predictors of heavy usage of online games, including skill and flow, and the findings enable the identification of, and the …

hypothesize differences in men's and women's perceptions of skill, challenge, telepresence, and satisfaction with online … skill levels and greater challenge in using 2D and 3D hedonic systems than men, women's' perceived sense of telepresence is …. Additionally, given that women perceive more challenge and skill issues in using technology but are more favorable toward hedonic …

Manufacturing is crucial for the robust growth of the economy, for exports and for generating substantial relevant … employment. Manufacturing is a force multiplier; it means investment in manufacturing yields four times the effect on Gross … Domestic Product (GDP) growth. The core manufacturing sector comprises engineering and construction, industrial manufacturing …

This paper presents the concept of including the energy cost as a part of the total cost of manufacturing using …

This article describes how U.S. manufacturing was stricken when companies embraced outsourcing beginning in the 1990s … manufacturing textiles and apparel in the United States is the narrowing gap between the U.S. and Asian labor costs. The sector … unlikely that textile manufacturing will create the large number of jobs that it did in the past. Furthermore, it is only …

The direction of current literature in addressing sustainability issues in the manufacturing sector highlights some … manufacturing organization, the role of the manufacturing function in creating competitiveness has been outdone by the current … proposes a unifying framework in formulating a manufacturing strategy which espouses sustainability with due consideration of …