In the late 1980s,the prevailing corporate model usually depicted companies as economic entities pursuing shareholders’profit maximisation interests without a thought for the consequences of this behaviour on the loc...In the late 1980s,the prevailing corporate model usually depicted companies as economic entities pursuing shareholders’profit maximisation interests without a thought for the consequences of this behaviour on the local community and environment.However,over the last decades,corporate scandals challenged that corporate model’s validity and paved the way for a sustainable corporate model.The latter emphasises a triple bottom line approach that incorporates social,economic,and environmental objectives.By implementing a sustainable corporate model,companies achieve both economic and social goals in a balanced approach.This research investigates the B Corporation(B Corp)certification system,which helps companies implement a sustainable corporate model voluntarily.B Corp certification is a badge signal that companies’business model adheres to ethical standards and meets socially conscious stakeholders’expectations.Our research aims to provide a deep contextual understanding of the determinants and implications of the B Corp certification’s adoption.We adopt a semantic approach to review and systematise management and accounting literature on Certified B Corporations(B Corps)through institutional theory’s lenses,which help us explain why firms decide voluntarily to become B Corps.展开更多
On April 4,1993,China.Oil Engineering(Construc-ti on Corp.formally signed a con-tract to build a highway from Nashala to Chalate in Pa kistan.The highway is as long as 82 km,with total investment of 62 mi-llion US dol...On April 4,1993,China.Oil Engineering(Construc-ti on Corp.formally signed a con-tract to build a highway from Nashala to Chalate in Pa kistan.The highway is as long as 82 km,with total investment of 62 mi-llion US dollars.展开更多
After approximately three years of litigation,the patent infringement suit brought by Card Monroe Corp.(CMC)against Tuftco Corp.(Tuftco)for infringement of CMC’s United States Patents Nos.8,141,505,8,359,989,and 8,77...After approximately three years of litigation,the patent infringement suit brought by Card Monroe Corp.(CMC)against Tuftco Corp.(Tuftco)for infringement of CMC’s United States Patents Nos.8,141,505,8,359,989,and 8,776,703 has been officially concluded.The case,Civil Action No.1:14 CV 292,was filed by CMC in federal court asserting infringement of CMC’s U.S.patents covering its ColorPoint technology by carpet tufting machines manufactured,used,sold,and/or offered for sale by Tuftco under the names ColorTuft,iTuft c,Colortuft Graphics,iTuft 5c,and iTuft 6c,configured to perform the ColorTuft or Easy Pattern method of operation.展开更多
This paper examines the literature written by returned Peace Corps volunteers. Since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961, a new type of literature was born in the United States that was developed by Peace Corps v...This paper examines the literature written by returned Peace Corps volunteers. Since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961, a new type of literature was born in the United States that was developed by Peace Corps volunteers, who wrote a wide range of materials, including letters home, short stories, memoirs, and novels, to share their rich experience of living in developing countries. By doing so, they gave to American readers views of the developing world that are different from what they have been used to: travel accounts, colonial writings and most recently media reports. The purpose of the paper is 1:o discuss the writings of Peace Corps volunteers and to identify aspects of their experiences they most frequently ~n'ite about.展开更多
Based on methods for evaluating the overall planning and implementation of land use of domestic scholars, a comprehensive and highly-operable index system and evaluating method for land use planning multi-type impleme...Based on methods for evaluating the overall planning and implementation of land use of domestic scholars, a comprehensive and highly-operable index system and evaluating method for land use planning multi-type implementation has been established through selecting multi-type evaluating indicators and applied to the last-round overall planning of land use in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Agriculture-seven Division. The obtained comprehensive score was 86.40, indicating that land use overall planning has been excellently coordinated with land, society, economy as well as ecology and has exerted outstanding effect with the rank as "good". The evaluation results are in accordance with actual conditions, which displays that the established multi-type implementation evaluating system of land use overall planning is reasonable with scientific evaluating methods and can be the reference for evaluation of land use overall planning in other regiments and companies of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.展开更多
摘要In the late 1980s,the prevailing corporate model usually depicted companies as economic entities pursuing shareholders’profit maximisation interests without a thought for the consequences of this behaviour on the local community and environment.However,over the last decades,corporate scandals challenged that corporate model’s validity and paved the way for a sustainable corporate model.The latter emphasises a triple bottom line approach that incorporates social,economic,and environmental objectives.By implementing a sustainable corporate model,companies achieve both economic and social goals in a balanced approach.This research investigates the B Corporation(B Corp)certification system,which helps companies implement a sustainable corporate model voluntarily.B Corp certification is a badge signal that companies’business model adheres to ethical standards and meets socially conscious stakeholders’expectations.Our research aims to provide a deep contextual understanding of the determinants and implications of the B Corp certification’s adoption.We adopt a semantic approach to review and systematise management and accounting literature on Certified B Corporations(B Corps)through institutional theory’s lenses,which help us explain why firms decide voluntarily to become B Corps.
摘要On April 4,1993,China.Oil Engineering(Construc-ti on Corp.formally signed a con-tract to build a highway from Nashala to Chalate in Pa kistan.The highway is as long as 82 km,with total investment of 62 mi-llion US dollars.
摘要After approximately three years of litigation,the patent infringement suit brought by Card Monroe Corp.(CMC)against Tuftco Corp.(Tuftco)for infringement of CMC’s United States Patents Nos.8,141,505,8,359,989,and 8,776,703 has been officially concluded.The case,Civil Action No.1:14 CV 292,was filed by CMC in federal court asserting infringement of CMC’s U.S.patents covering its ColorPoint technology by carpet tufting machines manufactured,used,sold,and/or offered for sale by Tuftco under the names ColorTuft,iTuft c,Colortuft Graphics,iTuft 5c,and iTuft 6c,configured to perform the ColorTuft or Easy Pattern method of operation.
摘要This paper examines the literature written by returned Peace Corps volunteers. Since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961, a new type of literature was born in the United States that was developed by Peace Corps volunteers, who wrote a wide range of materials, including letters home, short stories, memoirs, and novels, to share their rich experience of living in developing countries. By doing so, they gave to American readers views of the developing world that are different from what they have been used to: travel accounts, colonial writings and most recently media reports. The purpose of the paper is 1:o discuss the writings of Peace Corps volunteers and to identify aspects of their experiences they most frequently ~n'ite about.
摘要Based on methods for evaluating the overall planning and implementation of land use of domestic scholars, a comprehensive and highly-operable index system and evaluating method for land use planning multi-type implementation has been established through selecting multi-type evaluating indicators and applied to the last-round overall planning of land use in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Agriculture-seven Division. The obtained comprehensive score was 86.40, indicating that land use overall planning has been excellently coordinated with land, society, economy as well as ecology and has exerted outstanding effect with the rank as "good". The evaluation results are in accordance with actual conditions, which displays that the established multi-type implementation evaluating system of land use overall planning is reasonable with scientific evaluating methods and can be the reference for evaluation of land use overall planning in other regiments and companies of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.