Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies , Open Access

Consumption inequality between farm and non-farm households in rural Vietnam

Thong Le Pham, Nghiem Tan Le, Nhi Nhat Phuong Ho, Thanh Cong Le

This study aims to analyse the consumption inequality between farm and non-farm households in rural Vietnam, using the data from the 2016 Vietnam household living standards survey.

Members' perspectives of good governance practice of Thailand's credit union cooperatives

Tidarat Kumkit, Dao Le Trang Anh, Christopher Gan, Baiding Hu

This study explores the awareness (AWN) levels of good governance amongst Thai credit union cooperatives' (CUCs) members and the factors hindering good governance practice…

Partner's generalized locus of control and domains of job satisfaction: evidence from Australia

Dai Binh Tran, Hanh Thi My Tran

This study examines the relationship between partners' locus of control and their spouses' domains of job satisfaction (job satisfaction and its domains, personal income…

The role of impulsiveness and habit strength in reducing food waste

Ho Huy Tuu

This study applies and extends goal concepts by exploring the roles of goal intention and implementation planning in explaining how consumers minimize food waste (FW). It…

Performance implications of the interaction between the accountants’ participation in strategic decision-making and accounting capacity

Hung Quang Bui, Tu Thanh Hoai, Hoa Anh Tran, Nguyen Phong Nguyen

Based on the contingency theory and resource-based view, this study develops and tests a moderated mediation model explaining the performance implications of the…

A study on the nonlinear dynamics of ASEAN financial integration

Thai-Ha Le, Long Hai Vo, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary

This study examines the co-integration relationships between Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) stock indices as a way to assess the feasibility of policy…

The influence of market power on liquidity creation of commercial banks in Vietnam

Tran Thai Ha Nguyen, Gia Quyen Phan, Wing-Keung Wong, Massoud Moslehpour

This research examines the relationship between market power and liquidity creation in the specific context of bank profitability in the Vietnamese banking sector.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Premature deindustrialization risk in Vietnam

Yuta Tsukada

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

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…

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.

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).

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…

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.

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…

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…