Finance

* NCA is the main method; ** NCA in combination with a regression-based method; *** NCA in combination with QCA

Publications using NCA: 

  • Albuquerque de Sousa, J. (2019). International stock markets: Essays on the determinants and consequences of financial market development. (PhD dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)). **
  • Hassan, M. S., Mai, N. H., Wahab, N. S. A., Amin, M. B., Hassan, M. M. & Oláh, J. (2025). Decentralized fintech platforms adoption intention in cyber risk environment among GenZ: A dual-method approach using PLS-SEM and necessary condition analysis. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 18, 100687. **
  • Kladakis, G., & Skouralis, A. (in press). Press Freedom and Systemic Risk. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, (published online in 2025). **
  • Leong, T. K., Chiek, A. N., Meng, T. P., & Eng, T. K. (2023). Customers Loyalty in Malaysian Retail Bank Sector from the Perspective of Equity Theory and Expectation-Confirmation Model: A PLS-SEM and NCA Approach. Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 9(3), 245-262. **
  • Rahman, M. M. & Sadik, N. (2025). Nexus of digital financial service adoption, decent work and environmental sustainability: results from SEM-NCA approaches. Discover Sustainability, 6(1). **
  • Sanyal, P., Jain, N. K., & Choudhury, D. (2024). What specific investments are critical in fostering buyer‐supplier relationships: Evidence from MSMEs in emerging economies. International Social Science Journal, 74(251), 219–239. **
  • Tan, J., & Wei, J. (2023). Configurational Analysis of ESG Performance, Innovation Intensity, and Financial Leverage: A Study on Total Factor Productivity in Chinese Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 15(3), 13803–13827. ***
  • Xie, Y., Zainudin, R. & Mahdzan, N. S. (2025). Corporate governance and efficiency performance in China’s life insurance industry: a configuration analysis based on DEA-fsQCA. Future Business Journal, 11(1). ***

Publications suggesting NCA for future research: