Drawing upon a Natural Resource-Based View(NRBV),this paper aims to propose a quantitative model that could be used to investigate whether Lean Manufacturing(LM)practices/tools can improve the three aspects of corpora...Drawing upon a Natural Resource-Based View(NRBV),this paper aims to propose a quantitative model that could be used to investigate whether Lean Manufacturing(LM)practices/tools can improve the three aspects of corporate sustainability performance(economic,environmental,and social).This paper is based on a theoretical study to develop a new model by reviewing the literature and proposing new ideas according to the Natural Resource-Based View(NRBV).Reviewing the literature showed that there is a significant association between LM practices/tools implementation and the improvement on three aspects of corporate sustainability performance(economic,environmental,and social).This paper provides insights to manufacturing managers about the ability of LM practices to reduce cost of operations and maximize the value provided to customers.Further,it highlighted the importance of LM practices implementation to manage organizations’activities responsibly in terms of their environmental,social,and economic effects.By proposing such a quantitative model according to a NRBV,this study contributes to a broader understanding of how LM practices affect three pillars of sustainability.展开更多
Mankind is going to stride across the threshold of the new century while world science advances by leaps and bounds. At the same time, China will enter a comparatively well-off state in terms of its economic developme...Mankind is going to stride across the threshold of the new century while world science advances by leaps and bounds. At the same time, China will enter a comparatively well-off state in terms of its economic development and its next step forward is to be a moderately developed country in the international community. At the 15th National Congress展开更多
Nowadays,several studies demonstrate that viewing nature has positive effects on human health and well-being.This essay discusses about the essential methods of viewing natural environment and their impacts on human w...Nowadays,several studies demonstrate that viewing nature has positive effects on human health and well-being.This essay discusses about the essential methods of viewing natural environment and their impacts on human well-being by clarifying four important theoretical models:reducing stress,lowering heart rate,improving outcome of surgery,and increasing attention.In addition,some important research results in this field are taken as examples to introduce research methods.By collecting and organizing existing studies and theories about the relationship between viewing nature and human well-being,the methods of viewing nature can be divided into two parts:viewing nature through specific media(e.g.,through a window,a book,a painting or a videotape)and being with the presence of nature.This study aims to clarify the research significance of viewing nature and find deficiency in this field to maximize the role of landscapes in human health and well-being.展开更多
With the further deepening of cultural exchanges between China and the West, Wordsworth's thought has been drawing the attention of more and more Chinese people. Through the study of his main works, this thesis fi...With the further deepening of cultural exchanges between China and the West, Wordsworth's thought has been drawing the attention of more and more Chinese people. Through the study of his main works, this thesis finds that Wordsworth's view of nature is deeply influenced by the historical background and his personal experience.展开更多
Wordsworth is the leading figure of English Romanticism in the 19th century and the most famous poet among the“Lake Poets”.He ushers in a new era of Romanticism for the English literature,and also exerts a great inf...Wordsworth is the leading figure of English Romanticism in the 19th century and the most famous poet among the“Lake Poets”.He ushers in a new era of Romanticism for the English literature,and also exerts a great influence on the world literature.Most of his poems are about the natural scenery from which he explores its impact on human’s soul,so he has been regarded as“a poet of nature”.This thesis reveals the formation of the poet’s romantic view of nature and its demonstrations by analyzing one of his famous poems The Daffodils.展开更多
John Keats, a good observer and interpreter of Mother Nature, makes a life-time quest for the beauty of nature and themeaning of life in his poems. Likewise, Tagore, a world-renowned Indian poet, is also a nature-wors...John Keats, a good observer and interpreter of Mother Nature, makes a life-time quest for the beauty of nature and themeaning of life in his poems. Likewise, Tagore, a world-renowned Indian poet, is also a nature-worshiper and writes under thedeep influence of European Romanticism.This paper is to explore the similarities and differences of the two poets' contemplationupon life and death in their view of nature, focusing on Ode to a Nightingale by Keats and Fruit-Gathering by Tagore, aiming tobetter understand the two great poet's poetics in a comparative dimension.展开更多
This paper is aimed at interpreting Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville's view of nature clearly by briefly analyzing their representative works. And this paper is composed of four parts. ...This paper is aimed at interpreting Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville's view of nature clearly by briefly analyzing their representative works. And this paper is composed of four parts. Chapter Ⅰ will make a detailed analysis of Emerson's view of nature and make a further investigation of his view by analyzing his work Nature.Chapter Ⅱ is about Thoreau's view of nature and his attitude to nature through his work Walden. Chapter Ⅲ firstly makes a brief introduction of Melville's view of nature and then interprets it by explaining the symbolic meaning of main characters' names in his famous work Moby-Dick. And the last chapter makes a simple comparison among their views of nature to give a further understanding of the view of nature in American Literature.展开更多
