In today's volatile global economy, where many organizations face severe pressure to downsize, the “shared services” model, in which a firm merges common functions performed by multiple units into a single service delivery organization, provides an innovative approach to make business more...

With China emerging as a new frontier of global IT outsourcing, many Chinese IT service suppliers are actively expanding in three major markets: Asia, especially Japan, the West, especially the United States, and the Chinese domestic market. Compared to multinational suppliers and established...

Generally, Mg-Gd alloys need to be firstly solution treated at relatively high temperatures and then artificially aged at low temperatures to achieve adequate strength, which costs dozens of hours. Herein a Mg-10Gd-0.2Zr (wt.%) alloy was reported to achieve excellent strength-ductility synergy...

Information System (IS) development has always involved multiple stakeholders, but the IS literature has traditionally focused on collaboration between two groups: technical developers and users. With changes in technology, growth in IS outsourcing, and the increased strategic role of IS...