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Does financial inclusion and ICT influence the economic growth: an evidence from select emerging economies using panel data estimates
Information Communication Technology (ICT) 's contribution to financial services and economic growth is extensively researched. With technological development, the financial systems are converging with ICT platforms, thereby leading to digital financial systems, creating opportunities that bridge the gap between affluent and disadvantaged sections in emerging economies. In this study, we employ the panel data estimation method to evaluate the impact of ICT in providing financial services that would lead to sustainable economic growth in 12 emerging economies from 2010 to 2024. The findings emphasize the critical role of digital financial services and ICT infrastructure in boosting financial inclusion and driving inclusive economic growth. The Random Effect model has inferred that there exists a moderate effect of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers on GDP by simplifying digital applications, integrating regional languages. By ensuring secure systems in places, the regulators and service providers can contribute to the sustainable economic growth of both the country and the underserved communities. Shylaja H N et al. -
Does fdi intensify economic growth? Evidence from china and India
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Does FDI Determine Sustainable Development? Evidence from India
This study aims to evaluate if foreign direct investment (FDI) impacts sustainable development in India. The study uses time series data from World Bank database for India for a period spanning 19902022. For sustainable development, an index representing the three dimensions of sustainability is created using principal component analysis (PCA). Descriptive statistics complemented with autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) model is implemented on the data collected. The study finds that FDI significantly and positively affects sustainable development in India. This relationship exists not only in the short run but also in the long run. To the best of our knowledge, not many studies have identified the impact of FDI on sustainable development in India, taking indicators of all dimensions of sustainability. The study calls attention to creating policies that focus on attracting and incentivizing FDI that aligns with sustainable development goals. This includes investments in infrastructure, renewable energy, and technology transfer. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
Does ESG Integration Enhance Financial Performance in Emerging Economies? A Systematic Review of Brics
A growing wave of environmental and social problems is driving the world's focus on sustainability, and the UN's creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ESG-focused investments are giving this movement a strong push. Today, investors consider ethical and moral principles coupled with monetary factors. ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, is a set of factors used to judge how well a company runs. These factors look at how the company protects the environment, treats its workers and society, and manages itself fairly and effectively. The present study is a systematic literature review of ESG and its influence on the firm financial performance of BRICS nations. The majority of the existing literature places focus on ESG in the developed world and this study aims to bridge this divide by focusing on Emerging economiesBRICS. The majority of the studies reveal a positive association between ESG and firm financial performance. The findings reveal the primary financial variables that affect ESG performance in BRICS countries such as firm size, debt ratios, weighted average cost of capital, return on equity (ROE), return on capital (ROC), Returns on Sales (ROS), Return on Assets (ROA), transparency levels, and financial leverage. Various theories such as Long-term gains, Institutional theory, Stakeholder theory, and Legitimacy Theory have laid the foundation for the research in the area. The review highlights the need for uniform ESG frameworks and enhanced disclosures to foster responsible investment practices in emerging economies like BRICS nations, providing valuable insights for companies, investors, and regulatory bodies. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
Does ESG Integration Enhance Financial Performance in Emerging Economies? A Systematic Review of Brics
A growing wave of environmental and social problems is driving the world's focus on sustainability, and the UN's creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ESG-focused investments are giving this movement a strong push. Today, investors consider ethical and moral principles coupled with monetary factors. ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, is a set of factors used to judge how well a company runs. These factors look at how the company protects the environment, treats its workers and society, and manages itself fairly and effectively. The present study is a systematic literature review of ESG and its influence on the firm financial performance of BRICS nations. The majority of the existing literature places focus on ESG in the developed world and this study aims to bridge this divide by focusing on Emerging economiesBRICS. The majority of the studies reveal a positive association between ESG and firm financial performance. The findings reveal the primary financial variables that affect ESG performance in BRICS countries such as firm size, debt ratios, weighted average cost of capital, return on equity (ROE), return on capital (ROC), Returns on Sales (ROS), Return on Assets (ROA), transparency levels, and financial leverage. Various theories such as Long-term gains, Institutional theory, Stakeholder theory, and Legitimacy Theory have laid the foundation for the research in the area. The review highlights the need for uniform ESG frameworks and enhanced disclosures to foster responsible investment practices in emerging economies like BRICS nations, providing valuable insights for companies, investors, and regulatory bodies. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
