International Journal of Emerging Markets
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Does FinTech enhance the effectiveness of financial inclusion to reduce income inequality? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Olumide O. Olaoye, Ali Shaddady, Mosab I. TabashThe research aims to achieve three goals. First, it examines the effect of FinTech on income inequality in SSA. Second, it assesses the effect of financial inclusion on income…
External driver of corporate green innovation: Does customer environmental concern matter?
Zhiqiang Jia, Weian Li, Jian XuThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of customers' environmental concern on corporate green innovation and its underlying mechanisms.
ESG performance and cross-region investment: evidence from China
Mingyang Li, Yang HuThis study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance on cross-region investment in China.
The impact of forced electricity rationing on shopping and media consumption
James Lappeman, Siphiwe Dlamini, Ntsatsi Zulu, Kathryn Wahl, Priviledge CheteniThis study provides detailed insights into how electricity rationing affects shopping and media consumption in an emerging market context. Given that electricity rationing (also…
Supply-chain restructuring using the “China-plus-one” strategy: the push–pull–mooring perspective
Yu-Yuan Shih, Meng-Chun Liu, Chih-An LinThe China-plus-one strategy is an increasingly attractive supply chain risk management strategy and has been adopted by many multinational enterprises. However, relevant research…
Contemporary value of historical business culture: the role of merchant guild culture in firm internationalization
Jianbo Huang, Hengyi Su, Hanqi WuMerchant guild culture derives from business practices associated with medieval and early modern merchant guilds. This study aims to investigate the nexus between merchant guild…
Navigating international waters: the board’s role in enhancing intellectual capital efficiency
Qurat Ul Ain, Hafiz Mustansar Javaid, Emanuela Mattia Cafaro, Raffaele D’AlessioConsidering the growing global significance of intellectual capital, we explore the impact of foreign directors on the effectiveness of intellectual capital.
Environmental regulation policy and enterprise digital transformation: evidence from low-carbon city policies in China
Gang Zhao, Jianhao Zhang, Wanyi ChenLow-carbon city policies (LCCP) are crucial environmental regulatory frameworks driving China’s transition toward a low-carbon economy. This study investigated the impact of LCCP…
Can financial agglomeration weaken the role of logistics accessibility in promoting enterprise specialization? Evidence from Chinese manufacturing industry
Zhiqiang Liu, Chenmiao WangThis study explores whether and how financial agglomeration affects enterprise specialization, and whether it weakens the division effects of logistics accessibility.
Stock market development and foreign direct investment: the moderating role of government effectiveness
Joseph James Mapendo, Abdelhak Senadjki, Yuen Onn ChoongThis study examines the influence of the stock market on foreign direct investment in developing countries and how government effectiveness moderates this relationship.
A luxury consumption perspective on motivations for brand value co-creation in emerging markets
Shayan Shaikh, Michaela GummerumWhereas research on brand value co-creation is being conducted from a number of different perspectives, the psycho-social mechanisms that motivate consumers towards brand value…
Toward sustainable ERP systems and their impact on individual performance in manufacturing SMEs: evidence from a North African developing country
Mohammed Ali, Fawad AhmedDespite the acknowledged potential of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, existing literature falls short in providing a detailed analysis of the impact these systems may…
Interlocking director networks and corporate digital transformation: evidence from China
Jinghan Zhang, Hang Zhou, Xinrui ZhangThis study investigates the role of interlocking director networks (IDN) in driving corporate digital transformation (CDT) and explores the moderating role of agency costs…
Conceptual model generation of the relationship between digital marketing capability and business performance: evidence from Turkey
Esma Acayip, Dilsad Kirselioglu, Gokhan AkelThe study develops a model that associates digital marketing capabilities with customer relations orientation, technology orientation and social customer relationship management…
Dynamic connectedness, hedge and safe-haven effects: cryptocurrencies, precious metals and African stock markets
David Korsah, Lord Mensah, Kofi Achampong Osei, Godfred AmewuThis study seeks to: (1) examine the extent of interconnectedness prevailing between the cryptocurrency market, the stock market and the precious metals market. (2) Conduct…
Cooperation strategy of government-enterprise supply chain finance based on differential game
Chen Chen, Zhou YongshengThe government plays an important role in the financing process of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), but the current government-enterprise cooperation (GEC) mechanism cannot…
The impact of the financial cycle on the economic cycle and the regulatory role of monetary policy: evidence from China
Xinxin Yuan, Kefu LiuFirst, we explored the dynamic relationship between the economic and financial cycles under a unified endogenous framework. There is less literature on the relationship between…
Confucianism and corporate digital transformation: evidence from China
Yuansheng Chen, Cheng PengThis study aims to examine how Confucianism influences corporate digital transformation and explore the underlying mechanisms. Meanwhile, this study also seeks to analyze whether…
Dynamic effects of internal and external policy uncertainty on consumption: exploring with the perspective of trade shares
Ayesha Zahid, Nabila Asghar, Noman ArshedMacroeconomic policy shocks have consistently provoked debate across global economies, given their significant effect on economic growth, particularly by affecting markets and…
Exploring the impact of fintech innovation on dividend payout decisions: the roles of intellectual capital and board characteristics
Mushahid Hussain Baig, Jin Xu, Faisal Shahzad, Ijaz Ur Rehman, Rizwan AliWe empirically investigate the impact of fintech innovation on dividend payout (DP) decisions. In addition, we also examine the mediated and moderated role of intellectual…
Exploring outsourcing dynamics: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of emerging markets
Minh-Hieu Le, Thu-Thao Le, Phung Phi TranThis research aims to enhance understanding of outsourcing dynamics from emerging markets by employing a bibliometric analysis of relevant scholarly articles. The study explores…
Board gender diversity and ESG performance: pathways to financial success in Malaysian emerging market
Isha Kampoowale, Ines Kateb, Zalailah Salleh, Waleed M. AlahdalThis study examines the relationship between board gender diversity (BGD) and financial performance (FP) in the Malaysian emerging market, focusing on the mediating role of…
Windows of opportunity for unrelated diversification: a patent data analysis of the field of neurotechnology
