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Innovative work behavior: A review of literature

Authors: Al-Omari M.A., Choo L.S., Ali M.A.M.
Innovation has been recognized as one of the main strategies for organizations to remain competitive in today’s competitive economy. Employees’ innovative work behavior is the primary driver for organizational-wide innovation. Innovative work behavior is the production of usable products, processes, or services originating from identifying problems to generating ideas. From [...]

Recent Advances in Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (IONPs): Synthesis and Surface Modification for Biomedical Applications

Authors: Noqta O.A., Aziz A.A., Usman I.A., Bououdina M.
In recent years, extensive researches were devoted to iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), including magnetite (Fe3O4) and maghemite (γ-Fe2O3), due to their low toxicity and cost, in addition to their unique physicochemical and magnetic properties. In this review, we present a brief introduction on IONPs in terms of classification and properties. [...]

Towards a cloud oriented technological reference model of Bahrain

Authors: Adwan E.J.
The Bahraini smart city should have a reference model that precisely aligns the cloud oriented capabilities of the operating applications and technological infrastructure, along with the relevant business actors and strategy in order to meet smart city requirements. Unfortunately, findings revealed limited rigorous reference architectural models to service smart city [...]

Strategic management role in boosting hotel performance [Rola zarządzania strategicznego w podniesieniu wyników działania hoteli]

Authors: Kaliappen N., Suan C.L., Almutairi S.S., Almutairi M.A.
The foremost aim of this paper is to examine the right linkage of specific market orientation, innovation strategy and organizational performance of 114 hotels in Malaysia. Data were drawn from census method on 475 hotels’ top and middle managers who are responsible for the progress of innovation and market orientation [...]

Transformational leadership and innovative work behavior in an IT department of a public organization in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Authors: Al-Shammari M.M., Khalifa N.Y.
The purpose of this study is to provide an understanding of the role that transformational leadership plays in innovative work behavior of employees in an IT department of a public organization in Bahrain. An online questionnaire hyperlink was sent to 127 randomly chosen employees. The completed and submitted questionnaires were [...]

Risks of using smart devices for drivers

Authors: Gazder U., Al-Malkf Y., Alani M.S.
Advancements in technology have brought a lot of ease to modern day life. On the other hand, its abuse has some negative aspects as well. This study focuses on highlighting one such issue which is related to use of smart devices by drivers. This would be a pioneering study in [...]

The status of innovation in Saudi Universities

Authors: Khayati A., Selim M.
In light of globalization and rapid economic changes, innovation became a necessity for all organizations. Innovation differs from one type of organization to another, and is considered more complex in the case of universities. This paper deals with innovation in Saudi universities, and searches to analyze its main features based [...]

Dividend policy and stock price volatility in Indian capital market

Authors: Kumaraswamy S., Ebrahim R.H., Wan Mohammad W.M.
As argued by Modigilani &Miller, the dividends are irrelevant only in perfect markets but in an emerging market like India, t he dividends are expected to show its relevance. Indian capital market have surpassed a sea change in the recent past including demonetization, implementation of new tax regimes, political controversies [...]

EGovemment service quality measurement scales: A literature review

Authors: Desmal A.J., Othman M.K., Hamid S., Zolait A.H.
This paper aims to investigate the service quality dimensions that were discussed by previous literature at Government To Citizens – G2C. Service quality is essential nowadays, which enable organizations to understand users’ expectations of services. Using the literature review methodology, the researchers were able to identify the fundamental dimensions that [...]

Predictive analytics to improve outcome-based funding for the public universities in south africa through big data

Authors: Segooa M.A., Kalema B.M., Zolait A.H.
The development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) brought many opportunities for organisations to improve their competitive advantage. Their way of running operational activities has changed, processes have moved towards digitization. The innovative stand makes organizations to generate voluminous data silently which add more potential to improve business value and [...]