Academic Articles & Research Papers

Motivation and context of concurrent stimulant and opioid use among persons who use drugs in the rural United States: a multi-site qualitative inquiry

Abstract Background In recent years, stimulant use has increased among persons who use opioids in the rural U.S., leading to high rates of overdose and death. We sought to understand motivations and contexts for stimulant use among persons ...

Climate change perception, behaviour, and willingness to purchase alternative fuel vehicles: the missing dots

This paper explores the correlation between respondents concerns regarding climate change, their eagerness to adopt an AFV and their responsiveness to incentives. Seen as the solution for a cleaner mobility and greenhouse gas reduction in u...

Mapping information systems maturity: the case of the Portuguese hospitality industry

Hospitality is a highly competitive market that struggles to improve its performance. Today, the use of technology is a critical factor for more efficient performance. To understand the perception that decision-makers have of information sy...

BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS (BMC) APPROACH FOR TOURISM MANAGEMENT STRATEGY OF THE TOP SELFIE KRAGILAN, MT. MERBABU NATIONAL PARK

The tourist spot of the Top Selfie Kragilan, Mt. Merbabu National Park, a conservation area in Indonesia has not been managed with a business strategy despite the community initiatives increase to utilize the surrounding tourist spots for t...

A DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION FOR THE ENTROPY OF RURAL TOURISM IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19

The tourism industry was one of the world’s greatest markets, until the world was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, tourism managers have to carefully assess the impact of epidemics on their businesses and develop new risk management ...

The strategy of digital scenic area planning from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage protection

Abstract Intangible cultural heritage has the characteristics of regionality, uniqueness, and liveness. Its protection and inheritance are faced with many challenges, and can be resolved by integrating with the scenic areas. The constructio...

Repercussions of Social Credit System as an ICT-Based Management System on Tourism System

Driven by the improvement of smart technologies, social credit system (SCS) as a planning and management tool is estimated to spread over the world in the near future. This study reveals basic components, functioning and the estimated impac...

Assessing the importance of spectators to soccer clubs in South Africa: A management perspective

Orientation: This study investigates and analyses the perceptions of soccer club managers based on spectators’ loyalty factors, values and challenges concerning soccer clubs in South Africa. Research purpose: These results could assist man...

Correction : Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective

An agent-based modeling framework for the design of a dynamic closed-loop supply chain network

Abstract The supply chain is a dynamic and uncertain system consisting of material, information, and fund flows between different organizations, from the acquisition of the raw materials to the delivery of the finished products to the end c...

The Role of Customer Pressure and innovativeness on Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

In recent years, due to changes in global markets and competition among supply chains, organizations found out that to grow and survive in today’s turbulent environment they should use of all their efforts to create and maintain sustainable...

Green Innovation and Firm Performance: Market and Managerial Drivers

The modern business environment depends on green innovation to achieve sustainable growth through environmentally friendly products that boost both operational effectiveness and market competencies. Research explains how external environmen...

Conservation and Preservation for Endangered Mangrove Species: Comprehensive Case Study of Swamp Forest on North Coast Area of Malaysia

Mangrove forests are special type of coastal ecosystem characterized by their adaptations that enable plants to thrive in saline soil. Despite accounting for only about 1% of global forest coverage, mangroves are keystone ecosystems that pr...

Transfer of Risk in Supply Chain Management with Joint Pricing and Inventory Decision Considering Shortages

This study is the first to consider a distribution-free approach in a newsvendor model with a transfer of risk and back-ordering. Previously, in many articles, discrete demand is considered. In this model, we consider a newsvendor selling a...

Why COVID-19 Will Not Change the Global Art Market

This article investigates the valuation of artworks during the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines how art market participants employ fictional expectations of the future to stabilize valuations during uncertain times. A total of 86 forecasts or...

UNCLAIMED “DEMANDED PROFESSION” IN THE CAREERS OF LAW GRADUATES

The system of legal education has been developing to a greater extent under requirements of the market, going out of professionals’ control. In the condition of uncontrolled growth the processes ofde ter ior ation of quality, under utilizat...

Analysis of the Factors Determining the Probability of Registered or Informal Employment for Wage Earners in Turkey

Informal employment takes place in labor markets as a gray area between unemployment and employment. It effectively continues to exist as a temporary shelter for the unemployed in countries with higher unemployment rates. Although Turkey’s ...

The works of А. N. Radishchev: A study of economic and anthropological interpretation

Introduction. A. N. Radishchev in his writings lays the foundations of a humanistic study of Russian society and an anthropological understanding of economic orders. Most of the works were not published during his lifetime; the scientific ...

New dynamics in producer-to-consumer price transmission in Spain’s tomato supply chain

Pricing is an essential element that significantly impacts the supply chain mechanisms. The primary objective of this study is to explore the transmission of producer-to-consumer prices in the Spanish fresh tomato industry. Employing the Th...

The elderly and urban mobility: cost sensitivity of elderly people in the “oldest” Italian city

The world is facing a series of changes that will modify the way we envisage transport planning in our cities. Demographic ageing as a consequence of higher life expectancy and lower fertility rates is a world-wide phenomenon. While ageing ...