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Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Business, Marketing Department, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh

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Published: 05 July 2021 in Innovative Marketing
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The main aim of this study is to examine the antecedents and consequences of consumer engagement in the Saudi airline industry. In total, 403 usable responses were collected using an electronic survey. The study respondents include airline travelers who are living in Saudi Arabia. The survey data were examined using structural equation modeling (SEM) to verify the theoretical model. The major study findings suggest that a positive correlation is found between online brand experience, brand love, and customer engagement. Moreover, customer engagement is positively associated with repatronage intention. In addition, the moderating results show that service quality has a moderating influence on the relationship between customer engagement and repatronage intention. As a consequence, the findings indicate the existence of service quality and its role in determining customer behavior intentions. This study also offers a great understanding of the interaction between the important factors. Thus, they may be utilized as a guideline for managing air traveling and improving airline sales in the country.

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Hawazen Alamoudi; Majed Alharthi. Antecedents and consequences of customer engagement: A case study of Saudi airline industry. Innovative Marketing 2021, 17, 30 -44.

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Hawazen Alamoudi, Majed Alharthi. Antecedents and consequences of customer engagement: A case study of Saudi airline industry. Innovative Marketing. 2021; 17 (3):30-44.

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Hawazen Alamoudi; Majed Alharthi. 2021. "Antecedents and consequences of customer engagement: A case study of Saudi airline industry." Innovative Marketing 17, no. 3: 30-44.

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Published: 12 June 2021 in Telematics and Informatics
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This study aimed to identify and explain different facets of the sharing economy and to differentiate between micro- and macro-mobility services. We also aimed to examine the correlation between the sharing economy and subjective well-being, cultural beliefs, and COVID-19. An exploratory research technique with face-to-face semi-structured interviews was used to collect data from a sample of 22 rideshare app users in a developing country between January and May 2020 and in July 2020. The data were analyzed using the NVivo 12 application. The major findings suggest that, considering their scope and use, sharing economy technology and services can be divided into four major domains: (1) hospitality and dining, (2) retail and consumer goods, (3) media and entertainment, and (4) automotive and transportation. In ridesharing services, the well-being of users is influenced (and suppressed) by eight factors. In addition, socio-cultural beliefs are prevalent in developing markets, and the impact of COVID-19 on the sharing economy is evident. However, the pandemic has promoted the use of micro-mobility services. This study, which contributes to the existing knowledge on the theory of subjective well-being and cultural beliefs, has major theoretical and managerial implications and offers a rich future research agenda.

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Majed Alharthi; Hawazen Alamoudi; Aijaz A. Shaikh; Maqsood H. Bhutto. “Your ride has arrived” – Exploring the nexus between subjective well-being, socio-cultural beliefs, COVID-19, and the sharing economy. Telematics and Informatics 2021, 63, 101663 .

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Majed Alharthi, Hawazen Alamoudi, Aijaz A. Shaikh, Maqsood H. Bhutto. “Your ride has arrived” – Exploring the nexus between subjective well-being, socio-cultural beliefs, COVID-19, and the sharing economy. Telematics and Informatics. 2021; 63 ():101663.

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Majed Alharthi; Hawazen Alamoudi; Aijaz A. Shaikh; Maqsood H. Bhutto. 2021. "“Your ride has arrived” – Exploring the nexus between subjective well-being, socio-cultural beliefs, COVID-19, and the sharing economy." Telematics and Informatics 63, no. : 101663.

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Published: 19 May 2021 in Energies
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The use of renewable energy sources and carbon emissions has been debated from various perspectives throughout recent decades. However, the causal relationship between green energy sources and carbon emissions volatility has received limited attention. This study aims to close a knowledge gap in this area. The current study analyzes the renewable energy sources (wind, hydro, and geothermal) and carbon emissions of four ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines) between 2000 and 2019. The present study combined Chudik and Pesaran’s (2015) newly developed Dynamic Common Correlated Effects (DCCE) with cutting-edge investigation tools such as first- and second-generation unit root tests; CS-dependence; Variance inflation factor test for multicollinearity; and Pedroni, Kao, and Wester Lund tests of co-integration. The Granger causality test is also used to check the short-term and long-term causal effects within the renewable energy sources and green energy sources, and carbon volatility. According to the empirical results, green energy sources make a positive and vital contribution to reducing carbon emissions growth in the above-noted ASEAN economies. Furthermore, short- and long-run causality runs from green energy sources to carbon emission volatility in the region. A significant causality relationship has also been observed within the green energy sources of ASEAN.

