When a bank replaces its core-banking information system, the bank must migrate data like accounts from the old into the new system. Migrating data is necessary but not a catalyst for new business opportunities. The consequence is cost pressure to be addressed by an efficient software development process together with an industrialization of the development. Industrialization requires defining ...

Article history: Received 30 September 2010 Received in revised form 18 September 2011 Accepted 18 September 2011 Available online 24 September 2011 This paper presents a few stylized facts on the patterns of China's industrialization by computing a set of multi-dimensional measures on industrial concentration, regional specialization, and clustering based on census data at the firm level in 19...

This paper concentrates on the evaluation of the efficiency of low carbon industrialization in the tourism sector. Combining the general indices of the regional industrialization with the specific characteristics of low carbon development in the tourism sector, a comprehensive index system is scientifically designed. Due to the complexity of the index system and the tight correlation among some...

Abstract This study develops a Malthusian model for the evolution of human society from hunting-gathering to agriculture and industrial production. Human evolves across these stages as population grows. However, under endogenous growth, may stop growing at any stage. If it fails reach first threshold, remains hunter-gatherers. reaches an agricultural emerges. Then, if in trap without experienci...