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Volume 13, issue 12, 2017

Latin American Immigrants' Adaptation Experiences in Korea: Cases of Migrant Workers with Professions in Culture and Entertainment Sectors pp. 1

Jinsook Choi

Job Satisfaction among Academicians at Business Colleges Operating in Kuwait pp. 9

Abdulla Al-Mutairi, Kamal Naser and Meshref Al-Enezi

An Analysis of Kuwait Economy 1995-2015 pp. 24

Munir Hassan, Anwar Al Shriaan and Abdullah k Al-Mutairi

Impact of Sago Crop Commercialization Programs on Gender Roles of Melanau Communities in Sarawak, Malaysia pp. 35

Siti Zanariah Ahmad Ishak, Malia Taibi and Ahmad Nizar Yaakub

Pedagogic Perspectives on Chinese Characters Teaching for Latin American Students pp. 45

Jiajia Yu and Alexis Lozano

Relationship Value and Relationship Quality: An Exploration of Its Antecedents on Customer Loyalty pp. 51

Liew Yoong, Song Lian and Muthaloo Subramaniam

Pamali, Bajo’s Local Wisdom in the Conservation of Marine Resources pp. 63

La Ode Basri, I Wayan Mudana, Wa Ode Sitti Habsah, Akhmad Marhadi, La Tarifu, Faika Burhan and La Janu

The First Lady and the National Image: Focusing on the Media Report from China and South Korea about the First Lady of China and North Korea pp. 68

Yong-kyung Kim

The Guidelines of Product Design from the Vetivers Grass Fiber Innovation (Case Study of the Handicraft Product Group, Phayao Province) pp. 77

Rosjana Chandhasa, Jong Boonpracha, Somsakul Jerasilp and Palang Wongtanasuporn

On Eight Grade Students Understanding in Solving Mathematical Problems pp. 86

Ani Minarni

Microfoundations of Organizational Routines and Capabilities on Demand of Designing Network Position through High Potential Acumen Leader on Absorptive Capacity pp. 97

Palin Phoocharoon

Levels of Marital Satisfaction and its Relation to Some Variables on a Sample of Women in Amman City / Jordan pp. 103

Entisar Smadi

Development of Housing Standards and Spatial Design Guidelines for Mobility Handicaps in Thailand pp. 112

Sasicha Sukkay and Prapatpong Upala

Drivers of Residential Energy Saving pp. 125

Orose Leelakulthanit

Evaluation of Principal Role on Building Teachers’ Competence in Man Kendari, Southest Sulawesi, Indonesia pp. 132

M. Zulkifli

Identification of Building-Surrounded Obstacle Parameter Using Automated Simulation to Support Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Layout Planning in Thailand pp. 142

Nuttasit Somboonwit and Amon Boontore

The Political Trends of the Youth of University in Palestine and Algeria: A Comparative Field Study pp. 160

Saida Khedrane and Al-Sayed Abdel-Mottaleb Ghanem

Analyzing the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Reasoning Skills in Secondary School pp. 167

E. Napitupulu

A Comparative Study of Teaching Process of Presenting Product Sketch Design of Industrial Design Program pp. 174

Pracha Pijukkana and Yanin Rugwongwan

A Furniture Design Guideline Derived from the Socio-Economic Factors of Consumers for Their Choices of Sustainable Furniture Design in Thailand pp. 182

Karuna Kwangsawat and Yanin Rugwongwan

The Impact of Microeconomic Variables on Stock Return by Moderating of Money Supply pp. 191

Borhan Sayedy and Mohd Zulkifli Ghazali

Understanding and Protecting Yourself against Threats in the Internet pp. 201

Ajith Sundaram

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 12 pp. 227

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 11, 2017

‘New’ Men and ‘New’ Women: Cultural Identity Work of Husbands and Wives Related to Housework and Childcare pp. 1

Nasima Carrim

The Political Knowledge of University Students (A Comparative Study between Jordan and Libya) pp. 13

Alfeetouri Salih Mohammed Alsati and Al-Sayed Abd ulmutallab Ghanem

Chinese Seniors’ Leisure Participation and Constraints in Five Cities pp. 24

Ying Li, Baozhen Luo, Chenchen Huang and Junmin Wu

Relationships between Learning Styles, Perceived Advantages of Online Collaborative Learning and Practical Knowledge in Teaching among Taiwanese Student Teachers pp. 34

Shih-Hsiung Liu

Perceived Parental Control and Disclosure of Adolescents with Disciplinary Problems pp. 42

Zarinah Arshat and Ang Chun Ee

Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East Region: An Empirical Analysis pp. 47

Munir Hassan

Announcement of Retraction pp. 54

Fatima Al Tarawneh

The Community-Enterprise Trademark and Packaging Design in Ban Dung District in Udonthani, Thailand pp. 59

