Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology

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Volume 59, issue 2, 2025

On the resiliency of post-crisis decoupling in higher-order economy-energy-environment nexus in high-inflation developing economies pp. 657-719

Soumya Basu and Keiichi Ishihara

Entrepreneurial learning from failure: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis on its theoretical foundations, antecedents, outcomes, and an agenda for future research pp. 721-765

Asif Iqbal, Mahani Binti Mohammad Abdu Shakur, Sharizal Bin Hashim and Muhammad Asif

Accelerating social science knowledge production with the coordinated open-source model pp. 767-795

Konrad Turek

An empirical analysis of polytheism pp. 797-818

Laurent Gauthier

Threshold nonlinear relationship between defense spending and unemployment in different income level countries: evidence from panel smooth transition regression model pp. 819-838

Syed Ali Raza and Maiyra Ahmed

An Analysis of the news coverage of Fintech in Africa: a natural language processing approach pp. 839-877

Hamid Nach

Mapping ICT skills demand: a latent transition analysis of online job advertisements in Italy pp. 879-899

Francesca Giambona and Adham Kahlawi

Changing landscape of fake news research on social media: a bibliometric analysis pp. 901-954

Abdelkebir Sahid, Yassine Maleh and Karim Ouazzane

Barriers to breakthroughs: the crucial role of support services in advancing accounting practices, financial literacy and performance in disability-led SMEs pp. 955-977

Michael Ayikwei Quarshie, Shakeb Akhtar and Donkor Nawaah

Designing and evaluating the effectiveness of e-content for the improvement of digital parenting competencies pp. 979-1000

Mehmet Fatih Pekyürek, Hatice Yildiz Durak, Eda Akdoğdu Yildiz, Yıldız Özaydin Aydoğdu and Mustafa Saritepeci

Research data policy: a library and information science publishers’ perspective pp. 995-1016

Kavya Asok, Dinesh Kumar Gupta and Prashant Shrivastava

Merging textual and numerical databases: a steppingstone for statistical analyses of illegal events pp. 1001-1018

Maria Francesca Romano, Pasquale Pavone, Antonella Baldassarini, Giuseppe Di Vetta and Gaetana Morgante

The mediating role of spirituality in the impact of employees’ dark leadership perceptions on organizational dissent pp. 1017-1032

Fahrettin Çakır and Zeynep Burcu Söbü

Everybody hurts: a survey on mental health in academia pp. 1019-1043

Paolo Parra Saiani, Lucia Di Stefano and Enrico Ivaldi

Users’ self-description on social media: a methodology to integrate labels and textual information pp. 1033-1057

Riccardo Ricciardi

Evaluating external debt sustainability across the globe: evidence from wavelet-based tests pp. 1045-1079

Mumtaz Ahmed, Zulekha Qadeer, Muhammad Azam Khan and Toqeer Ahmed

Improving spatial clustering through a weight system on multilevel permanent museum attraction probability pp. 1059-1088

Veronica Distefano, Sandra De Iaco and Sabrina Maggio

Predictive analysis of electric vehicle prices across various car brands in Germany pp. 1081-1095

Zhi Lin Lee, Nur Haizum Abd Rahman and Jim Chong

Quality assessment tool for theory-based and literature review studies (QATTL): development and validation of a critical appraisal tool pp. 1089-1102

Joseph Crawford, Jo-Anne Kelder and Gail Wilson

Random walks, Hurst exponent, and market efficiency pp. 1097-1119

Giuseppe Pernagallo

Overqualification unreveled: a multidimensional and fuzzy set analysis pp. 1103-1121

Gianni Betti, Francesca Gagliardi, Giulio Ghellini and Gabriele Lombardi

Factor structure and measurement invariance of conceptions of happiness in Korea and Canada: an application of penalized structural equation modeling in Mplus pp. 1121-1142

Mohsen Joshanloo

Updating neoclassical economics with contemporary conceptions of homo economicus: a bibliometric analysis pp. 1123-1151

Inderasan Munien and Arnesh Telukdarie

Improved estimation strategy of mean using linear cost function under stratified sampling pp. 1143-1162