Sirinant Khunakornbodintr, Ping Lv, Daniel Stefan HainThis study investigates the potential of low-income countries to mitigate technological lock-ins by exploiting windows of opportunity (WOOs). Given their inherent inclination…
Does national intellectual capital matter for productivity? International evidence
Ngoc Phu Tran, Vu Huynh Quoc, Duc Hong VoIn the context of the contemporary globalized environment and the rapid progression of Industry 4.0, the existing literature suggests that national intellectual capital does play…
Capital mobility, financial development and sustainable trade development in sub-Saharan Africa: a GMM-PVAR based analysis
Godfred Aawaar, Simon Abendin, Felicia Naatu, Joseph Dery NyeadiThe existing literature on the effects of capital mobility and financial development on sustainable trade development in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has been centered on…
Do green finance and energy counteract a sustainable environment in Vietnam? Quantile and frequency analysis
Tran Phuoc, Ngo Thai HungGreen finance aims to promote sustainable financial activities, environmental conservation and ecological balance. This study examines how renewable energy consumption (REN)…
An insight of financial literacy and artificial intelligence to mitigate behavioral biases: a bibliometric and systematic review analysis using SPAR-4-SLR
Annu, Ravindra TripathiThe study explores new aspects of financial investment management with technological involvement, providing detailed knowledge for future research. It identifies gaps in the…
State-owned equity participation and greenwashing behavior: evidence from Chinese private enterprises
Guangqian Ren, Man Jing, Li Liu, Minna ZhengCan state-owned equity participation inhibit private enterprises’ greenwashing behavior? If so, what are the mechanisms involved? Is there any difference in the impact of…
The ESG performance of companies and their outward foreign direct investment: evidence from China
Feng Wang, Huadan Han, Lei ZengEnvironmental, social and governance (ESG) performance has received significant attention around the world. Could robust ESG performance become a new advantage for supporting…
Examining the roles of shared responsibility, perceived identifiability, workplace spirituality and work engagement in employee performance
Junaid Aftab, Huma Sarwar, Nabila Abid, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq, Fahad AftabThe severity of global competition and vast hostile challenges is compelling the information and communications technology (ICT) industry to focus on internal organizational…
The glue that binds: how organizational identification drives innovation performance in foreign-owned subsidiaries
Sven Dahms, Sladjana Cabrilo, Suthikorn KingkaewAlthough organizational identification has been recognized as crucial for multinational enterprises, its configurations regarding innovation performance at the subsidiary level…
The impact of marketing leaders on firm’s market orientation: evidence from a small emerging economy
Lancy Mac, Jimmy C.M. LeeThis study seeks to investigate the impact of marketing leaders in (in terms of marketing education, experience and knowledge/skills) generating firm capabilities (market…
Corporate violations, reputation, trade credit financing and provision: evidence from an emerging market
Changchun Chen, Jiuchang WeiWe examine how corporate violations impact trade credit behaviors within the supply chains, focusing on both trade credit financing and provision through the lens of reputation…
What determines small farms’ succession patterns in Eastern European emerging markets? Exploring the role of embeddedness in social networks
Bazyli Czyżewski, Łukasz Kryszak, Egzon Bajrami, Eugenia Lucasenco, Andreea Muntean, Aleksandra Tošović-StevanovićThe interactive relationships of farmers with institutions and other individuals create the context of succession intention – “farm embeddedness”. This context shapes in long-term…
A multi-dimensional framework of dynamic capabilities in emerging economies’ multinationals: a systematic review of the literature
Zhe Xu, Nor Liza AbdullahThe growth and significance of emerging economies’ multinationals (EEMs) in the global economy have transformed the business landscape. This study constructs a conceptual…
Decoupling from Chinese technology? Navigating current trends in Sino-European service relations
Ewa CieślikThe article focuses on cross-sectoral analysis concerning services, especially ICT services, flowing from China to European manufacturing. The aim of the study is to analyse…
AI capabilities and export performance: the moderating role of province market development and cultural distance
Yi-An Chen, Na DongArtificial intelligence (AI) is a significant trend in digital technology that is revolutionizing the field of global business and internationalization. Based on institutional…
Run, not walk: advanced red queen effect and mutual forbearance effect in multimarket contact
Yu-Ching Chiao, Chun-Chien Lin, Yu-Chen ChangThis study explores the evolutionary relationship between multimarket contact (MMC) and competitive actions among multinational corporations (MNCs). It aims to enhance the…
Entrepreneurial ecosystem performance in advanced and emerging economies: the role of contextual factors
Anja Tekic, Ekaterina KurnosovaThe purpose of this study is to delineate the differences in how contextual factors (i.e. funding, market reach and talent) influence performance of entrepreneurial ecosystems in…
Comparative analysis of aggregate and sectoral time-varying market efficiency in the Russian stock market during the COVID-19 outbreak and the Russia–Ukraine conflict (RUC)
Muhammad Rehan, Jahanzaib Alvi, Umair LakhaniThe primary purpose of this research is to identify and compare the multifractal behavior of different sectors during these crises and analyze their implications on market…
(Re)Emergence of the factor zoo debate: a bibliometric review
Paulo Roberto Guimarães, Herbert KimuraAsset pricing literature is facing a credibility crisis, given debates associated with publication biases, data mining, replicability, crowding and lack of theoretic foundations…
Top management team stability and maturity mismatch between investment and financing: the moderating effects of state ownership and institutional ownership
Yun Zhan, Jia Liao, Xiaoyang ZhaoAccording to the resource-based theory, a firm’s unique resources and capabilities are the key to its competitive advantage. This paper aims to investigate the effect of top…
Rhetorical strategies in the climate change disclosures of Bangladeshi banking companies
Dewan Mahboob Hossain, Mohammed Mehadi Masud Mazumder, Md. Saiful AlamThe main objective of this article is to explore the rhetorical persuasive strategies in the climate change-related disclosures of the annual reports of Bangladeshi banking…
FDI-related meritocratic elite and income inequality in post-communist EU countries
Novica Supic, Kosta Josifidis, Sladjana BodorThe aim of this paper is to shed more light on the foreign direct investment (FDI) - income inequality nexus in the post-communist EU countries. Special attention is paid to the…
Revisiting oil-stock nexus in the time of health crisis: a wavelet approach
Pamphile Mezui-Mbeng, Eugene Kouassi, Afees Salisu, Loukou Landry Eric YobouetThe paper aims at analyzing the co-movements between stock returns and oil prices (West Texas Intermediate, Brent) controlling or not for COVID-19.