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Shu Wu; Majed Alharthi; Weihua Yin; Qaiser Abbas; Adnan Shah; Saeed Ur Rahman; Jamal Khan. The Carbon-Neutral Energy Consumption and Emission Volatility: The Causality Analysis of ASEAN Region. Energies 2021, 14, 2943 .

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Shu Wu, Majed Alharthi, Weihua Yin, Qaiser Abbas, Adnan Shah, Saeed Ur Rahman, Jamal Khan. The Carbon-Neutral Energy Consumption and Emission Volatility: The Causality Analysis of ASEAN Region. Energies. 2021; 14 (10):2943.

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Shu Wu; Majed Alharthi; Weihua Yin; Qaiser Abbas; Adnan Shah; Saeed Ur Rahman; Jamal Khan. 2021. "The Carbon-Neutral Energy Consumption and Emission Volatility: The Causality Analysis of ASEAN Region." Energies 14, no. 10: 2943.

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Published: 05 April 2021 in PLOS ONE
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Objective While macroeconomic and environmental events affect the overall economic performance of nations, there has not been much research on the effects of important macroeconomic and environmental variables and how these can influence progress. Saudi Arabia’s economy relies heavily on its vast reserves of petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, and copper, but its economic growth trajectory has been uneven since the 1990s. This study examines the effects of carbon emissions, rainfall, temperature, inflation, population, and unemployment on economic growth in Saudi Arabia. Methods Annual time series dataset covering the period 1990–2019 has been extracted from the World Bank and General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection, Saudi Arabia. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration has served to investigate the long-run relationships among the variables. Several time-series diagnostic tests have been conducted on the long-term ARDL model to check its robustness. Results Saudi Arabia can still achieve higher economic growth without effectively addressing its unemployment problem as both the variables are found to be highly significantly but positively cointegrated in the long-run ARDL model. While the variable of carbon emissions demonstrated a negative effect on the nation’s economic growth, the variables of rainfall and temperate were to some extent cointegrated into the nation’s economic growth in negative and positive ways, respectively. Like most other nations the short-run effects of inflation and population on economic growth do vary, but their long-term effects on the same are found to be positive. Conclusions Saudi Arabia can achieve both higher economic growth and lower carbon emissions simultaneously even without effectively addressing the unemployment problem. The nation should utilize modern scientific technologies to annual rainfall losses and to reduce annual temperature in some parts of the country in order to achieve higher economic growth.

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Mazharul Islam; Majed Alharthi; Wahid Murad. The effects of carbon emissions, rainfall, temperature, inflation, population, and unemployment on economic growth in Saudi Arabia: An ARDL investigation. PLOS ONE 2021, 16, e0248743 .

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Mazharul Islam, Majed Alharthi, Wahid Murad. The effects of carbon emissions, rainfall, temperature, inflation, population, and unemployment on economic growth in Saudi Arabia: An ARDL investigation. PLOS ONE. 2021; 16 (4):e0248743.

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Mazharul Islam; Majed Alharthi; Wahid Murad. 2021. "The effects of carbon emissions, rainfall, temperature, inflation, population, and unemployment on economic growth in Saudi Arabia: An ARDL investigation." PLOS ONE 16, no. 4: e0248743.

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Published: 17 March 2021 in Energy & Environment
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The use of dirty (fossil fuel-based) energy in the process of economic growth challenges humanity through different health issues. This research examines the health risks in the form of mortality rates and the occurrence of respiratory illnesses due to energy usage, greenhouse gas discharges, and economic venture in twenty developing countries of Asian. For this objective, the study investigated a panel dataset of twenty-three years (1995–2018) to measure the short and long-term consequences of environmental contamination on health issues. Results of this study generated through the Autoregressive-Distributed lag (ARDL) technique of econometric. Experimental outcomes of the study confirm that dirty energy, carbon emission, and the process of natural resource exhaustion have a significant and positive impact on health risks on the people of the developing region of Asia. On the other hand, the per capita income growth and clean energy usage contributing positively to human health improvement. The high mortality is positively associated with carbon emission in the case of short-run analysis. These results suggest a comprehensive governance policy set to protect people from the negative impact of dirty energy usage and carbon emission discharge.

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Majed Alharthi; Imran Hanif. The role of energy types and environmental quality on human health in developing Asian countries. Energy & Environment 2021, 1 .

