Journal of Business and Socio-economic Development

2021 - 2026

Current editor(s): Professor Allam Hamdan

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2026, month September, vol 6

Navigating contemporary crisis risk spillover dynamics and growth of the S&P ESG exchange-traded funds pp. 525-541

Ibtissem Missaoui

2026, month August, vol 6

Leveraging strategic capabilities and institutional pressure for enhanced hotel resilience and performance pp. 489-509

Fatima Almheiri, Hazem Marashdeh, Matloub Hussain, Kayhan Tajeddini and Thilini Chathurika Gamage

2026, month July, vol 6

ESG performance and controversies effects on dividend payout ratio under the CSRD framework: evidence from the EU pp. 449-468

Husni Samara, Paloma Merello and Ana Zorio-Grima

Predictive analytics for tobacco demarketing: a decision tree approach to consumer segmentation in Palestine pp. 542-557

Samer Yaghi, Mohammed Salem, Rushdy Wady and Ismail Qasem

2026, month June, vol 6

Does board gender diversity affect financial performance? Evidence from Palestinian listed firms pp. 510-524

Sana’ Atari, Ruaa BinSaddig, Bahaa Subhi Awwad and Naser Abdelkarim

2026, month April, vol 6

The factors influencing organisational responsiveness for sustainable projects pp. 253-269

Richard Hughes and Aaron Bradley Baker

Trademarks and trade concentration: evidence from the Madrid System (1995–2022) pp. 270-286

Ismaeel Tharwat, Shahd Abou El Leil and Dina Abdel Fattah

Building smarter digital content: a CRITIC – DEMATEL framework for leveraging large language model optimization in marketing pp. 287-301

Vinaytosh Mishra and Sudhir Rana

2026, month March, vol 6

Examining the mediating role of virtual brand experience between metaverse marketing strategies and consumer-based brand equity in the fashion industry pp. 233-252

Yasmina Eid Zaki and Meng-Shan Sharon Wu

Exploring weak-form efficiency in global Islamic stock markets: evidence from machine learning and wavelet analysis pp. 302-317

Hasan Kazak, M. Kabir Hassan, Ahmet Tayfur Akcan and Cuneyt Kilic

Royalty as a determinant of inbound tourism in the UK pp. 318-332

Imad A. Moosa, Ibrahim N. Khatatbeh and Ebrahim Merza

2026, month February, vol 6

ESG reporting in the GCC: what is the added value of the family business? Contributions from the socioemotional wealth model pp. 131-147

Khalil Nimer, Naser Abughazaleh, Ahmed Bani-Mustafa, Yasean A. Tahat and Mohammed Hossain

2026, month October

Sustainable leadership and green campus performance in GCC universities through ESG data capability pp. 1-14

Esra AlDhaen, Ammar Al Hawaj, Ruaa Binsaddig and Fatema Aldhaen

2025, month December, vol 6

Perceptions of Bitcoin adoption and its socio-economic implications: financial inclusion, social trust and governance in El Salvador pp. 1-21

Ariela Samour, Axel Grossmann and Florinda Grossmann

Factors influencing continuous intention to use chatbots and their socio-economic development implications: evidence from Jordan’s telecommunications industry pp. 469-488

Sajeeda Alhasasneh, Farah Shishan and Wisal Al Balushi

2025, month November, vol 6

A panel causality analysis of financial risk indicators and industrial firms' performance: evidence from an emerging market pp. 22-35

Bassam Al-Own, Ghaith Al-Eitan, Mohannad Al Shbail, Ahmad Alshira'h and Wafa’ Jawabreh

Cultural governance and earnings quality: the role of corporate values and managerial ability pp. 109-130

Adam Arian, Sabina Timilsina, Pandula Gamage and John Sands

Humanizing the customer experience with AI chatbots: a study in the food services industry toward achieving SDG 11 and SDG 12 pp. 209-231

Sandreen Hitti and Alaaeddine Ramadan

2025, month October, vol 6

Sukuk, financial crises and growth: empirical evidence from Islamic capital markets pp. 148-169

Syeda Arooj Naz, Saqib Gulzar and M. Kabir Hassan

2025, month September, vol 6

Adoption or resistance? Exploring generational attitudes toward blockchain in Jordanian audit firms pp. 90-106

Shahed Odat, Omar Arabiat and Hashem Alshurafat

Do CEO characteristics impact the decision to hire external auditor with forensic accounting competencies? Evidence from Jordanian listed companies pp. 191-208

Hashem Alshurafat, Husam Ananzeh, Jebreel Mohammad Al-Msiedeen and Claire Beattie

2025, month August, vol 6

The impact of social media influencers on customers' perceived brand equity in the Bahraini automobile industry pp. 36-53

