Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences
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Leadership, trustworthiness and employee engagement: an insight during the COVID-19
Anuradha Iddagoda, Hiranya Dissanayake, Anna BagienskaThe purpose of this study is to explore the associations between leadership, trustworthiness, and employee engagement during COVID-19.
CSR employer branding, organisational identification, person–organisation fit and employee retention: a dual mediation model
Shubhangi BharadwajCorporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining recognition and value among researchers, academicians and business professionals. Drawing on theories of social identity and…
Relevancy and drivers of trade openness: a study of GIPSI countries
Shahida Suleman, Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed AriffThe purpose of this research is to systematically scrutinize the influence of macroeconomic determinants on trade openness, through the lens of various trade theories, with a…
Globalization–health outcomes nexus and institutional intermediation in Nigeria
Oluseyi OmosuyiThe role institutional quality plays in the rising pace of globalization and its associated health effects remain unclear in the literature. This study, therefore, empirically…
Determining factors to foster educators' pedagogical resilience: test of servant leadership and social cognitive theories in post-pandemic era
Faisal Qamar, Sanam Soomro, Obed Rashdi SyedRoles and responsibilities of higher education academics (educators) have dramatically changed since COVID-19 outbreak. Considering this, the present study applies servant…
Discriminating factors in financial risk tolerance: investors' economic perspective
Biswajit Prasad Chhatoi, Munmun MohantyThis paper aims to identify the variables responsible for classifying the investors into risk takers (RT) and risk avoiders (RA) across their economic perspectives.
Board of directors’ attributes and capital structure: evidence from Pakistani-listed non-financial firms
Shams Ur Rahman, Afef Khalil, Luigi Pio Leonardo Cavaliere, Soumaya Ben KhelifaThis study aims to explore the effect of the board of directors on the capital structure of listed non-financial firms on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).
Green HRM, organizational identification and sustainable development in the emerging economy: applications from social identity theory
Rizwan Ullah Khan, Munir A. Abbasi, Abedallah Farouq Ahmad Farhan, Mohammed Alawi Al-sakkaf, Karpal Singh Dara SinghAs a result, the current study attempted to investigate the impact of green human resource (GHR) practices on long-term performance, and the path has been explained through…
Commodity trading and inflation: ground reality in India using bivariate GARCH models
Shailesh Rastogi, Jagjeevan KanoujiyaThe nexus of commodity prices with inflation is one of the main concerns for a nation's economy like India. The literature does not have enough volatility-based study, especially…
Group-affiliations and corporate cash holdings: moderating role of political connectedness
Amer Sohail, Zohaib Butt, Affaf Asghar Butt, Aamer ShahzadThis study examines the effect of business group affiliations on corporate cash holdings and how political connectedness modifies the relationship between business group…
Determinants of working capital management for emerging markets firms: evidence from the MENA region
Imad Jabbouri, Yassine Benrqya, Harit Satt, Maryem Naili, Kenza OmariThis study examines the impact of firm-specific and macroeconomic factors on the working capital behavior of firms listed in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.
Bank stability and digitalisation: empirical evidence from selected Indian banks
Vaibhav Puri, Gurleen Kaur, Jappanjyot Kaur Kalra, Kawal GillIndia’s efforts to achieve large-scale financial inclusion are challenged by growing concerns related to the stability and profitability of the overall banking system. Although a…
Role of perceived COVID-19 disruption, personality traits and risk perception in determining the investment behavior of retail investors: a hybrid regression-neural network approach
Arfat Manzoor, Andleebah Jan, Mohammad Shafi, Mohammad Ashraf Parry, Tawseef MirThis study aims to assess the impact of personality traits, risk perception and perceived coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disruption on the investment behavior of individual…
Psychological and demographic predictors of investment in cryptocurrencies during a crisis in the MENA region: the case of Lebanon
Hani El-Chaarani, Jeanne Laure Mawad, Nouhad Mawad, Danielle KhalifeThe purpose of this study is to discover the motivating factors for cryptocurrency investment during an economic crisis in the MENA region, with reference to the economic crisis…
Examining the linkages between human capital and economic growth in India
Pooja Yadav, Geetilaxmi MohapatraThe main aim of this study is to explore the role of multi-dimensional human capital on the economic growth of the Indian economy.
Corruption, crime and investments by firms in emerging economies
Nicholas Addai Boamah, Francis Ofori-Yeboah, Martin Owusu-AnsahThe study aims to investigate the effect of corruption and crime on the investments by firms in emerging economies (EEs).
Factors influencing SMEs’ intention to adopt electronic tendering: empirical evidence from an emerging African market
Souad Nassir, Imane Lebdaoui, Youssef Chetioui, Hind LebdaouiDespite the digitalization reforms attempting to enhance public service quality, paper-based tendering is still widely used in a number of developing countries (i.e. Morocco)…
Revisiting the Twin Deficit Hypothesis in presence of exchange rate nonlinearities: evidence from India using nonlinear ARDL model
Shahid Bashir, Tabina AyoubThis paper is an attempt to re-examine the validity of the Twin Deficit Hypothesis in the Indian economy, which is characterised by mounting inequality and liquidity constraints…
The autobiography of environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Kuldeep SinghThe current essay aims to generate critical reflections on environment, social and governance (ESG) based on observations, experiences, literature reviews and logical reasoning.
Survival of the fittest: do firms actively or passively learn survival?
Farah Naz, Mehma Kunwar, Atia Alam, Tooba LutfullahIn the corporate world, there is no certainty of survival. This research aims to identify firm-level factors that increase or decrease a firm's probability of exit and survival.
