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Dr. Yifan Zhong
Curtin University

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Journal article
Published: 13 July 2021 in Journal of Environmental Management
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The current study investigates carbon neutrality targets for the US's case while analyzing the role of environmental-related research and development (ERR&D) and renewable energy research and development (RER&D). This study also considered economic growth (GDP) and energy productivity (EP) as controlled variables. Utilizing the time series data over the period from 1990 to 2019, this study used various econometric approaches, such as unit root tests and cointegration tests for stationarity and the long-run association between variables, respectively. This study's main econometric regression tools, such as dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) and fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS), are utilized. The empirical findings reveal that economic growth played a negative role in achieving carbon neutrality targets. However, EP, RER&D, and ERR&D positively contribute to carbon neutrality target achievement by reducing atmospheric CO2 emissions. Moreover, this study found a cointegration relationship between the study variables. The bidirectional causality is found between ERR&D and CO2 emissions, while a unidirectional causality is observed, running from exogenous variables towards CO2 emissions. Based on the empirical findings, this study recommends expanding the investment and expenditures in both ERR&D and RER&D sectors to attain carbon neutrality.

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Xuefeng Shao; Yifan Zhong; Yameng Li; Mehmet Altuntaş. Does environmental and renewable energy R&D help to achieve carbon neutrality target? A case of the US economy. Journal of Environmental Management 2021, 296, 113229 .

AMA Style

Xuefeng Shao, Yifan Zhong, Yameng Li, Mehmet Altuntaş. Does environmental and renewable energy R&D help to achieve carbon neutrality target? A case of the US economy. Journal of Environmental Management. 2021; 296 ():113229.

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Xuefeng Shao; Yifan Zhong; Yameng Li; Mehmet Altuntaş. 2021. "Does environmental and renewable energy R&D help to achieve carbon neutrality target? A case of the US economy." Journal of Environmental Management 296, no. : 113229.

Journal article
Published: 02 July 2021 in Journal of Environmental Management
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After the Paris Climate Conference (Conference of the Paris COP: 21), most developing countries face challenges to attain a sustainable economy and carbon neutrality targets with minimum CO2 emission. The next eleven (N-11) economies are in line with the global phenomena of environmental degradation; very few studies have analyzed the effects of green technology innovation on environmental degradation in N-11 countries. Therefore, the present study addresses the gap and examines green technology innovation and renewable energy with CO2 emission from 1980 to 2018. The present study considers all the issues related to panel data analysis, such as cross-sectional dependence, stationarity, heterogeneity in slope parameters, and structural break with advanced panel estimators. Moreover, the cross-sectional augmented autoregressive distributed lags (CS-ARDL) test results show the negative and significant impact of green technology innovation and renewable energy with CO2 emission in the long run. However, the short-run association of green technology innovation is not significant—further, the results endorsed by the robustness tests such as AMG and CCEMG. To reduce environmental deterioration in N-11 countries, governments are suggested implementing some policies to support green innovation technologies and renewable energy resources.

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Xuefeng Shao; Yifan Zhong; Wei Liu; Rita Yi Man Li. Modeling the effect of green technology innovation and renewable energy on carbon neutrality in N-11 countries? Evidence from advance panel estimations. Journal of Environmental Management 2021, 296, 113189 .

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Xuefeng Shao, Yifan Zhong, Wei Liu, Rita Yi Man Li. Modeling the effect of green technology innovation and renewable energy on carbon neutrality in N-11 countries? Evidence from advance panel estimations. Journal of Environmental Management. 2021; 296 ():113189.

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Xuefeng Shao; Yifan Zhong; Wei Liu; Rita Yi Man Li. 2021. "Modeling the effect of green technology innovation and renewable energy on carbon neutrality in N-11 countries? Evidence from advance panel estimations." Journal of Environmental Management 296, no. : 113189.

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Published: 07 June 2021 in Journal of Risk and Financial Management
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Expatriate management has evolved through the practices of developed economy multinational enterprises (DMNEs), with the aim of improving expatriate adaptability, cross-cultural adjustment, and performance. However, most of these studies focus on expatriates from developed countries and try to help DMNEs instead of emerging market MNEs (EMNEs). In a turbulent global economy, how EMNEs manage their expatriates when conducting business through their outward foreign direct investment (FDI) is understudied. This empirical study aims to address this research gap by utilising a qualitative approach and a multiple case study. It has conducted semi-structured interviews with expatriates, executives, and middle managers of Chinese MNEs in 2014. It contributes as one of the few to systematically examine expatriate related issues in the context of EMNEs with first-hand empirical evidence. The findings show that EMNEs are leapfrogging with their internationalisation and hence their expatriate policies are often ad hoc without systematic planning. Moreover, this study has contributed to practice, especially to EMNEs, regarding the way they need to improve their expatriate policies and practices.

ACS Style

Yifan Zhong; Jiuhua Zhu; Mingqiong Zhang. Expatriate Management of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises: A Multiple Case Study Approach. Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2021, 14, 252 .

