At PCCW,Everything Old Is New Again

SaywhatyouwillabouttheprivilegedlifeofRichardLi,butdon’tcallhimluckyanymore.TheyoungersonofLiKa-shing,HongKong’swealthiestman,RichardLiwasonceAsia’smostcelebratedju-niortycoon.Butthesedaysthe35-year-oldisbeingforcedtoprovehismettleinthedailygrindofrun-ningtheformerHongKongTele-com,theutilityheboughtfor$28billionattheheightofthedot-commadnessinearly2000.Thisstruggleisnotthestuffofcyberdreams,aswasLi’svisiontoturnPacificCenturyCyberWorks,hisInternetventure,intoaglobalmultimediaempire.…     

BURIED IN TECH

Corporationsareneck-deepinPCs,routers,andsoftware.AtopWallStreeteconomistsaysthere’sbeenzeropayofffromallthistechspend-ing.Ifhe’sright,watchout!Economists,likelawyers,areaquarrelsomelot.Theyseldomagreeonanythingmorecomplicatedthan,say,AdamSmith’sbirthplace(Kirk-caldy,Scotland,incaseyoudidn’tknow).ButwhenitcomestotheU.S.slowdown,mostWallStreete-conomistsareofthesamemind:We'reundergoingasharpadjust-ment.Nothingtofreakoutabout.Justarealignmenttomoresustain-ableandmoderategrowthlevels.T…     

WHY IS THERE NO CELLPHONE DIRECTORY?

“Directoryassistance.Whatcityandstate,please?”“Operator,help!I’mstuckintraffic,andI’mlateforameetingwithanextremelyimportantclient.Thiswoman’snameisstrictlyA-list—Imean,shegetsmoreGooglehitsthanDonaldTrump—andI’llbeinserioustroubleifIdon'treachhe     

Asia’s Fiber Optical Illusion

Itwasn’tsupposedtoturnoutthisway.Asia’spent-updemandforbandwidthwasoneofthefewbrightspotsinanotherwisebleakglobaltelecommarket.Butoverbuildingofunderseacablenetworksandslowingdemandforhigh-speedcon-nections—thesameculpritsatworkinNorthAmericaandEurope—havewreakedhavoconAsia’sfiber-opticmarket.Inthepasttwoyears,transpacific-band-widthpriceshavefallenby50%.Andwhilesalesfig-uresarenotavailable,ana-lystsnotethatmorethan90%ofexistingcablesitsunused,evenasmorepro-jectsaresettobecompletedthisy…     

商务英语

LouGerstnerarrivedatIBMonAprilFool’sDayin1993andfoundhimselfatacompanythathadbe-comeinmanywaysasadjoke.Thecolossusthatonceruledtechnologyhadlostarecord$5billionin1992.Topexecutivesweren'tfocusedoncustomersorheldaccountableformeetingfinancialandbusinesstar-gets.Gerstner'sgoalwassimple:tochangeallthat.Andashelookedaroundatthemesshe'dwalkedinto,hefoundakindredspirit:SamPalmisano,whohadrecentlybeennamedtoatopspotatIBM’sser-vicesarm.Ifthere’sasinglereasonSamPalmisanowilltakeoverasCEO,as-…     

IS ALCATEL BACK Margins areup,and operations could be profitable in 2003

AsrecentlyasearlyNovember,FrenchcommunicationsequipmentgiantAlcatellookedtobeoneofthelikeliestsurvivorsoftheglobaltele-commeltdown.Thenphonecompa-niesaroundtheworldbeganpre-viewingtheir2003capital-spendingplans,anditbecameincreasinglyclearthatanyhoped-forpickupnextyearwasn’tgoingtohappen.There’sstilltoomuchcapacity,toolittledemand,andnotenoughcapitaltoturnthetelecomsectorpositivebe-fore2004-attheearliest.“We’restillintheValleyofDeath,”saysJohnRyan,aprincipleatresearchconsul-tancyRHKIn…     

