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{"title":"Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Business Competitiveness in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals","authors":"Abdelhak Senadjki, Samuel Ogbeibu, Saidatulakmal Mohd, Au Yong Hui Nee, I. Awal","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2220603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2220603","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study investigates Artificial Intelligence (Awareness, Knowledge, Empowerment, Implementation) on competitiveness and the mediating role of innovations (Social Innovation, Environmental Innovation, and Technological Innovation). We employed the Open Innovation theory (OIT). The data from 480 SMEs were analyzed using SmartPLS. The findings elucidate that the relationship between AI (awareness, empowerment, implementation) and competitiveness is positively significant. Also, there is a partial mediation effect between AI awareness and competitiveness. Technological innovation partially mediates between AI (Implementation and Knowledge) and competitiveness. Policymakers should initiate strategies to integrate AI innovations. The study extends the OIT to create new technological, social and environmental innovations.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"149 - 169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45122193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vietnam’s Ascendancy in the Electronics Trade and the Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment","authors":"V. Ha, Craig R. Parsons","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2212341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2212341","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A new regression-based revealed comparative advantage index is used to analyze Vietnam’s exports. Vietnam now has the highest comparative advantage in electronics in the world. It suggests that Vietnam may be a new follower in the “flying geese” style and reinforces the Kojima (2000) view that sufficient inward FDI can change comparative advantage. With detailed FDI and local data, we estimate that this change was brought about by a massive surge of inward FDI amounting to 6% of GDP. Lastly, we opine that while the comparative advantage in footwear may decline, that in electronics may be here to stay.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"181 - 203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43568085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges","authors":"R. Ajami, H. Karimi","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2210239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2210239","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting local communities and global society. AI tools such as ChatGPT and OpenAI among others, are likely to transform the way we live, work, and interact with each other. It will impact various economic sectors in the United States, across the Asia Pacific region, and elsewhere. From medicine to pharmaceutical products, entertainment, corporate banking, retailing, and commerce. In the field of pharmaceutical and medicine, AI could usher in a future of innovation in diagnosis and could reshape the field of patient treatment care. AI could help medical providers identify medical markers quicker and better. Nurses, doctors, and hospital administrators can improve the medical care chain. It could cut costs, improve outcomes, and make for a more productive and efficient healthcare delivery system. An AI tool such as IBM Watson can provide diagnosis and data analysis faster. AI machine learning algorithms can process large amounts of data quicker and make more accurate and targeted treatment possible, thus reducing medical costs along the medical value-added chain. Moreover, AI could also improve medical revenue generating systems for hospitals through the organization of medical records. It could process medical test results faster, and allows doctors and healthcare providers to have more autonomy and better workflow, and improve patient-doctor interactions and allow for nurses and doctors to spend more time with patients. Moreover, during medical surgery, physicians can rely on multidimensional imagery to guide and improve surgical procedures. Also with AI, charts and documents can be reviewed faster and in real time to deliver better treatments. Hospitals using electronic medical records could benefit significantly by using AI tools. Drug manufacturers can also benefit from data analytics so that they can bring drugs to market faster. The development of the COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson was brought to market faster with the help of AI analytics. The National Science Foundation is cooperating with Cornell University School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering to advance research on how to modify the polymer nanoparticles to make it possible to target cells in patients and bring about specific treatments with the help of nanomedicine solutions. Overall innovations in the healthcare delivery system and the pharmaceutical industries are very promising and will grow immensely with AI tools. Beyond medicine, AI can help optimize supply chains across various sectors from engineering to manufacturing and services. This will result in cost saving","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"73 - 75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49612049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Art of Juggling: Effects of Employee’s Polychronic Orientation on Service Recovery Performance and Extra-Role Customer Service","authors":"Asra Jabbar, Rizwan Qaiser Danish","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2217492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2217492","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The banking industry is known for its dynamic and competitive organizational structure, which requires polychronic employees to improve service quality and satisfy customers. However, to remain competitive, the banking industry must manage the level of work engagement. This study examines the link between the polychronic orientation of employees on service recovery performance and extra-role customer service with the intervening role of work engagement in the banking industry among 285 employees. Further, positive affectivity moderates between employees’ polychronic orientation and work engagement. This enhances our knowledge on polychronicity, work engagement, service performance recovery and extra-role customer service in the banking industry.