KnowledgeWorks@UB: Recent submissions
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Life & Deaf: Humor, Stories, and Experiences
(2017)American Sign Language (ASL) Storytelling is a traditional form of folklore passed down through generations of Deaf individuals, historically face-to-face. It includes jokes, sign play, and various forms of storytelling. ... -
Hakini Arabi
(2017-05-12)Heritage languages are an integral part in the identity construct of children born to first and second generation immigrant parents. Many Lebanese immigrant families struggle to preserve the Arabic language within their ... -
Reframing the role of knowledge parks and science cities in knowledge-based urban development
(Sage, 2014)Knowledge-based urban developments (KBUDs) are an increasingly common element of urban planning and strategy making: policy makers and developers set out to stimulate economic prosperity by promoting the integration and ... -
Structuring the Technology Entrepreneurship Publication Landscape: Making Sense out of Chaos
(Elsevier, 2015)Technology Entrepreneurship (TE) is a popular and interdisciplinary research field, which is currently published in many different journals. TE articles, once the proviso of management of technology and general entrepreneurship ... -
Breakeven Time on New Product Launches: An Investigation of the Drivers and Impact on Firm Performance
(Project Development & Management Association, 2014)The ability to break even faster on new product projects is becoming increasingly critical for firms in fast-moving industries where continually reinvesting in research and development efforts matters greatly for survival. ... -
New Wine from Old Grapes: Innovation in the Eco-Friendly B2C Space
(Routledge, 2015)Despite the upsurge in the need to develop eco-friendly products, few research studies have empirically examined consumers’ preferences for eco-friendly products. We use a choice-based, conjoint analysis method to estimate ... -
Fool's Gold? Assessing the Impact of the Value of Airline Loyalty Programs on Brand Equity Perceptions and Share of Wallet
(Sage, 2015)Despite substantial investments in loyalty programs, hospitality industry managers and marketers are given little evidence regarding the loyalty programs’ overall effectiveness in driving consumer spending. This study of ... -
The pursuit of counterfeited luxury: An examination of the negative side effects of close consumer–brand connections
(Elsevier, 2015)Over the past two decades, the counterfeiting industry has cost U.S. manufacturers over $200 billion. In this study, we extend current research on consumers' willingness to purchase counterfeit products by demonstrating ... -
The impact of sediment resuspension on mercury and methylmercury fate, transport and bioaccumulation is shallow estuaries
(Elsevier, 2003)The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of resuspension on the fate and bioaccumulation of mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in shallow estuarine environments, using mesocosms. Two 4-week experiments ... -
Polychlorinated biphenyl congener desorption rates from resuspended Hudson River sediment.
(American Chemical Society, 2004)Three shear turbulence resuspension mesocosms (STORM tanks) were used to examine the release of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from resuspended Hudson River sediment. Twenty-two percent of the resuspended PCBs desorbed ... -
Manpower Discipline Based on Knowledge Skills: The Case of a Consulting Company in Iranian Commercial Marine Industry
(SSRN, 2012)In today’s world, some industries have been shifting to the knowledge based industries. Marine industry as a knowledge-dependent industry in which the knowledge and technology changes have a noticeable pace, is a good ... -
Developing a Human Resource Strategy Framework: A Knowledge Oriented Approach
(2012)In today’s business world, human resource is concerned as fundamental capital of organizations. In fact, human resource is the chief organizational tool to achieve the strategies and goals. According to the significance ... -
Which businesses actually help the global poor?
(Emerald, 2013)Purpose ‐ This paper suggests that BoP producer businesses provide greater potential positive impact on poverty alleviation than BoP consumer businesses. With this purpose, the authors explore the positive short-term and ... -
Hospitality Service Innovations in Private Clubs
(Sage, 2015)Service innovation positions an organization to create and deliver anticipatory service that exceeds member expectations and ultimately strengthens relationships. However, service innovation remains one of the most ... -
Service Innovations: What the Managers Believe and What the Customers Say
(Routledge, 2016)Service innovation has become a critical organizational capability. It is crucial to understand not only what service innovations service managers introduce, but also what service innovations help improve customers’ ... -
Developing a knowledge map-driven framework for human resources strategy formulation: A knowledge-based IT company case study in Iran
(Emerald, 2013)Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is developing a framework for human resource strategy (HRS) planning based on knowledge maps in organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Considering literature review of HRS ... -
Host Country Network and International Partner Selection: Evidence from Venture Capital Industry
(Academy of Management, 2013)We examine how the firms’ position in alliance networks in host country influences their strategic partner selection pattern. We view alliances as dual phenomena which require willingness and attractiveness of both parties ... -
Knowledge management critical failure factors: A multi-case study
(Emerald, 2014)Purpose ‐ The goal of this paper is to present the main critical failure factors extracted from analyzing ten case studies of failure in knowledge management (KM) systems and projects and present a framework in which the ... -
Effects of Chat-based Interface on User Engagement
(2017-06-29)Chat-based User Interfaces (UI) have become popular in transactional applications such as in the finance and news industry. Although this trend has been noted, the effects this has on user engagement have not been well ... -
Host Country Network, Experiences, and International Alliances Formation in Emerging Markets
(Academy of Management, 2014)We theorize that a foreign firm’s position in alliance networks in a host country and its experience in the industry in general and in the host country in particular, jointly influences its attractiveness and willingness ...