Mukesh K. Verma, Subhash K. Yadav, Rahul Varshney and Gajendra K. Vishwakarma

How to assess the impact of fellowships on academic careers? Latent transition analyses for funding programmes of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation pp. 1153-1175

Rüdiger Mutz and Hans-Dieter Daniel

Is a single model enough? The systematic comparison of computational approaches for detecting populist radical right content pp. 1163-1207

Mykola Makhortykh, Ernesto León, Clara Christner, Maryna Sydorova, Aleksandra Urman, Silke Adam, Michaela Maier and Teresa Gil-Lopez

On the dynamics of a SIR model for a financial risk contagion pp. 1177-1201

Mauro Aliano, Lucianna Cananà, Tiziana Ciano, Stefania Ragni and Massimiliano Ferrara

Personal and regional risk factors of being a NEET: a comparative study in Italy, France and Germany with LFS microdata pp. 1203-1234

Pietro Giorgio Lovaglio and Paolo Berta

Spotlighting recruitments: is AI dominating human resource practices? Qualitative research using NVIVO pp. 1209-1228

Pallavi Pandey, Avichal Sharma, Saket Jeswani, Deepti Sharma and Ashulekha Gupta

Gender-essentialist beliefs and the gender gap in STEM: Evidence on the gender-essentialism theory pp. 1229-1251

Elena De Gioannis

Macroeconomic effects of sugar-sweetened beverages taxation: simulations in a computable general equilibrium model for Brazil pp. 1235-1255

Larissa Barbosa Cardoso, Kênia Barreiro de Souza, Flaviane Souza Santiago, Auberth Henrik Venson and Maria Victoria Garcia Rosa

Why diverse boards are market game-changers: driving the sustainable future from the lens of proactive eco-innovation for firm market performance pp. 1253-1282

Md. Abu Toha, Satirenjit Kaur Johl, Parvez Alam Khan and Mohd Salim

Framework to create opportunities to maximize the contribution of differently abled employees in the Sri Lankan garment industry pp. 1257-1285

Panchali Gurudasa, Anuja Lokeshwara, Ranitha Weerarathna, Samantha Thelijjagoda, Chamath Weerasinghe, Sandali Fonseka and Sahan Dananjaya

Applying semantic network analysis to explore the relationship between media ideology and editorial coverage of COVID-19 pp. 1283-1303

Sejung Park, Nisha Sridharan and K. Hazel Kwon

Unveiling intellectual capital efficiency with firm level data: a non-parametric synthesis pp. 1287-1321

Neha Chandra, Supran Kumar Sharma and Rohit Kumar Singh

Catalysing sustainable change: the role of digital finance in poverty alleviation in Asia pp. 1305-1325

Tuan-Hock Ng, Ying-Zhee Lim, Chun-Teck Lye, Kar-Hoong Chan and Ying-San Lim

A model and method for analyzing the precision of binary measurement methods based on beta-binomial distributions, and related statistical tests pp. 1323-1352

Jun-ichi Takeshita and Tomomichi Suzuki

Narratives on experiential tourism in Calabria pp. 1327-1343

Groe Lucia

Nonparametric analysis of firm size and innovation intensity in Circular Economy adoption pp. 1345-1367

Stefano Bonnini, Michela Borghesi and Massimiliano Giacalone

Helix innovation models: systematic literature review with data analysis script by R software and ChatGPT pp. 1353-1381

Andréa Aparecida Costa Mineiro, Victor Eduardo Mello Valério, Isabel Cristina Silva Arantes, Sandra Miranda Neves and Rita Cassia Arantes

Good enough? A comparison of different harmonization procedures and their substantive consequences using the example of life satisfaction pp. 1369-1392

Boris Heizmann

Statistical variable selection and causality in the social and behavioral sciences pp. 1383-1404

Harold Kincaid

Exploring the predictors of the populist vote using random forests pp. 1393-1426

Stefano Benati, Matteo Bon and Filippo Nardi

Mathematical model on the transmission dynamics of leptospirosis in human and animal population with optimal control strategies using real statistical data pp. 1405-1444

Festus Abiodun Oguntolu, Olumuyiwa James Peter, Benjamin Idoko Omede, Ghaniyyat Bolanle Balogun and Tawakalt Abosede Ayoola

