Financial Sustainable Growth Research Articles

Expanding financial inclusion in Indonesia through Takaful: opportunities, challenges and sustainability

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between financial inclusion and sustainable economic development in Indonesia by exploring the potential impact of Takaful. Specifically, the study seeks to examine the feasibility of leveraging Takaful as a means to foster financial inclusion and drive economic growth in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative analysis methodology, specifically using content analysis techniques, to investigate the relationship between financial inclusion and sustainable economic growth in Indonesia, focussing on the role of Takaful. The content analysis enables a systematic study of the data to identify trends and topics pertinent to Takaful and its potential to advance financial inclusion. Findings The study’s results reveal a direct causal link between economic growth and achieving financial inclusion through the use of Takaful. The findings also indicate a positive correlation between the increased presence of Takaful markets and accelerated economic growth. Research limitations/implications The study examines only the use of Takaful in achieving financial inclusion and sustainable economic growth in Indonesia. Nonetheless, the practical implications of this research are substantial, as they highlight the potential of Takaful to foster financial inclusion and stimulate economic growth in Indonesia. Practical implications This study contributes to the limited body of research on the relationship between financial inclusion and economic growth in Indonesia, specifically in the context of Takaful. Originality/value This study’s value lies in its exploration of an under-researched area, providing crucial insights into the potential of Takaful to promote financial inclusion and drive economic growth in Indonesia. The social implications of this study are also noteworthy, as increased financial inclusion and economic growth can positively affect poverty reduction, job creation and overall societal well-being in Indonesia.

Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Growth in North African Firms: A Dynamic-Panel-Threshold Approach

This paper investigates the impact of financial inclusion on sustainable firm growth in Northern African countries (Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia) during the period of 2007–2020. To this end, this study employs a dynamic panel threshold regression (DPTR) model. This model is a panel-data model that can capture different behaviors of data, depending on a threshold variable. The main results showed the existence of a threshold effect. This means that when financial inclusion is low (high), sustainable firm growth is limited (significant) due to the absence (presence) of appropriate financing, information, and financial tools. However, the levels of financial inclusion in North African countries are insufficient and require improvement. Therefore, it is essential for policymakers and managers to continue to promote the quality of financial inclusion by improving access to financial services and the regulatory environment to facilitate firms’ access to financing and support their sustainability.

Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Financial Growth in Emerging Markets: A Quantitative Perspective

Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Financial Growth in Emerging Markets: A Quantitative Perspective

Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Firms in Gothenburg, Sweden

Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) refers to the strategic orientation and mindset of an organization towards innovation, risk-taking, proactiveness, and autonomy. It encompasses the willingness and ability of a firm to identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities in order to achieve superior performance. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that exhibit a high level of entrepreneurial orientation tend to be more innovative, adaptable, and growth-oriented, which can positively impact their performance. The study found that firms that exhibited a higher level of entrepreneurial orientation reported higher sales growth, profitability, and market share. Embracing entrepreneurial qualities and behaviors positively influences the performance of these firms. The study also highlighted the importance of risk-taking in entrepreneurial orientation and performance. Firms that are willing to take calculated risks, such as venturing into new markets or investing in new technologies, achieved higher levels of profitability and growth. In conclusion, the entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium manufacturing firms in Gothenburg, Sweden plays a crucial role in determining their performance outcomes. By embracing innovation, taking calculated risks, being proactive, and providing autonomy, these firms can enhance their competitiveness and adaptability in the dynamic manufacturing industry. This, enables firms to seize opportunities, introduce new products, and expand into new markets, leading to improved financial performance and sustainable growth. Therefore, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and culture is essential for small and medium manufacturing firms to thrive and succeed in today's business landscape. The study recommended that the government should encourage and support a culture of innovation within manufacturing firms. Provide resources and incentives for research and development activities, encourage collaboration with research institutions, and establish innovation hubs or clusters to facilitate knowledge sharing and networking. Create a supportive ecosystem that encourages entrepreneurship and collaboration among manufacturing firms. Develop policies and regulations that facilitate innovation and business growth, streamline administrative processes, and reduce barriers to entry. Keywords: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Performance, Small and Medium Manufacturing Firms, Sweden

