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Concurrent optimization of routing and platooning decisions for autonomous truck fleets

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100356

I-Lin Wang , Ying-Ting Lin

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Determinants influencing job-hopping behavior and turnover intention: An investigation among Gen Z in the marketing field

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100358

Thanh-Tuyen Tran , Thai-Thanh Nguyen , Nhu-Ty Nguyen

{"title":"Determinants influencing job-hopping behavior and turnover intention: An investigation among Gen Z in the marketing field","authors":"Thanh-Tuyen Tran , Thai-Thanh Nguyen , Nhu-Ty Nguyen","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100358","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100358","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This research investigates external and internal factors (perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, job involvement, and emotional exhaustion) through the mediating effect of affective commitment, along with perceived alternative employment affecting the actual behavior of job-hopping and turnover intention and how these factors influence a societal context.</div></div><div><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><div>The valid response was collected both online and offline from 237 marketing-major Gen Z (from 18 to 26 years old) employees from different universities in three Vietnamese metropolises – Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang – and have previously experienced at least one job in marketing. The data utilized the quantitative method using Structural equation modeling (SEM) with the assistance of SMART PLS software to evaluate the theoretical framework.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>The results highlight the considerable effect of affective commitment and turnover intention on job-hopping behavior, except for perceived alternative employment.</div></div><div><h3>Practical implications</h3><div>These findings include recommendations and limitations for further studies, contributing to developing appropriate human resource strategies and forecasting the change of marketing personnel in the marketing field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 2","pages":"Article 100358"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143550559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Authenticity meets aesthetics: Physical attractiveness as the Equalizer for virtual and human influencers

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100359

Ya-Hui Kuo , Son Bao Hoang Le

{"title":"Authenticity meets aesthetics: Physical attractiveness as the Equalizer for virtual and human influencers","authors":"Ya-Hui Kuo , Son Bao Hoang Le","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100359","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100359","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the rapid advancement of information technology, both virtual and human influencers have become integral to modern marketing strategies. Virtual influencers, powered by artificial intelligence, now engage audiences in ways that closely mimic human influencers, driving growing interest in their comparative endorsement effectiveness. However, existing research offers mixed and inconclusive results. This study explores the crucial role of physical attractiveness in shaping influencer effectiveness and examines how it moderates the impact of influencer type on product attitudes. Our findings show that parasocial interaction partially mediates the relationship between influencer type and product attitude, with both direct and indirect effects influenced by perceived attractiveness. Although human influencers excel at building authenticity and personal connections, these advantages diminish when attractiveness is considered. When influencers are perceived as highly attractive, the distinction between virtual and human influencers becomes negligible, with both types eliciting similarly positive product attitudes. These insights suggest that marketers using virtual influencers should ensure their appearance aligns with the audience's beauty standards. Additionally, they should emphasize the pressure on human influencers to uphold ideal appearances—an aspect that virtual influencers can easily optimize. This research offers valuable guidance for brands seeking to balance virtual and human influencers for maximum impact.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 2","pages":"Article 100359"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143550560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Examining pro-environmental behavior through green human resource management and green innovation moderating role of environmental strategy

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.100345

Jorge Alberto Esponda Perez , Sergio Mario Galindo , Mahnoor Farooq , Sarmad Ejaz , Sana Ahmed , Faisal Ejaz

