This study considers five regions, i.e., South Asia, SouthEast Asia, China, Middle Eastern countr... more This study considers five regions, i.e., South Asia, SouthEast Asia, China, Middle Eastern countries, and European countries, and took their data for 15 years. This study makes a significant contribution to the literature by examining the impact of green finance on environmental sustainability. Green finance development is represented by GDP, investment in renewable energy sources, investment in research and development (R&D) for eco-friendly projects, and public-private partnership investment in renewable energy projects. Green financing development in the chosen panel exhibits a distinct geographical cluster effect, with significant regional variances. The most important influencing elements are regional GDP, regional innovation level, and air quality, whereas the degree of financial development and industrial structure optimization are insignificant. The degree of financial development and industrial structure optimization are related to the amount of green finance development mostly via spillover effects. The degree of financial development has a positive spillover impact, but industrial structure optimization has a negative spillover effect. This study reveals that an increase in the production of energy from renewable sources, an increase in R&D, and the evolution of public-private partnership investment in renewable energy reduce CO 2 emissions. It is evidenced that green finance in renewable energy sources is necessary to achieve environmental sustainability. There is a strong need to increase green finance in renewable sources to target the minimization of global CO 2 emissions. There should be cross-border trade of renewable energy between regions/countries to mitigate CO 2 emissions globally. Moreover, this study ranks the regions based on environmental sustainability, which may help researchers and decision-makers to entice foreign direct and private investment in these regions. The implications of the findings of the study suggest that environmental sustainability benefits greatly from green financing and investing in renewable energy sources through public-private partnerships, which represents one of the best ways to ensure environmental sustainability.
The purpose of this research is to analyze the financial effectiveness of listed companies in the... more The purpose of this research is to analyze the financial effectiveness of listed companies in the Indian stock market during the period 2016–2021 to identify which organizations have achieved a combination of technologically viable factors and products that maximize profit, taking into account the limitation of inputs. The methodology used is the data envelopment analysis (DEA), a non parametric procedure that uses the linear programming technique for the evaluation of the relative efficiency of a set of productive units. The results obtained through the DEA model indicate that during the period 2016–2021 there were on average 17 efficient units per year (under the BCC model), representing 26.82% of the total number of listed companies in the Indian stock market; of these companies, six were efficient during all the years of the period analyzed. Moreover, the study concludes that an operational measure such as efficiency is established as an indicator of support for investment decis...
The current research provides a review of the literature while contributing to the academic under... more The current research provides a review of the literature while contributing to the academic understanding of agility concepts and their backgrounds. The study identified 73 peerreviewed articles on a systematic review process, based on a three-phase purification process. Data reduction processes use combinations, sentence strings, and keyword updates, title, abstract, and conclusion used in the search. The papers identified focused on agility subdomains business, organizational, strategic, and operational agility. The acknowledged gaps in understanding and developing the art and sub-domains have been identified and categorized according to the conceptual, contextual, and practical areas. Apart from that, the findings show that there is a need to develop separate scales for agility sub-domains to achieve, to get better results without having their scale researcher struggle to get the desired results using a simple agility scale. The paper concludes by highlighting the implications for managers, researchers and suggests a number of future research areas.
Islamic banking has grown rapidly in the past three decades with its existence in more than 75 co... more Islamic banking has grown rapidly in the past three decades with its existence in more than 75 countries globally. The banking system litigates itself to be following Sharia law in its true sense, which is questioned by many religious scholars. This paper follows a qualitative approach to find out the differences of perceptions of Islamic banks and their experiences from two perspectives i.e., customers of Islamic banks and managers of Islamic banks. Our analysis suggests that there exists a difference between what people see Islamic banks are and what they experience. This gap is growing and calls for Islamic banking system to take measures in order to grow their banking system further.
Journal of Environmental Pollution and Management, 2021
The paper critically examines the rising global demand of plastics including the role of major co... more The paper critically examines the rising global demand of plastics including the role of major countries responsible for the mismanaged plastic waste by 2025. It also outlines the growing importance of adopting Plastic Replacement Alternatives as global solution to mitigate plastic pollution. Plastic pollution affects the health of millions of people around the world. Synthetic plastics are slow to degrade posing a huge threat to the entire ecosystem. Recent studies conclude that human beings are daily consuming bits of micro-plastics through food and water. Micro-plastics have also been found in 90% of the packaged drinking water. Approximately 9 million tons of plastic waste is disposed annually and it is expected to double by 2025. If present trend continues there will be more than 18 billion metric tons of non-biodegradable plastic both in land and oceans. Also, due to recent Covid-19 pandemic, there is a sudden increase in demand for single-use plastic items. The problems related to post pandemic plastic pollution will become even more complex requiring a collaborated and sustainable approach in collection and effective disposal of plastic waste in order to mitigate its harmful impact on the environment.
