SN Business & Economics

2021 - 2025

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Volume 5, issue 9, 2025

Exploring the synergistic effects of financial revolution and human resources on India's economic transformation pp. 1-36

Priyanka Bose and Bamadev Mahapatra

An empirical analysis of education’s role in employment and economic returns: insights from Jammu and Kashmir pp. 1-33

Mohd. Akram, Iqra Choudhary, Ashfana and Aas Mohammad

A comparative analysis of the efficiency and influencing factors of China and the USA’s FDI in ECOWAS pp. 1-30

Priscilla Nyamekye Abban, Tian Ze, Josephine Elom Baham and Chris Jojo Obi

#HeToo? Men trivialize cases of sexual harassment by a female aggressor toward a male victim, but women do not pp. 1-19

Mads Nordmo Arnestad, Anna Studzinska, Magnus Nordmo and Stig Berge Matthiesen

The effect of exchange rate and other macroeconomic indicators on Nigeria’s non-oil exports performance pp. 1-29

Kafilah Lola Gold and Hammed Agboola Yusuf

Impacts of social networks and input credit scheme participation on the welfare of smallholder farmers in northern Ghana pp. 1-22

Abdul-Rashid Asumah Seidu and Yazeed Abdul Mumin

Monetary policy and cost-push inflation dynamics in Tanzania pp. 1-22

Enock Mwakalila

Determinants of SMEs’ financial performance in an emerging economy: an econometric view pp. 1-31

Ramesh Prasad and Amitava Mondal

Exchange rate volatility and macroeconomic stability in Sierra Leone: using EGARCH and Markov switching regression pp. 1-24

Foday Daboh, Keghter Kelvin Kur and Terrence Laurel Knox-Goba

Sustaining livelihoods: Female participation in Kenkey production in Yamoransa, Central Region, Ghana pp. 1-24

Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Zita Kyei-Gyamfi, Frank Kyei-Arthur and Jilly Philippa Joel Premkumar

The mechanism effect of digitization on the financialization-economic performance nexus in emerging economies: an empirical analysis using PLS-SEM pp. 1-27

Ummar Faruk Saeed, Awal Sualley and Dawuda Kamal

Enhancing SME performance through succession planning, family influence, and successor attributes: evidence from Ghana’s hospitality sector pp. 1-25

Godfred Etse Klugah, Vida Korang, Francis Ransford Esifie and Mohammed Awal Zingnaa Iddrisu

Revisiting the asymmetric effects of third-country exchange rate risk on Turkish–German industry trade pp. 1-55

Waqar Khalid, Irfan Civcir and Hüseyin Özdeşer

Exploring trends in workplace spirituality through bibliometric analysis pp. 1-13

Kritika Pallvi and Parul Jhajharia

Child tax credit utilization in immigrant households: a focus on child investment and college funds pp. 1-23

Laura Brugger, Dylan Bellisle, Elaine Maag, Adriano Udani, Stephen Roll, Leah Hamilton and Jihye Lee

From passion to purchase: unpacking the mediating effects of practical need and convenience in the context of local rice consumption pp. 1-23

Samuel Affran, Ebenezer Arthur Duncan and Benedicta Quao

Cultural reproduction or cultural repertoire: women leaders, legitimacy and performance in family and nonfamily firms pp. 1-23

Eric R. Kushins and Myriam Quispe-Agnoli

Barriers to financial inclusion and socioeconomic determinants in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries: a multivariate analysis pp. 1-26

Pousbila Dianda, Noël Thiombiano and Mawussé Komlagan Nézan Okey

Volume 5, issue 8, 2025

Exploring the triad: intellectual capital, performance, and sustainability through bibliometric analysis pp. 1-30

Umer Aziz, Tariq Ahmad Lone and Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi

The asymmetric response of Borsa Istanbul (BIST 100) to ınflation, ınterest rate, and exchange rate shocks: an analysis using the NARDL model pp. 1-29

