Guang-Wen Zheng, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Nazneen Fatema
Despite the increasing popularity of green finance and sustainable investment in the field of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), very few studies have investigated the effect of green finance dimensions on the sustainable performance of banks. Therefore, this study attempts to examine the dimensi...
Md. Saiful Islam, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Rejina Akter, Rafia Tasnim et al.
BACKGROUND: Several vaccines have been approved for use against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and distributed globally in different regions. However, general community knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards COVID-19 vaccinations are poorly understood. Thus, the study aimed to investigate comm...
Xin Zhang, Zhihui Wang, Xiaobing Zhong, Yang Shouzhi et al.
The main purpose of this study is to identify the impact of green banking activities on green financing and banks’ environmental performance. It also identifies the mediating effect of green financing on the relationship between green banking activities and environmental performance of private comme...
Jing Chen, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Guang-Wen Zheng, Mohammad Masukujjaman et al.
Every sector of the global economy is faced with environmental problems and their resulting consequences to their day-to-day operations. Due to the rising threat of global climate change, the green banking (GB) concept has been given significant attention in recent green finance literature. Therefor...
Jianli Gao, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Sayyed Khawar Abbas, Muhammad Hamayun et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic has remarkably affected the business processes and performance of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the world. MSMEs have had to adopt and implement numerous strategies to sustain their businesses, and their financial and sustainability performance has...
Guang-Wen Zheng, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Nazneen Fatema et al.
Green finance (GF) has been gaining significant attention in recent literature, owing to the rise in global actions against the climate change. It is conceptually ambiguous, with no conclusive agreement among researchers on its meaning. Therefore, the main purpose of the study is to identify the ban...
Chen Yan, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Nazma Akter, Qianli Dong
Access to financial services is regarded as one of the most pressing issues confronting communities worldwide sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this regard, FinTech applications such as mobile financial service (MFS) play an essential role in building resilience during the pandemic. Hence, the aim...
Guang-Wen Zheng, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Syed Shah Alam et al.
The unsustainable operations of producers account for significant carbon emission and subsequent adverse impacts on nature. This study aims to identify the factors that influence consumers’ green buying behavior. The research focuses on the exploratory testing of theories using standardized question...
Chen Yan, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Yong Li, Qianli Dong et al.
This study aims to examine the effect of FinTech adoption on the sustainability performance of banking institutions in an emerging economy such as Bangladesh. Besides, this study also investigates the mediating role of green finance and green innovation in the relationship between FinTech adoption a...
Abu Bakkar Siddik, Md Nafizur Rahman, Yong Li
Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Janet Perkins, Sajia Islam, Abu Bakkar Siddique et al.
BACKGROUND: Access to skilled health services during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period for obstetric care is one of the strongest determinants of maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes. In many countries, husbands are key decision-makers in households, effectively determining women's ac...
Mohammed A. Mamun, Md. Sharif Hossain, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Md. Tajuddin Sikder et al.
Problematic Internet Use (PIU) has become a concern for public mental health across the globe. However, there are few studies assessing PIU in Bangladesh. The present cross-sectional study estimated the prevalence rate of PIU and its associated risk factors among 405 university students in Banglades...
Guang-Wen Zheng, Muntasir Murshed, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Md Shabbir Alam et al.
Abstract As the global concerns regarding climate change and the related environmental adversities continue to persist alongside rapid development of the world economies, the United Nations declared a set of compressive sustainable development goals (SDG) that are to be realized by the end of 2030. ...
Huawei Tian, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Thillai Raja Pertheban, Md Nafizur Rahman
This study uses the ecological modernization theory (EMT) and ability-motivation-opportunity (AMO) perspectives to determine the roles of fintech innovation and green transformational leadership (GTL) in enhancing corporate environmental performance (ENP). Additionally, we explore the mediating role...
Md. Saiful Islam, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Rejina Akter, Rafia Tasnim et al.
Abstract Background Several vaccines have been approved against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and distributed globally in different regions. However, general community knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards COVID-19 vaccinations are poorly understood. Thus, the study aimed to investigate comm...
Yan Shi, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Guang-Wen Zheng et al.
This paper aims to examine the factors influencing the willingness of Bangladeshi farmers to adopt and pay for the Internet of Things (IoT) in the agricultural sector by applying the theoretical framework of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT 2). To this end, the study e...
Shams El Arifeen, Jennifer Bryce, Eleanor Gouws, A. H. Baqui et al.
OBJECTIVE: The multi-country evaluation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) effectiveness, cost and impact (MCE) is a global evaluation to determine the impact of IMCI on health outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. MCE studies are under way in Bangladesh, Brazil, Peru, Uganda and th...
Abu Bakkar Siddik, Samiha Khan, Uzma Khan, Yong Li et al.
Although switching from non-renewable to renewable energy is believed to stimulate low-carbon economic growth, the means to establishing this energy transition have largely remained unexplored in the extant literature. Against this backdrop, this study focuses on evaluating how scaling public invest...
Md Shabbir Alam, Duraisamy Pachiyappan, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Muntasir Murshed et al.
Yan Zhu, Huifang Zhang, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Yubin Zheng et al.
Our study explores the association between the adoption of green technology and the development of green dynamic capabilities to achieve green competitive advantage. This research concentrates explicitly on the mediating function of green product innovation. The study is grounded in the dynamic capa...