Does environmental reporting ofbanks affect their financial performance? Evidence from India
Purpose: The present study aims to investigate the effect of environmental reporting on the financial performance of banks in India. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on the secondary data. The sample includes the banks listed in the NSE Nifty Bank Index from 20162017 to 20202021. The environmental reporting data was obtained through the content analysis technique. The financial data was collected from the CMIE Prowess database. Panel regression analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings: The findings indicate a negative significant influence of environmental reporting on the ROA and ROE of banks. On the other hand, environmental reporting does not significantly influence the EPS of banking institutions. Originality/value: To the best of the authors knowledge, this study is the first to contribute to the scarce literature on the influence of environmental reporting on financial performance, pertinently in the context of a developing nation's banking sector. 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. -
Does environmental policy stringency improve nature's health in BRICS economies? Implications for sustainable development
In our groundbreaking exploration, we meticulously delve into the relationship between environmental policy stringency, international trade dynamics, and financial openness within the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) spanning from 1996 to 2021. With a focus on critical variables such as economic growth and technological innovation, our empirical findings challenge conventional wisdom. Surprisingly, we found that those stringent environmental policies, when standing alone, do not invariably lead to reduce CO2 emissions. Equally interesting is our startling discovery that the anticipated moderating influence of environmental policy stringency, catalyzed by trade and foreign direct investment, on the well-being of our environment does not materialize; contrarily, both trade and foreign direct investment moderating channels exhibit unanticipated positive correlations with CO2 emissions. These revelations provoke us with the presence of a "pollution haven" phenomenon within the BRICS economies. Furthermore, our investigation reveals that, when examined individually, trade and foreign direct investment also appear to contribute to elevated emission levels. These findings provide a resolute solution to our research quandary, underlining the indispensable requirement for cutting-edge and robust environmental policies. These policies must possess the prowess to effectively counteract the adverse environmental consequences stemming from the amalgamation of global trade and financial integration. In doing so, they shall propel BRICS nations toward a future firmly grounded in principles of sustainability and ecological integrity. 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. -
Does energy transition reduce carbon inequality? A global analysis
Energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is instrumental in mitigating climate change. Low-income countries have a higher share of renewable energy in their total energy consumption than rich countries (WDI, 2023). Thus, it is imperative to examine the role of energy transition in affecting relative CO2 emissions between rich and poor sections of the societies across income groups of the countries. In this context, our study contributes by constructing the carbon inequality models with renewable and non-renewable energy consumption as prime explanatory variables separately for 114 countries over a data period 19902019. The models are estimated individually for high-middle-low-income countries by controlling for foreign direct investment (FDI), economic growth, and innovations. Starting with preliminary econometric operations, we employ the dynamic simulated panel autoregressive distributed lag approach and Driscoll-Kraay standard error regression for empirical investigation. We find that energy transition reduces carbon inequality globally. Innovation has a negative impact, economic growth has a positive impact on carbon inequality, and FDI has an asymmetric impact based on the income level of the countries. The crucial global policy implications are discussed. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024. -
Does Customer Co-Creation Influence Customer Loyalty? A Special Reference to Online Video Games
The research investigates the factors influencing consumer loyalty through co-creation in online video games in Delhi National Capital Region (Delhi- NCR). The study focuses on four independent variables, social motivation, personal motivation, utilitarian motivation, and hedonic motivation, to examine customer engagement through value co-creation, which is mediated through attitudinal and behavioral loyalty. The study collected 200 respondent data through an online survey administered to online video game players in the Delhi-NCR region and analyzed the data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The study has several implications for online video game companies operating in the Delhi-NCR region to improve their co-creation strategies and enhance customer loyalty through value co-creation. The study backs to the body of knowledge on co-creation, customer engagement, and loyalty in the online video game industry. However, the stud has a limitation which include the sample size as the data has been collected only from Delhi NCR. 2025 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. -
Does Cultural Intelligence & Emotional Intelligence Differ by Region in India? A Comparative Study; [??????????? ?? ?????????? ? ????????????? ?????????????? ? ???????? ?????? ????????????? ????????????]