Rosjana Chandhasa

The Evaluation of Cultural Differences on the Identity of the Window Display: The Case Study of the Perception of British and Thai Consumers pp. 71

Kanokwan Somoon and Chumporn Moorapun

Climate Justice in the Palestinian Legal System: Analysis and Proposals for Reform pp. 83

Mahmoud Dodeen

Kuwait's Foreign Policy towards Regional Issues in the Middle East from 2003 to 2014 pp. 95

Mohamed Naser

Community Awarenes and Child-Friendly School at the District Nonghet, Northern of Lao PDR pp. 109

Agustinus Hermino and Viengdavong Luangsithideth

Study on Pricing Mechanism of Urban Public Service Based on Viewpoint of Performance Evaluation pp. 117

Leping Zhang

Historic Community Preservation: The Approach Suitable to Thai Context pp. 120

Supoj Prompayuk and Panayu Chairatananonda

Revisiting Insurance Capital Structure, Risk-Taking Behaviour and Performance between 1995 – 2002 pp. 128

Sunday Akpan, Fauziah Mahat, Bany-Ariffin Noordin and Annuar Nassir

The Impact of the General Level of Prices and Operating Profit on Economic Value Added (EVA) (Analytical Study: ASE 2001 - 2015) pp. 142

Ebraheem Al Taha'at, Mohammad Al-Afeef, Saqer Al Tahat and Muhannad Ahmad

The Soldiers Welfare: The Military Keynesianism Perspective for The Indonesian Armed Forces’s Professionalism pp. 152

Muradi Muradi

The Effect of Lifestyle on Online Purchasing Decision for Electronic Services: The Jordanian Flying E-Tickets Case pp. 157

Rand Al-Dmour, Farah Hammdan, Hani Al-Dmour, Ala'aldin Alrowwad and Sufian Khwaldeh

Abdurrahman Wahid on the Public Role of Islam and Theory of Secularization pp. 170

Saefur Rochmat

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 11 pp. 177

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 10, 2017

Importance and Satisfaction of Destination Attraction for Water-Based Tourism in Jeju Island pp. 1

Jaeyoon Kwon, Taerin Chung, Sang Hwa Yoon and Kwan Bae Kwon

Economic Analysis for Effects of Policies to Support Price of Products and Prices of Inputs for Meat in Iraq pp. 10

Norsida Man, Sarmad Ali Hussein, Ismail Latif and Nitty Hirawaty

From Needs and Dilemmas Facing View of Elderly People Living with HIV/AIDS Long-Term Care Measures in Taiwan pp. 18

Ching-Teng Yao, Chien-Hsing Tseng and Yu-Ming Chen

Underlying Gaps between Environmental Knowledge and Behavior in the City of Toyota: Phase III pp. 23

Hiroshi Ito

Linkage between Entrepreneurial Competency and Social Entrepreneurship: Evidences from SMEs in Kerala pp. 31

M. C. Minimol

Cultural Empowerment and Language: Teaching Spanish to the Socially Disadvantaged Amazigh Population through the Alehop Programme pp. 43

Elvira Molina-Fernández, Fernando Barragán Medero, David Pérez-Jorge and Francisco Oda-à Ngel

The Effect of Rubbish Management Socialization Based on Indonesian Ulama Council’S Fatwa Number 47 of 2014 on Community Behavior in Dealing with Rubbish Problem pp. 55

Azis Muslim

Supernatural Women Modernity in Indonesian Literature pp. 65

Harjito Harjito

The Military Coups in Shadow of Democratization (A Comparative Study of Turkey and Mauritania) pp. 75

EkramBadr El-din and Mohamed Dit Dah Ould Cheikh

The Design Factors of Cosmetic Packaging Textures for Conveying Feelings pp. 86

Siripuk Ritnamkam and Yada Chavalkul

Conflict Management among Malay Married Couples: An Analysis on Their Strategies & Tactics pp. 95

Nor Hafizah Abdullah, Nor Azlili Hassan, Abdul Satar Abdullah Harun, Liana Mat Nayan, Rahilah Ahmad and Madihah Md. Rosli

Elements of Myths and Legends in the Text Sulalatus Salatin from the Author’s Perspective pp. 104

Mohd Faradi Mohamed Ghazali

Framing Islam in News Reporting: A Comparative Content Analysis pp. 112

Isyaku Hassan, Mohd N. L. Azmi and Usman I. Abubakar

Student Athletes’ Perception of Female Models in Sports Advertisements pp. 120

Nor Jijidiana Azmi, Radzuwan Rashid, Bahtiar Mohamad, Mairas Abd Rahman and Zulkarnian Ahmad

The Effectiveness of the Use of Animation in Arabic Language Learning pp. 124

Norhayati Che Hat, Mohd Fauzi Abdul Hamid, Shaferul Hafes Sha'ari and Safawati Basirah Zaid

