Technology Innovation for Business Intelligence and Analytics (TIBIA): Techniques and Practices for Business Intelligence Innovation

This book provides a standpoint on how to effectively use technology innovation for business intelligence and analytics. It presents an approach that combines cutting-edge technological advancements with practical applications in the business world. The book covers a range of innovative technologies and how they can be applied to enhance business intelligence and analytics. It is primarily aimed at professionals in the business field data analysts and students studying subjects. This book is especially beneficial for those who want to grasp and apply the technological trends in making strategic business decisions. Its comprehensive coverage makes it an indispensable resource for anyone, in the intersection of technology and business analytics

The Impact of Managers Efficiency on Quality of Strategic Decision-making under Crisis Management: An Empirical Study on Private Hospitals in Baghdad-Iraq

Managers have essential role in considering the foundation in organization, to avoid risks and crises, their efficiency and ability to minimize risks if it should occur, also they should make the right decision at crisis management, at a high qualities as a results of good experienced, education, skills, and best practice. The main objective of this study is to explore the impact of managers’ efficiency on quality of strategic decision-making directly and indirectly through crisis management in private hospitals in Baghdad/ Iraq, the study population was private hospitals in Baghdad/ Iraq, and a sample was chosen randomly which consists of (100) managers (administrative and physicians), and a questionnaire was designed consisting of (44) phrases to gather the primary data from the study sample. Data were analyzed using relevant statistical methods like regression analysis and path analysis. The study came to show a high level of importance for all study variables, and showed there is a significant positive direct impact of managers’ efficiency on quality of strategic decision making also there is indirect impact (through crisis management), beside there is a significant positive direct impact of managers efficiency on crisis management rather than a significant impact of crisis management on quality of strategic decision making, in private hospitals in Baghdad/ Iraq. Key words: Decision-making, Quality of Strategic Decision-making, Crisis Management, Efficiency.

Empirical linkages between ICT, tourism, and trade towards sustainable environment: evidence from BRICS countries

There is a growing utilisation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the recent digital era. Trade and tourism have also attained attention as determinants of environmental sustainability. Therefore, this study investigates linkages between ICT, tourism, trade, economic growth, and environmental sustainability in BRICS economies. Advanced panel estimation entitled cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lags (CSARDL) was applied from 1990 to 2019. Findings suggest the adverse effect of tourism, trade, and growth factors on environmental sustainability, whereas ICT helps promote a sustainable environment among the targeted economies. Likewise, the shortrun results prove that economic growth and tourism are prone to ecological health, while trade possesses an insignificant influence on ecological sustainability. These results suggest the integration of ICT in trade and tourism sectors to mitigate their negative ecological consequences

Educational Supply Chain Management: A View on Professional Development Success in Malaysia

The industrial environment is unpredictably shifting. Technology advancements and pandemics force the corporate environment to evolve even faster in order to stay competitive and thrive. As a result, in today's fast-paced business environment, supply chain management has grown in popularity. The study's major goal is to apply the concept of industrial supply chain management to educational management. The empirical study will be conducted separately and do not cover in this paper. In dynamic and uncertain business operations, the educational model is more appropriate to switch from mass production delivery to industrial experiences in building individual talent excellence. This minimizes the educator's knowledge and experiences delivery gap to the learner in the educational supply chain. From the issues, This study identifies the education attributes and how it affects professional development success. This study further investigates the moderating effect of industrial experiences on the relationship between education attributes and professional development success. Besides, this study aims to propose an educational supply chain model (EduSCM) for 21st-century professional development success in Malaysia higher education to gain competitive advantages. To achieve the objectives, mixed methods research design is proposed. The qualitative data collection will be collected after the completion of quantitative data analysis. The data collected from the interview use to explain, interpret, understand, and triangulate the results of quantitative analysis to produce a potent conclusion. Lastly, this study will provide a unique conceptual diagram expected to aid researchers and practitioners to create a more comprehensive understanding of the linkages between learning competencies, industrial experiences, and professional development

Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses

This study aims to identify the antecedents of emerging technology adoption in construction businesses. The objectives of this study were to identify the determinants and barriers to the adoption of emerging technologies in the construction industry. This study used a descriptive research design, a quantitative research method, and a stratified simple random sampling technique to select contractors registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in the eastern region of Malaysia. Out of the 75 copies of questionnaire distributed to the contractors, only 24 completed and usable responses were received, yielding a response rate of 32 %. Inferential analysis and relative importance index were used to achieve the research objectives. Regarding the first objective, the findings from this research showed that project characteristics would influence the adoption of emerging technology for construction safety. The social-related factor is next to it. The other factors are environmental, technological, and organizational factors. Finally, individual factors had the least influence on adoption. Regarding the second objective of this study, the economic factor is the most influential barrier to adopting emerging technologies for construction safety, followed by personal factors in this trend. Organizational factors and time-related factors are barriers that have the least influence on adoption

The effect of social media influencers’ characteristics on consumer intention and attitude toward Keto products purchase intention

