Beijing Foreign Studies University

Smart city policy and firm digitalization: evidence from MD&A disclosures

Purpose This study aims to examine whether smart city policies influence corporate digital transformation. Using China’s National Smart City Pilot Project as a quasi-natural experiment, we investigate if smart city designation affects firms’ digitalization levels as reflected in...

A PGSA approach to interactive pricing optimization: converting consumer costs into marketing value

Purpose This study reconceptualizes interactive pricing as a reciprocal and value co-creation process that sets personalized optimal prices to drive purchases and profit margins. We introduce Predictive Global Sensitivity Analysis (PGSA) as a method for real-time interactive pric...

Prevalence and network analysis of depressive, anxiety and cognitive symptoms among oldest-old population in China

The oldest-old people are prone to such psychological and mental risks as depression, anxiety, and cognitive dysfunction. Yet which specific symptom poses the biggest threat remains elusive, especially when the characteristics of a certain sample are considered. Using network ana...

The construction of royal charisma and de-accountability: the Thai monarchy under King Bhumibol (1948–1980)

This article examines how Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej constructed royal charisma and employed political practices prior to the Prem era to distance himself from political crises involving student movements, military governments, and episodes of state violence. It argues th...

Inter‐Set Blood‐Flow Restriction Increases Peripheral Physiological Stress While Preserving Repeated‐Sprint Mechanical Output in Trained Athletes

ABSTRACT Inter‐set blood‐flow restriction (BFR) may increase the physiological stimulus of repeated‐sprint exercise without compromising mechanical output, but evidence in trained athletes is limited. In a randomized crossover design, 26 national‐level male badminton players comp...