It is a hot topic to discuss the serious pollution situation in China recent years, but what are the implications for Chinese consumer? This short article is trying to remind both the regulator and the public in China that the pollution issue is one of the basic rights of consumer, and the...

This paper describes the Consumer Movement landscape in China, especially explains why consumer protection level is not match to the economic development of the country. Most activity on behalf of consumers in China cannot be described as “activism”. Rather, the government dominates consumer...

This paper provides an overview of recent studies on energy storage in bifunctional TiO₂ composite materials under UV and visible light. The working mechanism, property improvements and applications of these bifunctional TiO₂composite systems are introduced, respectively. The latest results...

A common strategy used in charitable appeals is emphasizing the outcomes of an individual's donation. However, the way donation outcomes are framed will have an effect on individual donation intentions. We advance existing theory on charitable behavior by demonstrating that charitable appeals...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the state-of-the-art E-commerce logistics in supply chain management by investigating worldwide implementations and corresponding models together with supporting techniques via furniture industry. Design/methodology/approach Typical E-commerce...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the purchasing behaviours of two Beijing wine consumer groups and evaluate the influence of different factors on their decision making process to provide information to better understand the Chinese wine market and assist with market entry...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of high-performance (HP) human resource (HR) practices on employee job engagement and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the moderating effects of transformational leadership. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of 268...

In this study, we examine the effect of introducing SSE 50ETF index options trading on stock market volatility using a panel data evaluation approach. Based on the cross-sectional dependence among international stock indices and macroeconomic indicators, we estimate the counterfactual volatility...