自驾车旅游市场开发研究

自驾车旅游是近年来迅速兴起的旅游项目，截至2003年年底。全国个人轿车保有量已达到489万辆，自驾车旅游全年所蕴藏的商机达249亿元，具有极大的开发潜力。为了摸清自驾车旅游市场的基本情况。我们选择我国西部地区个人轿车数量最多的省份——四川省为研究对象。在四川省委宣传部的大力支持下，通过问卷调查和实际走访。对自驾车旅游市场的特点、自驾车旅游对旅游企业的影响、如何开发自驾车旅游等课题进行了初步研究，本调研结果对全国其他地区开发自驾车旅游具有一定的参考价值。     

从缺失到凸显:社区参与旅游发展研究脉络

国内外的研究者目前都逐渐把社区及其居民作为旅游发展的主体,社区参与也因之成为旅游可持续发展的关键要素.本文在对社区参与研究脉络和走向进行分析的基础上,揭示出社区参与理论共识的达成经历了"从缺失到凸显"的过程.在对社区参与的关注方面,中国和西方的研究具有各不相同的历程.     

高校教材建设的现状分析及对策研究——以北京联合大学旅游学院为例

教材是教学工作的三大要素之一,关系到人才的培养质量。在知识更新加快与高校教学水平评估的新形势面前,对教材的选用与管理提出了更高的要求。本文通过对北京联合大学旅游学院选用教材情况进行了具体分析,并对高校教材使用的有关理论及管理问题予以探讨,提出了自己的见解。     

创建中国旅游人类学学科刍议

简介国外旅游人类学发展概况 ,总结中国旅游人类学教学、科研的历程和得失 ,指出开展中国旅游人类学系统研究的必要性和可行性 ,介绍广州大学关于旅游人类学学科建设的探索和思考 ,并提出《中国旅游人类学》一书的内容结构框架。     

Assessing cross-cultural marketing theory and research

A content analysis of 99 articles focuses on the comparative cross-cultural marketing research in 14 leading marketing and business journals from 1990 to 2008. The content analysis indicates strong growth in cross-cultural studies, especially in terms of studies on consumer attitudes and behavior and on promotion-related topics. This study classifies articles according to a series of conceptual (e.g., cultural dimensions employed in the study) and methodological (e.g., use of analytical technique) criteria. Although researchers have advanced in both conceptual and methodological respects, the studies still focus strongly on the dimensions from Hofstede (2001); methodologically, the dominance of two-country studies is problematic. Further, survey data from North America and Europe and researchers based and trained in North America and Europe are still dominant in the research field.     

When do B2B brands influence the decision making of organizational buyers? An examination of the relationship between purchase risk and brand sensitivity

The dominant perspective on organizational buying behavior suggests that buyers tend to rely on objective criteria when making product choice decisions and that the potential influence of subjective cues, such as brands, on buyer decision making decreases with increasing risk. An alternative perspective, confirmed in this study by in-depth interviews with various managers, suggests that brands serve as a risk-reduction heuristic, whereby the influence of brands on decision making increases as a function of risk. Building on risk and information processing theories, this research builds on these complementary perspectives to propose that risk and brand sensitivity relate in a U-shaped manner, where brand sensitivity is highest in relatively low- or high-risk situations. The results of scenario- and survey-based field studies—involving 206 and 180 members of buying centers, respectively—suggest that both perspectives have merit and support the proposed nonlinear relationship. Moreover, the findings reveal that the risk-brand sensitivity relationship is moderated by competitive intensity, such that the linear (negative) and quadratic (positive) effects are stronger when competitive intensity is low.     

区域经济一体化研究动态:国外文献综述

区域经济一体化由最初作为GATT体制的"无奈补充"发展成为各国推动贸易自由化的重要途径。文章选择区域经济一体化理论基础、经济效应、政治利益、影响因素、诱因分析以及研究方法等六个方面,梳理了国外学者的研究动态,并提出了对我国参与区域经济一体化的三点启示。     

提升黑龙江省旅游业竞争力的研究

旅游业竞争力是当今研究的热门话题之一。黑龙江省有着丰富的旅游资源,但其存在着产品结构单一、产业结构不合理、可进入性差以及旅游专业人才缺乏等问题,严重影响着旅游业竞争力的提升。应该采取发展新的旅游模式,加大产品创新力度,培育企业集群,增强形象建设,注重人才培养等多项策略来增强黑龙江省旅游业的竞争力。     

规模、质量、效益相统一的高校党校培训工作

党校培训工作是高校党校工作的核心，也是促进高校党校发展的关键。从实证研究的结果来看，虽然目前各高校党校培训工作取得了长足的进步，但在规模控制、教育质量、培训效益等方面还存在着不统一的问题。因此，必须坚持科学发展观，在规模、质量、效益相统一条件下开展党校培训工作，促进高校党校的进一步发展。     

SMEs and CSR: An Approach to CSR in their Own Words

The academic literature reveals the need to undertake more in-depth field studies in order to discover the organisational culture, the difficulties and the perceptions surrounding CSR in SMEs. This study presents the results of analysis of four case studies on Catalan companies that stand out for their social and environmental practices. The conclusions of this paper are the result of dialogue with the main actors – four medium-sized companies – focusing on their actions, understandings and resistance with regard to CSR. The methodological perspective used was Grounded Theory, with the aim of the study being to contribute towards formalising CSR in SMEs, in their daily practices, by analysing some primary data. The results obtained show how difficult it is for SMEs to understand CSR, beyond the explanation of the specific practices carried out by the companies. They highlight the role played by the values of the founding director in the implementation of CSR programmes; they reveal that SMEs still have a long way to go towards learning how to inform both internal and external stakeholders of their best practices, and; finally, they show the interesting links that SMEs establish between responsible practices, improved competitiveness and economic results. Finally, the text points out the implications that the results of this analysis may have on creating ways of promoting CSR in SMEs. We believe that, in light of the opinions expressed by the companies, public organisations should try to concentrate on creating a favourable framework for responsible competitiveness, as a way to deal with CSR when addressing SMEs.David Murillo is a Researcher at the Institute for the Individual, Corporations and Society (IPES), ESADE Business School, Universitat Ramon Llull and Academic Assistant at the same institution. He is the current coordinator of the SMEs and CSR research field at IPES. He holds a degree in Business Administration, a degree in Human Studies and a diploma in Sociology. He is currently pursuing his PhD in SME CSR.Josep M. Lozano is currently a Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at ESADE, Universitat Ramon Llull and Director of the school’s Institute for the Individual, Corporations and Society (IPES). Co-founder of ética, Economía y Dirección (Spanish branch of the European Business Ethics Network), member of the international Editorial Board of ‘Ethical Perspectives’ and member of the Business Ethics Inter-faculty group of the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS). He has been a highly commended runner-up in the European division of the Beyond Grey Pinstripes Faculty Pioneer Award. Author of Ethics and Organizations. Understanding Business Ethics as a Learning Process. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2000.