Industry Leaders Research Articles

The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Environmental Performance in China’s Manufacturing Industry: The Mediating Role of Environmental Strategy and Green Innovation

Within the ever-changing manufacturing landscape of China, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a key factor influencing environmental performance. Knowing the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and environmental results is crucial as environmental concerns throughout the world grow more pressing. This research explores the complex relationship between CSR practices and environmental performance, focusing on how green innovation and environmental strategy function as mediating factors. The urgent need to prevent industrial environmental consequences in the face of fast economic expansion highlights the need for this investigation. China, a major force in world manufacturing, must balance environmental sustainability with economic expansion. In addition to improving a company’s reputation, effective CSR initiatives are essential for promoting sustainable development. Through an analysis of the mediating functions of green innovation, which propels technological developments, and environmental strategy, which comprises policies and practices, we clarify how proactive CSR methods can ignite revolutionary shifts towards more environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. In order to create a harmonious balance between industrial growth and ecological stewardship, this research aims to provide theoretical insights as well as practical implications for industry leaders and policymakers. It achieves this by promoting strategic alignment between CSR goals and environmental imperatives.

Fostering healthy outcomes in hotels: The effects of healthy organizational resources on employees’ stress reduction, resilience, and task performance

This study aims to learn from past global health crises, encouraging industry leaders worldwide to take proactive steps in implementing extra health and safety measures for future potential crises. The research employs a quantitative approach to investigate a proposed model suggesting that hotel employees’ adherence to health and safety regulations is contingent on the availability of supportive organizational resources. An electronic questionnaire was administered to hotel employees in Egypt, resulting in 213 valid responses. The data was analyzed using SPSS 25 and AMOS 24. The findings indicate a strong connection between health and safety training, health and safety resources, and health and safety compliance. Additionally, the results reveal direct and significant links between health and safety compliance, stress reduction, improved employee resilience, and enhanced task performance. Moreover, significant indirect effects were found between health and safety training, health and safety resources, and healthy organizational outcomes, with health and safety compliance serving as a mediator. The current study provides a valuable theoretical and practical contribution on employee motivation to comply with health standards, employee-organization interactions, resilience, and crisis management to better prepare for future health crises.

ASSESSING PROFITABILITY TRENDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LEADING SUGAR FIRMS IN INDIA

The sugar industry plays a crucial role in the Indian economy, impacting multiple sectors and contributing significantly to the nation’s socio-economic fabric. This research, titled "A Profitability Analysis of Leading Sugar Firms in India," focuses on evaluating the financial performance of three major sugar companies over a five-year period, from 2018-19 to 2022-23. The primary objectives of this study are twofold: first, to assess the profitability indicators of the chosen sugar firms, and second, to compare these profitability metrics across the selected companies. The study examines a representative sample of leading firms in the Indian sugar industry: EID Parry (India) Ltd, Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd, and Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. These companies are chosen to reflect a broad spectrum of the industry. By analysing critical financial metrics such as the PBDIT (Profit Before Depreciation, Interest, and Taxes) margin, Net Profit Margin (%), and Return on Assets (%), the research seeks to offer a comprehensive view of each firm's financial health, operational efficiency, and market competitiveness. The insights gained from this analysis are intended to benefit various stakeholders, including policymakers, investors, and industry leaders. Understanding the financial performance and strategic positioning of these leading sugar firms can aid in informed decision-making, strategic planning, and policy formulation within the sugar sector. This study aims to shed light on how these key players contribute to the Indian economy and help drive better financial and strategic decisions in the industry.

Effect of COVID-19 on the mutual trade between Germany and the Visegrad Four

This research employs the ARDL (Autoregressive Distributed Lag) model to examine the impact of COVID-19 on mutual trade between Germany and the Visegrad Four (V4). We focus on trade with Germany due to its status as the strongest and geographically closest trade partner of these four post-communist countries. Additionally, the extensive value chains of industrial production create robust economic connections between Germany, as an industrial leader, and the adjacent states, which is evident in the frequent mutual trade. The pandemic caused a sudden disruption of these value chains, particularly in the manufacturing sector, which dominates the region. In our analysis, we estimated the ARDL model for each country, considering both export and import data. Initially, we estimated long-run models, revealing that the coefficients of import and export models for the countries yielded different long-term results. In the short-run models, the dummy variables for both export and import models across all countries were significant, indicating that COVID-19 affected international trade between the V4 and Germany. Moreover, in all models, the coefficient of the dummy variable was negative, suggesting that COVID-19 had a detrimental effect on international trade. An important finding is that, depending on the nature of the dummy variable used, the effect of COVID-19 was observed during the pandemic period, with international trade returning to its previous trend post-pandemic. This experience highlights that while predicting the next pandemic and its negative impacts remains challenging, countries and their production chains are now better prepared. They have adapted to operate with greater flexibility, enabling them to effectively face similar unexpected challenges in the future.

