IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Business & Management
Auftragstaktik for Business Organizations in Volatile and Uncertain Environments: a Competence-Based View
Author: Jochen Wittmann, Global Panel Foundation, Germany Email: wittmann@globalpanel.org Published: December 12, 2017 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2.02 Citation: Wittmann, J. (2017). Auftragstaktik for Business Organizations in Volatile and Uncertain Environments: a Competence-Based View. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2.02 Abstract Dynamic and uncertain environments present challenges for business leaders and the governance of businesses. This encourages …
Cultural Differences Matter, and They Don’t: Transcending Polarized and Polarizing Cultural Stereotypes in Diversity Training
Author: Iain D. Macpherson, MacEwan University, Canada Email: macphersoni3@macewan.ca Published: December 12, 2017 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2.03 Citation: Macpherson, I. D. (2017). Cultural Differences Matter, and They Don’t: Transcending Polarized and Polarizing Cultural Stereotypes in Diversity Training. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2.03 Abstract Based on reported primary and secondary research, this paper proposes an improvement …
Internal Organisational Factors that Influence the Adoption of Strategic Outsourcing within Supply Chains
Author: Ronald Ajuk, University of Liverpool Online, United Kingdom Abubaker Haddud, University of Liverpool Online, United Kingdom Email: abubaker.haddud@online.liverpool.ac.uk Published: December 12, 2017 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2.01 Citation: Ajuk, R., & Haddud, A. (2017). Internal Organisational Factors that Influence the Adoption of Strategic Outsourcing within Supply Chains. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2.01 Abstract The purpose …
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 2 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 2 – Issue 2 Editor: Dr Anshuman Khare, Athabasca University, Canada Published: December 12, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0659 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2 Articles Internal Organisational Factors that Influence the Adoption of Strategic Outsourcing within Supply Chains Ronald Ajuk, University of Liverpool Online, United Kingdom Abubaker Haddud, University of Liverpool Online, United Kingdom …
The Insourcing and Backshoring Dilemma: Global Economies Fight for their Share
Authors: Helen Lam & Anshuman Khare, Athabasca University, Canada Email: Helen.Lam@fb.athabascau.ca Published: March 2017 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.04 Citation: Lam, H., & Khare, A. (2017). The Insourcing and Backshoring Dilemma: Global Economies Fight for their Share. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.04 Abstract Since the financial crisis, there has been an increased awareness about the globally …
The Changing Nature of the Information Supply Chain
Author: Rodney Beard, International College Beijing – China Agricultural University, China Email: Rodney.M.Beard@gmail.com Published: March 2017 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.03 Citation: Beard, R. (2017). The Changing Nature of the Information Supply Chain. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.03 Abstract Management faces replacement by automated processes. Workflow automation in the information processing sectors of the economy is …
Assessing Job Satisfaction Using Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory: A Qualitative Study Between US and Japanese Insurance Employees
Author: Shawn Andersson, Osaka University, Japan Email: andersson@fsao.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp Published: March 2017 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.02 Citation: Andersson, S. (2017). Assessing Job Satisfaction Using Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory: A Qualitative Study Between US and Japanese Insurance Employees. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.02 Abstract The topic of job satisfaction is important for businesses to decrease employee turnover and …
Authenticity in B2B Relationships: Do Channel Members Really Care?
Author: Terry Beckman, Athabasca University, Canada Email: tbeckman@athabascau.ca Published: March 2017 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.01 Citation: Beckman, T. (2017). Authenticity in B2B Relationships: Do Channel Members Really Care? IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1.01 Abstract According to a significant amount of research, consumers take the notion of authenticity very seriously in their consumption decisions of such …
David versus Goliath: Harnessing the Power of SMEs in the Fight for Sustainability
Authors: Dana Coble, Consultant, Canada Anshuman Khare, Athabasca University, Canada Published: August 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.04 Citation: Coble, D., & Khare, A. (2014). David versus Goliath: Harnessing the Power of SMEs in the Fight for Sustainability. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.04 Abstract Climate change, resource depletion, environmental and economic disparity are the twenty-first century …
Innovations Creator Networks: Blind, Quantitative, Longitudinal Databases for Comparison of Pharmaceuticals and Film
Author: Merlin Levirs, Ritsumeikan University, Japan Published: August 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.03 Citation: Levirs, M. (2014). Innovations Creator Networks: Blind, Quantitative, Longitudinal Databases for Comparison of Pharmaceuticals and Film. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.03 Abstract Analysis of social networks has added a new useful dimension to developing actionable understanding of innovation processes, particularly for …
The Impact of Underwriter Reputation and Risk Factors on the Degree of Initial Public Offering Underpricing: Evidence from Shariah-Compliant Companies
Authors: Nashirah Binti Abu Bakar & Kiyotaka Uzaki, Oita University, Japan Published: August 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.02 Citation: Bakar, N. B. A., & Uzaki, K. (2014). The Impact of Underwriter Reputation and Risk Factors on the Degree of Initial Public Offering Underpricing: Evidence from Shariah-Compliant Companies. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.02 Abstract IPO underpricing …
Understanding the Psychological Traits Affecting Functioning in Foreign Cultures and Performance in Foreign Languages: Application of the Kozai Group’s Global Competencies Index
Author: Timothy Dean Keeley, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Published: August 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.01 Citation: Keeley, T. D. (2014). Understanding the Psychological Traits Affecting Functioning in Foreign Cultures and Performance in Foreign Languages: Application of the Kozai Group’s Global Competencies Index. IAFOR Journal of Business & Management, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1.01 Abstract This ground-breaking empirical study involving the application …
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 2 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 2 – Issue 1 Guest Editor: Dr Anshuman Khare, Athabasca University, Canada Published: March 31, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0659 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.1 Articles Authenticity in B2B Relationships: Do Channel Members Really Care? Terry Beckman, Athabasca University, Canada Assessing Job Satisfaction Using Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory: A Qualitative Study Between US and Japanese …
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 1 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 1 – Issue 1 Editor: Dr Merlin Levirs, Ritsumeikan University, Japan Published: August 2014 ISSN: 2187-0659 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.1.1 Articles Understanding the Psychological Traits Affecting Functioning in Foreign Cultures and Performance in Foreign Languages: Application of the Kozai Group’s Global Competencies Index Timothy Dean Keeley, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Impact …
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Aims & Scope The IAFOR Journal of Business & Management publishes articles touching on international, intercultural, innovative and interdisciplinary issues in business management that address challenges and solutions in a complex and rapidly changing environment. The journal editors welcome submissions related to business and management from academics, practitioners and professionals within the field. Please note …
IAFOR Journal of Business & Management
This journal is in indefinite hiatus This journal ceased publication with the last issue published in December 2017. ISSN: 2187-0659 Contact: publications@iafor.org The IAFOR Journal of Business & Management is an internationally reviewed and editorially independent interdisciplinary journal associated with IAFOR’s international conferences on business and management. Like all IAFOR publications, it is freely available …