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Notice of duplicate publication: Evergrande and Real Estate Value Subjectivity Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-11-13
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 24, No. 4, 2023)
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From Keynes’ “Animal Spirits” to Human Spirits? Passion as the Missing Link(s) in Entrepreneurial Intentions Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Norris Krueger
Passion seems remarkably important to entrepreneurial behavior and research has done well to explicate its impact, which needs to be celebrated. It also seems to have an outsized effect on entrepre...
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Insta-Influencers’ Endorsement Effect on Consumers’ Purchase Intention: Parallel Mediation Role of Brand Credibility and Brand Attitude Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Alaleh Dadvari, Massoud Moslehpour, Shallyn Aprillia Shira
The paper aims to study the indirect effect of Insta influencers’ endorsement on Indonesian consumers purchase intention through brand attitude and brand credibility. A survey method based on an on...
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Impact of Workforce Flexibility on Operating Costs: Empirical Evidence from Healthcare Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Adelina Gnanlet, Christopher McDermott, Muge Yayla-Kullu
With increasing nursing shortages, workforce flexibility is frequently used in hospitals. Commonly referred to as “mobility flexibility” or “floating,” this type of workforce flexibility cross-trai...
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Zoetic Global, a U.S. Centric Firm with a Global Reach Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Riad A. Ajami, Homa A. Karimi
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 24, No. 4, 2023)
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A Regional Analysis of Airlines: The Impacts of South Korean won Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Olcay Ölçen
ABSTRACT The airline world is a little bit complex, especially on a regional, national, and continental basis. It is aimed to make a comprehensive analysis of Asia-Pacific Airlines’ financial structure in this analysis. If the reality of South Korea’s development in the last two decades is accepted, this development also should have an impact on the airline world. As it is expected, the impact of the
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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Opportunities, Global Challenges & Relevance to the Oil-Producing Economies Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Riad A. Ajami, Homa A. Karimi
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 24, No. 3, 2023)
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The Effect of Sonic Logo’s Musical Elements on Attitude Toward the Brand Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-06-18 Shahriar Azizi, Aida Karamyar, Salman Eivazinezhad
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of manipulations of Nescafe’s sonic logo musical elements on brand attitude. The research method is a 2 (tempo: fast and slow) × 2 (phrasing: legato and staccato) within-subjects experimental factorial design. Results show that different levels of tempo do not affect brand attitude. The staccato and legato sonic logo respectively cause
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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Business Competitiveness in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Abdelhak Senadjki, Samuel Ogbeibu, Saidatulakmal Mohd, Au Yong Hui Nee, Iddrisu Mohammed Awal
ABSTRACT This study investigates Artificial Intelligence (Awareness, Knowledge, Empowerment, Implementation) on competitiveness and the mediating role of innovations (Social Innovation, Environmental Innovation, and Technological Innovation). We employed the Open Innovation theory (OIT). The data from 480 SMEs were analyzed using SmartPLS. The findings elucidate that the relationship between AI (awareness
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Vietnam’s Ascendancy in the Electronics Trade and the Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Vu Hong Ha, Craig R. Parsons
ABSTRACT A new regression-based revealed comparative advantage index is used to analyze Vietnam’s exports. Vietnam now has the highest comparative advantage in electronics in the world. It suggests that Vietnam may be a new follower in the “flying geese” style and reinforces the Kojima (2000) view that sufficient inward FDI can change comparative advantage. With detailed FDI and local data, we estimate
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The Art of Juggling: Effects of Employee’s Polychronic Orientation on Service Recovery Performance and Extra-Role Customer Service Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Asra Jabbar, Rizwan Qaiser Danish
ABSTRACT The banking industry is known for its dynamic and competitive organizational structure, which requires polychronic employees to improve service quality and satisfy customers. However, to remain competitive, the banking industry must manage the level of work engagement. This study examines the link between the polychronic orientation of employees on service recovery performance and extra-role
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Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Riad A. Ajami, Homa A. Karimi
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 24, No. 2, 2023)
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Consumer Purpose: A Holistic Rethinking of Psychological Bonds Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-05-05 Yuchin (Jerrie) Hsieh, Bonnie Canziani, Dianne H.B. Welsh
ABSTRACT This conceptual paper integrates needs, goals, and value/image congruence theories to propose an inclusive concept of consumer psychological engagement with companies and their brands or products. To maximize service experiences and marketing messages and ensure sustainable success, marketers and innovators must collect holistic intelligence on consumers’ needs, goals, values, and self-image
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Bank Diversification: A Comparative Study on US and Japanese Banking Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-04-13 A. Melih Küllü, Riad A. Ajami
