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Determinants of Elderly Users’ Satisfaction and Engagement with Senior- Focused Puzzle Applications: Evidence from User-Generated Content Authors Prof Samuel Fosso Wamba Publication details ISSUE 172 2025 Keywords Elderly users; Senior-focused puzzle applications; User satisfaction; User engagement; Information systems success; User-generated content Abstract Purpose: This study investigates the drivers of elderly users’ satisfaction and engagement with […]

User’s Attitude and Continuance Intention toward Mobile Wallets: A UTAUT – Cultural Values Perspective Authors Prof. Samuel Fosso Wamba Publication details ISSUE 172 2025 Keywords mobile wallet, m-wallet, UTAUT, future orientation, gender egalitarianism, continuance intention. Abstract This study aims to review the driving factors behind the intention to use and keep using mobile wallets (m-wallets).

Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Permanently Modified Digital E-Commerce? Evidence from Internet vs. Mobile Transactions Authors Jong Min Kim, Marcello Mariani,  Publication details ISSUE 172 2025 Keywords grand challenges; COVID-19; pandemics; e-commerce; digital transactions. Abstract Purpose – The COVID-19 pandemic represents a grand challenge that accelerated digital transformation across organizations and consumers, with lasting societal and

Bridging Contextual Conditions and the Digital Divide Authors Professor Joseph Amankwah-Amoah Publication details ISSUE 172 2025 Keywords developing countries; digital dividends; digital transformation; digital; technologies; digital innovations. Abstract Despite a growing body of research on digital transformations much of the literature remains fragmented and provides limited insight into how contextual conditions shape digital transformation processes.

The Business Relationship for Empowerment: How Women Entrepreneurs Thrive in Resource-Poor Marketplaces Authors Dr Umme Hani, Professor Sir Cary Cooper, CBE, Dr. Ananda Wickramasinghe Publication details ISSUE 172 2025 Keywords Business to business relationship, trust, respect, reciprocity, customer empowerment Abstract Marketing can help pave the way to a better world by empowering women entrepreneurs through

AI explosion and its impact on employees’ well-being. What remains to be explored? Authors Demetris Vrontis, Emmanouela Kokkinopoulou Publication details ISSUE 172 2025 Keywords Employees’ well-being, Mental health, Artificial intelligence, Job satisfaction, Job replacement, Stress. Abstract Purpose: AI has entered the workplace with tremendous velocity and intensity, affecting both business operations and employees› well-being. Nevertheless,

Co-movements of the top cryptocurrencies: new insights from wavelet coherence analysis Authors Dr. Sami Al-Kharusi Publication details ISSUE 171 2025 Keywords Co-movement, COVID-19, cryptocurrencies, Wavele Abstract This paper makes use of wavelet coherence analysis to investigate dynamic comovements between the most prominent cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Tether (TETH), and Ripple

Connectedness Among Technology Stocks during Bear and Bull Market Phases Authors Dr. Walid Mensi Publication details ISSUE 171 2025 Keywords AI stocks, connectedness, time horizons, bear and bull market conditions. Abstract This paper examines the spillover effects among main technology stocks (&P Kensho Artificial Intelligence (AI), S&P Kensho Cleantech (Cleantech), S&P Kensho Space (Space), S&P

The Prospect Capital Asset Pricing Model: Theory and Empirics Authors Dr. Xiang Gao, Dr. Kees Koedijk, Dr. Zhan Wanga Publication details ISSUE 171 2025 Keywords prospect theory; stock returns; beta pricing; skewness. Abstract EWe propose a capital asset pricing model in which investors exhibit prospect preferences. In equilibrium, we predict that agents seek an optimal

Anchoring Stability: FinTech’s Revolution in Modern Banking Authors Dr. Sitara Karim; Dr. Brian M. Lucey Publication details ISSUE 171 2025 Keywords FinTech credit; Credit risk distance; FinTech Adoption; Banking Stability; Global Banks. Abstract Amid the rapid digital transformation of the financial sector, technological advancements are reshaping traditional banking practices. This study investigates the relationship between