In recent years, the investment of emerging economies has soared, and more and more emerging economies firms (EEFs) have embarked on the process of internationalization. The data points one of the major development trends of the global economy, once an emerging economy that has been invested heavily and hoped to reap rapid growth in profits by multinational companies, it has become a source of investment funds and a competitor with the United States and Europe in terms of foreign investment. The overseas development of EEFs is faced with many ...

The interaction between cultural factors and tourists’ destination loyalty has not yet been widely observed among research scholars. However, the knowledge of the interaction is necessary for understanding how culture is becoming a central factor of attraction in tourism. The objective of this study was therefore to find the possible linkages between cultural interaction factors and the destination loyalty of tourists by using Phuket, Thailand, as a case study. The study employed the satisfaction-loyalty theory in the examination of the role of ...

The translation service market in China is growing steadily with the rapid development of international outsourcing services, as well as the language service industry as a whole. Besides the traditional study scopes included in linguistics and translation, there are a few studies that focus on translation service in the scope of the outsourcing field and then adopt theories and perspectives from it. This dissertation will study translation service industry from a new perspective, focusing on its nature as a kind of outsourcing activity. This ...

Aging population is a global phenomenon. In Asia, aging population is rapidly increasing in many countries with less preparation compared to the western countries. The proportion of older adults is considerably higher and demanding the attention to understand successful aging. Researchers have long shown interest to understand the meaning and also the complex factors leading to successful aging. However, much of their understanding are limited to uni-dimensional aspects either biomedical or social facet.  This dissertation studied holistic view ...

Although the acceptance of mobile payment from the business is possibly one of the factors from the supply side that can lead to the success of a mobile payment system, some of the merchants still refuse to implement this payment system in their business. Based on the technological, organizational and environmental framework (TOE framework) of Tornatzky and Fleischer (1990), this present study attempts to identify how mobile payment can have an impact on the firm performance. To do this, this research hypothesized that relative advantage, complexity, ...

The roles of the capital market have been seen to be very critical in the economic development of Thailand. The capital market plays a critical role in mobilizing savings for investment in productive assets, with views to enhancing countries’ long-term growth prospects. On the other hand, the roles of the securities brokerage firms can be seen as intermediaries that provide linkages between investors and the capital market. Many of the financial supervisory agencies in the different jurisdictions have been trying to initiate various regulations ...

The role of the tourism industry has been well recognized in the development of the nation. The tourism industry not only contributes to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but it also has positive social impacts for locals (e.g. access to essential services, development of transportation and infrastructure, direct and indirect employment and pride in local culture and history). Therefore, tourism is important to a nation with rich resources for travel like Thailand. Even though sustainable tourism is successful, several challenges remain for Thailand, ...

The present study explored the association between intellectual capital, employees’ innovative behavior in the workplace, the absorptive capacity of a firm, and organizational effectiveness of the Thai listed companies in the service industry. The survey data were collected from 423 managers from 198 listed companies in Thailand. The results showed that intellectual capital tended to improve the employees’ innovative behavior and the firm’s absorptive capacity, and finally enhance corporate organizational effectiveness. Furthermore, the results ...

The internet has changed the way business is conducted and the current online retail environment has presented new opportunities for both retailers and consumers. Regionally, Thailand was ranked number one in South East Asia in terms of online retail value. In addition, the popular channel for online information gathering is via social media and Thailand’s usage rate of social media is higher than the average global number. With the above information, it makes Thailand an interesting place to further investigate both social media and the online ...

As we all know, the development of higher education in China started late High-level faculty is the key to improve the quality of talent cultivation, and it is also a strategic choice to improve the strength of universities. Whether teachers can be efficient, active, and full of enthusiasm in their work is related to the long-term development of colleges and universities in China. The research of the relationship between professional loyalty and turnover intention of university teachers as knowledge staff also provides some insights for the ...