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
Flowers are universally appreciated and are considered one of the most beloved natural objects worldwide. The flowers become economically and culturally an important horticultural crop in Bangladesh. The study was undertaken to examine the marketing system and margins of rose. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22170
Background: The US banking sector is continually becoming more dependent on complex IT infrastructure, which exposes it to greater risks of sophisticated fraud and transactional errors. The heavy reliance on technology has rendered traditional audit mechanisms obsolete and unable...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22168
Research on college students’ entrepreneurial intentions remains fragmented, with limited integrated analysis of influencing mechanisms. This study examines social, psychological, entrepreneurial, and financial factors shaping entrepreneurial intention among STEM students, drawin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22169
This study investigated the effect of investment on economic growth: panel evidence from selected West African countries. The period of study covered 1990 – 2024. The dependent variable was gross domestic product while domestic investment, inward foreign direct investment, outwar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22167
The study explores the role of AI companions, virtual influencers, and nostalgia in shaping Emotional Consumer Engagement (ECE) within the loneliness economy, with Nostalgic Sentiment (NS) as a mediating factor. The growing issue of loneliness has led to the rise of digital techn...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22165
The research explores the complicated and dynamic link between tax revenues, financial development (FD), and economic growth (EG) in rising countries like the BRICS. The research uses second-generation panel econometric techniques using a sample from 2010 to 2024. The BRICS natio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22166
This study looked at leadership and skill development trends highlighted by top global business schools, using publicly available documents. It also explored how these trends connect to a local School of Business and Management in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. The research used...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22163
This study is an attempt for understanding BRICS as a common currency. It is a discussion in world market since 2009 but this study focus on BRICS expansion in 2025 and present context. The significance of BRICS expansion especially in world market is included in this descriptive...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22164
Background: The rapid adoption of digital business models has led to an exponential increase in the volume, velocity, and complexity of data exchanged across interconnected organizational ecosystems. This transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for the auditing...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22162
Background: Companies with higher levels of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure tend to exhibit better financial performance due to their ability to manage environmental and social risks effectively while enhancing their reputation among investors and consumers...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22159