Harnessing a network of experts for competitive advantage: technology scouting in the ICT industry

In order to identify discontinuous technological change and develop appropriate action, companies are increasingly building technology foresight (TF) practices. This paper explores how, using networks of experts, TF capabilities can be built. On the basis of three case studies and 43 interviews, it is shown that building foresight systems through networks of scouts yields several benefits, including the support for sourcing external technologies. Using insights from the three major telecommunication incumbents in Europe, the paper describes and discusses (1) what can be achieved by technology scouting, (2) how a process can be set up, (3) what is important in the design of a scouting network, and (4) the characteristics that should be aimed for when choosing technology scouts. The paper contributes to the methodological base of corporate foresight, to the technology management literature, and to the understanding of how companies can increase their open‐innovation capabilities by extending the intertwinement with their environment.     

努力实施企业"走出去"战略

实施“走出去”战略,是我国改革开放发展到一定历史阶段的必然选择,也是提升和扩大我国对外开放的深度和广度的必由之路。目前我国不少沿海港城企业,已经具备或能以积极创造支持环境,实施“走出去”战略。 一、在“引进来”的基础上再“走出去”是发展的必然。一是世界经济全球化进程的加快,使所有国家都面临‘如何在一个更加开放、更加相互依存、更加市场化的世界中生存和发展”这样一个共同课题,必须调整发展战略,变革管理体制,促进本国企业在更大范围进行专业化、集约化和规模化的跨国经营,以便夺取和掌握未来发展的新的战略主动权;二是我国经济发展进入了必须考虑发展空间的新阶段。传统产业出现的普遍过剩和就业、资源、生态环境等因素的制约,都影响着我国经济的发展,尤其是随着     

制造商角度下营销渠道结构选择的博弈分析

营销渠道结构的选择是制造商在产品营销过程中的重要环节。随着Internet及电子商务的发展,营销渠道在传统结构的基础上发生了显著的变化。本文从制造商的角度出发,建立了渠道结构选择中制造商与中间商的博弈模型,得出影响制造商渠道结构选择的关键要素,并在此基础上提出制造商在渠道选择中应采取的相应策略。     

汇率变动、市场份额与中国纺织品服装出口竞争力

本文选取中国纺织品服装出口的主要海外市场——美国作为研究范围,将韩国、印度和巴基斯坦分别作为中国棉纱、棉机织物和服装成衣类纺织品出口的主要竞争对手,探讨在人民币实际有效汇率波动和贸易争端引起的市场份额不稳定的情况下,以上三类产品国际竞争力的不同表现及人民币实际有效汇率波动对中国以上三类产品价格的传递系数。研究结果显示:汇率变动对服装类和棉纱类出口价格影响具有完全传递性。导致汇率波动的压力直接传递到出口产品价格上;中国相对较高的市场份额对产品价格的积极影响力并不太大,而贸易争端导致的市场份额不稳定对以上三类纺织品的国际竞争力造成了不同程度的影响。     

社会治理创新:对行业治理的若干思考

经济社会转轨呼唤社会治理创新,实行行业治理将是我国经济社会发展的必然选择,也是实现我国国民经济高效运行和资源有效配置的必然选择。实行行业治理必须加强对行业和行业协会的调查研究与理论探讨,必须准确厘清并把握其基本内涵,在结合我国现实国情的基础上,从行业协会建设、政府职能转变、法制化建设以及行业治理的运行机制的创建等方面,努力探讨和构建符合我国国情的行业治理结构。     

协同商务环境下B/S结构的物流管理信息系统的研究

论文介绍了协同商务的概念以及协同商务在现代物流中的重要性,分析协同商务环境下的物流管理信息系统的体系结构和功能模块,并对协同商务环境下的物流管理信息系统的有关实现技术进行了探讨。     

统计理论在木片抽样方案中的应用

介绍了木片取样的系统抽样方案,经验抽样方案和概率抽样方案,通过分析系统取样方案中含水率、规格片、朽木和树皮等检验项目的历史统计,提出含水率,规格片和树皮都服从近似正态分布的规律,并在此基础上预设了含水率的允差。     

The impact of the Internet on human activity–travel patterns: analysis of gender differences using multi-group structural equation models

The widespread use of the Internet for conducting various types of activities may be leading to considerable change in people’s activity–travel patterns. Past studies, however, have left many issues unaddressed. Using an Internet-activity diary dataset and multi-group structural equation modeling, this study examines the complex interactions between different types of Internet and physical activities, with a special focus on gender differences and Internet maintenance and leisure activities. The results indicate that the impacts of Internet activities on people’s activity–travel patterns are significantly different across gender. In general, Internet use for maintenance purposes has a greater impact on women’s activity–travel in the physical world, while Internet use for leisure purposes affects men’s physical activities and travel to a greater extent. Further, breaking Internet activities down into different categories reveals some hidden patterns that would not have been detected if these different types of Internet activities were lumped together as a single category.