Dynamic common correlation effects of financial development, foreign direct investment, market size and trade openness on domestic investment: an income-level prognosis
Gildas Dohba Dinga, Dobdinga Cletus Fonchamnyo, Nkoa Bruno Emmanuel Ongo, Festus Victor BekunThe study examined the impact of financial development, foreign direct investment, market size and trade openness on domestic investment for 119 countries divided into four panels…
Governance, regulatory quality and financial institutions: emerging economies perspective
Rexford Abaidoo, Elvis Kwame AgyapongThe study evaluates the effects of governance and other regulatory structures on the development of financial institutions in the subregion of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Connection between corporate diversification, CSR and firm performance in South Asia
Ruba Khalid ShiraThe manufacturing sector plays an important role in any economy. The sector opts for diversification techniques and CSR initiatives in a competitive business environment for…
Does organisational politics moderates the relationship between organisational culture and employee efficiency?
Fred AwaahThe study aims to examine the relationship between organisational culture and employee efficiency and how organisational politics strengthens or weakens that relationship in the…
Does financial distress induce companies to restructure their financing mix?
Aashi Rawal, Venkata Mrudula Bhimavarapu, Anureet Virk Sidhu, Shailesh RastogiDistressed companies create panic among investors. The overall effect comes on the economy and leads to a degraded image and value of all the companies operating in a country…
The effects of corporate governance mechanisms on voluntary corporate carbon disclosures: evidence from the emerging economy
Rajib Chakraborty, Sajal Kumar DeyThis study examines the effects of corporate governance mechanisms on voluntary corporate carbon disclosure in Bangladeshi firms.
Financial inclusion and financial development: implications for monetary policy effectiveness and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Paul Owusu Takyi, Daniel Sakyi, Hadrat Yusif, Grace Nkansa Asante, Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu, Gideon MensahThis paper explores the implications of financial inclusion and financial development for the conduct of monetary policy in achieving price stability and economic growth in…
Expectation confirmation and assimilation of enterprise technology
Pooria AssadiEnterprise information systems (EISs) are intricate technological artifacts with wide user base within organizations. While much is known about the adoption and implementation of…
Revisiting the tax evasion and corruption–economic development nexus in Ghana: fresh evidence from a SEM approach
John Kwaku Amoh, Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Randolph Nsor-Ambala, Ebenezer Bugri AnarfoThis study explored the tax evasion and corruption–economic development nexus in Ghana and the moderating role of institutional quality in this relationship.
Trends in E-learning research: bibliometric analysis on Scopus publications post COVID-19 in Asian context
Shipra Pathak, Navjit SinghThe purpose of this paper is to explore future directions in E-learning research by analysing data from Scopus indexed publications in order to have a comprehensive overview of…
Revisiting the relationship between idiosyncratic risk and stock returns: a quantile regression analysis in the context of an emerging market
Saif Ullah, Mehwish Jabeen, Muhammad Farooq, Asad Afzal HamayunThe relationship between idiosyncratic risk and stock return has been debated for decades; this study reexamined this relationship in the Pakistani stock market by using the…
Do impact of cash flows and working capital ratios on performance of listed firms during the crisis? The cases of EU-28 and Western European countries
Ali İhsan Akgün, Ayyüce Memiş KarataşThis study examines investigating the relationship between cash flows, working capital ratios and firm performance during the global financial crisis.
How economic globalization affects the ecological footprint in India? A novel dynamic ARDL simulations
Muhammed Ashiq Villanthenkodath, Shreya PalThis study scrutinizes the impact of economic globalization on ecological footprint while endogenizing economic growth and energy consumption during 1990–2018 in India.
GCC banks’ capital and liquidity: conventional versus Islamic banks
Turki AlshammariThis study strives to examine the relationship between bank capital and bank liquidity level considering the joint determination of both variables pointed out in the related…
Dynamic relationship of volatility of returns across different markets: evidence from selected next 11 countries
Sadia Shafiq, Saiqa Saddiqa Qureshi, Muhammad AkbarThis paper aims to examine whether the volatility of returns in commodity (gold, oil), bond and forex markets is related over time to the volatility of returns in equity markets…
Testing convergence hypothesis for EU countries: a heterogenous panel data approach
Devran Sanli, Ramazan ArslanThis article investigates the validity of the different types (conditional, unconditional, deterministic, stochastic) of ß-convergence in per capita GDP for EU-28 and EU-19…
Measuring buying intention of generation Z on social networking sites: an application of social commerce adoption model
Mohd Azhar, Mohd Junaid Akhtar, Mohd Nayyer Rahman, Fawaz Ahmad KhanThe present study intends to measure buying intention of Generation Z (Gen Z) on social networking sites (SNSs) incorporating perceived risk with the social commerce adoption…
The interaction effect of auditor industry specialisation and board governance on financial reporting timeliness: evidence from the UAE
Mohammed Ali Almuzaiqer, Maslina Ahmad, A.H. FatimaThis study investigates how the timeliness of financial reporting by listed companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is influenced by the interaction effect between…
On the dynamic relationship between transaction volume and returns: evidence from the cryptocurrency market
Yosra Ghabri, Marjène Rabah GanaUsing vector autoregressive modelling (VAR) and Granger causality tests, this paper attempts to empirically investigate the dynamic relationship between return and volume of…
Investor attention and IPO returns: evidence from Indian markets
Poonam Mulchandani, Rajan Pandey, Byomakesh Debata, Jayashree RenganathanThe regulatory design of Indian stock market provides us with the opportunity to disaggregate initial returns into two categories, i.e. voluntary premarket underpricing and post…
Risk management implementation and its efficacy towards green innovation: a conceptual framework for Malaysian solar photovoltaic industry
Bilal Mukhtar, Muhammad Kashif Shad, Lai Fong Woon, Salaheldin HamadThis study aims to propose a conceptual framework to examine the impact of risk management implementation on green innovation in the Malaysian solar photovoltaic (PV…
Impact of monetary policy rate on commercial banks' lending rate: empirical evidence from Ghana
Kofi Kamasa, Solomon Luther Afful, Isaac Bentum-EnninThis paper seeks to examine the effect of monetary policy rate (MPR) on the lending rates of commercial banks in Ghana.
