Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies: Volume 30 Issue 4 , Open Access

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 para-athletes and…

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 consists…

Earnings forecast disclosures and oversubscription rates of fixed-price initial public offerings (IPOs): the case of Malaysia

Chui Zi Ong, Rasidah Mohd-Rashid, Ayesha Anwar, Waqas Mehmood

The main purpose of this study is to examine the disclosure of earnings forecasts in firms' prospectuses to explain investor demands or, in other words, oversubscription rates of…

Impact of economic policy uncertainty on financial flexibility before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tamanna Dalwai

This study examines the influence of economic policy uncertainty on financial flexibility before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Few prior studies…

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 offering…

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 readiness…