... Licensed re-use rights only Green product innovation Accounting information systems Financial performance SEM-PLS China ROA ROS Asset turnover The growing urgency of environmental issues in recent years has prompted firms, particularly in developing countries, to reassess...

... The study followed a rigorous scale development process comprising item generation, expert validation, pretesting, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Data were collected from 404 middle-level managers working in automotive manufacturing companies across China...

.../implications The authors analyzed only four Chinese airports, and the data may be influenced by other factors such as politics, culture, business behaviors or management. Studies with larger sample (e.g. more airports from China and/or other countries) or with more CSR aspects and indicators will contribute...

...Thomas C. Tuttle; Shengcheng Chen Purpose Private philanthropy in China is an emerging element of civil society. This paper seeks to examine the role of productivity improvement in a private charity in the context of the relative roles of charities and private business in building a harmonious...

... and management. He has published articles on both the technical aspects of mine construction as well as policy related work on mine management. His work has been widely cited as influential not only in China but from mining audiences around the world as an important reference for drafting policy and improving...

... of performance management that has emerged from a Confucian culture shaped by the socio‐economic model in post‐Second World War China. Design/methodology/approach Multiple case study of large‐medium‐small software firms using data collected from primary and secondary sources. Findings The basic tenet...

...; Ireland at 11; China (Mainland) at 19; UK at 21; India at 29. On the level of observation, examining growth figures is superficially quite easy. There is plenty of data on economic growth and even on productivity. However, it is not always possible to easily compare apples with apples...

... that the theoretical advantages of JIT purchasing may have been overstated. Originality/value The field studies conducted in the RMC industries in Chongqing, China and Singapore supported the propositions in this study. The JPTV models, if adopted, would help to enhance performance in the RMC industries in other...

...Sui Pheng Low; Yuquan Shi Observes that Singaporean construction firms have made increasing investments in China in recent years. It is important that these firms, as well as their Chinese counterparts, appreciate and understand each other’s cultural differences/similarities. Although Singaporean...

...Jonathan Reuvid; Li Yong Doing Business with China 2nd edition . Kogan Page (in association with China’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co‐operation ‐ MOFTEC) , £135 Business strategy China This is an up‐to‐date (published in January of this year) guide...

...Gyula Vastag; D. Clay Whybark Asks whether China will be able to sustain its current rate of economic growth and compete in the North American market, by comparing manufacturing practices in China and North America. Uses data obtained by questionnaire from companies in the non‐fashion textile...