Workers' remittances and economic growth: new evidence from an ARDL bounds cointegration approach for Sri Lanka
Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed Aslam, Mohamed Cassim AlibuhttoThe objective of this study is to examine the long-run relationship between workers' remittances and economic growth in Sri Lanka using time series data spanning 1975–2021.
Revenue composition and financial health of nonprofit humanitarian and emergency health services
Syed Tariq, Muhammad Adeel Zaffar, Yasir Riaz, Muhammad Naiman JalilEmergency health and humanitarian nonprofits work under volatile circumstances that strain nonprofits' financial resources. This study investigates the impact of revenue…
Empirical evidence of the financial development and economic growth nexus in sub-Saharan Africa (1995–2022): an index approach
Chebangang Hyacinth, Chi Aloysius Ngong, Josaphat Uchechukwu Joe OnwumereThis research empirically investigates the evidence of the financial development and economic growth nexus in sub-Saharan Africa from 1995 to 2022.
An analysis of stock markets integration and dynamics of volatility spillover in emerging nations
Imran KhanBRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) a group of five emerging nations that are expected to lead the global economy by the year 2050. The growth potential of…
Linking LMX and happiness at work through symbolic interaction theory – The role of self-esteem and organizational embeddedness
Faisal Qamar, Shuaib Ahmed SoomroDrawing on the symbolic interaction theory, this research examines leader–member exchange (LMX) and employee’s happiness at work (HAW) with mediation of self-esteem (SE) and…
Exploring the impact of RCEP on Malaysia: insights from select manufacturing industries
Nida Rahman, Krishan SharmaRegional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) is understood as the world's largest trading bloc given its contribution to the world output (30%). The mega trade bloc brings…
Monetary policy, financial development and firm investment in Pakistan: an empirical analysis
Farooq Ahmad, Abdul Rashid, Anwar ShahThis paper aims to empirically examine the presence of a balance sheet channel (BSC) of monetary transmission mechanism (MTM) using firm-level panel data of Pakistan. It also…
Critical success factors of implementing sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) Sukuk for economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
Syed Marwan, Suhaiza Ismail, Mohamed Aslam Mohamed Haneef, Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku AliThere are three objectives of this paper. First, the study investigates the critical success factors critical success factors (CSFs) of implementing sustainable and responsible…
Effect of employees' CSR perceptions on affective commitment: exploring multiple mediation mechanisms
Shafat Maqbool, Nazir A. NazirThis study aims to empirically examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR) facilitates the employee's affective commitment in the hospitality sector.
Challenges of blockchain application in the financial sector: a qualitative study
Supratika Samir Banerjee, Arti ChandaniThe novel blockchain technology can be leveraged, owing to the growth in computing power and its widespread applications. This study aims to understand the challenges of adopting…
Banking sector performance and FDI inflows in Bangladesh: exploring the unexplored
Md Badrul Alam, Aziz Ullah Sayal, Muhammad Naveed Jan, Muhammad TahirThis research paper attempts to empirically examine the relationship between the performance of the banking industry and foreign direct investment (FDI), thereby helping the…
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for the Asia–Pacific region and world
Mohamad ZreikThe regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) is promising as per the claims and can be revolutionary for the Asia–Pacific Region. The member countries will get a boost…
Evolution of RCEP rules of origin (comparison with ASEAN plus FTAs and recent mega-FTAs/EPAs)
Jitsuya HasegawaThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of the rules of origin (RoO) of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
The moderating role of terrorism on the insurance–growth nexus: empirical evidence from the 14 MENA countries
Md Badrul Alam, Muhammad Tahir, Norulazidah Omar Ali, Muhammad Naveed Jan, Aziz Ullah SayalThis paper empirically examines the impact of terrorism on the insurance–growth relationship in the context of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, thereby attempting to…
Heterogeneous analysis of free trade agreement between Pakistan and China: a policy guideline for CPEC
Muhammad Imran, Abdul Sattar, Md Shabbir AlamEconomic ties and formation of trade blocks escalates the movement of goods among the participants and bring different economic and structural changes. Therefore, the current…
Indigenous – foreign culture fit and public employee performance: the case of Ghana
Fred AwaahThe study examines the relationship between the interaction of indigenous–foreign cultures and public employee performance (PEP) in the Ghanaian public sector due to the perceived…
Financial inclusion: a new multi-dimensional index and determinants – evidence from the Union for the Mediterranean countries
Soumaya Ben Khelifa, Dorra Hmaied, Olfa Ben Ouda, Rym Ayadi, Rania MakniThis paper proposes a new multi-dimensional financial inclusion index.