Local government debt and firm’s outward foreign direct investment
Zifeng Wang, Zhiyuan Ning, Fei WuThe purpose of this study is to provide evidence that government financing behavior has an impact on the outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) of enterprises.
Industrial policy and digital transformation of the Chinese wind power sector: the role of financial constraint and resource bricolage
Zihao Jiang, Jiarong Shi, Zhiying LiuFirms in emerging economies are generally at a disadvantage in terms of resources, which may limit their digital transformation. The Chinese government has designed and…
Relative, absolute or combined strength momentum strategies: what works for India?
Sanjay Sehgal, Asheesh Pandey, Swapna SenIn the present study, we investigate whether enhanced momentum strategies outperform price momentum strategies and if they show greater resilience and stability under adverse…
Investigating the dynamic nexus between fiscal deficit and inflation: empirical evidence from BRICS economies
Arif Mohd Khah, Masroor AhmadThe debate surrounding whether fiscal actions are responsible for inflation has been a central focus in macro-public finance. In this regard, the present study makes a novel…
The impact of social embeddedness on SMEs' proactive environmental sustainability: a comparison between Italy and Russia
Aleksandra Sidorenko, Anna Veselova, Desislava DikovaThe paper analyzes socially embedded antecedents of sustainability and compares the results between two distinct contexts of Russia and Italy. Specifically, the paper identifies…
Relational assets, environmental uncertainty and internationalization speed of Chinese multinational enterprises
Rui Gao, Xiaojun DuHow to support the rapid internationalization of multinational enterprises (MNEs) is a hot topic in academia and industry. The main purpose of this work is to study the role of…
ESG performance, corporate innovation and downside risk: empirical evidence from China
Binghong Lin, Bingxiang LiThis study mainly explores how ESG performance (ESG stands for Environment, Social, and Governance) affects corporate downside risk through innovation input and innovation output…
Can diplomatic activities promote foreign direct investment? Empirical evidence from China
Jiaen LiThis study investigates the impact of Chinese senior leaders’ diplomatic visits on outward and inward foreign direct investment (OFDI and IFDI, respectively). Additionally, it…
Innovative collaboration among developing countries: the role of national innovation systems in Latin America
Andres Velez-Calle, Fernando Sanchez-Henriquez, Elizabeth M. Moore, Larissa Marchiori PachecoBuilding on current debates on innovation, knowledge diffusion, and institutional dynamics, we explore the influence of national innovation systems (NISs) on international…
Exploring panic buying as a situational response – the role of fear, media exposure and context-specific paranoia
Matej Nakić, Mirna Koričan Lajtman, Goran OblakovićDrawing on prospect theory, terror management theory, and social influence theories, this study explores the phenomenon of panic buying amid the COVID-19 pandemic, namely its…
Political relations and trade cooperation of the Belt and Road initiative: research on trade network based on strategic emerging industries
Xin-Yi Wang, Bo Chen, Na HouThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of political relations on trade in strategic emerging industries (SEIs) in the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) associated…
Tech for stronger financial market performance: the impact of AI on stock price crash risk in emerging market
Shuangyan Li, Muhammad Waleed Younas, Umer Sahil Maqsood, R. M. Ammar ZahidThe increasing awareness and adoption of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), reshapes industries and daily life, fostering a proactive approach to risk…
Towards the environment of legitimacy: Do the institutional quality and policy uncertainty matter for the performance of stock markets of South Asian countries?
Ather Azim Khan, Muhammad Ramzan, Shafaqat Mehmood, Wing-Keung WongThis paper assesses the environment of legitimacy by determining the role of institutional quality and policy uncertainty on the performance of five major South Asian stock…
The joint effect of value diversity and emotional intelligence on team creativity: evidence from Vietnam
Nhu Ngoc Nguyen, Phong Tuan Nham, Yoshi TakahashiThis study aims to examine the relationship between a team’s value diversity (VD) and creativity and investigate the moderating effect of emotional intelligence (EI) to explain…
Family embeddedness and next generation aspirations to take over the family business: insights from the MENA region
Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani, Abdullah M. AljarodiThis study delves into the aspirations of young individuals to assume leadership roles in their family businesses. It assesses the impact of family embeddedness and the perception…
Between freedom and corruption: the interplay of total reserves during the COVID-19 epoch – a cross-country inquiry
Omar Arabiat, Sally Abu-Asabeh, Hashem AlshurafatThis study examines the function of total reserves in light of the relationship between the economic freedom index and the corruption perception index during the COVID-19 period…
The effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Afghanistan: an empirical insight
Mohamed Asmy Mohd Thas Thaker, Baryalai Baryal, Farhad Taghizadeh-HesaryThis paper examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the economic growth of Afghanistan over the period 1990 to 2019.