Distributed Caching System with Strict Consistency Guarantee for Critical Information Infrastructure

The place of caching in modern information systems is considered. Typical models of network applications architecture construction and consistency guarantees that they provide to the end user are presented. A comparative analysis of analogues is given, which allows one to outline the features of the proposed system. The developed architecture is described. The architecture of a separate cluster node is described, as well as the architecture and implementation of software development kits for different programming languages. The specifics of designing complex client libra­ries for distributed systems are considered. The importance of consistency models is noted, their interrelationships and hierarchy are described based on the summarized information of existing research. A brief comparison of the two popular consensus algorithms, Raft and Paxos, is given in order to determine the basics of designing a common architecture. Industry leaders in caching systems emphasize performance, deliberately relaxing the consistency of the stored data. Using such systems in an environment that requires maintaining the order of events in the external world is difficult or involves the need for additional tools to maintain data consistency. This paper proposes a caching system that guarantees strict data consistency and provides a single interface for handling it, similar to industry leaders.

Waste heat recovery technologies in modern internal combustion engines

Waste heat recovery (WHR) technologies in internal combustion engines (ICEs) outline various methods to harness wasted energy for improved efficiency and reduced emissions. The discussion covers heat exchangers, turbo-compounding, bottoming cycles, thermoelectric generators (TEGs), thermochemical recuperation (TCR), thermoacoustic conversion, and absorption refrigeration. Each technology's principles, applications, benefits, and challenges are explored, highlighting advancements and innovations from industry leaders. The abstract underscores the ongoing efforts to maximize energy efficiency and minimize environmental impact in ICEs across diverse vehicle types and applications.

Research on Pricing Strategy of new Energy Vehicle Market

With the increasingly severe global climate change and environmental problems, new energy vehicles, as an important choice for green travel, have received widespread attention. However, the pricing strategy of the new energy vehicle market has been one of the important challenges facing automakers. Especially in China, as the world's largest automobile market, the pricing strategy of new energy vehicles not only affects the profits of enterprises, but also directly relates to the purchasing decisions of consumers. Taking BYD Auto as an example, as a leader in China's new energy vehicle industry, its pricing strategy has important reference significance for the entire industry. Through literature review, interview and investigation, and content analysis, this paper analyzes and studies the current situation of BYD automobile in terms of pricing strategy, and combines the current situation of China's new energy automobile industry to find out existing problems and propose corresponding optimization measures to improve the performance of new energy automobile enterprises. After in-depth research and analysis, this study draws the following conclusions: BYD Auto's existing pricing strategy has taken into account consumer psychology and market competition environment to a certain extent, but there are still some problems. Therefore, BYD Auto should flexibly adjust its pricing strategy according to changes in the market environment and consumer demand, strengthen communication and interaction with consumers, and improve brand awareness and loyalty. This study provides useful reference and enlightenment for BYD Auto and other new energy vehicle manufacturers, and helps enterprises to formulate more scientific and reasonable pricing strategies to achieve sustainable development.

Developing CMP for Future of Memory

Micron is an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Every day, innovations driven by our team fuel the data economy, enabling advances in 5G applications and artificial intelligence applications. At the core of these innovations are development of the process and equipment technologies faster yet at lower manufacturing costs. Over the past four decades, since its inception, Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) has evolved from lab to fab in most significant ways. In this presentation, we focus on four aspects of CMP, namely, technology, applications, consumables, and cost to enable the memory roadmap for today and tomorrow. Wafer-to-wafer bonding, a revolutionary technology for memory roadmap, will also be discussed to lay out challenges ahead for CMP.