Students from various parts of India periodically migrate to universities for academic and professional reasons. They reflect various cultural diversities and have to overcome obstacles like intergroup prejudice and acculturative stress. Although these factors can differ by region, the response tendency may be influenced by their respective cultural intelligence/quotient (CQ) and emotional intelligence/quotient (EQ). The comparisons of CQ and EQ across students from significant regions of India, however, have never been recorded in a prior study. This study attempted to examine the level of CQ and EQ among students who were enrolled in educational institutions in Kalaburagi City, who belong to three major regions of India (North, South-East, and South-West). A total of 385 students between the ages of 18 and 31 (mean age: 20.56; standard deviation: 2.633) were recruited for the study. Surprisingly, there were significant geographical disparities in the use of emotions and metacognitive CQ. Compared to students from the other two regions, students from the south-eastern area performed better while using emotional EQ and scored less while using meta-cognitive CQ. The study deduced the plausible factors and potential explanations for CQ EQ disparities and inter-regional acceptability among students from three major regions, which may be used to develop a CQ & EQ training program for usage across Indias educational system 2023, Cultural-Historical Psychology.All Rights Reserved. -
Does Credit Rating Revisions Affect the Price of Common Stock: A Study of Indian Capital Market
The current investigation aims to assess the effect of credit assessment changes on the share prices of Indian companies from 2009 to 2019. The data of top 100 companies listed on National Stock Exchange (NSE) across 10 industries stem from CMIE databases. The excess stock return is compared with the market in a 15-day window around credit rating changes. The event effect on share prices is more in the pre-event window compared to the post-event window. Positive abnormal stock returns around upgrades through downgrades are statistically significant compared to upgrades. Credit ratings are not significant across industries, and agency nationality is a critical factor for calculating the intensity of price reaction. 2021 K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management. -
DOES COVID-19 AFFECT SHARIAH COMPLIANT STOCK? EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED OIC COUNTRIES
This study aims to examine the movements of Islamic stock markets in ten selected OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) countries in relation to Covid-19 cases, providing a comprehensive analysis of market behavior during the pandemic. The countries-Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Indonesia, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain-were chosen based on their large Muslim populations. Data was collected over a one-year period from January 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021, analyzing the relationship between Covid-19 cases and Islamic stock market indices. The study employed co-integration tests to identify long-term relationships and the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to explore short-run dynamics. The co-integration test results show a significant long-run relationship between Covid-19 cases and Islamic stock markets in most of the selected OIC countries. Specifically, the Shariah indices in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain have a positive and significant relationship with Covid-19 cases. Conversely, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Oman exhibit a negative long-term relationship with Covid-19 cases, suggesting a different market response. These results suggest that countries with diversified economies, particularly those relying on natural resources such as oil and agriculture, were more resilient during the pandemic. This study provides novel insights into the unique responses of Islamic stock markets in OIC countries during the pandemic, highlighting regional differences in market behavior and recovery. It suggests that despite the global economic downturn, OIC countries present attractive investment opportunities, particularly due to their swift recovery and resource-based economies, offering a robust portfolio for investors during crises. 2024 by the author(s). -
Does brand association, brand attachment, and brand identification mediate the relationship between consumers willingness to pay premium prices and social media marketing efforts?
