Mainland China underwent significant institutional changes in the 1980s, when most villages transitioned from collectivism to individualism. As one of the exceptions, Yakou Village is called "the last people's commune in China". Conducting a lab-in-field experiment, we compared the social and...

Case 1 Place Umbrella Branding and the Provision of Quality: A Case Study of the “ZhejiangMade” Brand -- Case 2 Branding in the Context of Globalization: A Case Study of Baoxiniao -- Case 3 From No Body to Some Body: A Resource Based View Approach for the Branding of a manufacturer -- Case 4...

The innovation of organizational model of tobacco production is the key to realization of sustainable development of tobacco production in China. From the perspective of sustainable development, we analyze the necessity of innovation of organizational model of tobacco production, put forward the...

This study aims to understand how buyer–seller relationship, competitive environment and guanxi affect Chinese manufacturers’ decision to implement Green Supply Chain Collaboration (GSCC). We also examine whether guanxi is able to mediate the buyer–seller relationship and GSCC...

In addition to traditional call centers, many companies have started building a new kind of customer contact centers, in which agents communicate with customers via instant messaging (IM) over the Internet rather than phone calls. A distinctive feature of the service centers based on IM is that...

This study was conducted to advance methodology of utilizing leading indicators in prediction of occupational health and safety losses. The qualitative association between leading and lagging indicators is not well documented in the literature. A method was proposed to link leading indicators to...