Doctors only blame the patients: a systems analysis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

PurposeThis study is conducted to understand an emerging public health problem in the garb of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) that affects about 6–21% of women in reproductive age from a systems perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe research is conducted in two phases. In phase 1, 15 women suffering from PCOS were interviewed to generate a knowledge map using an interpretive phenomenological research approach. The emerging themes were divided into four categories, namely individual, familial, societal, organizational, medical and systemic. In phase 2, five workshops were conducted with six invited actors to generate a causal loop diagram (CLD) of PCOS. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) are used in this study.FindingsA CLD from an individual's perspective with implications on organizational, societal and system levels.Research limitations/implicationsAwareness of “lifestyle diseases” is increasing, and this research shall help future studies put PCOS in the larger psychosocial context. The geographical location of respondents can be a limitation, as the causal linkages could only be true for the research site.Practical implicationsThe CLD provides a comprehensive understanding of complex emerging phenomenon of PCOS.Social implicationsThe paper draws attention to factors such as frequently changing doctors, withdrawal from work, medication fatigue, inclination to adopt due to infertility, etc.Originality/valueThis is the first such paper laying out the causal relationships between factors at the individual levels and connecting them to societal, organizational and system levels. This mapping can be useful for policymakers and industry leaders to empathize with PCOS sufferers so that their working conditions can be managed better.

From Bar to Sportainment: The Role of Strategic Communication in Holywings' Brand Transformation

The strategic transformation of brands in the digital age necessitates a dynamic and multifaceted approach to communication. The case of Holywings, an Indonesian establishment that successfully transitioned its brand identity from a conventional bar to a prominent player in the sportainment industry, exemplifies this phenomenon. The research employed a qualitative methodology, incorporating in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and a comprehensive content analysis of Holywings' social media presence. The interviews provided insights into the strategic rationale and communication tactics employed, while the content analysis examined the types of content shared, engagement metrics, and overall communication style. The findings revealed a multifaceted strategic communication approach, leveraging both digital and traditional marketing channels. Social media platforms, particularly Instagram and TikTok, played a pivotal role in showcasing Holywings' sportainment offerings and fostering audience engagement. The content strategy focused on sports-centric events, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and interactive elements, amplified by the use of gimmicks, drama, and storytelling. The integration of offline activations further enhanced the brand experience, fostering a sense of community and loyalty. The strategic communication efforts yielded a significant shift in brand perception, successfully repositioning Holywings as a leader in the sportainment industry. The omnichannel engagement model facilitated a seamless and personalized customer experience, driving brand advocacy and repeat business. In conclusion, the study underscores the pivotal role of strategic communication in shaping brand perception, navigating the complexities of brand transformation, and achieving sustainable growth in the digital age. The findings highlight the importance of adaptability, innovation, and a customer-centric approach in crafting a compelling brand narrative and fostering meaningful connections with the target audience.

Scaling Up Performance: The Impact of Economies of Scale in the Sportswear Industry

The sportswear industry has experienced substantial development as a result of the increasing demand for products that are both performance-oriented and lifestyle-oriented. This study examines the influence of economies of scale on the development and profitability of this dynamic sector. Despite the fact that industry leaders exhibit robust production efficiencies that are indicative of economies of scale, they face difficulties in managing the escalating operating and SG&A expenses. The study emphasizes the importance of stringent cost control measures and continuous innovation in order to maintain a competitive advantage and profitability in the sportswear industry amidst the changing market conditions.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DESIGN USING TRIPLE LAYERED BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS (DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON MDC COFFEE HOUSE)

This study aims to design the right strategy for MDC Coffee House in business development using the Triple Layered Business Model Canvas (TLBMC), as well as identify and analyze the key factors that support its sustainable business strategy. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore sustainable business strategies for the company, focusing on owners, employees, suppliers, and buyers. The results show that the use of TLBMC allows the company to design a more scientific and measurable business strategy, respond to market demands that are increasingly concerned about environmental and social issues, and strengthen its position as a leader in the sustainable coffee industry in Indonesia.

¬Survey on Organizational Chat Conversation Analysis: Exploring Dialogue Summarization from a Knowledge Discovery Perspective

With the latest advances in natural language processing technologies, multi-participant conversation summarization features are now embedded in the most widely used collaboration platforms offered by industry leaders such as Microsoft, Google, and Zoom. This allows employees to streamline their work and increase efficiency by summarizing long chat threads. In this study, an attempt has been made to perceive summarized chat conversations as a tool for knowledge discovery and reusable information extraction within an organization in general or during projects. To this end, recent scientific articles have been reviewed to identify the most effective techniques and approaches for summarizing chat threads and conversations alongside the challenges and peculiarities of collaborative text-based communication. In addition, significant attention has been paid to the further utilization of the extracted information to represent the knowledge for further reuse.