This study investigates the effects of social media marketing efforts (SMME) on smartphone brand identification, attachment, association, and willingness to pay premium prices. A survey of 320 smartphone users who followed official social media handles managed by smartphone companies was conducted for this purpose. PLS-SEM was used to analyse the collected data. The findings demonstrated importance of SMME dimensions. According to the studys findings, the smartphone brands SMMEs had significant impact on brand identification, brand association, and brand attachment. The results revealed that SMMEs had significant impact on willingness to pay the premium price. The findings also show that brand identification, attachment, and association mediated the relationship between SMMEs and willingness to pay a premium price. The findings of this study will be useful in developing social media marketing strategies for smartphones. This study demonstrates the use of social media marketing to promote mobile phones, particularly in emerging markets. Copyright 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
Does AI matter in marketing? Unveiling the role of AI-driven marketing in quick grocery
This study explores the impact of AI-driven marketing techniques on consumer attitudes and purchase intentions in the growing Q-grocery sector. The increasing use of AI in digital marketing presents opportunities to examine its influence on consumer decision-making, yet its specific impact within grocery shopping apps remains underexplored.Using theStimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) model, this study examines how AI-driven marketing techniques, namely personalisation, smart search, and dynamic pricing, influence consumer behaviour. Data were collected from 327 respondents through an online survey targeting users of Q-grocery shopping apps in India. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to test the relationships between AI marketing techniques and consumer purchase intentions.Findings reveal that personalisation and smart search have a significant positive impact on purchase intention, while dynamic pricing showed no significant effect. Additionally, consumer hedonic and utilitarian attitudes were found to mediate the relationship between AI marketing techniques and purchase intention. By connecting AI marketing strategies to purchase intention and consumer attitudes, this research adds a new perspective on how digital tools can influence consumer decision-making. These findings hold broader implications for omnichannel environments, where consistency in AI-enabled experiences across digital and physical touchpoints is critical for sustaining engagement. It also provides valuable insights for marketers seeking to enhance engagement and increase sales through targeted AI-driven strategies. 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Document Classification for Recommender Systems Using Graph Convolutional Networks
Graph based recommender systems have time and time again proven their efficacy in the recommendation of scientific articles. But it is not without its challenges, one of the major ones being that these models consider the network for recommending while the class and domain of the article go unnoticed. The networks that embed the metadata and the network have highly scalable issues. Hence the identification of an architecture that is scalable and which operates directly on the graph structure is crucial to its amelioration. This study analyses the accuracy and efficiency of the Graph Convolutional Networks (GCN) on Cora Dataset in classifying the articles based on the citations and class of the article. It aims to show that GCN based networks provide a remarkable accuracy in classifying the articles. 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Doctoral Research by Youth: Analyzing the Role of Socio-Demographic Variables on Flourishing and Grit
The study examines the importance of socio-demographic variables like age, gender, family environment, and relationship with parents and friends in deter-mining non-cognitive traits such as flourishing and grit, during the tenure of doctoral research. The cross-sectional correlational study comprises 400 Ph.D. scholars from a Central University in India, who were given a personal data sheet, the Flourishing Scale and the Grit Scale, for assessment. The results of the F-test showed that flourishing was significantly related to age, family environment and relationship with friends, and grit was significantly related to family environment and relationship with friends. Analysis using Pearson correlation found a weak correlation between flourishing and the three subscales of grit, namely ambition, consistency of interest, and perseverance of effort. Findings suggest that the socio-demographic variables are important contributors in the long-term goal-oriented behaviors and that flourishing and grit are two related but not correlated variables that influence completion and attrition of the doctoral research. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023. -
Doable production of highly fluorescent, heteroatom-doped graphene material from fuel coke for cellular bioimaging: An eco-sustainable cradle-to-gate approach
