This book examines suitable approaches to and makes policy suggestions on China’s industrial upgrading according to the requirements of the transformation of economic growth. It is divided into two major parts, the first of which provides an in-depth analysis of the impact that transforming...

Chapter 1: History of Economic thought hidden within the archives of Abrahamic Religions -- Chapter 2: Exploring the epistemology of utility function in Islamic economics: foundation of Islamic finance -- Chapter 3: Islamic approach to corporate social responsibility in scientific research with...

1 the key drivers of perceived omnichannel service quality in fashion -- 2 omnichannel retailing and brand equity: a new balance to achieve -- 3 opinion leaders, short videos and virtual communities in the fashion industry -- 4 fashion bloggers: temperament and characteristics -- 5 online brand...

Chapter 1. Introduction: Africa’s Piece of the Global Textile Puzzle -- Chapter 2. An Industry Vanishes: Cotton Cloth Manufacturing in Malawi’s Lower Shire Valley, 1850-1930 -- Chapter 3. Rise of the Coastal Consumer: Coast-Side Drivers of East Africa’s Cotton Cloth Imports, 1830-1900 --...

Chapter 1: A Batch Scheduling Model for a Three-Stage Flowshop With Batch Processor and Heterogeneous Job Processor to Minimize Total Actual Flowtime -- Chapter 2: Batch scheduling of unique and common components for a three-stage hybrid flow shop processing different product types with multiple...

1. The Integrated State of Global Production Chain -- 2. Bismarck and German Consensus -- 3. The Meiji Restoration and Industrial Focus -- 4. The New Rome and The US Exceptionalism -- 5. The Current Entrenched Global Gentrification -- 6. The Balancing Acts by Large Industrial Economies -- 7. The...

Digital Twins in the Industry: Maturity, Functions, Effects -- Architecting Digital Twin-Driven Transformation in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector -- Practical Application of the Concept of Digital Twins in the Aviation Sector -- Digital Revolution in the Energy Sector: Effects of...

How To Design Effective AR Retail Apps -- The Role of Mental Imagery as Driver to Purchase Intentions in a Virtual Supermarket -- User responses towards Augmented Reality face filters: Implications for social media and brands -- Can You Make the Cut? Exploring the Effect of Frequency of Cuts in...

Dieses Buch ist eine Chronik und Bestandsaufnahme der Corona-Pandemie in Deutschland von Ihren Anfängen bis heute (Juli 2021). Die durch das Virus verursachte Krise offenbart schlaglichtartig die strukturellen Schwächen unseres Landes: Ein verordnungsorientierter Staatsapparat, ein...

Foreword -- Chapter 1. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on economic activity of Mexico in 2020 -- Chapter 2. Survival Likelihood of Micro and Small Businesses Facing a Catastrophe -- Chapter 3. How Covid-19 has accelerated the garment and financial investment industries’ adoption of Environmental,...