This study assessed the impact of micro-enterprise development initiatives (commonly provide access to financial services and micro-enterprise development training programs to low-income households) upon competitive advantages, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises owned and...

Purpose Under the premise of resource-based view (RBV), this study aims to examine the influence of host-country characteristics (i.e. market environment, cultural factors, government policies and absorptive capacity) on improved knowledge acquired by means of intra-firm technology transfer and...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of institutional qualities on corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement from a global perspective. Design/methodology/approach: The authors examine CSR engagement across 83 developed and developing economies focusing on four potential...

Transformational leaders exploit new innovations and opportunities, optimise risks, and create a dynamic working environment to organise and motivate employees towards a common goal. Such leadership has been regarded as an effective development approach to attain higher organisational...

The purpose of this paper is to address the significance of tourism to the regional economic development of Southeast Asian economies. The assessment is accomplished by examining the nature of tourism development and by identifying the problems of the tourism industry that exist in Southeast...

This study attempted to assess the impact of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia’s (AIM) microcredit programme on the level of economic vulnerability among hard core poor household clients in Peninsular Malaysia. To attain the objective, this research utilized economic vulnerability index. This study...