ABSTRACT Bank diversification/focus strategies have a significant impact on banks’ riskiness and returns and consequently affect the overall health of the financial system and the economy. Focusing on the aggregate numbers of banking systems from two major economies and advanced financial systems from both sides of the Pacific, this study comparatively analyzes the diversification/focus status of US
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Financial Crises and Capital Structure Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Markets Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-04-07 Bulent Aybar, Seyda Deligonul, BoTao An
ABSTRACT This study analyzes emerging market firms’ capital structure decisions. We select the reference as 2007–2008 financial crisis and study the temporal behavior. We investigate if EM firms differ in decisions of issuing debt and equity and if their responses to the global financial crisis are explicable with the existing theories. Our findings suggest that the crisis behavior of EM firms is not
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Beyond Covid-19: The Prospects of Multilateralism Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Riad A. Ajami, Homa A. Karimi
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 24, No. 1, 2023)
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Using Cascade Theories to Explain the Spread of Fake News in the Asian Context Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2023-04-02 Vijay Sethi, Vikram Sethi, Anand Jeyaraj, Kevin Duffy, Neerja Sethi
ABSTRACT Understanding the nature of the spread of misinformation is critical to an effort to control or minimize it. This paper uses existing cascade theories and ties them into propaganda frameworks to help understand the complex nature of fake news in contemporary media. We draw upon the availability cascades, cognitive cascades, and propaganda models to structure and process misinformation diffusion
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Deglobalization: Economic and Political Challenges Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Riad Ajami
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 23, No. 4, 2022)
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Effect of Corporate Governance on Free Cash Flow via Dividend Payout Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Affaf Asghar Butt, Sadaf Murtaza, Aamer Shahzad, Jamshaid Ahmad
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the effect of corporate governance mechanisms (i.e., board composition, insider ownership, block holder ownership, and audit quality) on free cash flow (FCF) through the dividend policy of the firms listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The sample of non-financial firms was taken from the KSE-100 index from 2008 to 2017. The mediation technique developed
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CSR and Tax Avoidance: Are They Related? A Perspective of Neo-Institutional Theory in Emerging Economy Malaysia Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-11-12 Noorsakinah Abdul Wahab, Mohd Zulkhairi Mustapha, Nurliana Md Rahin
ABSTRACT Grounded on the Neo-institutional theory, this paper investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) decoupling and tax avoidance in three CSR dimensions, particularly community, employee, and environment. A sample of 52 Malaysian listed companies for the financial years of 2009 to 2019 provides evidence that overall, CSR and tax are unrelated except for community
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Shareholder Perks and Stock Performance: Evidence during the Global Financial Crisis Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Yuta Uchida, Xiangyu Chen, Jittima Tongurai
ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of shareholder perks on stock returns of publicly listed firms in Japan during the 2008 global financial crisis. We find that stocks of firms that offered shareholder perks had higher cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) than those of firms that did not pay perks. The higher CARs of perk-offering firms appeared to be short-term, up to the perk day. Additionally
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Determination of Properties of the Benchmark Index through Strangle Option Strategies Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Peeyush Bangur, Manoj Singh, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Ruchi Bangur
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to measure the intrinsic characteristics of the Indian capital market through the long and short strangle options strategies. The study uses the trigonometric ratio Tan θ to form the monthly angle between strategy profit and Nifty closing. Further, the results of monthly angle formation have been verified by the regression analysis. The result of the angle formation
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Customer Acceptance of Online Travel Agents in Indonesia Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-09-04 Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, Muhammad Anshari, Syamimi Ariff Lim
ABSTRACT This research aims to reveal factors that influence the acceptance of digital marketplace on travel in Indonesia. A modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) was employed as the framework for the study to derive factors that influence the acceptance of digital marketplace on travel by Indonesian consumers/travelers. The results from hypothesis testing indicate
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Determinants of Purchase Intention among Live Streaming Shoppers: The Roles of Technology Readiness, Social Presence, and Perceived Value Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Pei-Ju Chao, Yu-Huei Cheng, Chi-Hua Li, Ming-Chia Hsieh
ABSTRACT The potential for business opportunities live streaming services has attracted attention from individuals and businesses. Limited studies have explored the factors associated with the purchase intention of shoppers in live-streaming contexts. The purpose of this study was to examine whether social media technology readiness, perceived value, and social presence influence shoppers’ purchase
