Academic Articles & Research Papers

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 ...

Audience and Algorithm: A Causal Layered Analysis of the Future of “Autonomy”

Extended AbstractPurpose and Research ProblemIn the digital age, the relationship between audiences and algorithms has become a defining arena of cultural negotiation and epistemic transformation. This study explores the futures of autonomy...

Does AI affect job burnout and insecurity differently by gender? A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) of 26 university faculty cases

With the development of artificial intelligence technology, university lecturers are experiencing a series of reactions that may occur after changing traditional teaching methods. This study uses 26 Chinese university lecturers as a sample,...

Realizing energy conservation program through water accounting: qualitative study on hotel industry in Bali – Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to find an interpretation of the research phenomenon regarding the implementation of water accounting in the hotel business as a form of business responsibility for energy conservation. The research was conducte...

POST-PROFIT STRATEGY: REDESIGNING ROLES OF MARKETING AS A PILLAR IN SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BALI

The desire to turn Bali into a sustainable tourist destination has been getting stronger lately. This is important for the sustainability of Bali tourism and also supports the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. However, ...

Importance and performance evaluation tools for small and medium companies: critical analysis of national versus international literature

The research aims to map the importance and performance evaluation tools for small and medium companies. This descriptive and qualitative study analyzed 33 national articles and 21 international ones. Regarding the importance of performance...

Model Komunikasi Manajemen Konflik Perkawinan Campuran (Studi Kasus pada Pasangan Suami Istri Berbeda Kewarganegaraan)

This research was motivated by the phenomenon that is currently occuring in todays Indonesian society that is marriage across the nation. The purpose of this study were: 1) To understand the conflicts that occur within mixed marriage. 2) An...

Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar’s wild herbal plants industry

Herbal medicine can improve economic diversification and sustainable livelihoods of local communities. In fact, the demand for herbal medicine is increasing globally while policymakers also value non-economic benefits, e.g. preserving tradi...

Motivations of Indian students to pursue a STEM Master’s program abroad: insights from a qualitative study

An evaluation of extant research reveals a significant blind spot around investigating the enrolment decision-making of Indian international students in the STEM fields. This study qualitatively explores the motivations of Indian internatio...

Potential and desired consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for research in economic sciences

Objectives The authors posit the need for the modification or even revision of how economic sciences (ES) are practiced in ontological, epistemological, and methodological aspects. The need results from the impact of several factors that ap...

Knowledge Sharing Strategies between Coffee Farmers and Coffee Research Institute

Knowledge sharing involves the exchange of knowledge in the form of expertise or skills among groups, friends, families, communities or organisations. This paper assesses the knowledge sharing strategies used by members of Gitwe Farmers’ Co...

Qualitative research for international business

The Economic Impact of Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Germany

The economic assessment of the Environmentally Sustainable Transportation (EST) scenarios developed throughout this paper are part of Phase 3 of the overall project, which is on social and economic assessment and on devising packages of ins...

Transportation Engineering 2.0: A Vision for the Future Transportation Engineering Workforce

This study sought to advance a future-ready transportation engineering (TE) workforce by investigating emerging industry-wide challenges, essential skills, and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. To accomplish this, a nationa...

Early carbonatite magmatism at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano (Tanzania): carbonatite–silicate melt immiscibility in Lengai I melt inclusions

Carbonatites are unusual C-rich alkaline magmas that have been reported throughout the geological record. Nevertheless, there is only one currently active carbonatite system on Earth: Oldoinyo Lengai stratovolcano in northern Tanzania (God’...

Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Barleria albostellata</i> C.B. Clarke Leaf and Stem Extracts

Barleria albostellata (Acanthaceae) is a shrub located in South Africa and is relatively understudied. However, plants within this genus are well known for their medicinal and ethnopharmacological properties. This study aimed to characteris...

Development and Validation of Adolescent Educational Package Based on the Lived Experiences of Hopeful Adolescent Girls Aged 15–18 Years

Background: Adolescence is one of the most vulnerable stages of development, and the level of hope is one of the protective and helpful factors during this period; the level of hope in adolescents, especially girls, is low, and since indige...

EXPLORING Z GENERATION ATTITUDES TOWARD VARIETIES OF ENGLISH(ES)

English, one of the most dominant languages, has undergone transformations and divergences that have created a variety of variations in different parts of the world. The fact is that English has more than 160 acknowledged variations of acce...

The Effectiveness of Istighfar Dzikr Therapy in Increasing Domestic Violence Victims’ Resilience

Resilience encourages individuals to face, overcome, and become stronger in difficult situations, especially for wives of domestic violence victims to face their issues. This study aims to observe the effectiveness of istighfar dzikr therap...

Balancing Faith and Duty: Challenges in teaching inclusive sexuality education

Background: Life Orientation educators hold great responsibility for the well-being of their students, which can be supported through imparting sexuality education. However, the absence of formal training for this subject may have negative ...