Asia Pacific Business Review

1996 - 2023

Current editor(s): Professor Chris Rowley and Malcolm Warner

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Volume 29, issue 2, 2023

Alibaba and Coupang in the spotlight pp. 267-278

Gerhard Kling, Ingyu Oh and Chris Rowley

A new global division of labour in venture capital flows: Coupang’s IPO success at the New York Stock Exchange pp. 279-298

Ingyu Oh, Yunsung Koh and Yun Kyung Kim

What explains Alibaba’s miraculous IPO success on the New York stock exchange? pp. 299-322

Kailei Wei, Libo Xiao, Yang Fang and Chunxia Jiang

Overcoming the liability of foreignness in US capital markets: the case of Alibaba and Coupang pp. 323-349

Vanesa Pesqué-Cela, Jiarong Li and Yun Kyung Kim

Impact of dual-class share structure: Alibaba IPO success analysis pp. 350-371

Shuai Shao

Global expansion with takeovers and value creation with integration in China: a case study of Alibaba and Lazada pp. 372-391

Lihui Tian and Xin Li

The effects of political embeddedness on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in China: Alibaba’s case pp. 392-416

Zhi Wang, Gerhard Kling and Jiayi Li

Will Alibaba’s additional financial service contribute to sellers’ satisfaction and loyalty during the pandemic? Evidence from Taobao sellers pp. 417-438

Juanjuan Wang, Lin Jiang and Wentong Liu

Interaction between individual and collective learning in an entrepreneurial setting: case study of SoftBank Academia in Japan pp. 439-461

Ikutaro Enatsu, Masato Horio and Nobutaka Ishiyama

Volume 29, issue 1, 2023

The role of leadership in human resource management: perspectives and evidence from China pp. 1-10

Shuming Zhao, Mingwei Liu, Meng Xi, Cherrie J. Zhu and Hong Liu

How does family-supportive supervision influence work-family conflict in China? The role of boundary control and empowerment-focused HRM pp. 11-27

Guilan Yu, Ying Meng and Chengxu Zhou

Two sources of influence: a conditional trickle-down model of service performance in China pp. 28-49

Haolin Fu, Sherry (Qiang) Fu, Jia (Joya) Yu, Mengxi Yang and Wansi Chen

Evolution path and critical influencing factors of performance management system: a longitudinal case study in China pp. 50-69

Jianfeng Jia, Yuxin Jiao, Jiaqi Yan, Jiexiang Wang and Hailong Jia

Do grateful employees take charge more in China? A joint moderating effect model pp. 70-88

Lei Ren, Yan Liu and Yishuai Yin

Power distance orientation and perceived insider status in China: a social identity perspective pp. 89-113

Kaili Zhang, Yumei Wang and Ningyu Tang

The impact of flexibility-oriented HRM systems on innovative behaviour in China: a moderated mediation model of dualistic passion and inclusive leadership pp. 114-135

Maolong Zhang, Enhua Hu and Yanmei Lin

The influence of the fit between strategic human resource management and CEO strategic leadership behaviours on organizational effectiveness in China pp. 136-161

Yueyue Liu, Meng Xi and Xu Zhang

Forming managers’ exploitation and exploration from the interplay of managers’ formal and informal networks in China: a moderated mediation model pp. 162-183

Xinghua Zhao and Hongjiang Lv

Effects of high-performance work system on team ambidexterity in China: a dual path model based on emergence perspective pp. 184-205

Xiao-Yu Wang, Jian-Quan Lyu and De-Jun Cheng

Motivation and hindrance: the mixed blessing of paradoxical leader behaviour for workplace creativity in China pp. 206-226

Zizhen Geng, Yanfen Wang, Youqing Fan and Chunxia Shan

Innovation-oriented HRM, TMT reflexivity and organizational change in China: the moderated mediation effect of CEO leader mindfulness pp. 227-247

