https://hspublishing.org/ASSM/issue/feed 2025-09-04T10:47:45+01:00 Faruk Soban office@headstartnetwork.org Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Advances in Social Sciences and Management (ASSM)</strong> is an open access and double blind peer-reviewed international journal published on a bimonthly basis. Our journal aims to provide a platform for scholars and practitioners to share their innovative ideas, methods, and findings in the field of social sciences. In this edition, we have assembled a diverse collection of research articles that cover a broad range of topics within the social sciences. Our contributors come from different parts of the world, and their research draws on a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. We hope that our readers will find these articles informative and thought-provoking.</p> https://hspublishing.org/ASSM/article/view/1047 2025-08-11T14:19:42+01:00 Mba Okechukwu Agwu mbaagwu38@yahoo.com Md Asadul Hoque mbaagwu38@yahoo.com

<p>This paper discussed challenges of adopting sustainable entrepreneurship practices in Ifrane hotels- Morocco. It assumes that adopting sustainable entrepreneurship practices will contribute to the realization of economic, social and environmental goals of Ifrane hotels. The research question addressed the extent to which lack of awareness and understanding of sustainable entrepreneurship concept, financial constraints, seasonality and low patronage and imposition of high taxes and levies constitute a challenge in adopting sustainable entrepreneurship practices in Ifrane hotels. A cross-sectional survey research design was used in the generation of primary data for the study. A sample size of 272 was determined from a population of 850 hotel employees using Yamane (1964), sample size determination formula. The sample size was selected from the population of study using simple random (shuffling and selection of cards without replacement) method. The results indicated that lack of awareness and understanding of sustainable entrepreneurship, financial constraints, seasonality and low patronage and imposition of high taxes and levies constitute a challenge in adopting sustainable entrepreneurship practices in Ifrane hotels. It concludes that hotels in Iframe are not achieving sustainable entrepreneurship goals due to the challenges associated with adoption of sustainable entrepreneurship practices. It therefore recommends among others: enlightenment to create more awareness about the concept, financial support for hoteliers to modernize facilities, government reduction of taxes and levies for hoteliers, use of energy-efficient, water conservation and waste minimization systems, increasing community engagement and offering more employment opportunities to residents of host community.</p>

2025-09-04T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Mba Okechukwu Agwu, Md Asadul Hoque https://hspublishing.org/ASSM/article/view/1074 2025-08-23T04:50:43+01:00 Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed drjalaal@hotmail.com

<p>Somalia's prominent "youth bulge" presents both a significant opportunity for national reconstruction and a potential source of instability if left unaddressed. Persistently high youth unemployment, estimated at 60-70%, creates conditions of marginalization that render young people vulnerable to high-risk behaviors, including recruitment by extremist groups and engagement in perilous irregular migration. While numerous livelihood interventions have been implemented, a critical gap exists in understanding their effectiveness from the subjective perspective of the youth they are designed to serve. Current studies frequently center on quantitative results instead of the qualitative processes by which these programs impact individual decision-making. This paper presents a qualitative study to investigate this gap. The objective is to examine the perceived effects of youth livelihood programs on reducing the factors leading to radicalization and migration in urban Somalia. The anticipated results encompass a nuanced comprehension of efficient program elements and the formulation of actionable suggestions to guide the development of more youth-centered and contextually sensitive policies and interventions.</p>

2025-09-12T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed