Owing to the natural complexity and uncertainty of construction projects, more and more contracts tend to add flexibility to be able to deal with emergencies, thus promoting the smooth implementation of projects. Contractual flexibility has a certain...
The flexible contract is an important mechanism for owners to govern contractors in construction projects. Given the limited explanatory power of the justice mechanism and the important role of relational factors, this study explored the role of ongo...
This study investigates the influence of expectations and trust on farmers’ decisions regarding contractual choices in land transfer. The dataset used for analysis consists of 1101 households in a province in western China. The research focuses...
This study aimed to characterize digital platform-based work arrangements in regard to their degrees of flexibility and their effects on professional achievement, balance between pros and cons, and perception of risk. A survey was conducted with plat...
This paper proposes a redesigned pricing structure for Singapore’s Lease Buyback Scheme to strengthen retirement financing. The modified scheme enhances flexibility in housing-equity release by combining a guaranteed stay period, lifetime occup...
Considering the inherent characteristics of long-term agreements, public–private partnership (PPP) projects are confronted with diverse uncertainties and external challenges. However, existing research has devoted limited attention to the resil...
Public healthcare infrastructure is among the most energy-intensive of public facilities; therefore, it needs to become more environmentally and economically sustainable by increasing energy efficiency and improving service reliability. Achieving the...
The rapid growth of distributed energy resources (DERs) is transforming distribution networks and increasing the need for coordinated flexibility management to maintain secure and economically efficient operation. In this work, we examine how uncerta...
This study aims to advance the theoretical understanding of the contextual antecedents underlying abusive supervision. It provides a fresh perspective on how subordinates’ perceptions of an abusive supervision climate are shaped in temporary wo...
The Project Management Contracting (PMC) project espouses a non-confrontational cooperation model. This paper employs a dynamic Bayesian network approach, grounded in social exchange theory, to construct a dynamic model of the evolution of trust leve...
Stray current is a relevant phenomenon in particular for DC electrified transportation systems, affecting track and infrastructure within the right of way and other structures and installations nearby. It worsens with time and the level of protection...
Financial derivatives have developed rapidly over the past few decades due to their risk-averse nature, with options being the preferred financial derivatives due to their flexible contractual mechanisms, particularly Asian options. The Black–S...
The demand for data center computing and renewable power generation do not always align, which leads to inefficiencies in energy utilization. Flexible coordination of computing demand can address this issue. However, in multi-tenant data centers, use...
As climate change increasingly challenges corporate operations and sustainable development, the role of strategic alliances in managing environmental risks requires critical reassessment. While prior research highlights their benefits for innovation...
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is increasingly recognized as a promising source of flexibility for low-carbon energy systems, yet its deployment remains limited in practice. While previous research has largely focused on technical feasibility and market integ...
In light of future work challenges, actual human resource management (HRM) needs to be redesigned, including long-term development, regeneration, and renewal of human resources, passing from consuming to developing human resources by incorporating th...
The electric power systems together with the entire energy sector are rapidly evolving towards a low-carbon, secure, and competitive economy facing revolutionary transformations from technical structure to economic value chain. Pathways to achieve su...
While supply chain competition increasingly occurs at the network level, most research remains limited to dyadic or triadic relationships, failing to capture the full complexity of multi-tier supply networks. This research investigates the influence...
The systematic analysis of policy texts on promoting regional integration in the Yangtze River Delta region is of great significance for promoting higher-quality development of this Chinese region. By collecting 803 policy texts from 2003 to 2022 and...
China’s “Going Out” strategy and the “Belt and Road” initiative have significantly propelled the expansion of overseas contractual engagements, with a pronounced impact in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (...
Renewable energy transitions depend not only on capacity targets and financial incentives but also on coherent legal arrangements governing institutions, infrastructure, investment, environmental protection, and technological capability. This article...
Physical manufacturing and research infrastructures are essential for advanced innovation but often remain inaccessible to SMEs, start-ups, and research institutions that cannot justify ownership of capital-intensive assets. This study examines wheth...
Australia’s tropical savannas are a vast landscape of grasslands with high biodiversity value. Effective biodiversity conservation in this landscape requires private contributions to complement the under-sized formal conservation estate. The la...
Against the background of rapid urbanization and rural population decline, the revitalization of idle rural homesteads in China faces institutional constraints arising from collective ownership, membership-based qualification rights, and restrictions...
The thermal coal supply chain serves as core infrastructure for ensuring the safe and stable supply of electricity in China. Effective risk management and control of this supply chain are therefore critical to national energy security and socio-econo...
While deepening regional connectivity, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) poses formidable challenges to conservation of biodiversity in ecologically sensitive areas along its routes. It makes stronger international cooperation on biodiversity conser...