Barriers and Benefits of Changing People’s Behavior Regarding Energy Saving of Air Conditioners at Home pp. 130

Orose Leelakulthanit

A Causal Analysis of the Sense of Community for High-rise Residents in Bangkok Metropolitan Area pp. 137

Siriwan Rujibhong and Prapatpong Upala

The Relation of Mathematics and Language Ability pp. 152

Wenna Wang, Caifang Jiang and Zhaolan Fan

Leisure Constraints, Leisure Constraints Negotiation and Recreation Specialization for Water-Based Tourism Participants in Busan pp. 159

Sangkyu Park, Jitae Kim, Sangback Nam and Jaeyoon Kwon

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 10 pp. 168

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 9, 2017

Integrated Centripetal Forces: A Study on the Benefits that Australian Learning and Teaching Centers (LTCs) will Contribute to the Development of Double First-rate Universities in China pp. 1

Liangliang Wang, Mingfang Fan and Feng Zhang

Leadership and Employees’ Innovative Work Behavior: Test of a Mediation and Moderation Model pp. 9

Francoise Contreras Torres, Juan C. Espinosa, Utz Dornberger and Yonni Angel Cuero Acosta

Research on Consistent Pattern of Development of the Educators’ Ability to Self-Improvement pp. 26

Boris Fishman, Bogdana Kuzmina, Olga Fokina, Miron Fishbein, Natalya Moskvina, Svetlana Mashovetz and Raisa Serezhnikova

Quality Management Practice Influences Organizational Performance: A Case of a Vietnamese SME pp. 33

Giang Nguyen and Duong Tran Thuy Ninh

Misconception on the Authority Abuse of Power in the Law Enforcement against Corruption pp. 51

Sadjijono Sadjijono and Bagus Teguh Santoso

Relationship Model among Learning Environment, Learning Motivation, and Self-Regulated Learning pp. 63

Dorothea Wahyu Ariani

Exploration of Destructive Cults’ Dynamics pp. 82

Baoxiang Fan, Bin Li and Han Ji

Israeli – Mauritanian Relations from 1999 to 2008 pp. 89

Mohamed M. Ali Abu Khadra and Mohamed Mohamed Husein Mustafa

What Motivates Consumers to Purchase Organic Food in Malaysia? pp. 100

Song Lian

Revealed Comparative Advantage Analysis for Kuwait India Trade pp. 110

Anwar Al Shriaan and Munir Hassan

The Gurkhas and Great Inequalities in Their Lives pp. 119

Xiaoyu Wu and Kui Zhu

The Determinants of Repeat Purchase Intention for Luxury Brands among Generation Y Consumers in Malaysia pp. 125

Mohammad Hussain

Effectiveness of Direct Instruction Learning Strategy Assisted by Mobile Augmented Reality and Achievement Motivation on Students Cognitive Learning Results pp. 137

Achmad Buchori, Punaji Setyosari, I Wayan Dasna, Saida Ulfa, I Nyoman Sudana Degeng and Cholis Sa’dijah

Factors that Influence Program Selection and Its Relationship with Students’ Achievement in Pre-University Study pp. 145

Farah Liyana Azizan, Nor Amalina Ahmad, Nur Fazliana Rahim, Rohaiza Daud, Mus Chairil Samani, Mohd Alhafiizh Zailani, Mohd Aminudin Mustapha, Mohamad Fhaizal Mohamad Bukhori and Ahmad Alif Kamal

Support and Control: The Biaxial Relationship between Government and Social Organizations pp. 151

Yijun Hu

Efficiency Analysis of Indonesian Coffee Supply Chain Network Using A New DEA Model Approach: Literature Review pp. 158

Nia Rosiana, Rita Nurmalina, Ratna Winandi and Amzul Rifin

The Law Politics in Indonesia’s Pancasila and Citizenship Education Curriculum Revitalization of 2013 pp. 167

Maryanto Maryanto, Nor Khoiriyah and Supriyono Purwo Saputro

Evaluating Corporate Identity in the Office of Production Business Group in Bangkok through Automotive Business and Real Estate Business pp. 174

Thana Sirijansawang and Prapatpong Upala

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 9 pp. 189

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 8, 2017

Performance and Efforts Regarding Usage of Mobile Phones among Farmers for Agriculture knowledge pp. 1

Abdul Razaque Chhachhar, Changfeng Chen and Jianbin Jin

Examining the Attributes of Electronic Waste Recycling Service: A Choice Modelling Approach pp. 12

Nazatul Haron, Shaufique F. Sidique and Alias Radam

Peace Education and Child Protection in Educational Settings for Elementary School in the West Papua of Indonesia pp. 20

