This study examines the adaptation of Chinese national culture. Data were collected from companie... more This study examines the adaptation of Chinese national culture. Data were collected from companies located in seven areas in China. The responses were averaged to obtain the scores of five culture dimensions in Hofstede’s national culture framework. The findings suggest that the current Chinese national culture profile is dramatically different from the traditional wisdom in the dimensions of power distance, individualism, and masculinity. With China becoming increasingly important to the global economy, understanding the changing Chinese culture will benefit Chinese companies and the Western companies that seek to achieve successful business in China.
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 2011
PurposeThis study aims to investigate how firms should customize quality practices to obtain or m... more PurposeThis study aims to investigate how firms should customize quality practices to obtain or maintain quality advantage with the development of quality culture. The paper seeks to adopt March's learning framework and to differentiate quality management practices into two bundles: exploitation and exploration.Design/methodology/approachA survey dataset, including 238 manufacturing plants located in eight countries and three industries was used to test the hypotheses. The total sample was classified into two groups depending on the maturity of quality culture, and regression analysis was conducted in each of the groups for comparison.FindingsData analysis results show that quality exploitation practices are highly related to performance outcome when quality culture has not become a prevailing organization culture. In contrast, quality exploration practices are significantly associated with operations performance after quality culture plays a critical role in organizational cult...
International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 2012
... ISSN : 0144-3577. Online from: 1980. Subject Area: Operations and Logistics Management. ... H... more ... ISSN : 0144-3577. Online from: 1980. Subject Area: Operations and Logistics Management. ... However, operations units appear to have more flexibility in choosing to develop a distinctive operational capability set. ... Article Type: Research paper. Keyword(s): ...
International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 2010
... Eisenhardt and Tabrizi (1994) uncovered that supplier involvement, in general, has no impact ... more ... Eisenhardt and Tabrizi (1994) uncovered that supplier involvement, in general, has no impact on high uncertainty industries such as computer industry. ... ru ence Plea se ra te th e exten t to w h ich yo u eith er a g ree or d isa g ree with th e fo llo w in g sta tem en t. 0.7 9 G A 1 ...
This paper presents an efficient system level power saving method for DRAM with multiple power mo... more This paper presents an efficient system level power saving method for DRAM with multiple power modes. The proposed method is based on the power aware scheduling algorithm that controls DRAM modules in coarse grain in which the scheduler assigns appropriate power modes to memory banks at context switching time. The method controls the transition of multiple power modes, which is
Inflammatory arthritis is associated with the release of a network of key cytokines. In T cell re... more Inflammatory arthritis is associated with the release of a network of key cytokines. In T cell re- ceptor transgenic K/BxN mice interleukin (IL)-1 plays a key role in joint swelling and destruc- tion, as suggested by the ability of anti-IL-1receptor (IL-1R) antibody treatment to delay the onset and slow the progression of this disease. This mechanism is dependent on the
The International Journal of Logistics Management, 2009
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to apply a simulation experiment to investigate the imp... more Purpose – The purpose of this research is to apply a simulation experiment to investigate the impact of new components purchasing and used components recovery strategies on multiple performance measures. The research compares the effectiveness of these strategies, given different levels of uncertainty for the return flow from the contingency perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The experimental design is implemented using an
ABSTRACT In supply chain management, survey research is one of the primary methodologies used by ... more ABSTRACT In supply chain management, survey research is one of the primary methodologies used by researchers to generate empirical data. Critical to its effectiveness is an acceptable response rate. Recently, concerns have been raised regarding perceived falling response rates. Using data taken from 464 survey-based studies, as drawn from five representative journals that publish survey-based supply chain studies, this study assesses whether these concerns are valid. Furthermore, it assesses whether the various tactics recommended for improving response rates have been successful. The findings indicate that (1) responses rates have been falling (with a significant decrease beginning in 2001); (2) it is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the various techniques because of unevenness in reporting of techniques used; and, (3) response rates are significantly influenced by factors such as the number of questions, source of survey population, method of survey delivery, specific respondents targeted, and use of prequalification/pre-notification.
In this exploratory research, we use panel data analysis to examine the correlation between Infor... more In this exploratory research, we use panel data analysis to examine the correlation between Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) and public health delivery at the country level. The goal of this exploratory research is to examine the strategic association over time between ICTs and country-level public health. Using data from the World Development Indicators, we construct a panel data set of countries of five different income levels and look closely at the period from 2000 to 2008. The panel data analysis allows us to explore this dynamic relationship under the control for unobserved country-specific effects by using a fixed-effects estimation method. In particular,, we examine the association of five ICT factors with five public health indicators: adolescent fertility rate, child immunization coverage, tuberculosis case detected, life expectancy, and adult mortality rate. First, overall ICTs' factors substantially improve a country's public health delivery on the top of wealth effect. Second, among all the ICTs' factors, accessibility is the only one that is associated with improvements in all aspects of public health delivery, while the contributions from the usage, quality, and applications are negligible. ICTs' accessibility factor is associated with a considerable extension to life expectancy and reduced adult mortality rate. Third, all entity-specific factors are significant in each model, indicating that countries' economic development level does influence their public health delivery. Our results indicate that ICT accessibility has a strong association with effective delivery of public health. There are others, but the key strategic applications are eHealth and mHealth. The findings of this study will help government officials and public health policy makers to formulate strategic decisions regarding the best ICT investments and deployment. For example, the study shows that providing accessibility should be a critical focus.
