Editor's Introduction – No Free Lunch: Dilemmas of Product Quality in China
这篇导言介绍了关于中国产品召回的四篇论文,探讨供应链管理、道德滑坡、循证管理和搭便车行为如何影响产品质量,并指出健康安全类产品(如食品、玩具)的质量问题比电子类产品更严重。
This Editors' Forum – ‘Made in China: Implications of Chinese Product Recalls’ – presents four perspectives on Chinese product recalls: supply chain management, moral degradation or the decline of traditional business ethics, evidence based management and free riding on the ‘Made in China’ brand. Extended supply chains and uncertain ethical standards almost certainly contribute to lapses in product quality as do cost pressures facing most Chinese firms. Product quality issues, moreover, will be most significant for goods posing hidden risks to health and safety, such as food and toys, and less significant for goods like computers and consumer electronics whose conformity to specifications can be readily monitored.