Agustinus Hermino

Impacts of Monetary Policy on Commercial Banks’ Profits: The Case of Vietnam pp. 32

Thanh Nhan Nguyen, Ngoc Huong Vu and Ha Thu Le

Visitors’ Experiences of Cluster Developments at Theme Parks in Malaysia pp. 41

Salamiah A. Jamal, Norliza Aminudin and Norliza Abdul Rahman

Malaysia’s Vision 2020 and the Role of leadership in Economic Development pp. 49

Mahmoud Safy Mahmoud and Hoda Mitkees

A Study on Psychological Well-Being among Employees of I.T Companies pp. 59

M. Rajeswari and R. Magesh

Research Directions in Interior Architecture in the Higher Education in Thailand (1997-2016) pp. 66

Thirayu Jumsai na Ayudhya

Consumer Behavior Analysis in Choosing Conventional or Sharia Mortgage Product in Indonesia pp. 74

Mochamad Adiyanto, Ujang Sumarwan and Imam Teguh Saptono

Efficiency and Effectiveness of Government Expenditure on Education at Districts/Cities Level in East Java Indonesia pp. 91

Achmad Solihin, Djoko Mursinto and Lilik Sugiharti

Study of Package Design for a Craft Wooden Boat Model Using Corrugated Board and Natural Extract to Prevent Termites pp. 103

Janyut Srihirun and Benja Satongkrun

Identification and Analysing the Regional Role’ Determinants of Qatar in the Middle East pp. 113

Nouf Saud Al-Maatouk and Mohamed Kamal

Study on the Factors Affecting the Financing of High-Tech SMEs pp. 121

Mingjun Zhu

Civil Disobedience: Concept and Practice pp. 129

Zawiyah Mohd Zain and Mohammad Agus Yusoff

The War Crime of Committing Outrages upon Human Dignity and Degrading Treatment pp. 135

Ali Mohebi and Esmaeel Afrasiabi

Study and Translation of Sun Tzu’s Art of War in Recent Years pp. 146

Jingna Qiu and Jingyuan Zhang

Organizational Commitment and Rewards in Vietnam, with Comparison between University Graduates and Others pp. 157

Keisuke Kokubun

On a Silk Military Colour of Russia during Peter I pp. 176

Miao Su, Feng Zhao and Rulin Yang

The Reflection on Western Evolution of the Right of Personality pp. 183

Chungang Miao

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 8 pp. 189

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 7, 2017

Effects of Sustainable Home-Yard Food Garden (KRPL) Program: A Case of Banten in Indonesia pp. 1

Eka Rastiyanto Amrullah, Ani Pullaila, Akira Ishida and Haruka Yamashita

Ominous Phenomena such as Fraud and Forgery pp. 10

Hamid Reza Mirza Jani and Fatemeh Mirdad

The Arab City - Reality, Fiction, and Affect on Culture and Civilization pp. 16

Mamadou Salif Diallo and Abdullah H. Alfauzan

The Development of Home Decorative Vetivers Seat Cushion pp. 28

Rosjana Chandhasa

Indigenous Peoples’ Struggle for Secure Land Tenure in the Philippines: Case Study of Higaonon Tribe in Opol, Mindanao pp. 38

Petr Drbohlav and Jiri Hejkrlik

Tax Amnesties in Indonesia and Other Countries: Opportunities and Challenges pp. 52

Mokhamad Huda and Agus Yudha Hernoko

“Sniffing the Trace of Airâ€: The Creativity of Influence in Ezra Pound’s “The Return†pp. 62

Sumaya Alhaj Mohammad

Model of Thailand Speech Intelligibility (T-SI) in the Large Classrooms from Public University pp. 69

Pasit Leeniva and Prapatpong Upala

Announcement of Retraction pp. 83

Jenny Zhang

The Impact of Sectarian Conflict in Syria on Iran-Gulf Relations pp. 92

Saleem A. Salih Al-Dulaimi, Mohammad Kamal and Dalal Mahmoud Elsayed

A Study of Customer Preferences of Recurring Deposits in Post Offices over Banks pp. 103

M. Rajeswari

Solutions to the Advancement of Stem Cell Research pp. 107

Sharon Huang, Erick Huang and Chao Shen Huang

A Study of Educational Programmes that Promote Attitude Change and Values Education in Spain pp. 112

David Pérez-Jorge, Fernando Barragán Medero and Elvira Molina-Fernández

Thai Traditional Hanging Garland Decoration to the Pattern Design Adapted on Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University Souvenir pp. 131

Rosjana Chandhasa

Precedent Names in the Text Field of Marina Tsvetaeva from the Perspective of Free Indirect Discourse pp. 142

Daniya Salimova and Olga Puchinina

Multi-factor Consideration in Selection of a Capital for a Country pp. 150

Dachang Liu

Problematics of Direct Elections for Local Head after the Amendment of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia pp. 158

