Background and Aims: MFI growth depends on human resource capabilities, which are characterized by knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. This study investigates the financial sustainability challenges and high employee turnover negatively impacting the performance of microfin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22178
Behavioral finance is an emerging approach that challenges the traditional view of investors’ rational decision-making ability. Behavioral biases are the core idea of behavioral finance, which constitutes emotional and cognitive biases that distort investors’ rational judgment an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22179
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) do not operate in isolation but within an environment shaped by both opportunities and threats. Given the challenges of low performance and high failure rates among SMEs, this study examined the influence of the socio-cultural environment on th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22180
Public sector financial performance is a critical determinant of development outcomes in low-income and fragile states. This study examines the financial performance of Sudan’s public sector over the period 1990–2018, with a particular focus on the effects of international econom...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22177
Transaction costs are critical in shaping financing accessibility and efficiency for knowledge-based companies. This study investigates the transaction costs associated with financing via Iran’s Innovation and Prosperity Fund. In order to better analyse the transaction cost dimen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22173
This study examined the effect of board independence on the profitability of listed service firms in Nigeria, with the specific aim of determining how the proportion of independent directors to total board members influenced net profit after tax. An ex post facto research design...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22174
Robo-advisors have emerged as a modern approach to personal financial management and investing, but their acceptance among millennials—a tech-savvy generation—is uneven. Robo-advisors are recognized as a disruptive trend in wealth and asset management worldwide. Globally, their u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22175
Backgrounds and Aims: Wheat is the third most produced field crops in the United States after corn and soybeans with an estimated 1.9 billion bushels produced in 2024/2025. As a leading global exporter, the U.S. exports approximately 50% of its total wheat production to internati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22176
Background and Aims: Faculty motivation is an important factor in influencing teaching quality, research productivity, and overall institutional effectiveness in higher education. This study examines the effects of compensation equity and promotion practices on faculty motivation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22172
The circular economy paradigm promises simultaneous financial efficiency and environmental sustainability benefits, yet organisations struggle to achieve quantifiable synergistic outcomes due to optimisation challenges and implementation barriers. While digital technologies are i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22171