Entrepreneurial and international? The role of entrepreneurial orientation in the Brazilian franchises’ internationalization process
Matheus Dermonde, Bruno Brandão Fischer, Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes de MoraesWe investigate the relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and the internationalization pathways of Brazilian franchises. Our aim is to unravel the patterns of…
Firm density and entrepreneurship in national high-tech zones: the moderation role of national high-tech zone age
Bojun Hou, Yifan Zhu, Jin Hong, Jingjun Wei, Shuai WangBased on the density dependence theory, this paper attempts to explore how two types of interdependence among firms located in the same national high-tech zones (NHTZs) …
Efficiency of the options market and arbitrage strategy: a meta-analysis
Saeed Fathi, Zeinab FazelianThe empirical studies of the options market efficiency have reported contradictory results, which sometimes confuse practitioners and academicians. The aim of this study was to…
Corporate maturity mismatch and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from China
Li Dong, Jinlong Chen, Weipeng WuThis study examines how maturity mismatch, a specific type of financial structure of firms, affects corporate outward foreign direct investment (OFDI).
The role of digital payments in overspending behavior: a mental accounting perspective
Mohay Ud Din Shah, Ikram Ullah Khan, Naimat U. KhanThe paper examines how individuals can be susceptible to payment biases in the context of digital payment behavior by utilizing the concept of mental accounting. Furthermore, the…
Does stock market liberalization promote enterprise green technology innovation?
Lan Wang, Zhonghua ChengThis article aims to clarify the impact of stock market liberalization on corporate green technology innovation, analyze its mechanism from the perspectives of financing…
Bond yield spreads and exchange market pressure in emerging countries
Oguzhan Ozcelebi, Jose Perez-Montiel, Carles ManeraMight the impact of the financial stress on exchange markets be asymmetric and exposed to regime changes? Departing from the existing literature, highlighting that the domestic…
Dynamic connectedness among the BRICS markets and the recent pandemic: an application of TVP-VAR approach
Suzan Dsouza, Narinder Pal Singh, Johnson Ayobami OliyideThis study analyses the impact of the Covid-19 on stock market performance of BRICS nations together. BRICS countries comprise almost 30% of the global GDP and around 50% of the…
Investors’ intention toward green investment: an extension of the theory of planned behavior
Waleed Hemdan, Jian ZhangThis study investigates how to motivate behavioral intentions toward green investment (BIGI) with the moderating effect of social media platforms usage (SMPU) among individual…
Flattering the government: negative reports by state-controlled media and CSR
Zi Wang, Dechang Zheng, Yajuan Cui, Shangjie LiuThe purpose of this study is to investigate whether negative reports by state-controlled media affect firms’ CSR performance. Negative reports by state-controlled media indicate…
Comparing Islamic and conventional stock markets in GCC: a TVP-VAR analysis
Muhammad Abubakr Naeem, Shabeer Khan, Mohd Ziaur RehmanThis study investigates the dynamic interdependence between Islamic and conventional stock markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies and the influence of global…
Geographic dispersion, tax administration and corporate tax burden: evidence from China
Jian Xie, Jiaxin Wang, Tianyi LeiFrom the perspective of local government tax administration, the impact of geographic dispersion on the corporate tax burden is investigated in this paper.
The impact of open innovation on international revenues: the moderating roles of digital transformation and strategic differentiation
XiaoHong Wang, XiangYu LuanThe purpose of this article is to explore the impact of open innovation on international revenues, as well as the moderating role of digital transformation and strategic…
Understanding dollar dynamics and SME performance in GCC economies
Nadia Yusuf, Inass Salamah Ali, Tariq ZubairThis study investigates the impact of US dollar volatility and oil rents on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC…
Does internal control affect corporate environmental responsibility? Evidence from China
Xin Liu, Siyi Liu, Jiani Wang, Hanwen ChenThis study examines the relationship between internal control and corporate environmental responsibility.
Retail investor activism and corporate environmental investments: evidence from green attention
Xiaofei Li, Weian Li, Jian Xu, Lixiang WangThe purpose of this study is to examine the role of retail investors’ green attention in promoting corporate environmental investments (EIs) using a communication sample on…
Determinants of digital technology adoption in sub-Sahara Africa: Ghana
Felicia Naatu, Felix Sena Selormey, Stephen NaatuThis study delves into how perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness impacts consumer attitude and intention to adopt digital technologies in Ghana.