M. Noor and Kamarudin Kamarudin

Designing Job Descriptions for Toxicology Nurses pp. 167

Sanaa Abd Elmonem Gharib and Nehad Ezz-Eldin Abdullah Fekry

The Presentation of the Gentleman in Jane Austen's Novel Emma (1816) pp. 181

Ala Eddin Sadeq

Chinese Folk Photographic Creations of Western Photographers pp. 190

Ting Zhou

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 7 pp. 196

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 6, 2017

Organizational Commitment and Rewards in Thailand, with Comparison between University Graduates and Others pp. 1

Keisuke Kokubun

The Effect and Role of Political Dialogue in Relations between Countries in the Region (with Emphasis on Iran and Tajikistan Model: SCO) pp. 20

Mahmoud Shahbandi

Sex-workers in a Country of Largest Muslim Population pp. 31

Myrtati Artaria and Sri Kinasih

The Nature of Mother’s Employment on Nurturing Campus Persistence among Undergraduate Students pp. 36

Vijayalakshmi N.S. and A. H. Sequeira

Obama and Transformation Strategy from the Middle East to the Asia – Pacific Region pp. 46

Mohamed Kamal and Khalid Hashim Mohammed

The Roles of Elected Representatives in Political Parties: What’s the Challenges? pp. 55

Malike Brahim

Development of Ceramics Creative Process with Community-based Learning and Constructionism for Undergraduate Students pp. 65

Saipen Cherdjerm and Nirat Soodsang

The Effectiveness of Likes Method in Improving Reading Skills of Orang Asli Students pp. 74

Norwaliza Wahab, Ridzuan Jaafar, Ramlee Mustapha, Arasinah Kamis and Haryanti Mohd Affandi

Working for Less: Income Inequality and the Diminishing Share of Labor in China’s National Wealth pp. 81

Songtao Wang, Tristan Kenderdine and Zhen Qi

Iran’s Changing Foreign Policy Trends pp. 95

Iqra Jathol, Muhammad Qazafi and Tahir Husain

The Relevance of Erau Tradition Values toward Character Building Values pp. 102

Lailatul Khuriyah, Sugeng Utaya and Ari Sapto

Developing & Validating a Measure for PR Professionals’ Self-efficacy pp. 113

Ahmed Gusau, Zulhamri Abdullah, Ezhar Tamam and Nurul Ain Hasan

The Implementation of Islamic Teaching in Multiculturalism Society: A Case Study at Pesantren Schools in Indonesia pp. 125

Muhammad Amri, Saidna Zulfiqar A. Bin Tahir and Salman Ahmad

Proposing an Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model to Explain Facebook User Acceptance of Facebook Event Page pp. 133

Phuong Tran and Tran Trung Vinh

Analysis and Reflection on the New Trend of Development of Secretarial Science in China pp. 142

Yiran Yao

The Effect of the Electoral System on Political Representation in Iraq Post 2003 pp. 149

Mohammed Abed Hammadi and Magda Ali Saleh

The Path Choice of the Chinese Communist Party's Theoretical Innovation under the Perspective of Chinese Traditional Culture pp. 159

Wei Wei

How Can Ibn Khaldun’s Economic Philosophy Revive the Intellectual Capital of Entrepreneurs pp. 164

Sakinah Mat Zin, Ahmad Azrin Adnan and Iskandar Hasan Abdullah

Comparative Research on Performance of Feed Companies in China---Based on an OR-DEAE Matrix pp. 169

Nan Zhu and Yun Zhang

The Job Analysis of Teaching Secretaries Working in an International Environment --- Taking Jinan University, Guangzhou, China as the Research Paradigm pp. 181

Jia Li

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 6 pp. 186

Jenny Zhang

Narrative Analysis Regarding Vision of Executive Leadership at University Level pp. 187

Uzma Syeda Gilani and Umar Ali Khan

Volume 13, issue 5, 2017

Balancing Historical Roots and Future Growth: China’s Foreign Policy pp. 1

Lisa Guo, Pit Chiu and Hiroshi Ito

The Effect of Grandparents’ Co-parenting on Young Children’s Personality and Adaptation: Chinese Three-generation-families pp. 7

Yi Sun and Na Jiang

Vision of Death in Emily Dickinson's Selected Poems pp. 16

Marwan Alqaryouti and Ala Eddin Sadeq

The Challenges and Prospects for Regional and Economic Integration in West Africa pp. 24

Maiyaki Theodore Bala

Absentia Voter in the Election of Regional Head in Situbondo Regency Year 2015 pp. 34

Rupiarsieh Rupiarsieh

The Relationship Structure of a Transnational, Ego-centered, and Innovation-Oriented Network pp. 45