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Majed Alharthi, Imran Hanif. The role of energy types and environmental quality on human health in developing Asian countries. Energy & Environment. 2021; ():1.

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Majed Alharthi; Imran Hanif. 2021. "The role of energy types and environmental quality on human health in developing Asian countries." Energy & Environment , no. : 1.

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Published: 01 March 2021 in Sustainability
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During the time before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are achieved, the international community has set goals to improve people’s lives worldwide. This is in line with the United Nations’ 2030 ambitions to strengthen and advance human society’s sustainable development. Goal number 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), goal number 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), and goal number 13 (Climate Action) are highly correlated to each other. The current study investigates the role of human capital and technological innovation in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) through a carbon-free energy system. A 19-year dataset covering the years 2000−2018 for the G7 economies has been utilized by using the composite index, Multi-criteria decision analysis, and Quantile Autoregressive Distributed Lag (QARDL) methods. The study’s outcomes indicate that the human capital index and technological innovations contribute positively to SDGs in G7 economies. Both indicators also contribute positively to the carbon-free economy by contributing to carbon-free energy sources. The financial index and energy index results also indicate a positive association with the carbon-free economy in G7 nations. This study suggests policy guidelines for developed as well as for developing economies based on human capital and technological innovation to fulfill the SDGs.

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Hebin Shen; Syed Ali; Majed Alharthi; Ali Shah; Abdul Basit Khan; Qaiser Abbas; Saeed Ur Rahman. Carbon-Free Energy and Sustainable Environment: The Role of Human Capital and Technological Revolutions in Attaining SDGs. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2636 .

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Hebin Shen, Syed Ali, Majed Alharthi, Ali Shah, Abdul Basit Khan, Qaiser Abbas, Saeed Ur Rahman. Carbon-Free Energy and Sustainable Environment: The Role of Human Capital and Technological Revolutions in Attaining SDGs. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2636.

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Hebin Shen; Syed Ali; Majed Alharthi; Ali Shah; Abdul Basit Khan; Qaiser Abbas; Saeed Ur Rahman. 2021. "Carbon-Free Energy and Sustainable Environment: The Role of Human Capital and Technological Revolutions in Attaining SDGs." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2636.

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Published: 03 February 2021 in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
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The relationship among economic growth, energy, and the environment is very complex and sensitive, demanding a comprehensive set of policies. This study examines the role of clean technological innovation in attaining win-win conditions for the involved sectors, along with some other macroeconomic variables. For this purpose, the five main indices used are the energy index, financial index, human index, fiscal index, and environmental index of vital macroeconomic indicators developed for G-7 countries. We employ the recently developed quantile autoregressive distributed lag (QARDL) model to assess clean technological innovation's impact on economic and environmental conditions along with other indicators for the 2008–2018 period. According to the results, the energy index, which consists of research and development (R&D) in clean technological innovation in energy and renewable energy, has a significant and negative impact on greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions and has a positive and significant impact on economic growth. This study is pioneering in its nature, finding that productive expenditures on R&D for clean technological innovation can simultaneously enhance economic growth and improve environmental conditions. Based on empirical outcomes, this study suggests advanced policies to enhance economic growth without compromising environmental conditions in G-7 countries.

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Syed Ahtsham Ali; Majed Alharthi; Hafezali Iqbal Hussain; Farhat Rasul; Imran Hanif; Jahanzaib Haider; Saad Ullah; Saeed Ur Rahman; Qaiser Abbas. A clean technological innovation and eco-efficiency enhancement: A multi-index assessment of sustainable economic and environmental management. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2021, 166, 120573 .

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Syed Ahtsham Ali, Majed Alharthi, Hafezali Iqbal Hussain, Farhat Rasul, Imran Hanif, Jahanzaib Haider, Saad Ullah, Saeed Ur Rahman, Qaiser Abbas. A clean technological innovation and eco-efficiency enhancement: A multi-index assessment of sustainable economic and environmental management. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021; 166 ():120573.

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Syed Ahtsham Ali; Majed Alharthi; Hafezali Iqbal Hussain; Farhat Rasul; Imran Hanif; Jahanzaib Haider; Saad Ullah; Saeed Ur Rahman; Qaiser Abbas. 2021. "A clean technological innovation and eco-efficiency enhancement: A multi-index assessment of sustainable economic and environmental management." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 166, no. : 120573.