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Credit Quality of Indian Banking Sector: Implications of Basel III Regulations Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-07-09 Dr Dolly Gaur, Dr Dipti Ranjan Mohapatra, Dr Pratap Ranjan Jena
ABSTRACT In the last few years, due to a drastic increase in bad loans, the credit quality of banks has degraded in India. Along with national policies designed by banking regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for management of credit quality, international best practices have also been implemented by the banking institutions. The Basel Accords proposed by the Basel committee have been provided for
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Envisaging Food Security through Intracoupling: A CHANS Perspective Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-06-30 Aanchal Singh, Samik Shome
ABSTRACT The CHANS structure (coupled human and natural systems) offers a prism through which dynamic human and nature interactions can be viewed. Multiple frameworks have been developed under CHANS that look at a certain aspect of such interactions at different levels. One such framework is metacoupling, which is considered a tentative solution to achieving various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Strategic Trade and Investments Framework and Geopolitical Linkages across Asia-Pacific Economies Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-06-30 Riad A. Ajami
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 23, No. 3, 2022)
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Green Organizational Culture, Organizational Performance, Green Innovation, Environmental Performance: A Mediation-Moderation Model Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-05-13 Muhammad Imran, Gao Jingzu
ABSTRACT This research study mainly aims to propose and measure a framework that statistically evaluates how green organizational culture affects organizational performance. More importantly, it quantitatively analyzed the mediation of green innovation while environmental performance was studied as a moderator, previously unnoticed. A quantitative technique was employed in this research, and data were
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The Effect of Burnout and Work Attitudes on Turnover Intention: A Meta-Analytical Comparison between Asia, Oceania, and Africa Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Ahmet Hakan Ozkan
ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was surveying the effects of burnout and work attitudes on turnover intention by using meta-analysis. Scopus, Web of Science, GoogleScholar, and Proquest were searched to prepare a data including 262 suitable studies providing 374 correlations. The meta-analysis results showed that all the data sets regarding the surveyed relationships were heterogeneous and none
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Bilateral Trade and Spatial Interdependence Relevance: An Analysis for Tuna Commodity in ASEAN+2 Countries Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Putu Mahardika Adi Saputra
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate spatial interdependence in bilateral trade activities of Tuna commodities in the ASEAN+2 countries and compare the gravity panel model and hybrid model in explaining the bilateral trade. The gravity panel model estimated the conservative “pushing and pulling the flows” factors, whereas the hybrid model was used to perfect the gravity panel model in capturing
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Globalization in Retreat: Putin’s War and Its Impact across the Globe and the Asia-Pacific Region Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-04-15 Riad Ajami
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Business (Vol. 23, No. 2, 2022)
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Evergrande and Real Estate Value Subjectivity Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-04-01 G. Jason Goddard, Riad A. Ajami
(2022). Evergrande and Real Estate Value Subjectivity. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business: Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 1-4.
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Factors Influencing Consumer Loyalty: A Study of Japanese Retail Stores Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-02-23 Takafumi Nakamori, Stephen J. Newell, Bernard T. Han
ABSTRACT The importance of understanding how to encourage consumer loyalty is critical to the success of a retail establishment. Faithful customers are more likely to be repeat buyers, purchase more frequently and recommend the store to others. Thus, it is essential to understand the factors that drive the most dedicated patrons. In this study, we look at whether salesperson behaviors, perceptions
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Cultural and System Relational Capabilities on Business Performance: Role of Value Co-Creation Activities Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Mulyana Mulyana, Tatiek Nurhayati, Lutfi Nurkholis
ABSTRACT This paper aims to examine the effect of cultural relational capability, managerial systems relational capability, value co-creation activities on business performance. The respondents are the owners of fashion retail SMEs in Indonesia. The data was processed by using Structural Equation Modeling. This study found that cultural relational capability and managerial systems relational capability
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Deleveraging Drive in the Indian Corporate Sector: Interindustry Intervening Evidence Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-01-26 Aparna Bhatia, Pooja Kumari
ABSTRACT The current article examines the changes in the capital structure pattern of various industrial groups in India over two time phases. The results of the study indicate statistically significant differences between the capital structure of various industry groups. The majority of Indian companies are following mean industry leverages and thereby envisaging the application of optimal capital
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Evergrande and Real Estate Value Subjectivity Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-01-25 G. Jason Goddard
(2022). Evergrande and Real Estate Value Subjectivity. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business. Ahead of Print.