This study examines the adaptation of Chinese national culture. Data were collected from companie... more This study examines the adaptation of Chinese national culture. Data were collected from companies located in seven areas in China. The responses were averaged to obtain the scores of five culture dimensions in Hofstede’s national culture framework. The findings suggest that the current Chinese national culture profile is dramatically different from the traditional wisdom in the dimensions of power distance, individualism, and masculinity. With China becoming increasingly important to the global economy, understanding the changing Chinese culture will benefit Chinese companies and the Western companies that seek to achieve successful business in China.
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 2011
PurposeThis study aims to investigate how firms should customize quality practices to obtain or m... more PurposeThis study aims to investigate how firms should customize quality practices to obtain or maintain quality advantage with the development of quality culture. The paper seeks to adopt March's learning framework and to differentiate quality management practices into two bundles: exploitation and exploration.Design/methodology/approachA survey dataset, including 238 manufacturing plants located in eight countries and three industries was used to test the hypotheses. The total sample was classified into two groups depending on the maturity of quality culture, and regression analysis was conducted in each of the groups for comparison.FindingsData analysis results show that quality exploitation practices are highly related to performance outcome when quality culture has not become a prevailing organization culture. In contrast, quality exploration practices are significantly associated with operations performance after quality culture plays a critical role in organizational cult...
International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 2012
... ISSN : 0144-3577. Online from: 1980. Subject Area: Operations and Logistics Management. ... H... more ... ISSN : 0144-3577. Online from: 1980. Subject Area: Operations and Logistics Management. ... However, operations units appear to have more flexibility in choosing to develop a distinctive operational capability set. ... Article Type: Research paper. Keyword(s): ...
International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 2010
... Eisenhardt and Tabrizi (1994) uncovered that supplier involvement, in general, has no impact ... more ... Eisenhardt and Tabrizi (1994) uncovered that supplier involvement, in general, has no impact on high uncertainty industries such as computer industry. ... ru ence Plea se ra te th e exten t to w h ich yo u eith er a g ree or d isa g ree with th e fo llo w in g sta tem en t. 0.7 9 G A 1 ...
This paper presents an efficient system level power saving method for DRAM with multiple power mo... more This paper presents an efficient system level power saving method for DRAM with multiple power modes. The proposed method is based on the power aware scheduling algorithm that controls DRAM modules in coarse grain in which the scheduler assigns appropriate power modes to memory banks at context switching time. The method controls the transition of multiple power modes, which is
Inflammatory arthritis is associated with the release of a network of key cytokines. In T cell re... more Inflammatory arthritis is associated with the release of a network of key cytokines. In T cell re- ceptor transgenic K/BxN mice interleukin (IL)-1 plays a key role in joint swelling and destruc- tion, as suggested by the ability of anti-IL-1receptor (IL-1R) antibody treatment to delay the onset and slow the progression of this disease. This mechanism is dependent on the
The International Journal of Logistics Management, 2009
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to apply a simulation experiment to investigate the imp... more Purpose – The purpose of this research is to apply a simulation experiment to investigate the impact of new components purchasing and used components recovery strategies on multiple performance measures. The research compares the effectiveness of these strategies, given different levels of uncertainty for the return flow from the contingency perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The experimental design is implemented using an
ABSTRACT In supply chain management, survey research is one of the primary methodologies used by ... more ABSTRACT In supply chain management, survey research is one of the primary methodologies used by researchers to generate empirical data. Critical to its effectiveness is an acceptable response rate. Recently, concerns have been raised regarding perceived falling response rates. Using data taken from 464 survey-based studies, as drawn from five representative journals that publish survey-based supply chain studies, this study assesses whether these concerns are valid. Furthermore, it assesses whether the various tactics recommended for improving response rates have been successful. The findings indicate that (1) responses rates have been falling (with a significant decrease beginning in 2001); (2) it is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the various techniques because of unevenness in reporting of techniques used; and, (3) response rates are significantly influenced by factors such as the number of questions, source of survey population, method of survey delivery, specific respondents targeted, and use of prequalification/pre-notification.
In this exploratory research, we use panel data analysis to examine the correlation between Infor... more In this exploratory research, we use panel data analysis to examine the correlation between Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) and public health delivery at the country level. The goal of this exploratory research is to examine the strategic association over time between ICTs and country-level public health. Using data from the World Development Indicators, we construct a panel data set of countries of five different income levels and look closely at the period from 2000 to 2008. The panel data analysis allows us to explore this dynamic relationship under the control for unobserved country-specific effects by using a fixed-effects estimation method. In particular,, we examine the association of five ICT factors with five public health indicators: adolescent fertility rate, child immunization coverage, tuberculosis case detected, life expectancy, and adult mortality rate. First, overall ICTs' factors substantially improve a country's public health delivery on the top of wealth effect. Second, among all the ICTs' factors, accessibility is the only one that is associated with improvements in all aspects of public health delivery, while the contributions from the usage, quality, and applications are negligible. ICTs' accessibility factor is associated with a considerable extension to life expectancy and reduced adult mortality rate. Third, all entity-specific factors are significant in each model, indicating that countries' economic development level does influence their public health delivery. Our results indicate that ICT accessibility has a strong association with effective delivery of public health. There are others, but the key strategic applications are eHealth and mHealth. The findings of this study will help government officials and public health policy makers to formulate strategic decisions regarding the best ICT investments and deployment. For example, the study shows that providing accessibility should be a critical focus.
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