Impact of government responses to COVID-19 on the resilience of FDI attractiveness factors in the Asian region
Souhaila Kammoun, Youssra Ben RomdhaneThe purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, the paper aims to determine the separate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and government actions represented by the index of…
Assessing non-linear effects of government size on inflation in India: recent evidence from smooth transition autoregression model
Asif Tariq, Masroor Ahmad, Aadil AminStandard economic theory predicts that any increase in public spending is accompanied by a rise in inflation in an economy. This paper presents empirical proof that prices do not…
Threshold effects of public debt on economic growth in South Africa: an application of a regression kink with an unknown threshold
Arcade NdoricimpaSouth African public debt has recently increased significantly and has reached worrying levels. This study aims to examine the debt threshold effects on economic growth in South…
The causality relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth in RCEP countries
Özcan Karahan, Olcay ÇolakThe direction of the causality relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and economic growth is a highly controversial issue in the literature. There are two basic…
How do skilled workers find jobs in India?: an assessment study of employment exchanges in India
Rajesh Gupta, Navya BaggaEmployment exchanges have been playing a significant role in the worldwide labor market for more than a hundred years now. In India, since 1946, millions of aspiring Indian youths…
Impact of sustainable supply chain management on cost performance: empirical evidence from manufacturing companies of Bangladesh
Zobaida Khanam, Ratan GhoshThe aim of the study has been performed to investigate the relationship between sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices and the cost performance of manufacturing…
Role of institutions of exchange rate and economic growth in South Africa
Mehdi Seraj, Cagay Coskuner, Abdulkareem AlhassanThe use of exchange rate policies to stimulate economic growth (EG) has been the major macroeconomic policy of many economies. Hence, the attention of researchers and policymakers…
Foreign earnings repatriation: the effect of exchange rate volatility and the risk of expropriation
Muhammad Tahir, Haslindar Ibrahim, Badal Khan, Riaz AhmedThis study aims to investigate the impact of exchange rate volatility and the risk of expropriation on the decision to repatriate foreign earnings.
Air pollution, health expenditure and economic growth in MINT countries: a trivariate causality test
Cleopatra Oluseye Ibukun, Wuraola Mahrufat OmisoreThis paper examines the long-run and dynamic causal relationship among air pollution, health expenditure and economic growth in Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey (MINT…
Middle-class people imagining democratic attitudes: the Pakistani experience
Naimatullah Shah, Bahadur Ali SoomroMeasuring and understanding the dynamics of democracy as well as democratic attitudes of people have become a big challenge for every democratic state. The study proposes the…
The dynamic relationship between firms’ cash reserves and financial leverage: evidence from MENA emerging markets
Hamza Almustafa, Ismail KalashThis paper investigates the impact of financial leverage on corporate cash holdings in the Middle East and North African (MENA) emerging markets.
Stock market development and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (1990–2020): an ARDL approach
Kesuh Jude Thaddeus, Chi Aloysius Ngong, Ugwuanyi Jacinta Nnecka, Njimukala Moses Nubong, Godwin Imo Ibe, Onyejiaku Chinyere C, Josaphat Uchechukwu Joe OnwumereThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the short and long run causal relationship between stock market development and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa within the period…
The impact of COVID-19 on conventional and Islamic stocks: empirical evidence from Pakistan
Niaz Ahmed Bhutto, Shabeer Khan, Uzair Abdullah Khan, Anjlee MatlaniThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on conventional and Islamic stocks by using the data spanning from February 25, 2020, to February 3, 2021, and…
Governance quality and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: the dynamic panel model
Amsalu Bedemo BeyeneThe main objective of this article is to analyze the role of governance quality in influencing the economic growth of 22 selected Sub-Saharan African Countries.
Impact of financial development on bank profitability
Peterson K. Ozili, Honour NdahThis paper investigates the effect of financial development on bank profitability. The authors examine whether financial development is an important determinant of bank…
Asymmetric effect of exchange rate and investors' sentiments on stock market performance
Niaz Hussain Ghumro, Ishfaque Ahmed Soomro, Ghulam AbbasThis study investigates the asymmetric effects of exchange rate and investors' sentiments simultaneously on stock market performance in the United States context. In addition, we…
Humanoid psychological sentiments and enigma of investment
Mazhar Farid Chishti, Rizwana Bashir, Tanja Mancinelli, Rana Tanveer HussainThe primary goal of this study is to look at the behavioral factors that influence an individual's decision to invest in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).
Impact of tax reforms on revenue mobilisation in developing economies: empirical evidence from Ghana
Kofi Kamasa, David Nii Nortey, Frank Boateng, Isaac BonuediThis paper assesses the impact of tax reforms on tax revenue mobilisation in Ghana.
An empirical analysis of impact of banking sector on Indian stock market
Kailash Pradhan, Vinay KumarThis study attempts to examine the relationship between the banking sector and stock market development in India.
Bank profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa: does economic globalization matter?
Ibrahim Nandom Yakubu, Alhassan BunyaminuThis study aims to examine the impact of economic globalization on bank profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The impact of COVID-19 on financial structure and performance of Islamic banks: a comparative study with conventional banks in the GCC countries
Hani El-Chaarani, Tariq H. Ismail, Zouhour El-Abiad, Mohamed Samy El-DeebThe aim of this paper has twofold: (1) to explain and compare the financial evolution of Islamic and conventional banking sector in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries…
Managerial perceptions in Indian apparel manufacturing: a firm-level survey
Dhwani Gambhir, Seema SharmaThe paper explores the managerial perceptions in Indian apparel manufacturing firms related to production performance, challenges faced, causes of low efficiency and the…
Impact of transparency and disclosure (T&D) and financial distress (FD) on the valuation of banks in India
Aashi Rawal, Shailesh Rastogi, Jagjeevan Kanoujiya, Venkata Mrudula BhimavarapuThe authors have attempted to reveal the impact that transparency and disclosure (T&D) and financial distress (FD) have on the valuation of banks working in India. T&D involves…
A business cycle model with money-in-utility (MIU) and government sector: the case of Bulgaria (1999–2020)
Aleksandar VasilevThe author augments an otherwise standard business cycle model with a richer government sector and adds money-in-utility (MIU) considerations to study economic fluctuations.
