Purpose: This article investigates the definition and core concepts of Internet brand innovation alongside their influence on performance. Design/methodology/approach: A combined qualitative and quantitative design was used. Interviews of 42 Internet companies were conducted. Over 200 speeches...

Market access (MA) and supplier access (SA) are important factors to explain the wage disparities between cities. New Economic Geography (NEG) theory emphasizes that the enhancement of market potential brought by MA and SA can form agglomeration effect and promote wage. By considering the labor...

The gynoecious melon is highly heterotic and exploitation of this property could improve both seed production and breeding, as well as reduce labor costs in melon production. The mechanism responsible for stamen formation in the gynoecious melon is poorly understood. In the present study, the...