Kudbeddin Şeker

How has governance impacted debt servicing pp. 1-24

Anselm Komla Abotsi

Intellectual capital and financial performance: linear and non-linear evidence from commercial state interest entities pp. 1-40

Prince Yeboah Boateng, Francis Aboagye-Otchere and Nicholas Asare

Dynamics and determinants of intra industry trade between India and the Asia Pacific economic cooperation region pp. 1-20

Ghulam Mustafa

Equitable vaccine distribution and citizen prioritization; a robust optimization approach pp. 1-25

Reza Bohlooli, Saman Hasanzadeh Amin, Jafar Razmi and Ali Sabbaghnia

Monetary policy transmission through financial markets in Tanzania: examining the macroeconomic impacts pp. 1-27

Enock Mwakalila and Lusekelo Kasongwa

The synergistic influence of board capital and environmental regulation in driving environmental performance: insights from heterogeneous analysis pp. 1-28

Ishmael Wiredu, Samuel Yayra Agbadzidah and Prince Kofi Boadi

The role of transformational leadership and process management in enhancing productivity pp. 1-18

Tryson Yangailo

Reconnoitering trends and patterns in climate finance: a bibliometric analysis pp. 1-26

Ruchita Verma, Dhanraj Sharma and Navya Das

Quality of institutions and structural transformation: case of the ECCAS zone pp. 1-23

Jean-Claude Mousseuknadji Kouladoum, Serge Monglengar Nandingar, Sylvaniste Etsiba and Joseph Pasky Ngameni

The role of irrigation in boosting agricultural productivity in rural Burkina Faso pp. 1-23

Bertin Nyamba and Patrice Rélouendé Zidouemba

Volume 5, issue 7, 2025

Does financial development improve structural transformation in Africa? A long and short term analysis pp. 1-26

Thierry Mamadou Asngar

Effects of employee engagement, marketing innovations and human capital growth integration on strategic brand performance: exploring smes in Ghana pp. 1-26

Solomon Tawiah Yeboah, Ernest Kumi and William Asamoah-Appiah

The impact of commodity prices on developed and emerging financial markets during COVID-19 pandemic and Russia–Ukraine war: evidence from the Dynamic ARDL approach pp. 1-26

Mohammed Amine Mouffok, Omar Mouffok and Wassila Bouabdallah

The development of OPEC: an evolutionary game theory and agent-based modeling approach pp. 1-18

Aaron D. Wood, Charles Mason and David Finnoff

Contract farming and sustainability: the case of organic soybean producers in Togo pp. 1-28

Koudima Bokoumbo, Mikémina Pilo and Magnan Petit Katanlé Kasseba

Effects of CSR, company size, and company age on financial performance: firms listed on the Tunisian stock exchange pp. 1-12

Wissem Benali

Formal and informal finance in china and its relationship to household wealth: an empirical analysis based on micro data pp. 1-27

Honghui Li and Masato Hiwatari

A bibliometric analysis of the knowledge base on blue economies and sustainability pp. 1-27

Sarah Elizabeth Mohabir, Yogesh C. Joshi and Darshana R. Dave

Militarization’s effects on fiscal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: an empirical investigation through a structural equation model pp. 1-25

Kyriakos Emmmanouildis

Road to growth: the economic impact of road infrastructure on economic growth of India’s Northeastern Region under the Act East Policy pp. 1-20

Nihaljyoti Das and Nissar A. Barua

Gender differences in unidimensional and multidimensional financial inclusion in Burkina Faso pp. 1-20

Eugène Dimaviya Compaore and Boukaré Maiga

The asymmetric effect of blue economy on growth sustainability in the oil-dependent countries: an empirical evidence from the non-linear approach pp. 1-40

Ibrahim Farouq and Zunaidah Sulong

Macroeconomic resilience and GDP growth nexus: evidence from GDP growth dynamics in South Africa pp. 1-40

