The effectiveness of voluntary environmental programs and certifications to render social private benefits depends on how aware consumers are, so that they can consider such initiatives when making their decisions. Consumers’ awareness has been mostly addressed in developed countries, although the companies’ actions also take place developing countries. This study is conducted a country, as Cos...

The geographic and climatic conditions of Florida make the state vulnerable to damaging exotic organisms. This risk is compounded by intense trade agricultural products arriving through numerous ports entry in tourism industry, with at least 115 million visitors annually. For over 100 years, Department Agriculture Consumer Services' Division Plant Industry (FDACS-DPI), known as State Board from...

Introduction Certifications are widely recognized as important tools in addressing climate change, safeguarding human rights, and promoting environmentally sustainable practices. However, this critical review article draws attention to potential negative impacts associated with certifications. The purpose of is highlight the risks challenges certifications despite their intended benefits. Metho...

This study examines the impacts of partnerships for sustainability certifications in coffee value chains on farm income Lampung Province, Sumatra-Indonesia. We conducted farm-household surveys, interviewing 171 samples West and Tanggamus Districts, consisting 98 farmers joining partnership 73 not joining. A probit model is used to determine decisions join partnership; ordinary least square (OLS...

CMM has been well accepted by the world as the standard for software development process control, quality improvement, and software company capacity evaluation. Aiming at the software outsourcing service market, more and more Chinese software companies are involved in the CMM certifications rush. However, to most of them, CMM is a very challenging goal. As China’s software industry is still at ...

In this chapter, we discuss how a leading telecommunications software development company went about outsourcing some phases of the system development life cycle (SDLC) of network management systems in order to achieve both the short-term tactical goals as well as the long-term strategic goals. We present a framework consisting of seven factors that should be used by companies using outsourcing...

In defense industry, it is becoming more and more important to manage the Design Projects according to process maturity models (CMMI V1.3, ISO15504, etc.) and quality certifications (ISO 9001, AS 9100, etc.) requirements. Using different types of lifecycle management tools is becoming an option to meet these management requirements. For this purpose, Aselsan Communication and Information (CIT) ...