Browsing by Author "Hafeez, Khalid"
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Assessing the Impact of Social Structures in International Opportunity Recognition: A Case Study of Brazilian Technology Firms
Arroteia, Nuno; Hafeez, Khalid (Book chapter)This chapter explores how the recognition of opportunities regarding developing technology and entering a new market is influenced by the systemic effect of social forces. These include institutions, social networks and ... -
Co-creating Brand Reputation through Higher Education Employees’ and Students’ Social Network
Foroudi, Pantea; Al Ziyadin, S; Kitchen, P J; Pantano, E; Hafeez, Khalid (Article)By drawing on social identity and stakeholders’ theories, this paper seeks to examine how universities co-create and manage their brand image and brand reputation through tapping into internal-stakeholders’ social network. ... -
The effect of TQM on organisational performance: empirical evidence from the textile sector of a developing country using SEM
Shafiq, M.; Lazario, F.; Hafeez, Khalid (Article)Total quality management (TQM) is a widely used management philosophy across many sectors. Organisations implement TQM in order to gain competitive advantage in terms of quality, productivity, customer satisfaction, and ... -
Evaluating the impact of corporate logos towards corporate reputation: a case of Persia and Mexico
Foroudi, P.; Hafeez, Khalid; Foroudi, M. M. (Article)Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of corporate logos on corporate image and reputation in creating competitive advantage in the context of Persia and Mexico as emerging markets. The paper provides an extensive ... -
Exploring student’s perceptions on psychological empowerment by using a business simulation
Arroteia, Nuno; Hafeez, Khalid; Avramenko, Alex (Article)This paper introduces a study exploring the impact of computerised business simulations on student’s perceptions about their psychological empowerment. The research is focused on undergraduate business students in a Higher ... -
How do entrepreneurs learn and engage in an online community-of-practice? A case study approach
Hafeez, Khalid; Foroudi, P.; Nguyen, B.; Alghatas, F.; Gupta, S. (Article)This paper investigates the ways in which entrepreneurs use communities of practice (CoPs) to express themselves, using narrative theory and rhetorical analysis, to gain insight into an electronic social network medium, ... -
The Influence of Business Simulations on Students’ Psychological Empowerment
Avramenko, Alex; Arroteia, Nuno; Hafeez, Khalid (Book chapter)This chapter introduces a study exploring the impact of pedagogy utilising the computerised business simulation on psychological empower-ment of students in a Higher Education institution. A survey-based instru-ment was ... -
Knowledge Sharing by Entrepreneurs in a Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP)
Foroudi, P.; Alghatas, F; Gupta, S.; Hafeez, Khalid; Nguyen, B. (Article)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how entrepreneurs engage in a virtual community of practice (VCoP) to share knowledge. Intensity of engagement is taken as a proxy to measure the strength of knowledge ... -
Long-run Relationship between R&D Investment and Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from the European Union Member Countries
The researchers, environmental scientists and policymakers around the world are exerting substantial efforts to mitigate the growth of CO2 emissions to save the planet. A number of measures and initiatives, such as, energy ... -
Marketing Management Capability: the Construct, and its Dimensions: An Examination of Managers and Entrepreneurs’ Perception in the Retail Setting
Brown, D.; Foroudi, P.; Hafeez, Khalid (Article)This paper explores the relationship between corporate cultural/intangible assets and marketing capabilities by examining managers’ and entrepreneurs’ perceptions in a retail setting. Nineteen face-to-face interviews were ... -
A Tool for Business Innovation and Transformative Growth
Hafeez, Khalid; Hatami-Marbini, A. (Presentation)Innovation is the engine for productivity, growth and sustainability of every business. Post-Brexit Britain needs to become highly innovative and productive to compete and maintain staff retention, quality, speed, flexibility ...