Assessment of the public acceptance and utilization of renewable energy in Pakistan

Irfan, Muhammad; Hao, Yu; Ikram, Muhammad; Wu, Haitao; Akram, Rabia; Rauf, Abdul

doi:10.1016/j.spc.2020.10.031

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“…The reaction of the capital market is shown by changes in stock price and stock exchange volume. The market began to react to concerns about the pandemic’s economic repercussions (Irfan et al 2021d ). Consumer response to COVID-19 has been studied in a number of ways.…”

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: COVID-19 and stock exchange return variation: empirical evidences from econometric estimation

Latif

Bashir

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This research looked at the effects of COVID-19 on a number of the world’s most important stock exchanges, as well as the empirical relation between the COVID-19 wave and stock market volatility. In order to plan proper portfolio diversification in international financial markets, researchers must examine COVID-19 anxiety in relation to stock market volatility. The stock market volatility connected with the COVID-19 pandemic was measured using AR(1)-GARCH(1,1). COVID-19 fear, according to our research, is the ultimate driver of public attention and stock market volatility. The findings show that throughout the pandemic, stock market performance and GDP growth both declined significantly due to average increases. Furthermore, a 1% increase in COVID-19 causes a 0.8% and 0.56% decline in stock return and GDP, respectively. The stock market, on the other hand, showed a slight movement in GDP growth. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic reported cases index, death index, and global panic index all influenced public perceptions of purchasing and selling. As a result, rather than investing in stocks, it is recommended that you invest in gold. The research also makes policy recommendations for important stakeholders. We look to examine how stock returns respond dynamically to unanticipated changes in the COVID-19 scenarios, as well as the uncertainty that comes with a pandemic. Using daily data from Canada and the USA, we conclude that a spike in COVID-19 instances has a negative impact on the stock market in general. Furthermore, in both the increase and decline scenarios in Canada, the stock return reactions are asymmetric. The disparity is due to the unfavorable impact of the pandemic’s unpredictability. We also discovered that uncertainty had a negative impact on the US stock market. The magnitude, however, is insignificant.

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: COVID-19 and stock exchange return variation: empirical evidences from econometric estimation

Latif

Bashir

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…However, most of the studies are from high and middle-income countries which are contextually different from the current study (e.g. Abreu et al, 2019;Fornara et al, 2016;Irfan et al, 2021;Korcaj et al, 2015;Lau et al, 2020). While there are some studies from low-income countries (Pakistan and China), no studies have assessed the behavioural factors which influence households to adopt solar energy solutions in SSA.…”

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Factors influencing households' intention to adopt solar energy solutions in Zambia: insights from the theory of planned behaviour

Zulu

Chabala

2021

SASBE

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PurposeThis study examined the factors that influence households’ intention to adopt solar energy solutions in Zambia. This, in view of low adoption rates of solar energy solutions even in the wake of a widespread electricity power generation deficit across sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) has plagued the region with daily electricity load shedding lasting several hours at a time. Given the vast potential for solar energy generation in the region, solar energy solutions have become an attractive option to grid-based electricity, and many households have intentions of adopting these solutions.Design/methodology/approachThrough the lens of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), the study surveyed adult household members in Zambia who contributed towards the household’s income. The participants were selected using the snowballing technique, which yielded a sample of 961 respondents. The results were analysed using structural equation modelling.FindingsThe results show that attitude, trust, benefits and subjective norms influence the intention to adopt solar energy solutions. Trust and benefits also influence the intention to adopt solar energy solutions indirectly through attitude. Therefore, measures aimed at increasing the adoption of solar energy solutions should focus on improving the attitude, perceived benefits, trust in the solutions and consider subjective norms.Originality/valueThe findings add to the understanding of the factors that influence the intention to adopt solar energy solutions in Zambia. Therefore, the findings can be used to inform measures aimed at improving solar energy uptake in Zambia. The study also reports on the previously unreported mediating role of attitude towards solar energy solution on the associations between perceived benefits and trust with solar energy solutions adoption intention.

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“…We employed the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach for data analysis purposes [57][58][59]. It is a component-focused method adopted to analyze the relational dimensions in the study [60][61][62][63].…”

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Understanding the Antecedents and Consequences of Service-Sales Ambidexterity: A Motivation-Opportunity-Ability (MOA) Framework

Borjali

Asif

et al. 2021

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Drawing on the motivation, opportunity and ability (MOA) framework, we investigate the influence of charismatic leadership on salespeople’s service and sales activities—termed service-sales ambidextrous (SSA) behavior, which subsequently turn into service recovery performance outcomes. The primary aim of this research is to strengthen salespeople’s service quality in parallel to their selling activities while recovering a service failure. We validate the model using a sample of 344 business-to-business salespeople using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. Study results show that charismatic leadership is positively and significantly related to service-sales ambidexterity. Likewise, service-sales ambidexterity has a positive and significant relationship with service recovery performance and adaptive selling behavior. Moreover, we found a significant relationship between adaptive selling behavior and service recovery performance. The results further specify that salesperson motivation, opportunity and ability to engage in SSA significantly moderate the relationship between charismatic leadership and service-sales ambidexterity. The results suggest the need for training programs that provide the salesperson with opportunities to understand the simultaneous implementation of selling strategies while also providing customer services.

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Assessment of the public acceptance and utilization of renewable energy in Pakistan

Cited by 173 publications

References 79 publications

RETRACTED ARTICLE: COVID-19 and stock exchange return variation: empirical evidences from econometric estimation

RETRACTED ARTICLE: COVID-19 and stock exchange return variation: empirical evidences from econometric estimation

Factors influencing households' intention to adopt solar energy solutions in Zambia: insights from the theory of planned behaviour

Understanding the Antecedents and Consequences of Service-Sales Ambidexterity: A Motivation-Opportunity-Ability (MOA) Framework

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