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Dynamic connectedness among Pakistani stock markets and its major trading partners
Muhammad Akram, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Imran Riaz Malik, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-FaryanInternationalization and financial deregulation have caused market participants and policymakers to consider the significance of financial connectedness and the spillover effects…
Financial inclusion matter for poverty, income inequality and financial stability in developing countries: new evidence from public good theory
Ismail Khan, Iftikhar KhanThis paper aims to examine the influence of financial inclusion (FI) on poverty, income inequality and financial stability from the perspective of public good (PG) theory in…
Antecedents of internationalization of Taiwanese SMEs: a resource-based view
Yi-An Chen, Shiau-Ling Guo, Kuo-Feng HuangThis study aimed to explore the antecedents of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) internationalization and to compare the different resources required to enter different…
Bank opacity and stability in an emerging market
Van Dan Dang, Japan HuynhThe paper analyzes the impact of bank opacity on financial stability in an emerging economy.
Can the transmission of entrepreneurs' We Media information improve the value relevance of earnings? Evidence from China
Tong Sun, Wanyi ChenFollowing the growing adoption of social media, many entrepreneurs are launching personal social media channels. This study focuses on the effect of entrepreneurs' shared…
Government influence on logistics and supply chain innovations: assessing implications for firm performance and societal impact in an emerging economy
Charles Baah, Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Ebenezer Afum, Innocent Senyo Kwasi Acquah, Dacosta EsselSignificant unexplored research gaps exist in relation to assessing how governments influence innovations in the logistics and supply chains of SMEs to mitigate risks. This study…
Trust-in-government and social economic norms: assessing the heterogeneity of consumers in the USA and Mexico using the VBN theory
Sergio Enrique Robles-Avila, Md Nazmus SakibThe improper disposal of potentially harmful products is a problem that affects both developed and emerging countries. Using the Values-Beliefs-Norms (VBN) theory, this research…
Do institutional determinants matter for FDI inflows location choice? Evidence from sub-national panel data in India
Vandana GoswamiThe present paper makes an attempt to investigate the determinants that affect FDI inflows distribution among Indian states. Together with traditional determinants, the impact of…
Nash equilibrium in emerging partnership-based Islamic banking industry with a Bayesian game-theoretic approach
Mahdi Ghaemi Asl, Ali Ghasemoghli, Rabeh KhalfaouiA hypothesis developed in this paper models the relationship between the borrower and the bank as a dynamic game based on incomplete information (business game) and seeks an…
Government expenditure structure, technological progress and economic growth
Zeqi Liu, Zefeng Tong, Zhonghua ZhangThis study examines the differences in the economic stimulus effects, transmission mechanisms, and output multipliers of government consumption, government traditional investment…
How the real estate indexes have performed during the COVID-19 crisis? Multifractal analysis revisited with wavelet
Ons Zaouga, Nadia LoukilThe purpose of this paper is to test the existence of stylized facts, such as the volatility clustering, heavy tails seen on financial series, long-term dependence and…
Herding behavior in integrated financial markets: the case of MILA
João Paulo Vieito, Christian Espinosa, Wing-Keung Wong, Munkh-Ulzii Batmunkh, Enkhbayar Choijil, Mustafa HussienIt has been argued in the literature that structural changes in the financial markets, such as integration, have the potential to cause herding behavior or correlated behavioral…
Assessing the effect of domestic and foreign R&D on export: empirical evidence from China
Abdul Rauf, Yongwen BaoAlthough the theoretical arguments provide several channels through which innovation affects export, empirical validation of this relationship is scarce. Further, the impact of…
The effect of corporate social responsibility on environmental performance: the mediating role of green innovation and green human resource management
Shenbei Zhou, Wudie Atinaf Tiruneh, Moges Assefa LegeseThis research looks at the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental performance, considering the immediate mutual interaction and the potential…
Does country risk moderates the financial market development and shadow economy nexus? Evidence from fast-emerging countries analysis
Sami Ur Rahman, Faisal Faisal, Fariha Sami, Friedrich SchneiderThe shadow economy (SE) has been a serious issue with varied dimensions in all countries that significantly affect economic growth. Therefore, all countries have made an effort to…
The incentive effect of government subsidies on the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises
Xueqi Zhao, Longwen Zhao, Xiaozhe Sun, Yibing XingChina's digital economy is flourishing and playing a pivotal role in the national economy. Government subsidies, as an important tool for the national treasury, are a…
Poverty eradication in sub-Saharan Africa: a government-led or private sector-driven approach?
Olumide Olaoye, Segun Thompson Bolarinwa, Muhammad YaseenThe paper contributes to the literature on investment and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Specifically, the study examined the separate role of private and public investment…
Quantile-based spillover connectedness among stochastic volatilities of ESG equities, Islamic and conventional stocks with implications for portfolio management
Mahdi Ghaemi Asl, Rabeh Khalfaoui, Hamid Reza Tavakkoli, Sami Ben JabeurThis study aims to investigate the relationship between stock markets, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and Shariah-compliant in an integrated framework.
