Consumer Product Design: Patterns of Innovation, Market Success and Sustainability
This article summarizes some of the content and conclusions of the author’s recent book, Consumer Product Innovation and Sustainable Design, which discusses the innovation, design and evolution of six consumer products –bicycles, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, electric lamps…
Accounts Receivable Management in Selected Enterprises of Uzbekistan: Financial Stability Analysis
Attempts of enterprises to avoid the accounts receivable problem often fail in meeting the expected target volume, which eventually brings about the implication on financial stability. Nowadays global business community proposes to apply diverse receivables
How International Students Adapt in China: The Role of Chinese Social Media in Intercultural Adaptation
Recently, the number of international students studying in China has increased significantly. Each international student studying in a foreign country feels a certain amount of culture shock while studying abroad. In order to simplify the process of acculturation and enable
Impacts of Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth: A Meta-Analysis Approach
Fiscal decentralization over the past few years remains as a central agenda when it comes to regional development around the world and economic growth. This paper entails both positive and negative effects of fiscal decentralization on economic growth.
Comparative Business Ethics – Idealism and Relativism in Light of Empirical Researches in Eight CEE Countries, Finland, and Turkey
There are some factors determining business ethics: the situation of the individual, culture, age, gender, marital status and many other factors. Different ethical, ideological questions may arise from the characteristics of persons (age, gender, status), organizational identity, but depend
Outsourcing Strategies and Organizational Effectiveness of Oil Companies in Rivers State
This study examines the relationship between outsourcing strategies and organizational effectiveness of oil companies in Rivers state. The study employed a cross-sectional research survey. Accessible population for the study is ten (10) selected oil companies. A total of 998 staffs were surveyed.