scholarly journals Understanding the Role of Trust in Network-Based Responses to Disaster Management and Climate Change Adaptation in the Asia-Pacific Region

2015 ◽  
pp. 157-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria L. Ross ◽  
Elizabeth L. Malone ◽  
Susan Kinnear
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region

scholarly journals Climate Change Adaptation Disclosure among the Companies in Asia Pacific Region, A Study on Selected Forbes Global 2000 Leading Companies List

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Impact

Climate change, due to its significant global impact, has been the focus of many recent researches. Many businesses adapt their activities to be more compliant with climate change control, and these efforts are disclosed to the stakeholders and society at large. This research is conducted on leading companies in the Asia-Pacific (APEC) region from the Forbes Global 2000 Leading Companies list, from 13 APEC countries Beside the impact of culture, Based on the results, the presence of CSR committee is positively related to the climate change adaptation disclosure and Companies collaborating with NGOs reported a positive relationship with climate change adaptation. Conducting our study in APEC region and having a comprehensive view on the countries located in this region on one hand and considering the most successful companies on the other hand are among the originalities of our research. Also considering variables such as national culture, NGO alliances, CSR committees and top management’s commitment beside “climate change adaptation disclosure” is new in academic literature.

Red Alert: Climate Change and Public Health in the Asia Pacific Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 810-811
Author(s):  
Colin Binns ◽  
Wah Yun Low ◽  
Victor Chee Wai Hoe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region

scholarly journals Leadership and Change in Asia-Pacific: Where Does Political Will Come From?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
David Hudson ◽  
Nicolas Lemay-Hébert ◽  
Claire Mcloughlin ◽  
Chris Roche
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Issue ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Scalar Politics ◽  
Collective Process ◽  
Leadership And Change

We introduce this thematic issue by exploring the role of leadership in social and political change. In current times, the importance of leadership and choice has proved as important as ever. Leadership is often the critical variable separating success or failure, legitimacy and sustainability or collapse. This thematic issue explores a range of in-depth case studies across the Asia-Pacific region that help illustrate the critical elements of leadership. Collectively they demonstrate that leadership is best understood as a collective process involving motivated agents overcoming barriers to cooperation to form coalitions that have enough power, legitimacy and influence to transform institutions. Five themes emerge from the thematic issue as a whole: leadership is political; the centrality of gender relations; the need for a more critical localism; scalar politics; and the importance of understanding informal processes of leadership and social change.

scholarly journals Cross-Border M&A Motives and Home Country Institutions: Role of Regulatory Quality and Dynamics in the Asia-Pacific Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 468
Author(s):  
Peter Zámborský ◽  
Zheng Joseph Yan ◽  
Erwann Sbaï ◽  
Matthew Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Regulatory Quality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Over Time

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between home country institutions and cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) motives of MNEs from the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on the role of regulatory quality and dynamics. We empirically examine how M&A motives are affected by elements related to risk of the institutional environment of the acquiring firm’s home country regulatory quality over time. The study is grounded in the general theory of springboard MNEs, and the institutional views of cross-border operations, namely the institutional escapism and institutional fostering perspectives. Using data on over 700 cross-border M&As of European firms by Asia-Pacific MNEs in 2007–2017, we analyze the rationales for these deals and their relationship to the institutional characteristics of the buyers’ home countries including regulatory quality and voice and accountability. We found that the quality of home country regulatory environment is significantly related to domestic firms’ motivation for international M&As. However, the significance and sign of the effects differ for different types of motives and over time. Our findings contribute to the literature on general versus emerging MNE-specific internationalization theories (particularly the theory of springboard MNEs) by expounding on the types and dynamics of cross-border M&A motives.

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