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Entrepreneurship is often seen as a journey filled with emotions. However, the literature lacks an empirical framework for how emotions relate to entrepreneurial intention. Drawing upon an extended view of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) that emotions may have a direct and/or indirect effect on intention, this study investigates how positive and negative emotions influence entrepreneurial intention.

Applying the partial least squares structural equation model in SmartPLS 4, the hypothesized relationships were examined with a sample of 553 survey respondents from Bangladesh during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. All respondents were Bangladeshi nationals.

This study found that positive emotions have both significant direct and indirect effects, whereas negative emotions only have a significant indirect effect on entrepreneurial intention through personal attitudes and perceived behavioral control. Contrary to the extant understanding, this study found no significant relationship between subjective norms and entrepreneurial intention. Notably, the results did not vary between the during- and post-COVID-19 periods.

This study adds valuable insights into the relatively unexplored field of entrepreneurial intention by extending the TPB and demonstrating how emotions relate to entrepreneurial intention.

This paper aims to understand the mental health experiences and needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from the perspective of mental health-care providers and hospital administrators.

This paper conducted a mixed methods study. Clinical data about refugee mental health care of 722 adult and pediatric patients were analyzed, and four focus groups with mental health providers (n = 4), primary health-care providers (n = 5), hospital administrators (n = 4) and midwives (n = 5) were held.

Clinical data analysis found that patients were diagnosed and treated for a variety of mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, psychotic and neurological disorders. Misalignment between diagnosis and psychotropic medication prescription partly exists because of the unavailability of medications. Focus group findings indicate a lack of awareness of mental health conditions, and Rohingya visit hospitals for symptomatic physical ailments. Cultural and social factors discourage people from seeking mental health care. Patients are often brought by concerned family members or community health workers. A limited number of mental health-care providers are available to diagnose and treat Rohingya refugees, and follow-up care is often lacking.

First, this paper only drew data from one field hospital in the camps. Future research should sample practitioners working in other health centers across all camps for a more comprehensive look at the prevalence and variations in mental health issues and mental health services provision. Second, this paper did not interview patients for this study as the study focused on the perspectives of administrators, health-care providers and support staff. Nevertheless, the inclusion of patients would have illuminated perceptions and attitudes and the social, familial and religious dynamics toward identifying mental health problems and seeking mental health services. Therefore, future research should aim to focus on participants’ voices and experiences.

Clinics across the camps should enhance the screening of refugees for common mental disorders and encourage them to report cases within their families. Further, health-care providers and support staff should explain to refugees the importance of non-pharmacological treatment approaches and that, according to studies, their effectiveness is equal to or sometimes more effective than pharmacological treatment.

To address mental health-related stigma, conducting awareness campaigns in close collaboration with local leaders is critical to improving the level of knowledge among refugees, which could improve mental health-seeking behaviors.

This paper fulfills an identified gap in the mental health experiences and needs among the Rohingya refugees. The true prevalence of the range of mental health challenges among the Rohingya population is not accurately known; however, its impact is immense. The data indicates that mental health providers in remote regions be provided with training opportunities so they can effectively treat mental health conditions. Additionally, existing underlying root causes should be addressed through inclusive awareness programs in tandem with increasing the number of mental health clinics and providers across the camps and allocating more resources to provide medications for appropriate case treatment.

Innovation management in nanotechnology entails the strategic supervision of the entire process of creating and executing novel concepts, technologies and products at the nanoscale. By efficiently overseeing innovation in nanotechnology, organizations can leverage the revolutionary capabilities of nanomaterials and nanodevices to develop state-of-the-art solutions, improve their competitive edge and tackle global issues. Bibliometric studies are scarce related to the field of innovation management and nanotechnology. The purpose of this study is to assess the existing knowledge pertaining to the keywords, innovation management and nanotechnology and identify potential research implications for the future.

This study has been conducted systematically using the revolutionary PRISMA methodology. Research articles (46) were retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science databases using the keywords “Nanotechnology” and “Innovation Management” and 22 articles were systematically selected. VOSviewer software was used to conduct keyword co-occurrence analysis to identify under explored research areas.

By integrating the principles of lean production into innovation management practices in nanotechnologies, organizations can enhance their processes, promote continuous improvement, create value for customers and enhance their ability to innovate effectively in a competitive and dynamic environment. Examining the management of innovation in nanotechnology has revealed the potential to alter the future trajectory of technological advancement worldwide.

This research provides a new perspective on the combination of innovation management and nanotechnology, integrating lean production principles. This study uses a systematic bibliometric analysis to discover underexplored research areas and highlights the potential for transformation.

This study aims to comprehensively examine the environmental, health, economic and social benefits of carbon capture technologies (CCTs) in Bangladesh, thereby contributing to sustainable green environments.