Alex Sandro Weymer, Heitor Kato, Claudimar Da Veiga and Vilmar Moreira

Poverty Alleviation through Empowerment with a Focus on Partnership: A Case Study of Iran pp. 57

Hamid Sajadi, Salman Sadeghizadeh and Masoumeh Taghizadeh

Sharing Life Experiences of Teenage Girl Delinquents through Life Map Sketch pp. 68

Zuhda Husain, Sh Marzety Adibah and Nor Shakirah Mohd Sakari

Investigate the Role of Educational Leadership in Human Resources Development of Jordanian University pp. 76

Qasem Ali Qasem Saeed and Jafer Ahmad Odeh Al Slahen

Students' Attitudes towards the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Kuwait pp. 85

Abdullah AL-Mutairi, Kamal Naser and Nabi Al-Duwaila

The Drivers of the Life Satisfaction of Pro-environment and Non-pro-environment People pp. 96

Orose Leelakulthanit

Mandarin Chinese Tonal Acquisition by Thai Speakers pp. 107

Apichai Rungruang and Yanhong Mu

Attitudes towards refugees in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia pp. 116

C.A. DeCoursey, Boris Naimushin, Hidayet Tuncay and Maria Stepanova

The Meaning and Evolution of the Name “Hangzhou Silk†pp. 131

Xiangyang Bian, Aijuan Cao and Dongmao Ren

Gambling Consumers in Thailand pp. 136

Pannapa Changpetch

Effect of Competence, Satisfaction and Discipline on Performance of Employees in the Office of Women Empowerment and Family Planning of West Papua pp. 144

Suyitno Suyitno

Figure of Speech in Bandung Historical Tourism Sites Naming pp. 153

Eva Sujatna, Kasno Pamungkas and Heriyanto Darsono

Role of EMI and Resultant Impact on Career Development of Chinese Students pp. 158

Xiaoyong He, Lixia Wen, Ravikiran Honavar Divyashreem and Yongzhong Deng

The Mediating Effect of Affective Organizational Commitment in the Relationship between Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Conceptual Model pp. 165

Mohammad Alzayed, Junaimah Jauhar and Zurina Mohaidin

Artistic Innovation Development in the Management of Cultural, Traditional, and Festival Tourisms at Phu Hin Rong Kla, Phu Thab Boek, and Khao Khor pp. 176

Jirawat Phirasant

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 5 pp. 184

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 4, 2017

Designing First-year Sociology Curricula and Practice pp. 1

Theda Thomas, Sue Rechter, Joy Wallace, Pamela Allen, Jennifer Clark, Bronwyn Cole, Lynette Sheridan Burns, Adrian Jones and Jill Lawrence

Effects of Chinese Sport Tourists’ Perceptions toward Service Quality in Jeju Island pp. 14

Shiheng Zeng, Sung-Bum Chun, Weisheng Chiu, Chanmin Park and Chul Won Lee

Effect of Prevalent Supervisory Styles on Teaching Performance in Kuwaiti High Schools pp. 25

Sultan Aldaihani

Aircraft Acquisition Conceptual Framework pp. 37

Ismail bin Yusof and Abd Rahman Abdul Rahim

Information Resources Co-construction and Sharing of Higher Education pp. 65

Juan Tian

Skills and Knowledge Competency of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Graduate pp. 69

Che Rus Ridzwan, S. Malik, Zaliza Hanapi, Suriani Mohamed, Mohd Azlan Hussain and Shafeeqa Shahrudin

The Importance of Multicultural Education in Schools in the Era of ASEAN Economic Community pp. 78

Imron Arifin and Agustinus Hermino

“Civilization and Its Discontents†—A Reappraisal pp. 93

Siegfried Zepf

Power, Legitimacy, and Urgency of Community-Based Tourism Stakeholders in Northeastern Thailand pp. 104

Mattara Sripun, Sekson Yongvanit and Richard Pratt

Relationship between Leisure Facilitators and Serious Leisure among Female Korean College Soccer Participants pp. 117

Hee Yeob Kang, Hyung Hoon Kim, Hyun Wook Choi, Won Il Lee and Chul Won Lee

A Study on the Cultivation of Female Students Ability in the Girl's Athletic Association-Taking Qingdao University of Science and Technology as an Example pp. 125

Xiaodong Chu and Xiaowen Liu

Evidence-Based Research on Barriers and Physical Limitations in Hospital Public Zones Regarding the Universal Design Approach pp. 133

Charanya Phaholthep, Antika Sawadsri and Thirawut Bunyasakseri

Business Coevolution: Considerations from the Mobile Telecommunication Sector in Latin America Economy pp. 147

Hugo-Alberto Rivera-Rodríguez and Sergio-Andrés Pulgarín

Financial Incentives for Adopting Cloud Computing in Higher Educational Institutions pp. 162

