https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijba/issue/feedInternational Journal of Business Administration2024-03-15T17:14:45-07:00Jenny Zhangijba@sciedupress.comOpen Journal Systems<img style="float: right; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;" src="/journal/public/site/images/ijba/Cover-IJBA4.jpg" alt="" width="300" /><p><em><strong>International Journal of Business Administration</strong></em> is devoted to publishing research papers for academics and professors to share advances in business and management theory and practice. Issues that the journal covers include business administration, marketing, management, entrepreneurship, human resources, business innovation, organization theory, accounting, finance and other subjects related with business administration.</p><p>This journal is published <strong>quarterly</strong> (<strong>March, June, September & December</strong>) in both print and online versions. All publications are open access in full text and free to download.</p>https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijba/article/view/25035Economic Pressure on a Novice Independent Podcaster in the Middle East: A Case Study2024-03-15T17:14:45-07:00Salha AlghamdiSsmghamdi@uqu.edu.saMeshari Thamer AlotaibiAlotaibi.Meshari@outlook.com<p>This paper examines a Saudi novice<strong> </strong>independent podcaster making episodes on Buzzsprout, a podcast hosting service that enables businesses to create, publish, and distribute podcast episodes across several platforms. Buzzsprout is a well-known podcast hosting platform that has assisted over 100,000 individuals in establishing podcasts since 2009, and it offers several tools to help podcasters create and sell their episodes. This paper’s main objective is to illustrate how Buzzsprout monetizes and regulates its policy on beginner podcasters in the Middle East. This paper will explore the regulations social media platforms impose on new podcasters, emphasizing the domination of corporate media platforms that control creators’ content and storytelling if they do not pay for a monthly subscription. To reach a deep understanding of monetization and regulations in the media system, we will apply Marx’s critique of the political economy. Finally, this paper will discuss different models for monetizing and regulating podcasts. </p>2024-02-03T21:20:45-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Business Administrationhttps://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijba/article/view/24578New Digital Inequality: The Detox of Mobile Phone Addictions Among the Adolescents in China2024-03-15T17:14:45-07:00Yu Zhangzhangyu_306@usst.edu.cnWei Gegewei9903@163.com<p>According to relevant data from the China Child Development Report, the use of mobile phones by children has become a common phenomenon. Many adolescents are addicted to the pleasure of mobile phones, which leads to addiction. Previous studies have focused on exploring the reasons for children's mobile phone addiction but rarely focused on how to control and correctly guide children to use mobile phones. But there will be new inequalities in how different parents control their children's mobile phone use. This question is important for understanding and bridging the digital divide among children. This paper attempts to clarify the important influence of parents on solving the problem of children's mobile phone addiction through interviews. It finds out that different types of parents have different effects on reducing digital inequality in the process of children's digital detox. It also called on families and society to pay more attention to the problem of mobile phone addiction among children and make concrete efforts to carry out digital detox to reduce inequality.</p>2024-02-07T23:34:39-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Business Administrationhttps://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijba/article/view/25146Analysis of Critical Factors and Strategies for Implementing and Using BIM in the Public Sector2024-03-15T17:14:45-07:00Paula dos Santos Cunha Boumannpscb@poli.brRudemberg Felipe Eloi Tavaresrfet@poli.brBianca Maria Vasconcelosbianca.vasconcelos@upe.brBuilding Information Modeling (BIM) is a widely adopted technology in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AECO) sector, with a commercial applicability of over 20 years. However, it has not yet reached all sectors and professionals within the industry. Given this reality, this work aims to identify successful strategies and critical factors reported in global public sector experiences of BIM implementation and usage, to pinpoint the necessary approaches for its development. A systematic literature review was conducted with a qualitative-quantitative approach to achieve this. The results highlight that factors related to cultural change and training are the most critical, along with integrating technology into processes, the lack of BIM standardization, and a lack of government incentives. In light of these findings, it is understood that BIM is predominantly used for modeling, and there are still gaps in understanding the technology's use for information management. This research also presents correlations between the factors identified by authors, associating them with suggested or implemented strategies in successful experiences. These contributions can serve as the basis for further studies on maturity diagnosis or assist in formulating future BIM implementation strategies.2024-02-22T20:51:02-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Business Administrationhttps://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijba/article/view/25233Temporal Rainfall Variations Induce Forecast Errors in Rainfed Agriculture in the Brazilian State of Ceará, Brazil2024-03-15T17:14:45-07:00Jose de Jesus Sousa Lemoslemos@ufc.brFilomena Nadia Rodrigues Bezerranadiabezerra.agr@gmail.comElizama Cavalcante Paivaelizamapaiva@yahoo.com.brAntonia Leudiane Mariano Ipolitoleudianemipolito@gmail.comErika Costa Sousaerikacosta@alu.ufc.brJoao da Costa Filhojoaoprainha@hotmail.com<p><span lang="EN-US">The research aims to: a) assess the instabilities associated with rainfall and the variables that define the production of rice, beans, cassava and corn in the state of Ceará between 1945 and 2020; b) estimate models that can be used to make projections of harvested areas, yields and prices for these crops between 1945 and 2020; c) assess the impact of rainfall on the estimated forecasting models; d) assess how rainfall affects the likelihood of farmers making forecasts of the variables that define agricultural production. Rainfall data was obtained from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA). Crop yield data came from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Instabilities were measured by the coefficients of variation. ARIMA models (autoregressive, integrated and moving average model) were used to make the forecasts. The hypothesis that the residuals generated by the models are influenced by annual rainfall was tested. The results showed high instabilities in annual rainfall, which spread to the variables that define crop yields. Parsimonious and robust adjustments were obtained from a statistical point of view and it was shown that the errors generated, including their magnitudes, in the models used to forecast all the variables that define bean and corn yields, harvested areas and rice yields, as well as cassava yields, are influenced by annual rainfall in Ceará between 1945 and 2020.</span></p>2024-03-15T00:23:09-07:00Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Business Administrationhttps://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijba/article/view/21248Shared Value Chain in RECA: Study Founded on the Scenario Analysis2024-03-15T17:14:45-07:00Gleimiria Batista da Costa Matosgleimiria@unir.brSergio Castro Gomessergio.gomes@unama.brMariluce Paes de Souzamariluce@unir.brLeonardo de Castro Ribeirogleimiria@unir.br<p>This research is based on the supply chains of inclusive value, a creative approach of shared value through development (productive, social and economic). The objective of this study is to understand the shared value chain in the Dense Consortium Economic Reforestation (RECA), through sustainable products developed in the Brazilian Amazon. Seeking to understand the principles that govern sharing and present a diagnosis of how cooperative members are benefited in relation to the value chain. This is a qualitative study, with primary data from interviews. The results demonstrate the existence of the value chain, as the cooperative members are well assisted by the association and that the shared management model has achieved great success and satisfaction from most members, it is noteworthy that the Consortium Economic Reforestation/RECA has a system of independent activity, gained efficiency, has a differential, expands its market and has social responsibility, reinforcing the characteristics of the shared value chain.</p>2024-03-15T17:14:38-07:00Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Business Administration