Vol. 9 No. 3 (2020): IJBAS Volume 9, Issue 3 (2020)

Volume 9, No. 3 (2020) of the International Journal of Business & Applied Sciences (IJBAS) presents scholarly research addressing social media and consumer behavior, fraud risk and personality, occupational licensing, strategic actions of micro and small enterprises, and corporate social responsibility and taxation.

“The Effects of Social Media WOM and Fan Pages on Young Americans’ Intention to Purchase Foreign Pop”
Authors: Hyun Sang An, Christina Chung, and Alexander Muk

“Self-Regarding Disposition as a Fraud Risk-Factor and Its Relationship with Narcissism”
Authors: Vasant Raval and Vivek Raval

“U.S. State Occupational Licensing: Measuring Its Impact on Business Establishments during the Great Recession”
Authors: Thomas Snyder, Elsa Mattson, and Alex Kanode

“Strategic Actions: Evidence from Micro and Small Enterprises in Nepal”
Authors: Krishna Bahadur Rai, Prakash C. Bhattarai, and Binod Krishna Shrestha

“A Follow Up to Our Qualitative Inquiry on the Perspective of Tax Practitioners on Corporate Social Responsibility and Taxation”
Authors: Gavin Ross Goldstein and Geoffrey Ryan Goldstein

This issue brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on digital consumer engagement, financial fraud risk, business regulation, entrepreneurship and strategic management, and the relationship between corporate social responsibility and taxation.