VISION QUEST

It’s easyto spotRon Lando inacrowded bar. He toldme thathe’dbe holding a catalogfrom CliC, hiseyewear company , but I recognizehim beforeI can see what he’s read-ing. He ’s theonly guy here wearingthesame funny-lookingglassesthatIhave on.Lando describ…     

广东省经济趋势DPT(动态分析预测)逐月跟踪预测

哑蓝洲二即舞丰叹le价UO刊零叹10.曰00叫l|l..Lt--,’./了.J、一,’’’’f’’’’f’’:.:.:t忌黔叫耀︸票骡血拟。︸以以米降牟铡黛象互︵嘴更︶鬓: 基琪那启军珍堆蜘兴粼邻猫认任景早长 。领撰召公.叹尽只创6卜积软划哥名招戴钱澎调回,眼翻嫂水书囚田..卜软日田︵臻6卜项)哭叫二坦.聋似吹!扮令叹芯兴拟书礼么侧阿阅口曰用以索︸局鼠叫断.%的6.小平势.收习山6.门的口N州"门小(门dag+N山。O十za。O)。山O。二铃平郭︸展早如璐dao 。%卜0 .OT平署.暇习舀.0旧8囚工二︹州困︶门dQO..晨麟与尔还盆门么QO .%二平聊、囚的.的tO6N工“︵…     

Smart Phone Invasion

Kyocera’s Smartphone combines a wireless phone with a Palm Computer. It’s the first of a new wave of intelligent communicators that manage voice, e-mail, the Web, and your life. My phone is chirping, reminding me that it’s time to call the office. It also wants me to stop by the bookstore to pick up some reading material before getting on the plane. Nag, nag, nag. Go to the bank, call the doctor — but what’s the doctor’s number? I tickle the phone’s belly with a little stick, and it …     

A Hot Market for Carbon

On the outskirtosf Bangkok,generatorsfueledby methane fromswine manure make electric.i tyInChina’sInnerMongolia,wind farmsare sproutingup along the breezysteppe.s InIndia’s Andhra Pradeshstat,e villagerpsower theirtractorswitha cleaner-burnindgieselsubst-itutepressedfrom seedsofthemightyhongetree.What do thesefar-flunpgrojectshaveincommon?They’reallthedi-rectresultof the1997Kyoto Proto-col,a sprawlingglobalinitiatitvoereduceemissionsofgreenhousegas-eslinkedtoglobalwarming.TheU.S.and a …     

Can Trust Be Rebuilt

Arewefools?Havewejeopar-dizedourfuturesbybuyingintoCor-porateAmerica’sideaofamar-ket-drivensocietyonlytobede-ceivedbycorruptandunethicalbe-havioronanunimaginablescale?AsJuly4approaches,millionsofAmer-icans,alreadyjitteryaboutpossibleterroristattacks,arenowworryingabouttheirfinancialsecurity.Withstockssinkingandthedollarswoon-ing,they’rewonderingwhattheyshoulddotoprotectthemselves.Theywanttobesafe.Whattheydointhemonthsaheadwilldeterminenotonlythecourseoftheeconomybutalsothepoliticaldirectio…     

Welch’s Decision:The Inside Story

JackWelchwastearinghimselfapart.Wehadabreakfastscheduledinmid-September,andbytheappointeddayhehadbeenthefocusofsomeuglyheadlinesfornearlyaweek.Inanowfamousdivorcefiling,hiswifehadlistedinminutedetailtheperkshereceivedasGeneralElectric’sre-tiredCEO.Hegotalot—thoughnot,itturnsout,quiteasmuchasthefil-ingsuggests—andintoday’snewsclimateitmadehimlooklikeanothergreedy,ethicallyslimycorporateshakedownartist.ItmadetheGEboard,whichgavehimallthatstuff,lookcomplicitinthisyuckybehav-ior.ItmadeGEe…     

A Guaranteed Fix for the Budget Deficit北大核心CSSCISSCI

Okay, everyone knows that we’ve got big federal budget problems. Republicans aren’t willing to raise taxes to solve them. Democrats aren’t willing to cut benefits to solve the problems without taxes being increased, and maybe not even then.     

