Outputs (786)

Designing financial products that support rural livelihoods: making microfinance work for the poor (2023)
Book Chapter

Markets matter for everyone. Inclusive market systems tend to offer the poor the services needed to sustain their livelihoods. The chapter examines the operations of three financial institutions: Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT), St Joseph's Cooperative Credit... Read More about Designing financial products that support rural livelihoods: making microfinance work for the poor.

Does the world need to change its vaccine distribution strategy for COVID-19? (2023)
Journal Article

During an emergency, there are many activities in a pharmaceutical supply chain (PSC) which are rendered ineffective. This study aims to propose a holistic approach for Big Data Driven Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain (BDDPSC) during medical emergencies.... Read More about Does the world need to change its vaccine distribution strategy for COVID-19?.

An examination of corporate environmental goals disclosure, sustainability performance and firm value – An Egyptian evidence (2023)
Journal Article

This paper explores the status quo of environmental goals disclosure (EGD) and empirically tests its impact on Egyptian corporate sustainability ratings and firm value. We find that Egyptian companies show a large degree of variability and inconsiste... Read More about An examination of corporate environmental goals disclosure, sustainability performance and firm value – An Egyptian evidence.

Use of blockchain technology for smart health-care services: a critical perspective of ethnic minority group (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose The essence of blockchain governance is a far departure from the cryptocurrency or Bitcoin that has led to innovation and changing the outline of medical services. The major challenge in medical services is the lack of accessibility of medic... Read More about Use of blockchain technology for smart health-care services: a critical perspective of ethnic minority group.

The dark side of FinTech in financial services: a qualitative enquiry into FinTech developers’ perspective (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose FinTech offers numerous prospects for significant enhancements and fundamental changes in financial services. However, along with the myriad of benefits, it also has the potential to induce risks to individuals, organisations and society. Th... Read More about The dark side of FinTech in financial services: a qualitative enquiry into FinTech developers’ perspective.

Can market information outperform hard and soft information in predicting corporate defaults? (2023)
Journal Article

Recent evidence has shown that hybrid models for credit ratings are important when assessing the risk of firms. Within this stream of literature, we aim to provide novel evidence on how hard (quantitative), soft (qualitative), and market information... Read More about Can market information outperform hard and soft information in predicting corporate defaults?.

Tomeito or Tomahto: Exploring consumer's accent and their engagement with artificially intelligent interactive voice assistants (2023)
Journal Article

Artificially intelligent interactive voice assistants (AIIVAs) are developed to understand language, but there is limited insight into their ability to understand accents. While there have been substantial advancements in understanding multiple langu... Read More about Tomeito or Tomahto: Exploring consumer's accent and their engagement with artificially intelligent interactive voice assistants.

How Ethnic Minority SME Owners in the UK Can Create Value Amid Informal Institutional Voids (2023)
Journal Article

This paper shows that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed informal institutional voids that exist for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) business owners in the United Kingdom. Based on a primary database of surveys and semi-structured interviews, the... Read More about How Ethnic Minority SME Owners in the UK Can Create Value Amid Informal Institutional Voids.

How to enhance the effects of the green supply chain management strategy in the organization: A diffusion process perspective (2023)
Journal Article

Although green supply chain management strategy (GSCMS) plays an important role in the development of firms, there is still uncertainty about how to achieve a win–win between environmental and financial performance during the GSCMS diffusion process... Read More about How to enhance the effects of the green supply chain management strategy in the organization: A diffusion process perspective.

The impact of industry 4.0 on supply chain capability and supply chain resilience: A dynamic resource-based view (2023)
Journal Article

Industry 4.0, a collection of emerging intelligent and digital technologies, has been the main interest of both researchers and practitioners in operations management (OM) in recent years. Despite its proclaimed effectiveness in supply chain (SC) man... Read More about The impact of industry 4.0 on supply chain capability and supply chain resilience: A dynamic resource-based view.