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All manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rigorous and fair peer-review process. Accepted papers will appear online within 3 weeks followed by printed in hard copy. The journal publishes the highest quality, original papers included but not limited to the fields:
Emmanuel Fragniere, Francesco Moresino
In the past decade many grids of computers have been built among non-profit institutions. These grids are built on a voluntary participation and the resources are not charged to the users. When a resource is given free of charge its allocation is in general n…
Xinyi Zhang, Fan Zhou
Selection of independent directors in China’s listed companies is a two-way choice dominated by listed companies. Thereafter, most companies adjust their independent directors after a mishap (e.g. receiving qualified audit opinions or punished by regulatory a…
Nicolas Emanuel Monti, Roberto Mariano Garcia
The aim of this study is to apply the statistical inference to identify if a firm is likely to become financially distressed in the short term. To do this, we decided to collect data from the firms’ financial statements. The analyses performed were based on a…
Nan Lin, Daifeng Li, Tianxi Dong, Zheng Qin
Electronic government (e-government) procurement is one of the most important activities in China. The paper consists of three parts. First, the paper introduces current situation of China’s e-government procurement system which includes the overall technical…
Tomoki Hamaguchi, Koichi Nakade
In this paper, we consider a facility location problem in which customers and facilities are located on a network, and each facility is assumed to be operating as an M/G/1 queuing system. In many situations, the customer chooses the nearest facility to receiv…
Naoki Ando, Satoshi Matsuda
This study examines whether the perceived boundary between in-role and extra-role behaviors varies depending on workplace conditions, emphasizing how interactional justice influences an employee’s role definitions. We collect data through a questionnaire surv…
Daniela Mihailescu, Marius Mihailescu
New Information Systems Development Methodologies (ISDMs) are suggested in the belief that their deployment would be beneficial to consultants in their work. A large number of ISDMs already exist but their value has been questioned and at the same time new me…
M. James C. Crabbe
Coral reefs throughout the world are under severe challenges from a variety of anthropogenic and environmental factors. In a period of climate change, where mobility and tourism are under threat, it is useful to demonstrate the value of eco- and research-tour…
Min Huang, Guike Chen, Wai-Ki Ching, Tak Kuen Siu
In this paper, we consider a risk analysis model for Virtual Enterprise (VE) by exploring the state of the art of the principal-agent theory. In particular, we deal with the problem of allocating the cost of risk between two parties in a VE, namely, the owner…
Junfeng Gao, Lan Jiang
In some projects, the R & D appears to be a failure, and according to traditional methods of encouragement motivation, it is hard to get any awards for the R & D team. But there is a valuable option implied in it. This article discusses the me…
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All manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rigorous and fair peer-review process. Accepted papers will appear online within 3 weeks followed by printed in hard copy. The journal publishes the highest quality, original papers included but not limited to the fields: All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Submit in Microsoft Word or LaTeX with figures at 300 dpi minimum. Structure research articles as Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References.
Use the journal's numbered (Vancouver) reference style. Cite sources consecutively in the order they appear, and ensure every reference is complete and retrievable.
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