Journal of Asia Business Studies: Volume 12 Issue 3

Does guanxi influence product performance and customer loyalty?

Man Zhang, Janet Hartley

This paper aims to propose and test a model examining the relationship of guanxi with new product performance and customer loyalty in the context of internationalizing small- and…

Does location matter in determining firms’ performance? A comparative analysis of domestic and multinational companies

Said Shah, Jamil Anwar, SAF Hasnu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of internationalization of investment on corporate policies through multinational firms (MNFs) and thereby variation in…

Determinants of non-performing loans in Chinese banks

Muhammad Umar, Gang Sun

The study aims to explore macroeconomic and banking industry-specific determinants of non-performing loans (NPLs) for Chinese banks, spanning from 2005 to 2014.

Mean reverting leverage policy in China: theory and evidence from industrial and sectorial level unit root analysis

Ajid ur Rehman

This study aims to apply unit root test to investigate the behavior of Chinese firms toward their leverage policy. The study is based on two influential and competing theories of…

Do Chinese acquirers paying premiums in large international acquisitions experience negative market reactions as Western counterparts?

Chiung-Hui Tseng, Tony Kuo

This study draws on behavioral finance and signaling theory to investigate market reactions to Chinese acquirers when they made premium payments in large cross-border…

Homeownership in urban China: an empirical study of borrower characteristics and the Housing Provident Fund program in Kunming

Weizhuo Wang, Christopher Gan, Zhiyou Chang, David A. Cohen, Zhaohua Li

This paper aims to develop and estimate a logit model of whether homeownership could be promoted by participation in and use of the Housing Provident Fund (HPF) program, with a…