The Dynamic Impact of Financial Inclusion and ICT Diffusion on Sustainable Economic Development: Evidence from the MENA Region

This study investigates the dynamic relationship between financial inclusion, ICT development, renewable energy, and sustainable economic growth in the MENA region. Recognizing the growing importance of these factors in shaping the trajectory of sustainable economic development. This paper aims to contribute to the existing literature by providing new evidence from the MENA region, on how the interaction between financial inclusion and ICT development can lead to higher economic growth. This Study examines the impact of ICT diffusion and financial inclusion on economic growth by using an economic growth model that incorporates the joint effect of these two factors. The study employs dynamic panel system GMM estimation and focuses on a sample of 15 countries in the MENA region from 2004 to 2021. The findings reveal significant and positive associations between financial inclusion, ICT development, and sustainable growth in the MENA region. The findings reveal that financial inclusion has a positive effect on growth, ICT is expected to enhance growth by improving digital skills and increasing the efficiency of the financial market, particularly in the banking sector. Effective use of ICT, such as branchless banking and mobile banking, can be cost-effective and improve financial accessibility for previously marginalized individuals, thereby fostering financial inclusion. The interaction effects between ICT diffusion and finance are positive, indicating that the combined impact of ICT and financial inclusion can mitigate the negative effects of ICT investments.

How to deal with customer and supplier concentration to attain sustainable financial growth? The role of business strategy

AbstractFor effective supply chain management, firms should focus on the relationship with their immediate stakeholders in the supply chain, namely, suppliers (upstream) and customers (downstream). This study investigates the impact of customer and supplier concentration as well as business strategy on sustainable financial growth, using financial data of 2021 Chinese non‐financial firms listed from 2006 to 2020. Additionally, it explores the moderating effect of business strategy on the relationship between customer and supplier concentration and sustainable financial growth. We find that higher customer and supplier concentration weakens the bargaining power of Chinese firms, which reduces their financial growth. However, an appropriate business strategy can help such firms achieve sustainable financial growth. We find that an aggressive business strategy moderates the negative impact of supplier concentration, while a defensive business strategy moderates the negative impact of customer concentration on financial growth. Finally, our results for the direct impact of customer and supplier concentration as well as business strategy hold for state‐owned and non‐state‐owned firms. However, we find differences regarding the moderating impact of business strategy between state‐owned and non‐state‐owned firms. Our results are robust to time and industry fixed effects, alternate proxies of financial growth and regression techniques.

Causality between Financial Inclusion, Financial Stability and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Financial inclusion has become a policy agenda for financial stability and sustainable economic growth for the developing world. However, there seems to be a lack of consensus across the literature on the relationships between financial inclusion, financial stability and economic growth. Given the divergent views, this paper aims to examine the causal relationships between financial inclusion, financial stability and economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. In this study, panel data were used for twenty six selected SSA economies and a principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to construct a composite index for financial inclusion. In addition, an autoregressive distributed lags (ARDL) cointegration test was applied to examine the short- and long-run relationships between the variables of interest. Separate and joint Granger causality tests were used to assess the direction of causality. The result of the study indicated that there are both short-run and long-run relationships between financial inclusion, financial stability and economic growth in the SSA countries. Moreover, the Granger causality tests revealed that there are separate two-way causalities and joint uni-directional causalities, indicating complementarity between these variables. It is, therefore, necessary for policy makers, regulators and financial sector advisors to follow a holistic approach while developing and implementing policies and strategies that promote financial inclusion in order to attain sustainable economic growth in the region.

Nexus Between Intellectual Capital, Financial Performance and Sustainable Growth: Evidence from the Turkish ICT Industry