{"title":"Examining pro-environmental behavior through green human resource management and green innovation moderating role of environmental strategy","authors":"Jorge Alberto Esponda Perez , Sergio Mario Galindo , Mahnoor Farooq , Sarmad Ejaz , Sana Ahmed , Faisal Ejaz","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.100345","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.100345","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous studies have established a strong relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) and pro-environmental behaviour (PEB). This research explores how green innovation (GI) and environmental strategy (ESTR) can enhance the relationship between GHRM and PEB, specifically within the automobile sector of emerging economies. To check the impact of mediator GI and the moderation mechanism of ESTR in the suggested model, we gathered data from the Pakistan automobile sector using convenience sampling and analysed it through structural equation modelling. Our data collection process received 306 responses out of 344 employees, representing an impressive 88% response rate. The results indicate that GHRM plays a pivotal role in shaping PEB. GI also plays a mediating role in the relationship between GHRM and PEB. Moreover, ESTR moderates the relationship between GI and PEB. The present study's findings emphasise that the presence and effective implementation of GHRM practices are positively correlated with employees' PEB. When companies actively encourage their workforce to GI to improve the environment, employees are more likely to adopt green behaviours such as PEBs. Our research highlights the potential role of GI and ESTR in helping to promote PEB. When companies adopt GI and comprehensive ESTRs in response to GHRM practices, they signal a commitment to environmental sustainability, which can inspire employees to align their behaviours with these values. The limitations and future directions that need to be addressed are given.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"Article 100345"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143679169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perceived multinational subsidiary autonomy and local commitment to corporate social responsibility in China

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.100352

Tai Ming Wut, Helen Shun-mun Wong, Elaine Ah-heung Chan

{"title":"Perceived multinational subsidiary autonomy and local commitment to corporate social responsibility in China","authors":"Tai Ming Wut, Helen Shun-mun Wong, Elaine Ah-heung Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.100352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.100352","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Most multinational firms might follow the global direction of the home country and face local stakeholders’ pressure on their CSR commitment to the host country. Past research has suggested that perceived autonomy is an essential condition that promotes local commitment to CSR, however, the relationship is not conclusive. This study aims to test a theoretical framework for the association between perceived subsidiary autonomy and local CSR practices' commitment. A survey of senior managers was conducted on multinational subsidiaries in China in 2022 to test our proposed framework. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the collected data.</div><div>It was found that there is an association between perceived commitment to local CSR practices and corporate performance. There is an association between perceived subsidiary autonomy and commitment to local CSR practices. Entrepreneurial orientation acts as a partial mediator in the relationship between perceived subsidiary autonomy and commitment to local CSR practices. Multinationals' products/brands could be more competitive in the Chinese market if their headquarters is more flexible on local CSR practices in the host country. This paper provides evidence of the association between perceived subsidiary autonomy and local CSR practices’ commitment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"Article 100352"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143679076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Efficiency in real estate development: Is management or robotics the key?

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.12.005

Yuming Liu , Aidi Hizami bin Alias , Nuzul Azam Haron , Nabilah Abu Bakar , Hao Wang

{"title":"Efficiency in real estate development: Is management or robotics the key?","authors":"Yuming Liu , Aidi Hizami bin Alias , Nuzul Azam Haron , Nabilah Abu Bakar , Hao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of construction robotics (CR) and agile project management (APM) principles on operational efficiency in Chinese commercial residential projects (CRPs). By analyzing 107 CRPs across 21 provinces, including 30 using CR technology, we employ a novel methodology that combines superefficiency SBM-DEA, APM frameworks, and Tobit regression models. The results show that CR implementation improved work efficiency by 2.59% on average. Operational efficiency varied regionally, with the eastern area (mean 0.3963) outperforming the central (0.3651) and western (0.3790) areas. The provinces of Jiangsu and Shanghai demonstrated the highest efficiencies. APM factors significantly influence efficiency: top management commitment negatively (−0.9432) and product owner involvement positively (0.2266). CR implementation in the main structural phase showed the strongest positive correlation (0.0438). Three of the nine typical CR technologies on the project duration's critical path were the most popular among the contractors. The study identified potential improvements in interim payments and inventory balance efficiency. The findings extend APM theory to real estate development, refine technology adoption models in construction, and reveal tensions between contractor priorities and overall project efficiency. Practical implications include recommendations for targeted CR implementation, management restructuring, and policy support. Future research should explore longitudinal effects, broader geographic scopes, and potential mediating variables in CR and APM dynamics in real estate development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"Article 100341"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143679157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Relations among consumer boycotts, country affinity, and global brands: The moderating effect of subjective norms