Comparison of volatility and mean reversion among developed, developing and emerging countries
Tazeen Arsalan, Bilal Ahmed Chishty, Shagufta Ghouri, Nayeem Ul Hassan AnsariThis research paper aims to analyze the stock exchanges of developed, emerging and developing countries to investigate the volatility in stock markets and to evaluate the rate of…
Effect of bond market development on economic growth of selected developing countries
Uguanyi Jacinta Nneka, Chi Aloysius Ngong, Okeke Augustina Ugoada, Josaphat Uchechukwu Joe OnwumereThis paper examines the effect of bond market development on economic growth of selected developing countries from 1990 to 2020. Previous studies provide inconsistent results on…
Volatility spillovers among G7, E7 stock markets and cryptocurrencies
Berna Aydoğan, Gülin Vardar, Caner TaçoğluThe existence of long memory and persistent volatility characteristics of cryptocurrencies justifies the investigation of return and volatility/shock spillovers between…
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on women entrepreneurial sustainability: the role of Islamic microfinance institutions
Aisha Aziz, Jawad Iqbal, Muhammad Hamid Murtza, Shahzad Ali Gill, Iqra Yousuf CheemaThe breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments all over the globe to bring radical changes to all walks of life. Strict lockdowns are not only adversely affecting…
Does working capital management affect firm profitability? Evidence from European Union countries
Fitim Deari, Agim Kukeli, Nicoleta Barbuta-Misu, Florina Oana VirlanutaThe paper aims to investigate the dynamic relationship between working capital management and firm profitability for a sample of firms from eight European Union (EU) countries for…
Impact of recruitment practices on organizational commitment: mediating role of employer image
Tahir Hussain, Khalil Ahmed Channa, Maqsood H. BhuttoFrom managerial perspective, the authors investigate the boundary and effective conditions of recruitment practices (e.g. job advertising and manager recruiting behavior) on…
Taxing Africa for inclusive human development: the mediating role of governance quality
Alex Adegboye, Olayinka Erin, Simplice AsonguGiven that the literature on the links between taxation and inclusive human development is ambiguous, it is important to investigate whether the mediating influence of governance…
The determinants of unemployment rate in developing economies: does banking system credit matter?
Chukwuebuka Bernard Azolibe, Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi, Chidiebube Peace Uzochukwu-ObiIn developing countries, banks play a major role by acting as a conduit for the effective mobilization of funds from the surplus sectors of an economy for onward lending to the…
The Role of Compensation As a Determinant of Performance and Employee Work Satisfaction: A Study at The PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Rojikinnor Rojikinnor, Abdul Juli Andi Gani, Choirul Saleh, Fadillah AminThe purpose of the study is to conduct an in-depth study of employee performance in connection with compensation, job satisfaction and the work environment of employees at the PT…
Determinants of bank income smoothing using loan loss provisions in the United Kingdom
Peterson K. OziliThis paper examines the determinants of bank income smoothing using loan loss provisions in the United Kingdom or Great Britain from 1999 to 2017.
The effect of economic policy uncertainty index on the Indian economy in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Raktim Ghosh, Bhaskar Bagchi, Susmita ChatterjeeThe paper tries to analyse empirically the impact of India's economic policy uncertainty (EPU) index on different macro-economic variables of India, like import, export, interest…
Intention to adopt cryptocurrency: a robust contribution of trust and the theory of planned behavior
Bahadur Ali Soomro, Naimatullah Shah, Nadia A. Abdelmegeed AbdelwahedAt present, the adoption of cryptocurrency investment has brought consideration to the globe. The present paper attempts to investigate the intention to adopt cryptocurrency…
Generational cohorts and their predisposition toward entrepreneurship in an emerging economy
Helen Arkorful, Sam Kris Hilton, Fred AwaahThe study investigates the predisposition of generational cohorts toward entrepreneurship in an emerging economy as entrepreneurship has arguably become a panacea for unemployment…
Corporate level politics from managers and employees perspective and its impact on employees' job stress and job performance
Hina Khan, Jawad Abbas, Kalpina Kumari, Hina NajamPerception of organizational politics is one of the key factors of the organization's performance. Based on the principles of Game Theory, this study aims to examine the impact of…
Economic resilience to the FDI shock during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Asia
Youssra Ben Romdhane, Souhaila Kammoun, Imen WerghiThe purpose of this paper is to study the impact of economic factors on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Asian region before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diversification benefits of Turkey-based investors: evidence from top trading partners based on a multivariate-GARCH approach
Nagihan Kılıç, Burhan Uluyol, Kabir HassanThe aim of this study is to measure portfolio diversification benefits of the Turkey-based equity investors into top trading partner countries. Portfolio diversification benefits…
The subjective well-being of self-employed persons: a national survey evidence from Ghana
Thomas Korankye, Joshua King Safo LarteyThis study aims to examine the subjective well-being of self-employed persons relative to wage employees in Ghana. Two measures of subjective well-being, comprising life…
Mobile money for financial inclusion and saving practices: empirical evidence from Ghana
Paul Owusu Takyi, Constance Sorkpor, Grace Nkansa AsanteThe purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of mobile money on savings and saving practices among individuals in Ghana.
Examining the relationship between health professionals' organizational commitment and job satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fadime Çınar, Hasim Çapar, Samet MermerkayaThis meta-analysis aimed to examine health professionals' job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
Vulnerable employment and economic growth
Sridevi YerrabatiThe reality with many developing countries is that the countries have failed to create enough jobs for the poor and vulnerable. Under such circumstances, vulnerable employment…
The impact of public legal protection on the internal corporate governance efficiency in banking sector
Hani El-Chaarani, Zouhour El-AbiadThe purpose of this research is to reveal the impact of public legal protection on the efficiency of internal corporate governance in banks. In addition, this research proposes a…
Emissions-foreign trade nexus: establishing the need to harmonize environment and economics in RCEP
Nisha Prakash, Madhvi SethiThis article investigates the impact of foreign trade on carbon emissions of the member countries of the largest trade bloc, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
ICT diffusion, women empowerment, and sustainable development in SAARC countries
Anushka Verma, Arun Kumar Giri, Byomakesh DebataThe main purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of information and communication technology (ICT) diffusion in women empowerment and in fostering the process of achieving…
How ethnic dissimilarity influences perceived organizational support and organizational citizenship behaviors?