The paper aims to measure, using the VAIC model, the impact of intellectual capital and its elements on the financial performance and sustainable growth of Turkish ICT companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE). Panel data regression was used to analyse 31 Turkish ICT companies’ activity for 2019-2022. To measure the relationships between financial performance, sustainable growth and its determinants, sixteen functional models were developed, the formation of which was based on the following types of used dependent variables – Return on Assets, Return on Equity, Return on Sales, Sustainable Growth Rate. Ten independent variables were used, such as VAIC, Modified VAIC, Capital Employed Efficiency, Human Capital Efficiency, Structural Capital Efficiency, Research and Development Capital Efficiency, Relational Capital Efficiency, Leverage, Size, and Dummy Variable for Subbranch. The findings expand the understanding of the importance of intellectual capital management in generating enterprise value and providing sustainable advantages by high-tech companies in the context of forming a knowledge-based economy. The regression analysis of the impact of VAIC and its structural components on Turkish ICT companies’ financial performance and sustainable growth showed rather contradictory results. The most significant effects on the financial performance of Turkish ICT companies and sustainable development are Return on Assets – VAIC, Modified VAIC, Human Capital Efficiency, Research and Development Capital Efficiency, Leverage, Dummy Variable for Subbranch; Return on Equity – Human Capital Efficiency, Leverage; Return on Sales – Human Capital Efficiency, Leverage, Structural Capital Efficiency, Size; and Sustainable Growth Rate – Research and Development Capital Efficiency, Capital Employed Efficiency, Leverage. The expediency of increasing investments in the development of experience and professional skills of employees of Turkish ICT companies, as well as strengthening their innovative activities, which will ensure the growth of their profitability in the short term, have been substantiated.

The impact of liquidity on the financial growth of industrial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange

This research reveals the cash liquidity’s impact on the sustainability of the financial growth of the industrial public shareholding companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) between (2015) and 2021. The research population consists of (53) ASE-listed public shareholding industrial companies. A purposeful sample of (28) companies whose financial statements have provided all the data is selected as they meet the research variables during the research years. Using (SPSS), the appropriate statistical methods are utilized for data analysis. The findings indicate that cash flow with all its indicators; net cash flow from all activities to total assets, net cash flow from all activities to total equity, net cash flow from all activities to total profit, and net operating cash flow to total assets statistically and significantly impact the sustainability of profit growth, sales and assets of these companies. However, the net cash flow from all activities to total equity does not impact sales growth. Of the recommendations of this research is that the industrial companies incorporated in this research must pay more attention to the cash flow statement and rely on the data contained therein when making investment and financing decisions by raising efficiency in managing cash liquidity, and working to determine the suitable combination of equity and debt sources as the ideal use of this mixture may lead to a reduction in the cost of capital in these companies, which maximizes the elements of sustainable financial growth and paves the way for achieving more profitable investment opportunities available.

A Decision Support System to Estimate Green Sustainability from Environmental Protection and Debt Financing Indicators

In the social context of advocating a low-carbon economy, achieving sustainable growth in line with current social development requirements is an issue that agribusiness must face. In order to explore the mechanisms influencing the sustainable growth of Chinese agriculture and to optimize the quality of agribusiness decisions, this paper examines the relationship between environmental management, debt financing indicators, and financial sustainable growth of the company in Chinese agriculture. Specifically, a decision support system based on the least square dummy variable (LSDV) model, mediating effects model and threshold effects model was constructed by using annual financial reports and questionnaire data of the listed agricultural enterprises. After empirical analysis, the following results were obtained: first, both environmental management and debt financing management help Chinese agricultural firms achieve financially sustainable growth. Second, debt financing can transmit the effect of environmental management on financially sustainable growth. Third, there are significant differences in the effects of debt financing on financially sustainable growth under different environmental management conditions. Finally, in order to promote the development of Chinese agriculture, this paper suggests that agricultural enterprises should actively implement environmental management and that relevant Chinese authorities should lower the financing threshold of the agricultural industry, while ensuring risk regulation.

Environmental Responsibility, Corporate Financial Performance and Sustainable Growth

Various scholars have endeavored to study the relationship between environmental responsibility and sustainable growth; however, no consistent conclusion can be traced in the existing literature. According to the concept given by Aragon in 2004, we bifurcated the horizon of environmental responsibility in two categories (Ara?on-Correa, Matías-Reche, & Senise-Barrio, 2004). ERB and ERD. ERB explores the breadth of environmental responsibility such as ISO certifications & environmental legal standards, and ERD deals with the process of blending environmental strategies into other departments. A sample of 36 automobile companies from the Asia-Pacific region was selected to validate our suggested hypotheses through multiple regression analysis. The rationale behind selecting the automobile sector was the sector’s carbon emissions. The data was extracted from Bloomberg as this data source presents a wide array of financial, environmental, social, and governance concerns. The study confirms an inverted U-shaped relation between ERB & sustainable growth and points out the mediating role of financial performance.

