Volume 1 Issue 2 (2020)

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Received 23 April 2020, Accepted 21 May 2020
Keywords: Customer service, Damaged Goods, Reverse logistics.
Mohammad Alhakim at et al / International Journal of Business and Digital Economy Vol 1 No 2 (2020) 1–6

1. Title:

Logistic Management: "Customer service improvement: A Logistics solution for ‘Damaged Goods’

Author Name:

Mohammad Alhakim, and Murat Koseoglu

Abstract:

Customer service in any organization is the main element in its success. However, gaps abound in the execution of this important service such as ‘Damaged Goods’ problems, which means: The goods that were expected to reach the buyer or consumer in good condition or brand new but were discovered eventually that they weren't good when received. Cases of damaged goods do occur making the damage control and prevention of it one of the biggest quality concerns of Reverse Logistics (RL) systems. The purpose of this article is to understand the importance of the customer service department which affects customer satisfaction and loyalty, also covering the ‘Damaged Goods’ problem process and solutions, using the approach of interviews in the methodology part of the article by electronic mails which were used as an interview method to ask people who are involved in customer service processes as customers or employees, managers and engineers involved in logistics about how to improve logistic processes in general and how to deal with the damaged goods problem particularly.

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Received 29 April 2020, Accepted 25 May 2020
Keywords: Palestine Security Exchange, Earnings Per Share, Return on Assets.
Mohammed W. A. Saleh at et al / International Journal of Business and Digital Economy Vol 1 No 2 (2020) 7–12

2. Title:

The Impact of Board Characteristics and Ownership Structures on the Financial Indicators and Returns

Author Name:

Mohammed W. A. Saleh , Rabee Shurafa , and Ahmed Zaid

Abstract:

This study examines the effects of board characteristics, ownership structures on the firm performance. Based on panel data of 288 observations from the firms listed on Palestine Security Exchange (PSE) during the period 2013-2018. The main dependent variable Earning Per Share (EPS) is the ratio of a company's net income dividing by the average number of outstanding shares. The analysis was repeated after using the Return on Assets (ROA) and Tobin's Q as dependent variables to make sure that the main results are robust. The results show that the smaller board size the better performance. Furthermore, the ownership concentration has a negative relationship with firm performance. However, the CEO duality is found to be positively nexus with firm performance.

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Received 06 May 2020, Accepted 01 June 2020Keywords: Multimodal, PCA, SOFM
Adebayo Y. Olajide at et al / International Journal of Business and Digital Economy Vol 1 No 2 (2020) 13–22

3. Title:

Attendance Management System Using Ear and Tongue

Author Name:

Adebayo Y. Olajide, and Adigun A. Adepeju

Abstract:

Multimodal biometrics has engrossed lot of interest in recent years as it offers more dependable scheme for person verification. Multimodal biometrics includes the combination of information from different biometric modalities. This research work presents a novel method for attendance management using ear and tongue images. PCA was employed for feature extraction of ear and tongue images and SOFM was used for training and testing of the system. The proposed method is evaluated using 10,000 ear images and tongue images. The images were collected using a digital camera and were fused at the feature extraction level. The fusion results of ear and tongue images showed an improved performance and a huge step closer for attendance management.

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Received 06 May 2020, Accepted 01 June 2020
Keywords: Management Control System, Levers of Control, Environmental Uncertainty
Rabee Shurafa at et al / International Journal of Business and Digital Economy Vol 1 No 2 (2020) 23–28

4. Title:

The Philosophy and Use of the Levers of Control Under the Pressure of Environmental Uncertainty

Author Name:

Ahmed Zaid, Shurafa ,Mohammed W. A. Saleh

Abstract:

This paReceived 06 May 2020, Accepted 01 June 2020Keywords: Management Control System, Levers of Control, Environmental UncertaintyRabee Shurafa at et al / International Journal of Business and Digital Economy Vol 1 No 2 (2020) 23–28f the political and competitive uncertainty, which is dominating the Arab world, on the philosophy and use of the levers of control (LOC) framework. Four hypotheses are proposed concerning this relationship, predicting a positive relationship between strategic uncertainty and each of LOC frameworks (i.e., beliefs, boundary, diagnostic, and interactive system). Furthermore, this paper provides a clear distinction between MCS and MCS design to further understand the possible influence of the contingency factors on the MCS design process. Finally, it discusses different kinds of strategic uncertainties that are brought to the market as a negative side effect of the political uncertainty.

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14 April 2020, Accepted 1 June 2020
Keywords: Brand Equity, Facebook Marketing Social Media
Marketing, Fashion-wear Industry
Malek Ahmad Alsoud at et al / International Journal of Business and Digital Economy Vol 1 No 2 (2020) 29–35

5. Title:

Social Media Marketing and Brand Equity in Jordan: Review of the Literature

Author Name:

Malek Ahmad Alsoud, Tha’er Almajali

Abstract:


The purpose of this study was identifying the Facebook marketing activities that have impact on brand equity and studying the relative importance of each activity on brand equity creation. This paper reviews the literature on social media marketing, paying particular attention on Facebook marketing functions and its relationship with brand equity, This study brings together the brand management literature and the social media theory in a business context. This study offers a new structured model based on theory that would enhance the knowledge on the relationship between Facebook marketing and brand equity. Considering the popularity of social media, this research will be limited for Facebook platform and future researcher can conduct the same research of all the leading social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.