Jesrina Ann Xavier

Biographic Data

ID4048759
NAMEJesrina Ann Xavier
GIVEN NAMESJesrina Ann
FAMILY NAMEXavier
SIGNATUREXAVIER J A
AFFILIATIONSTaylor's University
ORCID0000-0001-6376-6538
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Is Mission Agility A Catalyst for Sustainability Through Exogenous Shocks in Social Entrepreneurship?

    Open AccessMohammed Faiz Kamaludin, Jesrina Ann Xavier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Entrepreneurship2026

    This study examines how mission agility enables social enterprises to sustain their operations and social missions in the face of exogenous shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. By incorporating exogenous shock theory, the paper develops a conceptual framework that explains how social enterprises generate novel responses while maintaining operational continuity during crises. Exogenous shock theory describes how sudden, large-scale disruptions c…

  • Resource orchestration in Indian ethnic entrepreneurial enterprises through generation change in Malaysia

    Open AccessJesrina Ann Xavier, Md Imtiaz Mostafiz et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2024

  • Disparity in the progress of ethnic Indian enterprises

    Jesrina Ann Xavier, Ponmalar N Alagappar et al.ARTICLEAsian Ethnicity2022References: 21

    This article examines the effect of academic qualifications and networking ties towards the evolvement of micro, small-medium, and large ethnic Indian enterprises in Malaysia. The study is based in multicultural Malaysia, where certain policies were implemented in favor of one specific ethnicity. Research indicates that better academic qualifications through transgenerational succession affect how entrepreneurs form connections with their familie…

  • Fostering Business Growth through Generational Change

    Jesrina Ann Xavier, Gan Khai Siong et al.ARTICLETranslocal Chinese East Asian…2022

    Malaysian Chinese family businesses have been dynamic in adapting to economic and political changes, given the challenges where policies have favored larger local ethnic groups. This study aims to explore the importance of Malaysian guanxi in nurturing business growth, while investigating the intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic business networks that are tapped by Malaysian Chinese family businesses through generational change. As this study investigat…

  • Ethnic Enterprises, Class Resources and Market Conditions

    Open AccessJesrina Ann Xavier, Edmund Terence GomezARTICLEThe Copenhagen Journal of Asian…2018

    This article investigates changes in the conduct of ethnic enterprises followingthe emergence of a new generation of owners with varying class resources andas market conditions transform. The case study method is used to examinethe impact of changing class resources and market conditions on ethnicallybasedenterprises, exploring the effects of generational transitions among smallIndian owned companies in the food industry in Malaysia. The results …

  • Still an ethnic enterprise after a generational change? Indian-owned SMEs in Malaysia

    Open AccessJesrina Ann Xavier, Edmund Terence GomezARTICLEJournal of Southeast Asian Studies2018Cited by: 1References: 24

    This study grapples with two key puzzles: first, what happens when companies established as ethnic-based enterprises, including by migrants, are passed on to the next generation? Second, do these migrant businesses remain as ethnic enterprises after generational transitions? The empirical focus of this study is Malaysia, a country with one of the largest ethnic Indian populations outside India. To provide insights into these questions, this artic…