Social media influencers have become a more effective modern marketing approach used by businesses to influence consumers' intention and attitude. This study explores this influence by involving several factors of influencer’s characteristics on both consumers’ attitude and intention. Also, a moderation role of vloggers as a new emerging marketing tool is also examined in this research. To conduct this research and achieve its key objective, the study uses a quantitative research method to collect data from TikTok users which has also become a more worldwide favorable web device for short videos. PLS-SEM method is conducted in the phase of analysis and the results show a significant influence of the hypothesized research model except the influence of source relatability on consumer attitude and the moderating role of vloggers on consumer intention. The research findings provided unsurprisingly implications and supported the existing related literature in this field but contribute to cover the research knowledge gap through the integrated new model including numerous variables that have not been examined previously together in a unique framework

Investigating the impact of benefits and challenges of IOT adoption on supply chain performance and organizational performance: An empirical study in Malaysia

In Malaysia, manufacturing industry is a major contributor to the economic advancement. As a result, cutting-edge technology like the internet of things (IoT) is projected to have a significant impact on business operations and supply chain management (SCM). However, research into the influence of IoT deployment on supply chains and organizational performance is relatively sparse. Therefore, this study is to determine the relationship between benefits and challenges of IoT adoption and organizational performance. Furthermore, this study looks into the mediating role of supply chain performance in the relationship between IoT adoption benefits and challenges and organizational performance. The population of this study is comprised of 3019 manufacturing companies in Malaysia, while the minimum sample size needed is 43 manufacturing companies.1160 complete set of survey questionnaire were distributed through email and 63 responses received representing five per cent of response rate. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) is used to assess all of the study's hypotheses. The results of this paper support six out of the seven hypotheses tested. In conclusion, the manufacturing industry in Malaysia needs to be exposed more to the benefits of IoT rather than keep discussing its challenges. This study can be a guideline to the manufacturing companies in decision making for IoT adoption. The limitations and recommendation for future study is highlighted

The effect of digital supply chain on organizational performance: An empirical study in Malaysia manufacturing industry

Nowadays, global technologies, especially digital things, have become an important tool for businesses to maintain feasible partnerships and build a great value connection with other companies. New digital technologies that are emerging every day are on their way to affect nearly all business processes and activities. This study investigates the effect of the digital supply chain on the supply chain and organization performance in the Malaysia manufacturing industry. This paper also further assesses the mediating effect of supply chain performance in the relationship between the digital supply chain and the organizational performance in the Malaysia manufacturing industry. The objectives are achieved via quantitative research design. The researchers emailed the online survey questionnaire to 1160 manufacturing companies listed in the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) directory via stratified sampling technique and received 63 responses. 7 incomplete responses have been deleted and 56 usable responses representing 5.43% of the response rate used for data analysis. The data was analyzed by using the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Three hypotheses are not supported and seven hypotheses are supported, which includes all the hypotheses of moderating effect. The manufacturing companies in Malaysia can consider adopting the DSC in the business process to remain reliable in the competitive market by providing good supply chain performance and best organizational performance as a whole. The implication of the study is given to academics and practitioners, specifically manufacturing companies. The limitations and the recommendation for future study have been highlighted

Adopting smart supply chain and smart technologies to improve operational performance in manufacturing industry

The manufacturing industry plays a crucial role in the economy of many countries, but there is a lack of expertise in implementing smart supply chains and smart technologies. This study aims to investigate the relationship between smart supply chains, smart technologies, and operational performance in the manufacturing industry. A survey questionnaire was conducted among registered manufacturing industries, and the results were analyzed using Smart PLS to test 10 hypotheses. Four hypotheses were supported out of 119 responses received through simple random sampling. The study suggests implementing instrumented supply chains using smart technologies can enhance operational performance. The findings provide valuable insights for policymakers, academics, and industry practitioners to improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry. This research emphasizes the importance of smart supply chains and smart technologies in achieving operational excellence, and further studies are necessary to address the identified limitations and contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of smart technologies in the supply chain’s digitalization

Investigating the factors affecting e-procurement adoption in supply chain performance: An empirical study on Malaysia manufacturing industry

Global business is getting more and more cutthroat. Digital technology plays a significant role in giving companies a competitive advantage and improving the effectiveness of corporate processes. The Malaysian government has advanced by implementing e-government to use digital technologies to improve operations. In line with the objective of Malaysia’s government, this study examines the impact of e-procurement adoption and e-procurement determinants on supply chain performance among Malaysian manufacturing companies. Using a quantitative research design with an online survey questionnaire, 99 responses from manufacturers listed in the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers directory were obtained, representing 19.41% of the response rates. It fulfilled the minimum sample size of 92, and the data were examined using PLS-SEM. A total of 13 hypotheses are supported, accepted hypotheses one and two in which top management support and information communication technology infrastructure do not directly affect supply chain management. Besides, the findings prove this study's mediating effect on e-procurement adoption. It indicates that most Malaysian manufacturing companies have embraced e-procurement to support their supply chain operations