日语二级或以上,英语四级(含)以上之水平 本科以上学历,日语或相关专业
Terminability and compensatibility of cycles in business processes with a process-oriented trigger Original Research Article
Data & Knowledge Engineering
A comparative study of manufacturing practices and performance
variables Original Research Article
International Journal of Production Economics
A multiobjective-optimization approach for a piloted quality-management system: A comparison of two approaches for a case study Original Research Article
Computers in Industry
Management of flame retarded plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has been posing a major challenge to waste management experts because of the potential environmental contamination issues especially the formation of polybrominated-dioxins and -furans (PBDD/F) during processing. In Nigeria, large quantities of electronic waste (e-waste) are currently being managed—a
significant quantity of which is imported illegally as secondhand electronics. As much as 75% of these illegal imports are never reused but are rather discarded. These waste electronic devices are mostly older equipment that contains brominated flame retardants (BFRs) such as penta-brominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) which are presently banned in Europe under the EU WEEE and RoHS Directives. Risk assessment studies found both to be persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic. The present management practices for waste plastics from WEEE in Nigeria, such as open burning and disposal at open dumps, creates potential for serious environmental pollution. This paper reviews the options in the environmentally sound management of waste plastics from electronic wastes. Options available include mechanical recycling, reprocessing into chemicals (chemical feedstock
??recycling) and energy recovery. The Creasolv and Centrevap processes, which are the outcome of the
extensive research at achieving sound management of waste plastics from WEEE in Europe, are also reviewed. These are solvent-based methods of removing BFRs and they presently offer the best commercial and environmental option in the sound management of waste BFR-containing plastics. Because these developments have not been commercialized, WEEE and WEEE plastics are still being exported to developing countries. The industrial application of these processes and the development of eco-friendlier alternative flame retardants will help assure sound management of WEEE plastics.
Article Outline 1. Introduction
2. Waste electrical and electronic equipment 2.1. E-waste: definition
2.2. Plastics in WEEE
2.3. Flame retarded plastics
2.3.1. Mode of action of flame retardants 2.3.2. Brominated flame retardants 2.3.2.1. A review of PBDEs
2.3.2.2. Plastic types containing BFRs 2.3.2.3. BFRs used in EEE
2.3.2.4. Market data
2.3.3. Toxic ingredients of WEEE plastics 2.4. Concern over WEEE plastics 2.4.1. BFRs in humans and the environment 2.4.2. Sources to humans and environmental 3. Management of e-waste in Nigeria 3.1. E-waste importation statistics in Nigeria 3.2. Management practices in Nigeria 4. Sound management options for BFR-containing plastics
4.1. Reuse options
4.2. Material recycling
4.3. Feedstock recycling
4.4. Energy recovery
4.5. Landfilling
5. Future perspectives
5.1. Non-halogenated substitutes for PBDE
?2?5.2. The creasolv and centrevap processes
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Tails in the distribution of JPY/USD exchange rate returns are well approximated by an exponentially dampened power-law. Distribution parameter estimates indicate that yen appreciation jumps belong to a Levy process with unbounded variation, suggesting that same mechanism may be responsible for fluctuations in normal times as well as rare crashes. In contrast, yen depreciation jumps have a well defined second moment suggesting a Gaussian regime. In addition, extreme episodes of yen appreciation are larger and more persistent than episodes of yen depreciation. The asymmetry is magnified and power-law tails are more elongated during times of higher interest rate differential between U.S. and Japan and higher level of VIX indicating that carry trade may be the driver. We propose a model of strategic carry trader behavior that in equilibrium generates exponentially dampened power-law distribution of jumps in foreign exchange along with ―up by the stairs down by the elevator‖ dynamics arising from the assymetries between negative and positive jumps.
Article Outline
1. Introduction
2. Data and non-parametric estimation of jumps
2.1. Data
2.2. Extracting jumps using bi-power variation
3. Descriptive statistics and time–series properties of RV jumps
3.1. Sample split by interest rate differential and VIX
3.2. Non-linear dependence in yen appreciation jumps
4. Power-law in the distribution of jumps
5. Model of stochastic unwinding of carry trades
5.1. Model analysis
5.2. Correspondence with the data
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Appendix A. Empirical methodology
A.1. Jump component
A.2. Bayesian MCMC estimation of ζ and
Appendix B. Derivation of Eq. (10)
References
Strategies of internationalization have long been the focus of international business and global strategy research. While the major theories – process theory and new venture theory – have substantially
contributed to our understanding of internationalization processes, they have not yet fully explained differences in firms’ growth and survival rates. Adopting a dynamic capability perspective, we argue that
there are two opposing classes of explorative and exploitative capabilities differentially linked to output variables. We introduce the notion of third-order capabilities to balance trade-offs and maximize internationalization performance. A model with some testable propositions is developed which prepares the ground for future empirical research.
Article Outline
1. Introduction
2. A dynamic capability-based perspective of internationalization processes
2.1. Dynamic internationalization capabilities and internationalization processes
2.1.1. Dynamic internationalization capabilities and the international exploitation process
2.1.2. Dynamic internationalization capabilities and international exploration process
3. Explorative vs. exploitative internationalization, survival and growth
3.1. Internationalization and international growth
3.2. Internationalization and international survival
4. Discussion
5. Implications for research and managerial practice
6. Conclusion
References
A multiobjective-optimization approach for a piloted quality-management system: A comparison of two approaches for a case study Original Research Article
Computers in Industry
Jumps in foreign exchange rates and stochastic unwinding of carry trades Original
Research Article
International Review of Economics & Finance
While evidence suggests trust plays a fundamental role in maintaining successful buyer–seller
relationships in Japan, little is known conceptually as to how foreign sellers can best develop trust in the minds of their Japanese customers. In this research, we develop and test a multi-component model of US seller actions that manifest key trust-building processes (intentionality- and capability-processes) which sellers find effective in building trust with their Japanese buyers. In this unique cultural context, theory suggests trust develops when sellers demonstrate benevolent intentions toward the buyer and exhibit a strong capability to fulfill business promises. An analysis of 181 US sellers in Japan demonstrates that a combination of trust-building efforts is recognized as being critical in seller attempts to develop and sustain trust on the part of their Japanese customers. Importantly, cultural sensitivity mediates the impact of intentionality-based practices on buyer trust, while capability-based activities directly influence trust.
Article Outline
1. Trust's role in Japanese culture
2. A conceptual model of trust-building processes in Japanese business relationships
2.1. US sellers' sensitivity to Japanese culture
2.2. Intentionality-based antecedents to cultural sensitivity
2.3. Long-term orientation
2.4. Relationship building
2.5. Investments in Japan
3. Capability-based antecedents to trust 3.1. Product differentiation
3.2. Product modification
3.3. Channel support
3.4. After-sales service
4. Methodology
4.1. Sample, questionnaire development, and administration
4.2. Measures
5. Results
5.1. Confirmatory factor analysis of the measurement model
5.2. Theoretical model
5.2.1. Hypotheses tests
5.2.2. Mediation tests
5.3. Comparative model tests
6. Discussion, limitations, and future research 6.1. The influence of cultural sensitivity 6.2. Strategic importance of twin pathways to trust 6.3. Limitations and directions for future research Appendix A. Appendix
Appendix B. Appendix
Appendix C. Appendix
Appendix D. Appendix
Appendix E. Appendix
Appendix F. Appendix
References
Vitae
Building trust in US–Japanese business relationships: Mediating role of cultural
sensitivity Original Research Article
Industrial Marketing Management