Learning generatively to facilitate marketing innovation of international joint ventures in emerging markets
Truong Quang Do, Nguyen Dinh Tho, Nguyen-Hau LeThis study aims to investigate a mediation model in which generative learning positively affects marketing innovation and both organizational control and relationship openness…
Macroeconomic news and price jumps: evidence from ETFs and LOFs in China
Dongwei Su, Tianhui HuWe examine the relationship between macroeconomic news and fund price jumps, using high-frequency 5-min intraday data for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Listed Open-end Funds…
Examining the existence of twin deficits in Bolivia
Fabiola Saavedra-Caballero, Alfredo VillcaWe examine the twin deficits and the direction of its movement for the case of Bolivia, a natural resource-dependent country, using the database of (Kehoe et al., 2019) from 1960…
Fostering entrepreneurship and development in rural mountainous regions: the role of SEZs and local economic dynamics in Gilgit-Baltistan
Sajida Batool, Saranjam Baig, Mehmood Khalid, Khalid Mehmood AlamThis study aims to examine the perceptions and opinions of relevant stakeholders regarding entrepreneurship opportunities and growth in the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) province of…
Do strategic management, innovation and social capital matter for firm performance in developing countries? Evidence from Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt
Nizar Becheikh, Mohammed BouaddiUsing the resource-based view and dynamic capabilities theory, we explore the impact of strategic management practices, innovation and social capital on small and medium-sized…
Crypto goes East: analyzing Bitcoin, technological and regulatory contagions in Asia–Pacific financial markets using asset pricing
Gatot Soepriyanto, Shinta Amalina Hazrati Havidz, Rangga HandikaThis study provides a comprehensive analysis of the potential contagion of Bitcoin on financial markets and sheds light on the complex interplay between technological…
The nexus between cash conversion cycle and operating performance: novel evidence from MENA region
Ilker Yilmaz, Haitham NobaneeThis article examines the relationship between the cash conversion cycle (CCC) and profitability in countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Untangling the nexus between supplier relationship management and competitive advantage: insights on the role of procurement performance and supply chain responsiveness
Ishmael Nanaba Acquah, David Asamoah, Caleb Amankwaa Kumi, Joseph Akyeh, Priscilla AgyemangThe study examines the intricate interplay between supplier relationship management (SRM), procurement performance, supply chain responsiveness (SCR) and competitive advantage…
Cross-country comparison of operant resources in logistics outsourcing relationships
Ziaul Haque Munim, Dhanavanth Reddy Maditati, Sebastian Kummer, Hans-Joachim SchrammThis study aims to explore the gaps concerning the organizational operant resources (OORs) of logistics service providers (LSPs) expected in outsourcing relationships. The study…
Accounting information quality and cash holdings—Moderating effects based on state ownerships and local appointments
Liangyu Zhu, Yulong SunThe purpose of this study is to explore the continuity and stability of the impact of accounting information quality on cash holdings, and the moderating effect of this…
Causal interactions and financial contagion among the BRICS stock markets under rare events: a Liang causality analysis
Xunfa Lu, Jingjing Sun, Guo Wei, Ching-Ter ChangThe purpose of this paper is to investigate dynamics of causal interactions and financial risk contagion among BRICS stock markets under rare events.
Transgenerational control intention and employment practices of family firms in China
Jiawen Chen, Pengfei Li, Linlin LiuThis study aims to examine the employment practices of family firms in emerging markets. Drawing from the social exchange theory, the authors propose that transgenerational…
Intraday price discovery and volatility transmission between the dual-listed stock index futures and spot markets – new evidence from India
Sivakumar Sundararajan, Senthil Arasu BalasubramanianThis study empirically explores the intraday price discovery mechanism and volatility transmission effect between the dual-listed Indian Nifty index futures traded simultaneously…
Mitigated liability of origin: a more salient category triggered by M&A as an establishment mode
Yan ZuoThis paper aims to explore how the establishment modes used by emerging economy multinational corporations (EE-MNCs) influence their subsequent experiences of liability of origin…
The impact of cryptocurrencies capitalization on banking deposits variability in the UAE: evidence from the NARDL approach
Hatem Ahmed AdelaThis study aims to analyze the effect of cryptocurrency capitalization market development on bank deposits variability in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) spanning the period…
What affects organic farming adoption in emerging economies? A missing link in the Indian agriculture sector
Jitender Kumar, Sudhir Rana, Vinki Rani, Anjali AhujaThis article intends to explore critical factors that affect the adoption of organic farming in emerging economies. The authors respond to the calls from policymakers…
Effects of supply chain learning on green innovation and moderating role of green transformational leadership
Tho Pham, Hai Thanh PhamThis study examines the effect of supply chain (SC) learning (i.e. supplier and customer learnings) on green innovation (i.e. green product and process innovations) and…
Foreign direct investment, technological transfer, employment generation and economic growth: new evidence from Ghana
William Obeng-Amponsah, Erasmus OwusuThis study examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on employment and economic growth in Ghana and examines the role of technology in these relationships.
