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China’s Maritime Economic Development: A Review, the Future Trend, and Sustainability Implications (2018)
Journal Article
To, W.-M., & Lee, P. (2018). China’s Maritime Economic Development: A Review, the Future Trend, and Sustainability Implications. Sustainability, 10(12), 4844. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10124844

China has experienced unprecedented economic growth and structural change in the past decades. This paper reviews the development of China’s maritime economy for the period of 2002 to 2017. According to official data from China’s government, the tota... Read More about China’s Maritime Economic Development: A Review, the Future Trend, and Sustainability Implications.

How Quality Management System Components Lead to Improvement in Service Organizations: A System Practitioner Perspective (2018)
Journal Article
To, W., Yu, B., & Lee, P. (in press). How Quality Management System Components Lead to Improvement in Service Organizations: A System Practitioner Perspective. Administrative Sciences, 8(4), 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci8040073

Service organizations use quality management systems as a part of their overall strategies to improve business processes and operations management. Nevertheless, how quality management components lead to improvement and whether task conflicts influen... Read More about How Quality Management System Components Lead to Improvement in Service Organizations: A System Practitioner Perspective.

Building professionals’ intention to use smart and sustainable building technologies – An empirical study (2018)
Journal Article
To, W., Lee, P. K. C., & Lam, K. Building professionals’ intention to use smart and sustainable building technologies – An empirical study. PloS one, 13(8), e0201625. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201625

Smart and sustainable buildings save energy and material resources and provide a comfortable environment that enhances their occupants’ well-being and productivity. It is therefore crucial to understand how building professionals, including designers... Read More about Building professionals’ intention to use smart and sustainable building technologies – An empirical study.

An empirical taxonomy of corporate social responsibility in China's manufacturing industries (2018)
Journal Article
Lau, A. K., Lee, P. K., & Cheng, T. (2018). An empirical taxonomy of corporate social responsibility in China's manufacturing industries. Journal of Cleaner Production, 188, 322-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.010

Notwithstanding the availability of a substantial body of literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR), the term has remained controversial and ambiguous in terms of its meaning, use, and usefulness. Specifically, the impact of CSR on tangible... Read More about An empirical taxonomy of corporate social responsibility in China's manufacturing industries.

Employee learning in high-contact service industries (2018)
Journal Article
Yee, R. W., Lee, P. K., Yeung, A. C., & Cheng, T. (2018). Employee learning in high-contact service industries. Management Decision, 56(4), 793-807. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-04-2017-0342

Employee learning is imperative in the dynamic service environment; yet, much is still unknown about its strategic importance. The purpose of this paper is to extend the understanding of learning by focusing on the strategic importance of learning go... Read More about Employee learning in high-contact service industries.

Adopting an Open Innovation Program with Supply Chain Management in China: A Case Study (2018)
Journal Article
Lau, A. K. W., Lee, L. W. Y., Lai, K., & Lee, P. K. C. (2018). Adopting an Open Innovation Program with Supply Chain Management in China: A Case Study. Engineering Management Journal, 30(1), 24-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2017.1408387

This study examines how an open innovation program can be implemented in practice by a foreign company operating in China with due consideration of traditional supply chain management practices. A case study of an open innovation initiative in a reno... Read More about Adopting an Open Innovation Program with Supply Chain Management in China: A Case Study.