Green Product and Process Innovation, Corporate Environmental Ethics and Competitive Advantages among Manufacturing Firms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The prime objective of the study is to examine the impact of green product innovation, green process innovation, and corporate environmental ethics on the competitive advantages of Saudi manufacturing firms. In addition to that, the study has also planned to examine the mediating role of corporate environmental ethics and moderating role of corporate environmental management in the relationship between green product innovation, green process innovation, and competitive advantages of Saudi manufacturing. This study used a quantitative approach to research with a cross-sectional method for the collection of data. This study used purposive sampling for the collection of data from the production managers of the manufacturing industry of KSA. The participation of the production managers in current was on a volunteer base. A structured questionnaire was used to gather the data from the respondents. The scale item for all constructs was adapted from the previous studies and measured on a 5-point Likert scale. “Partial Least Squares” (PLS) method of analysis was employed for the analysis of the research model using the Smart-PLS (Ringle et al., 2020). The present study found out that if a firm is consistent about investing more in CEE, the KSA manufacturing industry would witness improvement in their GRpdI and competitive advantage. Thus, these findings can be utilized by the manufacturing industries in KSA. By observing the environmentalism approach of consumers and strict rules at the international level, the firms shouldn't avoid their environmental duties. This study intends to fulfill the purpose of contributing to managers of the manufacturing industry of KSA, their researchers and policy formulators which may further contribute to their respective areas

Impact of Perceived Quality of E-Health Services on Patient Behavioral Intention to Use E-Health Services: A Moderating Role of Knowledge of E-Health Management

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of perceived quality of e-health and the perceived usefulness of behavioral intention to use e-health services with moderating role of knowledge on e-health. A quantitative research approach was applied to examine the proposed relationships between variables of the model. A cross-sectional method was used to gather the data from Saudi patients with the help of a self-administrative survey questionnaire. Findings illustrated that IQ, system quality, and perceived usefulness have a significant and positive impact on the behavioral intention to use e-health services of Saudi patients. Moreover, results show that knowledge of e-health significantly moderates the relationship between perceived quality of e-health and perceived usefulness with the patients' intention to use e-health services. This study enriches the body of knowledge regarding e-health usage, patient intention to use services of e-health, and literacy regarding e-health. The findings of the present study improve the understanding of health care executives regarding the use of e-health services intention and how this intention can be improved

Factors Influencing the Adoption of E-Health Management among Saudi Citizens with Moderating Role of E-Health Literacy

This study aimed to examine the role of internet access, social influence, facility access, and cost concerns on E-health adoption in Saudi Arabia with moderating role of E-health literacy. Saudi citizens were the targeted population of this study. To fulfill the objectives of this study, quantitative research methods with a cross-sectional technique were applied. A self-administrative survey was employed with a questionnaire to collect the data. This study used the purposive sampling method for the collection. Structure equation modeling was applied by using Smart PLS 3 to analyze the data. The findings of the current study show that internet access, social influence, and facility access have significant and positive effects on E-health adoption. Cost concerns have a significant and negative influence on the Adoption of E-Health Management services. Results revealed that E-health literacy has a significant and positive moderating role in the association of internet access, facility access, and cost concerns on E-health adoption. Results of this study contribute to the body of literature by finding that internet access, social influence, facility access, and cost concerns have a significant effect on the Adoption of E-Health Management services and E-health literacy is essential to improve the Adoption of E-Health Management service