PSU Research Review , Open Access

Job commitment, total quality management, information communication technology adoption, toxic leadership and job demands: a conceptual framework for student retention

Samuel Koomson

This paper aims to examine the direct effect of job commitment (JCT) on student retention (REN), exploring the mediating roles of total quality management (TQM) and information…

Perceived risk factors assessment: during pandemic via digital buying

P. Nagesh, Sindu Bharath, T.S. Nanjundeswaraswamy, S. Tejus

The present study is intended to assess the risk factors associated with digital buying. Also aims to design and develop an instrument to assess the digital buyers risk factor…

The multi-stakeholder role in Asian sustainable ecotourism: a systematic review

Ahmad Salman, Mastura Jaafar, Diana Mohamad, Andrew Ebekozien, Tareq Rasul

Over recent years, the multi-stakeholder role in sustainable ecotourism within Asia has emerged as a crucial narrative for sustainable ecotourism management across countries on…

Does CEO narcissism matter? An examination of the relationship between board structure and earnings management in Kenya

Daniel Kipkirong Tarus, Fiona Jepkosgei Korir

This paper examines how board structure influences real earnings management and the interaction effect of CEO narcissism on board structure-real earnings management relationship.

Corporate governance and firm value: Bangladeshi manufacturing industry perspective

Niluthpaul Sarker, S.M. Khaled Hossain

The study aims to investigate the influence of corporate governance practices on enhancing firm value in manufacturing industries in Bangladesh.

An extensive effect of religiosity on the purchasing decisions of halal products

Ahmad Rafiki, Sutan Emir Hidayat, Muhammad Dharma Tuah Putra Nasution

This study aims to examine the moderator effect of religiosity on the relationship between halal brand awareness and habit towards purchasing decisions of halal products.

Effect of social media usage on job security through social media disorder and networking behavior: a serial mediation mechanism

Sarra Rajhi, Muhammad Ali Asadullah, Walid Derbel

The usage of social media at the workplace has become an undeniable reality, yet the role of social media use (SMU) in job-related outcomes is still unclear. This study uncovers…

Antecedents of attitudes towards the use of environmentally friendly household appliance products in Zimbabwe: an extension of the theory of planned behaviour

Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri, Brighton Nyagadza, Tinashe Chuchu, Gideon Mazuruse

This study aims to determine the antecedents that influence attitudes towards the use of environmentally friendly household appliance products and consumers' green purchase…

External shocks and macroeconomic volatility in Nigeria: does financial development moderate the effect?

Ezekiel Olamide Abanikanda, James Temitope Dada

Motivated by the negative effect of external shocks on the domestic economy, this study explores the role of financial sector development in absorbing the effect of external…

The moderating role of gamification toward intentions to use mobile payments applications in Bahrain: an integrated approach

Mohammed Anam Akhtar, Adel Sarea, Imran Khan, Khurram Ajaz Khan, Madhvendra Pratap Singh

Using an integrated theoretical model, this study aims to examine the moderating role of gamification in influencing intentions to use mobile payment applications in Bahrain.

The Basel 2.5 capital regulatory framework and the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from the ethical investment market

Wassim Ben Ayed, Rim Ben Hassen

This research aims to evaluate the accuracy of several Value-at-Risk (VaR) approaches for determining the Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) for Islamic stock markets during the…

Does CSR affect investment efficiency? The moderating role of company reputation

Sharmina Afrin, Md. Mominur Rahman

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and investment efficiency (INE) in Bangladeshi pharmaceutical companies…

Takaful: chronology of establishment in 47 countries

Ahmad Alrazni Alshammari, Othman Altwijry, Andul-Hamid Abdul-Wahab

From 1979 to 2023, the takaful structure has been adopted in many jurisdictions, making the documenting of its early days of establishment relatively difficult and somewhat…

Firm's capital structure decisions, asset structure, and firm's performance: application of the generalized method of moments approach

P.K. Priyan, Wakara Ibrahimu Nyabakora, Geofrey Rwezimula

The study aims to evaluate the influence of capital structure decisions and asset structure on firms' performance for East African listed nonfinancial firms.

Examination of stress–turnover relationship through perceived employee's exploitation at workplace

Mohd Abass Bhat, Shagufta Tariq, Riyaz Ahmad Rainayee

In the purview of stress–turnover relationship, the present study aims to explore the endogenous and exogenous aspects of stress and employees' turnover intentions. Further, it…

Is student internship still beneficial today? The views of multi-parties in Ghana

Patrick Arthur, Samuel Koomson

There is evidence of country-level contextual variations regarding the benefits of practical experience acquired by students during higher education. This paper, therefore…

Contextual factors influencing investment decision making: a multi group analysis

Muskan Sachdeva, Ritu Lehal

Stock markets are considered as the largest and most important units for the development and growth of the economy. The present study attempts to provide a comprehensive view of…

How information technology influences organizational communication: the mediating role of organizational structure

XinYing Chew, Raed Alharbi, Khai Wah Khaw, Alhamzah Alnoor

The study is interested in knowing “the role of the organizational structure as a mediating variable of the relationship between the information technology and organizational…

Does corporate governance affect environmental reporting?

