Journal of Business and Socio-economic Development: Volume 1 Issue 1 , Open Access

Editorial

Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj

The influence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the development of voluntary sustainability accounting reporting rules

Seleshi Sisaye

The purpose of this paper is to show the impact that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have on the evolution of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). GRI is a sustainability…

A critical comparative review of emergency and disaster management in the Arab world

Osama F. Al Kurdi

The Arab world is made up of 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. These countries are subjected to many social, economic, political and geographical vulnerabilities…

Potential of ecotourism as a mechanism to buoy community livelihoods: the case of Musina Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Azwindini Isaac Ramaano

This study evaluates prospects of using ecotourism industry to advance community livelihoods in Musina Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa.

Determinants of private domestic investment in Palestine: time series analysis

Ibrahim M. Awad, Ghada K. Al-Jerashi, Zaid Ahmad Alabaddi

This empirical paper aims to examine the impact of interest rate (IR) and political instability (POLINS) on Palestine's domestic private investment.

Does quality of governance contribute to the heterogeneity in happiness levels across MENA countries?

Jamile Youssef, Sara Diab

Happiness levels differ among the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries and follow a downtrend, making such heterogeneity a popular topic to investigate. The paper aims…

Determinants of the performance of Moroccan banks

Abdelkader Derbali

The economic and financial literature dealing with the subject of bank profitability has often been based in the measurement of banking results on three main indicators: ROA, ROE…