Ali Al-Badi, Ali Tarhini and Wafaa Al-Kaaf

Solving Society’s Big Ills, A Small Step pp. 175

Ravi Kashyap

The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and Vietnam’s Trade Efficiency pp. 192

Hai Nguyen and Thang Doan

Leveraging Social Media for Development in Organisations pp. 201

Ajith Sundaram

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 4 pp. 221

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 3, 2017

Understanding Faculty Collaboration and Productivity: A Case Study pp. 1

Chung-Yen Yu, Yung-Ting Chuang and Hsi-Peng Kuan

A Traditional Communication of Bugis (Note 1) in the South Sulawesi of Indonesia through the Art Performance of Kecapi pp. 21

Muslimin M.

Research on Enhancing the Actual Effects of Multimedia Teaching in Colleges and Universities pp. 31

Xiaomei Yu

The Civil-Military Integration and the Development of Education System in Defense Institutions: Indonesia’s Case pp. 36

Muradi Muradi

Analyzing the Effect of the Senior Management’s Support on the Relationship between Factors Affecting and Employees’ Performance in the Al-Zawiya University of Libya pp. 42

Nasreddin Dukhan, Norhisham Mohamad and Asbi B Ali

Does Better Physical Function Make People Happier? pp. 58

Imam Budidharma and Heni Wahyuni

Intellectual Capital: How Do Islamic Ethics Rejuvenate It? pp. 70

Sakinah Mat Zin, Ahmad Azrin Adnan and Iskandar Hasan Abdullah

Examining the Relationship between Psychological Capital and Entrepreneurial Intention: An Exploratory Study pp. 80

Francoise Contreras, Inge de Dreu and Juan C. Espinosa

Economic Analysis of the Latent Factors Related to the Nursing Shortage pp. 89

Hend Mohumed Hani Kandiel and Sanaa Gharib

The Influence of Transformational Leadership Behaviours on Oman Public Employees’ Work Performance pp. 102

Salim Al Zefeiti

Underlying Gaps between Environmental Knowledge and Behavior in the City of Toyota: Phase II pp. 117

Hiroshi Ito

The Gap between the Returns that Calculated by Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Actual Returns in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX): Evidence from the United Arab Emirates pp. 126

Anas Ali Al-Qudah

Modelling the Relationships between Internal Marketing Factors and Employee Job Satisfaction in Oil and Gas Industry pp. 135

Nazneen Rony and Norazah Mohd Suki

Policy Implementation of Improving Education Quality of Primary Education Teachers in Laos and Indonesia pp. 145

Viengdavong Luangsithideth, Muhammad Huda, Ahmad Supriyanto and Bambang B. Wiyono

The Association between E-Services Web Portals Information Quality and ICT Competence in the Jordanian Universities pp. 156

Sufian Khwaldeh, Issam Al-Hadid, Ra’ed Masa’deh and Ala'aldin Alrowwad

Is Islamic Banking and Finance Doing Enough? Shaping the Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment Community pp. 170

Amiruddin Ahamat

Measuring Customer Based Brand Equity: A Case of Heineken from the Beer Market in Vietnam pp. 177

Tran Vinh

Structural Analysis of Affecting Factors for Future Development of Green Spaces in Tabriz City pp. 185

Raziyeh Teymouri and Hamid Hodjati

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 3 pp. 198

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 2, 2017

Changing Leadership Style in the Vietnamese Commercial Banks Before and After Vietnam Joins the WTO pp. 1

Do Minh Cuong and Nguyen Minh

Method for Diagnostics, Assessment, and Analysis of Investment Climate and Risks pp. 10

Gennadii Alexandrov, Irina Vyakina and Galina Skvortsova

Technological Determinism in Patterns of Communication and Social Behavior Change in Indonesian Society pp. 21

Wiryanta Muljono, Sri Setiyawati and Budhi Haryanto

Implementing Scientific Approach to Teach English at Senior High School in Indonesia pp. 33

M. Zaim

Effects of Community Based Learning in Ceramic, Sakraloke’s Sukhothai pp. 41

Nirat Soodsang

The Impact of the E-book on Levels of Bloom's Pyramid at ECT Students in Light of the Internal and External Motivation to Learn Mathematics and Statistics pp. 49

Feras Shatat, Osamah Aldalalah and Ziad Waleed Ababneh

Gender Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: Rising Inequality in Alberta and Saskatchewan pp. 64

Hussein Al-Zyoud and Walid Belassi

The Mediating Effect of Adult Attachment on the Relation between Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Perpetration and Victimization in Thailand pp. 75

Saranya Sriyothin and Kakanang Maneesri

Political Activity of Citizens as a Stipulation for a Civil Society Development pp. 88