AI-assisted Real-Time Spatial Delphi: integrating artificial intelligence models for advancing future scenarios analysis pp. 1427-1459

Yuri Calleo, Amos Taylor, Francesco Pilla and Simone Zio

Growth models for the progress test in Italian dentistry degree programs pp. 1445-1459

Giulio Biscardi, Leonardo Grilli, Carla Rampichini, Laura Antonucci and Corrado Crocetta

Citizen participation and policy challenges in rural development: Southern West Bengal, India pp. 1461-1480

Balai Adhikary

Purposive sampling in qualitative research: a framework for the entire journey pp. 1461-1479

Maiss Ahmad and Stephen Wilkins

Predictions of residential property price indices for China via machine learning models pp. 1481-1513

Bingzi Jin and Xiaojie Xu

Bots and baddies: supporting the integrity of online survey research in the face of a growing challenge pp. 1481-1506

Elizabeth Hitches, Dean Dudley, Melissa Johnstone and Stuart Woodcock

Detecting emotions during interview simulations pp. 1507-1551

Máté Pusker, Blanka Berényi, Judit T. Kárász and Szabolcs Takács

Global electricity generation from renewable sources using fuzzy sets and spatial analysis: revolution in solar and wind energy in BRICS countries pp. 1553-1571

Olga Krechko and Alexey Mikhaylov

Assessing the availability and interoperability of open government data (OGD) supporting sustainable development goals (SDGs) and value creation in the gulf cooperation council (GCC) pp. 1573-1593

Charalampos Alexopoulos, Mohsan Ali, Maria Ioanna Maratsi, Nina Rizun, Yannis Charalabidis, Euripidis Loukis and Stuti Saxena

The EU (strategic) partnering strategy: CAQDAS software in the service of detecting less obvious priorities and attitudes pp. 1595-1619

Lucyna Czechowska

Interviewing injured New Zealanders for paired longitudinal studies: a qualitative exploration of interviewers’ experiences pp. 1621-1640

Brooke Craik, Helen E. Owen, Sarah Derrett and Emma H. Wyeth

A nonparametric multivariate phase I location control chart based on data depth pp. 1641-1660

A. Hedayati, S. Dehghan and M. R. Faridrohani

Measuring scale for digital financial services, economic growth, performance, and environmental sustainability: evidence from EFA and CFA pp. 1661-1694

Md. Mominur Rahman and Nafis Sadik

Reconsidering mechanisms in social science research: the varied uses of an explanatory metaphor pp. 1695-1712

Ludvig Norman

Ownership structure and bank efficiency in India: new evidence from a meta-frontier approach pp. 1713-1737

Adwitiya Gupta, Rashmi Shukla and Rudra Sensarma

The decision-making of students in post-compulsory education: influence of personal, academic, family, and socioeconomic dimensions on the choice of Vocational Education and Training pp. 1739-1766

María R. Belando-Montoro, Carolina Fernández-Salinero, Marta Virgós-Sánchez and María Naranjo-Crespo

Comparison of imputation methods for univariate categorical longitudinal data pp. 1767-1791

Kevin Emery, Matthias Studer and André Berchtold

A quantitative logistic-like model of immigration: the case of Spain pp. 1793-1806

Sheila Torres, Rafael Company and Lucas Jódar

Model-free and model-based connectedness in highly, medium and lowly correlated financial returns: analyses of OECD inflations pp. 1807-1832

Luis A. Gil-Alana, OlaOluwa S. Yaya, Oluwaseun A. Adesina and Xuan Vinh Vo

Forecasting Tetouan energy demand employing shift approach in machine-learning: complementing econometric insights pp. 1833-1860

Muhammad Tanveer Islam, Sartaj Aziz Turja, Md Tawfiqul Islam, Md Mominur Rahman and Ahsan Habib

Countries pushing the boundaries of knowledge: the USA’s dominance, China’s rise, and the EU’s stagnation pp. 1861-1878

Alonso Rodríguez-Navarro

Destination of dreams: unravelling wedding and honeymoon tourism research pp. 1879-1903