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"102 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48103113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Media Used for Academic Purposes in Vietnam and China: An Overview of Implementation and Futures","authors":"Daniel S. Helman","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2212542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2212542","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Four types of academic social media (publication-repository, Q&A, crowd-funding, and blogs) provide a mixed methods review of Vietnamese academic usage with Chinese data presented as control. Data show the extent Vietnamese academics are present, and from this, a future trajectory. An iterative qualitative process assesses the quality of academic offerings. Results predict the character of future technological progress. The specific context of Vietnam, with its large population (95.5 million) and close proximity to China provides a backdrop to scientific innovation and academic endeavors taking place here. The presence of Vietnamese academics on social media is a marker for future growth.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"91 - 101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41368800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Consumer Purpose: A Holistic Rethinking of Psychological Bonds","authors":"Yuchin (Jerrie) Hsieh, B. Canziani, D. Welsh","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2210987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2210987","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This conceptual paper integrates needs, goals, and value/image congruence theories to propose an inclusive concept of consumer psychological engagement with companies and their brands or products. To maximize service experiences and marketing messages and ensure sustainable success, marketers and innovators must collect holistic intelligence on consumers’ needs, goals, values, and self-image to strengthen consumers’ psychological bonds with firms and their brands.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"76 - 90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43620384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Impact of Servitization on Chinese Manufacturing Firm Performance: An Analysis of the Role of Management Capabilities and Competitive Strategy","authors":"Muhammad Ajmal, Zeenat Islam, Azmat Islam","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2217493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2217493","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This research explores the complementary factors to servitization and firm performance. The management capabilities mediate, significantly impacting the firm’s performance. The competitive strategy is used as a moderator to enhance the servitization phenomena. A sample size of 236 medium to large manufacturing firms operating in different provinces of China. The study results show that management capabilities fully mediate the relationship between servitization and firm performance, and competitive strategies positively moderate the relationship between servitization and management capabilities. Firms must understand the local environment of China and have competent management skills to develop a competitive strategy for servitization to be successful.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"121 - 144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48405314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Celebrity Endorsements in Liked Advertisements: A Study of Asian Countries","authors":"Kim-Shyan Fam, David S. Waller, Reinhard Grohs","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2197531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2197531","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Some advertisements include celebrity endorsers hoping that will increase the popularity of the ad and, thereby, the celebrity status will be positively associated with the brand. This paper reports the findings of a cross-cultural study undertaken across the cities Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, Bangkok and Mumbai, using the Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) grid to determine whether the appearance of a celebrity increases the chance for the advertisement to be liked. The results found that the use of celebrity endorsements in liked advertisements differed considerably, which provide an insight for advertisers developing campaigns using celebrities in different Asian markets.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"39 - 54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46810732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using Cascade Theories to Explain the Spread of Fake News in the Asian Context","authors":"V. Sethi, V. Sethi, A. Jeyaraj, K. Duffy, Neerja Sethi","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2197418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2197418","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Understanding the nature of the spread of misinformation is critical to an effort to control or minimize it. This paper uses existing cascade theories and ties them into propaganda frameworks to help understand the complex nature of fake news in contemporary media. We draw upon the availability cascades, cognitive cascades, and propaganda models to structure and process misinformation diffusion in the hope that it may help counter its spread. We use examples of fake news from Singapore, Myanmar, and India to conclude that the complexities of fake news creation, belief, and dissemination are significant, as is its enduring nature.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":" 28","pages":"55 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41252379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bank Diversification: A Comparative Study on US and Japanese Banking","authors":"A. Küllü, R. Ajami","doi":"10.1080/10599231.2023.2197392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2023.2197392","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Bank diversification/focus strategies have a significant impact on banks’ riskiness and returns and consequently affect the overall health of the financial system and the economy. Focusing on the aggregate numbers of banking systems from two major economies and advanced financial systems from both sides of the Pacific, this study comparatively analyzes the diversification/focus status of US and Japanese banking systems at asset, liability, deposit, income, and expense categories. The results show major differences between these two leading banking systems, and their banks’ diversification strategies.","PeriodicalId":15043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"4 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46102625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}