This study explores the impact of cybersecurity practices on supply chain performance in the Jordanian banking sector. A survey was used to obtain data from managers and customers. Data from 40 managers' and 250 digital banking customers' surveys were collected, of which 220 were valid to be...

Refugees require assistance for basic needs like housing but local host communities may feel excluded from that assistance, potentially affecting community relations. This study experimentally evaluates the effect of a housing assistance program for Syrian refugees in Jordan on both the...

Background: The present study investigates Industry 4.0's (I4.0) impact on supply chain capabilities (SCCs), supply chain innovation (SCI), and supply chain performance (SCP). The influence of SCCs and SCI on SCP is also explored. Additionally, the mediating impacts of SCCs and SCI on the...

In recent years, Jordan has increasingly strengthened its commitment to enhancing public service delivery through digital public infrastructure (DPI). DPI refers to foundational and reusable digital platforms and building blocks-such as digital ID, digital payments, and data sharing-that...

This study investigates the impact of the Syrian civil war and refugee status on the risk of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among Syrian women in Jordan, the country with the second highest refugee-to-native ratio worldwide. We analyze data from the 2017-18 Jordan Population and Family...

Purpose: In the current dynamic and intensely competitive global business landscape, the retention of highly skilled and specialized talent has emerged as a critical challenge. Employee retention is a strategic differentiator for organizational success, given the substantial expenses related to...

Countries are increasingly adopting industrial strategies and policies in response to global crises and emerging economic trends. With regards to the textiles and clothing sector, industrial strategies and policies, when developed in an inclusive manner, can address economic, social and...

This gas-focused edition of the Oxford Energy Forum updates the scorecard on the key issues driving medium to long-term gas demand prospects in key consuming countries. Whether it is European climate policy and the regulation of decarbonized gases, the demand outlook for Asian industrial...

The study aimed to demonstrate the mediating role of the e-disclosure system (E-DS) in the relationship between the extensible business reporting language (XBRL) and the quality of financial reporting (FRQ), for the Jordanian companies listed at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). This study uses...

This paper studies the social protection of refugees during a pandemic. A pandemic adds to the many existing challenges refugees face, creating a dangerous polycrisis. Drawing on detailed household-level data collected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees just before and during...

Using the years 1970–2022, this research looks at the macroeconomic variables that have an impact on Jordan's renewable energy production. To assess the main factors impacting Jordan's renewable energy scenario, the study employed the Dynamic Autoregressive Distributed Lag (DARDL) tool....

Purpose: In the current dynamic and intensely competitive global business landscape, the retention of highly skilled and specialized talent has emerged as a critical challenge. Employee retention is a strategic differentiator for organizational success, given the substantial expenses related to...

This technical assistance conducts a climate policy diagnostic for Jordan, covering climate adaptation and mitigation policy, as well as enabling institutions. Jordan faces acute challenges of climate-food-water nexus-innovative climate policy approaches are key, given limited fiscal space....

Jordan continues to show resilience and maintain macro-economic stability, thanks to the authorities' sound macro-economic policies and reforms. However, as the conflict in the region continues and widens, it is having a larger impact on Jordan's economy than anticipated at the outset of the program

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Corporate Philanthropic Donations (CPD) on the Corporate Economic Performance (CEP) of a group of Jordanian public shareholding companies. Design/methodology/approach - The sample includes 94 companies listed on the Amman Stock...

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to know the effect of religious values that the Jordan Political discipline adopted and were mentioned in the Jordan political discourses (Amman Message 2005, discourse of King Abdullah II in the European Parliament 2008 and his discourse in United Nations...

Background: The global concern for the environment and sustainable development goals has led to a growing focus on the increasing activities of city logistics. This research study aims to evaluate the current state of city logistics within the framework of sustainable development and analyze the...

The general satisfaction of patients and population about healthcare services is an indicator measurement that provides a meaningful perception of population opinion about performance of healthcare system. To study the impact of COVID-19 precautionary procedures and quality of healthcare...

The current study aims to measure the effect of executive managers (EMs) features on the risk-taking level in Jordanian small- and medium-sized service firms. For data analysis purposes, ordinary least squares regression analysis was utilized. We used the screening sample approach. A sample of...

This research study addresses the complex interaction in between advertising and marketing capabilities, financial performance, and the moderating impact of consumer relationship management (CRM) in Jordanian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the service field. Partial Least Squares...

In the evolving global economic landscape marked by technological advancements, liberalized markets, and the ascent of multinational corporations, Islamic banks have emerged as pivotal entities within the new economic paradigm, addressing the financial needs of societies eschewing Riba...

Iris recognition technology (IRT)-based authentication is a biometric fnancial tech‑ nology (FinTech) application used to automate user recognition and verifcation. In addition to being a controversial technology with various facilitators and inhibitors, the adoption of IRT-based FinTech is...

The major aim of the study is to examine the impact of Digital Collaboration (DC) and Analytics Capability (AC) on Supply Chain Resilience (SCRES). The study used data gathered from senior managers of the food processing industry in Jordan using a self-reported questionnaire designed and...

This research paper aims to investigate the correlation between green marketing practices, leadership commitment, environmental consciousness, and environmental performance within the pharmaceutical sector in Jordan. By employing a quantitative research methodology, this study provides valuable...

Jordan’s economy continues to show resilience despite a challenging external environment. The economy continues to grow, albeit at a somewhat slower pace, inflation is low, and reserve buffers are strong. Growth is projected to pick up pace in 2025, contingent upon the Israel-Gaza conflict...

Kao et al. (2024) use phone-based survey experiments in Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco to test whether established theories about the effect of descriptive representation on perceived democratic legiti- macy hold in the Middle East. They find that the presence of women in deliberative bodies...

The assistance assessed how climate change impacts and mitigation and adaptation responses are addressed in the public investment cycle using the Climate Module of the Public Investment Management Assessment (C-PIMA). The assistance also evaluated the scope to advance Green Public Financial...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC) is currently assisting the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) in enhancing its risk-based supervision through the development of a Supervisory Review and Evaluation SRP framework inspired from European...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC) is currently assisting the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) in enhancing its risk-based supervision through the development of a Supervisory Review and Evaluation SRP framework inspired from European...

In the context of evolving legal frameworks, this research investigates the changing dynamics of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)-government relationships in Jordan. Employing a critical methodology, the study conducts in-depth interviews with NGO board members to gain insights into these...

The purpose of the current study is to examine the mediating role of organizational pride on the relationship between ethical leadership and employees' creativity. Using a convenience sample of (130) managers, heads of the department, and their employees from private hospitals in Jordan, the...

The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of equity financing on the financial performance of Jordanian industrial companies. The study population comprised 393 board directors from 55 Jordanian industrial companies. Purposive sampling was employed to select 346 board directors...

This research examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volatility behavior of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) returns using ARMA-GARCH-type models for three sub-periods: pre-COVID-19, during COVID-19, and post-COVID-19. The research finds that volatility persistence is significant across...