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The Influence of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction: A Case of Selected Supermarkets in Douala I, IV, and V Municipalities

Arrey Arreyanyoh Angele Tudor & Abonwi Chenaa Takwa · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

This study examined the influence of service quality on customer satisfaction in selected supermarkets in Douala I, IV, and V municipalities, Cameroon. Guided by the Retail Service Quality Scale (RSQS), the study assessed four service quality dimensions: physical aspects, reliabi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i91461

Strategic Planning, Business Innovation, and Market Adaptation as Drivers of SME Financial Performance: The Role of SMEs Owner–manager Gender in Zanzibar

Hafidh Ali Hafidh & Mazen Mohammed Farea · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Entrepreneurship research has long debated whether the financial performance returns to strategic practices differ according to the gender of the decision-maker who enacts it, and the accumulated evidence remains mixed. This study tests whether owner–manager gender moderates the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i91462

Readiness for Process Innovation of the Manufacturing Enterprises in Misamis Oriental

Junelyn Louvena B. Ruiz & Isaias S. Sealza · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Aims: This study examined the readiness for process innovation among manufacturing enterprises in eight lower-income municipalities of Misamis Oriental, Philippines, in relation to municipal income classification, entrepreneurs’ educational attainment, and compliance with regulat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i91460

Insurance Knowledge and Insurance Choice across Generations: A Critical Narrative Review of Literacy, Life-course Needs and Decision Environments

Armi Abonales Ordoñez · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Insurance choices require consumers to translate uncertain future losses, contractual exclusions, premiums, deductibles, benefit limits and household constraints into decisions whose quality may not become observable for years. This critical narrative review evaluates how insuran...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i91459

Drivers of Deprivation: Analysing Multidimensional Poverty in India

Bhabani Mishra & Mousam Kumar Pradhan · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Poverty extends beyond income deprivation and encompasses shortfalls in health, education, and living standards. This study examines the principal socio-economic determinants of multidimensional poverty across Indian states and assesses changes between the 2015–16 and 2019–21 rou...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81456

A Mixed-methods Analysis on the Role of Promotional Marketing Strategies on Community-Based Health Insurance Uptake at Kitojo Integrated Development Action

Florence Njeri Githinjie, Pereez Nimusima, Crispus Tashobya, Kadhiri Mohamedi Rwambale, Juuko Ijoga Godfrey, Priscilla Tibihikirra & Alex Rubalema · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Purpose: This study examined associations between promotional marketing strategies and a composite measure of perceived community-based health insurance (CBHI) uptake and service experience at Kitojo Integrated Development Action in western Uganda. Methods: A cross-sectional mixe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81457

Growth and Structure of Public Expenditure in Tamil Nadu, India

M. Tamizharasan, M. Bhaskara Rao & S. Pushparaj · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Government expenditure is an important fiscal policy instrument for supporting production, income generation, and economic development. This study examines the growth, composition, and relationship of public expenditure with Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) in Tamil Nadu from 19...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81455

Determinants of the Capital Structure of Non-financial Firms Moderated by Financial Market Development

Peni Rahmadani, Farah Margaretha & Susy Muchtar · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Objective: Previous studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding the determinants of capital structure, with limited evidence on the moderating role of financial market development in emerging markets. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of goodwill assets,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81454

Farm Capital Formation and Productivity Differentials among Small and Marginal Coconut Cultivators in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India

G. Parthasarathi & G. Sakthivel · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Coconut cultivation in Salem District has undergone a transition from a household plantation activity to a farm enterprise with a capital structure. Small and marginal farmers continue to cultivate the crop amid ever-increasing irrigation charges, labour shortages, high input req...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81453

India's Trade and Investment Landscape: Insights into the Export–Energy–Exchange Rate Nexus

Ajay Yadav, Sushant Yadav, Raushan Kumar & Chirag Dhankhar · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Background: India’s merchandise exports are influenced by interrelated trade, investment, production, energy and exchange-rate conditions. Aim: The study examines the short-run and long-run determinants of India's merchandise exports, focusing on the role of foreign direct invest...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81452

Monetary and Financial Inclusion in Fragile States: Do Credit Access and Mobile Money Reduce Conflict Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Malgit Amos Akims, Gyang Francis Dalyop, Dorcas Melza Musabi & Wycliffe Nyaemo Motende · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Fragile states in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to face recurrent conflict associated with economic marginalisation, weak institutions, poverty, and restricted access to finance. This study examined whether credit access and mobile money are associated with conflict risk in ten fra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81451

Credit Allocation, Central Bank Intervention and Development Finance in Fragile States in Sub-Saharan Africa

Malgit Amos Akims, Dorcas Melza Musabi, Gyang Francis Dalyop, Wycliffe Nyaemo Motende & Samuel Nyabute · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Sub-Saharan Africa continues to experience instability and violence, as economic exclusion, weak governance systems and inadequate financial resources constrain development. This study examines the effect of credit allocation on development finance and the moderating role of cent...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i71450

Why Does the Gender Wage Gap Persist? Sectoral Segregation and Structural Discrimination in Mexico

Ramiro Esqueda-Walle · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Women’s incorporation into the Mexican labour market has occurred within unequal gender relations that concentrate them in low-paid occupations with limited mobility, while substantial wage differentials favouring men persist despite regulatory advances and women’s rising educati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i71449

Perceptions of the Importance of Audit Dimensions in Supporting Sustainable ‎Development: Evidence from Iraq

Ali Ahmed Mohammed · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Recent studies have emphasised the growing importance of auditing in supporting sustainability governance and organisational accountability. According to the International Federation of Accountants, auditing functions play a critical role in enhancing transparency, improving stak...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i71448