📈 economics

Cultivating ‘followers’ or ‘competitor’? - A study of innovation disclosure by technology leaders and their innovation ecosystem leadership

This study reveals a U-shaped relationship between technology leaders' innovation disclosure and their ecosystem leadership, demonstrating that while disclosure simultaneously cultivates followers and challenges competitors, factors like technological distance and government subsidies can mitigate this tension to optimize leadership outcomes.

JianHong He, JiaYi wang, Hao Zhu, Dan Cai2026-08-20
📈 economics

Trade Diversification, Economic Complexity, and Economic Growth: A Comparative study of Asia and GCC Economies

This paper analyzes a balanced panel of ten Asian and GCC economies from 2005 to 2024 to demonstrate that trade diversification follows an inverted U-shaped relationship with economic growth, while highlighting the long-term stability of capital formation and manufacturing, the paradoxical negative impact of tertiary enrollment in emerging markets, and the divergent policy needs for developing versus developed nations.

Muzamil Rashid, Vishal Sarin, Rahimullah Safi2026-08-20
📈 economics

Migrants' Remittances and Climate Change Adaptation among Maize and Cassava Producers in Rural Togo

Using data from 5,806 rural producers in Togo, this study employs an endogenous switching probit model to demonstrate that migrants' remittances significantly enhance climate change adaptation and agricultural productivity, particularly for maize farmers, thereby underscoring the need for policies that facilitate remittance access to bolster rural food security.

SONIA VANESSA EPIPHANIE ADOU, Tchablihane BOTIENANTE, Ibrahim DIARRA2026-08-20
📈 economics

When Green Marketing Backfires: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis of Greenwashing, Trust, and Consumer Behavior

This systematic review and bibliometric analysis of 47 empirical studies reveals that while greenwashing consistently erodes consumer trust and brand equity, its negative impact on purchasing behavior is predominantly indirect and conditional, mediated by factors like skepticism and moderated by brand loyalty, thereby highlighting a critical gap in understanding trust repair mechanisms.

Rohani Lestari Napitupulu, Vanessa Gaffar, Hilda Monoarfa, Mety Titin Herawaty2026-08-19
📈 economics

Does the interaction between internal and external audit matter? A Moderating evidence from the relationship between internal audit function, management support and the effectiveness of internal audit

This study of 147 SMEs in Saudi Arabia reveals that while internal audit competence and independence significantly enhance audit effectiveness, management support does not, and notably, the interaction between internal and external auditors positively moderates the impact of these internal audit characteristics on effectiveness.

Yahya Ali Al-Matari, Abdelmoneim Bahyeldin Mohamed Metwally, Mohamed Ali Shabeeb Ali, Ahmed Bahieg Ragheb Mohamed2026-08-19
📈 economics

Empirical Study of the determinants of E-Commerce Adoption Challenges and Opportunities in Mogadishu, Somalia

This empirical study of 201 respondents in Mogadishu, Somalia, identifies prior experience, occupational status, residency duration, and the perception of e-commerce as a catalyst for youth and women's employment as key determinants influencing adoption levels, while highlighting the need for improved logistics, trust-building, and regulatory reforms to foster e-commerce growth in this post-conflict economy.

Abdirahman Hassan Hersi, Halima Dahir Ali, Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud2026-08-19
📈 economics

Cascading Risk–constraint Dynamics in Public Construction Projects; a Systems-based Model Integrating Financial, Operational, Strategic and Legal Risk

This study introduces and empirically validates the Cascading Risk–Constraint Management Model (CRCM) using data from 292 public construction projects in Kenya, demonstrating that risks dynamically cascade from strategic governance failures through financial and operational constraints to legal outcomes, with operational risk identified as the strongest predictor of project performance.

Julius M. Kabue, C. W. Gakuu, H. K. Kidombo, Augustine M. Gatotoh2026-08-19