Background: Signaling Theory or Signal Theory states that dividend changes are considered as a signal of a company's income. The banking industry has different characteristics compared to other sectors because its main activity focuses on the intermediation function, which is col...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52282
This study examines how renewable energy consumption, non-renewable energy consumption, financial development, and economic growth influence environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using panel data for 22 Sub-Saharan African countries over 2000–2023 which is 528 count...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52278
The rapid expansion of digital technologies has significantly transformed financial systems, reshaping individuals’ financial knowledge, access, and behaviour. The purpose of the study is to assess the Nexus Between Digitalization, Digital Financial Literacy, and Financial Behavi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52279
The rapid rise of financial influencers (finfluencers) on social media has significantly transformed the way retail investors engage with financial markets. While these influencers have made financial information more accessible, their growing influence raises important concerns...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52276
Celebrity endorsement has emerged as one of the most researched constructs in marketing communication, driven by multi-billion-dollar investments that make brands worldwide influential in leveraging celebrities to shape consumer attitudes, purchase intentions, and brand equity. D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52277
In the process of globalization, corporate social responsibility has gradually become a focus of public attention, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance has increasingly become an important manifestation of a company's competitiveness. Outward Foreign Direct...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52275
Background: Amid accelerating digital globalization and the rise of the Global South, host-country digital economy development has become a crucial driver shaping China’s digital service export trade and South–South digital cooperation. Aims: To investigate the impact of host-cou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52272
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face mounting pressure to achieve multidimensional sustainability—covering economic, environmental, and social dimensions—amidst increasing resource depletion and evolving market preferences. This research looks at the important role of i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52273
Background: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate in rapidly changing and highly competitive markets, requiring adaptive strategies to sustain performance. The Dynamic Capabilities perspective highlights the importance of firms’ ability to reconfigure resources and re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52274
Background: E-commerce has transformed the retail industry, particularly in apparel, making it important to understand the factors influencing consumers’ online behavioral intentions, especially in contexts where perceived risk remains a key concern and technology adoption models...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52270
Market penetration of digital media services, particularly traditional pay-TV and emerging OTT platforms, depends not only on infrastructure availability but also on demographic factors that shape household adoption and consumption behavior. This study examines the impact of demo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52271
Biodiversity loss has emerged as a major global concern affecting governments, corporations, and stakeholders, leading to increased emphasis on corporate biodiversity disclosure and the growing role of accountants in measuring and reporting natural capital under both normative an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52269
Highly leveraged firms are more likely to pursue tax planning strategies to manage their financial obligations and enhance shareholder value since the firms with higher leverage benefit from interest deductibility, reducing taxable income. This study examined the moderating effec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52268
Small Finance Banks (SFBs), introduced by the RBI to advance financial inclusion, have become important contributors to India’s banking landscape, making it essential to examine how their CAMELS parameters influence profitability. The present research work analyses the quarterly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52267
Emmanuel Chijioke Nwadike, Charles Odinakachi Njoku, Kelechi Enyinna Ugwu, Kingsley Onyekachi Onyele, Chinenye Ehikem Obialor, Innocent Onyedikachi Nwagwu & Chizube Ihunna Nwadike·Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting·2026
The issue of poverty alleviation has been attracting global attention especially as economic challenges become more complex. Empirical evidence suggests that meaningful poverty alleviation is achievable particularly in countries that have experienced sustained economic progress....
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i52266