William Wordsworth,as the representative poet of the romanticism,plays an important role in the history of the EnglishLiterature and is considered an ecological poet.He pursues the harmonious and unified relationship ...William Wordsworth,as the representative poet of the romanticism,plays an important role in the history of the EnglishLiterature and is considered an ecological poet.He pursues the harmonious and unified relationship with man and nature,and con-tributes to the development process of the social.Taking the poem"Nutting"for example,Wordsworth’s ecological view of natureand its reasons,and the realistic significance of his view on nature to the modern world,especially under the background of the ad-vocacy of the community of destiny of human beings,will be explicated and analyzed.展开更多
The relationship between mankind and nature as well mankind and climate was introduced firstly, and then the necessity to remove negative value accompanying the improvement of humanized nature value was analyzed, fina...The relationship between mankind and nature as well mankind and climate was introduced firstly, and then the necessity to remove negative value accompanying the improvement of humanized nature value was analyzed, finally the ways to insist on the unity of natural view and development view to realize the harmony between mankind and climate were proposed.展开更多
文摘Drawing upon a Natural Resource-Based View(NRBV),this paper aims to propose a quantitative model that could be used to investigate whether Lean Manufacturing(LM)practices/tools can improve the three aspects of corporate sustainability performance(economic,environmental,and social).This paper is based on a theoretical study to develop a new model by reviewing the literature and proposing new ideas according to the Natural Resource-Based View(NRBV).Reviewing the literature showed that there is a significant association between LM practices/tools implementation and the improvement on three aspects of corporate sustainability performance(economic,environmental,and social).This paper provides insights to manufacturing managers about the ability of LM practices to reduce cost of operations and maximize the value provided to customers.Further,it highlighted the importance of LM practices implementation to manage organizations’activities responsibly in terms of their environmental,social,and economic effects.By proposing such a quantitative model according to a NRBV,this study contributes to a broader understanding of how LM practices affect three pillars of sustainability.
文摘Mankind is going to stride across the threshold of the new century while world science advances by leaps and bounds. At the same time, China will enter a comparatively well-off state in terms of its economic development and its next step forward is to be a moderately developed country in the international community. At the 15th National Congress
文摘Nowadays,several studies demonstrate that viewing nature has positive effects on human health and well-being.This essay discusses about the essential methods of viewing natural environment and their impacts on human well-being by clarifying four important theoretical models:reducing stress,lowering heart rate,improving outcome of surgery,and increasing attention.In addition,some important research results in this field are taken as examples to introduce research methods.By collecting and organizing existing studies and theories about the relationship between viewing nature and human well-being,the methods of viewing nature can be divided into two parts:viewing nature through specific media(e.g.,through a window,a book,a painting or a videotape)and being with the presence of nature.This study aims to clarify the research significance of viewing nature and find deficiency in this field to maximize the role of landscapes in human health and well-being.
文摘With the further deepening of cultural exchanges between China and the West, Wordsworth's thought has been drawing the attention of more and more Chinese people. Through the study of his main works, this thesis finds that Wordsworth's view of nature is deeply influenced by the historical background and his personal experience.
文摘Wordsworth is the leading figure of English Romanticism in the 19th century and the most famous poet among the“Lake Poets”.He ushers in a new era of Romanticism for the English literature,and also exerts a great influence on the world literature.Most of his poems are about the natural scenery from which he explores its impact on human’s soul,so he has been regarded as“a poet of nature”.This thesis reveals the formation of the poet’s romantic view of nature and its demonstrations by analyzing one of his famous poems The Daffodils.
文摘John Keats, a good observer and interpreter of Mother Nature, makes a life-time quest for the beauty of nature and themeaning of life in his poems. Likewise, Tagore, a world-renowned Indian poet, is also a nature-worshiper and writes under thedeep influence of European Romanticism.This paper is to explore the similarities and differences of the two poets' contemplationupon life and death in their view of nature, focusing on Ode to a Nightingale by Keats and Fruit-Gathering by Tagore, aiming tobetter understand the two great poet's poetics in a comparative dimension.
文摘This paper is aimed at interpreting Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville's view of nature clearly by briefly analyzing their representative works. And this paper is composed of four parts. Chapter Ⅰ will make a detailed analysis of Emerson's view of nature and make a further investigation of his view by analyzing his work Nature.Chapter Ⅱ is about Thoreau's view of nature and his attitude to nature through his work Walden. Chapter Ⅲ firstly makes a brief introduction of Melville's view of nature and then interprets it by explaining the symbolic meaning of main characters' names in his famous work Moby-Dick. And the last chapter makes a simple comparison among their views of nature to give a further understanding of the view of nature in American Literature.
文摘William Wordsworth,as the representative poet of the romanticism,plays an important role in the history of the EnglishLiterature and is considered an ecological poet.He pursues the harmonious and unified relationship with man and nature,and con-tributes to the development process of the social.Taking the poem"Nutting"for example,Wordsworth’s ecological view of natureand its reasons,and the realistic significance of his view on nature to the modern world,especially under the background of the ad-vocacy of the community of destiny of human beings,will be explicated and analyzed.
文摘The relationship between mankind and nature as well mankind and climate was introduced firstly, and then the necessity to remove negative value accompanying the improvement of humanized nature value was analyzed, finally the ways to insist on the unity of natural view and development view to realize the harmony between mankind and climate were proposed.
