In this paper, the spatial distributions of firm and entrepreneurship were investigated in relation with the productivity. To analyze the effect of manufacturing firms' detailed distribution patterns on the productivity of manufacturing industries, micro geographic data were used, which avoids...

Have China, Japan and Korea achieved their policy goals in an effective and efficient manner by introducing its own WEEE and RoHS regulations? While the three countries enacted RoHS- and WEEE-like regulations which are comparable to the EU RoHS (2002/95/EC) and WEEE (2002/96/EC) in the middle of...

339% was the increasing speed of China's foreign direct investment (FDI) into the European Union between 2007 and 2010 while China still took 3% of the total FDI in the European Union (EU) [Time, 19 December 2011]. Looking at the recent acquisition of Elkem (Norway), SaaB (Sweden), Volvo...

In this paper, the spatial distributions of firm and entrepreneurship were investigated in relation with the productivity. To analyze the effect of manufacturing firms' detailed distribution patterns on the productivity of manufacturing industries, micro geographic data were used, which avoids...

This paper explains the gap between the conception (or expectation) of foreign investors and reality of Chinese regulations on the environmental issues. Two decades of the sustained economic growth in China might be enough for foreign investors to expect increased clarity, transparency and...

Together with globalization, the global harmonization has ever been the top agenda at all corners of international agenda. This paper aims to test workability of one of the most significant global harmonization initiatives, i.e., Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of...

The purpose of this article is to provide clarification to corporate environmental managers of multinational companies on current and emerging product-related regulatory developments in China, Japan and Korea. "WEEE" and "RoHS" are no longer an isolated "European phenomenon" but are becoming...

The purpose of this article is to provide clarification to corporate environmental managers and/or legal counsel of multinational companies on current and emerging product-related regulatory developments in China, Japan and Korea. Specific pending and proposed product-related environmental...

This paper presents best practices of global companies on how they monitor, measure, respond and manage risks arising from global and European environmental regulations. This paper will begin with a review of the development and trends of international and European environmental regulations that...

The formulation of a market needs a buyer and a seller and, at times, due to high transaction costs (e.g. finding a buyer or seller, price discovery), market participants want a specialized broker to link buyers and sellers efficiently. Certainly, people want to buy or sell products or services...