Eliphas Ndou

The impact of competitive advantage on the sustainability of microfinance institutions in Ghana: assessing the moderating role of capacity building pp. 1-40

Mensah Marfo, Eleazer Fianko Ofei, Edward Annan, Abiel Ashitey Armah, Linda Adadevoh, Biriwaa Ofei Evelyn and Carl Reindolph Asante

Two decades corporate governance research evolution: a bibliometric analysis pp. 1-24

Widaryanti Widaryanti and Wan Amalina Wan Abdullah

Effect of climate vulnerability on agricultural commodities export in sub-Saharan Africa: an heterogeneous effect based on integration zones pp. 1-24

Armand Fréjuis Akpa, Insa Sané and Sekou Keita

Financial sustainability and credit risk: evidence from listed banks in Ghana pp. 1-24

Karikari Amoa-Gyarteng, Joseph Appiah Coleman and Oyin-Emi Eserifa

Tech-driven governance for sustainability: enhancing environmental disclosure through corporate governance and innovation in emerging market pp. 1-34

Raphael Boahen Adomako, Prince Brefo Boakye and Andrews Salapki

Inflation and consumption inequality pp. 1-29

Esat Daşdemir

Influence of organizational learning capability on the competitive advantage of entrepreneurial firms: a resource-based perspective pp. 1-29

Theoneste Manishimwe, Fahad Abdulrahman, Ahmed Umar Alkali and Lukman Raimi

Volume 5, issue 6, 2025

A study of the German bubble and the DAX index volatility persistence: FIGARCHS and economical growth pp. 1-14

Houssam Boughabi

Real estate tax reform in China: taxation scheme and effect assessment pp. 1-20

Li Qi, Chen Shuyun and Gao Zhenjuan

Methodological reasoning for determining optimal economic size of regions: a Multi-Layer Perceptron approach pp. 1-25

Omar Benida, Khalil Allali, Hassan Ramou, Aziz Fadelaoui and Fayssal Fadili

Decoding CSR: synthesis of top 100 studies and their influence on business and stakeholder dynamics pp. 1-52

Fadi Al-Asfour

Heterogeneous effects of free trade areas (FTAs) on trade in Africa pp. 1-24

Mussie Mindaye, Carlo Migliardo and Tadele Ferede

Empirical analysis of the mixed results of the Phillips curve in Tunisia: ARDL nexus NARDL pp. 1-24

Lotfi Masmoudi, Rima Aloulou and Kamel Helali

What drives total factor productivity in rice cultivation? An analysis of returns to research investment in western India pp. 1-24

Mohit Kumar and Ganga Devi

AI telepresence robots: redefining accessibility in cultural heritage pp. 1-23

Gesualda Iodice, Magdalena Kowalska, Anna Szwajlik and Carmine Sergianni

When borrowers choose the worst credit sources; borrower cognitive ability and credit decision rationality in the context of informal credit sector in Uganda pp. 1-23

Shafic Mujabi, Mahadih Kyambade, Yusuf Waiswa, Eldred Kyomuhanji Manyindo and Massy Nabasirye

Modelling bitcoin volatility: a comparative analysis of alternatives to the GARCH approach pp. 1-23

Noorshanaaz Khodabaccus and Aslam A. E. F. Saib

Managing customer happiness through service trust and service commitment: the mediating role of customer experience pp. 1-23

Samuel Oduro Owusu and George Kankam

Comparing Cobb–Douglas and translog stochastic frontier models for estimating technical efficiency in rice farming in Northwestern Nigeria pp. 1-23

Oyeyode Tohib Obalola, Abiodun Elijah Obayelu, Adeleke Sabitu Coster and Cornelius Idowu Alarima

COVID-19 and firm performance: empirical evidence from Bangladesh pp. 1-18

Subarna Rani Das and Md. Ibrahim Molla

Elite quality and the pathway to prosperity: a cross-country mediation analysis pp. 1-43

