The Performance Effect of Feedback Frequency and Detail: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Customer Satisfaction

This paper presents the results from a field experiment that examines the effects of nonfinancial performance feedback on the behavior of professionals working for an insurance repair company. We vary the frequency (weekly and monthly) and the level of detail of the feedback that the 800 professionals receive. Contrary to what we would expect if these professionals conformed to the model of the Bayesian decision maker, more (and more frequent) information does not always help improve performance. In fact, we find that professionals achieve the best outcomes when they receive detailed but infrequent (monthly) feedback. The treatment groups with frequent feedback, regardless of how detailed it is, perform no better than the control group (with monthly and aggregate information). The results are consistent with the information in the latest feedback report being most salient and professionals in the weekly treatments overweighting their most recent performance, hampering their ability to learn.     

基于LDA主题模型的专利文本分析应用研究

为了解决运用传统的专利文本分析方法中出现的分类粗糙、科学性不强等问题,提出使用基于Latent Dirichlet Allocation(LDA)主题模型的专利文本分析方法。以我国转基因玉米育种领域专利文本为研究对象,对专利文本主题进行划分。通过实验表明LDA主题模型对专利文本的划分和热门领域的分类准确、有效。并得出结论:对专利文本使用LDA主题模型建模可以实现对专利文本的分类,可以实现对热门领域主题分类、子领域细分,并对未来发展态势给出意见。     

北京疫苗领域产业技术路线图研究

疫苗产业是北京未来高精尖产业体系的重要部分。为预判疫苗产业未来发展趋势,厘清北京疫苗产业未来发展的重要影响因素,论文构建了纵向包括关键技术、重点产品、市场环境、政策环境、交叉科学与技术共5个层面,横向面向未来10年的分析框架,研判北京疫苗产业未来发展趋势与发展路径,并绘制出北京疫苗领域产业技术路线图。研究发现北京疫苗领域总体技术水平基础较好,部分子领域与国际比肩,但仍面临部分关键核心技术与国际水平差距较大、原材料及高端设备“卡脖子”等问题。论文从加强基础研究、推进关键核心技术攻关、加强政策扶持与优惠政策落实、优化创新生态环境、推进国际化发展战略等方面,为北京未来疫苗产业高质量创新发展提出政策建议。     

When does advice impact startup performance?

Why do some entrepreneurs thrive while others fail? We explore whether the advice entrepreneurs receive about managing their employees influences their startup's performance. We conducted a randomized field experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice from other entrepreneurs who varied in their managerial style. We find that entrepreneurs who received advice from peers with a formal approach to managing people—instituting regular meetings, setting goals consistently, and providing frequent feedback to employees—grew 28% larger and were 10 percentage points less likely to fail than those who got advice from peers with an informal approach to managing people, 2 years after our intervention. Entrepreneurs with MBAs or accelerator experience did not respond to this intervention, suggesting that formal training can limit the spread of peer advice.     

TOOLS FOR RE‐RANDOMIZATION

With the rising popularity of field experiments in economics, re‐randomization schemes have emerged as tools to induce balance in observable variables across treatment groups. However, re‐randomization is not fully understood and the methodologies to estimate its effects on the distribution of parameters are still under‐developed. This paper helps to close that gap by suggesting an asymptotically normal re‐randomization scheme and bootstrapping procedure to carry inference under a wide range of estimators and re‐randomization schemes.     

农村土地细碎化治理及制度变革启示——安徽省怀远县“一户一块田”的实践探索

土地细碎化是当前我国农业生产的基本格局，也是农业适度规模经营和农业现代化的主要障碍之一。土地细碎化表面上是地块的细碎化。实质上是土地产权的细碎化，而无论是土地流转还是土地整治，都未能从根本上整合细碎化的土地产权。怀远县基于方便农民耕种的需要，在基层大胆创新的基础上，充分发挥集体组织调整土地的功能，通过“三不变、两提倡、一调整”形成了“一户一块田”的耕种模式，有效解决了土地细碎化难题。我国农村土地细碎化治理及制度变革，必须强化集体组织的土地统筹权利和能力，赋予其相应的土地（地块）调整职能，并加强农村基层组织建设；要立足于小农经济为主的基本国情，保护耕作者的利益，为满足现代化小农生产提供服务；既要尊重各地群众的意愿和创造性，也要规范指导，有序推进。     

ROFIBUS现场总线在彩涂板生产线中的研究与实践

现今,我国的彩色涂层钢板的生产已经有了一定的发展,但是其生产水平还是比较低下,不能满足现代社会产业发展理念的需求,不能满足低碳发展、可持续发展的价值理念,PROFIBUS现场总线技术在生产中极大地满足了企业对彩涂板生产的需求。     

CDIO教育模式在高职建筑设备专业教学中的应用

为培养高素质的"卓越现场工程师",需要职业教育创新教学模式,在分析高职建筑设备工程技术专业传统教学模式基础上,引入了CDIO教育模式,并对CDIO在高职建筑设备工程技术专业教学中的应用进行了探讨,为高职教师进行教学模式改革提供了指导。     

油田井下作业事故分析及应对措施探讨

石油行业是我国工业发展的命脉,能够为国家创造更高的经济价值。但是,这个行业也同样伴随着较高的安全风险。石油井下作业过程往往复杂多变,具有极高的危险性。本文首先列举了石油井下作业事故的类型,接着详细分析了安全事故的发生原因,最后针对发现的问题,提出了相应的应对措施,希望可以对油田井下作业安全防治问题有所帮助。