Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies , Open Access

Premature deindustrialization risk in Vietnam

Yuta Tsukada

This study aims to examine the premature deindustrialization risk in Vietnam.

How ostracism jeopardizes customers' interests at restaurants: a study in context of COVID-19

Ambreen Sarwar, Muhammad Ibrahim Abdullah, Muhammad Kashif Imran, Nazia Rafiq

With theoretical underpinnings in the conservation of resources theory, this research aims at understanding the link between workplace ostracism (WPO) and its effects on…

Social capital and loan credit terms: does it matter in microfinance contract?

Zahid Iqbal, Zia-ur-Rehman Rao

To enhance the loan repayment performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Pakistan, this study aims to analyze the direct impact of social capital and loan credit…

Who wins the paralympic medals? An analysis of the socio-economic determinants

Cheuk-Wing Lui, Hon-Kwong Lui

While the Olympic Games are always under the spotlight, the Paralympic Games are somehow ignored. This paper aims to invite the general public to think about the…

The impact of mixed syndication between government and private venture capital on investees in Estonia

Tetsuya Kirihata

The study compares the impacts of mixed syndication venture capital (VC) investment and private VC (PVC) investment on the transitional performance indicators of…

Refining mobile location-based service adoption: the lens of pull effect- and push effect-related motivations

Xuan Cu Le

Mobile location-based service (m-LBS) seems like a new class of personalized service due to location positioning technologies. This work aims to investigate consumer…

Divergence of beliefs and IPO initial return: the quasi-moderating role of investor demand

Ali Albada, Soo-Wah Low, Moau Yong Toh

This study aims to investigate the moderating role of investor demand on the relationship between the investors' divergence of beliefs and the first-day initial public…

Effects of supply chain collaboration on customer loyalty for household electronic appliances in Vietnam

Binh Nguyen Thi, Hien Nguyen Thi Thu

In an era of global competition, firms need to collaborate for long-term benefits. Researchers have investigated the linkages between supply chain collaboration (SCC)…

Impact of food price increases on poverty in Indonesia: empirical evidence from cross-sectional data

Faharuddin Faharuddin, M. Yamin, Andy Mulyana, Y. Yunita

Using cross-sectional household survey data, this paper aims to determine the impact of food price increases on poverty in Indonesia.

The effect of internal branding on organisational financial performance and brand loyalty: mediating role of psychological empowerment

Maryam Soleimani, Leo Paul Dana, Aidin Salamzadeh, Parisa Bouzari, Pejman Ebrahimi

This study explores the effect of internal branding on organisational financial performance and brand loyalty with the mediating role of psychological empowerment.

Which formula for corporate risk-taking around the world? Exploring happiness as the “black box”

Thao Phuong Tran, Anh-Tuan Le

This paper examines how the degree of happiness affects corporate risk-taking and the moderating influence of family ownership of firms on this relationship.

Undermining alienative commitment through spiritual leadership: a moderated mediation model of social capital and political skill

Moazzam Ali, Muhammad Usman, Shahzad Aziz, Yasin Rofcanin

The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between spiritual leadership and employees' alienative commitment to the organization, both directly and…

Does corporate governance compliance condition information asymmetries? Moderating role of voluntary disclosures

Samya Tahir, Sadaf Ehsan, Mohammad Kabir Hassan, Qamar Uz Zaman

This study examines the moderating effects of low and high levels of voluntary disclosures (VDs) between corporate governance and information asymmetry (IA).

Technical inefficiency of the manufacturing sector in Laos: a case study of the firm survey

Vanxay Sayavong

This study aims to unlock the path of growth for sustainable economic development and accomplish the government's vision 2030 by ameliorating the productivity of the…

Performance comparison of state-owned enterprises versus private firms in selected emerging Asian countries

Thai-Ha Le, Donghyun Park, Cynthia Castillejos-Petalcorin

This policy paper compares the performance of state-owned enterprise (SOEs) versus private firms in selected emerging economies in Asia, focusing on a number of…

Positive career shocks and career optimism: testing the mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy

Bilal Ahmad, Nadia Nasir

This study examines the relationship of positive career shocks and career optimism. The mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy (CDSE) between positive…

Employees' preference for the on-site childcare service: a case study of three Sri Lankan apparel firms

B.M.A.M. Balasooriya, Asankha Pallegedara

Childcare is one of the main obstacles for women to enter the labour market as they are the primary caregivers for children. The struggle between childcare and women's…

University lecturers' use of active teaching methods: a segmentation study concerning trust, empowerment, thinking styles and emotional intelligence

Bình Nghiêm-Phú, Thành Hưng Nguyễn

The purpose of this study is to examine the adoption of the active learning and teaching methods by university lecturers, taking into account the contribution of certain…

Gender issues in family business research: A bibliometric scoping review

Minh-Hoang Nguyen, Huyen Thanh Thanh Nguyen, Tam-Tri Le, Anh-Phuong Luong, Quan-Hoang Vuong

The current review aims to examine the growth trajectory, most influential documents, intellectual and conceptual structure of the literature regarding gender issues in…

Impact of the new middle class on consumer behavior: a case study of Delhi-NCR

Asiya Chaudhary, Sabiha Khatoon

The paper examines the increase in annual income of the new middle-class (The NMC) of Delhi-NCR and its impact on their investment habits, consumption habits and…

Online simulated workplace tasks to enhance business English learning

Thi Hong Le Vo

This paper aims to provide evidence that online well-designed educational tasks can provide more relevant and richer active learning environment for business English…

A Bayesian-based framework for advanced nature-based tourism model

Roxana Norouzi Isfahani, Ahmad Talaee Malmiri, Ahmad BahooToroody, Mohammad Mahdi Abaei

Nature-based tourism (NBT) blossoming requires sound monitoring models to maximize its potential in the tourism industry. Cooperation of different segments from nature to…