Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review

Shifting geopolitical sands: COP 28 and the new BRICS+

Amr El Alfy, Dina El-Bassiouny, Logan Cochrane

The new additions to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) expand into the broader Middle East and North Africa region, adding some of the largest populations and…

Exploring entrepreneurial motivations among Saudi female business undergraduates

Yassine Sefiani, Barry Davies

This study seeks to develop a clearer understanding of the motivational factors affecting Saudi female business undergraduates' choice of pursuing entrepreneurship.

Mapping the landscape of female entrepreneurship in Africa: trends, networks and hot topic through text mining techniques

Abel Dula Wedajo, Shagufta Tariq Khan, Mohd Abass Bhat, Yousuf Mohamed Zahran Al Balushi

The study examines the characteristics and development trends of female entrepreneurship publications, cooperation networks between countries, journals and individuals…

Avatar taxonomy: a new technological tool to enhance the consumer-brand relationships

Mohamed H. Elsharnouby, Chanaka Jayawardhena, Gunjan Saxena

Avatars, which are used as a technology and marketing tactic, can embody consumer-facing employees and mimic their real-life roles on companies' websites, thereby playing a key…

Unveiling the secrets: decoding the factors influencing MSMEs' accounting process and strategic debtors' management in Oman

Maha Ali Alalawi, Mohammed Muneerali Thottoli, Aisha Hamed Al-Shukaili, Fatema Khamis Al-Amri

This study investigates determinant factors (influence of the third party (ITP), credit policy (CP) and follow-up process (FP)) of micro, small and medium enterprises' (MSMEs…

Exploring the determinants of young agripreneurs' success toward sustainable agriculture: a regression approach

Alexandra Pliakoura, Grigorios Beligiannis, Athanasia Mavrommati, Achilleas Kontogeorgos

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the perceptions of young agricultural entrepreneurs (agripreneurs, as a neologism, from now on), to understand what they consider as…

The role of service quality in achieving sustainable development goal 3: shaping students' psychological well-being in an Egyptian higher education context

Shrouk Abdelnaeim, Noha El-Bassiouny, Christian Hauser

This study aims at exploring the role of higher education service quality in affecting students' psychological well-being through the lens of the sustainable development goals…

The reflection of socially responsible HRM on sustainability in companies located in Egypt

Safaa Shaaban, Rehab Rabie

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of socially responsible human resource management (SRHRM) and examine the reflection of SRHRM on sustainable development (SD…

Enhancing purchasing stock intention in investor–brands interaction: the moderated mediation role of sector knowledge

Eman Ismail, Mohamed H. Elsharnouby, Mahmoud H. Abd Elaal

This study seeks to investigate the interrelationships among sector reputation, purchasing stock intention, sector engagement and attitude toward the sector. Moreover, it aims to…

Does Islamic corporate governance prevent bankruptcy in Islamic banks? Implications for economic sustainability

Ahmad Ali Jan, Fong-Woon Lai, Syed Quaid Ali Shah, Muhammad Tahir, Rohail Hassan, Muhammad Kashif Shad

Sustainability is essential to the ongoing operations of banks, though it is much less clear how Islamic corporate governance (ICG) promotes economic sustainability (ES) and…

Consumers’ acceptance intentions regarding e-payments: a focus on the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2)

Eiman Medhat Negm

In view of the promising growth of FinTech in the Arab region, specifically in Egypt, this study identifies the significant factors likely to influence consumers’ acceptance…

Board of directors and financial performance: the role of risk management in Palestinian-listed companies

Sami R.M. Musallam

This study aims to investigate the effect of the board of directors on financial performance, either directly or indirectly through the existence of risk management after the…

Macro determinants of sustainable financial development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region countries

Ghada H. Ashour, Mohamed Noureldin Sayed, Nesrin A. Abbas

This research aims to examine the macro determinants that significantly affect financial development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which could be used…

“Revealing the hidden” – challenges facing early digital entrepreneurs in Jordan

Samer Abaddi, Moh'd Anwer AL-Shboul

Digital entrepreneurship is the key to economic survival and the lantern of jobs in developing countries. The debate about the challenges facing early digital entrepreneurs (DEs…

Exploring the integration of ChatGPT in education: adapting for the future

Said Elbanna, Loreta Armstrong

This article aims to explore the advantages of integrating a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in education. It investigates the use of ChatGPT in…

Risk sources in agriculture and farmers’ behavior in risky prospects: a systematic review

Jamal Shah, Majed Alharthi

The agricultural sector is a critical component of global economic development, and its significance has grown significantly in recent years. The risks associated with agriculture…

Green finance insights: evolution of the green bonds market

Dina Hosam Gabr, Mona A. Elbannan

This paper aims to providea comprehensive review of the concepts and definitions of green finance, and the importance of “green” impact investments today. The core challenge in…

On the interplay between the entrepreneurs' challenges and the business performance: empirical study and evidence from emerging economies

Hanan Abdallah, Moh'd Anwer AL-Shboul

This study aims and tries to identify and examine the effect of the entrepreneurs' challenges factors (i.e. financial, governmental, personal, educational social and cultural…

Digital skills and entrepreneurial intentions for final-year undergraduates: entrepreneurship education as a moderator and entrepreneurial alertness as a mediator

Samer Abaddi

This study aims to test the impact of digital skills on the entrepreneurial intentions of last-year undergraduate students in Jordanian universities, especially after the…

The metaverse era: leveraging augmented reality in the creation of novel customer experience

Sandra Gamil Metry Habil, Sara El-Deeb, Noha El-Bassiouny

The main aim of this research is to portray how augmented reality (AR) characteristics (augmentation, interactivity, personalization, spatial presence, novelty, entertainment and…

Understanding demand and supply side factors: a cross-sector analysis from Saudi Arabia

Sheraz Alam Malik, Rami Bustami

Integrating demand with supply has always been an evolving research area, which is affected by different factors including, but not limited to, sustainability, changing consumer…

Stakeholders' perspective on smart tourism development: a case study of the West Bank, Palestine

Rami K. Isaac, Sahar Dodeen

This study aims to investigate the tourism stakeholders' opinions about developing smart tourism (ST) in the West Bank, Palestine. This research fulfils intriguing gaps in the…

Hindering or nurturing digital transformation: the role of consumer's thinking capabilities and other customers' perception

Hend M. Naguib, Mohamed H. Elsharnouby

Digital transformation (DT) has created a number of significant opportunities and related alterations in consumers' behaviours. However, consumers differ in adopting DT. There is…

Examining the mediating effect of multi-channel integration quality in the relationship with service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the Saudi banking sector

Zyad Alzaydi

Since banks do not sell tangible products, they rely heavily on customer interactions and retention, which requires service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty…

Investigating environmental policy stringency in OECD countries: implications for the Arab world

Sara Taha, Dina Yousri, Christian Richter

As the world began to witness an unprecedented rate of environmental destruction, economists and international institutions have been toiling away for decades, making every effort…

Interpretations of business continuity management in the light of COVID-19

Ihab Hanna Sawalha, John R. Anchor

This study aims to investigate how organizations from different sectors interpret the meaning of business continuity management (BCM) in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.