Omang Ombolo Messono, Fred Eka and Fabrice Assoumou Zambo

Corruption, economic globalization, and protests: theory and evidence for short- and long-term mechanisms pp. 1-33

Sargis Karavardanyan

Threshold effects of tax on economic growth: evidence from Africa pp. 1-33

Abdulfatai Adekunle Adedeji

Enhancing inflation forecasting across short- and long-term horizons in IRAN: a hybrid approach integrating machine learning, deep learning, ARIMA, and optimized nonlinear grey Bernoulli model pp. 1-21

Reza Roshanpour, Amirreza Keyghobadi, Ali Abdi and Mohammad Ehsanbakhsh

Response of tail risks of Euro-dollar exchange rate to monetary policy shocks in the US and the Euro area using penalized local projections pp. 1-21

Hyejin Yang and Jin Lee

Examining the determinants of consumer perception of inflation pp. 1-32

Ghita Regasse and Muhittin Kaplan

Determinants of rural livelihood diversification in Uttar Pradesh: recent developments and changes pp. 1-32

Shadab Hashmi

Leveraging infrastructure and technological innovation for financial inclusion: pathways to achieving sustainable development goals in BRICS nations pp. 1-35

Muhammad Suhrab, Chen Pinglu, Ningyu Qian and Haqeer Khan

Volume 5, issue 5, 2025

Keeping up with the joneses: the role of interdependent preferences for private mobile phone consumption decision in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia pp. 1-21

Tazeb Bisset and Nega Mililiyos

Synergizing CEO capability and green innovation intensity to drive ESG disclosure: insights from contemporaneous correlation techniques pp. 1-34

Timothy Masuni Nagriwum, Ummar Faruk Saeed and Mohammed Awal Zingnaa Iddrisu

Advertising increases demand for the equivalent drugs: a theoretical model pp. 1-19

Angelo Corallo, Maria Elena Latino, Biagio Nuzzo and Fabrizio Striani

Implications of high food inflation on food security in urban slum households in Bangladesh pp. 1-19

Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Akib Hossain, Md. Rezaul Karim Shohag and Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee

National corporate responsibility institutions as a determinant of FDI: a subdimensional analysis pp. 1-48

George Z. Peng

IMF programme duration and fiscal policy: a path to debt sustainability in Africa pp. 1-23

Baah Aye Kusi, Joseph Atta Junior Darkwa, Peter Kobati Ayiakwo, Joseph Ato Forson, Michael Awuku and Moses Nanyun Nankpan

Principles for impact investments: practical guidance for impact measurement, assessment and valuation pp. 1-26

Timo Busch, Eric Pruessner, Hendrik Brosche, Christina Bannier, Young-Jin Choi, Gunnar Friede, André Höck, Roland Kölsch, Philipp Krüger, Michael Schmidt and Judith Ströhle

Does financial innovation have an asymmetric effect on sustainability: insights from Ghana pp. 1-26

Joseph Ato Forson

Impact of productivity shock on household welfare in AfCFTA: a GSSA method pp. 1-18

Franck Xavier Signe

Strategic land allocation in China’s urban renewal: the role of non-market mechanisms pp. 1-16

Zhengbin Liang

Adoption of electronic payment platforms by fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) businesses in Ghana: PLS-SEM and FSQCA approaches pp. 1-28

Thomas Appiah, Blessed Assefuah, Veronica Venyo Agblewornu, Nelly Mac-Arhin Forson and Grace Donkoh

Predicting the nexus between globalization, public debt, and human development index: an empirical analysis pp. 1-25

Noor Hashim Khan, Weijun He and An Min

The optimal inflation threshold in digital financial inclusion: a key to sustainable development pp. 1-20

Le Quoc Dinh

Non-parametric analysis of technical efficiency: factors affecting efficiency of handloom industry of Sirajganj district pp. 1-20

