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ARTICLES PUBLISHED in Vol 6 Issue 2 (in-progress)

Sacred trust and sustainable future: embedding tawhidic epistemology values in waqf enterprises. Suhaimi Mhd Sarif, Rakhmad Agung Hidayatullah, Yayan Firmansah, Dzuljastri Abdul Razak

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NEW APPOINTMENTS: We are pleased to announce and warmly welcome the newest members of our Editorial Board. Their expertise and experience will contribute significantly to the continued growth, quality, and academic excellence of IPBSS. We look forward to their involvement in shaping the journal’s editorial direction, supporting rigorous peer review, and advancing impactful scholarship.

Please join us in welcoming the following members to the Editorial Board:

Dr Muhammad Akib Warraich is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Rennes School of Business. Known for his interdisciplinary approach, Dr. Warraich blends academic rigor with pedagogical innovation to deliver engaging and applied learning experiences. His academic and professional journey spans multiple regions, including Europe, South Asia, and Africa. At Rennes School of Business, Dr. Warraich’s research interests include business format and/or social franchising, business sustainability, artificial intelligence - consumer perspective. His research expertise are in the domain of franchising with a specific focus on social franchising in emerging markets. He focuses on exploring emerging entrepreneurial mechanisms in education and health sector in Asian markets.

Dr. Olatunde Amoo Durowoju, Faculty of Society and Culture, Liverpool John Moores University

Dr Olatunde Amoo Durowoju is a Reader in Education Management and the Associate Dean (Diversity and Inclusion) for the Faculty of Society and Culture at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. His subject expertise is operations and supply chain management, information security and supply chain management interface, impact assessment and transmission, and sustainable and inclusive practices in higher education. Olatunde has worked on several funded projects including a £213,000 Innovate UK project on ‘Manufacturing Made Smarter: Digital Supply Chain Feasibility Studies’. He has received, several awards and nominations for his outstanding contribution to teaching and learning excellence.

Professor Simplice Anutechia Asongu, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Prof Simplice Asongu is the Lead Economistand Director of the African Governance and Development Institute. Holding a PhD from Oxford Brookes University (UK), Prof Simplice also holds the following positions: Lead Economist and Director of the African Governance and Development Institute (Yaoundé, Cameroon); Lead Economist and Director of the European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (Liège, Belgium) and Lead Economist and Co-director of “Centre de Recherche pour le Développement Economique” (Bangui, Central African Republic).

Dr. Tsung-Pao Wu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Dr. Tsung-Pao Wu is a Professor at the Social Science Domain, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, China. His research interests focus on Financial Economics, Urban Studies, and Climate Finance.

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