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Philippine Television Network Companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility Engagements and Electronic Word-of-Mouth: The Intervening Role of Consumer-Company Identification Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2022-01-11 Shaira Castro, Jean Paolo Lacap, Trisha Mae Garbosa, Estrelita Jimenez, Seranne Finelle Mallari
ABSTRACT This study aims to identify the interrelationships among the three variables – corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement, consumer-company identification (C-C identification), and electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) in the Philippine television network industry. This study also investigates whether C-C identification can act as a mediator between CSR and eWOM. The participants were viewers
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Leadership from Local to Global: Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio: Reflections on Trade and Investment Linkages between Ohio and Asian Economies Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-09-26 Riad A. Ajami
(2021). Leadership from Local to Global: Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio: Reflections on Trade and Investment Linkages between Ohio and Asian Economies. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business: Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 241-246.
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Role of Social Media in Improving Organizational Performance-A Study in the Indian IT Sector Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-10-22 Pratibha Thakur, Rupali Arora
ABSTRACT The present study intends to explore the impact of social media on organizational performance in the IT sector of Tricity and Delhi NCR region. The data collected from lower and middle level employees was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis and the results highlighted that social media and organizational performance are positively and significantly correlated. The findings also
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Online-to-Offline (O2O) Commerce in Emerging Markets: Analysis of the Retail Sector Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-10-12 Soniya Gupta, Anand Jeyaraj
ABSTRACT The growing digital footprint in emerging markets has bolstered the demand for quality and real-time customer experience through multiple retail platforms. Retail markets in emerging economies are increasingly experimenting with Online-to-Offline (O2O) commerce. This study aims at identifying various factors influencing the adoption and success of O2O business models in emerging markets. A
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Efficiency Assessment of Consumer’s Electronics Sector: Data Envelopment Analysis Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-10-19 Rohit Bansal, Sanjay Kar, Shweta Gupta
ABSTRACT This article aims to assess the efficiency levels of the Indian consumer electronics sector listed companies. The efficiency levels of the Decision-Making Units (DMUs) have been assessed using a non-parametric technique, that is, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The present study is based on panel data of a group of 16 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange for the period March 31,
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Income Convergence Across Asian Economies: An Empirical Exploration Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Sunetra Ghatak, Prabir De
ABSTRACT This article investigates the growth and regional disparity scenario that the Asian economies have been facing in the contemporary period. It attempts to investigate whether or not there exists income convergence across Asian economies over the period of 1990 to 2017 and also identifies the potential determinants. It empirically investigates the role of per capita income levels for the Asian
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Green Marketing Practices and Issues: A Comparative Study of Selected Firms in Indonesia and Philippines Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-07-10 Maria Agustini, Anna Baloran, April Bagano, Ana Tan, Sentot Athanasius, Berta Retnawati
ABSTRACT Green marketing has become increasingly important to promote environmental sustainability, and studies on the subject have been conducted, especially in developed countries. Therefore, this research evaluates the green marketing practices and issues of the selected firms in emerging countries. Information from in-depth interviews with three firms each from Indonesian and Philippines, which
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The Uncharted Territory: Plotting the Relationships between Perceived Organizational Support, Work Engagement and Expatriate Retention in Vietnam Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-07-02 Anantha Raj A. Arokiasamy
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS), work engagement, and its implication to expatriate retention. This study used a quantitative method design as explanatory research with the purpose to explain the pattern of correlation between the concepts hypothesized. The focus of this study was the employees working in the private
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Impact of COVID-19 on Different Sectors of the Economy Using Event Study Method: An Indian Perspective Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-05-03 Rakesh Kumar Verma, Abhishek Kumar, Rohit Bansal
ABSTRACT This research examines the impact of the lockdown announcement imposed by the Indian government on the different leading sectors of the economy such as pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Financial services, banking, energy, etc. Event study method has been used to analyze the data. Lockdown announcement day has been considered as the event for our study. We have taken a 40-day event window, i.e., 20 days
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The Mediating Role of Employee Intrapreneurial Behavior in Nexus between Constructs of Internal Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Organizational Outcomes Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-04-06 Luu Tien Dung
ABSTRACT The study explores how employees respond to internal CSR practices and contribute to organizational outcomes at the macro and micro-level with the mediating role of employee intrapreneurial behavior. Based on a primary data sample collected from 607 employees at 23 pharmaceutical firms in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, using a structural equation model (SEM). The estimates results reveal the
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The Disappearance of Rituals Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-05-12 G. Jason Goddard
(2021). The Disappearance of Rituals. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business: Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 155-156.
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Review of Crosswinds: The Way of Saudi Arabia Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-03-29 Masoud Kavoossi
(2021). Review of Crosswinds: The Way of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business: Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 157-158.
