Qualitative Research in Financial Markets: Volume 15 Issue 4

Guest editorial: Financial innovation (FinTech) and sustainability: new tools for sustainable achievements

Enrico Battisti, Niccolò Nirino, Michael Christofi

Governing Fintech for sustainable development: evidence from Italian banking system

Francesco Campanella, Luana Serino, Anna Crisci

Customer satisfaction has been traditionally the main goal aimed at by managers. Focusing on the banking industry, the importance of this concept is even greater because of the…

Do international investors care about ESG news?

Paola de Vincentiis

Motivated by the increasing momentum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, this research aims to test the impact of ESG-related news on stock returns, comparing…

Impacts of big data analytics adoption on firm sustainability performance

Sheshadri Chatterjee, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Demetris Vrontis, Alkis Thrassou

This study aims to examine the impacts of adopting big data analytics (BDA) on firm sustainability performance (FSP) mediated through firm financial performance (FIP) and…

Current state and future directions of green and sustainable finance: a bibliometric analysis

Muhammad Abubakr Naeem, Sitara Karim, Mustafa Raza Rabbani, Abu Bashar, Satish Kumar

Growing attention of policymakers, governments and regulation authorities towards climate change and global warming has spurred the extensive need to carefully examine the current…

Transparency in the digitalization choices and the cost of equity capital

Antonio Salvi, Felice Petruzzella, Nicola Raimo, Filippo Vitolla

Digitalization is an element capable of improving companies’ financial performance. Despite the relevance of the topic, the financial effects associated with extensive…

The role of uncertainties on sustainable stocks and green bonds

Efe Caglar Cagli, Dilvin Taşkin, Pınar Evrim Mandaci

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between sustainable investments and a series of uncertainties from January 2014 to December 2021, including many economic and…

Using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to Twitter content: a social network’s analysis of green accounting as a dimension of sustainability

Shaizy Khan, Seema Gupta

Owing to the worldwide outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2, social media conversations have increased. Given the increasing pressure from regulatory authorities and society, green…