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.11.005

Changju Kim , Woo Bin Kim , Seong Ho Lee , Eunsoo Baek , Xiuyan Yan , Jiyeon Yeon , Yunjung Yoo , Sangmin Kang

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Impact of auditor independence, expertise, and industry experience on financial reporting quality

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100357

Chadia Sawaya, Nada Jabbour Al Maalouf, Raed Hanoun, Mabelle Rakwi

{"title":"Impact of auditor independence, expertise, and industry experience on financial reporting quality","authors":"Chadia Sawaya, Nada Jabbour Al Maalouf, Raed Hanoun, Mabelle Rakwi","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100357","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2025.100357","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of auditor independence, auditor expertise, and auditor industry experience on financial reporting quality. A quantitative method was employed and a survey was sent to a sample of 203 auditors. The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between auditor independence and financial reporting quality. This suggests that when auditors maintain independence and objectivity in their engagements, the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting are enhanced. Furthermore, the findings revealed that the expertise of auditors plays a vital role in ensuring compliance with accounting standards and ethical principles, thereby improving the quality of financial reporting. Additionally, the findings showed that auditors with industry-specific knowledge and expertise are better equipped to understand the unique challenges and opportunities within different sectors, leading to better financial reporting quality. This study is significant, as it contributes to the auditing literature by providing insights into the context of Lebanon, a nation grappling with economic and governance challenges, and underscores the pivotal role of auditors in upholding financial integrity in such turbulent environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"Article 100357"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143508537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integrating LARG measures to improve supply chain transparency performance

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.09.002

Sukanya Prakongwittaya, Jirapan Liangrokapart

{"title":"Integrating LARG measures to improve supply chain transparency performance","authors":"Sukanya Prakongwittaya, Jirapan Liangrokapart","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In today's markets, customers demand accurate product information, while supply chain stakeholders seek transparency throughout organizational processes and supply chain operations. Supply chain transparency has emerged as a key element for achieving business excellence. However, measuring its level with current performance measures remains challenging. This research incorporates the Lean, Agile, Resilient, and Green (LARG) approach into performance measures to achieve supply chain transparency. The study aims to identify LARG-based performance measures to enhance supply chain transparency through a literature review and Q-sorting technique. We administered a questionnaire survey to 31 experts. The key findings highlight total supply chain visibility, information readiness, service reliability, business continuity plan readiness, and efficiency as essential measures for enhancing transparency. We also identified specific measures for each element of supply chain transparency, including visibility, traceability, knowledge integration, governance, and sustainability. Accordingly, we present detailed guidelines for improving supply chain transparency performance. Lastly, the article discusses theoretical and managerial implications and makes recommendations for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"Article 100324"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143679165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Learning from sequential investments and their impact on subsidiary performance: The case of Japanese firms

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.08.002

Flavio Jorge Freire D Andrade Battistuzzo , Mário Henrique Ogasavara

{"title":"Learning from sequential investments and their impact on subsidiary performance: The case of Japanese firms","authors":"Flavio Jorge Freire D Andrade Battistuzzo , Mário Henrique Ogasavara","doi":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the impact of Sequential Foreign Direct Investments (SFDI) on subsidiary performance, emphasizing the role of operational and length of learning. The research challenges conventional strategies for making initial investment decisions based on country-specific factors during internationalization. The study draws insights from a sample comprising subsidiaries of Japanese electronics firms. Utilizing multiple regression models, we analyze the impact of SFDI at three distinct location levels: local, regional, and international. Contrary to conventional wisdom, our findings challenge the notion of a direct correlation between the total number of SFDI at different levels and subsidiary performance. Instead, our results underscore the critical importance of learning through SFDI experiences over time. Our study identifies that accumulating the length of learning at regional and international levels enhances subsidiary performance. This length of learning effect at the regional level manifests prominently in larger economies. Although operational learning negatively affects performance, it impacts subsidiaries in countries with higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP). We recommend further exploration, including incorporating additional control variables, consideration of diverse learning modalities, and continued investigation into the complex relationship between SFDI and subsidiary performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46001,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Management Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"Article 100322"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143679167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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