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Published: 25 December 2020 in Journal of Environmental Management
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This study examines the relationship between energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability from the perspective of economic growth and CO2 emissions. For this purpose, this study utilizes the energy trilemma index (ETI) 2018 of the World Energy Council (WEC) to measure, evaluate and assess the energy efficiency of the top ten best-performing countries around the world. This study formulates an interval decision matrix to apply Principal Components Analysis (PCA) by reducing a large set into a small set of underlying variables with comprehensive information. Finally, this study uses the Fuzzy-TOPSIS method to determine the comprehensive ranks of all countries. This study shows that Denmark holds overall first rank in energy efficiency with a score of one in energy security, eleven in energy equity, and seventeen in environmental sustainability. In contrast, Germany has dominated all top ten performers by energy and environmental progress, which cannot be shirker within the UK's social progress concept. Thus, with ceteris paribus, a higher energy price will indicate a higher degree of scarcity of energy sources, encouraging working for cheaper and renewable alternatives and ultimately influencing the energy supply side. Carbon valuation can reduce greenhouse emissions by paying the extra dollar to the enterprise for less emission. It will lead to changing energy consumption structures and make it a cleaner choice for profit maximization.

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Fang Yu Fu; Majed Alharthi; Zobia Bhatti; Licheng Sun; Farhat Rasul; Imran Hanif; Wasim Iqbal. The dynamic role of energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability in the dilemma of emission reduction and economic growth. Journal of Environmental Management 2020, 280, 111828 .

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Fang Yu Fu, Majed Alharthi, Zobia Bhatti, Licheng Sun, Farhat Rasul, Imran Hanif, Wasim Iqbal. The dynamic role of energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability in the dilemma of emission reduction and economic growth. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 280 ():111828.

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Fang Yu Fu; Majed Alharthi; Zobia Bhatti; Licheng Sun; Farhat Rasul; Imran Hanif; Wasim Iqbal. 2020. "The dynamic role of energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability in the dilemma of emission reduction and economic growth." Journal of Environmental Management 280, no. : 111828.

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Published: 06 December 2020 in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
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It is indisputable that the Fourth Industrial Revolution has reshaped the way we live, work, and interact. The information and technology (IT) age has led to radical economic changes in both the relationships between individuals, companies, and governments and in the environment they exist in. Currently, electronic finance (e-finance) and environmental quality are critical issues that have received significant research attention in the form of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. With this in mind, this study aims to investigate the impact of e-finance on CO2 emissions. The study crafts a model with numerous control variables, including renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, urbanisation, manufacturing, and an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for the 29 OECD countries from 2007 to 2016. Fixed and random effects models of panel data are employed to control for the possible heterogeneity between countries. In addition, the study uses an instrumental variable estimation approach and a Canay(2011) panel quantile regression as a robustness check. The main results reveal that e-finance reduces CO2 emissions in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries and leads to a lower pollution rate. The paper also finds that the EKC hypothesis holds. These findings have several important policy implications for OECD countries, and the model may be extended to investigate similar issues in developing economies.

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Mohamed Elheddad; Chonlakan Benjasak; Rana Deljavan; Majed Alharthi; Jaballa M. Almabrok. The effect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the environment: The relationship between electronic finance and pollution in OECD countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2020, 163, 120485 .

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Mohamed Elheddad, Chonlakan Benjasak, Rana Deljavan, Majed Alharthi, Jaballa M. Almabrok. The effect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the environment: The relationship between electronic finance and pollution in OECD countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2020; 163 ():120485.

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Mohamed Elheddad; Chonlakan Benjasak; Rana Deljavan; Majed Alharthi; Jaballa M. Almabrok. 2020. "The effect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the environment: The relationship between electronic finance and pollution in OECD countries." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 163, no. : 120485.

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Published: 05 December 2020 in Sustainability
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Although plenty of discussions have been conducted on the importance of top management’s ethical commitment (TMEC), companies’ ethical climate (EC), sustainable procurement practices (SPP) and organizational performance, empirical studies to explain the mechanism through which the top management’s ethical commitment generates favorable performance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are still not yet established. Constructing a formal theory, we recommend that TMEC contributes to SMEs’ performance by promoting the company’s EC and SPP. This hypothetical outline was empirically tested using a sample of SMEs in Saudi Arabia. This study tested hypotheses using structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Our analysis shows that TMEC significantly predicts companies’ EC and SPP, which then fully mediate the effects of TMEC on SMEs’ non-financial performance (NFP). This research supports the reasonable theoretical statement that TMEC boosts SME performance by providing empirical validation. The results also show that TMEC, the company’s EC, and SPP impact SMEs’ performance directly, except for the impacts of SPP on FP.

