Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Age Differences In Work Precarity And Counterproductive Work Behavior Among Tanzanian Transit Truck Drivers,
2026
University of Dar Es Salaam Bussiness School,National Institute of Transport
Age Differences In Work Precarity And Counterproductive Work Behavior Among Tanzanian Transit Truck Drivers, Beatrice George Yamlinga, Theresia R. Dominic, John J. Sanga
Business Management Review
This study examined age-based differences in perceived work precarity (WP) and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) among transit truck drivers in Tanzania, drawing on Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST) and Social Exchange Theory (SET). A positivist, cross-sectional quantitative design was used, with data collected from 269 drivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanga, and Mtwara. Respondents were classified as younger (18–35 years) and older (36–60 years) drivers. One-way MANOVA using Pillai’s Trace, followed by univariate ANOVA with Bonferroni-adjusted comparisons, was conducted to examine age-group differences. The results showed a significant multivariate age-group difference across the four outcomes, Pillai’s Trace = 0.222, F (4,264) …
Determinants Of Financial Inclusion In Tanzania,
2026
University Of Dar Es Salaam
Determinants Of Financial Inclusion In Tanzania, Amour S. Mpojota, Deograsias P. Mushi, Wilhelm Ngasamiaku
Business Management Review
The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influencing financial inclusion in Tanzania. This includes financial literacy, socio-economic, digital and institutional factors. The data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted by Financial Sector Deepening Trust in 2023. It included 7918 respondents from 148 districts. Baseline probit, control function and instrumental variable probit regression analyses were performed to account for any endogeneity problems relating to financial literacy. The econometric analysis indicates that there is a positive relationship between financial education and financial inclusion for all three models. The estimated coefficients varied substantially across specifications, raising concerns about their …
The Enablers Of Green Banking Awareness: A Structural Model Of Customers’ Perceptions In India,
2026
Model Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jammu, J&K, India
The Enablers Of Green Banking Awareness: A Structural Model Of Customers’ Perceptions In India, Manish Kumar, Sushil Kumar Mehta, Muntazir Abass
Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking
Green banking is transforming financial environments, although its implementation in developing nations is still little examined. This research investigates the factors influencing Green Banking Awareness (GBA) in India, a rising economy where sustainable finance is becoming increasingly prominent. Utilising Stakeholder Theory (ST), the research examines the impact of Service Quality (SQ), Sustainability and Resource Efficiency (SRE), Commitment and Infrastructure (CI), and Trust and Consumer Influence (TCI) on GBA. Data were gathered from 240 banking clients and examined with Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that SQ, SRE, and CI have a substantial positive effect on GBA, …
Optimality-Based Characterizations Of Linear Residual Risk Sharing,
2026
Bowling Green State University
Optimality-Based Characterizations Of Linear Residual Risk Sharing, Jiajie Yang
Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications
In this paper, we study multi-party risk sharing under general risk-evaluation functionals. We reverse the traditional optimization approach and consider the following problem: given the universal optimality of linear residual risk sharing, what restrictions does this impose on the participants' evaluation functionals? We show that, under appropriate regularity conditions, such universal optimality necessarily implies a common-shape representation of the underlying evaluation functionals under both the min--sum and min--max formulations. We further establish a second characterization without imposing linear residual risk sharing a priori. Specifically, if the two formulations universally admit a common optimal allocation, then the common-shape structure necessarily emerges, …
Operating Costs, Liquidity, And Demographic Pressures In Tanzania's Reformed Public Pension System (2004–2024),
2026
University of Dar es Salaam
Operating Costs, Liquidity, And Demographic Pressures In Tanzania's Reformed Public Pension System (2004–2024), Athumani S. Mbuttuka, Ellinami J. Minja, Siasa I. Mzenzi
Business Management Review
The efficiency of public pension systems is critical for accumulating old-age savings and reducing fiscal pressures. This study evaluated Tanzania’s reformed public pension system from 2004 to 2024, covering pre- and post-merger periods, using longitudinal financial data and benchmarking indicators, including cost-to-contribution, cost-to-asset, payout, and dependency ratios, against regulatory and OECD levels. One-tailed sample t-tests compared efficiency and sustainability metrics against benchmarks. Findings show that operating costs averaged 2.8% of assets and administrative cost-to-contribution averaged 11.8%, exceeding the OECD average of 1.6% and the regulatory ceiling of 10%, respectively. Although operating-cost ratios declined after the 2018 restructuring, costs generally remained …
