Academic Articles & Research Papers

Archaeology is a brand!: the meaning of archaeology in contemporary popular culture

What impact is there on the field to recognize that archaeology is a regular feature in daily life and popular culture? Based upon the study of England, Germany, Sweden and the USA, Cornelius Holtorf examines the commonalities and peculiari...

Symbolic and Structural Archaeology

This volume presents a searching critique of the more traditional archaeological methodologies and interpretation strategies and lays down a firm philosophical and theoretical basis for symbolist and structuralist studies in archaeology. A ...

Transforming archaeology through practice: Strategies for collaborative archaeology and the Community Archaeology Project at Quseir, Egypt

'Community archaeology' is a relatively new sub-field of research in archaeology that aims to involve local people in the investigation and interpretation of the past. Based on the creation of a community archaeology research project in Qus...

Machine learning-based dynamic risk measurement for white sugar futures under geopolitical risks

Futures, as significant financial derivatives, play a crucial role in financial markets by fulfilling price discovery functions and providing efficient risk hedging tools. Against the backdrop of geopolitical conflicts, market risk emerges ...

Geographic patterns and dimensions of poverty in the Indian Himalayan region

Despite India's progress in reducing national poverty rates, pockets of severe poverty persist in the mountainous states comprising the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). This paper examines the geographic patterns and dynamics of consumption a...

Digital Transformation and Climate ChangeAwareness: Mediated Impact on Financial Performance via Green Technology SMEs

This study investigates the direct and indirect effects of digital transformation and climate change awareness on SME financial performance, with green technology adoption serving as a mediating variable. Drawing from stakeholder theory and...

Estimation of China’s Green Investment Efficiency in Belt and Road Countries -Based on SBM-Undesirable Model and Malmquist Index Model

Green and low-carbon development is an important element of the Belt and Road Initiative, and a reasonable and objective evaluation of China’s green investment efficiency in B&R countries is of great significance to promote the sustaina...

A Data-Driven Approach for Enhancing Customer Loyalty through Strategic Business Innovations and Technology Integration

Background: Customer trust and loyalty are critical in today’s competitive business environment. Integrating technology, sustainability, and omnichannel approaches has been recognised as a key factor in enhancing customer experience. Howeve...

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Flexible Work Arrangement on Employee Satisfaction and Performance:  a scoping review

This scoping review systematically synthesises empirical evidence on the effectiveness of Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs), including telecommuting, flexitime, compressed workweeks, and hybrid work models, as strategic interventions for en...

Introduction to international business

Part 1 The International environment of international business: analyzing the environment of international business political risk analysis legal environment analysis the socio-cultural environment of international business the financial en...

China and International Business

Abstract This article discusses China's growing role in international business. It begins by describing developments in the country's inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the forms adopted for such investment. China is bot...

International Business and Management

Citation (2012), "International Business and Management", Hadjikhani, A., Elg, U. and Ghauri, P. (Ed.) Business, Society and Politics (International Business and Management, Vol. 28), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, p. ii. https:...

THE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

International business has existed as a distinct field of study for the past three decades, but it does not have a widely accepted explanatory theory on which to base its uniqueness as a discipline. David Ricardo's theory of comparative adv...

Cooperative Strategies in International Business

International Business: Strategy, Management, and the New Realities

I. FOUNDATION CONCEPTS 1. Introduction: What is International Business? 2. Globalization of Markets and the Internationalization of the Firm 3. Organizational Participants that Make International Business Happen 4. Theories of International...

Islamic Financial Literacy and Sustainable Financial Performance: The Mediating Role of Green Banking

This study examines the effect of Islamic financial literacy on sustainable financial performance, with green banking as a mediating variable in Islamic banking institutions in Semarang City, Indonesia. A quantitative approach was employed ...

Global supply chains and China’s textile cross-border trade: case study of Jiangsu province

As one of the world's largest producers and exporters of textiles and clothing, China plays a key role in the reconstruction of the global supply chain and in the changes in the international trade situation. China's textile industry, as a ...

A techno-economic quantification of carbon reduction strategies in the Trinidad and Tobago power generation sector using Carbon Emission Pinch Analysis (CEPA)

Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) conditional commitment to the Paris Agreement requires an overall power emission avoidance (EAT) of 28.7 MtCO2-e from Business-As-Usual by 2030, dependent on international financing. T&T has outlined several init...

PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA BRASILEIRA EM GESTÃO DE OPERAÇÕES NO PERÍODO 2000-2010

The aim of this study is to analyze issues in Operations Management and the methodology employed by Brazilian researchers in this field. The analysis of the literature traced two complementary axes: relevance and rigor. We covered the last ...

Integrating sensor data and GAN-based models to optimize medical university distribution: a data-driven approach for sustainable regional growth in Saudi Arabia

IntroductionThe regional disparity in higher education access can only be met when there are strategies for sustainable development and diversification of the economy, as envisioned in Saudi Vision 2030. Currently, 70% of universities are c...