Journal of Asia Business Studies: Volume 18 Issue 3

Investment efficiency of targeted S-curve industries: the roles of CEO duality and financial reporting quality

Sirada Nuanpradit

The purpose of this study is to examine the association between the combined roles of chief executive officer (CEO)-chairman titles (CEO duality) and investment efficiency…

Examining the influence of functional value, social value and emotional value on purchase intention for tires in Japan

Jia Wells, Caroline S.L. Tan

This study aims to examine the relationships between functional value (quality and price), social value (extrinsic and intrinsic), emotional value and attitude toward a brand, as…

The role of mindfulness skill and inclusive leadership in job performance among secondary teachers in Hong Kong

Liang Hong, Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal

Researcher agreed that job performance has a positive effect on productivity as well as an organisation’s efficiency. Thus, this study aims to investigate the impact of…

Antecedents and consequences of physical environment design in international retail stores

Suyash Khaneja, Shahzeb Hussain

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of physical environment design (PED) and its antecedents on consumers’ emotional well-being (EWB). Drawing on place identity…

Enhancing organizational citizenship behavior in a non-western context of the UAE: the role of organizational justice, leadership and psychological empowerment

Asma AlHammadi, Hossam M. Abu Elanain

The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to examine the direct relationship of organizational justice (OJ), psychological empowerment (PE), Leader Member Exchange (LMX)…

Capital market effects of corporate transparency and sustainability: evidence from an emerging economy

YoungKyung Ko, Ravichandran Subramaniam, Susela Devi

The study aims to examine the association between corporate transparency and firm value (capital market effect) and investigate whether auditor choice moderates this relationship.

Institutional view of corporate social responsibility in the Iranian context

Amir Ghazinoori, Manjit Singh Sandhu, Ashutosh Sarker

The purpose of this study is to examine how formal and informal institutions play a role in the Iranian context in shaping corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and…

A corporate social responsibility (CSR)-led competitiveness framework through a bibliometric analysis (2001–2023)

Amit Kumar, Saurav Snehvrat, Prerna Kumari, Priyanka Priyadarshani, Preyaan Ray

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is viewed as a differentiating strategy that wins over stakeholders’ confidence. Due to the potential strategic and positive effects on…

Exploring the interplay between job resources, employee engagement, and adaptive job performance with a focus on psychological contract fulfillment

Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Qamar Zia

This study aims to discuss relationship between job resources and employees adaptive job performance. Using the job demands-resource (JD-R) theory, the paper examines the…

The development and primary validation of employee green behavior scale

Shreyasi Roy, Surendra Kumar Sia

The increasing adverse impact of human behavior toward the environment has brought in changes in research focus on environmental behavior toward the workplace. Because the…

How karmic beliefs and beliefs in a just world interact to trigger consumer’s pro-environmental consumption behavior: does gender matter?

Cong Doanh Duong, Xuan Hau Doan, Thi Huyen Nguyen, Van Thanh Dao, Thi Phuong Thu Nguyen

Little is known about how religious-related beliefs (i.e. karmic beliefs and beliefs in a just world) might affect consumers to engage in more environmentally friendly behavior…

SEM-neural network analysis for mobile commerce adoption in Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises

Ngoc Tuan Chau, Hepu Deng, Richard Tay

Understanding the adoption of m-commerce in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is critical for their sustainable development. This study aims to investigate the adoption of…

The degree of Asian-European markets connectedness: examining the impact of global disorders using a spectral analysis

Dimitrios Dimitriou, Eleftherios Goulas, Christos Kallandranis, Alexandros Tsioutsios, Thi Ngoc Bich Thi Ngoc Ta

This paper aims to examine potential diversification benefits between Eurozone (i.e. EURO STOXX 50) and key Asia markets: HSI (Hong Kong), KOSPI (South Korea), NIKKEI 225 (Japan…