Customer e-satisfaction as a mediator between e-service quality, brand image, and e-loyalty: Insights from Ethiopian digital banking technology
2025
This study investigates the mediating role of customer e-satisfaction in the relationships between e-service quality, brand image, and e-loyalty within Ethiopia's digital banking sector, with a specific...
Digital transformations of supply chain management via RFID technology: A systematic literature review
2025
This paper conducts a systematic literature review of 109 peer-reviewed articles to examine the socio-technical factors shaping the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in supply...
A machine learning approach to inventory stockout prediction
2025
The retail industry continues to experience frequent stockouts, driven by the rise of e-commerce and disruptive events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which have significantly impacted both profitability...
Committed random double blinded coalition-proofed sampling
2025
The digital economy, including data trading, auditing, and trust, is an essential and rapidly growing field. A secure and committed data sampling process is necessary for those processes. We introduce...
Bridging the digital–environmental nexus: An empirical panel analysis of ICT, CO2 emissions, and growth in developing nations
2025
In recent decades, the rapid expansion of information and communication technologies (ICT) has reshaped both economic structures and environmental dynamics globally. This study explores the relationship...
Manufacturing workers or platform gig workers? The impact of digital transformation in manufacturing and service sectors on job quality and labor allocation
2025
This paper addresses an important research gap by examining how digital transformation in the manufacturing and service sectors affects job quality and labor allocation across industries. Using micro-level...
An ‘EDGES’ framework for navigating MNE strategy in a fragmented world: A systematic literature review on anti-globalization and deglobalization
2025
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are navigating a new landscape due to disruptions in global supply chains and escalating geopolitical tensions in various regions. These challenges arose from a worldwide...
Unveiling the digital tapestry: A review of Chinese and international digital economy research
2025
In recent years, the digital economy has seen rapid global growth and has garnered increasing attention in economic research. This paper systematically reviews Chinese and international digital economy...
Research on the impact and mechanism of China's digital infrastructure construction on air pollution
2025
Reducing air pollution is a major goal of digital infrastructure construction, which is the embodiment of the “new infrastructure construction” strategy in the era of smart economy. This paper systematically...
Synergizing social, technical, and customer value elements: A configuration-based analysis of customer engagement behavior in E-commerce live streaming
2025
E-commerce live streaming is reshaping online retail by combining real-time interaction, social connectivity, and personalization, yet most prior work isolates these drivers. Addressing that limitation,...
Gig labour regulation thresholds and youth unemployment: A dynamic panel threshold model analysis
2025
Youth unemployment remains a persistent global challenge, clouded by the uncertainties surrounding the expanding digital and gig economies. As governments now turn their attention to regulating the...
Are English “social media influencers” and Chinese “Wanghong” equivalent? A bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace
2025
This study presents a comparative analysis of influencer marketing research in China and the West since 2016. Using bibliometric methods and knowledge mapping techniques, we analyzed 1808 papers from...
The gig economy and the evolving nature of work in India: Employment, policy, and platform realities in the age of convenience
2025
The purpose of this research is to explore the dynamic relationship between the gig economy and economic growth, with a particular focus on employment opportunities, work-related challenges, and policy...
A study on the knowledge networks in digital finance through bibliometric alchemy
2025
This study employs bibliometric alchemy to explore the knowledge networks in the space of digital finance research between 2013 and 2025. It begins with 15,776 articles and finally through the process...
Logistics 4.0 and emerging technologies: A scientometric perspective on innovation in supply chains
2025
Logistics 4.0 and emerging technologies have transformed supply chain management, fostering innovation, operational efficiency, and sustainability. This study conducts a scientometric analysis of 698...
Extending the IBCDE framework to explore barriers and drivers in Indonesia's digital economy
2025
This study extends the IBCDE framework to explore the multifaceted barriers and drivers shaping the digital economy (DE), with a specific focus on Indonesia as Southeast Asia's largest and most dynamic...
Stablecoin market growth and sensitivity to interbank lending rates: Projections for wholesale CBDC adoption
2025
This paper investigates the sensitivities of the stablecoin market by analysing daily data using a set of widely recognised financial indicators. Focusing on Tether and USD Coin (USDC), which together...
Gig work and women's empowerment in rural Pakistan
2025
Grounded on 'Capability Approach,' which emphasises the importance of expanding women's capacities, including access to education, healthcare, employment, and political engagement, this study aims to...
Data asset valuation: Research and application in commercial banking
2025
Data, as a new type of asset, has huge potential value. However, due to the non-traditional material asset attributes of data assets, there are many difficulties in their valuation. This paper introduces...
Omnichannel innovation characteristics and brand loyalty: An innovation diffusion theory perspective on customer empowerment
2025
Despite substantial investment in omnichannel systems, customer loyalty remains unstable, raising questions about how technology-enabled features influence long-term brand commitment. This study investigates...
The impact of China's digital financial inclusion on multidimensional poverty of households
2025
Does digital financial inclusion alleviate poverty? This study investigates this question by integrating the Digital Financial Inclusion Index of Peking University with microdata from the China Family...
How do data transactions promote economic growth? Evidence from China
2025
Data is widely recognized as a key productive resource in the digital economy, limited empirical work has examined the mechanisms through which data transaction, affects regional economic growth. Exploiting...
Aggregate Production Functions in the Digital Economy: A survey of Microfoundational Approaches
Available online 26 December 2025
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the microfoundations of production functions and suggests research directions for production theory in the digital economy. These three models, including...
Technological Substitution or Complementarity? New Digital Infrastructure and Agricultural Emissions
Available online 11 December 2025
This research investigates how regional and agricultural system characteristics condition the impact of new digital infrastructure on agricultural carbon emissions across 30 Chinese provinces from 2012...
Machine Learning for Predicting Corporate Carbon Emissions: The Role of Corporate Governance
Available online 4 December 2025
Understanding and predicting corporate carbon emission intensity is a critical priority amid global climate change and increasing stakeholder pressure. This study develops and evaluates machine learning...
