https://www.journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ABR/issue/feed 2025-12-06T07:09:38+00:00 Thomas Harvey abr@scholarpublishing.org Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Archives of Business Research </strong><strong>(ISSN 2054-7404)</strong> is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Scholar Publishing, United Kingdom. This journal is published online <strong>monthly</strong> to keep readers up to date with the latest developments.</p> <p>The <strong>Archives of Business Research (ABR)</strong> applies theory developed from <strong>business research</strong> to actual <strong>business</strong> situations. Recognizing the intricate relationships between the many areas of <strong>business activity</strong>, <em>ABR</em> examines a wide variety of business <strong>decisions</strong>, <strong>processes</strong> and <strong>activities</strong> within the actual business setting.</p> <p>Theoretical and empirical advances in buyer behaviour, finance, organizational theory and behaviour, marketing, risk and insurance and international business are evaluated on a regular basis. Published for executives, researchers and scholars alike, the Journal aids the application of empirical research to practical situations and theoretical findings to the reality of the business world.</p> <p>The scopes of the journal include, but are not limited to, the following topics: business, marketing, management, finance, economics, accounting. It provides an academic platform for professionals and researchers to contribute innovative work in the field.</p> https://www.journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ABR/article/view/19663 2025-11-24T06:46:14+00:00 Mauricio Mitsuru Tanabe agenda.murillo@gmail.com Murillo de Oliveira Dias agenda.murillo@gmail.com

<p>This article presents a single case study of an actual Brazilian real estate negotiation which demonstrates how consumer rights affect contractual agreements. The property purchase attempt includes an initial large down payment but the financing process remains unfinished because of missing documentation. The buyer seeks to get back their entire investment through consumer protection laws. The seller who works for a local development company wants to keep part of the payment through the contractual deposit clause. The research demonstrates the negotiation process which reveals the difficulties both parties encounter when trying to achieve financial stability while protecting their business reputation.</p>

2025-12-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Mauricio Mitsuru Tanabe, Murillo de Oliveira Dias https://www.journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ABR/article/view/19655 2025-11-21T07:41:23+00:00 Asa Wilson wilso1ab@cmich.edu Natallia Gray wilso1ab@cmich.edu

<p><u>Context</u>: Concerns about the use of language as a reliable communication medium are identified. This review is a foundation for analyzing federal language regarding the healthcare industry and the efficacy of this high-cost paradoxical system. An argument is developed that government language about U.S. health care has unique, predictable features. <u>Methods</u>: This language-use style is exemplified using authoritative federal sources such as Executive Orders, <em>Federal Register </em>rulemaking communications, and agency administrative rule promulgations. <u>Findings</u>: Six distinct language attributes are identified and discussed. <u>Conclusion</u>: This federal language style is also a harbinger of future federal involvement in U.S. health care.</p>

2025-12-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Asa Wilson, Natallia Gray https://www.journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ABR/article/view/19659 2025-11-23T02:41:12+00:00 Srinivas Nowduri srinivas.nowduri@uscga.edu Sekhar Amba srinivas.nowduri@uscga.edu

<p>Cyber incidents have evolved from isolated technical breaches into complex organizational crises that demand resilient, adaptive leadership. This paper reconceptualizes cybersecurity leadership as a specialized extension of crisis leadership, grounded in interdisciplinary theory spanning crisis management, digital transformation, high reliability organizing, and cyber resilience. It introduces two integrated models—the Cyber Crisis Lifecycle and the Cyber Leadership Hexagon—to articulate leadership roles across the incident continuum and define six core competencies: technical literacy, ethical judgment, digital sensemaking, stakeholder coordination, agility under threat, and resilience orientation. These models provide a comprehensive framework for understanding cyber leadership in environments marked by persistent ambiguity, socio-technical complexity, and adversarial threat. This theoretical expansion contributes to the emerging literature on digital-era leadership and lays a foundation for future empirical validation and cross-cultural application.</p>

2025-12-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Srinivas Nowduri, Sekhar Amba