New issue of the Corporate & Business Strategy Review journal

The editorial team of Virtus Interpress is happy to present the first issue of the journal Corporate and Business Strategy Review (volume 6, issue 1) in 2025. The studies presented in this issue underscore the evolving nature of corporate decision-making and the critical need for businesses to adapt to an increasingly dynamic global economy.

The papers published in the current issue of the journal investigate a range of crucial issues, which include corporate governance, corporate performance, financial performance, CEO overconfidence, female directors, CEO duality, independent commissioners, corporate strategy, technological innovation, financial innovation, business executives, entrepreneurial preparedness, financial planning, strategic financial management, risk management, project management, sustainability reporting, SMEs, mergers and acquisitions, multi-business units, disclosure, ESG reporting, financial leverage, profitability, ownership structure, CSR disclosure, firm size, firm value, globalization, export, marketing strategies, pricing strategies, public sector, employee retention, work environment, job satisfaction, etc.

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Nadia Abdelhamid Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Amanullah Channa, Mohammed A. Al Doghan, and Bahadur Ali Soomro investigate the roles of digital platforms and technology innovation in developing corporate strategy and performance.

Sari Budiarti, Agus Wibowo, Tuty Sariwulan, Unggul Purwohedi, Rahayu Lestari, and Saiful Falah look at how person-environment fit and creative self-efficacy affect creative performance in millennial generation auditors.

Nasikarn Sirikururattakorn, Rattaphong Sonsuphap, and Kiatichai Pongpanich aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of how to support an aging society in Thailand.

Mohammad Al Rifai and Yousef AlBaker evaluate FinTech’s role in advancing financial inclusion in the MENA region amidst the digital transformation.

Alice Mutambara and Abudulla Dawood Kader, employing the mixed methods design, assess the importance of strategic financial management practices in emerging markets.

Ang Swat Lin Lindawati, Bambang Leo Handoko, Tommy Andrian, Harjunadi Geindra Wijaya, and Olifia Rombot aim to obtain empirical evidence regarding the influence of CEO overconfidence, female directors, and CEO duality on financial performance.

Daniel Simon and Regina Reicher conduct a case study to examine a German aircraft maintenance facility employing hybrid project management methodologies.

Mohd Zarir Yusoff, Mohd Saiful Izwaan Saadon, Muhammad Ammar Shafi, Hafizah Zulkipli, Arifha Mohamad, Chandrashekar Ramasamy, Nurhanim Abdul Aziz, and Yoke Teng Toh evaluate how individual, peer, and organizational non-technological factors impact port workers’ willingness to share their expertise across industries.

Leward Jeke, Sanderson Abel, Kudakwashe David Chitaukire, Julius Mukarati, Pierre Le Roux, and Simion Matsvai assess the determinants of sustainability reporting by resource-based companies listed on the two stock exchanges in Zimbabwe.

Dyah Suskandari, Mukti Wibowo, Suyoko, and Sari Wahyuni advocate for supra-dynamic managerial capabilities in the post-pandemic landscape, surpassing traditional skills vital for navigating perpetual change, fostering stakeholder engagement, and driving innovation.

Binu Peediyeckal Devassia, Sathyapriya Janarthanam, and Klodian Muço investigate traditional retention strategies, employment embedding, and factors influencing employee turnover rates.

Stavros G. Efthimiou examines the diversification of tourism industry trends and volumes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and presents the tourism industry’s contribution to economic development, as well as its levels and trends before, during, and after the period of COVID-19 pandemic, along with predictions for the future transformation of tourism trends.

Simangele Mkhize and Emmanuel Mutambara explore the impact of downward communication on employee behavior at South African petroleum retail service stations to improve organizational performance.

Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen and Tuan Minh Hoang aim to explore and analyze the factors considered to have an impact on Vietnamese public companies’ ability to disclose ESG reports.

Riza Mayzona and Toto Rusmanto try to provide an overview and explanation of companies operating in the infrastructure sector, particularly in construction, and their role in the economic development of Indonesia.

Tri-Quan Dang, Dang Thi Viet Duc, Lam-Hoang Phan Tran, and Luan-Thanh Nguyen seek to identify the cognitive factors that influence customer beliefs regarding the adoption of the new payment method, metaverse payment.

Jose Carlos Montes Ninaquispe, Diego Alejandro Ludeña Jugo, Julio Ernesto Blas Sanchez, Luis Edgardo Cruz Salinas, Marilú Trinidad Flores Lezama, Rafael Martel Acosta, Ida Blanca Pacheco Gonzales, and María de los Ángeles Guzmán Valle analyze the competitiveness and diversification of Peru’s cocoa bean exports.

Rusul Alkhuzaie, Haslinah Muhamad, Zaidi Mat Daud, and Rosmila Senik aim to provide a conceptual framework for performance-based budgeting intention adoption in the Iraqi public sector.

Ioanna Christodoulaki, Alexandros G. Sahinidis, Eleni Tourna, Grigorios Gkikas, and Sofia Asonitou deal with the influence of certain values on the beliefs of managers concerning exports.

Kenneth L. Armas, Khriz N. Fernandez, Aileen Vigilia Faigal, and Alma Pia Garcia-Reyes focus on the marketing practices and distribution strategies of the agricultural industry in the Philippines.

We hope that researchers will find the articles in this issue particularly interesting and useful for their research activities.