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Yifan Zhong, Jiuhua Zhu, Mingqiong Zhang. Expatriate Management of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises: A Multiple Case Study Approach. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2021; 14 (6):252.

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Yifan Zhong; Jiuhua Zhu; Mingqiong Zhang. 2021. "Expatriate Management of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises: A Multiple Case Study Approach." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 6: 252.

Journal article
Published: 19 May 2021 in Journal of Risk and Financial Management
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The unanticipated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has hit global business heavily, disrupting the management of human resources across numerous industries. More than 500 articles (indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science) on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on emerging human resources issues and related practices were published from 1 January 2020 to 31 January 2021. In this study, we conduct a systematic literature review on emerging studies in the business and management field to explore what the emerging human resource issues are during the COVID-19 pandemic and propose related practices to solve these issues. The analysis of the published literature identifies nine main human resource issues across 13 industries. The findings of this study suggest that COVID-19 has enormous impact on conventional human resource management and requires the theoretical and empirical attention of researchers. The propositions nominate related human resource practices to deal with emerging human resources issues and identify several research venues for future studies in this field.

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Yifan Zhong; Yameng Li; Jian Ding; Yiyi Liao. Risk Management: Exploring Emerging Human Resource Issues during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2021, 14, 228 .

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Yifan Zhong, Yameng Li, Jian Ding, Yiyi Liao. Risk Management: Exploring Emerging Human Resource Issues during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2021; 14 (5):228.

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Yifan Zhong; Yameng Li; Jian Ding; Yiyi Liao. 2021. "Risk Management: Exploring Emerging Human Resource Issues during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 5: 228.

Journal article
Published: 30 March 2021 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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The broad development of Internet has enabled the information and communications technology (ICT) and the blockchain technology (BT) to transform the traditional operational practices and customer behavior. In the context of the agricultural sector, it has prompted agricultural retailers to explore various online resources and communication channels. However, product information and physical experience in the brick-and-mortar stores influence the Internet pricing strategy and customers’ online purchasing behaviors. Considering this cross-channel effect and sustainable digital agricultural (e-agriculture) development, this study constructed a theoretical analysis model to investigate the impact of the ICT- and BT-driven agricultural cross-channel information strategy on the retailer pricing strategy and customer behavior. The results indicate that, although ICT and BT tools provide agricultural retailers and customers with more information, a cross-channel information strategy does not continuously increase retailers’ sales performance. Retailers tend to leverage this strategy when the devaluation coefficient (customers’ quality perception for a product) is low. This channel information strategy is influenced by the offline channel cost and the devaluation coefficient in online trading. These findings on the devaluation effect can guide retailers in their channel information and pricing strategies and marketing-related decisions.

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Shaozeng Dong; Liu Yang; Xuefeng Shao; Yifan Zhong; Yi Li; Ping Qiao. How can channel information strategy promote sales by combining ICT and blockchain? Evidence from the agricultural sector. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 299, 126857 .

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Shaozeng Dong, Liu Yang, Xuefeng Shao, Yifan Zhong, Yi Li, Ping Qiao. How can channel information strategy promote sales by combining ICT and blockchain? Evidence from the agricultural sector. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021; 299 ():126857.

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Shaozeng Dong; Liu Yang; Xuefeng Shao; Yifan Zhong; Yi Li; Ping Qiao. 2021. "How can channel information strategy promote sales by combining ICT and blockchain? Evidence from the agricultural sector." Journal of Cleaner Production 299, no. : 126857.

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Published: 14 September 2015 in Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research
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Purpose – Expatriate management is a popular topic in international human resource management (IHRM) because expatriates play a critical role in a firm’s international business operations. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the existing studies that often examine the expatriate management of developed country multinational enterprises (MNEs), aiming to help them identify, employ, prepare and retain expatriates and address challenges these MNEs may face, while how MNEs from emerging countries manage their expatriates is understudied. Design/methodology/approach – The knowledge of expatriate management from emerging market MNEs (EMNEs) may help us understand whether there is anything new for IHRM theory and practice. This conceptual paper aims to address this research gap by selecting China, a leading emerging economy, and reviewing the existing literature in both English and Chinese to examine the status quo of the expatriate management in Chinese MNEs to highlight challenges facing these MNEs in managing their expatriates when conducting outward foreign direct investment (FDI). Findings – This paper aims to make theoretical contributions by generating research propositions to address an under-researched area, i.e., how EMNEs manage their expatriates and the role of their expatriates in the outward FDI. Originality/value – No other person’s work has been used in the main text of the paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of any other degree or diploma in this or any other tertiary institution.

ACS Style

Yifan Zhong; Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu; Mingqiong Mike Zhang. The management of Chinese MNEs’ expatriates. Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research 2015, 3, 289 -302.

AMA Style

Yifan Zhong, Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu, Mingqiong Mike Zhang. The management of Chinese MNEs’ expatriates. Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research. 2015; 3 (3):289-302.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Yifan Zhong; Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu; Mingqiong Mike Zhang. 2015. "The management of Chinese MNEs’ expatriates." Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research 3, no. 3: 289-302.