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Dividend Behavior of Indian Firms: New Evidence from Large Data Set Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Debasis Pahi, Inder Sekhar Yadav
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the dividend behavior of 5,785 non-financial non-utility non-government listed Indian firms during 1990–2016 using trend and econometric analysis. It is found that the dividend distribution tax is suppressing dividends whereas improved corporate governance norms are increasing dividends. The evidence suggests that cash dividends are preferred more than share-repurchases
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The Impact of Working Capital Management on Financial Performance of Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategy Firms in Different Business Cycles: Evidence from New Zealand Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Rashid Ameer, Radiah Othman
ABSTRACT We examine the impact of managing working capital on financial performance in New Zealand over the period of 2005 to 2017. Our empirical analysis provides evidence of a nonlinear relationship between working-capital management and financial performance. In addition, our finding seems to suggest that a cost leadership strategy firm is more efficient at managing working capital than a differentiation
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‘Keep Your Friends Close’: The Role of Informality in the Management of Unequal-sized Collaboration for NZ SMEs Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Siddharth Yata, Fiona Hurd
ABSTRACT Due to knowledge and resource constraints, collaboration is often part of the SME internationalization process. Often, these collaborations involve a larger partner organization. Perceptions of the SME in collaboration are understudied, particularly in relation to unequal size. This research presents case studies of three New Zealand SMEs who engage in international collaboration with larger
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Literacy is power and transforms lives: Channelling the relationship between financial literacy and financial satisfaction Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Navaneethakrishnan Kengatharan, Lingesiya Kengatharan, Muthucumaraswamy Thileepan
ABSTRACT Anchored in the behavioral life-cycle model, the life-cycle consumption model, and the utility theory, we propose a new model that examines the channel through which financial literacy impacts on financial satisfaction. The data were gleaned with a self-administrated questionnaire from individual investors. The results disclose that financial planning mediates the relationship between financial
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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Asia Trade Connectedness Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Riad Ajami
(2021). The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Asia Trade Connectedness. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business: Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 1-3.
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Corporate Global Strategies for Asia-Pacific Enterprises: In Between Synergy and Decoupling Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-10-18 Riad A. Ajami
(2020). Corporate Global Strategies for Asia-Pacific Enterprises: In Between Synergy and Decoupling. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business. Ahead of Print.
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Innovation Capabilities and Authentic Leadership: Do They Really Matter to Firm Performance? Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-10-14 Jalal Rajeh Hanaysha
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article was to examine the impact of innovation capabilities and authentic leadership on firm performance in the banking sector. A quantitative approach was employed in this study for collecting data from 220 employees of several banks in the east coast of Malaysia using a survey method. To analyze the data and reach conclusions, SPSS and structural equation modeling (AMOS)
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Social Media and Consumer Engagement: The Case of Malaysian Student Entrepreneurs Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-07-14 Abdullah Al Mamun, Noorshella Binti Che Nawi, Noorul Azwin Binti Md Nasir, Syed Ali Fazal
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the factors (i.e., social influence, performance expectancy, perceived trust, perceived risk, perceived enjoyment, and effort expectancy) contributing to the depth of social-media adoption as a business platform and its effect on consumer engagement among student entrepreneurs in Malaysia under the premise of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)
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Impact of Bank-Specific and External Factors on Profitability: An Empirical Study of PSU Banks in India Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-07-06 Birajit Mohanty, Sankersan Sarkar
ABSTRACT Owing to increased banking regulation and competition, banks are facing challenges to maintain their profitability. This article studies the affect on profitability of banks’ internal factors and external economic factors. The evidence shows that liquidity risk has a significant negative affect on profitability of the PSU banks. Also operational risk and capital efficiency have a significant
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An Empirical Investigation of Factors Influencing Young Indian Consumer Decision Making Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Ruchika Sachdeva
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research effort is to examine the factors influencing young Indian consumer decision making. Present research considers consumer decision making as a conscious and deliberate process, influenced the most by exposure, information processing, and advertising effectiveness. There is a greater need to study these factors in a country like India, which has the world’s largest
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Economic Challenges and Adjustments for the Asia-Pacific Region: COVID-19 and Beyond Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Riad A. Ajami
(2020). Economic Challenges and Adjustments for the Asia-Pacific Region: COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 165-168.
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Re-examining the Effect of Financial Development on Economic Growth in India: Does the Measurement of Financial Development Matter? Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Pub Date : 2020-04-02 Sanjaya Kumar Lenka, Ruchi Sharma
ABSTRACT Financial development is a multidimensional process. Over the years with the invention of various new products and services, the financial sector (both financial institutions and financial markets) across the globe has significantly evolved. The endeavor in this article is to investigate the relationship between financial development and economic growth in India for the period 1980–2017. To