Media sentiment, news and liquidity of Chinese property developer stocks amidst the shadow of a mortgage crisis in China
Sergei Gurov, Tamara TeplovaThe study examines the relationship between news intensity, media sentiment and market microstructure invariance-implied measures of trading activity and liquidity of Chinese…
Is COVID-19 a turning point? Evidence from CEOs' investment behavior and risk tolerance
Md Jahidur Rahman, Hongtao Zhu, Sun BeiyiThis study explores the influence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) career experience on the investment behavior and risk tolerance of chief executive officers (CEOs)…
Drivers of MSME loan defaults using survival analysis: implications for lenders and policy planners
Asish Saha, Lim Hock-Eam, Siew Goh YeokThe authors analyse the determinants of loan defaults in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) loans in India from the survival duration perspective to draw inferences that…
Network connectedness and portfolio hedging of green bonds, stock markets and commodities
Taicir Mezghani, Fatma Ben Hamadou, Mouna Boujelbène-AbbesThis study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the time-frequency connectedness between green bonds, stock markets and commodities (Brent and Gold), with a…
Deconstructed entrepreneurial orientation and export performance: mediating role of differentiation and cost leadership strategy from the developing country context
Kamal Hossain, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Mohd Rizal Muwazir, Ali Alsiehemy, Noor Azlinna AzizanThe aim of this study is to examine the effects of innovativeness (INN), proactiveness, (PRC) and risk-taking (RIT) on the export performance of apparel small and medium-sized…
Institutional theory and multinational corporation internationalization strategy: a systematic review and future research agenda
Anuradha Saikia, Sharad Nath Bhattacharya, Rohit DwivediThis study reviews the literature on institutional theory in international business and examines the institutional factors behind the success or failure of multinational…
How to improve the financial performance of Islamic banks in the MENA region? A Shariah governance perspective
Ines Kateb, Olfa Nafti, Asma ZeddiniThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Shariah Advisory Board (SAB), Audit committee (AC) and board of directors (BD) characteristics on the performance of…
Does CEO celebrity affect IPO underpricing? Evidence from the strategic emerging industries in China
Shuai Yang, Yu Zhao, Chao WuThe interaction between evaluators is underestimated in legitimacy literature. This study aims to examine the impact of CEO celebrity on initial public offerings (IPOs…
What role do international remittance inflows play in boosting agricultural productivity? Empirical analysis of emerging Asian economies
Abbas Ali Chandio, Uzma Bashir, Waqar Akram, Muhammad Usman, Munir Ahmad, Yuansheng JiangThis article investigates the long-run impact of remittance inflows on agricultural productivity (AGP) in emerging Asian economies (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Nepal…
The influence of e-satisfaction on users' e-loyalty toward e-wallet payment apps: a mediated-moderated model
Manaf Al-OkailyThe purpose of this study is to investigate the antecedent factors influencing e-loyalty toward e-wallet payment apps in developing countries (e.g. Jordan). This study also…
Personal determinants of early-stage strategic entrepreneurship: an empirical comparison of Vietnam and Taiwan
Shihmin Lo, My-Linh Tran, Pei-Fen Chen, Huy Cuong Vo ThaiThis research explores how individual factors drive early-stage strategic entrepreneurship (SE) in Vietnam and Taiwan. The authors extend SE and integrate knowledge spillover…
Contouring of the regulatory governance framework in emerging economies: a novel multidimensional approach
Brajesh Mishra, Avanish KumarGlobally, the governance has shifted from positivist to the regulatory-centric approach, necessitating accurate contouring of regulatory governance framework. The study proposes a…
Employee treatment and stock price crash risk: evidence from China
Maochuan Wang, Xixiong Xu, Siqi WangThis study aims to examine the impact of employee treatment on stock price crash risk in emerging markets. The study further sheds light on the economic channels and boundary…
Do green bonds reduce CO2 emissions? Evidence from developed and developing nations
Rupjyoti Saha, Santi Gopal MajiThe rapid global economic development in the last century, led by industrialization, brings environmental issues to the forefront as a serious concern. While some country-specific…
How does rapid internationalization explain emerging-market multinationals' innovation? The moderating role of organizational capacity
Xiaoyuan LiThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of rapid internationalization by emerging-market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) on their innovation performance. It also…
Long-term earnings growth forecasts: investor sentiment or valuation difficulty?
Kléber Formiga Miranda, Márcio André Veras MachadoThis article analyzes the hypothesis that analysts issue higher long-term earnings growth (LTG) forecasts following a market-wide investor sentiment.
Understanding corruption in India: determinants, nonlinear dynamics and policy implications
Kumar Shaurav, Abdhut Deheri, Badri Narayan RathThe purpose of this research is to evaluate corruption in the context of India, spanning the period between 1988 and 2021. Additionally, it aims to provide an in-depth…
Dynamic efficiency in MENA stock markets during COVID-19 outbreak and vaccines
Mohamed Malek Belhoula, Walid Mensi, Kamel NaouiThis paper examines the time-varying efficiency of nine major Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stock markets namely Egypt, Bahrain, UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar…
The effect of social media marketing on voting intention; an application of multidimensional panel data
Massoud Moslehpour, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Sahand Ebrahimi PourfaezThis study examines the effect of social media marketing on voting intention applying a combination of fuzzy logic methodology and a multidimensional panel data model.
The effect of tighter tax loss offsetting rules on firms' innovation: evidence from South Korea
Jae Yeon Sim, Natalie Kyung Won Kim, Jeong-Taek KimThis study investigates how the introduction of a stricter loss carryforward offset rule affects firms' innovation.
Corporate net working capital: evidence from Shariah compliance
Abdullah Bugshan, Faisal Alnori, Husam AnanzehThis paper examines the influence of Shariah compliance (SC) on firms' net working capital (NWC) target and adjustment speed.
Analyzing the market performance of Romanian firms: do the COVID-19 crisis and classification type matter?
Alina Cristina Nuta, Ahmed Mohamed Habib, Serdar Neslihanoglu, Tamanna Dalwai, Calin Mihai RanguStock market performance is paramount to every country, as it signifies economic growth, business performance, wealth maximization, savings deployment and consumer confidence…
Religiosity and ethics in the labor market: resume fraud and judgment
Zeev Shtudiner, Liza ZviLabor market studies show that job applicants are naturally inclined to embellish or omit information on their resumes, to gain advantage over other applicants. Religiosity can…
A wavelet analysis of investing in cryptocurrencies in the Indian stock market
Susovon Jana, Tarak Nath SahuThis study is designed to examine the dynamic interrelationships between four cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and Cardano) and the Indian equity market…
Firm size relationship with persistent innovation and employment growth: evidence from an emerging economy
Alejandra Parrao, Tomás Reyes, Alfonso Cruz, Kristel Schön MolinaPrevious evidence has shown a generally positive relationship between continuously developed innovation, known as innovation persistence and employment growth in firms. This study…
Assessing the development of green innovation in China through patent evolution: the hallmark of government policy and private enterprises
Alexandre Coussa, Philippe Gugler, Jonathan ReidyThe purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive overview of green innovation (GI) in China, which is carried out by reviewing the evolution of GI from 2000 to 2019, and…
Connectedness across commodities, stocks, exchange rates and bonds markets in Africa: the Covid-19 pandemic case
Robert Owusu Boakye, Lord Mensah, Sanghoon Kang, Kofi OseiThe study measures the total systemic risks and connectedness across commodities, stocks, exchange rates and bond markets in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Impact of corporate social responsibility on bank performance in emerging markets
Mohsin Shabir, Jiang Ping, Özcan Işik, Kamran RazzaqThis study investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance of the banking sector from the prospective of emerging countries.
