Business creativity and circular economy : A culmination of selected research papers from the 1st edition of the International Conference on Business Creativity Research, under the umbrella of the 7th edition of the American University in the Emirates International Research Conference (7th AUEIRC)/ Asma Salman, Nikolina Ljepava, Muhammad Nawaz Tunio.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Business, Management and Organizational Behavior
Balancing the Copper Mining Industry: The Tripartite Approach to Embracing Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Development

Authors: Hala El Sedafy Bakry and Rasha F. Ismail (p. 3)

Toward a Framework for the Adoption of Green Business Models for Sustainable Plastic Management

Authors: Noha A. Alaa El Dine, Hebatalla Kaoud, and Menatalla Kaoud (p. 11)

Disruption Dynamics Maturity Model in Action: An Exploration of Emerging Use Cases in the Regional Business Environment

Author: Dhrupad Mathur (p. 23)

Building Serious Creative Intelligence in Business Executives: The Games We Play

Authors: Rouxelle De Villiers and Philip Dennett (p. 35)

Roots of Organizational Atrophy: A Reflective Synthesis of Experiences with Toxic Leadership

Author: Robert Karaszewski (p. 47)

The Strategic Role of Green HRM in Achieving Green Competitive Advantage: A Systematic Review

Authors: Shahira Abdalla, Marilou Maderazo, and Juan Dempere (p. 59)

Transforming Social Insurance Organizations Through Business Process Reengineering: Insights from Managerial Perspectives

Authors: Marilou A. Maderazo, Faustino D. Reyes II, and Aaron Paul M. Pineda (p. 67)

Rethinking Workforce Retention: Generation Z and the Great Resignation in a Post-pandemic Era

Authors: James Harris, Özgür Becermen, and Juan Dempere (p. 79)

Seasonality of Product Marketing and Communication Campaigns in the United Arab Emirates

Authors: Saida Nuretdinova, Danah Omar Alnasser, Meera Alshamsi, and Marko Selakovic (p. 89)

Difficulties in Meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Based on the Example of the Russian Aluminum Business)

Authors: Valeriia Pavlovna Korsakova and Vladimir Leonidovich Ulanov (p. 97)

Part II: Finance, Technology and Governance
Tokenizing Blue Bonds: Unlocking Blue Finance Through Blockchain and ETFs

Author: Monia Antar (p. 107)

The Role of Perceived Risk in the Adoption of Crowdfunding Platforms: A Comprehensive Analysis

Authors: Juan Dempere, Hesham Allam, Eseroghene Udjo, Ozgur Becermen, and James Harris (p. 117)

Research Topic—Role of Digital Technologies in Adoption of Circular Economy

Authors: Ritam Bhandari, Madhav Arora, Divyanshi Agarwal, Miraya Vastani, Rounak Khetan, and Suhas Reddy Mula (p. 131)

Integrating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) into Strategic Marketing Planning and Implementation: A Path to Marketing Efficiency

Authors: Eseroghene Udjo, Juan Dempere, and Paulo Mattos (p. 149)

Is There a Pecking Order for Financing the Turkish Industrial Firms? An Empirical Analysis

Authors: Özgür Becermen, Juan Dempere, and James Harris (p. 159)

The Privacy of Arbitration in Professional Football Contracts in UAE

Author: Qusay Alfalahi (p. 167)

Beyond Elites: Inclusive Entrepreneurship in the Era of AI

Author: Nayereh Eftekhar (p. 173)

Beyond the Hype: Rethinking Digital Transformation’s Role in Resilience and Sustainable Growth

Authors: Nayereh Eftekhar and Kambiz Talebi (p. 183)

Business Creativity and Circular Economy
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