Firm internationalization approaches and performance: the moderating role of the home country's formal institutions
Henrique Correa da Cunha, Mohamed Amal, Dinorá Eliete Floriani, Maria Tereza Leme FleuryThis study investigates how the degree of internationalization (DOI) affects the financial performance of emerging market companies by making the distinction between export…
Perceptions of market orientation in emerging economy entrepreneurship: evidence from crowdfunding
Steven A. Creek, Joshua D. Maurer, Justin K. KentThe purpose of this study is to examine how crowdfunding backer perceptions of market orientation and foreignness impact crowdfunding performance in emerging economies.
Ratees' reactions to equal versus equitable performance outcomes: evidence from Pakistan and Japan
Saiqa Naz, Muhammad Zahid Iqbal, Malik Ikramullah, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Saddam KhalidRatees' reactions to performance appraisal (PA) system suggest how effective the system is. However, there is less clarity about those different reactions that good versus poor…
Returns and volatility spillover between agricultural commodities and emerging stock markets: new evidence from COVID-19 and Russian-Ukrainian war
Maria Babar, Habib Ahmad, Imran YousafThis study investigate the return and volatility spillover among agricultural commodities and emerging stock markets during various crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
Determinants of positive financial behavior: a parallel mediation model
Asheesh Pandey, UtkarshDrawing from socialization theory this study investigates the effect of financial socialization and mediating role of “attitude toward money” (ATM) and financial literacy on the…
Heterogeneity of investor sentiment, geopolitical risk and economic policy uncertainty: do Islamic banks differ during COVID-19 pandemic?
Mohamed Albaity, Ray Saadaoui Mallek, Hasan MustafaThis study examined the impact of; COVID-19 investor sentiment, COVID-19 cases, geopolitical risk (GPR), economic policy uncertainty (EPU), oil returns and Islamic banking on bank…
Evaluating the efficiency of defined benefit pension plans in a developing market
Bruvine Orchidée Mazonga Mfoutou, Richard DanquahThe cost-to-asset ratio is a vital efficiency ratio for any financial institution, as it measures its operating expenses to its asset base. This study uses this ratio to evaluate…
Commodity price volatility, risk exposure and development of financial institutions
Rexford Abaidoo, Elvis Kwame AgyapongThis study examines the dynamics of financial institution development among economies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and how volatility in forex-adjusted price of key globally…
Spillovers and tail dependence between oil and US sectoral stock markets before and during COVID-19 pandemic
Walid Mensi, Waqas Hanif, Elie Bouri, Xuan Vinh VoThis paper examines the extreme dependence and asymmetric risk spillovers between crude oil futures and ten US stock sector indices (consumer discretionary, consumer staples…
Dynamic causality between oil prices and stock market indexes in Russia and China: does US financial instability matter?
Amal Ghedira, Mohamed Sahbi NakhliThis study aims to examine the dynamic bidirectional causality between oil price (OIL) and stock market indexes in net oil-exporting (Russia) and net oil-importing (China…
Analyzing the barriers to sustainable procurement in an emerging economy: an interpretive structural modeling approach
Abdul Rehman Shaikh, Asad Qazi, Imran Ali, Andrea AppolloniThis paper aims to identify, using a literature review and expert panel input, what impedes organizations from implementing sustainable procurement, particularly in an emerging…
The effects of government spending on consumption and the real exchange rate: a comparison between developed and developing countries
Yu Li, Xiaoyang ZhuThe degree of development and the way to identify a fiscal shock matter in evaluating the effects of the fiscal policy. This paper contributes to the debate on the effects of a…
Service supply chain risk management in the public healthcare sector
Gutama Kusse Getele, Xiong RuoliuThe study research aims to examine the effects of supply chain management practices on risk mitigating (RM) by studying the correlation between social ties, institutional support…
The performance of business groups during institutional transition and economic downturn in a developing country
Aamir Inam Bhutta, Jahanzaib Sultan, Muhammad Fayyaz Sheikh, Muhammad Sajid, Rizwan MushtaqPakistan has experienced financial liberalization with rapid ups and downs in economic growth due to domestic issues during the last 2 decades. Motivated by inconclusive and…
How consumers react differently toward humanoid vs. nonhumanoid robots after service failures: a moderated chain mediation model
Mengwei Zhang, Jinsheng Cui, Jianan ZhongWith the increasing use of robots in service scenarios in hospitality industries, service failure frequently occurs during the service process, and consumers may react differently…
Why do consumers resist digital innovations? An innovation resistance theory perspective
Manish Talwar, Laura Corazza, Rahul Bodhi, Areej MalibariDespite the efforts of governments and firms, consumer resistance toward digital innovations in the retail finance space continues to manifest rather visibly. Yet, the causes of…
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