Disney Business Logic Analysis

This paper analyses the development of the Disney Company since its founding in 1923, discusses the evolution of its main business, the risks, and opportunities it faces, and looks forward to the future development direction of Disney. As a giant in the global entertainment industry, Disney has successfully grown from a single animation studio to a global enterprise with diversified businesses including media networks, theme parks and resorts, consumer products business, and film and television entertainment services. The article provides a detailed analysis of how Disney has maintained its business growth and market competitiveness by adapting to digital transformation and globalization challenges while continuously expanding its IP library and strengthening its industry leadership through M&A strategies. It also explores Disney's risk management strategies in the face of global economic volatility, digital transformation challenges and intellectual property protection, as well as new opportunities arising from global expansion, technological innovation, and cross-border cooperation. Through a comprehensive analysis of Disney, this paper aims to provide a case study on how innovation and strategy can achieve sustainable business development in the era of globalization and digitalization.

Industrial Chain Leader System for green governance: Evidence from a Chinese resource‐based city

AbstractThe Chain Leader System (CLS) is a novel concept of industrial development proposed by the Chinese local government. Initially, it was aimed at chain extension, supplementation, and advancement to address the impact of external uncertainties. However, there has been debate about whether political power from CLS will lead to inefficiencies in green governance. This study aims to formalize industrial CLS for green governance. A survey was conducted to assess public acceptance and the validity of CLS in a resource‐based city. The results indicate that CLS, when aligned with green governance goals, effectively corresponds with market rationality and public value. It is evident that CLS represents a collective effort toward effective governance rather than simply extending industrial chains or enhancing resilience. The efficiency of green governance within CLS is influenced by the factors including communication platform, enterprises' carbon sinks and green clustering, citizens' adoption of green transportation, and communication among different stakeholders. This study provides valuable insights for the governments seeking to establish an efficient CLS that aligns with both market principles and well‐functioning government.

Evolution of secure development lifecycles and maturity models in the context of hosted solutions

AbstractOrganizations creating software commonly utilize software development lifecycles (SDLCs) to structure development activities. Secure development lifecycles (SDLs) integrate into SDLCs, adding security or compliance activities. They are widely used and have been published by industry leaders and in literature. These SDLs, however, were mostly designed before or while cloud services and other hosted solutions became popular. Such offerings widen the provider's responsibilities, as they not only deliver software but operate and decommission it as well. SDLs, however, do not always account for this change. Security maturity models (SMMs) help to assess SDLs and identify improvements by introducing a baseline to compare against. Multiple of these models were created after the advent of hosted solutions and are more recent than commonly referenced SDLs. Recent SMMs and SDLs may therefore support hosted solutions better than older proposals do. This paper compares a set of current and historic SDLs and SMMs in order to review their support for hosted solutions, including how support has changed over time. Security, privacy, and support for small or agile organizations are considered, as all are relevant to hosted solutions. The SDLs analyzed include Microsoft's SDL, McGraw's Touchpoints, the Cisco's SDL, and Stackpole and Oksendahl's SDL2. The SMMs reviewed are OWASP's Software Assurance Maturity Model 2 and DevSecOps Maturity Model. To assess the support for hosted solutions, the security and privacy activities foreseen in each SDLC phase are compared, before organizational compatibility, activity relevance, and efficiency are assessed. The paper further demonstrates how organizations may select and adjust a suitable proposal. The analyzed proposals are found to not sufficiently support hosted solutions: Important SDLC phases, such as solution retirement, are not always sufficiently supported. Agile practices, such as working in sprints, and small organizations are often not sufficiently considered as well. Efficiency is found to vary based on the application context. A clear improvement trend from before the proliferation of hosted solutions cannot be identified. Future work is therefore found to be required.

