This book provides an empirical assessment of the key socio-cultural, economic, environmental and political factors that influence the business dynamics of organizations operating within the Tropics.

Jacob Wood is an Associate Professor of Business at James Cook University (JCU), Singapore.

Taha Chaiechi is an Associate Professor of Economics in the College of Business, Law, and Governance at James Cook University (JCU), Cairns, Australia.

K Thirumaran is the Academic Head for JCUS Business School, James Cook University (JCU), Singapore.

1: Business-financing options' effects on micro-enterprise performance in the tropics: The case of Kisumu County, Kenya 2: Profiling the Tropical Entrepreneur 3: Does Institutional Quality Matter for the Nexus between Environmental Quality and Economic Growth? A Tropics Perspective 4: A Bottom of Pyramid perspective on Quality Education in the Tropics 5: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Tropical Region Perspective 6: An Assessment of Trade Facilitation Impacts on China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment to ASEAN Countries 7: The linkage between international financial integration and income inequality: New evidence on threshold effects 8: Covid-19: Its impact on Trade and Development in the ASEAN Region 9: Trade network and Global Value Chains 10: Big Data Applications in Accounting: Implications for the Tropics 11: Financial literacy among Ethiopian high school teenagers 12: Exploring the literature for Understanding of Multisensory Experiences in Heritage Boutique Hotels 13: The Influence of Technology Acceptance Model Aspects on Adoption of Database Marketing Technology by Tour Operators in Tanzania. 14: Analysis of challenges in developing and implementing forest policies in Tanzania 15: Tourism in the Tropics: Emerging Themes and Keyword Analysis