Kybernetes: Volume 53 Issue 6

Adoption of Islamic Fintech in lending services through prediction of behavioural intention

Ayman Abdalmajeed Alsmadi, Najed Aalrawashdeh, Anwar Al-Gasaymeh, Amer Moh'd Al_hazimeh, Loai Alhawamdeh

This study aims to provide a better comprehension of the behavioural intentions that influence the adoption of Islamic financial technology (Fintech) in Malaysia for two kinds of…

Unlocking the complementary effects of multiple strategic orientations on firm performance: an interplay of entrepreneurial, sustainability and market orientation

Hafiz Muhammad Usman Khizar, Jawad Iqbal, Junaid Khalid, Zahid Hameed

This study aims to investigate how the interplay of multiple strategic orientations influences the growth-based performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The authors…

The optimal capacity decision of the catering merchant in omnichannel – service, production and delivery capacity

Wentao Zhan, Minghui Jiang, Xueping Wang

Omnichannel sales have provided new impetus for the development of catering merchants. The authors thus focus on how catering merchants should manage capacities at the ordering…

Inter-organisational cooperation in the context of health units: a mixed-method approach

Mário Franco, Carlos Mineiro

This study focuses on the reasons leading health organisations to adopt a cooperation strategy and the benefits they can draw from that inter-organisational relation.

A reactive scheduling approach for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem with dynamic resource disruption

Jiaojiao Xu, Sijun Bai

This paper aims to develop an algorithm to study the impact of dynamic resource disruption on project makespan and provide a suitable resource disruption ratio for various complex…

Metaverse office: exploring future teleworking model

Zhisheng Chen

This study aims to explore the application scenarios of metaverse offices in organizations, including immersive work experiences, weak social networks and virtual meetings. Based…

Manufacturer encroachment in the presence of the store-brand

Jiaquan Yang, Jinyu Fang, Jiafu Su

This paper aims to identify the conditions under which encroachment is a viable strategy for a manufacturer to gain competitive advantage and achieve higher profitability in the…

Differential game analysis between government and waste incineration plants on the management of municipal solid waste classification

Huijie Li, Deqing Tan

The purpose of this paper is to study how the government stimulates incineration plants to participate in waste classification management, and how to adjust the subsidy strategy…

How does ethical leadership enhance employee work engagement? The roles of trust in leader and harmonious work passion

Talat Islam, Areela Khatoon, Amna Umer Cheema, Yasir Ashraf

Employee work engagement has become a major concern for managers as hardly 21% of employees are engaged in their work. Therefore, this study aims to unveil the association between…

A pricing and transshipment hybrid strategy for perishable product in two external scenarios for supply disruption

Qi Sun, Yaya Gao, Qihui Lu, Yingyi Yan

Different external supply scenarios faced by the retailers will affect their choice of strategy when supply is disrupted and becomes far less than demand, urgently. This study…

The under-loading cascading failure model: a tool for assessing the vulnerability of SME cooperation networks

Hang Yin, Jishan Hou, Chengju Gong, Chen Xu

The behavior of the entities in a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) cooperation network is influenced by the core enterprise. Addressing the problem of how the network…

The efficiency evaluation and influencing factor analysis of regional green innovation: a refined dynamic network slacks-based measure approach

Zerun Fang, Wenlin Gui, Zhaozhou Han, Lan Lan

This study aims to propose a refined dynamic network slacks-based measure (DNSBM) to evaluate the efficiency of China's regional green innovation system which consists of basic…

Weight-based teasing and depressive symptoms among Indian college students: exploring the moderating effect of gratitude

Suhans Bansal, Naval Garg, Jagvinder Singh

This instant study explores the relationship between weight-based teasing and depressive symptoms in Indian college students. It further investigates the moderating effect of…