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Mazharul Islam; Majed Alharthi. Relationships among Ethical Commitment, Ethical Climate, Sustainable Procurement Practices, and SME Performance: An PLS-SEM Analysis. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10168 .

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Mazharul Islam, Majed Alharthi. Relationships among Ethical Commitment, Ethical Climate, Sustainable Procurement Practices, and SME Performance: An PLS-SEM Analysis. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):10168.

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Mazharul Islam; Majed Alharthi. 2020. "Relationships among Ethical Commitment, Ethical Climate, Sustainable Procurement Practices, and SME Performance: An PLS-SEM Analysis." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 10168.

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Published: 05 November 2020 in Renewable Energy
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This work highlights the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy, capital formation, and economic growth on CO2 emissions in the economies that are emerging due to China’s Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) initiative. In this context, data for 24 SREB economies from 1995 to 2014 are analyzed through the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach. The results suggest that using a high share of renewable energy to execute economic activities and improve the level of capital formation significantly decreases the rate of CO2 emissions in both the long term and short term in the considered SREB countries. The presence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve and the existence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions are also determined. The negative impact of Gross Capital Formation (GCF) and the negligible effects of trade openness on CO2 discharge are also observed. The negative effect of GCF on carbon emissions suggests either that the SREB economies are investing in low-carbon economic activities or simply that those assets are being produced using cleaner energy sources. It is suggested that these countries should pay more attention to renewable energy resources to improve the environment and maximize the economic benefits of the SREB initiative.

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Zhendong Yang; Qaiser Abbas; Imran Hanif; Majed Alharthi; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary; Babar Aziz; Muhammad Mohsin. Short- and long-run influence of energy utilization and economic growth on carbon discharge in emerging SREB economies. Renewable Energy 2020, 165, 43 -51.

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Zhendong Yang, Qaiser Abbas, Imran Hanif, Majed Alharthi, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Babar Aziz, Muhammad Mohsin. Short- and long-run influence of energy utilization and economic growth on carbon discharge in emerging SREB economies. Renewable Energy. 2020; 165 ():43-51.

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Zhendong Yang; Qaiser Abbas; Imran Hanif; Majed Alharthi; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary; Babar Aziz; Muhammad Mohsin. 2020. "Short- and long-run influence of energy utilization and economic growth on carbon discharge in emerging SREB economies." Renewable Energy 165, no. : 43-51.

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Published: 24 October 2020 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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The unconventional energy sources like hydrogen energy have tremendous potential of filling the gap between economic growth and clean energy consumption. A little intention has been made in this regard in the developing economies like Pakistan. This study develops a fusibility analysis to highlight the potential of hydrogen energy source in Pakistan. For this purpose, this study used a hybrid mathematical model that combines the range of wind speed with the log law to push wind power’s potential to generate wind hydrogen in Pakistan. The study results indicate that Pakistan has an excellent source to generate hydrogen energy through wind power stations. According to the outcomes, Nooriabad can produce 303.66 million RE/kWh per year through wind energy sources. According to the results, the rest of the seven wind generation sites also can generate enough hydrogen energy. This study also concluded that hydrogen energy has enough sources to meet the demand for light-duty vehicles in Pakistan.

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Jingyi Liu; Qaiser Abbas; Majed Alharthi; Muhammad Mohsin; Farhat Rasul; Nadeem Iqbal. Managerial policy and economic analysis of wind-generated renewable hydrogen for light-duty vehicles: Green solution of energy crises. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2020, 28, 10642 -10653.

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Jingyi Liu, Qaiser Abbas, Majed Alharthi, Muhammad Mohsin, Farhat Rasul, Nadeem Iqbal. Managerial policy and economic analysis of wind-generated renewable hydrogen for light-duty vehicles: Green solution of energy crises. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020; 28 (9):10642-10653.

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Jingyi Liu; Qaiser Abbas; Majed Alharthi; Muhammad Mohsin; Farhat Rasul; Nadeem Iqbal. 2020. "Managerial policy and economic analysis of wind-generated renewable hydrogen for light-duty vehicles: Green solution of energy crises." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, no. 9: 10642-10653.

