Journal of Asia Business Studies: Volume 5 Issue 2

Family and television influences on materialism: a cross‐cultural life‐course approach

George Moschis, Fon Sim Ong, Anil Mathur, Takako Yamashita, Sarah Benmoyal‐Bouzaglo

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the development of materialistic values in early life reflects cultural norms or is the outcome of media and family influences. It…

Resources and performance of international joint ventures: the moderating role of absorptive capacity

Changsu Kim, Wu Zhan, M. Krishna Erramilli

Drawing on the resource‐based view and organizational learning theory, this study aims to examine the effect of resources and capabilities on international joint venture (IJV…

Profiling contemporary marketing practices in Bangladesh

Ahmed Shahriar Ferdous, Shahid Hossain

The purpose of this paper is to explore how different types of firms relate to their markets in terms of contemporary marketing practices (CMP) in an emerging country, Bangladesh…

The role of social identity in internationalization of women‐owned small businesses in Sri Lanka

Gertrude I. Hewapathirana

Building on the social identity theory perspectives, by analyzing multiple qualitative case study data of successful and award‐winning women small business owner‐managers, this…

Strategic change and firm performance: the moderating effect of organisational learning

Chaiporn Vithessonthi, Amonrat Thoumrungroje

The primary purpose of this research is to review and discuss the potential associations among strategic change, organisational learning, and firm performance, and to propose a…

Implications of non‐tariff measures on international business operations: a case of India's textiles and clothing firms

Gordhan K. Saini

This paper attempts to examine the implications of non‐tariff measures (NTMs) on firms' international business operations through a survey of India's textiles and clothing…

An empirical investigation of foreign direct investment and economic growth in SAARC nations

Palamalai Srinivasan, M. Kalaivani, P. Ibrahim

This paper aims to investigate the causal nexus between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth in SAARC countries.

Editorial

Wing Fok