Impact Of Corporate Governance On Achieving Desired Corporate Hedging Outcomes,
2026
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Impact Of Corporate Governance On Achieving Desired Corporate Hedging Outcomes, Shweta Chitalia
Harrisburg University Dissertations and Theses
Corporate derivative hedging is intended to manage financial exposures, stabilize cash flows, and support organizational risk-management objectives; however, limited public evidence exists regarding how governance structures influence hedge evaluation, approval, and timely execution. This qualitative descriptive study examined how corporate governance was publicly described in relation to derivative hedging among large U.S. nonfinancial corporations. The study analyzed one publicly available Form 10-K filing from each of 25 purposively selected S&P 500 nonfinancial firms reporting active derivative hedging programs. Data were collected from SEC filings and organized in an Excel-based audit trail containing a document log, excerpt-level coding records, codebook, firm …
Unraveling The Connectedness Between Non-Fungible Tokens, Decentralized Finance, And Green Assets During Turbulent Times,
2026
IQRA University, Karachi, Pakistan
Unraveling The Connectedness Between Non-Fungible Tokens, Decentralized Finance, And Green Assets During Turbulent Times, Rija Anwar, Syed Ali Raza
Business Review
Green assets during the Bitcoin plummet-2018, COVID-2019, worldwide decline in oil demand-2020, and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. The quantile connectedness approach, combined with the extreme tail of distribution technique (Ando et al., 2021), has been employed. According to static quantile connectedness, NFTs and DeFi assets perform the role of spillover transmitters; in contrast, green assets receive spillovers across three distinctive market settings. Additionally, the dynamic time-varying net directional connectedness estimates reveal that during normal market condition, the connectedness degree between NFTs, DeFi assets, and green assets remains low relative to extreme events at different point in time. Moreover, it provides valuable …
The Efficient Market Hypothesis In Youth Entrepreneurship: Understanding, Application, And Contextual Factors — A Systematic Literature Review,
2026
University of Dar es Salaam
The Efficient Market Hypothesis In Youth Entrepreneurship: Understanding, Application, And Contextual Factors — A Systematic Literature Review, Omari Khalifa Mbura Prof,, Binto M. Binto
Business Management Review
This systematic literature review explores how youth entrepreneurs understand and apply the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) in their decision-making, and examines the contextual factors influencing the decision-making nexus. Guided by a post-positivist framework, the review synthesises extant literature across youth entrepreneurship, finance, and digital strategy to map emerging themes and identify knowledge gaps. It covered a sample of 38 peer-reviewed articles, selected in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Findings of the systematic literature review show that youth entrepreneurs' engagement with EMH is largely experiential and indirect, influenced by digital literacy, social learning, and the realities of rapidly changing market environments. …
Nigeria's 2025 Tax Act In Comparative Perspective: Tax Rates, Compliance, And Fiscal Space With Econometric And Machine-Learning Evidence From Nigeria, South Africa, The United Kingdom, And The United States,
2026
Lagos State University, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Nigeria
Nigeria's 2025 Tax Act In Comparative Perspective: Tax Rates, Compliance, And Fiscal Space With Econometric And Machine-Learning Evidence From Nigeria, South Africa, The United Kingdom, And The United States, Olatunji Dauda Ojedokun, Seun Adebanjo
Economic and Business Review
This study compares Nigeria's 2025 Tax Act with regimes in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States using quarterly panel data (2000–2025) and complementary econometric and machine-learning methods. We estimate fixed-effects difference-in-differences, autoregressive distributed lag/cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag error-correction models, dynamic panel generalised method of moments, and local projections to identify short- and long-run effects on revenue efficiency, compliance behaviour, and fiscal space. Predictions for VAT/corporate income tax revenues and gaps are generated with Elastic Net, Random Forest, XGBoost, and LightGBM, and heterogeneity is assessed via generalised random forests and doubly robust learners. Results show a significant, …
Heroclix®: A Multiplayer Chess Game For Teaching The Fundamentals Of Human Capital Management,
2026
Singapore Management University
Heroclix®: A Multiplayer Chess Game For Teaching The Fundamentals Of Human Capital Management, Chin Heng Low, Jiunwen Wang, Paul Lim, Bernie Koh
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
