Journal of Asia Business Studies: Volume 15 Issue 1

Role of perceived risk in online banking and its impact on behavioral intention: trust as a moderator

Simarpreet Kaur, Sangeeta Arora

This paper aims to revisit the role of perceived risk in online banking, using an alternative view on trust as a moderator on the relationship between perceived risk and…

Influence of independent directors on the market risks of Indian banks

Ankur Shukla, Sivasankaran Narayanasamy, Kanagaraj Ayyalusamy, Saurabh Kaushik Pandya

The purpose of this paper is to empirically explore the influence of independent directors (non-executive directors) on the market risks of the Indian banks.

Workplace ostracism and deviant behaviour among nurses: a parallel mediation model

Imran Shafique, Ahmad Qammar, Masood Nawaz Kalyar, Bashir Ahmad, Anila Mushtaq

The aim of this study is to examine the influence of workplace ostracism on deviant behaviour and testified the mediating roles of organisational identification, burnout and…

Earnings management and the informational and disciplining role of debt: evidence from Iran

Arash Ghorbani, Mahdi Salehi

The agency theory predicts that there are conflict of interests between managers and shareholders over free cash flow and major operating decisions. Earnings management can help…

The long-run performance of SME IPOs in India: empirical evidence from Indian stock market

Nischay Arora, Balwinder Singh

The purpose of this paper is to study the pattern of long-run performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) initial public offerings (IPOs) and examine the firm- and…

Linking empowering leadership and job attitudes: the role of psychological empowerment

Manaswita Bharadwaja, Nachiketa Tripathi

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of empowering leadership (EL) on work attitudes [job satisfaction (JS) and organizational commitment (OCOM)]. The effects of EL…

Why do customers intend to continue using internet-based sharing economy service platforms? Roles of network externality and service quality

Yung-Ming Cheng

The purpose of this study is to integrate network externality and service quality as antecedents to the synthesis of expectation–confirmation model (ECM) and perceived ease of use…

Institutional shareholding and corporate social responsibility reporting: evidence from Bangladesh

Afzalur Rashid

This study aims to examine the influence of institutional shareholding on a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in Bangladesh.

Local bias and performance of venture capital institutions: evidence from the Chinese venture capital market

Yawei Fu, Sin Huei Ng

The purpose of this paper is twofold to examine the factors that contribute to local bias of venture capital in China and to explore the relationship between local bias and…

Receptiveness of effective tax rate to firm characteristics: an empirical analysis on Indian listed firms

Ajaya Kumar Panda, Swagatika Nanda

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the factors deriving effective tax rate (ETR) for Indian manufacturing firms in different sectors. The study also tries to…