Anas Abdulla and Maria Saberi

Forecasting stock market behavior in BRICS economies using artificial neural machine learning models pp. 70-89

Shrikant Panigrahi, Gagan Kukreja and Sumathi Kumaraswamy

2025, month June, vol 6

Artificial intelligence adoption for pharmaceutical salesforce performance: a case study in Kuwait pp. 54-69

Wael Abdallah, Mulham Aziza and Hassan Baz Chamas

2025, month May, vol 6

The impact of climate-related risks on firm performance: evidence from the healthcare sector pp. 170-190

Amina Toumi

2025, month September, vol 5

The potential of the Blue Economy to promote the generation of sustainable employment in the European Union pp. 355-371

Pedro Antonio Martín-Cervantes, Samuel O. Idowu, Pablo de Frutos Madrazo and Juan Carlos Frechoso Remiro

Impact of emerging technologies on economic diversification: the case of Saudi Arabia pp. 402-416

Amer S. Al-Roubaie

2025, month August, vol 5

Operationalizing AACSB’s societal impact standard: assessing SDG 8 integration through a community partner internship program pp. 315-337

Pamella Howell, Arun Aryal and Charleata Battle

2025, month July, vol 5

Waqf microfinance as an alternative and sustainable government empowerment tool towards women in Northern Nigeria: a perceptional analysis pp. 338-354

Tijjani Muhammad and Fahd Al-Shaghdari

Trust and cybersecurity in digital payment adoption: socioeconomic insights from India pp. 372-386

Aya Aljaradat and Sandeep K. Shukla

2025, month May, vol 5

Toward increasing financial inclusion and sustainability of indigenous microenterprises in Africa in the presence of financial literacy pp. 296-310

George Okello Candiya Bongomin, Elie Chrysostome, Jean Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda and Pierre Yourougou

2025, month April, vol 5

A Kalman-Jacobi hybrid model for game theory: a fuzzy logic approach to financial market competition pp. 387-401

Alireza Azarberahman and Mahmoodreza Mohammadnejadi Modi

2025, month February, vol 5

Social enterprise development in Ireland: making a case for actor-network-theory pp. 207-221

Úna Quinn, Paul McCusker and Padraig Gallagher

Effects of effective ERP system utilization on enterprise economic sustainability through product life cycle cost control pp. 240-258

Zaid Jaradat, Ahmad AL-Hawamleh, Marwan Altarawneh, Saqer Al-Tahat and Muhannad Akram Nazzal

2024, month December, vol 5

The investment-cash flow sensitivity and the financing constraints hypothesis for emerging markets: a bibliometric and systematic literature review pp. 122-138

Ömer Doruk

2024, month August, vol 5

On the effect of military spending on education in Africa: what role does institutional quality play? pp. 222-239

Isiaka Raifu, Damian Chidozie Uzoma-Nwosu and Alarudeen Aminu

Do trade and foreign direct investment contribute to growth? A study of BIMSTEC nations pp. 277-295

Vandana Arya, Ravinder Verma and Vijender Pal Saini

2024, month June, vol 5

“Revealing the future”: an ARIMA model analysis for predicting remittance inflows pp. 155-170

Imran Khan and Darshita Fulara Gunwant

2024, month April, vol 5

The evolution of sustainability accounting and reporting in the United States: applications of the ecological anthropology and industrial ecology frameworks pp. 104-121

Seleshi Sisaye and Jacob G. Birnberg

2024, month January, vol 5

A multidimensional appraisal of domestic investment, external debt and economic development nexus: evidence from SSA pp. 171-186

Gildas Dinga, Dobdinga Cletus Fonchamnyo and Nges Shamaine Afumbom

2024, month July, vol 4

Financial performance and carbon emission disclosure pp. 293-307

Jawaher R. Al-Mari and Ghassan H. Mardini

Robust and fragile determinants of the severity of COVID-19 in developing and developed countries: a comparative analysis pp. 308-325

Imad A. Moosa and Ibrahim N. Khatatbeh

2024, month June, vol 4

The relationship between digital financial inclusion, gender inequality, and economic growth: dynamics from financial development pp. 370-388

Dinh Le Quoc

2024, month April, vol 4

From hands off to hands on: the evolution of Bahrain's industrial policy during the 21st century pp. 222-240

Omar Al-Ubaydli

2024, month March, vol 4

A bibliometric review of IFRS adoption and compliance research in Africa pp. 193-209

Nana Adwoa Anokye Effah

2024, month January, vol 4

Illuminating the shadows: a systematic review of earnings management practices in family-owned enterprises and future research directions pp. 340-358

Aziza Naz, Nadeem Ahmed Sheikh, Saleh F.A. Khatib, Hamzeh Al Amosh and Husam Ananzeh

