The aims of this study are two folds: First to examine the impact of renewable energy technologies on sustainability development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Second to test the awareness and cultural acceptance of societies in MENA region of the need to preserve the environment and reduce pollution by paving the way for finding alternatives to energy and developing emerging energy, which in turn will contribute to sustainable development and preserve the environment from pollution due to energy produced through fossil sources. The method of the current study relied on both primary data and secondary data. Hence, a questionnaire survey was developed to collect the required data. While, secondary data sources are obtained through the Web site finance.yahoo.com. The data processing techniques were carried out using Stata 16 software and using the Multiple Linear Regression method. The sample of the study consisted of 653 people from different MENA countries, i.e. Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. The results revealed two types of data, quantitative data and qualitative data. Quantitative data is excluded from the secondary data analysis that renewable energy technologies have a positive effect on sustainability development in the MENA region. Qualitative data; as the survey includes some open ended questions to give an avenue to respondents to provide further feedback regarding their experience and perception of renewable energy. The results revealed a high degree of cultural perception of Renewable Energy Technologies of the communities in the MENA. Also, people are aware and ready to afford the cost and efforts to generate clean energy that promote sustainability. This study recommends that governments should invest in renewable energy and highlights the urgent need for clean energy to emerge in the MENA region. JEL classifications Q43. Q32. O13

All major sectors are rapidly embracing AI technology to provide rapid and quality services to patients. Along with opportunities, the integration of AI in healthcare has some ethical and legal challenges. The present paper aims to discuss ethical and legal concerns of integrating AI technology into the Jordanian healthcare system. Focus-group discussion (FGD), a qualitative method, was applied to collect primary data from six participants. Results show that the Jordanian government is proactive in integrating AI in core sectors, including healthcare. There are some legal provisions to promote secure and safe AI-driven services. However, the legal system does not have a special law that could regulate AI-system. It is highly recommended that the laws should be much more comprehensive, and the training of ethics should be the priority in the Jordanian healthcare system.

This study addresses the significance of digital transformation in the contemporary business environment, exploring its current state and anticipated future developments. In the first section of the article, the author defines digital transformation and emphasizes its significance for companies. The article then examines the forces that are propelling digital transformation, including as customers' expectations, technological advancements, data analytics, and the intensity of the rivalry. The study also delves at the upsides of becoming digital, such as increased productivity, improved customer service, a competitive edge, fresh revenue channels, and higher profits. It also underlines the difficulties that firms confront when they attempt digital transformation, including a lack of digital skills, outdated systems, data privacy and security, excessive costs, a lack of qualified workers, and even cultural resistance.

This study aims to analyze crowdfunding’s economic success in the Gulf region as the Crowdfunding (CF) experience and practice in this part of the world tend to be unexplored in terms of research. In particular, the study examines whether the adoption of entrepreneurial finance (EF) principles in crowdfunding platforms affects the economic success of funding and entrepreneurs’ ability in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to access financial resources. The study uses an online questionnaire survey on Crowdfunding economic success in the GCC to collect information from the participants. Participants are investors, entrepreneurs, and startups from five Gulf countries (i.e., Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and UAE) in addition to several Crowdfunding platforms commonly used by crowdfunders in this region (such as Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Eureeca, Beehive and GoFundMe) with total members (102964). Signaling theory and principle-agent theory combine to make a theoretical foundation that explains the relationship between funders and fundraisers. The pilot sample consisting of 10 units was used to validate and verify the research instrument of the study. The research sample consists of 1145 respondents (sample size n = 1145) selected randomly from the five Gulf countries included in the study. The findings reveal that CF’s presence positively impacts economic fundraising success and that crowdfunding platforms are an effective financial technology (Fintech) tool for financing entrepreneurs in the GCC. We conclude with recommendations for future EF and CF research. The findings of this study will have implications for improvements in practices of economic and finance. They may be used as a guide towards advancing the management and performance of the crowdfunding platforms in the Gulf region. Presently, a very few number of published research on crowdfunding exist in this region. Moreover, to the best of our knowledge, there is no single study investigating crowdfunding as an alternative financing source in the GCC.

The critical importance of customer satisfaction in online shopping stores has been recognised in academic research and its literature, in particular. However, studies in this area remain broad and to some extent fragmented. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to test empirically the integrated model of customer satisfaction with online shopping that has been developed by Lee and Joshi (2006). This study draws on 242 questionnaire surveys of university students in Dubai, UAE. The analysis of these surveys reveals that attitudes toward online shopping and the intention to shop online in the UAE are not only affected by ease of use, usefulness, and enjoyment, but also by some other factors such as perceived Web-store traits, channel traits and consumer traits.