This study adopts a unique approach to quantitative surveys and primary data analysis. It actively involves diverse stakeholders in data collection, including policymakers, industry professionals and the public, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.

Implementing CCTs in Bangladesh brings about a host of benefits. It not only leads to a significant reduction in CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions, thereby improving air quality and public health but also it stimulates public awareness and education, bolstering support for CCTs. The economic benefits are diverse, encompassing job creation and industry expansion, painting a promising picture for Bangladesh’s future. In essence, CCTs can enhance Bangladesh’s social well-being and quality of life, presenting a viable roadmap for sustainable, long-term development.

While this study provides significant insights into the impact of CCTs on people’s lives in Bangladesh, it is essential to recognize its limitations. However, this ongoing study is crucial in advancing sustainable technologies, underscoring the necessity for continual research and enhancement to ensure a sustainable future.

This study stands out for its comprehensive examination of the social effects of CCTs in a developing country. Integrating diverse data types and methods provides unique insights to policymakers, business leaders and academics. These insights empower decision-makers to advocate for green technologies and sustainable development in similar contexts, fostering informed decision-making and strategic planning.

This study aims to explore the key factors influencing customer loyalty in Islamic banking within the Iraqi market, as well as the consequences of loyalty. Despite the increasing global significance of Islamic finance, there is a notable lack of empirical research addressing how both causal and contextual factors shape customer loyalty in Iraq. This research seeks to fill this gap by examining the dynamics of customer loyalty and its perceived value to customers, thereby contributing to a deeper understanding of customer relationships in Islamic banking.

The research is conducted using a grounded theory approach, allowing for an exploration of the objective through in-depth qualitative analysis. In-depth interviews are conducted with various stakeholders, including customers, managers and bank employees. The inclusion of heterogeneous groups offers a richer and deeper understanding, increasing the validity and transferability of the findings.

A model of customer loyalty in Islamic banking in Iraq is developed, highlighting social, individual and banking characteristics as indicators of causal factors. Macroeconomic trends, government policy and media and advertising are identified as contextual factors, while competitor actions, life events and demographic profiles are recognized as intervening factors. The findings also suggest that loyalty brings positive values not only to the customers, such as positive experiences, lifetime value and better financial stability, but also to the banking institutions, including word-of-mouth referrals, competitive advantage and increased customer advocacy.

This study contributes to the advanced development of a theoretical framework on customer loyalty. In addition, the findings offer valuable insights into the relationship between Sharia compliance and customer loyalty, calling for banking institutions to prioritize adherence to Sharia principles.

This study explores areas of research within the context of Iraqi Islamic banking, allowing for the discovery of new and original insights into causal, contextual and intervening conditions of customer loyalty, which signify the Iraqi social phenomena. While the scope focuses on customers, the grounded theory approach opens up to emergent patterns and relationships.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on all facets of civilisation around the world, including food safety, this study aimed to determine and compare the pre-COVID and post-COVID food safety knowledge of Bangladeshi consumers and their association with sociodemographic variables.

The current study performed a cross-sectional survey of 503 consumers who prepared food at least 2–4 times per week through a validated questionnaire, selected through convenience sampling from two metropolitan cities and two rural districts in Bangladesh. The non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Mann–Whitney U tests, Kruskal–Wallis H and binary logistic regression were used for statistical analysis.

Although an increased percentage of consumers showed a better level of overall food safety knowledge in the post-pandemic (38.2%) than the pre-pandemic (28.8%), there is a low level of awareness of the appropriate duration of handwashing, foodborne pathogens, consuming raw milk or eggs, safe storage and temperature control of food. University graduates, families with few children and urban consumers had a good understanding of food safety both pre- and post-pandemic.

This study compares consumers’ pre- and post-COVID-19 food safety knowledge previously unknown in Bangladesh. The findings have significantly contributed to existing food safety knowledge in Bangladesh to adopt policies and structure training programmes for consumers in the country.

This study aims to examine the relationship between various types of literacy on one hand and identification of misinformation and dissemination of such information on the other, in search for better countermeasures against misinformation.

Based on data from a large-scale survey, models are constructed and analyzed to assess the relationships of literacy with both the identification of inaccuracies and dissemination behavior.

Regarding the identification of misinformation, individuals with high critical thinking attitudes (subjective literacy) are less likely to recognize misinformation, while other objective literacies do not have a significant relationship. Regarding dissemination behavior, individuals with high information literacy, media literacy and critical thinking scores tend not to disseminate misinformation, whereas those with high critical thinking attitudes are more likely to disseminate such information.

