OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate changes in countries' enacting advertising bans after the effect of ratifying the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). METHODS We compared adoption of advertising bans on five areas (TV and radio, print media, billboards, point-of-sale, sponsorship) in countries that did versus did not ratify the FCTC, accounting for years since the ratification...

Significant Points — Fifty percent work in the construction industry, and another 20 percent are found in manufacturing industries. — Growth of the construction industry will be the driving force behind the demand for cost estimators; employment of cost estimators in manufacturing should remain relatively stable. — In construction and manufacturing, job prospects should be best for those with i...

This study seeks to determine the impact of IT co-workers on individual deviance behavior in organizations. Using data collected from 322 IT employees and their supervisors in Chinese software companies, we also examine the impact of the Confucian work ethic on deviant behavior. The results suggest that both co-workers’ production deviance and the Confucian work ethic have impacts on individual...

The chemical industry plays a key role in sustaining the world economy and underpinning future technologies, yet is under unprecedented pressure from the effects of globalization and change in many of its traditional markets. Against this background, what will be needed for the industry to embrace efforts to make it "greener"? We explore some of the issues raised by the development of "green ch...

Wissensmanagement gewinnt in der Industrie zunehmend an Bedeutung. Informationen sollen schichtübergreifend verfügbar sein, Mitarbeiter effizient für neue Tätigkeiten qualifiziert und Wissen über Generationen hinweg vermittelt werden. Der Beitrag zeigt hierzu Konzepte und konkrete Umsetzungen basierend auf mobilen Technologien auf, die im Rahmen des Förderprojekts Assist 4.0 entwickelt und eval...

Developing product software is getting increasing attention from both academics and practitioners. Organizations are recognizing the benefits and importance of developing a product for a market. Also, several software companies that develop customer-specific software have identified a need to change to developing and selling product software. Since few studies are available in this domain, it i...

Aktuell wird in Industrieunternehmen die zunehmende Digitalisierung, Vernetzung und IT-Durchdringung der Produktion unter dem Begriff Industrie 4.0 diskutiert. Aus der Umsetzung von Industrie 4.0 resultieren Änderungen, von denen die Prozessund Produktionsplanung (PPP) betroffen ist. Die Veränderungen werden anhand eines innovativen Use Case in der Motorenproduktion eines international agierend...