*With apologies for cross-posting* Dear colleagues: The Journal of Asia Business Studies (JABS) is pleased to announce its latest publication (Volume 8, Issue 3). The current issue¹s TOC is listed below. In particular, we would like to draw your attention to the lead article by Prof. Rosalie Tung (President-elect, Academy of International Business) titled ŒResearch on Asia: Promises and Perils.¹ JABS is a scholarly journal that focuses on country specific as well as comparative research on Asian business and management issues. The journal emphasizes research on strategic and operational issues faced by Asian companies operating within and beyond Asia as well as international companies operating in Asia. Please visit the JABS website <http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jabs> to learn more about the journal. To register for Table of Content alerts from the Journal of Asia Business Studies please click here <http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/profile/index.htm?PHPSESSID=l024emlml noda8ar4je38tpb46> and set up a profile. Hemant Merchant, PhD Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Asia Business Studies Professor of Int'l Management Kate Tiedemann College of Business University of South Florida St Petersburg (USA) [log in to unmask] TABLE OF CONTENTS Click here to view all the articles in the issue. <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jabs/8/3> Research on Asia: promise and perils <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-03-2014-0025> Rosalie Tung Keywords: Research, Asia One piece does not a puzzle make: the first-mover decision as one piece on the foreign investment strategy puzzle <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-05-2011-0021> Bradley J. Koch Keywords: China, Joint ventures, First-mover, Foreign-invested firms Influence of COO on product evaluation of mobile phones by Indian consumers: an empirical study <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-07-2011-0031> Saikat Banerjee, Bibek Ray Chaudhuri Keywords: Structural equation modeling, Brand image, Country-of-origin, Product evaluation The role of product and brand emotion in purchase behavior, a study in Iranian home appliance context <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-10-2012-0047> Emad Rahmanian Koshkaki Keywords: Consumer behavior, Consumer psychology, Purchase behavior, Brand emotion, Product emotion Organizational learning culture and psychological empowerment as antecedents of employees¹ job related attitudes: a mediation model <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-06-2013-0035> Talat Islam, Saif Ur Rehman Khan, Ungku Norulkamar Bt. Ungku Ahmad, Ghulam Ali, Ishfaq Ahmed Keywords: Job satisfaction, Malaysia, Affective commitment, Turnover intention, Psychological empowerment, Organizational learning culture Development of a model on profit orientation with organizational variables in the context of emerging economies <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-05-2013-0026> Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Sumi Jha Keywords: Customer orientation, Professional development, Empowerment self-determination, Learning orientation practises, Organization citizenship behaviour altruism, Profit orientation An evaluation of just in time (JIT) implementation on manufacturing performance in Indian industry <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-09-2013-0051> Gurinder Singh, Inderpreet Singh Ahuja Keywords: Competitive advantage, India, Performance measures, Manufacturing industries, Just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) ----- Hemant Merchant, PhD Professor of Int'l Management Kate Tiedemann College of Business U. of South Florida, St. Petersburg (USA) Tel: (727) 873-4891 ----- Hemant Merchant, PhD Professor of Int'l Management Kate Tiedemann College of Business U. of South Florida, St. Petersburg (USA) Tel: (727) 873-4891 ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.