CEO risk preference and M&A payment method: considering the non-economic factors
Jianquan Guo, He ChengThe authors investigate the effects of Chinese acquirer’s chief executive officer (CEO) risk preference on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) payment method and the moderating roles…
Remittance flows and welfare implications: the Nigerian experience
Ikenna Paulinus Nwodo, Ambrose Nnaemeka Omeje, Chukwu Ugwu OkerekeIn Africa, recent data show that Nigeria is the second top remittance recipient behind Egypt, but welfare seems deteriorating. Most related reviewed literature is micro-based with…
Inflation and stock market growth: the case of IPO withdrawal
Fouad Jamaani, Abdullah M. AlawadhiDriven by the anticipated global stagflation, this straightforward yet novel study examines the cost of inflation as a macroeconomic factor by investigating its influence on stock…
Impact of announcements on capital market performance in emerging markets: a parametric and non-parametric analysis
Tchai TavorThis research investigates Airbnb’s financial implications in emerging economies and their potential to influence stock market profitability.
Business environment and productivity in Africa: macro evidence
Issahaku Haruna, Charles Godfred AckahAfrica's business environment (BE) is characteristically unfriendly and poses severe development challenges. This study evaluates the impact of business climate on productivity in…
Non-financial sustainability reporting and firm reputation. Evidence from Chinese listed companies
Zain Ul Abideen, Han FulingThis study highlights the influence of non-financial sustainability reporting and firm reputation (FR) on the China Stock Exchange. The study is based on the components of…
The determinants of life insurance companies profitability in South Africa: new evidence from a dynamic panel threshold estimation technique
Sylvester Senyo Horvey, Jones Odei-Mensah, Albert MushaiInsurance companies play a significant role in every economy; hence, it is essential to investigate and understand the factors that propel their profitability. Unlike previous…
Predicting breakthrough innovation engagement via hybrid intelligence: a moderated mediation model of self-extinction and social intelligence
Syed Mudasser Abbas, Zhiqiang Liu, Muhammad KhushnoodThis study aims at investigating how hybrid intelligence might enhance employee engagement in breakthrough innovation. Specifically, it empirically examines the mediating role of…
The effects of social capital on cross-cultural eWOM communication in minority-mainstream consumer interactions on social media
Shalom Levy, Yaniv Gvili, Hayiel HinoSocial media sites facilitate electronic word of mouth (eWOM) communication among consumers of diverse cultures and ethnicities. Based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB)…
Corporate entrepreneurship in a collectivist culture: the role of time availability
Nebojša Janićijević, Ljiljana KontićThis study aims to investigate whether the model containing five organisational determinants of corporate entrepreneurship developed by Kuratko, Hornsby and Covin is valid in…
Connecting higher education and renewable energy to attain sustainability for BRICS countries: A climate Kuznets curve perspective
Mubasher Iqbal, Shajara Ul-Durar, Noman Arshed, Khuram Shahzad, Umer AyubIncreased trapped heat in the atmosphere leads to global warming and economic activity is the primary culprit. This study proposes the nonlinear impact of economic activity on…
Machine learning and manager selection: evidence from South Africa
Daniel Page, Yudhvir Seetharam, Christo AuretThis study investigates whether the skilled minority of active equity managers in emerging markets can be identified using a machine learning (ML) framework that incorporates a…
Credit risks, national governance and profitability in microfinancing sector: evidence from some emerging economies of world importance
Kuldeep SinghThe world order is experiencing unremitting changes. With this, the national governance of emerging economies is also becoming robust. Therefore, the current study examines the…
Consumer adoption behaviour in ride-sharing economy: an integrated TAM-ECM framework
Shailesh Pandita, Hari Govind Mishra, Aasif Ali BhatThe sharing economy is changing the way people use products and services, and the success of sharing-based apps like bicycle and automobile sharing has drawn a lot of interest…
Determinants of young adults' slow fashion attitudes and idea adoption intentions in Canada, China and South Africa
Helen Inseng Duh, Hong Yu, Marike Venter de Villiers, Vladimira Steffek, Dan ShaoLarge, influential and profitable young adults are being targeted for fast fashion that negatively impacts the environment. The transition from a fast to an environmentally…
Measuring fiscal stress via fiscal vulnerability index: a case of Turkish economy
Yusuf YildirimThis paper aims to develop a compound measure, which is fiscal vulnerability index, provides early warning signals of fiscal sustainability problems for Türkiye's economy.
Promoting green growth through identification of sustainable strategies: a hybrid approach
Sajid Ullah, Farman Ullah Khan, Imran SaeedThe aim of the paper is to rank and analyze the key strategies to sustainable finance adoption in the manufacturing sector using Fuzzy Delphi method (FDM), Interpretive Structural…
Commodification of academic research in emerging countries
Dana Minbaeva, Bahtiyar O. MinbayevIn this paper we explore potential barriers for commodification of academic research in emerging countries.
