VOLUME 5(2) • 2010
THE PHENOMENON OF IMAGE MANIPULATION IN ADVERTISING
ABSTRACT. As Huhmann puts it, a rhetorical work is any visual or verbal communication that applies rhetorical principles to enhance audience processing or persuasion. Amos et al. hold that repeated pairings of a brand and celebrity strengthen the associative link consumers establish betwee..
MANAGEMENT OF THE STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITY BASED ON PROGRAMS
ABSTRACT. According to Mirguet, the actual management of the standardization activity is scientifically performed based on standardization programs that reflect the capacity of the national standardization system of corresponding to the national economic and social system, on the one hand, and the c..
OPTIMUM PRODUCTIVITY, PERFORMANCE, AND MILLING MACHINES
ABSTRACT. Suh et al. claim that to maximize the productivity in machining molds and dies, machine tools should operate at high speeds. Moshat et al. study material removal rate (MRR) and surface roughness of the product prepared by CNC end milling operation experimentally. Corbett says that the prin..
ORGANIZATIONS AS A SOURCE OF OPERATIONAL RISK
ABSTRACT. Dickstein and Flast affirm that designing and managing business processes is a critical factor to develop and implement successful operational risk management. Spencer Pickett explains that internal auditing is firmly rooted in the risk management, control, and governance agenda. Oakl..
THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
ABSTRACT. According to Bloom and van Reenen, family ownership combined with professional management has a mildly positive association with good managerial practices. Wu et al. contend that legitimization makes employees believe that KM initiatives are useful in their work processes and task activiti..
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ABSTRACT. Li and Cai claim that implementing green marketing is pivotal to the sustainable development of garment industry. Dahlgaard et al. say that TQM is a vision which the firm can only achieve through long-term planning. As Burkett puts it, Marxism sees mainstream “natural-capital” theory ..
ASSESSING A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BY ENABLING THE COST-EFFECTIVE MEASUREMENT OF CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES
ABSTRACT. Karsten and Pennink notice a tension between the teachings of total quality management (TQM) and actual management practices. Zhao and Bryar contend that the management of knowledge in businesses is an important and necessary factor for organisational survival. Dooley et al. observe that t..
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL MARKET TRANSPARENCY
ABSTRACT. Roohani et al. write that financial data are defined using authoritative XBRL FR taxonomies. Maharaj writes that it is important to understand how corporate ideology is transferred between and among both internal and external stakeholders. On Elbannan’s reading, control weaknesses carry si..
THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION IN THE CHANGING GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
ABSTRACT. da Silveira and Dias Jr. maintain that the privatization model adopted in Brazil created large companies with shared control. Othman and Ameer assert that firms tend to disclose social and environmental issues in narrative (non-monetary) terms. Callaghan and Nehmer maintain that ..
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND FOOD POLITICS
ABSTRACT. Chadwick contends that overall diet gets short shrift in contemporary food safety legislation. Bagchi et al. observe that obesity has rapidly grown into a global epidemic. Frewer and Fischer argue that consumer perceptions associated with the introduction of novel food technologies are cha..
MEDIA CONCENTRATION, DIGITAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, AND THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA ON THE NEWS ENVIRONMENT
ABSTRACT. Cooper says that the dissemination of news and information to the vast majority of citizens will continue to come from the commercial mass media for the foreseeable future. Palmer claims that the paradox of user control is that of the illusion of choice within which the user..
COMPETITION POLICY AMONG THE ENERGY UTILITIES AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIBERALIZED ELECTRICITY MARKETS
ABSTRACT. Green explains that electricity trade across European borders was limited by the low levels of interconnection. Andersen points out that conceptual interest in carbon-energy taxation emerged across Europe in recognition of serious environmental challenges. Enevoldsen et al. argue..