Aditya Sharma, Rahul Bora and Pankaj Kumar

Is hotel revenue performance effective for destination competitiveness? An assessment by wavelet coherence analysis pp. 1905-1931

Itır Doğangün, H. Kader Şanlıöz-Özgen and Nida Türegün

Volume 59, issue 1, 2025

Exploring tidal inundation: temporal trends analysis and community perceptions in Chattogram City coastal area, Bangladesh pp. 1-28

Taj Sultana, M. Rezaul Islam, Firuza Begham Mustafa and Jillian Ooi Lean Sim

Are we ready for artificial intelligence voice advertising? Comparing human and artificial intelligence voices in audio advertising in a multitasking context pp. 1-22

Shih-Hao Lu, Huyen Thi Thanh Tran and Thanh-Sang Ngo

Online surveys: lessons learned in detecting and protecting against insincerity and bots pp. 23-39

Amber D. Thompson and Rebecca L. Utz

The effect of prepaid incentives on panelists’ response across survey modes in a sequential mixed-mode design pp. 29-49

Rolf Becker

Information diffusion in referral networks: an empirical investigation of the crypto asset landscape pp. 41-58

Srinidhi Vasudevan, Anna Piazza and Stefano Ghinoi

The role of big data analytics capability in the telecommunication sector of Pakistan: the chain mediating effect of data integration capability and data-driven decision making pp. 51-85

Muhammad Umar Khan and Iram Fatima

Need for reform in AAOIFI standards on murabaha financing: evidence from Islamic Banks in Pakistan pp. 59-78

Maria Bhatti, Muhammad Shujaat Saleem and Fadillah Mansor

Monitoring delivery time using a multiaspect distribution-free method pp. 79-110

Marco Marozzi, Filippo Maganza and Amitava Mukherjee

Pandemic data quality modelling: a Bayesian approach in the Italian case pp. 87-109

Luisa Ferrari, Giancarlo Manzi, Alessandra Micheletti, Federica Nicolussi and Silvia Salini

Tracing sampling in applied linguistics: the case of quantitative research approach pp. 111-123

Mohammad Amini Farsani and Reihaneh Barzegar

Mapping the margins: uncovering street children’s spatial footprint with location quotients pp. 111-132

David V. Ogunkan, Akinlolu O. Tiwajuopelo, Adewole Ebenezer Festus and Joseph V. Olajumoke

On measurement of distances between texts in dictionary-based content analysis pp. 125-145

Anton Oleinik

Is gastronomy crucial for UNESCO sites’ tourists? An important exploratory Italian study pp. 133-151

Antonio Garofalo, Nadia Palmieri and Flavio Boccia

An effective computational and simulation study for population mean estimation on current occasion pp. 147-174

Shashi Bhushan and Shailja Pandey

Multi-population mortality modeling with economic, environmental and lifestyle variables pp. 153-205

Matteo Dimai

Extending El-Hadri-Sahli-Hanafi procedure for path analysis with non standardized variables pp. 175-190

Abderrahim Sahli, Seyid Abdellahi Ebnou Abdem, Mohamed Hanafi and Zouhair El Hadri

Swayed by leading questions pp. 191-209

Vanja Erčulj and Ajda Šulc

Fear to fail and entrepreneurship intent: examining linkages and potential pathways in Senegal pp. 207-229

Cheikh T. Ndour and Simplice Asongu

Strategies for surveying platform workers: lessons from a Belgian case study pp. 211-231

J. Gevaert, J. Doms, E. Vandevenne and K. Van Aerden

An application of a R2 dcomposed linkage method to explore a comtemporal and lead connectedness between investor sentiment and exchange rate dynamics in vietnam pp. 231-259

To Trung Thanh and Le Thanh Ha

An exploration of research trends on metaverse: topic modeling with latent dirichlet allocation pp. 233-252

Hyejin Park, Buyoung Ahn and Taejong Kim

A quantitative investigation of immigrants integration and detention in Europe pp. 253-274

Veronica Ballerini and Emiliano Seri

Mathematical model of COVID-19 dynamics in the presence of multiple controls pp. 261-290

