Digital transformation is reshaping India’s transportation and logistics sector by facilitating data-driven coordination, enhanced visibility, and sustainable supply chain operations. This study analytically examines the impact of digital technologies such as IoT, automation, artificial intelligence, and blockchain on dexterity, explicability, and sustainability in the modernization of India’s logistics ecosystem. Drawing on secondary data, policy frameworks including Gati Shakti, the National Logistics Policy (NLP), and the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), along with recent empirical evidences, the study evaluates how digital tools strengthen decision-making, predictive logistics planning, and seamless collaboration among multiple stakeholders. It highlights the pivotal role of government initiatives in accelerating digital adoption and fostering integrated infrastructure development. Additionally, the study underscores several challenges unique to India, such as high implementation costs, fragmented logistics networks, limited digital literacy, inconsistent digital infrastructure, shortage of skilled labor, and regulatory complexities that impede the pace and depth of digital transformation. The findings indicate that while digital transformation presents significant opportunities for improvements in efficiency and sustainability, the challenges associated with its implementation remain unevenly distributed across different firm sizes and regions, particularly affecting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and rural corridors. The study wraps up with the need for strategic alignment, inclusive digitalization, skill development, and policy support to build a resilient, competitive, and sustainable logistics ecosystem in India, while also identifying potential avenues for future research in emerging digital logistics practices.

This study aims to examine, on theoretical grounds, the sensitivity of corporate investment to internally generated cash flow in light of two central explanatory frames: financing constraints and the quality of financial disclosure. First, the study explores the emergence of investment–cash flow sensitivity as a research construct. In this part, we introduce the concept of cash flow sensitivity, then highlight the principal motives behind its emergence, its importance, and its objectives. Second, the study focuses on the role of financing constraints in shaping cash flow sensitivity. In this part, we examine the principles of the financing constraints theory, its implementation through standard empirical proxies, and its main determinants. Third, the paper examines the relationship between financial disclosure quality and investment–cash flow sensitivity. In this part, based on existing research, we clarify the role of high-quality disclosure in mitigating information frictions and reducing the dependence of investment on internal cash flow. Finally, we summarize how financing frictions and disclosure quality jointly shape the conversion of cash flow into productive investment, with consequences for capital allocation and the broader economy.

Major sporting events are key vectors for building the image of a nation. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar demonstrated that a country in the Arab Gulf region can successfully host a world-class event, generate measurable soft power gains and spread positive reputational capital across the region. This paper, based on a netnographic methodology, identifies five positive dimensions of transferable legacy: organizational excellence, cultural hospitality, quality of infrastructure, exceptional overall appreciation, and quantified soft power. It then examines how Saudi Arabia, host of the 2034 World Cup as part of its Vision 2030, can leverage each of these dimensions to accelerate its own national branding trajectory.

This study explored the digital entrepreneurship in the informal economy: adoption, monetization, and profitability among open market traders in Warri Metropolis, Nigeria. The objectives of the study focused on exploring the adoption, modernization, profitability, barriers, and drivers of digital platforms use among open market traders in Warri, Nigeria. Employing a mixed methods design, survey data (200) were complemented with qualitative interviews to capture both statistical trends and lived experiences. Results show moderate adoption (mean – 3.05), with traders relying more on informal platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook than on formal e-commerce system. Monetization remains limited (mean = 2.98), with indirect benefits, such as; boosting physical purchases than online income. Profitability perceptions are moderate (mean = 3,25), with digital marketing expanding customer reach but traditional walk-in customers remaining dominant, Barriers are significant (mean = 3.48), particularly unstable electricity and poor internet connectivity, while drivers such as education and social influence (mean = 3.23) encourage adoption. Correlation analysis revealed a positive and significant relationship between adoption and profitability (r = 0.414, p < 0.01), while regression analysis confirmed monetization as the strongest predictor of profitability (β = 3.636, p < 0.001). Qualitative findings reinforced these results, highlight infrastructural frustrations, trust concerns in online payments, and the role of younger relatives in facilitating digital engagement. Conclusively, this study demonstrate that adoption alone does not guarantee profitability; rather, effective monetization strategies are critical. The study then recommends that the constraints be addressed in order to achieve sustainable profitability.