Luen Peng Tan, Yuen Onn Choong, Ching Seng Yap, Kum Lung Choe, Parisa Rungruang, Zhen LiThis study examines the mediating effect of self-efficacy between perceived organizational support (POS) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) organization (OCBO); and…
Cash holding and bankruptcy risk in Egyptian firms: the moderating effect of corporate social responsibility
Emad Sayed, Manal KhalilThis study aims to investigate the impact of cash holding (CH) on bankruptcy (BR) risk. This study also examines the moderating effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR…
Persistent inefficiency, transient inefficiency and firm unobserved heterogeneity: a comparison of two frontier approaches using simulated and real data
Jean-Joseph Minviel, Yawose Kudawoo, Faten Ben BouheniRecent advances in stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) suggest two alternative approaches to account for unobserved heterogeneity and to distinguish between persistent and…
Impact of personality traits on financial planning: an empirical evidence from Pakistan
Jawad Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Sualeh Khattak, Tazeem Ali Shah, Mahad JehangirThis study examines the role of the big five personality traits: conscientiousness, openness, extroversion, neuroticism and agreeableness in financial planning.
Linking LMX and schedule flexibility with employee innovative work behaviors: mediating role of employee empowerment and response to change
Saima Rafique, Naveed R. Khan, Shuaib Ahmed Soomro, Fazeelat MasoodThe paper aims to investigate the determinants of workplace innovation behavior of women employees in Pakistan. With a growing share of women's participation in the labor force in…
Governance quality and momentum returns: international evidence
Zulfiqar Ali Imran, Woei Chyuan Wong, Rusmawati Binti IsmailMomentum returns are considered an anomaly in the finance literature as their existence cannot be fully explained under the asset pricing paradigm. This study attempts to shed…
MFS usage intention during COVID-19 and beyond: an integration of health belief and expectation confirmation model
Farjana Nur Saima, Md. H. Asibur Rahman, Ratan GhoshThe usage rate of mobile financial services (MFS) has shown an uptick since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. This study aims to reveal the underpinning…
Is there a link between undernourishment, political climate and other socio-economic variables? Evidence from low-income countries
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Evaluating the role of microfinance institutions in enhancing the livelihood of urban poor
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Quality management system in higher education institutions and its impact on students' employability with the mediating effect of industry–academia collaboration
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Agency issues in franchising electricity distribution companies: inter-organizational and multi-level study
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Optimal fiscal policy in a model with reciprocity in labor relations: the case of Bulgaria
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Electricity consumption and industrial output: fresh evidence from economic community of West African states (ECOWAS)
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Working capital management and firm performance nexus in emerging markets: do financial constraints matter?
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Merton-type default risk and financial performance: the dynamic panel moderation of firm size
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Modeling the volatility of exchange rate and international trade in Ghana: empirical evidence from GARCH and EGARCH
Abdul-Razak Bawa Yussif, Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Ahmet Ay, Murat Canitez, Festus Victor BekunThe volatility of exchange rate has generally been sighted as a primary cause for various shocks and instability in international trade of Ghana as witnessed over the years and…
Water Poverty Index and its changing trend in India
Suchitra Pandey, Geetilaxmi Mohapatra, Rahul AroraThe purpose of this paper is to provide a picture of the water situation of the states of India and to identify key areas in which intervention is necessary for sustainable…
Examining the impact of India–USA free trade agreement on agriculture sector: an ex-ante partial equilibrium analysis
Neha Jain, Sandeep KumarThe purpose of the paper is to explore the economic repercussions of potential India–USA free trade agreement (FTA) on the trade of agricultural commodities at HS 2-digit level.
Inclusive organization: inclusion by reducing female managers' vulnerabilities through social media
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The role of trust, opportunism and adaptation in coordination and contract cooperation: evidence from construction projects
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Employer branding: design and development of a scale
T.S. Nanjundeswaraswamy, Sindu Bharath, P. NageshThis paper aims to design, develop and validate an instrument to measure employer branding by considering existing employee perceptions.
Board diversity and working capital management strategies: evidence from energy sector of Pakistan
Ammar Nawaz Khan, Farzan Yahya, Muhammad WaqasThis study investigates the mediating role of working capital management (WCM) efficiency between board diversity (based on gender and financial knowledge) and firm performance…
The role of corporate governance towards insider trading profitability
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Impact of migration policies on socio-cultural participation and well-being: evidence from the Migration Act of 2000 in Germany
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Effects of other comprehensive income on audit fees and audit report lag in Egyptian firms: does board gender diversity matter?
Tariq H. Ismail, Karim Mansour, Emad SayedThis paper aims to (1) investigate the effect of other comprehensive income (OCI) on audit fees (AF) and audit report lag (ARL) and (2) test the moderating effect of board gender…
Impact of cryptos on the inflation volatility in India: an application of bivariate BEKK-GARCH models
Shailesh Rastogi, Jagjeevan KanoujiyaThe main aim of the study is to explore the volatility spillover effect of cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin) on inflation volatility in India.
Commodity prices, inflation and inflation uncertainty among emerging economies
Rexford Abaidoo, Elvis Kwame AgyapongThis paper examines the role price fluctuations associated with internationally traded commodities play in inflationary conditions and inflation uncertainty among economies in…
The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on economic growth and public debt: an analysis of India and the global economy
S. Pratibha, M. KrishnaThe study attempts to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic growth and public debt of the Indian economy. The authors also attempt to make quarterly…
Islamic equity funds and stock market: dynamic relation and market timing during the COVID-19 outbreak
Soumaya Ben Khelifa, Sonia ArsiThis paper aims to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the market timing skills of Islamic equity funds in Asia, Europe and North America.