Md. Abdur Rouf, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan

This study examines, in relation to agency theory, the influence of corporate mechanism on the environmental reporting of banking businesses registered on the Dhaka Stock Exchange…

Undergraduates vs. postgraduates attitudes toward cooperative learning in online classes in different settings

Hind Abdulaziz Al Fadda, Rasha Osman Abdel Haliem, Hassan Saleh Mahdi, Reem Alkhammash

Substantial changes in the education system and the shift to online classes during the lockdown have raised teachers’ attention to the idea of practicing cooperative learning in…

Application of the SOBC model to study customers' online purchase intentions in an emerging economy during COVID-19: does gender matter?

Md. Rabiul Awal, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Tahmina Akter Arzin, Md. Imran Sheikh, Md. Enamul Haque

Online shopping around the world is growing exponentially, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to examine how an online customer's purchasing experience…

Does the implementation of IFRS improve transparency regarding the company's financial conditions?: evidence from an emerging market

Ibrahim El-Sayed Ebaid

This study aims to examine whether there are differences between financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial…

When morally good employees become bad: the role of unethical requests and wrong judgments at the workplace

Sana Mumtaz

This research focuses on the distinct group of high-status employees commonly referred to as workplace vigilantes, and conceptually investigates how unethical requests by these…

Machine vs human translation: a new reality or a threat to professional Arabic–English translators

Muneera Muftah

How closely does the translation match the meaning of the reference has always been a key aspect of any machine translation (MT) service. Therefore, the primary goal of this…

Can micro-enterprises use Tawarruq Fardi Financing (TFF) for fund raising?

Sumaira Siddiky, Randi Swandaru, Aishath Muneeza

Micro-enterprises, like any other business entity, face financing challenges. However, micro-enterprises often cannot access financial institutions as they cannot fulfill the…

Prognosticating anthropomorphic chatbots' usage intention as an e-banking customer service gateway: cogitations from Zimbabwe

Brighton Nyagadza, Asphat Muposhi, Gideon Mazuruse, Tendai Makoni, Tinashe Chuchu, Eugine T. Maziriri, Anyway Chare

The purpose of this article is to investigate the factors that explain the reasons why customers may be willing to use chatbots in Zimbabwe as an e-banking customer service…

Psychology of color, integration of local culture and effect of infographics on English language learning

Intakhab Alam Khan

Many students are found facing difficulties in learning English due to plenty of reasons: known and unknown ones. In order to overcome such an issue, the instructors have to…

Corporate social responsibility and financial performance – the role of corporate reputation, advertising and competition

Makhmoor Bashir

The research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance (FP) has seen a surge over the years. However, the role of corporate reputation (CR), advertising…

Carbon dioxide emissions reduction efficiency and growth potential: case of China

Alina Steblyanskaya, Mingye Ai, Artem Denisov, Olga Efimova, Maksim Rybachuk

Understanding China's carbon dioxide (C…

Interconnections between governance shortcomings and resource curse in a resource-dependent economy

Fisayo Fagbemi, Richard Angelous Kotey

The paper assesses the role of natural resource rents in Nigeria's economy through the channel of institutional quality.

The essential necessity to invest in the cultivation of peer recovery specialists as organizational leaders

Traci Carrano Traci Carrano, Darrell Norman Burrell

The emergence of COVID-19 has exacerbated and spurred the growth of mental health issues in ways that have challenged mental health workers tremendously. The complex nature of…

Vocabulary usage among Asian EFL learners during speech: a corpus-based quantitative analysis of the effects of L1 type, L2 proficiency and task type

Shin'ichiro Ishikawa

Using a newly compiled corpus module consisting of utterances from Asian learners during L2 English interviews, this study examined how Asian EFL learners' L1s (Chinese…

The influence of emotional intelligence and personal styles of dealing with conflict on strategic decisions

Raed Alharbi, Alhamzah Alnoor

Organizations seek to achieve the best results for their strategic decisions by increasing the effectiveness of the vertical and horizontal interconnection. This leads to an…

Can gold hedge against inflation in the UAE? A nonlinear ARDL analysis in the presence of structural breaks

Nassar S. Al-Nassar

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of gold as a hedge against inflation in the case of the United Arab Emirates.

The impact of implementing visual grammar on learning participle adjectives by EFL learners

Adil Mohammed Qadha, Baleigh Qassem Al-Wasy

This paper aims to examine the impact of using visual grammar on learning participle adjectives by EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners.

