This study examines the impact of managerial foreign experience on corporate risk-taking using manually collected data from Chinese-listed companies. We find that CEOs' foreign experience is positively associated with corporate risk-taking. Firms with foreign experience CEOs, compared to those...

With increasing public environmental awareness, green activities in retail and distribution processes have become crucial tools for retailers to boost demand and enhance competitiveness. This study develops an analytical model to study the green investment choices of two differentiated retailers...

A three dimensional mathematical model was developed to research the dynamic interaction between energy propagation and keyhole evolution in PAW (Plasma Arc Welding). Particularly, a keyhole-tracking heat source model was proposed to reflect the energy propagation in the wake of keyhole...

In this paper, we present a steady-state experiment, energy balance and exergy analysis of exhaust gas in order to improve the recovery of the waste heat of an internal combustion engine (ICE). Considering the different characteristics of the waste heat of exhaust gas, cooling water, and...

Natural disasters between 1980 and 2010 have affected 16,051,010 people and economic damage reached $926,451,000 per year (PreventionWeb2011). The purpose of this study was to uncover the relationship between the concepts of business continuity and disaster recovery. Utilizing documentary...

Complex industrial systems adopt reliability centered maintenance (RCM) for maintenance optimization to improve safety and reduce maintenance cost. Preserving function is the core maintenance principle, yet the function concept itself has not been systematically studied in the context of RCM....