Purpose Unsatisfactory level of construction materials quality has been a persistent problem for companies in construction. This study aims to describe the application of the Six Sigma methodology for improving the tensile strength in a Chinese reinforcement material manufacturing company....

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the mediating role of shopping intention and the moderating roles of employee incompetence and consumer similarity in the relationship between consumers’ personal traits and their shoplifting behaviors Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on the theory...

Nüchtern und sachlich werden hier erschütternde Fakten zusammengetragen, wie sich Grosskonzerne weltweit Land sichern, Ackerland für die Grossproduktion von z.B. Zucker, Palmöl, Reis, Soja. Dabei werden die Einheimischen von ihren Feldern und Wohnsitzen vertrieben, Behausungen brennen,...

This paper explores the empirical evidence of the link between residents’ low-carbon awareness and their behaviors in China. A questionnaire measuring seven dimensions (including low-carbon knowledge, low-carbon value, low-carbon attitude, private low-carbon behavior, public low-carbon...