Towards sustainable consumption: an examination of environmental knowledge among Malaysians

Environmental problems are mainly attributable to the impact of humans on natural systems. In the case of Malaysia, rapid urbanization and Malaysian consumer’ pursuit of consumption‐oriented lifestyles have intensified the solid‐waste management problem faced by the government. Increasing public environmental awareness is a potential way of addressing this. The objectives of the study described here were to assess the level of environmental knowledge among households in Selangor in Malaysia, examine the sources of their environmental knowledge, determine factors that lead to different levels of knowledge and analyse the relationship between knowledge and environmental attitude, behaviour and participation. The results of the study indicate that, in general, respondents’ basic or general environmental knowledge was high. However, when questioned on various scientific environmental terms, the majority of the respondents were not familiar with most of them. Respondents indicated that their main sources of environmental knowledge and information were newspapers, television and radio. Lower levels of education were reflected in the level of environmental knowledge. Participation in environmental activities had a positive influence on knowledge. The study also found that knowledge correlated positively with environmental attitudes, behaviours and participation.     

知识经济下中国服务业发展的对策

知识经济是建立在知识和信息的生产、分配和使用基础之上的经济形态。在知识、技术和全球化力量的推动下 ,全球服务业的发展出现了新的特征和趋势。随着知识经济的发展 ,服务业对于国家未来繁荣具有战略性地位。中国要迎接知识经济的挑战 ,必须迅速改变服务业落后的局面 ,提高服务业的国际竞争力。     

产业集聚：安徽省吸收外资的战略选择

在新时期能否抓住机遇，大力引进外资，是关系安徽省未来经济高度发展的关键问题。本文在分析安徽省招商引资现状的基础上，运用实证分析和理论分析的方法，得出产业集聚是安徽省吸引外资的重要选择，并针对安徽省产业集聚现存问题，提出了整合安徽省产业集聚的政策建议。     

知识资源与企业技术联盟的一般界定

企业技术联盟是建立在企业间知识资源组合的基础上,知识是企业技术联盟产生超额利润的关键资源。在了解企业技术联盟的知识特性的基础上深入剖析企业技术联盟与其他联盟形式的联系与区别,以及企业技术联盟的形式与知识特性、知识获得途径的关系。     

基于知识经济的企业经营方式与营销渠道的变革

知识经济是建立在知识和信息的生产、分配和使用基础之上的经济形态。在知识经济条件下 ,企业经营方式和营销渠道出现了新的变化 ,把握这些新变化并改进我国企业经营的渠道策略 ,有利于企业实现“走出去”战略目标。     

Consumer Self-Confidence in Wine Consumers: The Role of Knowledge-Based Factors

This study uses the Wine Self-Confidence Scale (WSCS) with a sample of 297 customers of ABC Fine Wine and Spirits, a Florida-based retailer, to examine aspects of self-confidence in wine purchasing. The results indicate that two knowledge-based self-confidence factors (information knowledge and persuasion knowledge) were predominant for these consumers. The study showed strong support for the WSCS, which was developed as a measure of self-confidence in wine buying by Olsen, Thompson, and Clarke (2003) and how these relate to reliance on personal experience.     

Why do buyers share knowledge with suppliers in new product development? current and alternative supplier antecedents

Purpose: Interfirm knowledge sharing has been well recognized to activate the performance and competitiveness improvement of the firms. Previous research has discussed the impacts of current suppliers on buyer–supplier knowledge sharing, but does not explain how this influence occurs. This study aims to disclose the mechanism by which both current and competing suppliers impact buyer–supplier knowledge sharing in buyers’ new product development activities.

Methodology/approach: This study proposed a conceptual model based on relational exchange theory and developed eight hypotheses. Questionnaire survey was used to collect empirical data from R&D staff of Taiwanese electronics firms. This study distributed 1,475 questionnaires and received 246 eligible questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was used to test and verify appropriateness of the proposed model.

Findings: The findings show that current supplier asset specificity positively and directly influences buyer–supplier knowledge sharing in new product development. The current supplier asset specificity also has indirect positive influence on buyer–supplier knowledge sharing in new product development via the mediating effects of buyer trust, satisfaction, and commitment. However, the attractiveness of alternative suppliers only indirectly and negatively affects buyer–supplier knowledge sharing via the mediating effects of buyer trust, satisfaction, and commitment.

Research limitations/implications: This study surveyed the firms in Taiwanese electronics industry. Nevertheless, new product development activities are executed by electronics firms in numerous countries and firms in various industries. For validating the generalization of this study’s results, future research can investigate firms in other industries and countries to verify the proposed model and hypotheses.

Practical implications: Current suppliers’ asset specificity is found to exert more influence on buyer–supplier knowledge sharing than alternative attractiveness. The findings imply that current suppliers should focus on investing specific assets for buyers other than stress the attractiveness and threat of competing suppliers.

Originality/value/contribution: This study initiates to approach the antecedents and influence mechanism of current buyer–supplier knowledge sharing via both perspectives of current and competing suppliers.     

知识密集型服务企业的知识创新体系

文章指出,基于专业知识储备提供满足客户需求的解决方案,是知识密集型服务企业(KIBS)的一大特征,而知识的储备与恰当运用是KIBS固本强基的两个重要方面。文章提出了一个以KIBS为主角,以客户群组为协作方,以外部知识源为参与方,以联系这三大要素的知识反馈与升华机制为保障的KIBS知识创新体系模型,为知识密集型服务企业做好固本强基工作提供参考。     

竞争优势来源研究的理论演进

面向21世纪知识经济的挑战,如何在变革的环境中获取竞争优势是制定企业战略的关键因素。企业竞争优势从何而来,在激烈竞争的动态环境中,企业的持续竞争优势越来越依赖于无形的核心能力,企业只有通过培育和加强核心能力,有效的组织学习和不断的知识创新,才能帮助企业获得持续的竞争优势。     

熵理论视角下的企业知识管理

面对知识经济的新挑战,根据员工知识域间的相互关系、知识集成思路、知识创新中的硬约束及软约束,了解基熵原理、熵增原理和最大熵原理、测不准原理的三个基本原理以及在企业员工知识域管理、知识集成管理和知识创新管理中的应用,并且从熵理论的视角来探索企业知识管理的新思路。