https://journals.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/index.php/cuejhss/issue/feedCihan University-Erbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences2023-01-22T09:05:31+00:00Prof. Amjad S. Dalawiojs.admin@cihanuniversity.edu.iqOpen Journal Systems<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cihan University-Erbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(CUEJHSS) is a biannual academic journal published by the Cihan University-Erbil. CUEJHSS a periodical journal publishes original researches in the Arabic, Kurdish and English langauges, and in all areas of Social Sciences, including Humanities, Economics, Law, etc.CUEJSS is a Peer-Reviewed Open Access journal with Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). CUEJHSS provides immediate, worldwide, barrier-free access to the full text of research articles without requiring a subscription to the journal, and has no article processing charge (APC). CUEJHSS applies the highest standards to everything it does and adopts APA citation/referencing style. CUEJHSS Section Policy includes Original Research Articles. CUEJHSS has p-ISSN: 2709-8648. It is a member of the ROAD with e-ISSN: <a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2707-6342#">2707-6342</a> and a member of the Crossref a doi: <a href="http://doi.org/10.24086/issn.2707-6342">10.24086/issn.2707-6342</a></span></p>https://journals.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/index.php/cuejhss/article/view/787Applying Knowledge Management Processes to Improve Institutional Performance 2023-01-22T09:05:31+00:00Aram H. Massoudiaram.massoudi@cihanuniversity.edu.iqHawkar Q. Birdawodhawkar.Birdawod@cihanuniversity.edu.iq<p>This study aimed to identify the role of knowledge management processes in improving the level of institutional performance in Cihan University- Erbil, Iraq. For the purpose of achieving the study objectives, a hypothesis has been formulated with two sub-hypotheses. The study relied on a descriptive analytical approach. The data were collected by a questionnaire distributed randomly to 90 academic staff at Cihan University-Erbil Campus, 74 valid responses were received. The results showed that knowledge management processes play an important role in improving the institutional performance level of the institution studied. Also, the processes of generating and storing knowledge show have stronger correlation than the processes of distributing and applying knowledge in improving the institutional performance level in the University. The novelty of this article comes from its results and the set of recommendations that will contribute to raising the level of institutional performance. </p>2023-01-15T05:17:17+00:00##submission.copyrightStatement##https://journals.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/index.php/cuejhss/article/view/659Ethical Leadership Role in Job Embeddedness and Job Involvement 2023-01-22T09:05:29+00:00Mohammed S. Jamimohammed.jami@cihanuniversity.edu.iqAram H. Massoudiaram.massoudi@cihanuniversity.edu.iqQusay H. Al-Salamiqusay.hameed@cihanuniversity.edu.iq<p>The aim of this article is to verify the relationship between ethical leadership (EL) and job embeddedness (JE) and job involvement (JI) in charity organizations in Erbil province, Iraq. Also, identifying the role of ethical leadership in enhancing job involvement and job embeddedness. The data were collected by questionnaire distributed to 320 staff working at charity organizations in Erbil, Iraq. The data were analyzed by IBM-SPSS 26 to test the hypothesis of the study. The outcome of this article showed a positive relationship between EL and JE and JI. Also, there is a positive effect between the EL and JE. The implication of the study point to the essential role of ethical leadership in changing employees’ attitudes positively toward job involvement and satisfaction.</p>2023-01-15T05:19:42+00:00##submission.copyrightStatement##https://journals.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/index.php/cuejhss/article/view/662Factors Influencing Individual’s E-wallet Usage in Kurdistan Region of Iraq2023-01-22T09:05:28+00:00Twana T. Sulaimanttahsen@gmail.com<p>E-Wallets play a critical role in many ways people do cashless transactions. Technology innovations have made smartphone users carry out many transactions or payments using applications installed on their smartphones. The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted cashless payment awareness in numerous countries, including Iraq. The research objectives are to determine the factors that influence E-wallet usage in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This study methodology uses a questionnaire distribution based on the structural equation model. Ninety-nine sets of valuable data were collected from lecturers who use the FastPay E-Wallet application at the University of Cihan-Erbil. The collected data have been analyzed using SmartPLS data analysis software. The current study revealed that perceived security, trust, ease of use, and usefulness strongly influence E-Wallet usage. A future study suggests researching different E-Wallet applications since this research only focused on FastPay.</p>2023-01-22T07:31:06+00:00##submission.copyrightStatement##