International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 19 Issue 1

Editorial: Avoiding the pitfalls of IJOEM desk rejection

Paurav Shukla

Franchising and country development: evidence from 49 countries

Cintya Lanchimba, Hugo Porras, Yasmin Salazar, Josef Windsperger

Although previous research has examined the role of franchising for the economic development of countries, no empirical study to date has investigated the importance of…

FDI and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: does democracy matter?

Sean Gossel

This paper investigates whether democracy plays a mediating role in the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Are ESG indexes a safe-haven or hedging asset? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Stefano Piserà, Helen Chiappini

The aim of the paper is to investigate the risk-hedging and/or safe haven properties of environmental, social and governance (ESG) index during the COVID-19 in China.

Supply chain relational capital and firm performance: an empirical enquiry from India

Pushpesh Pant, Shantanu Dutta, S.P. Sarmah

The purpose of this paper is to examine how over-reliance on buyer-supplier relational capital (created through the interconnected supply chain and social network) impacts firm…

Nexus among board characteristics, earnings management and dividend payout: evidence from an emerging market

Malik Abu Afifa, Isam Saleh, Aseel Al-shoura, Hien Vo Van

The direct nexus between board characteristics, earnings management (EM) practices and dividend payout is examined in this study, followed by an examination of the indirect…

The impact of gender and political embeddedness on firm performance: evidence from China

Ying Teng, Eli Gimmon, Sibylle Heilbrunn, Shenyi Song

This study explored the mediating effect of political embeddedness on the relationship between gender and performance of private enterprises in the emerging economy of China…

Managerial religiosity, attitudes towards women as managers and supportive HR practices

Kumar Krishna Biswas, Brendan Boyle, Sneh Bhardwaj, Parth Patel

The authors' study aims to examine to what extent managerial religiosity does influence human resource (HR) managers' attitudes towards women as managers (ATWM), and whether such…

Impact of government ownership on private sector enterprises’ environmental responsibility: empirical evidence from Chinese listed firms

Han Yu, Ciji Song, Zengji Song

Against the background of actively promoting the reform of mixed ownership in China, this study regards government ownership in private sector enterprises (PSEs) as an important…

Financial sector development, anti-money laundering regulations and economic growth

Isaac Ofoeda, Elikplimi Agbloyor, Joshua Yindenaba Abor

This study examines the influence of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations on the financial development-economic growth nexus around the world.

The determinants of IPO initial returns in emerging markets: a quantile regression

Amira Akl Ahmed, Bosy Ahmed Gamaleldin Fathy, Nagwa Abdl-Allah Samak

This article investigates the determinants of cross-section variation of initial public offerings' (IPOs) first-day returns in a sample of 710 issues across seven emerging markets…

Fear of COVID-19 and employee engagement: does emotional stability matter?

Sadia Shaheen, Sehar Zulfiqar, Bashir Ahmad, Muhammad Ahmad-ur-Rehman

Fear of COVID-19 is a new workplace hazard that has made drastic changes at workplaces globally. Based on the conservation of resource (COR) theory, this research investigates the…

Should Bangladesh join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)? The gravity explanation of Bangladesh dilemma

Gour Gobinda Goswami, Farhan Khan, Kazi Labiba, Farhanaj Achol, Tapas Kumar Saha, Aunanna Zulfikar

The scope of this work is to explore whether Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would be beneficial to Bangladesh, given Bangladesh's strong ties with India and…