The Contribution of Small and Medium Enterprises to Economic Development in Ukraine and Belarus: Some Policy Perspectives

The paper considers the development of small and medium enterprises (SME) in two transition economies where market reforms have been slow (Ukraine and Belarus), focusing specifically on the role of government in the process. Empirical data from a study on SMEs and economic development in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova are used to consider the contribution of SMEs to different aspects of transformation whilst data from a second project are used to show the support needs of SMEs.Following the introduction, which summarises the aims and methodology, the second section presents brief profiles of the context for SME development in each country. Part 3 summarises some of the main empirical findings, focusing on those aspects that have potential policy significance, specifically with respect to employment, innovation, and market orientation, whilst the fourth section considers survey evidence of the support needs of SMEs. The final section draws out the main policy implications of the findings, whilst also setting out an agenda designed to increase the contribution of SMEs to economic development in the future.On the whole, the empirical results demonstrate that some SMEs have developed in Belarus and Ukraine despite the actions of governments, although the number of private enterprises per capita remains small and their qualitative characteristics often reflect the difficult operating conditions. As a result, their contribution to economic and social change is less than it could be, mainly due to an unstable environment and an institutional context that has yet to establish the framework conditions for sustainable private sector development. In terms of policy priorities, the survey data suggest that reform of the distorted legal and financial infrastructures that exist in these countries is the highest priority need.     

思想政治教育在应对突发事件中的作用研究

思想政治教育在应对突发事件中具有维护社会稳定、动员各方力量、提供精神动力、独立处理问题等重要作用。实现这些作用,应坚持以人为本、效率至上、整合资源、统一应对原则,依靠各级党组织的得力领导,借助各种传播媒介正面引导,发挥榜样的示范教育作用和重视突发事件中的心理健康教育。     

试论稳定工作在开放式公园管理中的重要作用

城市公园是市民游乐、休闲、健身的重要场所,也是极易引发不稳定因素的敏感部位。特别是随着社会的进步,政府各项便民措施的出台,大部分城市公园都在陆续实行开放式管理。这一变化,无疑将给公园管理带来更大的难度。同时,也给稳定工作带来了新的课题,稳定工作在城市公园开放式管理中很关键。所以,只有将其切实纳入工作议程,加强组织领导,才能保证其落到实处,为城市公园开放式管理的有序顺畅、和谐自然提供可靠的保障。     

浅谈混凝土结构建筑模板施工技术与方法

模板工程在钢筋混凝土结构建筑的施工中占有相当重要的作用,做好模板的结构设计,并采取有效的施工方法,对于能否有效提高工程效益和加快施工进度具有相当重要的意义。因此,如何不断改进模板工程的施工技术成为一个值得探讨的问题。     

企业文化建设在企业管理中的重要作用

随着企业各项制度改革和机制创新工作的不断深入、深化,加强企业文化建设,培育员工的崇高价值观念和富于开拓的精神气质,形成企业独特的经营理念和文化系统,让企业和员工适应改革与竞争的形势,是当前企业管理者要做的重要工作之一。     

Towards a cross-cultural framework of strategic international human resource control: the case of Taiwanese high-tech subsidiaries in the USA

Due to the growing expansion of newly emerging multinational companies (MNCs) in the USA market, it seems pertinent to explore how to manage their Western industrialized subsidiaries in terms of human resource management. This study combines the institutionalism, resource dependence perspective, and control theory to provide an integrative framework in an attempt to investigate the cross-cultural determinants of strategic international human resource control over MNCs' subsidiaries. By a qualitative analysis of 10 Taiwanese top high-tech manufacturing companies operating in the USA, our findings are as follow: In order to perform subsidiary's value-added activities, multinationals need to identify the value and capabilities need for these activities. At the same time, subsidiaries also need to compare the cultural advantage of the home country in terms of these activities. In addition, from the perspective of cross-cultural influence, input control is designed to respond to high integration and high adaptation; output control is executed in the case of low integration and high cultural adaptation; while behavioural control is used to respond to high integration and low adaptation, simultaneously in the case of low value of subsidiary's activities.     

加强合同管理是国有企业依法治厂的关键

企业经济合同管理是企业管理的重要组成部分，是联结企业外部经营活动和企业内部各管理环节的纽带，同时也是协调企业外部经济关系，改善和加强企业间协作关系的重要手段。只有加强企业的法制教育、设置精干高效的合同管理机构、建立健全完善的合同管理制度，才能够加强合同管理。只有加强合同管理，企业的生产经营活动才能够处处依法办事。只有依法办事，才能够依法治厂。     

How do consumers’ perceptions differ across dimensions of corporate social responsibility and hotel types?

This study develops three hypotheses regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of the hotel industry. First, the study examines a ranking of consumers’ perceived importance of the four CSR dimensions proposed by Carroll’s hierarchy of CSR in 1991, expecting the following orders: philanthropic, ethical, legal, and economic dimensions, from most to least important. Second, the study investigates the relationship between consumers’ perceived importance of and their overall support for CSR. Third, the study introduces the type of hotel (for example, economy, mid-scale, and upscale) as a moderator to provide a better explanation of the relationship between consumers’ perceived importance of the CSR dimensions and support for CSR. Contributions to the CSR literature in general, and also specifically relating to the hotel context, and managerial implications are discussed.     

论我国土地征收法律制度的市场化改革路径

长期实践证明,以政府为中心的土地征收资源配置方式导致了日益严重的"城乡二元结构"经济社会问题。文章指出,目前,无论是在立法层面还是在政策层面,我国都有意无意地排斥市场决定性作用的发挥。"土地财政"之瘾、"对上负责"之道和"身兼数职"之状是导致上述问题的经济、政治和体制利益根源。文章认为,遵循市场规律、以市场为主导、使市场在资源配置中起决定性作用和更好地发挥政府的监管职能,是我国土地征收法律制度改革的正确路径。     

关于如何加强思想政治工作的思考

思想政治工作是我党的优良传统和政治优势,是社会主义事业的重要组成部分和重要内容。加强思想政治工作对于目前南宁高新技术产业开发区的经济发展和党政建设具有极其重要的作用和意义。