Article
Business
Xiaoqing (Maggie) Fu, Qun Bao, Hongjun Xie, Xiaolan Fu
Summary: The adoption of industrial robots is significantly associated with gains in labor productivity and total employment in developed economies, while the effects are insignificant in developing countries. Increased robot adoption is linked with significantly higher income inequality in both developed and developing economies.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rui Xue, Hongqin Chai, Lei Yao, Wangqian Fu
Summary: The study found that the school inclusive education climate has a significant impact on both the agency and inclusive education competency of physical education teachers in China. Additionally, the agency of the teachers mediates the relationship between school inclusive education climate and inclusive education competency.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Isaac K. Ofori, Emmanuel Y. Gbolonyo, Nathanael Ojong
Summary: This study contributes to the scholarly literature by investigating the impact of energy efficiency on inclusive green growth in Africa, in line with the UN's Agenda 2030 and African Union's Agenda 2063. The findings highlight the importance of governance mechanisms in leveraging energy efficiency for promoting sustainable development, and suggest policy recommendations for controlling corruption and improving regulatory quality.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Isaac K. Ofori, Emmanuel Y. Gbolonyo, Nathanael Ojong
Summary: Despite the growing number of empirical studies on FDI and EE as they relate to green growth, there is still a research gap regarding whether EE can synergize with FDI to foster inclusive green growth in Africa. This study finds that FDI hampers IGG in Africa, while EE fosters IGG. Furthermore, improving EE in Africa generates positive sustainable development gains in both the short and long terms.
Article
Economics
Bingqi Zhang, Wataru Nozawa, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: The study highlights the sensitivity of sustainability evaluation in terms of IW to geographical scales and the spatial heterogeneity of capital contributions to IW growth. While national IW increases in China and Japan, some regions lose wealth, and unsustainable areas increase as the analysis unit becomes smaller. Wealth distribution is highly imbalanced with an urban-rural and coastal-inland gap in both countries, and total wealth inequality widens from 2000 to 2015. China experiences significant structural changes in wealth composition towards produced capital, leading to increased wealth inequality, while Japan maintains a stable wealth structure but faces spatial wealth inequality due to depopulation in rural areas and concentration of human capital in cities.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Alex O. Acheampong
Summary: This paper provides an econometric audit and comment on a previous study that examined the synergy between energy efficiency and foreign direct investment in inclusive green growth. The authors of the previous study found that the negative effect of foreign direct investment on environmental quality is reduced when considering energy efficiency. They also showed that improving energy efficiency conditions foreign direct investment to improve inclusive green growth and socioeconomic sustainability. However, the auditor argues that these results are a result of model misspecification and misreporting of estimates. After correcting for these errors, the auditor found no significant synergistic and threshold effect of energy efficiency and foreign direct investment on inclusive green growth and socioeconomic sustainability.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katharina-Theresa Lindner, Lena Nusser, Karin Gehrer, Susanne Schwab
Summary: The study found that the highest use of differentiation occurred in special school classes, while grouping practices were used to a similar extent across the three educational settings. Teachers' use of differentiation was influenced by class size and the number of students with migration background, while grouping strategies were predicted by students' gender and teachers' experience.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ferhan Sahin, Aydin Kizilaslan, Onder Simsek
Summary: This study investigates the factors influencing the intention to use assistive technologies among teacher candidates in inclusive education, finding that social influence, enjoyment, and innovativeness have the greatest impact on the intention to use assistive technologies. The relationship between self-efficacy and ease of use is identified as the most robust within the model. The findings provide a theoretical foundation for understanding the role of individual and institutional factors in influencing teacher candidates' intentions to use assistive technology.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Isaac K. Ofori, Francesco Figari
Summary: This study uses macrodata from 23 African countries to examine the interaction between good governance and economic globalization in fostering inclusive green growth. The study finds that economic globalization hampers inclusive green growth in Africa, and that only government effectiveness interacts with economic globalization to promote inclusive green growth. Additionally, the effects differ across social and environmental sustainability dimensions of inclusive green growth.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jasmina Radojlovic, Tatjana Kilibarda, Svetlana Radevic, Milena Maricic, Katarina Parezanovic Ilic, Milan Djordjic, Sofija Colovic, Branimir Radmanovic, Marija Sekulic, Ognjen Djordjevic, Jovan Niciforovic, Ivana Simic Vukomanovic, Katarina Janicijevic, Snezana Radovanovic
Summary: The study aims to examine the relevance of teachers' attitudes towards implementing inclusive education. It is a cross-sectional study that includes 64 primary school teachers in Belgrade, Serbia. The results show that one-third of the teachers believe inclusion is useful for children with disabilities, while one-fourth believe it is not good. No significant differences in attitudes were found based on gender, age, and length of service. The study suggests investing more resources and time in special education policies to promote successful inclusive education.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Kelin Ma