The manifold usage of fluorescent materials and their pliable association with optical imaging techniques have made great strides in unfolding the incredible potential of biotechnological research, particularly in cancer treatment, from point-of-care assay to clinical applications. Enlarged nuclei or numerous counts often indicate tumor growth activity, and these expressions can be visualized with the aid of fluorescence imaging. Therefore, developing highly fluorescent, biocompatible, and sustainable biomarkers for imaging is a vital necessity for their extensive application in cancer diagnosis and therapy. In this work, we have demonstrated the cradle-to-gate transformation of abundant and cheap fossil fuel coke into a fluorescent probe for bioimaging. Herein, for the first time, a facile strategy for modulating the emission characteristics of coke-derived graphene system via doping of heteroatoms has been reported. It is found that the doping of nitrogen atoms could strongly influence photophysical properties, giving rise to increased quantum yield (16%), extended fluorescence lifetime (8.51 ns), and higher photostability (92%). Moreover, the as-synthesized nitrogen-doped graphene derivative is used as a potential labelling agent for the cellular imaging of cancerous cells, as well as normal cells, at concentrations ranging from 0 to 100 ?g/mL. For 24h incubation, the cells cultured with a concentration of 25 ?g/mL were observed to have an appreciable fluorescence accompanied by significant biocompatibility, with a viability value of ?85%. Considering the heteroatom-induced emission characteristics and bioanalytical acuities, it is prospective that the coke-derived graphene system can be further explored to elucidate its significance in biomedical applications, without compromising on economic and environmental sustainability. 2022 Elsevier Ltd -
Do travel partners influence the emotional experience of tourists at destinations ? A short communication
This short communication is an extract from a major research work on understanding tourists experience and post touring behaviour and this portion intended to highlight the role of travel partners in tourists emotional experience at a destination. Intensive review of literary sources confirmed that this aspect was untapped and lacked research insights. A structured questionnaire containing the statements measuring tourists emotional experience and travel partners was floated to 400 tourists using convenient sampling technique. The data collection instrument also had questions on tourists personal factors. Sample size was rounded to 370 after removing the illegible responses. A multivariate analysis approach was employed to test whether travel partners influenced tourists emotional experience at a destination. The findings revealed that the emotional aspects such as pleasantness, excitement, calmness, happiness, energetic, friendly, and surprising were influenced by the tourists travel partners. 2021, Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved. -
Do Tourists' Motives Alter Based on What They See on E-Sources of Information? An SEM Approach to Determine the Impact
With growing competition in the tourism industry and changing tourists' expectations, motives and behavior, marketers are at the outset to promote, position and brand their tourism destinations lucratively. Though there are many allied themes on destination branding and marketing arena, tourists' motives have been widely looked up as research emphasis the dynamic revamps being seen with the intervention of digital sources of information. However, research at this aspect is at gradual phase. This paper focuses on such a theme and tries to understand the significant impact of tourists' behavior towards esources of information on their motives. Literary sources have been analyzed and hypothesis has been formulated. To test the assumption, the research location has been chosen - a district in Tamil Nadu state which serves wide range of tourists' motives and bestowed with distinct tourism attractions. A Structured questionnaire containing the necessary items measuring the study factors has been floated to 422 tourists through convenient sampling technique. However, 327 have been rounded as the final sample after excluding the illegible responses. Three Stage Analysis has been performed where Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) has been sued for data reduction and exploring the new factors, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) has been used for identifying and confirming the individual models and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) has been used for understanding the structural relationship between the factors. Model fit has been found for CFA and SEM. Significant impact has been found by tourists' behavior towards the esources of information on tourists' motives. Simple Percentage Analysis (SPA) has been used to analyze the distribution of respondents based on their personal factors. Suggestions to the marketers and policy makers have been provided through managerial implications. Theoretical recommendations have also been narrated. Copyright IJHTS. -
Do the dragons move together; Co-integrated and causality study among chinese bourses- A curious case of Hang Seng and Shanghai stock exchange /
Al-Barkaat Journal of Finance and Management, Vol.8, Issue 2, pp.1-8, ISSN: 2229-4503.