Elena Mitskaya

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation in Jordanian Public Shareholding Companies on Sustainable Development pp. 94

Ismail Al-Zyoud

Mining the Deep Seabed: Is Malaysia Ready? pp. 107

Nik Nik Fuad, Wan Izatul Asma Wan Talaat and Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli

Crafting Preliminary Model for Mosque Cooperatives’ Antecedents of Performance pp. 116

Abdullah Sallehhuddin, Al Mansor Abu Said, Nor Hasmanto, Mohd Ariff Mustafa, Mohammad Jais, Azizi Samsudin, Md Shukor Masuod and Hishamuddin Ismail

Development of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Understanding and Attitude towards Science Project by Teaching Management through Service Learning pp. 126

Sasithep Pitiporntapin and Tassaneewon Lertcharoenrit

On the War Ethics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle pp. 134

Zhaolei Guo, Jie Ma and Xiaocun Wang

The Effect of Hostile Work Environment on Organizational Alienation: The Mediation Role of the Relationship between the Leader and Followers pp. 140

Ali Abbas, Adel Abd Hussein and Hussein Khali

Teachers’ Experiences of Collaborating in School Teaching Teams pp. 159

Shih-Hsiung Liu and Hsien-Chang Tsai

Interpretation and Reflection: The Study of the Object of Sinicization of Marxism in China pp. 169

Fang-fang He

The Application of Discriminant Model in Managing Credit Risk for Consumer Loans in Vietnamese Commercial Bank pp. 176

Nguyen Duong, Do Thi Thu Ha and Nguyen Bich Ngoc

Policy Paradigm Shifts of Contemporary Chinese Media pp. 187

Jian Liu and Abdul Razaque Chhachhar

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 2 pp. 196

Jenny Zhang

Volume 13, issue 1, 2017

Impact of Demographic Variables in the Development of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the Context of Saudi Arabia pp. 1

Mohammed Alwaleedi

Personal Care Robots for Older Adults: An Overview pp. 11

S H Hosseini and K M Goher

Self-rated Health among HIV-infected People Receiving Treatments in Thailand pp. 20

Sophie Le CÅ“ur, Aline Désesquelles, Elisabeth Morand, Cheeraya Kanabkaew and Éva Lelièvre

Undressing the Ad of Kinder Surprise! pp. 31

Jana EL Moabbi

An Investigation of Iranian Learners’ Utilization of Politeness Strategies and Power Relations in Refusal Speech Act across Different Communicative Situations pp. 36

Atieh Farashaiyan and Paramasivam Muthusamy

The Relationship Between Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in Some Middle Eastern Countries: What Is the Story? pp. 45

Mohaned Al-Hamdi and Mohammad Alawin

Investigating the Moderating Role of Enjoyment in the Relationship between Brand Image, Service Quality, and Convenience in Search and Purchase Behaviour in Multichannel Retailing pp. 53

Hamideh Bagheri and Meysam Hemmatishabani

The Effect of Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices in Service-Oriented Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB): Case of Telecommunications and Internet Service Providers in Malaysia pp. 67

Thanigaivel R Krishnan, Su Ann Liew and Vui-Yee Koon

Underlying Gaps between Environmental Knowledge and Behavior in the City of Toyota pp. 82

Hiroshi Ito

People Affected with HIV: Experience of Counselling Contributes to Emotional Support pp. 89

Ruhani Mat Min and Tuan NorBalkish Tuan Abdullah

Work Value Congruence and Job Performance: Buffering Role of Leader Member Exchange and Core Self Evaluation pp. 98

Shivganesh Bhargava and Harsh Pradhan

The Factors Affecting Life in Moderation pp. 106

Orose Leelakulthanit

Customer Satisfaction Index Model for Indian Banking Industry: A Qualitative Study pp. 114

Ragu Prasadh R and Jayshree Suresh

Investment Processes and Economic Model Transformation in the Russian Federation pp. 130

Irina Vyakina

Research on the Dynamic Mechanism of Enterprise Synergy Innovation: A Literature Review pp. 141

Zhenqian He and Ming Xu

Characteristics of Legal Entity Universities in Indonesia by the Output Achievements and Effectiveness of Performance pp. 151

Doddy Hardiyanto, Hermanto Siregar and Hari Wijayanto

Natural Disaster Mitigation through Integrated Social Learning Science in Primary School pp. 161

Setyo Atmojo, Deri Anggraini and Taufik Muhtarom

Personal Care Robots for Children: State of the Art pp. 169

S H Hosseini and K M Goher

Moderating Hope in the Awaiting for Release: A Practical Approach for Imprisoned Female Offenders in Malaysia pp. 177

Siti Sh Zainal, Ma'rof Redzuan, Nobaya Ahmad and Haslinda Abdullah

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 1 pp. 184

Jenny Zhang