Journal of Asia Business Studies: Volume 14 Issue 1

Is guanxi important in a buyer-supplier relationship? Case of Chinese logistics industry

Atif Saleem Butt, Syed Hamad Hassan Shah, Abdullah Zafar Sheikh

The purpose of this paper is to unveil negative outcomes associated with an absence of guanxi in a buyer–supplier relationship in Chinese logistics industry.

The nexus between product market competition and the quality of analysts’ forecasts: empirical evidence from Chinese-listed firms

Amjad Iqbal, Khalil Jebran, Muhammad Umar

This study aims to explore the relationship between product market competition (competition hereafter) and the quality of analysts’ forecasts.

Workplace spirituality and nepotism-favouritism in selected ASEAN countries: the role of gender as moderator

Qaisar Iqbal, Noor Hazlina Ahmad

Many scholars of business ethics have emphasised for new research theories and methods that make a substantial contribution to improving business ethical practices and standards…

State ownership and firm value: simultaneous analyses approach

Sami R.M. Musallam

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the endogeneity effect of state ownership on firm value in Indonesia.

Articulating the value of human resource planning (HRP) activities in augmenting organizational performance toward a sustained competitive firm

Debarun Chakraborty, Wendrila Biswas

The momentum of globalization has helped the organization to gain new insights into the domain of human resources (HRs). The changing nature of work has affected the coherence of…

The size and growth of firms: new evidence on law of proportionate effect from Asia

Inder Sekhar Yadav, Debasis Pahi, Phanindra Goyari

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between firm size and growth under the framework of Law of Proportionate Effect (LPE) for Asian firms.

Corporate sustainability in SMEs: an Asian perspective

Maitreyee Das, K. Rangarajan, Gautam Dutta

The purpose of this paper is to do a thorough literature review to assess the current status of corporate sustainability (CS) practices, issues and challenges in small and medium…