Does sustainable environmental agenda matter in the era of globalization? The relationship among financial development, energy consumption, and sustainable environmental-economic growth.

The purpose of this research is to explore the connection of financial development, sustainable environmental-economic growth, and energy consumption among the South Asian Nations. This research examines a combine influence on energy consumption, financial development on sustainable environmental economic growth regarding south Asian economies. This study has used autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) and panel data set from World Development Indicators (WDI) start from 1980 to 2018. The findings of this study indicate a significant and positive effect of financial development toward economic growth of selected south Asian economies. However, energy consumption has also positive impact toward sustainable environmental-economic growth, which further leads toward sustainable environmental agenda progress. Finally, energy consumption results have positive effect on sustainable economic growth among mean group (MG), pooled mean group (PMG), and common correlated effect mean group (CMEMG) results.

Further Developments of the Financially-ESG Sustainable Growth Matrix

Bellandi (20212022) has developed a matrix to assess the consistency between sustainable financial growth and sustainable ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance, hereafter ESG) growth, and how this may impact shareholders versus other stakeholders. This article further builds on that matrix, to link the product life cycle approach and the BCG matrix to the sales growth axis of the matrix and determine both the actual revenue growth and the financially sustainable revenue growth associated to each stage of a product life cycle and each quadrant of the BCG matrix. The article also illustrates how the Life Cycle Assessment methodology can be linked to the product life cycle model, and better quantify the ESG impact of each product life cycle stage on the ESG axis of the financially-ESG sustainable growth matrix. The article shows how the reading of both product life cycle and BCG matrix can be expanded from a proprietory (shareholders) to a societal (other stakeholders) perspective. This opens a new direction of research to evidence alternative ESG improvements in each stage of the life cycle model that may make a product more ESG compliant, therefore suggesting strategies to improve the ESG rating of a business or a company. This article is also a methodological step forward to create an index of ESG sustainable growth, which is currently missing.

Modeling the Impact of Corporate Risk Management on Firms’ Financial Performance and Sustainable Growth

Growing complexities in the indigence and global business environment, the demand for Corporate Risk Management (CRM) has fostered greatly. Equally, Financial Performance (FP) and Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) are believed to be vital parameters for assessing any organisation's success. Both FP and SGR are get affected by different risks. Therefore, to the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first endeavour meant to empirically shed light on the Impact of CRM on a firm’s FP and SGR. By taking a sample of 160 listed Non-Financial firms from emerging and developed Countries stocks markets, on the bases of market capitalization, covering a period of 12 years (2007-2018). The CRM index has been constructed by using the Principal Component Analysis technique. Panel data fixed-effect Model applied on the bases of Hausman test. The results articulated that CRM has a significant and positive impact on ROE and SGR in the context of both cases. In contrast, inflation negatively relates to both scenarios, but the size and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have a positive and significant relationship with ROE and SGR. However, in Pakistan's case, Size and GDP have articulated adverse effect on ROE and SGR.

Financial Innovation, Sustainable Economic Growth, and Credit Risk: A Case of the ASEAN Banking Sector

A dynamic and rapidly changing global financial environment is posing various risks for the banking sector. Therefore, the future of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) banks depends on how efficiently and effectively they manage these risks. Among these risks, a credit risk is the most crucial risk for the banking sector. Thus, the current study aims to analyze the impact of financial innovation and sustainable economic growth on the credit risk of ASEAN banks. For this purpose, a sample of 4 ASEAN countries from 2011 to 2018 is selected, and by applying a panel-corrected standard error (PCSE) approach, both variables were found to be a significant contributor toward the credit risk. Current research will not only be beneficial for the management of ASEAN countries’ banks but also provide help to the overall financial industry and their respective regulatory bodies to understand the behavior of ASEAN banks’ credit risk regarding financial innovation and economic growth. Thus, this study will play an essential role concerning the stability of the banking sector in the ASEAN region.

How financial development affects green energy finance? Relationship between environmental regulation and economic performance.

