New titles from Emerald

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS) aims to advance both theoretical and empirical research, inform policies and practices, and improve understanding of how economic and business decisions shape the lives of Africans.

The International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment aims to further knowledge and understanding of the link between the built environment and disaster mitigation, response and reconstruction. This journal aims to develop the skills and knowledge of the built environment professions and other professions working in disaster mitigation and reconstruction, so that they may strengthen their capacity in strategic and practical aspects of disaster preparedness, rehabilitation and reconstruction to mitigate the effects of disasters nationally and internationally.

The journal seeks to advance knowledge in the field of events and to enhance the uptake of such knowledge by practitioners in the field.

The purpose of The International Journal of Lean Six Sigma is to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of Lean Six Sigma (an integrated approach of Lean and Six Sigma) and to publish the latest trends and research developments in both fields.

Launching in 2010, the journal aims to bring together academic and industrial research in the area of damage tolerance design and structural integrity.

JCHRM is the first journal to cater for a steadily-increasing number of researchers, practitioners and University lecturers focusing on a crucial field: the management of one fifth of the world's workforce. A new publication for 2010, JCHRM is being launched when Chinese Human Resource Management theory, research and practices have global implications. JCHRM will publish peer-reviewed content on Human Resource Management in Chinese companies in China and overseas, as well as studies on international MNCs operating in China. Through the publication of the latest findings in the field, JCHRM aims to contribute to the promotion and development of efficient, effective and fulfilled workforces and to the enhancement of firm performance.

The purpose of the Journal of Global Responsibility is to catalyse thought from a wide range of academic disciplines and in doing so provide intellectual leadership both within the academic world and across all organisations seeking to clarify and engage with sustainability agenda.

The journal serves as a scholastic platform in the fields of Hospitality Information Technology and E-Business. It seeks to serve as a bridge between academia and industry through intellectual exchange of ideas, trends and paradigmatic changes underway in the two important and related domains that it addresses.

This journal will provide a dynamic forum for the advancement of accounting and business knowledge based on Shari'ah and aims to publish high quality manuscripts related to the interplay between Islamic business ethics, accounting, auditing and governance in promoting accountability, socio-economic justice (adl) and everlasting success (al-falah). It seeks to inform current theoretical and empirical research and practice in Islamic accounting, auditing and corporate governance, management of Islamic organisations, accounting regulation and policy for Islamic institutions, Shari'ah auditing and corporate governance, and financial and non-financial performance

The journal identifies the features of the Islamic framework of International Marketing practices and ethics. Marketing practices, embedded in a strong ethical doctrine, can play a vital role in raising the standards of business conduct worldwide, while in no way compromising the quality of services or products offered to customers, or surrendering the profit margins of businesses. Adherence to such ethical practices can help to elevate the standards of behaviour of traders and consumers alike.

It is predicted that the rise of China, alongside other emerging countries, will reshape the global science and technology landscape. and come to have a great influence on the policies of the world's governments, industrial firms, and universities. The significance of these developments, in terms of future growth and the competitive position of China within the global economy, will be answered and discussed in the research papers and articles featured in the Journal of Science and Technology Policy in China.

With Chinese business as the focus, the Nankai Business Review International aims to realize the following objectives: To study the adaptation of American and European management theory in China and trace the backbone of Chinese enterprises' management practice in the process of a transition economy; In the setting of Chinese social and economic development, study the relationship between Chinese enterprises' management practice and social evolution and the pattern of Chinese enterprises' management practice; Incorporated into the objectives above, NBRI would like to introduce specific management theory with Chinese cultural characteristics, improve understanding of Chinese enterprises' development and management, especially for multinational corporations in China, and enforce the role of China in the process of economic globalization.

The Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal will provide a forum for quality research contributions with practice and policy implications, concerning the interactions between social and environmental sustainability, accounting, management and policy