International Journal of

Management Theory and Practices

 

Volume 9, Number 1, August 2008

 

 

CONTENTS

 

Editors & Members of the Editorial Board ..........................................................

2

 

 

ACME President's Message ...................................................................................

3

 

 

Editor-in-Chief's Message ......................................................................................

4

 

 

Optimizing Multi-site Production Planning and Scheduling with a Hybrid  Genetic Algorithm.

Chyuan Perng, Ping-Teng Chang, Shui-Shun Lin, Chun-Chia Huang,

and Zih-Ping Ho .......................................................................................................

5

 

 

Effects of Product Price on Profitability of Semiconductor Firms: Evidence from Global DRAM Industry

Chen-Chi Lou, Shang-Chi Gong, and Shyue-Ping Chi .....................................

21

 

 

Comparative Human Resource Management Practices: A Case of China and India

Subhash C. Kundu ....................................................................................................

43

 

 

Metrics of Organizational Performance that Are Independent of Cultural Effects

Hui-Lien Tung, Margo Bergman, Joseph Wood, and W. F. Lawless ................

69

 

 

The Links between Goal Orientations and IT Use for Process Innovation

Amy Y. Chou................................................................................................................

85

 

 

Information to Authors ............................................................................................

96

 

 

Call for Papers ............................................................................................................

99

 

 

Transfer of Copyright Agreement ..........................................................................

100

 

 

Association for Chinese Management Educators (2007-2008) ..........................

102

 

Publishers: Association for Chinese Management Educators