The following study examined how energy use and technological advancement impacted environmental sustainability in QUAD (US, Japan, Australia, and India) economies between 1991 and 2021. The study considers the generation of renewable energy, fossil fuel use, and the effects of economic expansion on environmental sustainability. The research used the moment quantile regression technique based on the outcomes of slope heterogeneity, cross-sectional dependence, and the order of the unit-root by the using second-generation method of cross-sectional augmented Im, Pesaran, and Shin tests. The study discovered that renewable energy production and technological innovation enhances environmental sustainability, whereas the use of nonrenewable energy and economic growth worsen it. When implementing policies regarding the environment, energy, and the growth of QUAD economies based on concrete evidence, policy makers and environmentalists in QUAD countries should also take into account the asymmetrical performance of efficiency in energy production, technological innovation, and economic growth.

This study investigates the impact of disclosure of social responsibility in reducing risks in Jordanian commercial banks. To realize the goal of this study, the researcher followed the descriptive-analytical method. The data of the study sample was gathered from the financial reports of the listed banks on the Amman Financial Market that pertain to stock prices and market return in the period 2014-2018. The study used simple regression analysis to examine the relationship between independent and dependent variables. Among the most prominent findings of the study, there is an impact of the social responsibility disclosure in reducing risks, as well as an effect of the dimensions of social responsibility: the environment, customers and employees in reducing risks.

This study aims to present a true image of social responsibility accounting (SRA) in Jordanian companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). A survey questionnaire was employed to check the level of SRA practice, and a checklist was used to discover the level of SRA disclosure which was collected from the annual reports of the firms listed on the ASE. The questionnaires and annual reports were employed to collect information from 104 companies in the financial, services, and industrial sectors for this study. SPSS was used to for data analysis and the results showed that the level of SRA practice in listed companies on the ASE is good, while the level of SRA disclosure is very low. The latter could be related to many reasons, including lack of awareness of Jordanians companies' managers in the culture of SRA and related issues due to the novelty of SRA disclosure in Jordan and developing countries. In addition, companies mostly focus on product quality when they practice SRA.

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the biggest challenges facing global economies in the twenty-first century. Although a few sectors have benefited from it, the majority of companies in all sectors have been affected. This research came to test the moderating effect of the reserves of the firms on the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and the performance of firms (financial and non-financial performance). The study adopted a questionnaire survey to collect the data. The questionnaires were sent online to the top management of the firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The results showed that the pandemic of COVID-19 damages the financial and non-financial performance of the firms in all sectors listed on the Amman Stock Exchange in Jordan. But the reserves of the firms have a positive effect on reducing the negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the firms’ performance (financial and non-financial). Thus, this research recommends that the government must involve the firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange in its palliatives programmes or stimulus packages to maintain the companies in the private sector in operation after the pandemic. In addition, the firms must take their reserves seriously and increase them.

This research aimed to determine if the financial performance of multinational firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the appraisal of transfer pricing are significantly correlated. The firms’ financial statements from 2012 to 2022 were used as the primary source data. The research used the panel least squares regression approach to analyze the data acquired from multinational firms in the UAE to assess the research hypotheses. A correlational research methodology was employed to investigate the hypothesized association between transfer price assessment factors and financial performance. The results showed an insignificant effect for bonus mechanisms, tax expenses, and return on assets as measurements of financial performance, but tunneling incentives have an insignificant relationship with return on assets. As a result, the research suggests that multinational corporations in the UAE enhance tax expenses, tunneling, and bonus mechanisms to achieve a higher rate of return on assets. Additionally, UAE multinational firms should reassess their bonus mechanism for optimal financial performance. The study's limitations and findings offer several investigation opportunities related to transfer pricing practices in the UAE, and future researchers could make a comparative study on transfer pricing in different countries.