Md Awal Al Kabir, Abu Rashed Osman, Shah Mohammad Mazeedul Hoque, Jeremy Brown and Shah Md Safiul Hoque

Vector error correlation modelling to examine the nexus of select economic factors on carbon-dioxide emissions in Ghana pp. 1-24

Manjit Kour

Climate-related financial disclosures and firm value: evidence from India pp. 1-24

Amitava Mondal and Somnath Bauri

Volume 5, issue 4, 2025

Empirical evidence of the impact of FDI, trade openness, and financial development on domestic investment in Rwanda pp. 1-25

Ulrich Ekouala Makala

Examining the collaborative impact of socializing agents, influencing strategies and product categories to investigate the children influence on parents’ purchase decisions pp. 1-25

Chetna Arora and Saloni Pawan Diwan

Expected and realized returns for dividend-targeting investors: CAPM-DDM conceptual framework using Australian REITs pp. 1-27

Reo Yamagata

The challenges of capital account liberalization in Tunisia (1984–2020): the importance of the institutional dimension pp. 1-22

Mahdi Mnasri, Niazi Kammoun and Patrick Dieuaide

Estimating future thresholds for the 15% eligibility criteria of the EU taxonomy with limited data availability pp. 1-22

Christian Buschbeck and Jens Teubler

Nonlinear ARDL analysis of economic growth, nuclear energy, and innovation's asymmetric effects on Finland's load capacity factor pp. 1-26

Irina Georgescu and Jani Kinnunen

Impact of intellectual capital on enterprise value: a study into an emerging economy pp. 1-23

Abid Jahangir and Mohi-ud-Din Sangmi

Buyer’s choice of a seller using smart contracts pp. 1-19

Elmira Mohammadhosseini Fadafan and Rudolf Vetschera

Modelling other depository corporations’ sectoral credit and economic growth nexus in Nigeria: a panel ARDL approach pp. 1-30

M. O. Adenomon and Hamman Ibrahim

Volume 5, issue 3, 2025

Theme parks and museums in Asia and the Pacific region boost tourism demand in urban areas pp. 1-33

Lázaro Florido-Benítez

Leveraging firm governance mechanisms for integrated reporting in sub-Saharan Africa: does earnings management matter? pp. 1-34

Prince Brefo Boakye, Bernard Bawuah and Desmond Bayond

Modelling commodity market volatility with climate policy uncertainty: a GARCH-MIDAS approach pp. 1-21

Lukman Lasisi, Franklin N. Ngwu, Mohammed K. Taliat, Abeeb Olaniran and Kelechi C. Nnamdi

The significance of foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade openness: evidence from nine European economies pp. 1-21

Evans Yeboah, Alexander Amo Baffour, Haggai Chibale Chibalamula and Francis Atiso

How the regulatory authority effects development of meso-level competitiveness of industry: a research on the Istanbul finance sector pp. 1-30

Murat Kasımoğlu, Server Sevil Akyürek, Ayaz Yusuf Altın and Olcay Ölçen

Impact of inclusive business models on household welfare in Burkina Faso pp. 1-27

Judith Oubda, Alban A. E. Ahouré and Pam Zahonogo

Effect of renewable energy consumption and public debt on human capital in Nigeria pp. 1-27

Samuel Osei-Gyebi and Patricia Ajayi

The impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) driven hiring processes on job applicants’ experience: a comparative study between New Zealand and India pp. 1-27

Gagandeep Singh and Indrapriya Kularatne

Sustainable economic horizons: integrating green and blue economies, energy strategies to drive Nigeria’s growth potential pp. 1-42

Ali Umar Ahmad, Atiku Muhammad Abubakar, Maikudi Muhammad, Inuwa Mukhtar Ahmad, Bashir Yakubu Sani, Ahmad Tijjani Abdullahi and Hussaini Shiaibu

Determinants of carbon dioxide emissions: role of renewable energy consumption, economic growth, urbanization and governance pp. 1-23

