天津滨海新区人才聚集环境研究

从滨海新区2001～2010年间的人才聚集现象着手,对滨海新区人才聚集环境进行研究。2001～2011年间的数据分析表明新区经济环境对人才聚集相当有利;2008年以来的17项人才管理办法表明,新区人才聚集制度已经初步建立,但需要继续完善以适应区域经济长期发展;对新区重要文化项目的分析发现,现阶段文化建设以直接服务区域经济发展为主,未来的文化环境建设需要更加全面、系统。     

Consumers’ willingness to pay for green initiatives of the hotel industry

This paper examines hotel guests’ willingness to pay a premium for environmentally friendly and sustainable practices of the U.S. hotel industry. Specifically, the goal of this research is to investigate the relationship between the level of U.S. hotel guests’ environmental concern, measured by the New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP) and their willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for hotels’ “green practices.” This study found that U.S. hotel guests with higher degrees of environmental concerns declare a higher willingness to pay premiums for hotels’ green initiatives. This avowed willingness supports the social identity theory and the means-end theory. In addition, based on the affect-based complementarity proposition, this study also examined the effect of hotel type on WTP in the U.S. hotel industry, and found that luxury and mid-priced hotel guests are more willing to pay premiums for hotels’ green practices than economy hotel guests.     

三峡库区小城镇基本公共服务设施分布特征研究——以三峡库区重庆段385个小城镇为样本

以三峡库区重庆段385个小城镇为研究样本，采用熵值法和变异系数测度其基本公共服务设施水平及均等化程度，结果表明：三峡库区小城镇基本公共服务设施总体水平偏低，且区域分化及均等化程度差异显著。库尾区小城镇基本公共服务设施水平和均等化程度都明显优于库腹区；人口规模较小的小城镇基本公共服务设施水平大多较低；以旅游业为主导产业的小城镇基本公共服务设施水平最高，其次为工矿产业，然后是农业和商贸服务业；小城镇基本公共服务设施水平具有显著的空间自相关性，聚集现象明显，并在库尾区、库腹西区和库腹东区呈现出三级类聚分化特征。应将三峡库区小城镇及其基本公共服务设施建设纳入重庆市城镇体系大格局，并赋予其“固本强基”的地位，以旅游业发展带动基本公共服务设施建设，以生态特色产业发展推动基本公共服务设施水平提高，以集聚发展提高基本公共服务设施使用效益，以生态环境和基础设施类公共服务设施建设为重点推进基本公共服务设施均等化。     

从京津冀协同网络看河北县域农业经济发展模式

[目的]京津冀协同发展战略,是河北农业经济发展定位的基本视角,而在区域协同发展中,县域发展是重点也是难点,河北县域农业经济发展是河北省农业经济发展的基本面。[方法]在京津冀协同发展视域下,分析近年来河北省11个市农业经济发展面临的问题,整体上提出对接京津的顶层设计方案。进而从县域发展角度,以县域为突破口,将河北省173个建制县分为两类:距京津较远的146县以及环京津27个交界县,分别提出农业经济发展的具体模式。[结果]在京津冀协同发展中,河北县域农业经济发展需注重以下几点:(1)高度重视顶层设计;(2)以特色农业为抓手,科学规划农业功能园区,对接京津协同发展;(3)利用市场机制与科技机制,打造农业产业化模式,通过河北县域与京津农业协同大数据网的技术保障作用,提升河北农业经济整体实力。[结论]基于京津冀协同发展战略,找出推进河北县域农业经济发展的新模式,具有重要的现实意义。     

New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery

In this paper we assess the types of knowledge networks utilised by small-scale farmers in four case studies (located in Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom). We focus on knowledge acquired to inform three new activities being undertaken by study participants: agricultural production, subsidy access and regulatory compliance, and farm diversification (specifically agritourism). Findings demonstrate that the new knowledge networks are dominated by different forms of expertise: formal ‘agricultural advisors’ identified in the case studies primarily offer codified managerial knowledge through centralised networks, suggesting that state-funded services for small-scale farmers are largely embedded in traditional, linear models of knowledge transfer. Production and diversification knowledge is exchanged through ‘distributed’ and ‘decentralised’ networks, where a range of actors are involved across varying geographical distances. Findings highlight issues associated with the quality and independence of both ‘free’ and paid advice, as well as the importance of combining tacit and codified knowledge for credibility. In all four cases, we found that small-scale farmers utilise formal advisory services primarily for accessing subsidies (e.g. completing application forms), rather than acquiring production knowledge. The authors argue that by utilising the state funding allocated to advisory services for small-scale farmers primarily to enable these farmers to access subsidies, important opportunities for innovation by both advisors or farmers can be lost.     

A double-edged sword? The moderating effects of control on firm capabilities and institutional distance in explaining foreign affiliate performance

By drawing from the internalisation and institutional theories, as well as the organisational capability perspective, the paper analyses the moderating effects of parent control over foreign affiliates in relation to firm capabilities and institutional distance and their performance effects. These relationships are explored in the context of new MNEs from Poland as a mid-range emerging economy, for which ownership choices constitute critical decisions given their early stage of internationalisation. Our findings show that while firm capabilities drive foreign affiliate performance, the increase of parent control limits this beneficial effect, suggesting the potential occurrence of organisational inertia and reduction of learning in foreign markets. On the contrary, we also find partial evidence that the increase of parent control reduces the negative effect of institutional distance computed based on the Mahalanobis formula. Accordingly, the study suggests a certain ambiguity of parent control in affecting affiliate performance.     

区域金融生态模糊综合评价研究———以环渤海地区为例

环渤海地区正作为东部沿海的新经济增长极迅速崛起。提高资金配置效率，构建良好的金融生态环境，成为促进其经济发展的当务之急。论文在对现有文献进行分析的基础上，综合考虑沿海省市海洋经济发展特征，使用模糊综合评价法对环渤海三省一市的金融生态发展水平进行了评价研究。据此，论文提出了环渤海地区金融生态的建设对策建议，以期为促进其区域的可持续发展提供参考。     

新时期加强和改进高校学生思想政治工作谈

本文围绕新形势下加强和改进高校思想政治工作，培养合格人才这个中心，阐明了其重要性，提出了主要任务，探讨了基本思路。     

Financial and technical competence of municipal board members: Empirical evidence from the water sector

The purpose of this article is to investigate municipal board members’ financial and technical competence and analyse factors explaining the presence of such competence. Financial expertise estimates were constructed based on the board members’ education and professional experience, while financial literacy levels were estimated based on prior board experience and participation in additional training in accounting and finance. Board members’ technical competence was assessed in terms of their education. Quantitative data was derived from a survey administered to 354 municipal water utility board members in Finland. The response rate was 52%. The results of the study indicate, first of all, that municipal board members’ estimated financial competence levels are not high and that financial competence is associated with organizational form. Secondly, board members’ technical competence levels are also fairly low and technical competence is associated with political affiliation. Stewardship theory offers the most plausible explanation for the influence of organizational form on financial and technical competence, while the resource dependency view provides an explanation for the effect of political affiliation on technical competence.     

中小高新企业融资体系的完善——基于新三板市场的分析

新三板市场经过了六年试点，取得了初步成功，自2012年8月3日，新三板扩容正式展开，标志着新三板市场进入了新的发展阶段。本文首先从中小高新企业阶段性融资的特点出发阐述了其融资困境，指出新三板市场可以成为中小高新企业融资的新平台，接着，本文对新三板市场的发展现状和前进障碍进行了概括，最后，文章从规范层面、政策层面和企业层面对发展新三板市场以完善中小高新企业的融资体系提出几点建议。