Selecting appropriate and resilient suppliers is an important issue in supply chain management (SCM) literature. Making an effective decision on this issue can decrease external risks and disruptions, purchase costs, and delay times and also guarantees business continuity in the event of...

Semiconductor chips and their production are foundational for future innovation, future developments of digitalization, and economic prosperity. However, the role of production when discussing who is creating and capturing value across different industrial supply chains has often been...

This paper estimates the relative price sensitivity of individuals' choice of whether to buy computers online versus in retail stores using a new data source on the computer purchase behavior of more than 20,000 people. To estimate the degree of competition between the two channels, the paper...

Technology had a great impact on different industries and of them is Tourism. Several firms have offered their tourism services on-line and claim that they offer better services comparing with the traditional travel agencies, but what is important is the perception of their customers. In this...

Inventory management is becoming very challenging for the retailer over the years due to the uncertainty in the demand and supply of products in financial risk and management systems. In a competitive market, running a business smoothly in a highly suitable place is day by day becoming tough due...

This paper has examined the factors that affect the pattern of introduction of semiconductor innovations into the United Kingdom, studying both differences among products and differences among firms. The pattern of product innovations is based on the concept of a lifecycle process. A model is...

This paper deals with the security aspect of electronic voting (e-voting) by introducing quantum key distribution (QKD) to the e-voting process. This can offer an extremely high level of security that can be very beneficial for some significant e-voting tasks. Moreover, a framework for the...

Two of the advantages in the use of electronic communications technology to conduct business are the speed with which transactions can be conducted, and the consequent ability of commercial entities to transact business with the same ease as if they were across the street from one another, even...

This study explores how firms manage the entire life cycle of innovation projects based on the framework of harvesting and planting innovation. While harvesting innovation seeks new products in the expectation of financial performance in the short term, planting innovation pursues creating value...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of adoption of electronic tax system in the relationship between attitude towards electronic tax system and tax compliance using evidence from small business enterprises (SBEs) of an African developing economy....

Purpose This study aims to understand how Brazilian design houses (DHs) use open innovation in joint development projects for integrated circuits. Design/methodology/approach As a research strategy, qualitative research using multiple case studies was made. As sources of evidence,...

The use of mobile information technology (Mobile IT) has become a necessary requirement in our time because of the overlap of these technologies in all social, economic and political life facilities.This paper aims to clarify the impact of Mobile IT on the business environment through the...

The study identifies that the top level managers such CEO/GM/Director position of employees in the companies strongly agree on performance of environmental quality but other level of managers such as quality assurance/control manager, Engineering Dept Manager, Production manager, Human resource...

The study titled, “A Study On Brand Perception In Electronics Industry” focuses on the level of awareness and perception customers have about for a brand. For the purpose of the study, an electronics company's customers were surveyed for a period of two months. The tools used for analysis...

Electronic/electrical waste (e-waste) has now become a global concern due to its negative impact on the environment and health. This negative effect of e-waste is increasing with the advancement in the electronics industry, especially in Pakistan, which is the leading e-waste disposal...

In the wake of the computer age and globalization, the need to use electronic transactions in our everyday life cannot be eroded. For any economy to grow, trans-border transactions are inevitable and electronic transaction aids this relationship. The rate of e-commerce in the Nigerian economy is...

This chapter explores the application of the ‘offer and acceptance' rules in contract formation to new modes of communication. The analysis is structured around the technologies under scrutiny, and the chapter is therefore divided into two main parts, the first dealing with contracts formed by...

This paper traces the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) region's participation in the global value chain (GVC) for electronic products over the past 20 years, with particular attention to trade in intermediate goods and recent foreign direct investment (FDI) into the region. During this time, China has...

We study the impact of electronic markets on small, boutique firms selling presence goods or services – goods or services which must be consumed at the selling firm's location. These firms have recently begun to compete on electronic markets by selling goods and services through local daily...

We employ the theory of incomplete contracts to examine the relationship between own­ership and investment in electronic networks such as the Internet and interorganiza­tional information systems. Electronic networks represent an institutional structure that has resulted from the introduction...

Introduction -- Zombie Businesses in Electronics Industry: Case Studies -- Misallocation of Internal Fund to Loss-Making Zombie Businesses in Electronics Industry -- Slow Downsizing after Mergers of Individual Loss-Making Parts and Components Divisions -- Final Remarks.