Jacob Otim, Susan Watundu, John Mutenyo and Vincent Bagire

Optimizing foreign direct investment for sustainable trade balance improvement: the case of a developing economy pp. 1-26

David Aboagye Danquah, Emmanuel Mensah and Charles Barnor

Nature and level of participation of stakeholders in the local content for the natural gas sector in Tanzania pp. 1-28

Lazaro Chuwa and Joseph Perfect-Mrema

Macroeconomics dynamics: exploring the impact of stock market development on economic growth in mali pp. 1-16

Boubacar Amadou Cisse, Aminata Teme, Salimou Keita and Yahya Sönmez

Volume 5, issue 2, 2025

The behavioral effects of economic agents on consumption and savings after currency reform: evidence from Ghana’s redenomination policy adaptation pp. 1-23

Bernard Bawuah

Causality analysis between FDI and economic growth: application in selected countries of MENA region pp. 1-12

Ali Bouchrika and Wajdi Bardi

Volume 5, issue 1, 2025

Advancing environmental, social, and governance disclosure in emerging economies: does regulatory environment and ownership structure matter? pp. 1-45

Desmond Bayong, Bernard Bawuah and Elizabeth Amoah

Promoting business start-ups and expansion among women in Ghana: the role of mobile money technology pp. 1-24

Samuel Tawiah Baidoo, Agnes Gyamfuaa Okyere, Charles Mensah Asiedu, Jennifer Asare-Lah, Richmond Akankpaboka Atuga, Richmond Odjidja and Rita Acquah

Economic impact of Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) in Andhra Pradesh, India pp. 1-31

K. Nirmal Ravi Kumar, Adinan Bahahudeen Shafiwu and Ishaque Mahama

Investing for a greener future: unpacking the dual impact of FDI on carbon emissions and the transformative role of renewable energy pp. 1-27

Abednego Osei

Does tourism development matter in reducing income inequality in Africa’s Indian Ocean Island countries? pp. 1-14

Andriamandroso Herinandrasana Andry, Fouopi Djiogap Constant and Yaya Deome Hamadjoda Lefe

The impacts of gross domestic product and non-renewable energy on CO2 emissions in India pp. 1-20

Christiana Onakpojeruo, Mehdi Seraj and Huseyin Ozdeser

Benchmarking economic performance of Indian States through supply and demand side financial inclusion indices: a DEA approach pp. 1-25

Anup Kumar Yadava, Vishal Yadav and Bhanu Pratap Singh

Enhancing intra-regional trade in sub-saharan Africa: an exploration of threshold effects and the intermediation role of FDI and tourism pp. 1-23

David Aboagye Danquah and Ibrahim Mohammed

Assessing the impact of international trade and FDI in driving economic development in West Africa: the role of urbanization pp. 1-30

Yakubu Awudu Sare, Joseph Owusu Amoah and Bernard Bawuah

Volatility interdependencies of cryptocurrencies, gold, oil, and US stocks: quantile connectedness analysis with intraday data pp. 1-30

Olaoluwa Yaya, Derick Quintino, Cristiane M. Ogino, Olanrewaju I. Shittu, Dora M. F. Almeida and Paulo J. S. Ferreira

Designing brand performance evaluation model in an online business pp. 1-37

Maysam Shafiee Roodposhti, Hamideh Mojtahed Soleimani, Mohammad Zand and Mohammadali Sharafian

What drives firms’ Belt and Road strategy, performance, and CSR? pp. 1-34

Yisheng Xu, Miao Wu and Alex Ng

Determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities during the COVID-19 period: evidence from an emerging economy pp. 1-29

Md. Rezaul Karim, Samia Afrin Shetu and Istiaque Ahmed

Analyzing the efficiency of potato production in Southern Ethiopia: a stochastic frontier analysis approach pp. 1-29

Feleke Philiphos and Alula Tafesse