Assessing the role of ICT, governance, and infrastructure on inbound tourism demand in India
Manu Sharma, Geetilaxmi Mohapatra, Arun Kumar GiriThe main purpose of the present research is to explore the possible effectiveness of information and communication technology (ICT), infrastructure development, exchange rate and…
Want to balance my work-family life today: work-family balance practices in Pakistan
Sumaiya Syed, Salman Bashir Memon, Abdul Qadir ShahThe qualitative study was conducted to examine work-family (W-F) balance practices in the collectivist culture of Pakistan. Keeping in view the context of Pakistan, three W-F…
The impact of National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) on rural communities in Nigeria
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National culture and audit report lag: cross-country investigation
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Relationship of brand credibility and brand loyalty: the mediating effects of attitude toward brand
M. Ikram Ul Haq, Abdul Khaliq Alvi, Muhammad Akram Somroo, Nadeem Akhtar, Ashfaque AhmedCurrent research addresses the issue of brand loyalty while identifying its potential predictors. The research also examines the direct impact of brand credibility on brand…
Quality of work-life: scale construction and validation
Sumbul Zaman, Amirul Hasan AnsariThere is a compelling need for developing constructs in management science rather than adapting the constructs that have been developed in other domains. Having emerged in the…
Effect of competition on managerial practices: evidence from SMEs in the MENA region
Mukhammadfoik Bakhadirov, Omar FarooqThe aim of this paper is to document the impact of competition on managerial practices adopted by small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Entrepreneurs signaling: promoting equity crowdfunding in Lebanon
Mireille Chidiac El Hajj, May Chidiac, Ali AwdehThis paper aims at shedding light on the entrepreneurs' perception towards crowdfunding as a new mean for raising capital, and their willingness to send appropriate signals to the…
Dynamics of relationship between stock markets of SAARC countries during COVID-19 pandemic
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Establishing the relationship between population aging and health care expenditure in India
Geetilaxmi Mohapatra, Rahul Arora, Arun Kumar GiriThe main purpose of this paper is to examine the role of population aging in determining the health care expenditure (HCE) in India over the period 1981 to 2018.
Socioeconomic analysis of infectious diseases based on different scenarios using uncertain SEIAR system dynamics with effective subsystems and ANFIS
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The practical challenges faced by young entrepreneurs: an empirical analysis
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Role of safety in declining public transport use: Empirical evidence from India
Taru Saigal, Arun Kr Vaish, N.V.M. RaoUsing primary survey data from an urban area in Global North, this study aims to examine the impact of sociodemographic factors on perception of usefulness of public transport and…
Where does internal governance mechanism matter in emerging markets? Insight from financial and non-financial firms
Ebenezer Agyemang Badu, Ebenezer Nyarko AssabilThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between board attributes and firm value to identify board attributes that are “pleasant” to have from what is required to…
Revisiting fiscal deficit sustainability in South Africa
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Trust in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in Malaysia: understanding the determinants from retail investors' perspectives
Mohammad Tariqul Islam KhanDespite a large stake of investment by retail investors and a growing number of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms coupled with the initiation of secondary market and strong…
Policy challenges and testing the scope for regional trade integration – a case of South Asia
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Dynamic inference of healthcare expenditure on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: a dynamic heterogenous panel data analysis
Idris Abdullahi Abdulqadir, Bello Malam Sa'idu, Ibrahim Muhammad Adam, Fatima Binta Haruna, Mustapha Adamu Zubairu, Maimunatu AbokiThis article investigates the dynamic implication of healthcare expenditure on economic growth in the selected ten Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000–2018.
A validity of environmental Kuznets curve under the role of urbanization, financial development index and foreign direct investment in Pakistan
Abdul Farooq, Ahsan Anwar, Muhammad Ahad, Ghulam Shabbir, Zulfiqar Ali ImranThis research aims to inspect the existence of the “environmental Kuznets curve” (EKC) in the presence of foreign direct investment (FDI), financial development (FD) and…
Impact of market-wide versus firm-specific information on financial analysts
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Revisiting the Solow growth model: new empirical evidence on the convergence debate
Sedat AlataşThis paper investigates income convergence using different convergence concepts and methodologies for 72 countries over the period between 1960 and 2010.
Public service motivation, workplace spirituality and employee well-being: a holistic approach
Sobia Hassan, Nighat Ansari, Ali RehmanThe present research aims to examine the effect of workplace spirituality (WPS) and employee well-being (EWB) on public service motivation (PSM) in the public institutions…
The influence of responsible leadership on protective behavior: organizational perspective of COVID-19 crisis
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Supply chain agility in third-party logistics providers: its relationship with institutional and cultural geographical traits in a developing country
Benjamin R. Tukamuhabwa, Henry Mutebi, Rebecca KwagalaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between geographical traits consisting of institutional traits and cultural traits, and supply chain agility in…
Impact of corporate governance on capital structure: mediating role of cost of capital
Aisha Javaid, Mian Sajid Nazir, Kaneez FatimaThis paper contributes to the existing literature by extending the empirical work on the relationship between corporate governance and capital structure by analyzing the mediating…
Investor sentiment and liquidity in emerging stock markets
Dorra Messaoud, Anis Ben Amar, Younes BoujelbeneBehavioral finance and market microstructure studies suggest that the investor sentiment and liquidity are related. This paper aims to examine the aggregate sentiment–liquidity…
Cognitive and affective predictors of occupational stress and job performance: the role of perceived organizational support and work engagement
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GCC countries' market risk premia and US monetary policy announcements
Hong WuThis paper aims to examine if the market risk premiums of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are particularly higher on prescheduled US monetary policy announcement…
Global integration of the Gulf cooperation council markets
Xiaobing ZhaoThis paper investigates the global financial integration of the Gulf Cooperation Council markets, which is important for financial economists, global investors and policymakers.
