Competitiveness Review: Volume 34 Issue 1

Guest editorial: Innovations and digitalization in a disruptive global environment: business model transformation

Bahaaeddin Alareeni, Rim Khoury, Çağri Yalkin

Factors influencing artificial intelligence adoption in the accounting profession: the case of public sector in Kuwait

Hasan Al Wael, Wael Abdallah, Hasan Ghura, Amina Buallay

This study aims to investigate the organizational and individual factors that influence the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Kuwait's public accounting sector.

The impact of smart technologies on SMEs’ sustainability: the mediation effect of sustainability strategy

Fatema AlZayani, Allam Mohammed, Haneen Mohammad Shoaib

This study aims to investigate the influence of smart technologies on SMEs sustainability and to measure the mediation effect of SMEs’ sustainability strategy in the relationship…

The influence of digital competence of academicians on students’ engagement at university level: moderating effect of the pandemic outbreak

Esra Aldhaen

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the digital competence of academicians influences students’ engagement in learning activities in the face of the pandemic outbreak…

Impact of cloud computing as a digital technology on SMEs sustainability

Basma Al-Mutawa, Muneer Mohammed Saeed Al Mubarak

The purpose of this study is to investigate the adoption of cloud computing as a digital technology by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and assess its impact on sustainability…

How phygital customers’ experience transforms the retail banking sector? Examining customer engagement and patronage intentions

Jitender Kumar, Sudhir Rana, Garima Rani, Vinki Rani

Phygital emerges as a promising phenomenon, as it uses innovative technologies to connect digital spaces and physical places that provide customers with an interactive and unique…

Factors affecting e-payment acceptance by customers: an empirical study in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Thabet Albastaki, Allam Hamdan, Yousif Albastaki, Ali Bakir

Consumers frequently use electronic payments (e-payment) as their first step into formal financial services. The advancement of information and communication technology, on the…

The moderating role of perceived trust and perceived value on online shopping behavioral intention of Palestinian millennials during COVID-19

Samir D. Baidoun, Mohammed Z. Salem

The paper aims to examine the moderating role of both the perceived value and perceived trust in the relationship between the ease of use, perceived risk, perceived usefulness and…

Digitization effects on banks’ financial performance: the case of an African country

Saliha Theiri, Slim Hadoussa

The concept of digitization covers a wide range of initiatives to achieve sustainable development. This paper aims to determine the impact of bank digitization strategies on…

Challenges and obstacles to issuing Islamic Sukuk in Palestine: an analytical study of Islamic banks operating in Palestine

Bahaa Subhi Awwad, Bahaa Subhi Razia, Alaa Subhi Razia

This study aims to shed light on the challenges and obstacles (organizational, economic, legal and legislative) to the issuance of Islamic Sukuk in Palestine.

Green finance: between commitment and illusion

Mohamed Bechir Chenguel, Nadia Mansour

After almost 10 years, people wonder if green finance has been able to attain its objectives in terms of controlling climate change. Persistent global warming and climate…

Toward a cashless society: assessing the acceptance of Bahrain BenefitPay using TAM and SEM

Yousif Abdullatif Albastaki

The purpose of this paper is to explore how the technology acceptance model (TAM) and structural equation modeling (SEM) might be used to assess customer acceptance of financial…

Financing constraints and corporate investment decision: evidence from an emerging economy

Islam Abdeljawad, Muiz Abu Alia, Muhannad Demaidi

Existing theories on the determining factors of corporate investment decisions raise the importance of financial market imperfections in explaining investment behavior. Many…

Technical efficiency measurement in insurance companies by using the slacks-based measure (SBM-DEA) with undesirable outputs: analysis case study

Abdallah Tayebi, Ayad Lila, Saous Cheikh, Bishr Lutfi

The purpose of this study is to measure the technical efficiency of 20 Algerian insurance companies from 2016 to 2020, by using slacks-based measure (slacks-based measure [SBM…