Air pollution is among the most pressing environmental issues worldwide. Unfortunately, an effective reduction in air pollution remains elusive, and so does the incorporation of scientific evidence into air quality policies. This paper takes seven Mexican cities as study cases to document...

The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector has faced fierce competition and such competitive pressure forces BFSI sector firms to improve their business processes for better performances. It is against this backdrop that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has emerged as a vital tool as it...

This study considers factors affecting to audit performance by risk-based approach (RBA) as well as audit quality in Vietnam. In addition, the study also examines the relationship between RBA and quality of independent audit firms. A descriptive survey research was adopted using both...

Because of the advancement of electronic commerce, online shopping has emerged, merging commercial and social activities and enhancing the social presence and value of the online environment. To improve the understanding of the changes in the consumer behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, this...

Roads are vital to support the transportation of people, goods, and services, among others. To yield their optimal socioeconomic impact, proper maintenance of existing roads is required; however, this is typically underfunded. Since detecting road quality is both labor and capital intensive,...

The management of shop floor behavior plays a critical role for the success of operational improvement programs, which rely on the workers that perform the direct value creation tasks. But what precisely should managers do to influence that behavior constructively? In the corresponding stream of...