First, it quantitatively elucidates the relationships various literacies have with the accuracy judgment and dissemination behavior of misinformation. This highlights the effectiveness of objective indicators of literacies and the need for caution regarding subjective literacy – i.e. self-confidence in their own literacy. Second, it provides a cross-disciplinary analysis of the relationships, covering not only oft-studied politics and health care but also various other fields, thereby identifying comprehensive literacy strategies against misinformation. Third, it addresses differences in dissemination methods and offers insights into more practical countermeasures.

Reactive and direct dyes are the most frequently used dyes for cotton fabrics. Cellulosic fibers pose a great affinity toward them. However, both dyes consume large quantities of salts for exhaustion; these electrolytes (salt) are discharged as effluents posing environmental problems and disorders in aquatic life. Therefore, this study aims to explore alternative approaches to minimize salt consumption.

For this study, the combination of chitosan and keratin, being sustainable biopolymers, are used as mordants instead of salts for the cationization of 100% cotton and chief value cotton (CVC) during dyeing with direct and reactive dyes. Color strength, exhaustion rates and color fastness to washing, rubbing and perspiration have been evaluated in this paper. In this research, keratin solution is applied on cotton and CVC (with the cotton to polyester ratio of 80%:20%) fabrics by pad-dry-cure, while chitosan solution has been applied with the exhaust method. The pretreated fabrics are dyed with both direct and reactive dyes with 2% and 4% depth of shade (DOS). The performance of the cationized fabrics with salt-free dyeing method was compared with the conventional dyeing.

The results of this study showed positive impact on exhaustion rates ranged from 19% to 69% of the values obtained without salt in 2% DOS and a range of 22%–47% in 4% DOS of reactive and direct dyes with treated samples. Color fastness to crocking results indicated the improvement of results by a factor of 0.5–1 after treatment and good wash fastnesses rating (4.5/5) were achieved for the chitosan-keratin treated fabrics equivalent to untreated samples. In addition, antimicrobial testing was performed on both treated and untreated fabrics of cotton and CVC. The results indicated that chitosan treated samples showed greater inhibition toward microbial activity as compared to keratin treated samples. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to identify the functional groups of chitosan and keratin treated fabric samples to confirm their presence. In the FTIR spectra, the chitosan was characterized by its hydroxyl, carbonyl and amide III peaks indicating the presence of chitosan and keratin was detected by the presence of primary amines. Scanning electron microscopy analysis was conducted in which it was visibly seen that the fibers have been coated with chitosan and keratin laid after being dyed.

For the first time, direct and reactive dyes are applied on chitosan and keratin-treated cotton and CVC to obtain multifunctional and eco-friendly fabrics.

This paper aims to examine the effect of compulsory environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure regulation on corporate investment efficiency (IE). The study also explains how carbon sensitivity moderates the ESG-IE nexus.

The present study is based on the well-developed difference-in-differences (DID) research design with firms required to file ESG reports as the treatment group and others as a control group. Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange have been considered as the source of the sample and the final dataset of 1,077 firms (9,149 firm-year observations from 2011 to 2020) has been selected using a multi-stage sampling approach. The study also performs several robustness tests to validate the reliability of the results.

Based on empirical results, the study concludes that the implementation of compulsory ESG reporting improves the investment efficiency of treated firms in the post-enforcement period. Further, the study also confirms that firms in the carbon-sensitive industry have experienced a high level of improvement in investment efficiency.

As the study supports the value relevance of mandatory ESG disclosure, managers can utilize the same to communicate superior firm performance and reduce information asymmetry. Further, this study empirically validates the outcome of a regulatory policy which in turn assists policymakers in smooth implementation.

The extant literature has primarily analysed voluntary ESG reporting framework and that too in the setting of developed nations. However, as against developed economies, emerging countries have scanty regulations for ESG reporting and that too perforated with gaps. Such a constrained legal environment amplifies the information asymmetry among investors and managers leading to investment inefficiency. Thus, the current research deepens the extant literature by studying mandatory ESG reporting within an emerging economy to better understand the ESG-IE nexus.

This study aims to examine the association between responsible leadership and work engagement through the mediation of knowledge sharing. Further, the study explored the boundary condition of helping initiative behavior (HIB) between responsible leadership and knowledge-sharing (KS) behavior.

Considering work engagement as a global challenge, the data for this study was collected from 386 employees working in various organizations on convenience basis. Specifically, the data was collected in two waves through a questionnaire-based survey method and structural equation modeling was used for hypotheses testing.

The results reveal that responsible leadership directly and indirectly (through knowledge sharing) affects work engagement. In addition, HIB strengthens the association between responsible leadership and knowledge sharing.

The study collected data from a developing country. However, the findings suggest management should implement such practices that enable leaders to be more responsible. Such leaders create a learning environment that enhances knowledge sharing and promotes work engagement.

Based on social exchange, this study explored the mediating role of KS behavior between responsible leadership and work engagement and the conditional role of HIB between responsible leadership and KS behavior.