Adaptive Strategies in E-commerce: the Role of Gender Dynamics, Consumer Preferences, and Technological Advancements among Filwin Members

The expansion of e-commerce globally has fundamentally altered consumer preferences and business strategies. This study investigates these shifts by focusing on the Filipino Women Inventors and Innovators Network (FILWIN), which includes diverse leaders such as entrepreneurs, academics, scientists, and government officials from various sectors in the Philippines. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research combines quantitative data from surveys with qualitative insights gathered through open-ended questions, interviews, and focus group discussions with FILWIN members. This methodology allows for a comprehensive analysis of how these women leaders adapt to the evolving market demands and leverage innovative strategies in their respective fields. Although the study predominantly focuses on FILWIN members, which may limit its broader applicability, it underscores the necessity for extensive interdisciplinary research across diverse professional fields. The results are crucial for policymakers and industry leaders, providing them with valuable insights to promote gender inclusivity and foster innovation in the digital economy. This research provides original insights into the experiences of a unique yet understudied group of female leaders and enriches our understanding of gender dynamics in technological and social innovation, offering a solid foundation for further scholarly and practical explorations.

XÂY DỰNG HỆ THỐNG BÀI GIẢNG VÀ TÀI NGUYÊN GIÁO DỤC ĐIỆN TỬ - GIẢI PHÁP GIẢI QUYẾT TÌNH TRẠNG THIẾU GIÁO VIÊN HIỆN NAY

This is scientific research on how to overcome the current shortage of high school teachers. Population growth and economic deterioration are the main causes of reduced investment in education; Schools receive little investment in additional construction to meet the learning needs of students; Investment in teacher training has not been increased. Besides the pressure at work, teachers receive low salaries, which is also the cause of teachers quitting their jobs. If this situation persists, it will affect the quality of education and the source of high-quality technical labor in the future. To conduct this research, the authors conducted many surveys on students, parents, teachers, principals, leaders of the education industry and synthesized opinions in the media and press. The research work suggests that the most effective solution to the current teacher shortage is to build shared e-learning and e-educational resources for high school students nationwide combined with opening online classes as well as tests and exams. These studies are also the premise for digital transformation in education. Keywords: E-lectures; flipped classroom; e-textbooks; e-workbooks; e-test banks.

Factors Affecting Organizational Commitment in Catering Industry: Haidilao as a Case Study

Organizational commitment is crucial for organizational development. This study analyzes the case of Hai Di Lao to explore the factors influencing organizational commitment in the restaurant industry. The research methodology includes an online survey, yielding 418 valid responses. The results indicate that both results orientation and employee orientation significantly impact organizational commitment through mediating variables: career goal progress, career competence development, promotion rate, and salary growth. Specifically, results orientation significantly affects career goal progress, career competence development, promotion rate, and salary growth, while employee orientation also significantly influences these career-related outcomes. This study emphasizes the critical role of career competence development, promotion opportunities, and salary growth in enhancing employee loyalty, providing empirical evidence for HR managers and organizational leaders in the restaurant industry to design effective retention strategies. Additionally, it recommends that future research adopt longitudinal methods to explore other potential mediating variables, such as job satisfaction and work-life balance, on organizational commitment.

Digital identities in the metaverse: Privacy, security, and user authentication in virtual financial systems

The advent of the metaverse has ushered in a new era of digital interaction, commerce, and finance. As users increasingly immerse themselves in virtual spaces, the need for robust digital identities becomes paramount. This study investigates the intricate interplay of privacy, security, and user authentication within the context of digital identities in the metaverse, with a particular focus on virtual financial systems. Employing a cross-case analysis method within the qualitative research paradigm, the study extensively examines real-world instances to extract valuable insights, identify challenges, and propose potential solutions in navigating this dynamic landscape. This approach allows for a comprehensive examination of overarching patterns and trends across case studies, revealing persistent challenges in digital identity management. The study delves into the complexities of pseudonymity in virtual engagement, emphasizing the crucial balance required for user trust and accountability. Furthermore, it uncovers commonalities in successful implementations, spotlighting the transformative role of blockchain technology, exemplified by IBM Blockchain World Wire, and the growing trend of biometric authentication, as seen in the FIDO use case. The successful cases examined demonstrate that a user-friendly experience and scalability are integral to the adoption of advanced security technologies. Industry leaders should take note of the global trends in digital transactions, emphasizing efficiency, transparency and cross-border security. Additionally, the study offers forward-looking insights with implications for future research and practice, advocating for continued exploration of the nuanced dynamics between user privacy, trust-building mechanisms and accountability in the ever-evolving metaverse landscape.