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Sustainable Strategies for Net Zero: An Asia Pacific Perspective

The journey toward net zero emissions in Asia requires collective action, innovation, and commitment from governments, businesses, and communities to pave the way toward a brighter and greener future.

Unraveling the Impact of Financial Literacy on Investment Decisions in an Emerging Market

The financial literates have a greater likelihood of making informed investment decisions.

 

Impact of Green Banking Practices on the Environmental Performance of Banks: The Mediating Role of Green Financing in Sri Lanka

The study highlights that green finance partially mediates the relationship between green banking practices (GBPs) and environmental performance (EP) in Sri Lanka.

The Sources of Stock Market Volatility: A Study on the Colombo Stock Exchange

The findings revealed that internal/own and external shocks substantially impact the stock price volatility in CSE. Significant volatility clusters and persistence with extended memory in ASPI confirm internal/own shock in the market.

Impact of Mobile Money Adoption on Financial Inclusion in Sri Lanka: Mediating Impact of Hedonism

There is a significant relationship between mobile money adoption and financial inclusion which is mediated by hedonism, in SMEs in Sri Lanka.

Community Perception on Tourism Development: A Case Study of Riverston, Matale, Sri Lanka.

Strategies for overcoming the challenges of undesirable community perception on tourism development.

 

Ayurveda Wellness Tourism (AWT): An Overview of the Sri Lankan Context

The results suggest that Sri Lankan AWT requires long-, mid-, and short-term-based corrective actions, and introducing and increasing awareness of sustainable tourism products are recommended to further sustainable hospitality and tourism management in Sri Lanka.

Challenges and Strategies of Ayurveda-Related Wellness Tourism Sustainability in Sri Lanka.

Based on the findings of the study, the researcher has formulated several recommendations. Proposing government universities to include AWT and the use of indigenous medicinal practices in the wellness sector as an academic discipline, was one of the recommendations through which, a solid foundation is sought for future developments.   

Exploring the Effects of Service Innovation Ambidexterity on Service Design in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry

Entrepreneurial strategy fosters innovation exploration and exploitation, with exploitation enhancing unique services that secure lasting competitive advantage and performance in tourism and hospitality firms.

How Knowledge-Spillover Entrepreneurship Influences the Adoption of Social Media and Customer Relationship Management

Knowledge spillover via entrepreneurial orientation boosts firm performance, with social media mediating and environmental turbulence and CRM moderating its impact in dynamic markets.

A Critique on Theoretical Framework for Adoption of Corporate Sustainability Practices: Integrating Institutional Motives, Stakeholder Motives, and Managerial Motives

We believe that despite the similarities and connections between the three theories: institutional theory, stakeholder theory, and managerial motives, they are complementary rather than competing.

Extent of Corporate Sustainability Adoption in the Hospitality Industry: A Case Study of Tourist Hotels in Sri Lanka

The dominance of environmental practices in the sustainability efforts of Sri Lanka’s tourist hotels underscores the sector’s commitment to addressing ecological concerns while socio-cultural and economic aspects remain lack of attention from the hotel management.

Factors Affecting Innovation: A Study of the Sri Lanka Police

Limited physical resources, restrictive decision-making freedom, and inadequate feedback mechanisms are the challenges and political interference, outdated legal frameworks, and insufficient training opportunities emerged as barriers to innovation.

Differential Value Relevance of Accounting Information on Investors' Decisions: Evidence from Sri Lankan Commercial Banks

Strong positive correlation between NAVPS and MVPS during non-crisis periods, while EY was negatively associated with MVPS. In the crisis period, EY had a negative link to MVPS, and EPS showed a positive relationship.

Green Banking Practices and Sustainability Performance of Commercial Banks in Rathnapura District in Sri Lanka

Employee-related practices, daily operation-related practices, and bank policy-related practices have positive and significant impacts on the bank’s sustainability performance while customer-related practice was not a significant.

Book Review on the Routledge Handbook of Hospitality Marketing, edited by Dogan Gursoy, 2018, Routledge.

The book provides readers with essential skills to help them succeed in hospitality marketing by examining historical context and modern approaches alongside future obstacles.

Book review: Marketing 6.0: the future is immersive

 

Co-creation and immersive technologies are essential for engaging hyper-connected consumers, redefining traditional marketing boundaries and fostering meaningful, value-driven brand relationships.

 

Environmental impact of financial Market's development in Australia

 

Market-based financial development improves long-term environmental quality while the short-run impact opposes the long-run outcome in Australia.

 

Moderator effect of technological advancement on financial development and economic growth nexus in Asian countries

Technology is a crucial moderator to achieving sustainable development with Financial Development 

Managerial conception of integrating sustainability into management control systems: evidence from Sri Lankan manufacturing companies

What drives companies to integrate Sustainability into Management Control Systems- Managerial Perception.

 

The effects of enterprises' attention to digital economy on innovation and cost control: Evidence from A-stock market of China

Promoting Innovation and the Digital Economy