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Tourism direct GDP: Configuration of antecedents and tourism future performance...
Agostinho, M.; Dias, Á.; Pereira, L.Purpose: This study aims to provide a new perspective on the factors determining a country's tourism performance, understand the interrelationships among these factors, and explore their implications for the future of tourism in high-income countries. Methodology: The study employs a Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) using five variables from the World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Develo...
The public debt as handicap to economic growth
Teixeira, N.; Luz, R.; Silva, R. V. da.; Pereira, L.; Silva, S. V. da.The impact that public debt has on economic growth is increasingly a topic of interest and it has been since the most recent economic and financial crisis of 2008 that it has come to occupy a prominent place in the literature. In this context, it becomes extremely important to understand the impact that the increase in public debt has on the growth of economies. Thus, the purpose of this research paper is to as...
New dynamics of e-commerce on the retail industry: Analysis of the purchase pro...
Gonçalves, R.; Dias, C.; Pereira, L.; Lopes da Costa, R.; Dias, Á.; Vinhas da Silva, R.The technology-mediated environment promoted the creation of new dynamics in the retail sector. To understand how the emergence of e-commerce has impacted the retail sector, this study analysed two distinct product typologies: fashion and electronics. Among the various conclusions of this work, we highlight a clear resistance to the emergence of e-commerce, even though a considerable part of the sample declares...
Building brand, building value: The impact of customer-based brand equity on ai...
Santos, C.; Dias, Á.; Pereira, L.This study examines the impact of Customer-based Brand Equity (CBBE) on passengers’ Willingness to Pay Premium (WPP) for airline tickets, comparing low-cost and flag airlines. The research is prompted by the competitive nature of the industry and the need to comprehend passenger preferences, focusing on brand image, brand awareness, and service attributes as key variables influencing CBBE. The survey data colle...
Customer loyalty to the retail pharmacy: Present and future of the Portuguese m...
Pereira, L.; Quental, L.; Lopes da Costa, R.; Dias, Á.; Gonçalves, R.Pharmacies should retain their customers to ensure their sustainability. The most relevant factors for this are store experience, technological evolution, digital presence, portfolio of services and quality of counselling. The analysis of the methodology was carried out by the 'Pereira problem solving research methodology' and with the research goals, it was intended to understand the causes of the lack of loya...
Planning (in) the next century? On the futures of planning that are already here
Pavoni, A.; Pereira, L.; Tulumello, S.What if the problem with planning was its very relation with normativity and future? In this article, we challenge the idea that “the future that we want” can be designed in the sense that planning has historically done—by imagining a future that should be sought by action in the present. In so doing, we explore the possibility of planning as a strategy to release the futurial, excessive presences that already ...
Artificial intelligence in strategic business management: The case of auditing
Pereira, L.; Resio, M.; Lopes da Costa, R.; Dias, Á.; Gonçalves, R.We live in the era of digital transformation and adopting innovative tools and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be extolling business models and driving optimisation in the processes inherent to their operation. The audit area which is intense in tasks that can be performed by machines, studies emerge showing positive results in the adoption of AI tools. The literature affirms the use ...
Co-creation and cultural immersion: Empowering small businesses through creativ...
Dias, Á.; Shazid, S.; Pereira, L.This study examines the potential of creative tourism for the growth of small entrepreneurs in Mozambique. It explores how these entrepreneurs can leverage creative tourism to overcome challenges and thrive in a competitive tourism market. Through a qualitative approach involving semi-structured interviews and comparative case studies of six small entrepreneurs in Maputo and Vilanculos, the research uncovers va...
Operational risk mitigation in credit operations
Couto, A.; Gonçalves, R.; Pereira, L.; Lopes da Costa, R.; Dias, Á.; Vinhas da Silva, R.The process of loan concession requires a thorough knowledge of the credit institution standards and regulations. Complexity of the credit granting process can cause a considerable number of undecided corporate loan proposals due to incomplete information or decided only after several internal incidents have been reported and solved. The objective of this research is to study operational risk failures in the ad...
The role of incubators in promoting innovation ambidexterity among start-ups in...
Dias, Á.; Camal, C.; Sousa, B.; Pereira, L.Purpose: This study investigates the impact of incubators on knowledge management and sustainable innovation in early-stage tourism and hospitality firms. It explores whether incubators leverage innovation generated by these firms. Methodology/Design/Approach: Survey data from early-stage tourism and hospitality firms were analyzed using latent variable modeling and Importance-Performance Matrix Analysis (IPMA)...