Journal of Asia Business Studies: Volume 14 Issue 5

Credit derivatives design to facilitate loan purchase agreements in the secondary loan market in Thailand

Kittiphod Charoontham, Kessara Kanchanapoom

This paper aims to study a strategic decision of banks in Thailand to signal their types to the market and derive the optimal credit derivatives contract to guarantee their loans…

Hedging and effectiveness of Indian currency futures market

Varuna Kharbanda, Archana Singh

The purpose of this paper is to measure the effectiveness of the hedging with futures currency contracts. Measuring the effectiveness of hedging has become mandatory for Indian…

Influences on purchase intentions of organic food consumers in an emerging economy

Neeraj Dangi, Sapna A. Narula, Sandeep Kumar Gupta

This paper aims to investigate the determinants of organic food buying behaviour in an emerging economy like India, where organic food yet has low market share in spite of its…

Supervisor support, work engagement and turnover intentions: evidence from Indian call centres

Subash Chandra Pattnaik, Narendra Panda

This paper aims to examine the relationship between supervisor support, work engagement and turnover intentions with work engagement playing the role of a mediator.

The nexus between corporate governance and intellectual capital in Vietnam

Ngoc Phu Tran, Loan Thi-Hong Van, Duc Hong Vo

This paper aims to examine the relationship between corporate governance and intellectual capital in the context of Vietnam. In this paper, corporate governance is proxied by…

Local vs non-local sources of knowledge for the low-tech firms’ product innovation: evidence from the food-processing industry in Thailand

Phakpoom Tippakoon

This study aims to examine the effect on firms’ new product development (NPD) and significant product modification of knowledge interaction with local and non-local knowledge…

Factors affecting consumers' pro-environmental behaviour in nutricosmetics consumption: the role of perceived environmental responsibility as a mediator

Ruzanna Shahrin, Farzana Quoquab, Jihad Mohammad, Rossilah Jamil

This study aims to examine the direct effect of compensatory health beliefs (CHBs), environmental self-identity and perceived environmental responsibility (PER) towards consumers'…

Beyond the competency frameworks-conceptualizing and deploying employee strengths at work

Vikas Rai Bhatnagar, Ajay K. Jain, Shiv S. Tripathi, Sabir Giga

With growing stress at work, the need for scholars to focus on humanizing organizations is pressing. Scholars agree five factors lead to humanizing organizations. This study…

Examining the nonlinear impact of selected macroeconomic determinants on FDI inflows in India

Rajesh Sharma, Pradeep Kautish

Over the years, India has witnessed irregular FDI inflows. Therefore, this study aims to explore the asymmetric impact of per capita income, final consumption expenditure…

Employee championing behavior in the context of organizational change: a proposed framework for the business organizations in Bangladesh

M. Nazmul Islam, Fumitaka Furuoka, Aida Idris

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework for ensuring employee championing behavior (ECB) during organizational change for business organizations in…

The role online review on mobile commerce adoption: an inclusive growth context

Tanikan Pipitwanichakarn, Nittaya Wongtada

As technology has increasingly disrupted traditional commerce, there is a need for inclusive growth to ensure that no group – particularly the underprivileged – is left behind…

International stock markets Integration and dynamics of volatility spillover between the USA and South Asian markets: evidence from Global financial crisis

Umm E. Habiba, Shen Peilong, Wenlong Zhang, Kashif Hamid

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the cointegration and volatility spillover dynamics between the USA and South Asian stock markets, namely, India, Pakistan and Sri…

CSFs for Six Sigma implementation: a systematic literature review

Gurwinder Singh, Davinder Singh

The success or failure of any Six Sigma program/project depends on some critical factors. The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore critical success factors (CSFs) of…