Microfinance institution services are emerging as a potent tool for poverty eradication and aim to decrease poverty and empower women. However, fewer women than men manage and run businesses in many parts of the world. Therefore, this study investigates the role of microfinance services on...

The emergence of smartphones has brought a transformative change in the smartphone industry in terms of technological innovations and business decision-making dynamics. Smartphones have appeared in the market as the standard configuration and currently represent the fastest-growing market...

As the world of commerce evolves rapidly with the digital transformation, understanding the dynamics of social commerce (s-commerce) becomes increasingly critical. This study delves into the causal factors influencing the adoption of online s-commerce platforms, employing a Structural Equation...

The ongoing transition in consumer attitudes toward organic products may lead to the rise of organic food; therefore, it is critical to study customers' purchasing intentions toward organic food in a developing country like India. The main objective of this study is to examine what motivates...

Amid growing concern over global climate change, the steel industry, which has historically made significant contributions to facilitating modern life by providing products that make the civilized world possible, has been singled out as being responsible for 7% to 9% of global carbon dioxide...

Food poverty and food waste are prominent societal challenges in the UK. To mitigate their effects, social supermarkets (SSMs) provide high quality surplus food, usually not considered sellable in the mainstream market, to low-income consumers for substantially discounted prices. SSMs aim to...