In the global supply chain, retailers commonly source manufacturers through “middlemen.” Unfortunately, these intermediaries often collude with unethical manufacturers to collect rebates that are “hidden” from retailers. Due to the covert operations involved, this problem has received very little attention. In instrumental new work, Ying-Ju Chen from HKUST ... 阅读更多

Information technology (IT) business-alignment is a key component of managing data and information within the context of business operations. However, achieving this can be quite difficult for many businesses due to being time-consuming and costly. As this alignment process is dynamic in nature, one approach can be to align IT with a business during the ... 阅读更多

Since the market reform of 1978, China has seen phenomenal economic growth; however, this has come at the cost of significant environmental damage and rising social inequality. As such, the 2004 campaign of “Building a Harmonious Socialist Society” has become a key party resolution and government objective. Ultimately, China places maintaining social ... 阅读更多