Applying an extended theory of planned behavior to examine state-branded food product purchase behavior: The moderating effect of gender

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to use an extended model of the theory of planned behavior to investigate the antecedents which lead to consumers’ purchase of state-branded food products. Relationships among attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, health-consciousness, intention to purchase, and actual purchase were examined. In addition, the moderating role of gender on consumer purchasing was assessed. The hypothetical model was empirically tested using data collected via Amazon Mechanical Turk (Mturk). Results implicated that consumers’ attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control of purchasing state-branded products significantly predicted their intention to purchase, and consumers’ intention to purchase significantly predicted their actual purchase of state-branded products. The relationship between health-consciousness and intention to purchase, however, was not found. Gender differences were found only between consumers’ perceived behavioral control of state-branded purchasing and their intention to purchase. Implications for marketers, farmers, and restaurant owners are provided.     

Industrial buying behavior: A need for an integrative approach

In recent years many conceptual and methodological developments have contributed to our understanding of industrial organizations as consumers. Yet there is still a lack of purpose and no sense of direction to much of the research in the area of industrial marketing/organizational buying. This paper develops a framework for approaching organizational buying research in a more conceptually rigorous and methodologically sound fashion. Within the proposed framework current problems in the area are discussed and needed research is highlighted.     

论按照“三个代表”要求执政兴国

“三个代表”重要思想是加强和改进党的领导,保持党的先进性的行动指南,是执政兴国的根本保证。按照“三个代表”要求大力发展生产力是执政兴国的必然要求,是构建社会主义和谐社会的理性选择,是抓住战略机遇期不断推进改革开放的强大动力,只有始终不渝地贯彻“三个代表”重要思想,才能实现中华民族的伟大复兴。     

State privatization and the unrelenting expansion of neoliberalism: The case of the Greek financial crisis

The existing literature has identified two waves of reforms within the neoliberal agenda of state privatization, deregulation and new public management. This study examines what we call the third wave of neoliberal reforms of governmentality, in which members of central governments and public servants increasingly come to think and behave like business entrepreneurs. We address the matter through the lens of crises theoretically capable of undermining neoliberalism's legitimacy. Specifically, we aim to better understand the manufacturing of consent to the neoliberal agenda of state privatization. We study the falsification of Greek public accounts as revealed in 2010, relying on empirical material, such as journalistic statements and reports from international institutions. Our analysis indicates that, although the Greek crisis provided an opportunity to question key aspects of contemporary state management, including the practice by governments of creative finance, the main problematizing trajectories articulated in both the media and political arenas did not destabilize but consolidated neoliberalism. In particular, we illustrate how discursive activity favors the emergence of a collective interpretation of crises that perpetuates the hold of neoliberalism over the social and political realms. In the discussion, we reflect on the consequences that this has for democratic processes.     

论四川广汉古蜀国金属（紫铜）书的发现--中国古文字的新载体

文字的出现,标志着社会文明程度已经达到一个极高的水平。近年来在四川广汉古蜀国,除了在树皮、竹简、玉简、龟壳、甲骨等物件上发现古文字外,还发现有用金属（紫铜）切成16K 大小的金属书,这是世界上绝无仅有的事情。这一发现,不但会改写中国的书籍史,而且对世界书籍史的研究都有重大参考价值,而铜冶金历史也将被向前推至上古时代。     

四川广汉惊现古蜀国甲骨文及神秘图案

四川广汉发现了古蜀国时期的两种甲骨文。与以往媒体和文献中报导不同的是,其中一种甲骨文还带有神秘图案,即既有文字,又有图案。这是甲骨文的新类型,颜色从灰褐到黑褐。这可能就是考古学上所讲的燎祭的产物。另一种甲骨文与殷墟发现的甲骨文一致,其时间应早于殷墟的甲骨文。这一发现,再次说明四川古蜀国的文明程度已经达到一个很高的水平,值得考古学家和古文字学家的高度重视。     

关于国有公司国有资产所有权主体问题

解决国有公司国有资产所有权主体问题主要不在于国有资产管理机构的设置，而在于“政 企分开”和“政资分开”。解决国有资产所有权主体缺位的有效途径：一是通过确立国有资本产权在国有 企业中的“人格化”；二是通过设立对委托人和代理人的约束和激励机制来减少委托代理成本。     

中国股票市场的三因子时变风险溢价模型研究

Fam和French(1993)提出的三因子模型,已经被国外很多学者证明能较好的解释股票的收益率差异.本文正是在其理论基础上,采用了类似的验证方法来检验中国的股票市场是否能用三因子模型解释,结果发现在大部分行业,它也同样能适用于中国的股票市场.     

论国有企业改革与发展问题

要解决我国企业改革和发展的深层问题,必须坚定不移地建立现代企业制度。现代企业制度最本质的特征是有限责任。要建立现代企业制度,就必须进一步解决有限责任问题,主要包括:切实保障企业法人财产权不受侵犯;推进股权多元化、分散化、法人化;在加速社会保障体系建设的同时,加大力度抓好减员增效。