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Published: 10 October 2020 in International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
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This paper, noting positive marks due to regular supply of electricity and increased consumption of its, examines the role of electricity consumption in export performance of Nepal employing the Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach of cointegration for the period of 1975-2018. The results show that electricity does have a strong long-run positive relationship with the export performance of Nepal. Therefore, it can be suggested, based on the results, that increasing electricity consumption might increase the exports values. Also, there is a need for building infrastructure to support production activities, not just the means of transportation to reach our villages. Only those infrastructures focused on production activities will contribute to increasing the exports attracting more foreign direct investment in the country. Keywords: Energy, Electricity, Export performance, NepalJEL Classifications: O13, L94, F13, O53DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.10524

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Ramesh C. Paudel; Resham Thapa-Parajuli; Majed Alharthi. ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NEPAL. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 2020, 10, 529 -535.

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Ramesh C. Paudel, Resham Thapa-Parajuli, Majed Alharthi. ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NEPAL. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy. 2020; 10 (6):529-535.

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Ramesh C. Paudel; Resham Thapa-Parajuli; Majed Alharthi. 2020. "ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NEPAL." International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 10, no. 6: 529-535.

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Published: 10 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Energy consumption and its efficiency are significant factors for economic growth and environmental stress. This study postulates the occurrence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis (EKC) by using the Autoregressive-Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. Furthermore, a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is used to measure energy efficiency, energy intensity, and environment to view the trajectory of EKC for the underline economies. For this purpose, a panel dataset from 1990–2013 of 15 developing countries is analyzed to verify the objectives mentioned above. The results of the panel ARDL support EKC’s theory for underline economies, as GDP positively impacts carbon emissions, while the square of GDP is negatively related. The DEA-based results found relatively low environmental conditions in these emerging economies due to high energy intensity and low energy efficiency. This outcome suggests that renewable energy sources must be treated as an essential factor for achieving sustainable economic goals without environmental degradation.

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Jie Zhang; Majed Alharthi; Qaiser Abbas; Weiqing Li; Muhammad Mohsin; Khan Jamal; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Reassessing the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Relation to Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8346 .

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Jie Zhang, Majed Alharthi, Qaiser Abbas, Weiqing Li, Muhammad Mohsin, Khan Jamal, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Reassessing the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Relation to Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8346.

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Jie Zhang; Majed Alharthi; Qaiser Abbas; Weiqing Li; Muhammad Mohsin; Khan Jamal; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2020. "Reassessing the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Relation to Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8346.

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Published: 06 October 2020 in The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
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The use of mobile phones for business purposes has revolutionized various sub‐sectors of the economy, including micro and small enterprises in both Saudi Arabia, the context of this study, and other countries. This study uncovers how the use of mobile phones has affected the performance of micro and small enterprises in both monetary and nonmonetary terms. Using a survey instrument, data were collected from 300 micro and small enterprise owners across Saudi Arabia and then analyzed using SmartPLS. Among the major findings, we suggest that no direct correlation exists between mobile phone usage and micro and small enterprises' monetary performance. However, mobile phones were found to have a significant influence on the nonmonetary performance of micro and small enterprises. This study contributes to the literature on technology adoption and economic performance by providing further evidence of the relationship between mobile phones and micro and small enterprises' performance. These findings can help micro and small enterprise owners, telecommunications companies, policymakers in related authorities (such as the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Ministry of Commerce) and academics to make informed decisions. Conclusions and recommendations are drawn, and priorities are proposed for continuing research.

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Majed Alharthi; Mazharul Islam. How can mobile phone usage affect micro and small enterprises' performance in Saudi Arabia? The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries 2020, 87, 1 .

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Majed Alharthi, Mazharul Islam. How can mobile phone usage affect micro and small enterprises' performance in Saudi Arabia? The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. 2020; 87 (2):1.

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Majed Alharthi; Mazharul Islam. 2020. "How can mobile phone usage affect micro and small enterprises' performance in Saudi Arabia?" The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries 87, no. 2: 1.

