Administrative Sciences MDPI

06/07/2024

open access article: “Strategic Response of European Airlines to Market Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis” by Ugo Arrigo, Massimo Beccarello and Giacomo Di Foggia.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/13/12/255

The airline market is constantly evolving and requires managers to adopt strategies to meet the changing demands and organizational requirements of the sector. As a result of its liberalization, the European market has transformed from a set of national protected sectors to a single sector. Although...

06/07/2024

open access article: “Innovative Behavior in Startups: An Empirical Study” by Marisa Leal, Carmem Leal and Rui Silva.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/13/12/256

Considering the SECI model, which emphasizes a modern conception of knowledge management, the main objective of this study is to understand how the socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization (SECI) dimensions can influence innovative behavior within organizations. The quantitat...

06/07/2024

open access article: “How Can Digitalization Mitigate Pandemic-Induced Demand Shocks? A Case Study from the Apparel Industry” by Zsolt Matyusz and Bence Pistrui.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/13/12/257

This paper aims to explore how digitalization can be used as a risk mitigation tool against pandemic-induced demand shocks, when customer movements and activities are constrained by government regulations. Due to the disrupting events of the COVID-19 pandemic, we opted for an exploratory study to un...

06/07/2024

invites you to submit a paper to the special issue "Entrepreneurship for Economic Growth". The special issue is edited by Dr. Kanayo Kingsley Ogujiuba.
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 August 2024.
More information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/admsci/special_issues/045Z9WZ1LI

06/07/2024

open access article: “Critical Success Factors of Franchising Firms: A Study on Franchisors and Franchisees” by Mohd Hizam-Hanafiah, Mohd Faizal Abdul Ghani, Rosmah Mat Isa and Hamizah Abd Hamid.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/13/1/8

The franchising sector demands a high level of assurance and commitment. This is because creating entrepreneurial value is at the core of any franchising strategy. However, little is understood about what causes franchised businesses’ critical success factors, particularly in developing nations li...

06/07/2024

open access article: “Impact of Work–Life Balance on Working Women in the Banking Sector” by Sania Khan, George Thomas, Bisharat Ali Kunbhar and Noha Hamdy Mostafa Mohamed.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/13/1/7

In every organization, employees deal with increasing job pressures. In recent years, women have faced even greater difficulties in such circumstances. This study proposed to investigate how work–life balance (WLB) affects the personal lives of working women in the banking industry of Larkana city...

06/07/2024

open access article: “Modeling the Impact of Mentoring on Women’s Work-Life Balance: A Grounded Theory Approach ” by Parvaneh Bahrami, Saeed Nosratabadi, Khodayar Palouzian and Szilárd Hegedűs.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/13/1/6

The purpose of this study was to model the impact of mentoring on women’s work-life balance. Indeed, this study considered mentoring as a solution to create a work-life balance of women. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews with both mentors and mentees of Tehran Municipality were conducte...

12/06/2024

open access article: “Predicting the Relationship between Green Transformational Leadership, Green Human Resource Management Practices, and Employees’ Green Behavior” by Afriyadi Cahyadi, Diah Natalisa, József Poór, Badia Perizade and Katalin Szabó.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/13/1/5

Building on theories of Corporate Sustainability, Triple Bottom Line, and Natural Resource-Based View, this study aims to predict the positive relationship between green transformational leadership, green human resource management practices, and employees’ green behavior. It applies a quantitative...

27/02/2024

invites you to submit a paper to the special issue "ChatGPT, a Stormy Innovation for a Sustainable Business ". The special issue is edited by Dr. Christophe Schmitt and Dr. Nada Mallah Boustani.
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024.
More information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/admsci/special_issues/9349I4FMA6