Kybernetes: Volume 53 Issue 9

Dynamic evolution of the relationship quality among participants in integrated project delivery: based on supply chain theory

Shenghua Yan, Weigong Chen

The core of the successful implementation of the integrated project delivery (IPD) mode is to establish a high-quality relationship of cooperation, trust and sharing among…

Optimal strategies for nanostores under competition in community group buying

Lingli Shu, Xiaoyan Li, Xuedong Liang

For nanostores, striving to become the community group-buying leader is gaining prominence. This paper aims to construct Hotelling linear models to investigate whether nanostores…

Risk state evaluation model for China's food import using G1-LS and variable weight SPA based on bottom-line thinking

Ping Li, Zhipeng Chang, Wenhe Chen

To maintain the bottom line of food import risk in China, this paper proposes a novel risk state evaluation model based on bottom-line thinking after analyzing the decision-making…

Data governance services evaluation: a multi-attribute group decision-making method with multigranular uncertain linguistic variables

Zimi Wang

Government organizations often store large amounts of data and need to choose effective data governance service to achieve digital government. This paper aims to propose a novel…

Outsourcing or in-house manufacturing in Hi-tech industry: supply chain process with Delphi-AHP approach

Sajjad Ali Qureshi, Afshan Naseem, Yasir Ahmad

Technological advancements have benefited businesses all over the world in how they set up production lines, create new products/services and trade goods. Multinational…

A review of research on entrepreneurship and crowdfunding: insights from bibliometric analysis

Amit Kumar, Gaurav Agrawal

The aim of the study is to examine the role of crowdfunding in entrepreneurial development with the help of a systematic review of the literature and bibliometric analysis.

Role of service quality factors in word of mouth through student satisfaction

Rizwana Rasheed, Aamir Rashid

Service quality in academics is imperatively crucial. Therefore, the purpose of the current research is to examine the effect of academic service quality factors in higher…

IoT-based entrepreneurial city: a new model of urban governance to achieve economic sustainability

Mohammad Eynolghozat, Babak Ziyae, Mehran Rezvani

One of the challenges of urban management is to provide an entrepreneurial environment for the general population, which can be realized by the development of the entrepreneurial…

The effectiveness of relationship quality on knowledge transfer in project teams: the roles of project organizational structure

Xu Ren, Jing Xu, Yali Hao, Song Wang

This paper aims to investigate the impact of relationship quality among team members in the project team on knowledge transfer effectiveness and analyze the role of organizational…

Cyberbullying in higher education: a review of the literature based on bibliometric analysis

Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi

The purpose of this study is to review cyberbullying incidents among students in higher education institutions (HEIs). Cyberbullying has become a threat to students' wellbeing as…

Training investment, human capital upgrading and firm innovation: the role of government training subsidies

Huiqiang Ni, Wenlong Liu, Zhen Yang

Human capital is acquired not only through formal education (e.g. general skills) but also through training at the workplace. Prior studies have ignored the role of government…

Retraction notice: Sustainable development of the business environment in smart cities: a hierarchical framework

Retraction notice: A new model for investigating the role of IT-based innovation in the pharmaceutical knowledge-sharing attitude: a study of marketing biotechnology firms