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020
The rapid growth of the human population of the planet has led to mounting energy demands; conven... more The rapid growth of the human population of the planet has led to mounting energy demands; conventional sources of energies are not enough to fulfil the energy demand. Therefore, the search for alternative sources has become the most profuse challenge. Presently, many alternatives are being studied and implemented in literature-the renewable sources which are less harmful and environmentally acceptable for future generations. The current study aims to review the renewable resources which are highly examined in the last decade by the researcher. For this purpose, two databases, web of science and Scopus, are selected to extract the data. The data selection and rejection process are following the PRISMA statement that is an authentic eligibility criterion using by researchers. After a detailed function, the final fifty-two studies are selecting for the current review. The classification of data is mainly discussing biofuels, solar energy, wind energy, and renewable electricity. Literature is also showing that fossil fuels are environmentally very harmful, and developed countries are significantly replacing the renewable energies source. Bibliometric results are showing that research collaborations are exceptionally done in U.S. and European countries. The findings of the current study are a novel concept to evaluate and review the published literature on renewable energies in the last decade.
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Oct 7, 2017
The question presented in this paper is simple: Does the United States government have the right ... more The question presented in this paper is simple: Does the United States government have the right to restrict ideas, knowledge, or information? While this has been a hotly debated question over the years this paper provides evidence that, in many cases, the restrictions imposed by government officials (or their designated agents, such as a university's Institutional Review Board) are based on arbitrary interpretations of the law. In addition, the officials making these decisions are rarely, if ever, held accountable for their decisions. After analyzing the results of an online survey completed by over 5,000 participants regarding the issue of academic freedom, and conducted a review of the literature on this issue, it is the position of this paper that a neutral and independent decision-making body should be established to ensure that academic freedom of expression is not arbitrarily suppressed.
PurposeThis paper aims to examine the presence of momentum profit in the Indian stock market and ... more PurposeThis paper aims to examine the presence of momentum profit in the Indian stock market and seeks to explore the sources of momentum profit employing both risk based and behavioral models. R2, idiosyncratic volatility, and delay measures are employed in order to test behavioral models.Design/methodology/approachThe paper follows Jegadeesh and Timan's methodology in constructing momentum portfolios.FindingsThe study finds strong presence of momentum profits in India during 1995‐2006. The risk based models such as CAPM and Fama‐French fail to account for the phenomenon. Idiosyncratic risk exhibits a positive relation with momentum, lending support to behavioural factors as source of momentum phenomenon.Practical implicationsIn forming portfolios, selecting the stocks which have been winners in the last three and six months can help investors and fund mangers earn substantial profit.Originality/valueThe study employs behavioral variables to explain the momentum phenomenon. In ...
This study considers five regions, i.e., South Asia, SouthEast Asia, China, Middle Eastern countr... more This study considers five regions, i.e., South Asia, SouthEast Asia, China, Middle Eastern countries, and European countries, and took their data for 15 years. This study makes a significant contribution to the literature by examining the impact of green finance on environmental sustainability. Green finance development is represented by GDP, investment in renewable energy sources, investment in research and development (R&D) for eco-friendly projects, and public-private partnership investment in renewable energy projects. Green financing development in the chosen panel exhibits a distinct geographical cluster effect, with significant regional variances. The most important influencing elements are regional GDP, regional innovation level, and air quality, whereas the degree of financial development and industrial structure optimization are insignificant. The degree of financial development and industrial structure optimization are related to the amount of green finance development mostly via spillover effects. The degree of financial development has a positive spillover impact, but industrial structure optimization has a negative spillover effect. This study reveals that an increase in the production of energy from renewable sources, an increase in R&D, and the evolution of public-private partnership investment in renewable energy reduce CO 2 emissions. It is evidenced that green finance in renewable energy sources is necessary to achieve environmental sustainability. There is a strong need to increase green finance in renewable sources to target the minimization of global CO 2 emissions. There should be cross-border trade of renewable energy between regions/countries to mitigate CO 2 emissions globally. Moreover, this study ranks the regions based on environmental sustainability, which may help researchers and decision-makers to entice foreign direct and private investment in these regions. The implications of the findings of the study suggest that environmental sustainability benefits greatly from green financing and investing in renewable energy sources through public-private partnerships, which represents one of the best ways to ensure environmental sustainability.
The purpose of this research is to analyze the financial effectiveness of listed companies in the... more The purpose of this research is to analyze the financial effectiveness of listed companies in the Indian stock market during the period 2016–2021 to identify which organizations have achieved a combination of technologically viable factors and products that maximize profit, taking into account the limitation of inputs. The methodology used is the data envelopment analysis (DEA), a non parametric procedure that uses the linear programming technique for the evaluation of the relative efficiency of a set of productive units. The results obtained through the DEA model indicate that during the period 2016–2021 there were on average 17 efficient units per year (under the BCC model), representing 26.82% of the total number of listed companies in the Indian stock market; of these companies, six were efficient during all the years of the period analyzed. Moreover, the study concludes that an operational measure such as efficiency is established as an indicator of support for investment decis...