Investigating the unexpected determinants of cryptocurrency adoption in the UAE
Devid Jegerson, Charilaos Mertzanis, Mehmood KhanFinancial inclusion provides access to financial infrastructure, facilitating money transfers. Therefore, blockchain and cryptocurrencies might boost worldwide financial…
Parent company personnel embeddedness and stock price crash risk: evidence from Chinese enterprise groups
Yanxi Li, Delin Meng, YunGe HuThis study aims to investigate the influence of parent company personnel embedding on the stock price crash risk (SPCR) of listed companies, along with the moderating effect of…
Revisiting the debt–growth nexus in sub-Saharan Africa: fresh evidence from panel nonlinear ARDL approach
John Kwaku Amoh, Abdallah Abdul-Mumuni, Richard Amankwa FosuWhile some countries have used debt to drive economic growth, the asymmetric effect on sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has received little attention in the empirical…
Uncover the heterogeneity of EMNE's institutional difficulty perception and its behavioral orientation – evidence of Chinese MNEs' FDI in Taiwan
Chun-Ping Yeh, Yi-Chi Hsiao, Sebastian GebhadtThe existing research on institutional distance implicitly posits the monotonic effect of contextual differences on the multinational enterprise (MNE) behaviors (e.g. entry mode…
Market risk exposure determinants during the COVID-19 outbreak: between competitiveness and inequality
Pedro L. Angosto-Fernández, Victoria Ferrández-SerranoThe objective of this research is to identify the economic, demographic, sanitary and even cultural factors which explain the variability in the cross-section of returns in…
How is geopolitical risk associated with food prices?
Ting-Ting Sun, Chi Wei SuThe study investigates the inter-linkages between geopolitical risk (GPR) and food price (FP).
Examining the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and digital financial service usage among Pakistani SMEs
Salman Mahmood, Shuhui Wen, Shoaib Aslam, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Fahad Ur RehmanThis research aimed to find out both direct and mediating relationships between the fear of COVID-19 (FC) and the usage of digital financial services (UDFS) via mediator financial…
A study on the co-movement and influencing factors of stock markets between India and the other Asia–Pacific countries
Khushboo Aggarwal, V. Raveendra SaradhiThe aim of this study is to examine the nature and determinants of stock market integration between India and other Asia–Pacific countries (Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South…
The evolution of organizational design: the case of digital startups
Indria Handoko, Hendro A. TjaturprionoAlong their journey to achieve exponential growth, startups must process a vast amount of information and make quick decisions, reevaluate and adjust strategies and simultaneously…
Economic uncertainty and stock market asymmetric volatility: analysis based on the asymmetric GARCH-MIDAS model
Zaifeng Wang, Tiancai Xing, Xiao WangWe aim to clarify the effect of economic uncertainty on Chinese stock market fluctuations. We extend the understanding of the asymmetric connectedness between economic uncertainty…
External finance dependence, financial development and exports: a firm-level study from India
Puneet Kumar Arora, Jaydeep MukherjeeThis study aims to add to the growing literature on the trade–finance nexus by exploring the interplay between a country's level of financial development, the external finance…
Factors affecting buying decisions of Islamic banking products: the moderating role of religious belief
Husam-Aldin Nizar Al-Malkawi, Shahid Rizwan, Adel SareaThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the marketing mix, customer perceptions, and religion on the buying decision of Islamic banking products in an emerging…
The mediating effect of entrepreneurship on financial support and economic growth in African emerging economies
Luisa Tomas Cumba, Xiaoxia Huang, Zenglian Zhang, Sagheer MuhammadThe aim of the research is to examine in depth the relationship between financial support, entrepreneurship and economic growth in emerging African economies.
Nonstate ownership, agency costs and corporate performance: evidence from Chinese state-owned enterprises
Qi-an Chen, Anze Bao, Junpei Chen, Yi LuThe primary objective of introducing nonstate ownership into state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is to enhance corporate performance. This study explores how nonstate ownership affects…
Mitigating the effects of a pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa: are fiscal and monetary policy complementary or contradictory?
Olumide O. Olaoye, Mulatu F. ZerihunThe study examined the roles of fiscal and monetary policy in reducing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), while accounting for macroeconomic disruptions. In particular, the…
Structural supply chain complexity index and construct validity: a data-driven empirical approach
Pushpesh Pant, Shantanu Dutta, S.P. SarmahGiven the lack of focus on a standardized measurement framework (e.g. benchmarking tool) to assess and quantify complexity within the supply chain, this study has developed a…
Is B Corp certification sufficiently attractive to emerging markets? A conceptual study of B Corps in China
Guangming Xiang, Zheng He, Tianli Feng, Zhenzhen FengThis paper aims to explore how firms enter or exit B Corp certification faced with the tension between local and B Corp institutions, providing a better understanding of the…
The ebb and flow of trade credit: implications for financing financially dependent firm growth
Bahadır KarakoçThis study investigates the significance of trade credit (TC) as an alternative source of funding in financing the growth of financially dependent firms.
Blockchain technology adoption in Halal traceability scheme of the food supply chain: evidence from Indonesian firms
Eli Sumarliah, Tieke Li, Bailin Wang, Safeer Ullah Khan, Sher Zaman KhanThe paper examines the intent to adopt blockchain-facilitated Halal traceability (BFHT) scheme in Indonesian firms' Halal food supply chain (SC). This study integrates…
Responsible leadership, Diversity and Organizational Commitment: A Study from Egypt
Mohamed MousaPurpose – This paper focuses on the oldest and largest public hospital in Egypt in an attempt to explore the effect of responsible leadership on physicians’ affective, continuance…
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