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A query to the paper “Are the forces that cause China's trade surplus with the USA good?”
Dai, Xiang; Zhang, Erzhen - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 4 (2011) 1, pp. 45-54
Purpose – This paper aims to conceptually argue that China's trade surplus with the USA is good by clarifying its … fundamental forces from specific perspective. Design/methodology/approach – China's trade surplus with the USA is simply the … global resources optimization allocation, China's trade imbalance, including trade surplus with the USA, is certainly a win …
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The evolution of trade relationships between China and the EU since the 1980s
Hu, Xiaoling; Watkins, David - In: European Business Review 99 (1999) 3, pp. 154-161
It is argued that the evolution of trade between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the European Union (EU) falls … levels with political considerations re‐emerging, China being kept at arm’s length by GATT/WTO and the EU restraining trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014713617
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Confucian roots in China: a force for today′s business
Jacobs, Laurence; Guopei, Gao; Herbig, Paul - In: Management Decision 33 (1995) 10, pp. 29-34
of China has taken a strong stand against Confucianism. Yet it is impossible to do business in China and not feel the … effects of Confucian philosophy. For example, strong feelings of a social hierarchy are still present in China. The Confucian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014933717
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Adaptation of organizational change models to the implementation of quality standard requirements
Johnson, Dana M. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 21 (2004) 2, pp. 154-174
Companies pursuing certification to quality standards must apply change methodologies to institutionalize the requirements into the business. Existing change models, such as Burke‐Litwin, can serve as the foundation for identifying underlying, predictive variables impacting response variables...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014800233
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The fit between organisational structure, management orientation, knowledge orientation, and the values of ISO 9000 standard
Shah Abdullah, Hazman; Ahmad, Jasmine - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 26 (2009) 8, pp. 744-760
Purpose – The purpose of this conceptual paper is to examine the fit between values underpinning the ISO 9000 standard and selected managerial and organisational factors. Design/methodology/approach – The study is a conceptual one relying on the literature on the selected strategic factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014800552
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Australian corporate environmental reporting: a comparative analysis of disclosure practices across voluntary and mandatory disclosure systems
Cowan, Stacey; Gadenne*, David - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 1 (2005) 2, pp. 165-179
Purpose – This paper extends the literature in the environmental disclosure area by examining annual report disclosure practices of Australian companies within the combined voluntary and mandatory environmental disclosure system. Design/methodology/approach – Content analysis was used to...
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Climate change regulation: implications for business executives
Polonsky, Michael Jay; Miles, Morgan P.; Landreth Grau, … - In: European Business Review 23 (2011) 4, pp. 368-383
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overarching conceptual decision model that delineates the major issues and decisions associated with carbon regulations that will allow executives to better understand the potential regulatory schemes and implications that may be imposed in...
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Organizations and environmental crime
Emery, Anthony; Watson, Michael - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 19 (2004) 6, pp. 741-759
Examines the emergence of environmental legislation and the response of organizations. Most legal academics have attempted to explain these responses in the context of rational choice theory, using an economic framework such as the rational polluter model. Argues that whilst the rational...
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A stakeholder theory approach to designing environmental marketing strategy
Polonsky, Michael Jay - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 10 (1995) 3, pp. 29-46
Discusses stakeholder theory (ST) in the context of developing environmental marketing strategy. ST has not been utilized extensively in the marketing literature. Discusses how environmental marketing strategy can be improved by following the four‐step stakeholder management process. This...
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Categorizing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in B2B markets: the why, when and how
Blenkhorn, David L.; MacKenzie, H.F. (Herb) - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 32 (2017) 8, pp. 1172-1181
Purpose This paper aims to address the questions of why, when and how business-to-business (B2B) firms engage in sustainability initiatives. The authors believe that this is the first attempt to address all three questions in a single paper, and one of the earliest to focus on these in B2B...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014843759