International Journal of
Management
Theory and Practices
Volume 9, Number 1, August 2008
CONTENTS
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  Editors & Members
  of the Editorial Board .......................................................... | 2 | 
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  ACME President's
  Message ................................................................................... | 3 | 
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  Editor-in-Chief's
  Message ...................................................................................... | 4 | 
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| Optimizing Multi-site Production Planning and Scheduling with a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm. Chyuan Perng, Ping-Teng Chang, Shui-Shun Lin, Chun-Chia Huang,and Zih-Ping Ho ....................................................................................................... | 5 | 
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| Effects of Product Price on Profitability of Semiconductor Firms: Evidence from Global DRAM Industry Chen-Chi Lou, Shang-Chi Gong, and Shyue-Ping Chi ..................................... | 21 | 
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  Comparative Human Resource Management Practices: A Case of  Subhash C. Kundu .................................................................................................... | 43 | 
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  Metrics of Organizational Performance that Are Independent of Cultural Effects 
    Hui-Lien Tung, Margo Bergman, Joseph Wood, and W. F. Lawless ................ | 69 | 
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  The 
  Links between Goal Orientations and IT Use for Process Innovation   Amy Y. Chou................................................................................................................ | 85 | 
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| Information to Authors ............................................................................................ | 96 | 
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| Call for Papers
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| Transfer of Copyright Agreement
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| Association for Chinese Management
  Educators (2007-2008) .......................... | 102 | 
Publishers: Association for Chinese Management Educators