The construction of green finance index is a three-tiered process that involves macroeconomic, ecological, and monetary indicators. Therefore, this research is one of the first thorough assessments of the impacts of green financing regulations in China, examining 30 provinces during the period of 2010 to 2017. Data envelopment analysis models for 30 provinces in China have been tested by using non-radial models and longitudinal datasets. The findings demonstrate that between 2010 and 2017, the efficiency of China's provinces such as Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Zhejiang and provinces of central regions as well as western provinces of country green economies has increased with distinct geographical disparities becoming more apparent. The geographical distribution of economic efficacy in the green economy is greatest in the eastern parts and poorest in the Chongqing, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Yunnan. The study revealed that sustainable financial growth may be accomplished via the creation of green financing, which can be achieved by employing different solutions across the macroeconomic, institutional, and ecological considerations. The western and central areas, however, have a significant negative association. There are substantial variations in factors at the state and federal level from the viewpoint of dependent variables. Eventually, the research offers some suggestions for future ecological impact of China, along with the creation of new environmental legislation.

Modelling the Impact of Corporate Risk Management on Firms Financial Performance and Sustainable Growth: Evidence Grounded on Emerging and Developed Countries

Modelling the Impact of Corporate Risk Management on Firms Financial Performance and Sustainable Growth: Evidence Grounded on Emerging and Developed Countries

Corporate governance in small and medium enterprises: a review

PurposeResearch signifies that well-governed companies exhibit long-run financial results and sustainable growth. In the context of SMEs, this paper aims to review the literature on corporate governance, the implementation challenges of corporate governance and its relationship with performance. Entwined with Indian scenarios, the study can be generalized to other emerging economies, with geographic considerations.Design/methodology/approachStudies from 1990 to 2020 are included in the literature review. Three databases were used for the extraction of relevant research articles: Scopus, EBSCO and ScienceDirect. To identify the relevant work, keywords along with Boolean operators for literature search were used from the research databases. The selected articles were further refined based on the authors’ keywords, journal type, data analysis methodologies and abstract analysis. Finally, 115 articles were selected and categorized into themes based on inclusion criteria for further study.FindingsCorporate governance provides tangible and intangible benefits to SMEs. The study emphasizes on designing a cost-effective discrete governance mechanism for SMEs than the prevailing corporate governance code for large firms. Furthermore, implementing the corporate governance structure with a great level of discipline and stability is equally essential and related to performance.Originality/valueListing of SMEs is a relatively new phenomenon in emerging economies, including India. With listing, corporate governance and financial performance are expected to shift. The inclusion of the changing landscape of SME governance makes this study unique and relevant in the current scenario. The study will benefit the policymakers and firms to adopt optimum governance practices and link it optimally with performance.

Economic policy uncertainty and sustainable financial growth: Does business strategy matter?

Using a data of 975 Chinese non-financial listed firms, this study investigates the impact of firm business strategy on sustainable financial growth during economic policy uncertainty. We use index-based measures of economic policy uncertainty, sustainable financial growth and business strategy and observe that economic policy uncertainty hurts the sustainable financial growth of Chinese firms. However, we find that a defensive business strategy positively moderates the negative impact of policy uncertainty, whereas an analytical business strategy mitigates the negative impact of policy uncertainty on sustainable financial growth. The results of the study provide guidance to corporations regarding strategy formulation to effectively deal with policy uncertainties. Our results are robust to different proxies of policy uncertainty and endogeneity issues.

Financial Institutions’ Risk Profile and Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

This study analyses the impact of Spanish financial institutions’ risk profile on their contribution to the 2030 Agenda. Financial institutions play a significant role in ensuring financial inclusion and sustainable economic growth and usually incorporate environmental and social considerations into their risk management systems. The results show that financial institutions with less capital risk, with lower management efficiency and with higher market risk usually make higher contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to their sustainability reports. The novel aspect of the present study is that it identifies the risk profile of financial institutions that incorporate sustainability into their business operations and measure the impact generated in the environment and in society. The study findings have important implications for shareholders, investors and analysts, according to the view that sustainability reporting is a vehicle that financial institutions use to express their commitment to the 2030 Agenda and to higher quality corporate reporting.