Job satisfaction of women employees of the public sector of Afghanistan

Arezo Mehrzad, Pierre Rostan

This paper focuses on job satisfaction of women employees in the public sector of Afghanistan and identifies factors and challenges influencing women's job satisfaction in their…

Psychological contract breach moderates job satisfaction–citizenship behaviour relationship

Samuel Koomson

This study finds out if a satisfied physician will show citizenship behaviour (OCB) in a work environment where psychological contract breach (PCB) exist.

Artificial intelligence in urban services in Malaysia: a review

Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan, Andrew Ebekozien, Noor Alyani Nor Azazi, Maslina Mohammed Shaed, Radin Firdaus Radin Badaruddin

Studies showed that a proactive delivery system employing innovative artificial intelligence (AI) in urban services might perform better. This has become an important national…

Exploring the influence of behavioral aspects on stock investment decision-making: a study on Bangladeshi individual investors

Tanzina Hossain, Pallabi Siddiqua

Determining the impact of behavioral influences on the stock market has significant implications for investment analysis and portfolio management. Behavioral biases are parameters…

Rethinking survival, renewal, and growth strategies of SMEs in Bangladesh: the role of spiritual leadership in crisis situation

Ariful Islam, Nur Fadiah Mohd Zawawi, Sazali Abd Wahab

For Bangladeshi small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the COVID-19 economic shock is remarkable in both its complexity and intensity. SMEs need systemic inspiration to solve the…

Regulatory accounting environment, cultural values and board efficacy in developing countries

Kais Baatour, Moufida Ben Saada

This cross-country study aims to investigate from an interdisciplinary perspective the impacts of the accounting regulation's strength and cultural values of long-term orientation…

Impact of social media on learning English language during the COVID-19 pandemic

Muneera Muftah

This research shows how social media has affected learning at present during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has become the largest and most convenient area of communication. In…

Islamic finance for entrepreneurship activities and economic growth: a parametric and non-parametric analysis from Malaysia

Mohammed Ayoub Ledhem, Warda Moussaoui

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between Islamic finance for entrepreneurship activities and economic growth in Malaysia within the model of endogenous growth.

Impacts of work-family role conflict on job and life satisfaction: a comparative study among doctors, engineers and university teachers

Tazrin Jahan Priyanka, Momotaj Akter Mily, Md. Asadujjaman, Mohammad Arani, Md. Mashum Billal

This study was designed to investigate the impacts of work-family role conflict on job and life satisfaction among three major professionals: doctors, engineers and university…

Recruiting on the Net: insights for employers from prospective employees

Md Sohel Chowdhury

Drawing on the signaling theory and technology acceptance model, the main purpose of this study was to predict prospective employees' intentions to apply for jobs in a firm, with…

Consumer values, online purchase behaviour and the fashion industry: an emerging market context

Ogechi Adeola, Adenike Aderonke Moradeyo, Obinna Muogboh, Isaiah Adisa

This study examines consumer online purchase behaviour in the Nigerian fashion industry.

The effectiveness of the general aptitude test in Saudi Arabia in predicting performance of English as a foreign language

Abdulhameed Aldurayheem

This study examines the test's predictive validity of English language performance and compares test constructs to identify the most effective predictors of English language…

EFL Saudi Student's attitudes toward peer feedback activities in a writing class

Raniya Abdullah Alsehibany

This study aims to examine Saudi female students' attitude toward peer feedback activity in writing classes with a list of questions for the students to follow during the…

Impact of COVID-19 on Saudi Arabia's economy: evidence from macro-micro modelling

Raed Alharbi

Even with the Saudi Arabian Government's discretionary measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the economic sectors were not spared from the…

National development level effects on capital budgeting practices: a comparative study of nature vs nurture

Pratheepkanth Puwanenthiren

This research should help determine whether development should focus on individual firms or will raising the national development level act like a rising tide and raise the…

Identifying the aspects of organizational culture: a study of Indian banking industry

Pooja Singh Negi, Ramesh Chandra Dangwal

The purpose of the present study is to identify the core cultural aspects perceived by the executives of public, private and foreign banks in India.

30 years of research in Islamic accounting: a literature review

Md. Saiful Alam

This paper aims to examine the Islamic accounting research. In particular, the paper extensively investigates the literature on Islamic accounting to understand the issues…

Online classes for higher education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic: a perception-based study

Md. Abdur Rouf, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Md. Habibullah, Tanvir Ahmed

The main purpose of this paper is to find out the perception of different respondents' groups related to the factors that influence the online learning for higher education in…

Expectations of student with disability living in off-campus student housing in Ghana: a Gap Model approach

Elvis Attakora-Amaniampong, Miller Williams Appau, Issaka Kanton Osumanu

Previous students' housing studies have neglected the need to study all-inclusive student housing and quality of services delivery among students with disability. This study…