Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and an organization’s financial performance are well discussed in the literature. However, the role of employees to spur the financial performance, especially the mediating effect of employees’ pro-environmental behavior between CSR and financial performance, is not well explored. Literature also shows that connectedness to nature can drive the pro-environmental behavior of individuals. However, the role of connectedness to nature in a CSR–financial performance framework has not been realized. Observing the above knowledge gaps, the current study investigates the CSR-financial performance relationship in the SME sector of a developing country with the mediating effect of employees’ pro-environmental behavior. The current study also notes the conditional indirect effect of connectedness to nature in the above-mediated relationship. A self-administered questionnaire (n = 489) with a paper–pencil technique was employed for data collection. Structural equation modeling was considered to validate the hypothesized relationships. The findings revealed that CSR could lead an SME to a higher level of financial performance via pro-environmental behavior. It was also noted that connectedness to nature produces a significant conditional indirect effect. Such findings have seminal implications for the SME sector, which are discussed in detail. One important implication is to realize the importance of employees’ pro-environmental behavior, through CSR and connectedness to nature, to thrive the financial performance of an SME.

Despite the growing academic interest in transformational leadership and employee creativity, the banking sector has not yet received enough consideration. Mostly, the banking sector was assumed to be an inappropriate setting for employee creativity as it is a tightly supervised and controlled segment of an economy. Nevertheless, some research studies in advanced nations emphasized the significance of employee creativity in a banking context. However, the case of developing countries (e.g., Pakistan) has remained an understudied area. Against this background, the objective of this study was to examine the relationships between transformational leadership (TL), perceived organizational support (POS), and employee creativity (EC) through work engagement (WE). Some private banks were selected, situated in a large metropolitan city, with data collected for the present research by a self-administered questionnaire. The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was employed to analyze data. It was observed that TL and POS induce EC, whereas WE mediated these relationships. These findings may help policymakers of the banking industry to improve employee creativity through WE.

This research aims to analyze the impact of bank performance determinants on bank performance by applying robust regression analysis. For this, the relationship between return on assets and net interest margin with bank performance determinants has been discussed using robust regression. Robust regression offers a better and more realistic analysis owing to reducing the impact of outliers and influential data, and it is recommended for more precise results.

Agriculture is critical for meeting the needs of the world’s population, in terms of food production. As a result, it has become a significant contributor to economic growth. According to various studies, agricultural production is one of the most widely recognized sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. This study explores the causal link between aggregate energy consumption resources, trade liberalization, CO₂ emissions, and modern agriculture in selected ASEAN nations from 2000 to 2020, through the use of panel FMOLS data from the United Nations Development Program (fully modified ordinary least square). According to scientific research, the value addition of agricultural commodities helps to reduce CO₂ emissions in polluted countries such as the United States. In addition, it was revealed that the quantity of CO₂ released per unit of energy spent was positively associated with the amount of energy consumed. The reduction of CO₂ emissions is possible in nations where environmental pollution is reducing due to trade liberalization. Although fossil fuels have increased CO₂ emissions, research has shown that adopting renewable energy can help mitigate environmental damage. Revenues and productivity in agriculture are increased due to climate-smart agricultural-favored institutions, while greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. As an example of renewable energy, new energy resources may contribute to the preservation of a clean and healthy environment. The use of renewable energy in agriculture reduces the dependency on fossil fuels, which is beneficial for farmers. Trade policy, on the other hand, may stimulate the movement of money and technology, in order to specialize in economies of scale and manufacturing. It is imperative that ASEAN countries examine policies that will improve living standards, while also protecting the environment. This includes measures that will stimulate agricultural sector production and create active marketplaces for international trade

Migration has become a de facto phenomenon in the contemporary globalized world and India is not untouched. Indian labourers from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh migrated to the UAE in search of better jobs and prospects. They migrated alone and left behind their families. The distance between them and their family can also create mental disorders; therefore, it becomes necessary to analyze the mental health of the migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study is quantitative and based on a sample survey approach. The researchers collected 416 samples through a structured questionnaire and used the snowball sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, chi-square test and logistic regression were utilized to analyze and interpret the results. The outbreak of coronavirus disturbed their livelihood resulting in a cut to their salary or earnings; in total, 83% of migrants were affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of loss of their income, out of which 76% were affected by less than AED 1000. The respondents’ mental health was worrisome, but they were hopeful for the future. In total, 73.5% of respondents felt nervous, 62% felt depressed, 77% felt lonely, 63.4% had a hard time sleeping, and 63% had difficulties concentrating. The findings of the study draw attention to the policymakers to carry out necessary provisions to the targeted psychologically affected community. The findings also suggest creating awareness among the people by using social networking sites and diagnosing mental disorders on an urgent basis.

Objective: The rapid stride in mobile payment adoption has transformed the payment practices in the 21st Century. Admittedly, m-payment practice has become more intense due to the surge in usage of internet, mobile devices (smart phones), accelerated further by the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Against such a backdrop, it is the need of the hour to investigate: Why are people starting to use mobile payments more and how will that affect their purchasing habits? The study's intention is to add to what's already been written on electronic banking and mobile banking specifically. The study provides a report on m-banking's development, assesses the potential for its adoption, and identifies potential avenues for expansion in Saudi Arabia. They aid Saudi Arabian banking decision-makers in locating and developing strategies for supplying m-banking services that will help them keep their competitive edge.   Methods: While electronically distributed surveys can reach more people more quickly and for less money, this method also has the potential to introduce bias into the sample by excluding people who don't have access to the internet. In addition, the data acquired from the respondents in many mobile payment and mobile banking studies can enhance selection bias. Researchers used both paper-print and online survey methods to disseminate survey instruments, reducing selection bias and increasing response rates. Other potential sources of common method bias (CMB) include the retrospective nature of the survey, the use of a commonly used scale format for constructs, and the fact that respondents were asked to provide information about both the independent and dependent variables in the same question. As a result, SEM has emerged as the gold standard in the field of theory testing, especially as it pertains to studies of IS/IT adoption. Statistical modelling with structural equation modelling (SEM) was chosen as the advanced inferential analytic technique for this study. Aim: The present study also aims to identify the perceived risk, trust, self-efficacy, past experience, attitude, anxiety, and customer support associated with the mobile payment. Lastly, this study will be a path-breaking one because of its intended contribution to the policy-makers and to the society at large in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Needless to say, outcome of the study was providing managerial inputs to various mobile payment platforms. Results: Consumers' intent to utilize mobile banking was strongly correlated with their level of trust and Application of Mobile Banking. In similar way Self-efficacy directly and positively related to the consumer intention towards mobile banking adoption. In the same ways, past experience directly and positively related to the consumer intention towards mobile banking adoption. In the same way, there is a positive and direct relationship between customer intention and the use of mobile banking. Lack of a causal relationship between attitude and consumer desire to use mobile banking. Perceived risk not directly and positively related to the consumer intention towards mobile banking adoption Anxiety not directly and positively related to the consumer intention towards mobile banking adoption. Conclusion: This study intends to identify the various drivers of mobile payment adoption by examining how consumers' spending habits have changed in response to the popularity of mobile payment systems and the relationship between various payment mechanisms. The study's primary aim is to establish precisely the point when mobile payments will become the norm can replace debit and credit card transactions. Besides transaction activities, online payment channels are enhancing mobile payment adoption and lead to increase in the online transactions, local penetration further escalating increased transaction activities.