks why some renewed public spaces sustain routine use...
The research landscape in tourism and hospitality often feels like a house divided. On one side, there is the quantitative camp searching for broad, linear patterns; on the other side, there are qualitative scholars who prefer deep, contextual dives....
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face severe resource constraints and operational fragility during crises. However, little is known about how managerial resilience (MR) translates into performance through time-related psychological res...
AI-generated content (AIGC) is uniquely positioned to drive the digital transformation of professional education in the animation, comic, and game (ACG) industries. However, its collaborative application also faces initial novelty effects and user di...
Green innovation is central to industrial ecological transition, yet heavily polluting firms often exhibit low-quality green innovation investment. Grounded in the government–enterprise–research–intermediary Quadruple Helix innovati...
The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools, particularly ChatGPT, is transforming teaching and learning in higher education. This study proposes an explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) framework that integrates the Unified Th...
This study aimed to understand the factors that influence individuals’ intention to continue using advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs) through an integrated approach that extends the technology acceptance model (TAM). First, perceived sa...
8 October 2022
New business opportunities based on grassland and green fodder present a promising avenue to realize the transition towards a circular and sustainable bio-based economy. Yet, such potential remains largely untapped and grass-based products and busine...
Achieving high-quality employment for retired athletes is essential for promoting the holistic development of athletes and accelerating the construction of a strong sports nation. From the perspective of capital collaboration, this study develops a c...
Online knowledge communities serve as critical infrastructures for innovation, yet prior research relying on net-effect logic has struggled to explain why similar communities differ in knowledge diffusion quality or reveal how multiple conditions syn...
The aim of this paper was to investigate the level of necessity for one of the three conditions (organisational capabilities), i.e., exploitation, exploration, and organisational ambidexterity to achieve the desired level of business performance in d...
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