The current research provides a review of the literature while contributing to the academic under... more The current research provides a review of the literature while contributing to the academic understanding of agility concepts and their backgrounds. The study identified 73 peerreviewed articles on a systematic review process, based on a three-phase purification process. Data reduction processes use combinations, sentence strings, and keyword updates, title, abstract, and conclusion used in the search. The papers identified focused on agility subdomains business, organizational, strategic, and operational agility. The acknowledged gaps in understanding and developing the art and sub-domains have been identified and categorized according to the conceptual, contextual, and practical areas. Apart from that, the findings show that there is a need to develop separate scales for agility sub-domains to achieve, to get better results without having their scale researcher struggle to get the desired results using a simple agility scale. The paper concludes by highlighting the implications for managers, researchers and suggests a number of future research areas.
Islamic banking has grown rapidly in the past three decades with its existence in more than 75 co... more Islamic banking has grown rapidly in the past three decades with its existence in more than 75 countries globally. The banking system litigates itself to be following Sharia law in its true sense, which is questioned by many religious scholars. This paper follows a qualitative approach to find out the differences of perceptions of Islamic banks and their experiences from two perspectives i.e., customers of Islamic banks and managers of Islamic banks. Our analysis suggests that there exists a difference between what people see Islamic banks are and what they experience. This gap is growing and calls for Islamic banking system to take measures in order to grow their banking system further.
Journal of Environmental Pollution and Management, 2021
The paper critically examines the rising global demand of plastics including the role of major co... more The paper critically examines the rising global demand of plastics including the role of major countries responsible for the mismanaged plastic waste by 2025. It also outlines the growing importance of adopting Plastic Replacement Alternatives as global solution to mitigate plastic pollution. Plastic pollution affects the health of millions of people around the world. Synthetic plastics are slow to degrade posing a huge threat to the entire ecosystem. Recent studies conclude that human beings are daily consuming bits of micro-plastics through food and water. Micro-plastics have also been found in 90% of the packaged drinking water. Approximately 9 million tons of plastic waste is disposed annually and it is expected to double by 2025. If present trend continues there will be more than 18 billion metric tons of non-biodegradable plastic both in land and oceans. Also, due to recent Covid-19 pandemic, there is a sudden increase in demand for single-use plastic items. The problems related to post pandemic plastic pollution will become even more complex requiring a collaborated and sustainable approach in collection and effective disposal of plastic waste in order to mitigate its harmful impact on the environment.
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020
The rapid growth of the human population of the planet has led to mounting energy demands; conven... more The rapid growth of the human population of the planet has led to mounting energy demands; conventional sources of energies are not enough to fulfil the energy demand. Therefore, the search for alternative sources has become the most profuse challenge. Presently, many alternatives are being studied and implemented in literature-the renewable sources which are less harmful and environmentally acceptable for future generations. The current study aims to review the renewable resources which are highly examined in the last decade by the researcher. For this purpose, two databases, web of science and Scopus, are selected to extract the data. The data selection and rejection process are following the PRISMA statement that is an authentic eligibility criterion using by researchers. After a detailed function, the final fifty-two studies are selecting for the current review. The classification of data is mainly discussing biofuels, solar energy, wind energy, and renewable electricity. Literature is also showing that fossil fuels are environmentally very harmful, and developed countries are significantly replacing the renewable energies source. Bibliometric results are showing that research collaborations are exceptionally done in U.S. and European countries. The findings of the current study are a novel concept to evaluate and review the published literature on renewable energies in the last decade.
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Oct 7, 2017
The question presented in this paper is simple: Does the United States government have the right ... more The question presented in this paper is simple: Does the United States government have the right to restrict ideas, knowledge, or information? While this has been a hotly debated question over the years this paper provides evidence that, in many cases, the restrictions imposed by government officials (or their designated agents, such as a university's Institutional Review Board) are based on arbitrary interpretations of the law. In addition, the officials making these decisions are rarely, if ever, held accountable for their decisions. After analyzing the results of an online survey completed by over 5,000 participants regarding the issue of academic freedom, and conducted a review of the literature on this issue, it is the position of this paper that a neutral and independent decision-making body should be established to ensure that academic freedom of expression is not arbitrarily suppressed.
PurposeThis paper aims to examine the presence of momentum profit in the Indian stock market and ... more PurposeThis paper aims to examine the presence of momentum profit in the Indian stock market and seeks to explore the sources of momentum profit employing both risk based and behavioral models. R2, idiosyncratic volatility, and delay measures are employed in order to test behavioral models.Design/methodology/approachThe paper follows Jegadeesh and Timan's methodology in constructing momentum portfolios.FindingsThe study finds strong presence of momentum profits in India during 1995‐2006. The risk based models such as CAPM and Fama‐French fail to account for the phenomenon. Idiosyncratic risk exhibits a positive relation with momentum, lending support to behavioural factors as source of momentum phenomenon.Practical implicationsIn forming portfolios, selecting the stocks which have been winners in the last three and six months can help investors and fund mangers earn substantial profit.Originality/valueThe study employs behavioral variables to explain the momentum phenomenon. In ...
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