John E Spillan

Biographic Data

ID4462478
NAMEJohn E Spillan
GIVEN NAMESJohn E
FAMILY NAMESpillan
SIGNATURESPILLAN J E
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Management, Marketing, and International Business University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke North Carolina USA
ORCID0000-0003-1198-1564
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Gender influence on business students’ expectations for sustainability transformations in higher education

    Guido Grunwald, Ali Kara et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2026

    Purpose This study aims to examine how male and female students’ sustainability expectations of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) differ in various cultural contexts. Design/methodology/approach Based on a sample of 239 business students from the USA and Germany, a mixed qualitative-quantitative research design is employed combining content analysis and Kano analysis to examine gender- and country-different students’ sustainability expectati…

  • Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis ( fsQCA ) to Examine Causal Complexity in Business Students' Sustainability Behavioural Intentions

    Open AccessGuido Grunwald, Ali Kara et al.ARTICLEHigher Education Quarterly2025

    Drawing from the Theory of Planned Behaviour and a review of empirical research on enablers and barriers for student sustainable behaviour, we explore business students' future‐oriented sustainability expectations and intentions to engage in sustainability behaviour at their Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Using a process of configurational theorising with fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) and data from 239 business student…

  • Segmenting and engaging business students for sustainable development

    Open AccessGuido Grunwald, Ali Kara et al.ARTICLESustainable Futures2025References: 4

    Effectively engaging business students in sustainability transformations requires understanding their sustainability expectations. This study aims to identify business student segments from various cultural contexts based on their sustainability engagement intentions, map their sustainability expectations, and develop engagement strategies based on expectation management. Data were collected from 239 business students in the USA and Germany using…

  • Involvement matters

    Open AccessGuido Grunwald, Ali Kara et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2025Cited by: 2References: 5

    The value–action gap (VAG) refers to the disparity between individuals’ expressed beliefs and their actual behaviors in sustainability contexts. While previous research has focused on past or present evaluations of sustainable consumer behavior, this study aims to investigate the VAG among business students regarding their future-oriented sustainability expectations from Higher Education Institutions. Specifically, this study examines (1) the VAG…

  • Doing Business in Kenya

    Wakiuru Wamwara, John E Spillan et al.BOOKDoing Business in Kenya2023

    A deep dive into a success story in African business development, this book provides a multi-layered perspective on the realities of doing business in Kenya. The book’s detailed information about the economic, social, technological, and cultural dimensions of Kenyan society enables a greater understanding of the major issues affecting business development, and actionable recommendations clarify the possible paths to starting and developing a busi…