Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

Audit-Informed Digital Pathways to Rural Ecological Revitalization: A Configurational Governance Framework Applied to 30 Provincial-Level Regions in China (2018–2022)

Rural regions worldwide face intensifying environmental pressures under the global sustainability transition, yet the digital conditions associated with high levels of rural ecological revitalization (RER) remain insufficiently understood. Existing studies largely examine digital...

An improved machine learning-based QFD method for product design using rough set theory and PROMETHEE method

Purpose The main purpose of this study is to develop an improved machine learning-based quality function deployment (QFD) method for identifying the customer requirements (CRs) and measuring the prioritization of the engineering characteristics (ECs) in the product design optimiz...

The petrochemical pivot: geostrategic globalization and the future of oil and gas

While demand for oil as an energy source is projected to decline, petrochemical demand is expected to grow significantly. Toward securing future profitability, oil and gas (O&G) firms are pivoting toward petrochemicals. We contend that this ‘petrochemical pivot’ demands an explic...

How Does the Peer Effect of Digital Transformation Promote Breakthrough Innovation?

As the digital age advances, digital transformation has emerged as a pivotal driver enabling enterprises to strengthen their competitive advantage. Although scholarly attention to the role of digital transformation in corporate innovation has grown markedly in recent years, the p...

CEO undergraduate natural disaster experiences and corporate social performance

Our paper investigates the relationship between CEOs’ experiences of natural disasters during their undergraduate studies and the ESG performance of their firms. Using a panel dataset of U.S. listed firms, we find that, on average, companies led by these CEOs achieve superior ESG...

Does environmental regulation affect corporate greenwashing? Evidence from China’s Environmental Credit Rating Policy

Grounded in institutional and agency theory, this paper examines whether and how environmental regulation affects corporate greenwashing in an emerging economy. Exploiting the staggered rollout of China’s Environmental Credit Rating Policy (ECRP) across provinces, we implement a...

From “won't learn” to “can't learn” in language learning: Unpacking the chain mediating role of boredom and negative rumination

Drawing on Response Style Theory, this study examines how the ideal L2 self is associated with learning burnout through the mediating role of boredom and negative rumination in language learning. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 465 Chinese university students, and Stru...

Rapid screening and taste mechanism investigation of novel umami peptides from krill using combined virtual and actual enzymatic hydrolysis

Abstract To enhance the utilization value of krill, this study investigated umami peptides in krill using cutting-edge techniques, including virtual proteolysis combined with actual enzymatic hydrolysis, machine learning models, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulatio...

Why digital hoarding behavior occurs when engaging with user-generated content on social media

Purpose Digital hoarding, characterized by the excessive accumulation of digital materials that clutters virtual spaces, has emerged as a pervasive psychological phenomenon and behavioral challenge among contemporary youth. The purpose of this research is to identify factors affe...

Dietary Modulationof Osteoporosis via Probioticsand the Gut–Bone Axis: From Mechanisms to Food Applications

Abstract Osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disorder affecting nearly one-third of women and one-fifth of men globally, poses a major public health burden. Current pharmacological treatments face limitations, driving interest in safer nutritional interventions. The gut–bone axis, thr...

DAUNT: Ensemble Disagreement as Actionable Uncertainty for Imbalanced Fraud Detection

Detecting a few hundred fraudulent transactions among hundreds of thousands is an extreme class-imbalance problem where one miss can cost a full transaction value. Stacking heterogeneous classifiers is the standard recipe, yet under a leakage-free, precision–recall evaluation, it...

Impact Analysis of Agricultural Insurance Development on Ecological Efficiency of Grain Production from a Carbon Emission Reduction Perspective

The ecological efficiency of grain production has attracted growing scholarly interest in recent decades. Agricultural insurance alleviates operational risks embedded in grain cultivation, which further promotes improvements in ecological efficiency. Using provincial panel data c...

Do Customers Exhibit Algorithm Aversion in Bank Loan Approvals?

ABSTRACT This study analyzes customers' acceptance of algorithmic decisions in bank loan approvals, focusing on the differences in preferences between algorithmic and human decisions and the underlying psychological mechanisms. Experimental results indicate a marked tendency towa...

Entrepreneurs' work-family relationships: a bibliometric systematic literature review

Purpose This study uses a bibliometric systematic literature review (B-SLR) method to develop a comprehensive assessment of the literature on entrepreneurs' work-family relationships. It explores the intellectual structure, current trends, evolutionary trajectory and future resea...