J. O. Akanni, Fatmawati, S. Ajao, J. K. K. Asamoah and S. F. Abimbade

Stress-strength reliability inference for exponentiated half-logistic distribution containing outliers pp. 275-311

Amal S. Hassan and Yostina S. Morgan

Additional caution regarding rules of thumb for variance inflation factors: extending O’Brien to the context of specification error pp. 291-314

Arturs Kalnins and Kendall Praitis Hill

Machine learning-based prediction models for electoral outcomes in India: a comparative analysis of exit polls from 2014–2021 pp. 313-338

Anurag Barthwal, Mamta Bhatt, Shwetank Avikal and Chandra Prakash

Review bombing: ideology-driven polarisation in online ratings: The case study of The Last of Us (part II) pp. 315-341

Giulio Giacomo Cantone, Venera Tomaselli and Valeria Mazzeo

The link between DFA portfolio performance, AI financial management, GDP, government bonds growth and DFA trade volumes pp. 339-356

Alexey Mikhaylov and Muhammad Ishaq M. Bhatti

Cross-country analysis of science, technology and innovation policies: non-covid-19 related and Covid-19 specific STI policies in OECD countries pp. 343-367

Margherita Russo, Pasquale Pavone, Dirk Meissner and Fabrizio Alboni

Analyzing leadership approaches in educational management doctoral theses in Turkey: a bibliometric study pp. 357-379

Orhun Kaptan, Zehra Yalçin and Erkan Tabancali

Estimating the prostitution population using online data: a single-registration approach for the Netherlands and Belgium pp. 369-387

Anahita Azam, Jef Hendrickx and Stef Adriaenssens

Using XGBoost and SHAP to explain citizens’ differences in policy support for reimposing COVID-19 measures in the Netherlands pp. 381-409

Jose Ignacio Hernandez, Sander Cranenburgh, Marijn Bruin, Marijn Stok and Niek Mouter

Best practices for studies using digital data donation pp. 389-412

Thijs C. Carrière, Laura Boeschoten, Bella Struminskaya, Heleen L. Janssen, Niek C. Schipper and Theo Araujo

Some new strategies for estimating area level parameters using information from successive surveys pp. 411-455

Shakeel Ahmed

Is fintech chatbot adoption a far-off aspiration? Establishing adoption model using ISM-MICMAC approach pp. 413-437

Sonal Ahuja, Vaibhav Sharma and Simarjeet Singh

The importance of being present. a two-part model approach to assess the impact of synchronous online learning on the academic success of university students pp. 439-461

Giorgio Cecchi

Motivation mechanism: a study of behavioral competence diversity toward exploitative and exploratory innovation in open interdisciplinary teams pp. 457-476

Cheng-Ta Lin and Yen-Hsun Chen

Rules of engagement: ethical issues and value chain introspection in Artificial Intelligence systems pp. 463-487

José Anselmo Pérez Reyes and Ananya Rajagopal

The role of interviewer-respondent gender dyads in cellphone interview retention and length pp. 477-496

Vanesa Llapashtica and Ridvan Peshkopia

Assessing transparency and methodological precision in variable measurement within organizational research: implications for validity pp. 489-506

Elise Øby

Is the health-led growth hypothesis valid in the Sub-saharan African countries? Fresh evidence from newly developed panel causality tests pp. 497-521

Sinan Erdogan and Eyup Serdar Erdogan

Investigating the interrelationships between the barriers of green computing adoption: TISM-MICMAC-DEMATEL method pp. 507-570

Mohammad Dalvi-Esfahani, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, Rabab Ali Abumalloh, Ramayah Thurasamy and Muhammad Shakil Ahmad

Home is where the house is: homeownership and urban settlement intentions of rural migrants in China pp. 523-545

Mingzhi Hu, Yating Zhang and Weijun Li

Is the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis still valid for OECD countries? A comprehensive analysis across multiple sources pp. 547-573

Müzeyyen Merve Şerifoğlu and Pelin Öge Güney

Beyond ideal and real types – methodological foundations of typologies in welfare state research pp. 571-586

Julia Höppner

Measuring wellbeing in the Global Flourishing Study: insights from a cross-national analysis of cognitive interviews from 22 countries pp. 575-597