2023, month December, vol 5

Nexus between environmental sustainability, energy intensity and food security: evidence from emerging economies pp. 139-154

Md. Mahadi Hasan and A.T.M. Adnan

2023, month November, vol 5

Multilevel relationships and loyalty in the microfinance industry: evidence from Tanzania pp. 71-83

Amani Gration Tegambwage

2023, month October, vol 5

Navigating the challenges of female leadership in the information and communication technology and engineering sectors pp. 55-70

Prabha Ramseook-Munhurrun, Perunjodi Naidoo and Sandhya Armoogum

2023, month September, vol 5

Stakeholder expectations, inter-organizational coordination and procurement practices among humanitarian organizations pp. 259-276

Henry Mutebi, Wilbroad Aryatwijuka, Aloysious Rukundo, Ronald Twongyirwe, Naster Tumwebembeire and Miriam Tugiramasiko

2023, month July, vol 5

Socio-economic governance and economic growth in Nigeria pp. 187-203

Olalekan Okunlola, Imran Usman Sani and Olumide Abiodun Ayetigbo

2023, month May, vol 5

Against all odds: women's motivation to become STEM entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka pp. 37-54

Arosha Adikaram and Ruwaiha Razik

2023, month April, vol 5

Industrial impact analysis of foreign direct investment on economic development in Cambodia pp. 20-36

Sovath Kenh and Qidi Wei

2023, month December, vol 4

How do takeovers in the United Kingdom split value gains between domestic deals' parties? pp. 97-110

Tarcisio da Graca

Divergence and convergence of salient stakeholders' perceptions toward forensic accounting education: importance, obstacles and pedagogies pp. 127-141

Rahaf Ibrahim Alkhalaileh, Hashem Alshurafat and Huthaifa Al-Hazaima

Unlocking the potential: the impact of digital leadership on firms' performance through digital transformation pp. 161-177

Abdelhak Senadjki, Hui Nee Au Yong, Thavamalar Ganapathy and Samuel Ogbeibu

2023, month October, vol 4

Organizational theory – a three-dimensional tool to analyze and enhance collaboration in healthcare systems pp. 210-221

Kiran Bharatam Kaundinya

2023, month September, vol 4

Insights from forensic accounting educators and practitioners within the KSA context regarding the optimal forensic accounting skills set: an implication on the socioeconomic development pp. 66-80

Mohammed A. Alzahrane

Game theory in entrepreneurship: a review of the literature pp. 81-94

Abdallah M.H. AlOmari

The quest for surviving COVID-19: adoption of online technologies by self-employed women in Mauritius pp. 241-253

Harshana Kasseeah

2023, month August, vol 4

Systematic review of religiosity and social responsibility pp. 254-271

Mahmoud Amer

2023, month July, vol 4

Governance boards of trustees: quality of higher education and the outputs of scientific research pp. 49-65

Bahaa Awwad, Mohammad Anaewah, Bahaa Razia and Muhammed Salameh

Promoting sustainable and human-centric industry 5.0: a thematic analysis of emerging research topics and opportunities pp. 111-126

Sivarajah Rajumesh

Structural transformation and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa countries: sectoral value-added analysis pp. 326-339

Betrand Ewane Enongene

The role of institutional efficiency in achieving the SDGs: evidence from Africa pp. 359-369

Alhassan Musah

2023, month May, vol 4

The economic consequence of corporate philanthropic donations: evidence from Jordan pp. 37-48

Husam Ananzeh

2023, month February, vol 4

Sustainability reporting, board gender diversity and earnings management: evidence from East Africa community pp. 142-160

Peter Nderitu Githaiga

2023, month August, vol 3

Does external debt drive inflation in Sudan: evidence from symmetric and asymmetric ARDL approaches pp. 293-307

Mesbah Sharaf and Abdelhalem Shahen

2023, month April, vol 3

The impact of applying the target cost and continuous improvement (Kaizen) on achieving the sustainable competitive advantage of Palestinian industrial companies pp. 372-387

Majdi Wael Alkababji

2023, month February, vol 3

Government social protection and households’ welfare during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa pp. 308-321

Sheunesu Zhou, Ayansola O. Ayandibu, Tendai Chimucheka and Mandla M. Masuku

2023, month January, vol 3

Determinants of corporate governance compliance: what matters and what does not? pp. 237-252

Miranda Tanjung

Remittances, institutional quality and investment in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 322-338

Umar Mohammed and Erdal Karagol

The impact of remote working on employee productivity during COVID-19 in the UAE: the moderating role of job level pp. 339-352

Dania M. Kurdy, Husam-Aldin Nizar Al-Malkawi and Shahid Rizwan