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Published: 26 September 2020 in Resources Policy
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This study determines the role of natural resources’ utilization, foreign direct investment (FDI), and fossil fuel consumption in economic growth by utilizing panel data of 25 developing Asian countries from the period 1996 to 2016. Pool Mean Group (PMG) regression is used for this purpose, and the results show that the rent received from forests has a sizeable share in the economic growth of developing Asian Countries. The study shows that an increase in FDI is stimulating economic growth in developing countries. However, although the utilization of natural resources has a positive impact on economic growth, the results show a statistically insignificant role of natural resources in improving economic growth. Finally, the results show that the rent obtained from forest resources, mineral resources, and oil extraction makes a significant contribution to economic growth. The findings highlight that FDI and the rent received from the pool of natural resources are significant contributors to economic growth, as they are both helping to develop industrialization in the nations concerned and improve the level of per capita income. However, the findings also suggest that there is a need to consider the limited availability of natural resources and to deal with this situation by (a) developing policies that can ensure the efficient use of such rent received from the natural resources by importing advanced technologies from developed nations and (b) using the rents from natural resources to promote the business environment and attract FDI in developing countries.

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Yongming Huang; Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza; Imran Hanif; Majed Alharthi; Qaiser Abbas; Syed Zain-Ul-Abidin. The role of forest resources, mineral resources, and oil extraction in economic progress of developing Asian economies. Resources Policy 2020, 69, 101878 .

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Yongming Huang, Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza, Imran Hanif, Majed Alharthi, Qaiser Abbas, Syed Zain-Ul-Abidin. The role of forest resources, mineral resources, and oil extraction in economic progress of developing Asian economies. Resources Policy. 2020; 69 ():101878.

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Yongming Huang; Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza; Imran Hanif; Majed Alharthi; Qaiser Abbas; Syed Zain-Ul-Abidin. 2020. "The role of forest resources, mineral resources, and oil extraction in economic progress of developing Asian economies." Resources Policy 69, no. : 101878.

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Published: 06 July 2020 in International Journal of Financial Studies
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Vision 2030 of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) requires numerous national and multinational organizations to re-engineer themselves to achieve the required targets for the upturn of the Saudi economy. In this respect, the quality of indigenous goods and services has been the biggest challenge to satisfy consumers of Saudi businesses. The banking and finance sector, specifically, has a great deal of responsibility to put in place a strong financial system that is capable of attracting capital from both local and foreign investors. SERVQUAL, with the five conventional dimensions—tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy—offers a great deal of flexibility in modifying the model to the specific requirements of a service in carrying out gap analysis. In this context, we have applied SERVQUAL by adding two new dimensions—functional and technical—to the conventional five dimensions. We applied SERVQUAL using a “performance-only approach” to identify quality gaps present in the services of national and multinational banks. Our analysis shows that gaps exist in the service quality—both in national and multinational banking systems. We therefore present weighted gap scores to assist service managers in setting up priorities to improve the quality of their services. This study suggests that there is much to be done to improve retail banking quality and gain customers’ confidence, both from within and outside the KSA.

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Mohammad Ishfaq; Heitham Al-Hajieh; Majed Alharthi. Quality Determination of the Saudi Retail Banking System and the Challenges of Vision 2030. International Journal of Financial Studies 2020, 8, 40 .

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Mohammad Ishfaq, Heitham Al-Hajieh, Majed Alharthi. Quality Determination of the Saudi Retail Banking System and the Challenges of Vision 2030. International Journal of Financial Studies. 2020; 8 (3):40.

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Mohammad Ishfaq; Heitham Al-Hajieh; Majed Alharthi. 2020. "Quality Determination of the Saudi Retail Banking System and the Challenges of Vision 2030." International Journal of Financial Studies 8, no. 3: 40.

Earlycite article
Published: 27 June 2020 in Maritime Business Review
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Purpose This study aims to examine the influence of the blue economy factors on the economic growth of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data from 1995 to 2018 have been used for the analysis of eight countries. The contributing factors that measure the fishing production are total aquaculture production, total fisheries production and agriculture, forestry and fishing. Trade and the rate of inflation are used as control variables. Using the feasible generalized least square technique. Findings It was found that the blue economy factors play a statistically significant role in the economic growth of SAARC countries and contribute to the achievement of Goal 14 of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Originality/value This study highlights the fact that proper management and utilization of water resources may assist the stimulation of economic growth and meet the challenges of food insecurity by improving the supply of seafood in developing South Asian countries. The study proposes that the sustainable management of water resources requires an alliance across nation states. The alliance will be useful in understanding the concept of the blue economy and the role it plays in ensuring economic growth in developing nations throughout the world.

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Majed Alharthi; Imran Hanif. Impact of blue economy factors on economic growth in the SAARC countries. Maritime Business Review 2020, 5, 253 -269.