Richard G. Cowden, Deborah Skinstad, Tim Lomas, Byron R. Johnson and Tyler J. VanderWeele

Guidelines for reporting research using systematic coding of observed human behaviour (SCOBe) pp. 587-603

Marij A. Hillen, Evelien M. Hoeben, Rianne Kok, Calum McHale, Melissa M. Sexton, Sabine Asdonk, Daphne Bongardt, Brett Bowman, Richard Brown, Susan Branje, Jill Chorney, Monika H. Donker, Peter Ejbye-Ernst, Sanne Geeraerts, Danielle Giessen, Gerald Humphris, Helle Larsen, Richard Philpot, Mariona Portell, Siyang Yuan, Chiel Veen and Janneke Noordman

Player experiences and motivations in the game stages of an MMORPG from the perspective of product life cycle theory pp. 599-619

Mustafa Atahan Yılmaz

Stimulating creativity and grit of high school students with creative STEM activities: an RCT with noncompliance pp. 605-634

Veronica Ballerini, Alice Dominici, Martina Francesca Ferracane, Fiammetta Menchetti and Silvia Noirjean

Statistical and taste-based discrimination in the labor market: an analysis of European Countries to identify optimal policy interventions pp. 621-638

Irma Baraku and Giovanni Busetta

Survey response rates in European comparative surveys: a 20-year decline irrespective of sampling frames or survey modes pp. 635-655

Piotr Jabkowski and Piotr Cichocki

A bibliometric analysis of the application of AI chatbots in language learning contexts pp. 639-661

Wenjie Gu and Zhonggen Yu

Convergence of tourism market diversification: evidence from a new indicator based on Herfindahl–Hirschman index pp. 663-681

Sakiru Adebola Solarin

Reflections on inductive thematic saturation as a potential metric for measuring the validity of an inductive thematic analysis with LLMs pp. 683-709

Stefano De Paoli and Walter S. Mathis

The scope of consensual deprivation indices for Mexico: reliability, criterion validity and invariance analyses pp. 711-737

Hector Najera, Delfino Vargas and Fernando Cortés

Exploring the tenure track system and basic pay scale system of academic professionals working in public universities: a qualitative approach pp. 739-759

Wajeeha Muzaffar Hashmi, Rana Nadir Idrees, Muhammad Haseeb Shakil, Rabika Nadeem and Sayyed Zaman Haider

Self-employment of immigrants and natives: an empirical analysis using the Integrated values Survey pp. 761-781

Sameen Zafar and Suman Ammara

What does the word “science” evoke? Social representation of science, evaluative elements, and attitude pp. 783-811

Sonia Brondi, Federico Neresini and Andrea Sciandra

Unlocking product complexity: elevating emotional exhaustion and customer relationship performance through strategic ties pp. 813-837

Volkan Yeniaras, Ilker Kaya and Ozgur Kaya

Are machine learning models effective in predicting emerging markets? Investigating the accuracy of predictions in emerging stock market indices pp. 839-904

Namitha Yeldho, Dany Thomas, Vimal George Kurian, Chandralekha Arathy and Ajithakumari Vijayappan Nair Biju

Temporal trends and presidential traits in the Italian end-of-year addresses: comparing and contrasting KBS and STM results pp. 905-935

Andrea Sciandra, Matilde Trevisani and Arjuna Tuzzi

Statistical assessment of digital transformation in European Union countries under sustainable development goal 9 pp. 937-972

Barbara Fura, Aneta Karasek and Beata Hysa

Efficiency analysis of halal certification bodies in Indonesia: a hybrid data envelopment analysis and machine learning approach pp. 973-987

Isti Surjandari, Nadhira Riska Maulina and Chairul Bahri

Correction: Pandemic data quality modelling: a Bayesian approach in the Italian case pp. 989-991

Luisa Ferrari, Giancarlo Manzi, Alessandra Micheletti, Federica Nicolussi and Silvia Salini

Correction: Using XGBoost and SHAP to explain citizens’ diferences in policy support for reimposing COVID-19 measures in the Netherlands pp. 993-994

Jose Ignacio Hernandez, Sander Cranenburgh, Marijn Bruin, Marijn Stok and Niek Mouter