Foreword -- 1. Putting the Tropics on the academic map: The Raison d’être of the SEIGOP Conference (Manisha Agarwal, Thomas Chong, Emiel L. Eijdenberg, Janice Lim, Maxwell Low, Malobi Mukherjee, Erica Nee, May Tan-Mullins, Jacob Wood) -- 2. Seeking a sustainable technology of governance to support small and medium enterprises: a study from the ASEAN countries (Harun Harun, David Carter and Habib Khan) -- 3. An empirical study on the impact of trade facilitation on Chinese exports to South American countries: The case of commodities and electronic products (Xinru Luan, Jungsuk Kim, Sook Rei Tan, Jacob Wood) -- 4. The Use of Blockchain in Vietnam’s Global Fishery Supply Chain Management (Hoang Tuan Linh Nguyen, Jungsuk Kim, Benedict Atkinson, Jacob Wood, Haejin Jang) -- 5. Power Up Sustainability: A Lean-Agile Perspective for the Tropics (Christine Wing Kit Yip) -- 6. Exploring the Role of Trust, Competence, and Likability in Fostering Workplace Relations (Smita Singh and Patrick K. F. Lin) -- 7. Detecting Public Speaking Stress via Real-time Voice Analysis in Virtual Reality: A Review (Arushi, Roberto Dillon, Ai Ni Teoh, and Denise Dillon) -- 8. Understanding Bias in Recruitment Decision Making: The Impact of Work/Life Experiences in Responding to Diverse Job Candidates (Shane Whitfield and Jacob Wood) -- 9. Spiritual Tourism: A Review and Synthesis (Eva Lang, Alexander Josiassen, Florian Kock) -- 10. Gender-Inclusive, Sustainable, Frugal and Innovative Methods in Succession Planning for Indian Small and Medium Enterprises Family-Owned Businesses (Pooja Alfred Arambhan, Dr Jireh Hooi Inn Seow and Dr Bhanu Ranjan) -- 11. Market Power Analysis on Shrimp Import from Tropical Asia: The Korean Case (Dae Eui Kim and Song Soo Lim) -- 12. Coastal Tourism and Sustainability: A Case Study of East Midnapur District, West Bengal, India (Dr. Priyanka Ghosh and Dr. Tania Chakravarty) -- 13. An Internet of Things Conceptual Model and User Experience Design for Forest Hiking Systems in the Tropics Tourism (Jusak Jusak and Randy Zhu) -- 14. Spatial characteristics and driving mechanism of Hainan tourism development under the COVID-19 epidemic (Fenggui Chen, Jinglong Jiang, Yuhuan Jiang, Chao Zhang, Qingsheng Li，Jianwei Wu) -- 15. A conceptual framework for supporting high-value innovation in the large medical technology industry (Hemant Vilas Belsare, Dr Jireh Hooi Inn Seow and Dr. CJ Meadows) -- 16. Small businesses beyond resilience: a functional structure approach to the growth of small businesses in India (Vijay Bijlani, Dr. Jireh H.I. Seow and Dr. Muniza Askari) -- 17. A conceptual framework for impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) in drug development within pharmaceutical industry (Mugdha H. Belsare and Josip Burusic) -- 18. Exploring Employee Engagement in the New Zealand Healthcare Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Erlita Cabal-Roberts and Jacob Wood) -- 19. Contemporary Employability Norms for Guest-Facing Hospitality Workers: Some Empirical Evidence during Covid-19 (Nicolas Hepp, Riley Lynn Starling, Greta Elbracht, Miriam Sneha Rajkumar, Win Khant, Pengji Wang) -- 20. Impact of Students’ Village Residence on the Students Performance and The Host Community: A Study of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Nigeria (Usman Yusuf Dutse) -- 21. E-Marketing, Technological Capabilities, and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in North East Nigeria (Mohammed Lawal Inuwa and Friday Igbadumhe) -- 22. Last-Mile Delivery Innovations for Parcels Collection in Singapore (Maria Cecilia Rojas Lopez and Hui Shan Loh) -- 23. Scoping the conveniences of mobile money for micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya (Rael A. Onyango, Emiel L. Eijdenberg, Nelson Obange and Enno Masurel) -- 23. Evaluating financial literacy among working women in Pune: a gender-sensitive approach (Vineeta Agrawal and Manisha Agarwal) -- 25. Kicking the proverbial can down the road, across the border: Sustainability at Others’ Expense (Dr Thomas Chong) -- 26. Artificial Intelligence in Information Technology Infrastructure Management and Support in Singapore (Dr Jireh H.I. Seow and Naveen K. Rajaharia) -- 27. RFID Technology for sustainable fashion and Textile manufacturing (Majo George, Rajkishore Nayak, Irfan UlHaq, Hiep Pham, Tarun Panwar and Duc-Anh Nguyen).
