The mining sector is inherently associated with significant environmental challenges such as land degradation, biodiversity loss, and pollution, raising critical concerns about sustainable resource management. Although Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), institutionalized unde...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42250
Background: The Maltese banking sector is rapidly adopting multi-channel services, combining digital platforms with traditional branches to meet diverse customer needs. However, limited research on customer channel preferences creates a gap that may lead to misaligned strategies,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42249
Public organizations in Iraq face chronic pressures to improve service quality, resource utilization, and responsiveness in a turbulent governance environment. This study examines whether strategic planning (SP) enhances organizational performance (OP) directly and indirectly thr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42246
Small enterprises in the United States may face heightened exposure to financial misconduct due to limited resources, lean staffing, and informal operational structures that can constrain the effectiveness of internal oversight mechanisms. Despite the recognized importance of int...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42247
The Nigerian banking sector has become increasingly competitive, with Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) investing substantially in branding strategies to enhance market performance. This study investigated the mediating role of brand preference in the relationship between brand awarenes...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42248
Background: Rural and tribal communities like those in Gumla, Jharkhand rely heavily on kirana stores for daily needs, social interaction, credit access, and local information, making them central to community life. In such settings, brand trust is driven more by personal relatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42244
This study investigates the differential effects of emotional intelligence (EI) dimensions-self-awareness (SA), self-regulation (SR) and social competence (SC) on job performance (JBP) among academic staff in higher education institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Grounded in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42245
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India in 2017 brought significant development across the financial system of the country. It is a crucial accountability for all production and service businesses. During the pre-GST period, there had been significant tax non-pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42243
The rapid adoption of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India has emerged as a game-changer in the digital finance industry. In addition to increasing financial inclusion, UPI has had a direct impact on consumer and business financial culture by facilitating the transition...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42242
This conceptual study develops an integrated theoretical framework linking comprehensive big data analytics (BDA), business analysis (BA), and artificial intelligence (AI) to service system reconfiguration and multi-level service advantage in the Levant region (Jordan, Lebanon, S...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42241
Background: Agriculture is a vital sector in West Africa, employing 60% of the workforce and contributing 35% to the region's GDP, with crops like millet, sorghum, and rice being major staples. The rapid development of financial systems and mobile technology in the 1980s and 1990...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42239
The study sought to examine the effect of firm level factors on financial stability of commercial banks in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to determine the effect of capital adequacy, bank size, management efficiency and earnings ability on financial stability of commercial...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42240
The high growth rate of the gig economy has turned the conventional employment relations into digital mediated task based relations that are controlled by algorithm systems. Nevertheless, the study of gig worker motivation is still a fragmented field of study in theoretical frame...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42238
Financial inclusion promotes access to affordable financial services for marginalised groups, supporting economic growth. However, many households in India remain financially excluded despite banking sector progress. This study examines the heterogeneity and determinants of finan...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42237
Value Added Tax is Ethiopia's primary source of domestic revenue, yet local-level administrative challenges remain poorly documented. This study examines VAT administration challenges and taxpayer compliance behavior at the Negele Town Revenue Authority in Oromia Regional State,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42234