Pengji Wang

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Associate Professor at James Cook University Singapore

Wasted food has detrimental effects on the natural environment and on society. Although reducing food waste is seen as an ethical consumption behaviour, the influence of moral norms on food waste is still under debate and research has shown mixed results. To address this research gap, a temporal, extended norm activation model (NAM) is presented in...

Though scholars and practitioners generally believe skills- based volunteering (SBV) offers a win-win-win solution to serve companies, employees, and nonprofits, some complexities exists in its implementation. These stakeholders have different expectations and needs.To fill this gap, this study adopts a multi-stakeholder approach and relies on the...

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This textbook examines how service firms manage their international operations. For the first time, it brings together insights from the fragmented literature on this subject into an accessible textbook. Further, it is unique in its focus on service firms’ internationalization and international management.

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Indigenous entrepreneurship is a largely overlooked research field. Notable studies mainly stem from the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, therefore leaving many places around the world overlooked. One of these overlooked places is Southeast Asia, a rapidly emerging and highly populated region that is rich of diverse cultures. The region is home...

Shouldered by strong industrializing nations, Southeast Asia is a fast-evolving region that is culturally rich with countless aspirational indigenous entrepreneurs. The aim of this book is to unearth indigenous entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia, which is largely an unexplored research domain. By showcasing examples of mundane and indigenous entrep...

This chapter aims to investigate the impact of Vietnam’s export-led growth model driven by analyzing the impact of exports and foreign direct investment (FDI) on environmental performance. The environmental performance is investigated by looking into greenhouse emission measured by CO2 emission intensity and bio-diversity loss measured by the Red L...

The global health crisis of COVID-19 is very different from previous economic crises and war crises, and people were unprepared to cope with such a crisis. This chapter, based on a review of 211 articles published in 2019 to 2021 about the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of the workplace, identifies several important themes about work approaches b...

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted industries and now poses uncertainties regarding the skills necessary for employability in a peri- and post-pandemic landscape. With limited options to work remotely, the hospitality industry has been especially perilous and forced to adapt. This research is informed by a thorough literature review into employabi...

Noting the limited empirical evidence on corporate volunteering (CV) and employee engagement, this study draws on Kahn’s engagement theory to investigate different dimensions of CV program design to increase employee CV participation and engagement in the workplace. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) is employed to analyz...

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There is a recognition that corporate social responsibility (CSR) by smaller firms could have greater social and environmental impacts if these engagements are meaningful. Small firms are players in the global eco‐system as they supply to larger global firms as subcontractors or suppliers. However, do they practice CSR with a conviction or as a com...

Companies expend significant financial resources on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to enhance their image. This study had two objectives. By drawing on three fundamental consumer values as moderators, the first aim was to discover how a company’s CSR engagement influences consumer–company identification (CCI) and consumers’ purcha...

Plastic packaging has a destructive impact on the environment, and it is crucial to understand consumer response to plastic substitutes. The aim of this study is to examine the influence of sustainable lifestyles on the willingness to buy two types of packaging, sustainable and edible packaging, along with barriers to purchase. An online survey was...

The aim of this paper is to highlight the ways in which the sustainable packaging industry, in conjunction with consumers, can help to reduce environmental damage to fragile ecosystems. We discuss several theoretical models that have been widely used to explain behavourial change. The literature review suggests that lifestyle segmentation, and conc...

This study aims to identify the impact of psychological mechanisms, such as trust propensity and individuation, on response to eWOM by differentiating between volume of positive/negative eWOM and net eWOM valence (e.g., when positive eWOM volume exceeds negative eWOM volume and vice versa). Analysis based on 428 survey responses from Australia and...

One-third of all food produced in the world is lost or wasted, which has negative consequences for societies and the environment. Thus, curbing food waste is critical to securing human well-being and protecting the environment. This study examines the drivers of household food waste decisions by investigating the activation and deactivation of mora...

Despite luxury brands' efforts to incorporate sustainable development into their branding and product design, studies have shown inconclusive evidence about consumers' reaction towards such efforts. This study investigates how consumption values (i.e. the need for exclusivity, conformity, and hedonism) affect consumers' acceptance of luxury brands'...

