Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Mathematics and statistics play a vital role in many fields in Risks and provide theories and tools that have been widely used in all areas of Risks. Knowledge of mathematics, probability, and statistics is essential to develop theories in Risks and test their validity through the analysis of empirical real-world data. This Special Issue will also bring together practical, state-of-the-art applications of mathematics, probability, and statistical techniques in Risks with applications in business, economics, finance, and COVID-19.

Business, economics, and finance are three of the major areas of applications of Risks. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic is a very important current issue that is not only a significant concern for public health, but is also dealing a devastating impact on the socio-economic condition of the invaded countries. As such, the pandemic can be categorized as a risk that could trigger a loss of economic value or confidence in a substantial portion of the financial system that could have a severe negative influence on the real economy. However, the effect of the pandemic goes beyond borders, and as such becomes imperative to model the full breadth implications of the COVID-19 on emerging economies and world economies at large using statistical and mathematical applications—notably, in the areas of monetary and fiscal responses; changes in capital mobility; changes in international trade blueprint; and impact on financial, labor, and commodity markets, among other relevant issues.

We seek quantitative and qualitative empirical studies of business, economics, and finance related to the specific business, economic, and financial risk of COVID-19 using the identified perspectives or combinations of these areas.

Prof. Dr. Wing-Keung Wong
Dr. Husam Rjoub
Prof. Dr. Moawia Alghalith
Guest Editors

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Keywords

Monetary and fiscal responses
Capital mobility
Changes in the international blueprint
Financial, labor, and commodity markets
Health risk
Business
Economics
Finance

Published Papers (1 paper)

Research

Open AccessArticle

A Study on Balanced Scorecard and Its Impact on Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Organizations; A Mediating Role of Political and Regulatory Institutions

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Anabela Batista Correia

Risks 2021, 9(6), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/risks9060110 - 04 Jun 2021

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Abstract

Organizational strategic programs are continuously evolving and gaining the attention of policy makers in order to construct organizations’ ecological and socioeconomic systems. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the balanced scorecard (BSC) and sustainable development involving the mediated effect of political and regulatory influence. To achieve the core objectives of the research, the quantitative (positivism) research method is applied. The goal of the current research is made possible through the quantitative method because of its objective nature of reality. A total of 320 questionnaires were distributed among the different levels of managers; 280 respondents returned the questionnaire. The data are analyzed through a modern statistical tool called Smart-PLS, Partial Least Squares (PLS) is high graphical user interference software that is used to calculate Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) through PLS path modeling. Factor analysis is conducted to eliminate the variables that have no contribution and to reduce the variables to obtain better results in regression. The implications are for energy organizations that are struggling to deal with sustainable development and these tools can help them to achieve their sustainability goals. The study concludes that the adoption of BSC is essential to ensure sustainable development regardless of its challenges. Moreover, consideration of meta-constitutional rules as political influence is important to understand and address in order to mitigate financial loss. In nutshell, the use of BSC is highly recommended to eliminate the routine problems and to ensure environmental sustainability. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical and Statistical Models on Risk with applications in Business, Economics, Finance, and COVID-19)

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