This study aimed to explore the relationship between ethical leadership and employees’ innovative behavior. The study relied on the analytical-descriptive approach through a review of the theoretical subjects related to previous studies and the analytical-practical aspect through preparing a questionnaire and distributing it to the targeted population of the study, while relying on the SPSS and Amos programs to test the hypotheses of the study and achieve its objectives. The results showed that there was an impact for ethical leadership on the employees’ innovative behavior and the organizational commitment partially mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and the employee's innovative behavior.

The purpose of this empirical study is to determine how Jordan's internal control system affects the efficiency of accounting information systems (AIS) services and client satisfaction. The study's goal is to shed light on how important a robust internal control system is for increasing customer satisfaction with AIS services. A quantitative research methodology is used to collect data from a survey of 265 representative customers of Jordanian enterprises (Commercial BANKS). Data is analyzed using second generation analysis technic (SmartPLS) software. In the context of AIS, the findings emphasize the significance of the internal control system in bolstering the link between service quality and customer satisfaction. The research advances our understanding of AIS and has significant ramifications for companies seeking to improve customer satisfaction and service quality. The researcher also offered suggestions for further research.

The paper aims to analyze the influence of the effectiveness of strategic decisions on organizational excellence, through employee empowerment, as an intermediate variable in Qatari commercial banks, where this study is quantitative and uses the descriptive cause-effect approach. The population of this study includes all directors, assistants, deputies, department managers, and branch managers in the six Qatari Commercial Banks, while the field survey method was used for this study. The population number was 336 participants from whom the researchers retrieved 270 questionnaires valid for statistical analysis. The study found that: the level of effectiveness of strategic decisions on organizational excellence and employee empowerment in Qatari commercial banks is high. The findings also showed that there was a significant effect of the effectiveness of strategic decisions on organizational excellence through employee empowerment as an intermediate variable. The study recommended the need for more studies to maintain the approach of the effectiveness of strategic decisions and employee empowerment in Qatari commercial banks, for their important role in organizational excellence, specifically giving freedom of action to employees to solve and encounter work problems.

The study aimed to identify the impact of the application of institutional governance principles in the accounting disclosure of service companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The study collected the financial statements of companies during the period 2014-2019, and the extent of applying the principles of institutional governance was measured through indicators included (board of directors’ size, board of directors’ independence, and concentration of ownership). Accounting disclosure was also measured by return on assets and earnings per share. The study population consisted of service companies listed on the ASE, and the study used the random sample where the number of companies included in the study population (14) companies. The required data was obtained throughout the financial reports of companies published on ASE website as a study sample. The results showed a statistically significant effect on the application of institutional governance principles using their instruments (board of directors’ size, board of directors’ independence, and concentration of ownership) in accounting disclosure (return on assets, earnings per share). In the light of the previous results, the study presented several recommendations, which most importantly: The need to adhere to the principles and rules of institutional governance in a way that assists to protect the rights and interests of shareholders.

The present study aimed to explore the impact of digital entrepreneurship on the environmental quality of agricultural companies. The population consists of 20 big and middle sized companies. The sample consists of 85 individuals. A questionnaire was used for data collection. SPSS program was used. The dimensions of digital entrepreneurship are: (digital knowledge management, digital business environment management, and electronic leadership skills). The dimensions of environmental quality are: (top management commitment, ongoing improvement, and team work). Several results were reached. For instance, it was found that agricultural companies practice digital knowledge management for improving the environmental quality. However, such companies have been facing many challenges. Such challenges include: the fluctuations in the cash flow. The researcher recommends providing talented employees in agricultural companies with incentives. That shall enable those companies to keep up with the latest development in the field.

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of information systems (ISs) Success Factors the user of (AISs) satisfaction on the Kuwaiti governmental organizations. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher designed and developed a questionnaire for data collection from the study population and distributed (160) questionnaires. There were (149) retrieval for data analysis which was used for further analysis using SPSS v26. After an appropriate analysis, the study found no significant impact for the success factors (ISs) including the quality of information, the quality of the system and the quality of services on the user satisfaction (AISs).

The study of entrepreneurship continues to expand as a field of inquiry and remains one of the most attractive realms of research in the field of management science. This study follows an evidence-based research approach and conducts a systematic review and meta-analysis on the entrepreneurship, management, and sustainable development in entrepreneurial firms working in the Middle East. The study has conducted a bibliometric search for outlining the systematic and empirical evidence on entrepreneurship, management, and sustainable development, and to examine the relevant literature from the particular domain, followed by PRISMA guidelines. Total of 25 articles were extracted dated from 2006 to 2020. One of the potential aspects regarding entrepreneurship, management, and sustainable development in the region was the introduction of entrepreneurial led family businesses that unlock the potential of the region. The rapid urbanization and population growth in the Middle East have put massive pressures on their environments. Entrepreneurship had a significant and positive impact on both sustainable development and management. Influenced by the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the Middle Eastern countries showed a dynamic performance at a macro level. This systematic review and meta-analysis provide information on the current state of the empirical entrepreneurship, management, and sustainable development literature.

The aim of this research paper is to assess intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations between the public and the private sector for high school teachers toward teaching as a profession. A sample of teachers were chosen from the public and the private school in Jordan (N=204). Four hypotheses were tested using independent-samples T-test, the result shows that private school teachers were more motivated by extrinsic compensation motives and extrinsic outward motives, while public school teachers were more motivated by intrinsic challenge motives and intrinsic enjoyment motives. The authors found out that private school teachers perceived themselves motivated by money and rewards, to be better than their colleagues in doing their job and need to have a recognition for their performance at their work. Public school teachers perceived themselves as enjoying tackling new problems and solving complex and difficult problems and considered their job as very important to them.

This study aims to investigate the effect of governance in strengthening the organizational immunity in the Greater Madaba municipality. The study includes two variables, an independent variable, governance and four dimensions including organizational justice, accountability, sustainability, and transparency, and the dependent variable is organizational immunity. The researcher designed a questionnaire consisting of (30) items that included the independent variables, organizational justice, accountability, sustainability, and transparency, and the dependent variable, organizational immunity, and it was distributed to employees of the Greater Madaba municipality, where the researcher used the random sample method, as the size of the study population reached (210) employees. The study used a sample size of 136. The study found a set of results, including the level of both organizational immunity and governance in Greater Madaba municipality, was high, according to the viewpoint of the sample members, and the existence of a statistically significant impact at the level of significance (α ≤ 5%) of governance with its combined dimensions, organizational justice, accountability, sustainability, and transparency, on the organizational immunity in the Greater Madaba municipality. Likewise, the absence of a statistically significant impact at the level of significance (α ≤ 5%) for sustainability was one of the governance dimensions in organizational immunity in Greater Madaba, and there was no effect of transparency on regulatory immunity. The study recommends that the Municipality of Madaba focus on providing programs to develop employees and involve them in training courses in institutes, specialized centers, and universities and pay attention to sustainability and transparency.

Profitability is an important performance measure and a related study based on the life cycle of firms is appreciated by researchers and managers. The impact of the financial crisis adds novelty to such research. This study discusses the impact of financial ratios on profitability of firms under the influence of financial crises. It is based on a sample of 42 Jordanian firms and uses panel data regression on an annual dataset for the time period 2000-2018. The study found mature stage firms to be explained best with the suggested model. The impact of current ratio on the profitability of all companies was observed as positive while the profitability is found to be negatively affected by debt for all life cycle stages except for the declining stage. Also, it is found that the declining stage firms need to rely on debt to stay profitable and sustain.