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 Volume 12, Issue 12 (December 2025), Pages: 87-99

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 Original Research Paper

Strategic extensions of the STIRPAT model to address environmental footprints: A management perspective on technology and green solutions

 Author(s): 

 Nouf Awadallah Alsulamy 1, *, Rida Waheed 2

 Affiliation(s):

  1Business Administration Department, College of Business, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  2Department of Finance and Economics, College of Business, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3727-0824

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 Abstract

This study analyzes data from OECD countries from 1990 to 2020 using an extended Stochastic Impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology (STIRPAT) model that incorporates green and digital factors alongside urban population, GDP, and environmental technologies. The results show that technological progress, green finance, and green growth reduce ecological footprints, while the digital economy increases them, and digital applications have only a small environmental impact. Quantile-via-moment estimation indicates that the selected variables strongly affect the 90th quantile. These findings suggest that policymakers in OECD countries should prioritize sustainable economic growth and the development of user-friendly digital systems and applications. Promoting green growth and encouraging accessible digital technologies can support sustainable development and create opportunities for innovation across various sectors.

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 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Ecological footprints, Green growth, Digital economy, STIRPAT model, OECD countries

 Article history

 Received 14 July 2025, Received in revised form 12 November 2025, Accepted 18 November 2025

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alsulamy NA and Waheed R (2025). Strategic extensions of the STIRPAT model to address environmental footprints: A management perspective on technology and green solutions. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(12): 87-99

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