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Qinghua Fu
Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China

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Journal article
Published: 15 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial part in a country’s economic growth and sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between innovation and the performance of SMEs. An external environmental factor acts as a moderating variable between the exogenous and endogenous variables. Data were collected from 350 textile SMEs operating in Pakistan using a cross-sectional study design through self-administered questionnaires. Of these, only 335 surveys were valid for further analysis. The structural equational modeling technique was used for analyzing the data and testing the hypotheses that innovation and the external environment affect an SME’s performance. The results indicate a significant association between innovation and SME performance, and the external environment has a moderating impact on innovation and SME performance. This paper offers valuable recommendations to senior managers and owners of SMEs to consider the innovation and external environment as crucial factors when assessing their SME’s performance. This study contributes towards the body of knowledge on this subject and can help practitioners and researchers explore the effects of innovation and the external environment on the performance of SMEs.

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Qinghua Fu; Muhammad Safdar Sial; Muhammad Zulqarnain Arshad; Ubaldo Comite; Phung Anh Thu; József Popp. The Inter-Relationship between Innovation Capability and SME Performance: The Moderating Role of the External Environment. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9132 .

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Qinghua Fu, Muhammad Safdar Sial, Muhammad Zulqarnain Arshad, Ubaldo Comite, Phung Anh Thu, József Popp. The Inter-Relationship between Innovation Capability and SME Performance: The Moderating Role of the External Environment. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9132.

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Qinghua Fu; Muhammad Safdar Sial; Muhammad Zulqarnain Arshad; Ubaldo Comite; Phung Anh Thu; József Popp. 2021. "The Inter-Relationship between Innovation Capability and SME Performance: The Moderating Role of the External Environment." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9132.

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Published: 25 July 2021 in Processes
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The global focus on the use of renewable energy resources was mainly reignited by the signing of the Kyoto Protocol Agreement in 1997. Since then, the world has seen a great deal of progress in terms of the production and consumption of renewable energy. This in turn is rapidly powering economic growth and social development around the globe. Contrary to popular belief, the use of renewable energy is not limited to developed countries only. The developing countries are also rapidly endorsing renewable energy as a vital engine of economic growth and societal development. In this regard, even though renewable energy production and consumption are in their infancy in BRICS, these countries are taking concrete steps towards the development of renewable energy resources. The results of previous studies have indicated that with an increase in the GDP of a country its carbon footprint also tends to increase; the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries are no exception in this regard. One of the main challenges in research related to measuring the contribution of renewable energy towards economic growth is the use of a singular model or techniques that may not be appropriate for the generalization of the results. This study intends to overcome this challenge by application of multiple econometric-based models which include the “Cross Dependency” test, the unit root test, and “CIPS” (cross-sectional augmented IPS). Besides these the second generation, stochastic models based upon econometrics, such as the DOLS test (dynamic ordinary least square) and the FMOLS (fully modified ordinary least square) are also applied for verification of the contribution of renewable energy towards the economic growth of the BRICS countries. The novelty of the study mainly stems from fact that these models are seldom applied in tandem and especially in the BRICS countries. The results of the study indicate that the existence of the bi-directional relationship between the use of renewable energy and economic growth is mainly indicated by the increase in GDP, thus lending support to the feedback hypothesis. Moreover, the conservation hypothesis was proven by the existence of a unidirectional causality relationship between the use of renewable energy and CO2 emissions. Alongside these, the study also included sensitivity analysis to gauge the impact of the growth of GDP on the CO2 emissions of BRICS countries, and regression analysis was performed to create an EKC curve which was used to gauge not only the sensitivity but also to help in highlighting the impact of using renewable energy in controlling and reducing CO2 emissions, thus proving the EKC theory. Thus, it can be deduced that increase in CO2 emissions is of major concern for the BRICS countries, which has led them to increase the production of renewable energy. Based upon the findings of the present study it is recommended that policymakers should encourage the use of renewable energy by offering incentives in financial terms, such as interest-free or low-interest loans, subsidies and feed-in tariffs.

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Qinghua Fu; Susana Álvarez-Otero; Muhammad Sial; Ubaldo Comite; Pengfei Zheng; Sarminah Samad; Judit Oláh. Impact of Renewable Energy on Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions—Evidence from BRICS Countries. Processes 2021, 9, 1281 .

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Qinghua Fu, Susana Álvarez-Otero, Muhammad Sial, Ubaldo Comite, Pengfei Zheng, Sarminah Samad, Judit Oláh. Impact of Renewable Energy on Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions—Evidence from BRICS Countries. Processes. 2021; 9 (8):1281.

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Qinghua Fu; Susana Álvarez-Otero; Muhammad Sial; Ubaldo Comite; Pengfei Zheng; Sarminah Samad; Judit Oláh. 2021. "Impact of Renewable Energy on Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions—Evidence from BRICS Countries." Processes 9, no. 8: 1281.

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Published: 21 December 2020 in Sustainability
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The homogenization of the banking segment has made it difficult for banking institutions to practice the quality of services that are needed in order to retain consumers. Thus, these days, finding ways to increase consumer loyalty—especially green loyalty—has become a challenge for the banking industry around the planet. Research has long acknowledged that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic concern that could help organizations to increase consumer loyalty. However, the impact of CSR practices on green consumer loyalty is rarely addressed in the extant literature. Hence, the present research investigated the impact of CSR on green consumer loyalty with the mediating effect of co-creation in the banking industry of Pakistan. The study also introduced green banking initiatives as a moderator between the mediated relation of CSR and green consumer loyalty, with the intention that such a moderator would strengthen this indirect relationship. The structural equation modeling technique was used for the data analysis. The results confirm that CSR enhances consumer loyalty, and that co-creation partially mediates this relationship. Furthermore, green banking initiatives further strengthen this relation. The results of the current survey could help banking institutions learn how they can develop core strategic considerations based on the integration of CSR co-creation and green banking initiatives.

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Huidong Sun; Mustafa Rabbani; Naveed Ahmad; Muhammad Sial; Cheng Guping; Malik Zia-Ud-Din; Qinghua Fu. CSR, Co-Creation and Green Consumer Loyalty: Are Green Banking Initiatives Important? A Moderated Mediation Approach from an Emerging Economy. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10688 .

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Huidong Sun, Mustafa Rabbani, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Sial, Cheng Guping, Malik Zia-Ud-Din, Qinghua Fu. CSR, Co-Creation and Green Consumer Loyalty: Are Green Banking Initiatives Important? A Moderated Mediation Approach from an Emerging Economy. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10688.

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Huidong Sun; Mustafa Rabbani; Naveed Ahmad; Muhammad Sial; Cheng Guping; Malik Zia-Ud-Din; Qinghua Fu. 2020. "CSR, Co-Creation and Green Consumer Loyalty: Are Green Banking Initiatives Important? A Moderated Mediation Approach from an Emerging Economy." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10688.