Institutional isomorphism and the adoption of information technology for supply chain management

Author name used in this publication: Kee-hung Lai2005-2006 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishe

A coordination-theoretic investigation of the impact of electronic integration on logistics performance

Author name used in this publication: Kee-Hung LaiAuthor name used in this publication: T. C. E. Cheng2007-2008 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishe

A prospective interventional study to examine the effect of a silver alloy and hydrogel--coated catheter on the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection

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Surveillance of cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma: a cost-utility analysis.

Using a decision-analytic model, we evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in individuals with cirrhosis. Separate cohorts with cirrhosis due to alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B and hepatitis C were simulated. Results were also combined to approximate a mixed aetiology population. Comparisons were made between a variety of surveillance algorithms using alpha-foetoprotein (AFP) assay and/or ultrasound at 6- and 12-monthly intervals. Parameter estimates were obtained from comprehensive literature reviews. Uncertainty was explored using one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. In the mixed aetiology cohort, 6-monthly AFP+ultrasound was predicted to be the most effective strategy. The model estimates that, compared with no surveillance, this strategy may triple the number of people with operable tumours at diagnosis and almost halve the number of people who die from HCC. The cheapest strategy employed triage with annual AFP (incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER): 20,700 pounds per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained). At a willingness-to-pay threshold of 30,000 pounds per QALY the most cost-effective strategy used triage with 6-monthly AFP (ICER: 27,600 pounds per QALY gained). The addition of ultrasound to this strategy increased the ICER to 60,100 pounds per QALY gained. Surveillance appears most cost-effective in individuals with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis, potentially due to younger age at diagnosis of cirrhosis. Our results suggest that, in a UK NHS context, surveillance of individuals with cirrhosis for HCC should be considered effective and cost-effective. The economic efficiency of different surveillance strategies is predicted to vary markedly according to cirrhosis aetiology

Stakeholders, Green Manufacturing, and Practice Performance: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Fashion Businesses

This study explores the relationship among stakeholders, green manufacturing, and practice performance in the fashion business in China and focuses on assisting companies to enhance environmental awareness and green manufacturing practices. We collect research data by developing questionnaires for various Chinese enterprises. A five-point Likert scale is adopted to enable respondents to indicate the extent to which they agree with the items. Through tests and analyses, the questionnaire is validated as reliable, the structural equation model has a good fitting degree, and hypotheses are proved true. Specifically, corporate stakeholders have a significant positive impact on green manufacturing and practice performance, and green manufacturing has a significant positive impact on practice performance in the context of Chinese fashion businesses. Moreover, corporate stakeholders can have a positive impact on practice performance through green manufacturing. We also propose some policy implications, including implementing compulsive policies and regulations and encouraging and establishing preferential policies, such as tax concessions. Moreover, enterprises should actively strive to improve green manufacturing technology and management level to ensure the smooth implementation of green manufacturing practices. To retain sustained earnings and development, green manufacturing should be the bottom line of involved firms. We also emphasize that the importance of corporate stakeholders should be promoted in consideration of enterprises’ practice performance and future development

Connectedness mechanisms in the “Carbon-Commodity-Finance” system : investment and management policy implications for emerging economies

202309 bcchSelf-fundedPublished24 month

The inner logic of the Coase Theorem and a Coasian planning research agenda

This paper is an original attempt to explore the inner logic of and apply the Coase Theorem - specifically the corollary of the invariant version of the Coase Theorem (CIT) and the extension of the corollary of the optimality version of the Coase Theorem (COTE) - to empirical planning research. This attempt hinges critically upon seven theoretical propositions developed on the basis of seven law and policy relevant determining variables that are manifestations of ways of 'assignment of rights and liabilities' for the application of CIT (COTE). This is preceded by an examination of the meaning of seven allocative outcomes or determined variables pertaining to the theorem component 'resource allocation would (under CIT not) be identical'. A 7 × 7 matrix (with forty-nine cells, each defining a specific research arena) is constructed, and relevant literature is surveyed to map the landscape of Coasian planning research as a step to building a transaction-cost-based research agenda. An example of empirically refutable planning hypotheses is given to demonstrate the usefulness of the propositions and to obtain a glimpse of the applicability of the agenda.link_to_subscribed_fulltex

The role of customer integration in extended producer responsibility : a study of Chinese export manufacturers?

Title on author’s file: The role of customer integration in extended producer responsibility : a study of Chinese export manufacturers and their performance2013-2014 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptRGCPolyU5449/10HPublishe

A Coasian Approach to Planning and Sustainable Development by Communicative Planning

Influenced by the growing popularity of the Coase Theorem, less formal expressions are often used interchangeably, such as 'Coasian approaches', 'Coasian paradigm', 'Coasian solutions', and 'Coasian framework', and have proliferated in the planning and related sustainable development literature. The diversity of the meanings of these expressions has grown, thereby causing some confusion. This short article examines these expressions with a view to explaining what exactly may or may not be properly described as a 'Coasian approach' and explores the idea that the Coasian approach, taken with innovations brought along through communicative planning, can foster sustainable development. This is demonstrated by reference to a model built of elementary neo-classical economic and ecological concepts but given a new interpretation

Environmental governance mechanisms in shipping firms and their environmental performance

202210 bcchAccepted ManuscriptRGCPublishe