This paper addresses the topic of anticipating likely development paths for a particular "New and Emerging Science & Technology" (NES&T). Characteristics of NES&T -- technological uncertainty and contextual dynamics -- pose challenges for technology management and forecasting practices....

As the digital economy has touched the agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), it is useful to examine the impact of the digital economy on agricultural development. The study uses a panel data of 35 SSA countries from 2006 to 2021 and examines the relationship between digital economy...

Ensuring global food security while minimizing negative effects on the environment is still a paramount challenge for sustainable transition. Meanwhile, access to affordable and clean energy services is crucial for accelerating the transition of sustainable agriculture. However, the impact of...

Prior research has intensively debated whether abnormal audit fees purely indicate audit effort or client-auditor economic bonding (Francis 2011). However, this empirical debate is mostly based on the findings of the associations between audit fees and accrual-based earnings management. Unlike...

Attracting, managing and retaining talented employees is an important area of human resource management. Managing talent across an organization's global network presents many challenges including expatriation and repatriation issues, cross-cultural adjustment of employees, and operating in...

The economic literature shows that production market competition could have nonlinear effects on corporate behaviors, such as management effort and innovative activities. We extend the literature by focusing on the influence of product market competition on earnings quality. We propose and...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, severe economic damage and product shortages caused by demand surges and supply disruptions have prompted interests in strategies and tools for building resilient supply chains. The recent geopolitical conflicts as well as increased frequency of natural...

Ensuring food security with minimal energy consumption in agriculture is still a paramount problem in China. Meanwhile, access to affordable and clean energy services in the rural areas is crucial for accelerating the transition of sustainable agriculture. The impact of rural energy poverty...

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach for COVID-19 surveillance is largely based on the assumption of SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding into sewers by patients. Recent studies found that SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater (CRNA) could not be accounted by the fecal shedding alone. This study...

In this study, uncoated and copper-coated short carbon fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites were prepared by spark plasma sintering. The arrangement of short carbon fiber was changed by hot rolling. Then investigating the effect of copper coating on microstructure evolution and...