Lulu Zhou, Ying Liu, Tianshan Xue and Xiu Zhang

Leadership mindsets, cultural norms and organizational resilience in China: the moderating effect of supportive human resource practices pp. 248-265

Xufan Zhang, Jing Ye, Decai Wang, Feng Tian and Sikai Fu

Volume 28, issue 5, 2022

After the storm: how Hong Kong can hold on to its status as a global business hub in the Asia-Pacific pp. 629-640

Tai-lok Lui, Ingyu Oh and Chris Rowley

Still in command and control? Hong Kong’s headquarters economy in the changing global and regional context pp. 641-659

Tai-lok Lui

Geopolitics and Hong Kong as international financial centre: a dynamic IPE perspective pp. 660-679

Gregory T. Chin

The economy of the Sino–US conflict: its impact on Chinese firms listed in the US and Hong Kong as a financial hub pp. 680-700

T. K. P. Leung and Lawrence H. W. Lei

Trading as usual? Navigating Hong Kong’s roles in global trade architectures pp. 701-718

Yu-wai Vic Li

The Sinicisation of the Hong Kong economy or the Hongkongnisation of the Greater Bay Area: are we ‘barking up the wrong tree’? pp. 719-739

Godfrey Yeung and Tai-lok Lui

Hong Kong’s economic integration with Chinese mainland: an index and cointegration analysis of socio-economic indicators pp. 740-764

Geng Cui and Yuho Chung

Volume 28, issue 4, 2022

Does technology innovation in finance alleviate financing constraints and reduce debt-financing costs? Evidence from China pp. 467-492

Han Chen and Soon Suk Yoon

Empirical research on how social capital influence inter-organizational information systems value co-creation in China pp. 493-517

Mingming He, Tienan Wang, Houxue Xia and Jing Dai

Exploring an inverted U-shaped relationship between entrepreneurial experience and Chinese new venture performance: the moderating role of environmental uncertainty pp. 518-535

Shan Lu, Biaoan Shan and Yupeng Fei

The impact of the talent management mechanism and self-perceived talent status on work engagement: the case of Japan pp. 536-554

Nobutaka Ishiyama

How configuration theory explains performance growth and decline after Chinese firms cross-border M&A: using the fsQCA approach pp. 555-578

Cong Cheng, Ze Yang, Yining He and Lulu Yan

Which executive characteristics influence risk-taking behaviours: evidence from Taiwanese companies pp. 579-605

Yen-Chih Huang, Yang-Chieh Chin and Cheng-Yu Lee

Is there a gap between saying and doing in CSR? Cases from Asian firms pp. 606-615

Peihua Fan and Mingjun Hou

The business reinvention of Japan: how to make sense of the new Japan and why it matters pp. 616-617

Paul F. Gentle

The profits and perils of passion in entrepreneurship: stoking the fires and banking the coals pp. 618-620

Keith Jackson

Entrepreneurship in Korea: from chaebols to start-ups pp. 621-623

Yuko Inada

Towards ecosystem-oriented business models in the Asia Pacific: dialectical dynamics of digital technologies, nature, and human wellbeing pp. 625-627

Chris Rowley

Volume 28, issue 3, 2022

Enhancing online–merge–offline (OMO) marketing effectiveness and sustainability – Tao and shared value perspectives: examples from China pp. 311-332

Xianglin Ma, Alan Fish, Xinxin Wang and Tao Tang

SMEs’ changing perspective on international trade credit risk management in China: a cultural values evolution approach pp. 333-353

Jiang Zhou, Ling Deng and Paul Gibson

Dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial performance of Chinese start-ups: the mediating roles of managerial attitude towards risk and entrepreneurial behaviour pp. 354-379

Zhe Shi, Ling Yuan and Soo Hee Lee

How informational-based readiness and social influence affect usage intentions of self-service stores through different routes: an elaboration likelihood model perspective pp. 380-409

