Since the onset of the ongoing United States (US)-People's Republic of China (PRC) trade dispute in 2017, stakeholders and experts alike have expressed deep concerns that the tensions would come at a cost for the countries involved and the global economy. In this paper, we endeavor to quantify...

Higher education plays a central role in the current digital revolution. This sector is experiencing a constant process of digital transformation (DT) that is expected to produce substantial instabilities in the currently used business tools. However, the literature still lacks research...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic feasibility of a three-echelon Halal Meat Supply Chain (HMSC) network that is monitored by a proposed radio frequency identification (RFID)-based management system for enhancing the integrity traceability of Halal meat products and...

Suppressing corporate financialization exacerbated by rising labor costs is an important micro-level issue for revitalizing the manufacturing industry. This research investigates the interaction mechanism among labor costs and financialization, using panel data of Chinese listed companies from...

This study explores the role of fnancial support in the digital transformation of Chinese A-share-listed companies from 2001 to 2020. By utilizing the moderating efect model and threshold regression model, this study fnds the following results: (1) Digital transformation positively impacts...

With more activities being moved online during the COVID-era, digital infrastructure, as a public service, is now playing a greater role in influencing innovation and making the symbiotic relationship between innovation subjects closer. While the surge in patenting in China is associated with a...