European Journal of Business Science and Technology, 2022 (vol. 8), issue 2
The Impact of Joint Land Titling: Evidence from Vietnam
Cuong Viet Nguyen
European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2022, 8(2):127-142 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2022.009 
In Vietnam, Land-Use Right Certificates (henceforth referred as LURCs) can be issued to either individuals or households. If the land and asset are defined as common property of husband and wife, both have the right of land use or asset ownership. In this study, we assess the impact of land use rights on household welfare using Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys 2004 and 2014. We find a strong effect of jointly-titled LURCs of residential land on formal and informal credit. Having jointly-titled LURCs increases the amount of formal credit by 35.1% and informal credit by 18.9%. We also estimate the effect of having jointly-titled LURCs on per...
Consumers’ Acceptance of Online Grocery Shopping in a Pandemic Situation: An Extended Technology Acceptance Model Perspective
Yusuf Arslan, Aykut Hamit Turan
European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2022, 8(2):143-158 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2022.008
This study aims to understand the mechanisms of consumers’ online grocery shopping (OGS) acceptance in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Through this perspective, an extended technology acceptance model is employed by including the fear of COVID-19 factor to reveal the extent of the Turkish consumers’ acceptance of OGS. We have tested the proposed research model on 455 survey participants living in various cities of Turkey. Structural equation modeling is employed to test the eleven research hypotheses. The results indicate that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and attitude are valid predictors of OGS acceptance. Besides, the fear...
Determinants of Technostress: A Systematic Literature Review
Nityesh Bhatt, Tanvi Paras Kothari
European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2022, 8(2):159-171 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2022.007
Technostress as an academic domain has evolved significantly since year 1984. Based on the systematic literature review (SLR), eight determinants of technostress were identified which were classified into individual and organizational categories. Individual determinants were further divided into demographic, psychographic and cognitive categories. Outcome of the SLR was the development of a comprehensive framework of technostress. This study can facilitate the top management and the HR managers of organizations to adopt appropriate change management interventions while implementing and augmenting new technologies.
From Quality to Quantity: How Can Digital Sovereignty be Parsed into Measurable Components?
Martin Kaloudis
European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2022, 8(2):172-189 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2022.011
The use of digital technologies for state-relevant institutions, government organisations and administrations has grown steadily in recent decades. Therefore, the question arises whether the mastery of these technologies has an influence on a state’s ability to act and whether state sovereignty is affected. In the European Union, the concept of digital sovereignty of states is being intensively discussed. However, it is unclear what exactly is meant by the term digital sovereignty and how it can be defined. The research gap is the lack of a clear qualitative and quantitative definition of that term, so that the goal of the article is to provide...
Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth and Domestic Investment: Evidence from OECD Countries
Emre Gökçeli, Jan Fidrmuc, Sugata Ghosh
European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2022, 8(2):190-216 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2022.012
This study assesses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on economic growth and domestic investment in a panel of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries during the period of 1990–2017 by utilizing the method of fixed-effects and system generalized method of moments (GMM). The findings show that FDI inflows are positively and significantly associated with the economic growth of the host economy. When considering the origin of FDI, we find that FDI from developed countries contributes to the growth rate in the receiving economy, while FDI from developing countries shows no significant effect. Importantly, FDI does...
Impact of Bank Regulations on Banks’ Profitability: Cross-Country Evidence
Anyars Mahmud
European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2022, 8(2):217-232 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2022.010
The clarion call for reform in bank regulation that ensures sound financial system and better performance following the financial melt-down of 2007–2009 across the globe has made it necessary to identify reforms that ensure these objectives are achieved. Using the most recent Banking Regulation and Supervision Survey of the World Bank and showing through empirical evidence, this paper adds to recent literature on the assessment of the impact of bank regulation on the profitability of banks across the globe. An Orbis financial database for 7535 banks observations in 114 countries over the period 2011–2018 is used for this study. The study...
Time-Varying Effect of Short Selling on Market Volatility During Crisis: Evidence from COVID-19 and War in Ukraine
Kwaku Boafo Baidoo
European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2022, 8(2):233-243 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2022.013
In this paper, we empirically investigate the effect of short selling on market volatility during exogenously-induced uncertainties. Using the Covid-19 pandemic and the onset of the Russian-Ukraine Conflicts periods as event study, we employ the asymmetric EGARCH model. We show high persistence and asymmetric effects of market volatility during the pre-covid outbreak and post-covid outbreak periods. We find evidence that short selling increases market volatility during the pre-covid outbreak period while the period of the Russian-Ukraine conflict is characterized by reduced volatility. We find no evidence of short selling effect on market volatility...