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Majed Alharthi, Imran Hanif. Impact of blue economy factors on economic growth in the SAARC countries. Maritime Business Review. 2020; 5 (3):253-269.

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Majed Alharthi; Imran Hanif. 2020. "Impact of blue economy factors on economic growth in the SAARC countries." Maritime Business Review 5, no. 3: 253-269.

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Published: 07 June 2020 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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This study investigates the effect of energy utilization, greenhouses gasses emissions, and economic activities on health risks such as mortality rate and incidence of respiratory diseases in emerging Asian economies. The study analyzes a panel data from 1995 to 2018 to examine the long-run and short-run influence of environmental pollution on health issues. The empirical findings highlight that greenhouse gasses emissions, fossil fuel consumption, and natural resources depletion in the region are key factors to increasing health risks in the long-run period, while the use of clean energy and improvement in per capita economic growth is helping to improve the health status of the households. In a short period, greenhouse gasses emission is the only significant factor responsible for the high mortality rate and occurrence of respiratory diseases in the emerging economies of Asia. According to the results, there is a need for government intervention programs to rescue the region from the negative effects of environmental pollution and the utilization of nonrenewable energy. In emerging Asian countries, the combustion of fossil fuels, environmental pollution, and limited access to clean energy are such factors responsible for high mortality rate and stimulating incidence of respiratory diseases in the individuals. The study suggests that alternative green energy can prove helpful to control greenhouse gasses emissions and to control health issues by improving environmental quality. The study further suggests that the use of clean energy from water, wind, and sunlight may prove helpful to meet the energy requirement at the domestic level and improve the health status of the individuals by reducing the incidence of respiratory diseases in emerging countries of Asia.

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Muhammad Khalid Anser; Imran Hanif; Xuan Vinh Vo; Majed Alharthi. The long-run and short-run influence of environmental pollution, energy consumption, and economic activities on health quality in emerging countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2020, 27, 32518 -32532.

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Muhammad Khalid Anser, Imran Hanif, Xuan Vinh Vo, Majed Alharthi. The long-run and short-run influence of environmental pollution, energy consumption, and economic activities on health quality in emerging countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020; 27 (26):32518-32532.

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Muhammad Khalid Anser; Imran Hanif; Xuan Vinh Vo; Majed Alharthi. 2020. "The long-run and short-run influence of environmental pollution, energy consumption, and economic activities on health quality in emerging countries." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27, no. 26: 32518-32532.

Journal article
Published: 18 April 2020 in Sustainability
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This study aims to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility disclosures (CSRD) on the financial performance of the Islamic banking industry of Pakistan. The study employed the method of content analysis for collecting the required data from annual reports of all four full-fledged Islamic banks operating in Pakistan from 2012 to 2017. The study developed a novel comprehensive CSRD index by using the “Global Reporting Initiative” (GRI) and “Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions” (AAOIFI). This index consists of five dimensions and 105 sub-dimensions of CSRD. The use of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Panel Corrected Standard Errors (PCSEs), and Generalized Least Squares (GLS) using random-effect (RE) and fixed-effect (FE) estimators revealed a significant negative relationship between CSRD and the financial performance of the sample firms. Regarding separate dimensions, the relationship of the Environmental and Economic dimensions of CSRD is significantly positive with current performance, but it is insignificant for the relationships of Legal, Philanthropic, and Ethical dimensions of CSRD with the current financial performance. In addition to contributing to the scarce literature in the Islamic banking industry of a developing country like Pakistan, the study will also help the policymakers and other stakeholders, including the AAOIFI, to develop a comprehensive CSRD policy or index and further improve the already established standards for CSRD.

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Zia Ur Rehman; Muhammad Zahid; Haseeb Ur Rehman; Muhammad Asif; Majed Alharthi; Muhammad Irfan; Adam Glowacz. Do Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures Improve Financial Performance? A Perspective of the Islamic Banking Industry in Pakistan. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3302 .

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Zia Ur Rehman, Muhammad Zahid, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asif, Majed Alharthi, Muhammad Irfan, Adam Glowacz. Do Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures Improve Financial Performance? A Perspective of the Islamic Banking Industry in Pakistan. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (8):3302.

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Zia Ur Rehman; Muhammad Zahid; Haseeb Ur Rehman; Muhammad Asif; Majed Alharthi; Muhammad Irfan; Adam Glowacz. 2020. "Do Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures Improve Financial Performance? A Perspective of the Islamic Banking Industry in Pakistan." Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3302.