Summary: We investigate the impact of inclusive digital finance's three subdivision indicators (coverage, usage, and digitization) on corporate green innovation. Using data from A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2020, we provide evidence that: 1) the development of inclusive digital finance can significantly enhance the level of corporate green technology innovation. 2) Financing constraints partially mediate the process of inclusive digital finance in enhancing the level of corporate green technology innovation. 3) Internal control plays a role in mediating the process of inclusive digital finance in enhancing the level of green technology innovation of enterprises.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Mert Topcu, Can Turgut
Summary: This study reveals the non-linear impacts of technological development on the renewable energy transition in 54 countries. The findings show that an increase in technology leads to an increase in renewable energy production in high-income countries, but triggers nonrenewable energy production in low-income countries. Furthermore, the size of government and the level of financial development have different effects on the technology-driven renewable transition in low-income and high-income countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nicolas Margas
Summary: Education institutional guidelines prioritize building inclusive schools, but actual school practice is not aligned. This article reviews the value of classroom climate in inclusive school development and identifies the challenges and factors associated with inclusive mainstream teaching (IMT). Classroom climate plays a central role in IMT development, and its factors and measurements serve as useful tools to guide IMT and assess its effectiveness. Inclusive classroom climate appears to be effective in supporting IMT and establishing more inclusive schools.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Kathryn C. Milligan-McClellan, Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias, Jonathan L. Klassen, Ashley Shade, Linda L. Kinkel, Benjamin E. Wolfe
Summary: The diversity and functional significance of microbiomes have been increasingly understood through extensive sampling and new sequencing technologies. This collection of mSystems Perspective pieces reflects the main challenges and opportunities in the field identified by workshop participants. Borrowing approaches from other fields, such as economics and philosophy, these pieces suggest new ways to understand microbiome patterns and processes. Conceptual advances, technological advancements, and integration across scales are improving our understanding of microbiome diversity and function. This integrative microbiome research is happening at a crucial moment where collaboration is needed to support and train a diverse and inclusive community of microbiome scientists.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tao Ge, Ziqi Ding, Shuowan Lin, Yumeng Yang, Jianhua Ji
Summary: This study, based on panel data from 281 cities in China from 2004 to 2016, uses the Cobb-Douglas production function and threshold model to analyze the distribution and impact of environmental regulation dividends inequality (ERDI) on inclusive growth (IG). The findings show that while the distribution structure of environmental regulation dividends has improved, inequality between urban and rural residents still exists. The impact of ERDI on IG is non-linear, transitioning from significant inhibition to slight promotion after exceeding a threshold value. Grouping tests reveal heterogeneity in the effect of ERDI on cities with different resource endowments and leading industries, with non-resource-based cities experiencing inclusive growth inhibition even when ERDI exceeds the threshold value. Mechanism analysis highlights the role of primary distribution and redistribution as channels through which ERDI inhibits and promotes inclusive growth below and above the threshold value, respectively. These findings have important implications for the promotion of inclusive growth through enhancing and distributing environmental regulation dividends.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Economics
Olfa Ben Salah, Anis Jarboui
Summary: The research found that ownership concentration positively moderates the impact of earnings management on dividend policy. Another conclusion is that the effect of earnings management on dividend policy is more favorable in firms with a smaller director's board.
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMIC POLICY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Ferdaws Ezzi, Maher Abida, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This study investigates the impact of blockchain technology (BT) on investment efficiency, and finds that corporate governance plays a mediating role in this relationship. The results suggest that BT has a positive effect on investment efficiency, particularly for companies with good corporate governance practices.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Ferdaws Ezzi, Anis Jarboui, Khaireddine Mouakhar
Summary: This study analyzes the importance of blockchain technology in explaining corporate social responsibility performance, and examines the moderating impact of firm life cycle stages on this association. The results show that implemented blockchain technology significantly and positively affects corporate social responsibility performance, particularly in mature life cycle stages.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Management
Anis Jarboui, Nada Dammak Ben Hlima, Dhouha Bouaziz
Summary: This study examines the effect of sustainability committee (SC) characteristics on corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance in Indian firms. The findings reveal that SC independence, size, and expertise have a positive and significant impact on CSR performance, while the number of SC meetings does not. The study highlights the importance of understanding the mechanisms influencing CSR performance and the role of SC characteristics in its growth and development.
BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Business
Imen Fakhfakh, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This study examines the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and audit risk in firms listed on the Tunisian Stock Exchange. The findings show a negative relationship between board size, board independence, and institutional ownership with audit risk.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN BUSINESS
(2023)
Article
Management
Ferdaws Ezzi, Bassem Salhi, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This study examines the impact of CEOs' emotional intelligence on the interactive relationship between R&D investment, energy, and recycling in the Tunisian energy sector. The findings show that CEOs' emotional intelligence has a positive effect on this interaction. The study also explores how a diversification strategy influences the role of CEOs' emotional intelligence in explaining R&D investment for environmental problems. The findings highlight the challenges and opportunities for increasing R&D investment in the Tunisian energy industry to reduce pollution and promote environmental-friendly technologies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Isabelle Lacombe, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This research examines the impact of digital transformation on the role and governance of Information Technology departments by conducting face-to-face interviews with seven financial sector companies in France. Using the Gioia method, the study classifies and analyzes the data to determine four IT governance maturity situations within digital transformation projects. The findings provide companies with a framework for analyzing and steering their digital transformation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Economics
Hajer Chenini, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This research aims to identify the variables that truly determine the process of interpreting information and provide recommendations for the use of information to help professionals and investors in guiding their investment strategy. Furthermore, behavioral finance analysis is beneficial for investors as it takes into account the importance of certain irrational phenomena in decision-making and allows for better identification of the investor's own shortcomings and detection of negative trends.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Emna Mnif, Khaireddine Mouakhar, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This paper investigates the response of energy-conserving cryptocurrencies to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The results show that energy-conserving cryptocurrencies had negative responses to the pandemic and positive reactions to the Russian invasion, while conventional cryptocurrencies reacted negatively to both events.
JOURNAL OF RISK FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Riguen Rakia, Maali Kachouri, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This study contributes valuable insights by examining the moderating effect of women directors on the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate tax avoidance of Malaysian listed companies. Based on a sample of 78 Malaysian firms over the 2010-2017 period, the findings reveal that a high level of CSR is negatively associated with corporate tax avoidance in firms with a higher percentage of women on the board.
JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
(2023)
Article
Economics
Yasmine Souissi, Ferdaws Ezzi, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between blockchain technology and firms' financial distress, with a focus on the mediating role of information asymmetry. The findings show that the adoption of blockchain technology significantly reduces financial distress and that this effect is mediated by information asymmetry. The research contributes to the literature by confirming the role of blockchain technology in reducing financial distress and improving access to finance.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Management
Wajdi Affes, Anis Jarboui
Summary: Corporate governance is essential for companies to improve their financial performance, especially the return on equity. This study analyzed 160 companies in the UK from 2005 to 2018 and found that effective corporate governance can enhance financial performance. This research provides important insights for future comparative studies in different sectors and periods.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISCLOSURE AND GOVERNANCE
(2023)
Article
Management
Hanene Kheireddine, Isabelle Lacombe, Anis Jarboui
Summary: This study examines the relationship between sustainability assurance (SA) quality and firm value, and explores the moderating effect of corporate environmental sustainability performance (CESP) on this relationship. The findings suggest that ISO 14001 certification, as an indicator of CESP, has a positive impact on firm value. In addition, CESP moderates the relationship between SA quality and firm value, indicating that greater environmental performance enhances the credibility of SA and leads to higher firm value. The study contributes to the literature by providing new evidence and using a simultaneous equation model to capture the reciprocal association between SA quality and firm value.
BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Economics
Anis Jarboui, Emna Mnif
Summary: This study proposes novel hybrid approaches and advanced machine learning techniques for crude oil price prediction, addressing the gaps in the literature. The results demonstrate the strong performance of the wavelet-SVR and GBM models in forecasting crude oil prices, with green and renewable energy markets emerging as significant predictors. This research provides critical guidance in predicting oil prices during the Russia-Ukraine conflict and emphasizes the importance of incorporating environmentally responsible indicators into investment portfolios and policy choices.
ASIA-PACIFIC FINANCIAL MARKETS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Hajer Chenini, Anis Jarboui
Summary: By studying the complexity of behavioral biases from a global perspective, this research reveals the heterogeneity of beliefs. This methodological approach is important for investors and decision-makers as it helps them identify and analyze the heterogeneity of beliefs, guiding their decision-making.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE
(2023)