This article describes the adaptation and use of the HeroClix® board game to teach critical real-world principles for effective human capital management within teams. In a HeroClix® game, players pit their team of miniature figurines against other players’ miniatures in combat. This is akin to organizations striving in the business environment today, with well-structured human capital within their teams as a key competitive advantage. In this article, we suggest how the game can be applied in the classroom for undergraduate students to experience, reflect on, and learn more about the prerequisite considerations in proficient people management, the dynamic nature of …
Predicting Agile Success: The Critical Few Factors,
2026
University of Cape Town
Predicting Agile Success: The Critical Few Factors, Ridewaan Hanslo, Maureen Tanner
African Conference on Information Systems and Technology
While Agile projects are more successful than traditional software development project management approaches, their overall success rate remains relatively low, with a high percentage of projects still deemed challenged or failed. This low project success rate is attributed to projects not being rigorously evaluated against critical success factors (CSF) of Agile projects and contemporary project success criteria. To identify the CSF that contribute to Agile software development project success as perceived by Agile practitioners, this study used a positivist approach to investigate the CSF of Agile software development projects. PLS-SEM with SmartPLS was used to analyse the data and test …
Definitions And Mathematical Models Of Op Variants,
2026
Singapore Management University
Definitions And Mathematical Models Of Op Variants, Pieter Vansteenwegen, Aldy Gunawan
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
We have described the basic orienteering problem (OP) in Chap. 2, as one known variant of the single vehicle routing problems with profits (VRPP). In this chapter, we introduce the best-known variants of the OP. The first one is the team orienteering problem (TOP). In the TOP multiple routes can be composed to visit a subset of customers. In the context of the game of orienteering, the TOP corresponds to several players of the same team, each collecting profits in parallel, during the same time span. Another well-known variant of the basic OP is the OP with time windows (OPTW), …
A Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Analysis Of Esg Disclosures,
2026
University of South Alabama
A Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Analysis Of Esg Disclosures, John Barnett Davis
Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019 - present)
This dissertation examines whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure sentiment extracted from SEC Form 10-K Item 1A risk disclosures aligns with Bloomberg ESG scores. The study combines SEC textual disclosures, Bloomberg ESG ratings, firm financial data, executive compensation data, and executive gender characteristics. Natural language processing and artificial intelligence methods, including FinBERT, Loughran-McDonald sentiment measures, BART-MNLI zero-shot classification, LLaMA-based ESG scoring, and readability analysis, are used to evaluate ESG-related disclosure signals. Results reveal that SEC 10-K Item 1A risk-factor sentiment and Bloomberg ESG scores represent related but distinct constructs. ESG sentiment in Item 1A is poorly aligned with third-party …
Decision Making For Community Resilience: Applications In Flooded Transit Systems And Shared Housing,
2026
Univeristy of Massachusetts Boston
Decision Making For Community Resilience: Applications In Flooded Transit Systems And Shared Housing, Mubarak Iddrisu
Graduate Doctoral Dissertations
Addressing climate-induced flooding and housing insecurity requires decisions that are technically sound, locally meaningful and feasible to implement. In public transit systems, flooding can damage infrastructure, increase travel time and reduce access to essential destinations, especially for older adults. Shared housing offers an alternative housing model where staff must balance affordability, compatibility, service exchange and participant choice when pairing home providers with housing seekers. In this dissertation, I examine how analytics and decision modeling can support community resilience across these two domains. I use spatial analysis, machine learning, optimization and matching theory to develop practical decision-support workflows. Chapter 2 proposes …
Co-Opted Boards And Anti-Takeover Provisions In Us Firms: Do Better Financial Outcomes And Dynamic Governance Matter?,
2026
College of Banking and Financial Studies
Co-Opted Boards And Anti-Takeover Provisions In Us Firms: Do Better Financial Outcomes And Dynamic Governance Matter?, Mohammad Dulal Miah, Rashedul Hasan, Sabur Mollah, Arun Upadhyay
Management Faculty Publications
This research examines the relationship between co-opted boards and firms' anti-takeover provisions (ATPs). Analyzing 5585 US firm-year observations for the period 2012–2022, the authors document a positive relationship between co-opted boards and ATPs. They further illustrate that the positive relationship is stronger in firms that exhibit subpar performance and compensate senior executives and directors more than the industry average. Furthermore, their research finds that good governance, board and executive gender diversity, gender equality, and board cultural diversity moderate the positive relationship between co-opted boards and ATPs. Our results remain robust across a battery of tests. The findings of this research …