Chih-Jou Chen, Pei-Hsuan Tsai and Jia-Wei Tang

Hong Kong millennials’ perceptions and preferences on joint promotion partners pp. 410-430

Fanny Fong Yee Chan

How does customer psychological empowerment affect value co-creation? An empirical study of travel agencies in Mainland China pp. 431-459

Xiaoping Hu and Xi Li

Sustainable human resource management: strategies, practices and challenges pp. 460-464

Keith Jackson

Handbook of distance education pp. 464-466

Asmaa Benbaba

Volume 28, issue 2, 2022

Towards a new corporate responsibility and governance? Tax haven and other identity characteristics of Asia-Pacific​ multinational corporations pp. 157-164

Yama Temouri, Vijay Pereira, Chris Jones, Ashish Malik and Chris Rowley

The rise of China and contestation in global tax governance pp. 165-186

Rasmus Corlin Christensen and Martin Hearson

Exploring the role of institutions in Chinese OFDI: a systematic review and integrative framework pp. 187-213

Michael Christofi, Demetris Vrontis and Anna Makrides

Exploring the use of offshore intermediary jurisdictions by Chinese MNEs for the purposes of ‘onward-journey’ transit FDI: implications for measuring and understanding Chinese MNE activity pp. 214-234

Dylan Sutherland, Jamie Hurst, Xinghao Peng and Ludan Wu

How does firm ownership concentration and female directors influence tax haven foreign direct investment? Evidence from Asia-Pacific and OECD countries pp. 235-259

Ali Ahmed, Yama Temouri, Chris Jones and Vijay Pereira

Executive remuneration and firm financial performance: lessons from listed companies in Australia and implications for their APEC counterparts pp. 260-272

Albert Wijeweera, Peter Rampling and Ian Eddie

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: challenges, doubts and legal implications pp. 273-286

Muhammad Afzaal

Mentoring and coaching early career academics in the Asia-Pacific region: opportunities to develop individual resilience? pp. 287-296

Keith Jackson

Education in Japan: a comprehensive analysis of reforms and practices pp. 297-298

Paul Gentle

Routledge handbook of contemporary Japan pp. 298-301

Matthias Hennings

Enterprises, industry and innovation in the People’s Republic of China: questioning socialism from Deng to the trade and tech war pp. 301-307

Anwei Gu, Biaoan Shan and Xingqun Lv

East Asia in transition pp. 308-309

Gordon Redding

Volume 28, issue 1, 2022

Corporate governance reforms amidst economic maturation and democratization: the case of the Korean chaebol since the 1990s pp. 1-15

YongWook Jun, Chris Rowley and Ingyu Oh

The end of rent sharing: corporate governance reforms in South Korea pp. 16-37

Ingyu Oh, Soon Suk Yoon and Hyo Jin Kim

Successors’ discretion and corporate restructuring in family firms in South Korea: from an institutional perspective pp. 38-64

JungYun Han

The shadow of a departing CEO: outsider succession and strategic change in a business group pp. 65-86

Changsu Kim, Jong-Hun Park, Jiyoon Kim and Youngjoo Lee

Remains on the board: outside directors’ behaviour and their survival chance in Korean firms pp. 87-110

Taeyoung Yoo and Yunsung Koh

Transforming Korean business? Foreign acquisition, governance and management after the 1997 Asian crisis pp. 111-129

Robert Fitzgerald and Ji Woong Kang

Prospects for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): implications, assessment and challenges pp. 130-139

Muhammad Afzaal

Research handbook of diversity and careers pp. 140-146

Keith Jackson

Striving for inclusive development: from Pangkor to a modern Malaysian state pp. 146-148

Rajah Rasiah

Transnational corporations and international production: concepts, theories and effects; Organizational change pp. 148-152

Keith Jackson

Dare to inspire: sustain the fire of inspiration in work and life pp. 152-154

Michele Ruzon and Gilmar Masiero

Own your day: new light on the mastery of managing in the middle pp. 154-156

Keita Kakehashi