Corporate Governance, Digitalization, and Energy Transition

PART I: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS

1. Sustainable Corporate Governance Using Blockchain Technology

Nizar Baklouti

2. The Impact of Political Instability on Economic Growth in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) Countries: An Application of the Auto-Regressive Distributive Lags (ARDL) Bound Testing Approach

Nedie Farjalah and Asma Sghaier

3. A Procedure Manual for the Application of International Accounting Standards (IAS)/ International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as an Internal Control Tool

Fatine Fatima Ezzahra, Hilmi Yassine, and Kaizar Chaimae

4. Firms Short-Term Employment Management During the Covid-19 Crisis

Afef Khalil, Wissem Ajili, Mourad Kertous, Mohammed El Amine Abdelli, Imen Ben Slimene, and Samir Maliki

5. The Impact of Government Support on the Employment of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case of Tunisian Companies

Afef Khalil, Mohammed El-Amine Abdelli, Naima Bentouir, and Imen Baccouche

6. Paving the Way for Future Responsible Consumers: Educating Children on Healthy Consumption in the Digital Energy Era

Salma Mahouachi and Imed Zaiem

PART II: DIGITALIZATION

7. Effects of Chat GPT Adoption on Behavioral Intention in the Field of Scientific Research: Moderating Role of Familiarity

Habiba Ben Ameur and Kaouther Saied Ben Rached

8. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application for an Automated Education System

Alessio Faccia, Manjeet Ridon, and Luigi Pio Leonardo Cavaliere

9. Digitalization of Education: A Postpandemic Indian Perspective

Ritu Pareek

10. Fintech Usage and Sustainable Organizational Performance: A Conceptual Framework for Malaysian Manufacturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Arsalan Hussain

PART III: ENERGY TRANSITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS

11. Energizing Governance During Energy Transition: The Potential Role of Blockchain Technology

Rania Makni

12. Does Climate Risk Affect Liquidity Risk? A System Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM) Analysis for Middle East North Africa (MENA) Banks

Mohamed Ali Khemiri

13. Environment Social Governance (ESG) Criteria and Socially Responsible Investment: The Impact on the Energy Sector and Opportunities for Sustainable Investment Practices

Bincy Baburaj Kaluvilla

Biography

Imen Baccouch, PhD, is a Researcher and Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods at the Tunis Higher School of Commerce (ESC), Tunisia. She is the author of a book and several publications in international journals. Dr. Baccouch is a member of the Economics and Industrial Management Laboratory (LEGI) at the Tunisia Polytechnic School, Tunisia. Her research interests include sustainable development, employability, energy transition, and climate change.

Afef Khalil, PhD, is a Researcher and Assistant Professor at the Higher Institute of Accounting and Business Administration (ISCAE), Tunisia. She is a member of the “PRESTIGE” Laboratory at the Institute of Higher Commercial Studies of Carthage (IHEC-Carthage), Tunisia. Dr. Khalil is the author of several books and publications in international journals. She is a referee and member of the editorial board of several journals.