Despite luxury brands’ efforts to incorporate sustainable development into their branding and product design, studies have shown inconclusive evidence about consumers’ reaction towards such efforts. This study investigates how consumption values (i.e. the need for exclusivity, conformity, and hedonism) affect consumers’ acceptance of luxury brands’...

Given a lack of empirical review in the area, this study examines whether and how inward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock helps to revive the host country’s economy following a natural disaster. Using a dataset of natural disasters, FDI, and economic growth across countries, our research uncovered some interesting findings. The most significan...

Previous research has yet to examine the effectiveness of social media content strategies in the financial services sector. This study advances knowledge of content strategies used by retail bank brands by examining how the type of message, the post format and the source of the content influence customer engagement independently and interactively....

The circular economy presents a practical solution to the earth’s resource limitations. To succeed, it is imperative for consumers to engage in circular economy practices. Are consumers buying in to these practices, however? This study examines consumer acceptance of three CE practices in East and Southeast Asia: using shared platforms, buying recy...

Addressing the social, environmental and economic consequences of food waste has become an urgent issue for governments and industry stakeholders. This study investigates the factors influencing consumer acceptance of novel value-added surplus products (VASP) which could advance industry action to reduce food waste. Consumers’ perceptions and poten...

Although a positive relationship is expected between consumers’ awareness of green benefits in a green product and their purchase intention, several studies have demonstrated otherwise. Against this back-drop, this article investigates how three personal consumption values—namely, environmental, status, and value-for-money consciousness—moderate th...

This article discusses the challenges associated with managing waste in the horticultural sector by presenting the circular economy framework as a solution to the problem of food waste. The research focuses on consumers’ role and value adding as one strategy that transforms food waste for reuse in accordance with a circular economy. A structured qu...

Using multisource data from 37 countries encompassing a sample of 9,039 managers and their subordinates, we find that managers who provide more career mentoring receive higher performance ratings. This relationship holds true in all cultures but is more salient in more assertive than less assertive cultures. Conversely, managers who provide psychos...

This study examines the effectiveness of Post-Entry English Language Assessment (PELA) as a predictor of international business students’ English writing performance and academic performance. An intervention involving the implementation of contextualised English writing workshops was embedded in a specific business subject targeted at students who...

This article examines how social identity links institutional pressures and audit quality. Combining institutional theory and social identity theory, we theoretically argue that the interaction between social and institutional forces shapes audit quality. Through an analysis of Chinese audit firms from 2000 to 2007, we show that isomorphic imitatio...

This study addresses why multinational enterprises (MNEs) in emerging economies establish regional headquarters outside their home countries but within their home regions – an important question that previous studies have largely ignored. We extend Rugman and Verbeke's firm-specific assets (FSAs) framework in contemporary internalization theory and...

The online shopping craze in South Korea has been ongoing for more than a decade, but in China, online shopping is experiencing tremendous growth, with 64 million additional shoppers per year. Consumers in Asia are among the world's most prolific online shoppers. This study compares the evolution, cycle, and stages of the online shopping markets in...

The solar photovoltaics (PV) industry is a policy-driven business, in that political decisions considerably influence potential market takeoff or decline. This is particularly true for China. Between 2006 and 2010, the annual growth rate of solar panel output approached or exceeded 100%, with suppliers receiving financial aid from the government. D...

Although corporate governance researchers have devoted considerable attention to the role of boards of directors in monitoring management and providing resources, less attention has been paid to whether and how they affect the strategic actions of firms in response to changing environments. Taking a process-based perspective, we examine how several...

We explore why and how the different combinations of governance practices at national level, such as the legal system, conduct codes, and capital markets, and at firm level, such as various types of controlling shareholders, enable or constrain outside directors to engage in their monitoring and resource provision roles. Building upon such analysis...

Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: This study examines the effectiveness of restructuring in repairing legitimacy after a firm is punished for financial fraud. Research Findings/Insights: We use the antecedents of fraud to distinguish between three types of financial fraud and argue that different types of such fraud affect differe...

This study examined the effect of restructuring as a signal to repair legitimacy after the firm is punished for financial fraud. Frauds were categorized into three types according to the targets of offense and antecedents. Adopting a contingency perspective, we proposed that restructurings should be matched to the antecedents of fraud. Using the sa...