Fred Luthans, Unl Business Management, Positive Organizational Behavior,
2026
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Fred Luthans, Unl Business Management, Positive Organizational Behavior, Mark Griep, Fred Luthans
UNL ORCA Interview Series
Fred Luthans was awarded the ORCA in 2008. He was born in Clinton, Iowa in 1939. He earned three degrees from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, located only a few miles from Clinton. His bachelor's was in mathematics in 1961, a Master’s of Business Administration in ‘62, PhD in Management and Psychology in 1965. After serving two years as a captain in the Army at West Point, where he taught psychology and leadership, he joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an Associate Professor of Management. He's had a remarkable career, but I'll only mention three major distinctions. His …
Research On The Monitoring And Early-Warning Indicator System For Science And Technology Security Risks Based On System Vulnerability Theory,
2026
Shaanxi Institute of Science and Technology Information, Xi'an 710054
Research On The Monitoring And Early-Warning Indicator System For Science And Technology Security Risks Based On System Vulnerability Theory, Juan Gong, Wei Zhang, Xiuni Zhang, Pu Liu, Juan Li
Journal of Scientific Information Research
[Purpose/significance] From the perspective of system vulnerability, this study aims to construct a dynamic monitoring and early-warning indicator system that systematically reflects science and technology security risks, so as to enhance the foresight and accuracy of risk perception and early warning. [Method/process] Introducing the system vulnerability theory and based on the "exposure-sensitivity-adaptive capacity" analytical framework, science and technology security risks are categorized into three dimensions: technological entity, actor behavior, and institutional constraints. Risk factors within each dimension were identified, leading to the selection of 9 secondary indicators. Innovatively, these indicators are classified into two types: continuous and threshold-triggered. A "one-vote …
Investigating The Factors Impacting Consumer Intentions To Purchase Energy-Efficient Appliances,
2026
Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan
Investigating The Factors Impacting Consumer Intentions To Purchase Energy-Efficient Appliances, Yusra Memon, Raheela Haque
Business Review
Energy-efficient appliances protect the environment through reduced energy usage, lowering pollution, and preserving natural resources. Hence, this research is aimed to examine the factors influencing Pakistani consumers' intentions to purchase energy-efficient appliances. This research adopts a quantitative approach and purposive sampling technique, and the data was collected from 350 respondents belonging to major metropolitan cities of Pakistan i.e. Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad, while SPSS and AMOS were used for data analysis. The study supports a number of important relations suggested by the Value–Belief–Norm (VBN) theory in the framework of buying energy-efficient appliances (EEAs) in Pakistan. Biospheric values (BV) significantly forecast …
The Anatomy Of Earnings Conference Calls: An Integrative Framework For Management Research,
2026
Deakin University
The Anatomy Of Earnings Conference Calls: An Integrative Framework For Management Research, Matthew P. Mount, Gokhan Ertug, Wei Shi, Tengjian Zou
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
Over the last decade, there has been an explosion in the use of diverse data sources by management scholars to observe and capture managerial and organizational constructs that have historically been difficult to access. This surge has been driven by the growing availability of rich, multi-modal data—textual, image, and audio (Luo, Jia, Ouyang, & Fang, 2024)—together with advances in analytical techniques to process and analyze data, such as computer-aided text analysis (Harrison, Thurgood, Boivie, & Pfarrer, 2019), machine learning (Choudhury, Wang, Carlson, & Khanna, 2019; Harrison, Josefy, Kalm, & Krause, 2023), and deep learning (Gouvard, Goldberg, & Srivastava, 2023). These …
Bank Stability Under Global Risk Uncertainty: The Interplay Of Internal Characteristics And External Regulatory Environment,
2026
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Bank Stability Under Global Risk Uncertainty: The Interplay Of Internal Characteristics And External Regulatory Environment, Erfan Rachmadi, Bowo Setiyono, Bimo Saktiawan, Muizzuddin Muizzuddin
Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking
This study examines the impact of global political and climate uncertainty on bank stability, utilizing panel data from 604 banks across 40 countries during the period 2011–2022. Through fixed effects and difference GMM methodologies, the analysis reveals that both geopolitical and climate risks adversely affect bank stability. Notably, tightening governance creates a ‘regulatory compliance paradox’ which leads to lower climate readiness and bank stability. We also identified that capital buffers matter in enhancing bank readiness to face geopolitical and climate uncertainty. However, efficiency plays a dual role. In times of geopolitical risk, it is necessary, but we also can’t achieve …
