In 1980, a young economist called Micheal E. Porter made a revolution in the field of Industrial Organization by publishing his article on the attractiveness of industries and the five forces that influence them. Although the model still has some validity, it has heavily been criticized as obsolete since the introduction of internet-based technologies in the 1990’s. In addition, the model has b... More >>

In the globalized world, there is a closed relationship between foreign capital inflows (CI) and financial development (FD) of a country. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship between FD and CI across the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries (MEDA region), covering the period 2000–2019, since MEDA transitional economies are experiencing a new phase of their developm... More >>

Leadership is a key driver in advancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles within organizations, yet the individual-level psychological foundations of ESG-oriented leadership remain underexplored. This study examines how personality traits contribute to leadership capacities associated with ethical governance, social responsibility, and sustainability-oriented decision-makin... More >>

This empirical study examines the important factors impacting enterprises' e-commerce deployment in Nigeria using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Utilization of Technology and the Technology–Organization–Environment framework. While these models have been widely utilized in a variety of contexts, they may not include all of the characteristics necessary for the e-commerce market. To close ... More >>

This article aims to analyze the regional demographic correlates of overall readiness for sustainable entrepreneurship. The study aims to identify the impact of age and gender structure on the declared willingness to conduct business activities consistent with the principles of sustainable development in the Wielkopolska region in Poland between 2016 and 2025. The analysis is macroeconomic and ... More >>

This paper systematically investigates the disaggregated effects of public debt on fiscal stability in Nigeria from 1980 to 2022, a period marked by structural adjustments, fiscal crises, oil price volatility, and changing debt management practices. After obtaining stationarity, data was analysed using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach. The results indicate that domestic debt, ... More >>

This paper examines how coloniality continues to shape international trade procedures and processes, thereby contributing to persistent underdevelopment in countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Although formal colonial rule has ended, the paper argues that its underlying power structures remain embedded in global economic systems. These manifest in countries of sub-Saharan Africa through unequal ter... More >>

Country of Origin (COO) serves as a critical extrinsic cue that consumers use to assess product quality, build trust, and mitigate perceived risk, particularly in situations where direct product evaluation is limited. In the context of the increasingly globalized apparel industry, products are often designed, branded, and manufactured across different countries, creating complex COO association... More >>

The intent of shareholders of a commercial company is to make profits and never to lose; that is why the OHADA (Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa) law has created, partly for the protection of shareholders and their investments in the commercial company. Before the advent of the OHADA law in 1993, commercial companies were subject to a mixture of different laws from d... More >>