Analyzed relationship between risks and expected returns
Doan Van DinhThis study aims to investigate the relationship between risks and the expected return of financial investment because the relationship between them is negative; if the investors…
Stock market flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Pakistan
Ume Kalsoom, Sheheryar Javed, Rizwan Ullah Khan, Arif MaqsoodThe authors examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the stock market, forex market and gold market of Pakistan.
The effect of individual cultural values and phantasy on risky investment intention
Selim Aren, Hatice Nayman HamamciThis study aims to examine the impact of conscious and unconscious processes on risky investment intention. In this framework, the effect of individual cultural values and…
Islamic financial markets response to uncertainty: an application of quantile-on-quantile approach
Muhammad Saeed Meo, Kiran Jameel, Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury, Sajid AliThe purpose of the research is to analyze the impact of world uncertainty and pandemic uncertainty on Islamic financial markets. For representing Islamic financial markets four…
The effect of exchange rate uncertainty on employment in South Africa’s manufacturing sector
Naser Yenus Nuru, Hayelom Yrgaw GereziherThe main purpose of this study is to investigate the symmetric and asymmetric effects of exchange rate uncertainty on employment in South Africa’s manufacturing sector over the…
Financial constraints and tax planning activity: empirical evidence from Ghanaian banking sector
Baba Adibura Seidu, Yaw Ndori Queku, Emmanuel CarsamerThis paper focused on financial constraints scenario and tax planning activities of banks in Ghana. The study explores how financial constraints could motivate the banks to pursue…
The impact of corporate governance performance on the association between information asymmetry and opportunities' optimal levels: evidence from developed markets
Ehsan Poursoleyman, Samira Joudi, Gholamreza Mansourfar, Saeid HomayounPrevious literature posits that corporate governance and information asymmetry are the main factors in making efficient investments. Meanwhile, a growing body of studies is of the…
Innovating processes and processing innovation: strategic approach to innovation in accounting firms
Andrea Tomo, Gianluigi Mangia, Paolo CanonicoThis paper aimed to explore the main strategies and approaches to innovation in professional service firms (PSFs), with a specific focus on accounting firms.
Unveiling benefits through franchising in Indian power distribution: addressing the resources scarcity
Mrigakshi DasThe Indian power distribution companies are increasingly recognizing franchising for reviving their high loss-making rural pockets. The motivation for franchising has been a…
Constraints to the development of MSMEs in Assam, India: do owner-managers’ background characteristics and firm-specific characteristics matter?
Md Sahnewaz Sanu, Shabana AnjumThe purpose of the research is to identify the major constraints to the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a less-developed region of an emerging economy and…
Illicit financial outflows, informal sector size and domestic resource mobilization in selected African countries
Benedict Ikemefuna Uzoechina, Joseph Afolabi Ibikunle, Godwin Olasehinde-Williams, Festus Victor BekunThe growth of both the informal sector and illicit financial outflows necessitated this study, in order to investigate how countries in Africa respond to these realities in terms…
Asymmetric impact of tourism on the balance of payments in Pakistan: evidence from non-linear ARDL
Asim Rafiq, Ameer Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad NadeemThe aim of the paper is to determine the asymmetric impact of tourism on the deficit in the balance of payments (BOPs).
Firm age, sales growth and survival of internationalized SMEs: does human capital play a role?
Channappa SanthoshThis paper aims to explore the moderating effect of human capital in the form of a CEO’s educational background and firm age at the time of internationalization on growth and…
Green innovation and Sustainable Development Goals in SMEs: the moderating role of government incentives
Rizwan Ullah, Habib Ahmad, Fazal Ur Rehman, Arshad FawadThe aim of this research is to understand how government incentives (financial and non-financial) influence the relationship between green innovation and Sustainable Development…
Exploring the relationship between corruption, income inequality and informal sector in developing countries: a panel quantile approach
Abdul Rashid, Farooq Ahmad, Sarir Ud Din, Shar ZamanThis paper aims to explore the impact of corruption (CP) on income inequality (IN) by considering the size of informal sector (IFS) at different levels of percentiles.
Efficacy of public sector audits in the provision of quality healthcare in Ghana
Clement Oppong, Achille Dargaud Fofack, Eva Boakye-YiadomThis study examines the efficacy of public sector audits in providing quality healthcare in Ghana. Specifically, to ensure whether there are proper and adequate controls in place…
Exploring the relationship between investment choices, cognitive abilities risk attitudes and financial literacy
Muhammad Mushafiq, Shamsa Khalid, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, Tayyebah SeharThe main purpose of this study is to investigate the investment choices' relationship with cognitive abilities, risk aversion, risky investment intentions, subjective financial…
Stability in the banking industry and commodity price volatility: perspective from developing economies
Rexford Abaidoo, Elvis Kwame Agyapong, Kwame Fosu BoatengThis paper aims to examine the effect of volatility in prices of internationally traded commodities (the backbone of most economies) on the stability of the banking industry from…
Meaning and willingness to pay: the role of expectation disconfirmation
Peyman Assadi, Pooria AssadiPursuit of meaning is at the heart of much of organizational life. It has implications for how different organizational stakeholders associate value to various organizational…
Ex ante, ex post risk and bank capital ratios: an empirical investigation
Faisal Abbas, Adnan BashirThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of leverage, regulatory capital and tier-I capital ratios on the ex ante and ex post risk of Japanese banks.
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