Influence of consumption experiences on customers'''' satisfaction:an empirical study on fresh farm products in Wuhan, China

Which factors influence customers’ satisfaction? Which way or path does each factor influence and decide customers’ satisfaction? These problems are the focuses of the research on customers’ satisfaction. This paper analyzes the survey data from some customers in the fresh farm food supermarket of Wuhan City with factor analysis method, multiple linear regression method, etc. The analysis results reveal that: 1) the consumption experiences decide custom- ers’ satisfaction degree through influencing the customers’ expectation and the perceived performance, namely the consumption experiences is the important factor which decides customers’ satisfaction; 2) the consumption experiences that influence customers’ satisfaction is a multi-dimensional construct, including such four dimensions as product consumption experience, service experience, shopping convenience experience, supermarket environment experience; furthermore, the degree that different consumption experiences influence customers’ satisfaction is diverse, and the product consumption experiences are the most important factor. This paper is of realistic significance to a certain extent to enrich the theoretical research on customers’ satisfaction and promote the practice of agricultural product marketing.     

Now, The Geezer Glut

JennyFrancoisdoesn’thavetheworld'smostglamorousjob.For20yearsshehascommuted45minutestotheofficeofinsurerMacifinA-gen,France,whereshepunchesdataintoacomputer.Butinthenot-too-distantfuture,Francoisandhundredsofmillionsofpeoplelikeherintheindustrializedworldcouldlookbackattheearly21stcenturyasthebeginningoftheendofawonder-fulera,whenevenaverageworkerscouldretireinreasonablecomfortintheirstill-vigorous50s.ThankstoFrance’spensionsystem,Francois,58,isin“pre-retirement”.Forthreeyearsshehaswork…     

Microsoft’s AOL

Why the bidding from Redmond has a whiff of anotherfamous tech deal that didn’t go so well.The idea that Microsoft would take Yahoo as its hapless partner has beendiscussed for years down in the Valley.But most of the folks I’ve talked to pret-ty much dismissed it as too wrong tocontemplate. Even Microsoft, dissed byValley Guys as not getting the Web (seeprevious column here), wouldn’t actual-ly go through with it, Yahoo’s decent dowry notwithstanding.     

A SHORT CUT TO LOWER LONG-TERMRATES With housing booming,the Fed’s move is aimed at giving business a boost

OnthefirstdayoftheFederalReserve’sJune24-25meeting,poli-cymakerssatdowntodiscussthee-conomicoutlookinpreparationfortheirsemiannualreportonmonetarypolicyandeconomicforecast,dueinmid-July.Almostcertainly,thepoli-cymakers’projectionswerebolsteredbygainsint…     

Jim O’Neill: Mr. BRIC is Still Bullish on China

Ask most investors for their list of concerns for 2013, and China is on it.Jim O’Neill is an exception—and it’s not much of an exaggeration to say he has staked his career on that country’s success. Back in 2001, when most of us were still dazed by the dotcom bust, O’Neill created the acronym BRIC, which     

A Night''''s Sleep, Ultracheap

You tote your own luggage, the bed’s a bit stiff, and the decor in the spartan rooms and lobby is reminiscent of a college dorm. Oh—and you can’t buy a beer. But for $22 a night, the indiOne Hotel is one heck of a bargain. It’s in the heart of Bangalo…     

《经济问题》一九八五年总目录

经济体制改革从生产力发展规律看科技体制改革 ””‘’‘’‘”’“”.”‘”’.”·‘“’二”’二’崔正龙l(17)试论县级经济体制的综合改革……张复成2(6)论各级政府部门原则上不直接 经营管理企业···············……王玲玲2(16)在价格改革中要认真贯彻按质 论价方针·····················……张纯音2(27)改革现行价格体系很有必要···……董化庭2(31)商业体制改革要维护消费者的利益 ’.’‘””””‘”’“”””’·”‘.“····……赵尔烈2(34)从生产力、劳动组织和分配制度的关系 看经…