Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration: Volume 1 Issue 2

The influence of economic rationalism upon policy development: Historical, income and social cohesion perspectives

Donald K. Gates, Peter Steane

The purpose of this paper is to examine how economic rationalism in policy development affects incomes and social cohesion within the communities in which businesses operate…

Perceptions of export credit insurance value: Australian evidence

Benjamin Zammit, Donald G. Ross, Dorothy Wood

The purpose of this paper is to examine Australian exporter perceptions of export credit insurance (ECI) value and ECI value drivers to help uncover how Australian (and other…

Pay for performance in China's non‐public sector enterprises

Qi Wei, Chris Rowley

Pay for performance has been studied in Western nations, but much less so in China and its non‐public enterprises. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current…

The global implementation of the “winner's competitive cycle”

Stephanie Slater, Stanley Paliwoda, Jim Slater

The purpose of this paper is to revisit the winning cycle's model proposed by Abegglen and Stalk to investigate the competitive strategies being deployed by Japanese firms.

Job satisfaction: what is its true meaning in Greater China?

Yong Han, Nada K. Kakabadse

Previously, researchers have performed studies on job satisfaction and organizational behavior outcomes in Western contexts. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether…

Vision‐based leadership: relationships and consequences in Thai and Australian retail stores

Sooksan Kantabutra, Pisanu Vimolratana

The purpose of this paper is to examine relationships between vision‐based leadership components, and customer and staff satisfaction in Thai and Australian retail stores.

Corporate liquidity management of listed firms in Ghana

Zangina Isshaq, Godfred Alufar Bokpin

The purpose of this paper is to examine corporate liquidity management of companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) with the aim of ascertaining the determinants of…

Blue ocean strategies: should Asia-Pacific managers sail in these waters?

Yvon Dufour, Peter Steane