Author:   Dr. Lina Haddad Affiliation:   Independent Researcher Abstract Market competition has long been considered a natural and largely self-regulating process. Classical economic theory assumed that if governments prevented collusion and provided a basic legal framework, competitive forces would naturally drive innovation, efficiency, and consumer welfare. Yet the realities of the twenty-first century challenge this assumption. Digital platforms with global reach, network

Author:   Dr. Nadia El-Mansour Affiliation:   Independent Researcher Abstract For most of the twentieth century, economic theory was built on the assumption that individuals behave rationally and that markets function as efficient mechanisms for allocating resources. At the core of this paradigm lies the notion that investors optimize utility, process information accurately, and collectively drive markets toward equilibrium. However, mounting evidence from psychology, sociolo

Author:  Dr. Karim Al Mansour Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Global markets have entered an extended period of uncertainty shaped by geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, rapid monetary tightening, climate-related shocks, and technological disruptions. Corporate valuation—already a complex methodological exercise—has become far more difficult as firms operate in a world where risk, volatility, and structural inequalities shape the distribution of finan

Abstract This article examines how institutional isomorphism—coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures—shapes the rapid diffusion of corporate governance models across diverse national contexts. By integrating institutional isomorphism with Bourdieu’s theory of fields and capital and insights from world-systems analysis, the study offers a multi-level framework to explain why firms and regulators around the world increasingly resemble one another in governance form while oft