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  • “Alexafying” shoppers 
    Ramadan, Zahy B. (2021-09-28)
    The virtual assistants' market is drastically growing and is expected to reach $2.1 billion by 2020. Nonetheless, the quick expansion and high penetration of e-retailers’ AI ecosystem into the shopper's journey is still ...
  • Influencing the influencers 
    Ramadan, Zahy B.; Farah, Maya F. (2021-09-28)
    Companies discovered throughout the years that in order to acquire, retain or grow clients, they should allow customers to take a more active role in the product or service creation. Customers have become so valued by ...
  • Fooled in the relationship 
    Ramadan, Zahy; Farah, Maya F.; Bou Saada, Rana (2021-09-23)
    Amazon, the leader in the e-retailing sector, has revolutionized online shopping through its vast areas of customer solutions, particularly with its Amazon Prime membership. Nonetheless, shoppers' behavior and attitudes ...
  • The examination of self-service replenishing solutions' potential 
    Farah, Maya F.; Ramadan, Zahy B.; Shatila, Lama (2021-09-23)
    The aim of this paper is to investigate how the introduction of self-service replenishing tech devices affect consumer buying behaviour within their consumption communities. It assesses the potential customers and/or ...
  • Harnessing the power within 
    Itani, Omar S.; Chaker, Nawar N. (2021-09-08)
    The purpose of this research is to examine the notion of salesperson moral identity as a prosocial individual trait and its associated effects on customer and coworker relationships. In addition, this study examines the ...
  • Consumers’ health-locus-of-control and social distancing in pandemic-based e-tailing services 
    Itani, Omar S.; Hollebeek, Linda D. (2021-09-08)
    Purpose COVID-19 and its precautions, including social distancing, have revolutionized traditional retailing- and consumption patterns. In this turbulent environment, the purpose of this study is twofold. First, this paper ...
  • The transformative role of firm information transparency in triggering retail investor’s perceived financial well-being 
    Naveed, Muhammad; Farah, Maya F.; Hasni, Muhammad Junaid Shahid (2021-04-20)
    Purpose: Based on transformative service research (TSR), the study explores the mechanisms by which a firm’s information transparency influences a retail investor’s perceived financial wellbeing. It proposes a model ...
  • Fraud 
    Jizi, Mohammad; Nehme, Rabih; EL Hout, Rofayda (2021-02-10)
    Because of the recent collapse of several major companies, investors' confidence in audited financial statements has decreased significantly. Fraud has been a major topic among many scholars and stakeholders due to its ...
  • CEO gender and managerial entrenchment 
    Dah, Mustafa A.; Jizi, Mohammad I.; Kebbe, Reem (2021-02-10)
    This paper investigates the effect of gender on managerial authority and control over firms. The study examines S&P 1500 firms for the period of 1999–2014. Our findings suggest that accounting performance, firm value, CEO ...
  • How banks’ internal governance mechanisms influence risk reporting 
    Jizi, Mohammad (2021-02-10)
    Banks were the center of the recent financial crisis that results in a sharp decline in security prices and banks’ market capitalization. The content of information in general, and risk information in particular, provided ...
  • Are Risk Management Disclosures Informative or Tautological? Evidence from the U.S. Banking Sector 
    Jizi, Mohammad I.; Dixon, Robert (2021-02-10)
    Banks experienced increasing risk levels during the latest financial crisis. Investors’ confidence was shaken by the effectiveness of bank risk management practices, which has opened new challenges for bank management in ...
  • Light at the end of the tunnel 
    Itani, Omar S.; Hollebeek, Linda D. (2021-02-05)
    Consumer behavior is changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus compelling attraction sites to find new ways of offering safe tours to visitors. Based on protection motivation theory, we develop and test a model ...
  • Dysfunctional behavior of external auditors the collision of time budget and time deadline evidence from a developing country 
    Nehme, Rabih; Al Mutawa, Abdullah; Jizi, Mohammad (2021-02-05)
    The general goal behind this research is to gain a better understanding of factors leading to dysfunctional behavior of auditors. The role of auditors has been a controversial issue especially after the recent accounting ...
  • The impact of board composition on the level of ESG disclosures in GCC countries 
    Arayssi, Mahmoud; Jizi, Mohammad; Tabaja, Hala Hussein (2021-02-03)
    Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of board composition on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in the Gulf countries. Despite the vast literature on the significance of ESG disclosure on ...
  • Does corporate governance spillover firm performance? A study of valuation of MENA companies 
    Arayssi, Mahmoud; Issam Jizi, Mohammad (2021-01-26)
    Purpose The aim of the paper is to examine the association of corporate governance (CG), the firms’ characteristics and the financial performance of firms operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region after ...
  • Do social responsibility disclosures show improvements on stock price? 
    Jizi, Mohammad; Nehme, Rabih; Salama, Aly (2021-01-26)
    The 2007 financial crisis was the largest shock to the financial markets not only to the United States but the world as a whole since 1930. Lack of information and confusion in financial markets causes sharp declines in ...
  • Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure 
    Jizi, Mohammad Issam; Salama, Aly; Dixon, Robert; Stratling, Rebecca (2021-01-26)
    There is a distinct lack of research into the relationship between corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the banking sector. This paper fills the gap in the literature by examining the impact ...
  • From Amazon.com to Amazon.love 
    Ramadan, Zahy; Farah, Maya F.; El Essrawi, Lea (2021-01-05)
    The trend of incorporating assistive conversational agents into people's lives has followed the unprecedented expansion in the usage of artificial intelligence (AI). Amazon, in particular, has been a key trendsetter in ...
  • The Influence of Board Composition on Sustainable Development Disclosure 
    Jizi, Mohammad (2020-12-03)
    Despite knowing the potential effect of social reporting on firms' continuity, there is limited research into the influence of the composition of boards of directors on CSR disclosure. This paper adds to the emerging CSR ...
  • The efficiency of corporate boards and firms’ audit fees 
    Nehme, Rabih; Jizi, Mohammad (2020-12-03)
    Purpose The quality of financial reporting for the financial institutions is vital for the public, as the negative consequences of manipulated financial statements will not only affect shareholders but also the regulators’ ...

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