📈 economics

Institutional Asymmetry and the DuPont Transmission: Deconstructing Corporate Return Sustainability of ASEAN Capital Markets

This study analyzes corporate return sustainability across ASEAN capital markets from 2021 to 2025 using an expanded DuPont framework, revealing that profit margins are the primary driver of returns while highlighting a leverage paradox where debt boosts short-term gains but increases vulnerability to high interest rates.

Rexon Nainggolan, Adat Muli Peranginangin, Tanggor Sihombing2026-10-05
📈 economics

Configurational Analysis of Alternative Data Underwriting for Thin-File Borrowers In Digital Financial Services

This study employs fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of CRED and Paytm to demonstrate that while multiple equifinal configurations of alternative data and technological capabilities drive sustainable digital financial services for thin-file borrowers in India, robust internal risk governance remains a mandatory necessary condition to ensure long-term institutional trust and prevent portfolio degradation.

Thushar Madhusudhan, Chinmoy Kumar2026-10-05
📈 economics

Assessing the Challenges of Household Wind Turbine Adoption for Sustainable Business Investment and Green Entrepreneurship

This study utilizes PLS-SEM analysis of 533 respondents to demonstrate that household wind turbine adoption significantly addresses energy shortages and cost concerns, driven by sustainable policies and owner satisfaction, while being positively moderated by AI-based awareness to foster green entrepreneurship.

Sabariah Yaakub, Shahid Ali, Norazah Mohd Suki2026-10-05
📈 economics

The Impact of Data-driven Dispatching and Load Recommendation Systems on Logistics Platform Continuance Intention: A PLS-SEM Analysis

This study employs PLS-SEM analysis of freight operators in Jeollanam-do to demonstrate that continuance intention toward digital logistics platforms is significantly driven by platform reliability and compatibility, which enhance strategic orientation and, crucially, the efficiency of delivery and pickup systems that mediate the relationship between strategy and user retention.

Seon-Ok Park, Min Jung Kang2026-10-05
📈 economics

Beyond CSR Commitments: The Mediating Role of AI-Enabled Big Data Analytics in Unlocking Green Innovation

This study demonstrates that while corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments alone do not directly drive green innovation, they significantly foster it by enabling AI-powered big data analytics, which serves as a critical full mediator converting responsible practices into tangible sustainable outcomes across diverse firm characteristics.

Sara Adam, Dina Mohsen, Ahmed Rashed, Ola Tarek2026-10-05
📈 economics

The Role of Digital and Financial Literacy in Driving Women Entrepreneurial Success: The Mediating Role of Digital Entrepreneurship

Grounded in Resource-Based View theory and utilizing data from 688 women entrepreneurs in Pakistan, this study demonstrates that digital and financial literacy, along with opportunity exploitation, drive entrepreneurial success primarily through the full mediation of digital entrepreneurship, a relationship further strengthened by legal and regulatory support.

tanzeela aqif, sana Mumtaz, abdul Wahab, Farzeen Zahra2026-10-05
📈 economics

Building Tomorrow’s Ventures: The Role of Tech Business Incubators in Uttarakhand’s Emerging Startup Scene

This study evaluates the effectiveness of technology business incubators in Uttarakhand by analyzing focus group data to identify critical success factors for startups and recommend strategic improvements for incubator viability, including enhanced financial services, technical support, and industry alliances.

Raminder kaur Khattri, Vinay Kumar Jain, Prabh Deep Singh, Amar Johri2026-10-05
📈 economics

Understanding the capital mobilization challenge of China’s clean power transition through project finance

By integrating a multi-stage project development model with expert elicitation, this study reveals that early-stage development risks significantly inflate the risk-adjusted cost of capital for high-risk low-carbon technologies in China, identifying pre-construction capital constraints as a critical barrier to the country's clean power transition.

Chuan Zhang, Peiyu Hu, Bo Tan, Chris Greig, Chinro Leong, Yana Jin, Dan Tong, Jingwen Liang, Jing Meng, Peng Zhou, Haiya (…)2026-10-05