Subsidiary knowledge flow strategies and purpose of expatriate assignments

Although a general association between the role of international assignees and knowledge transfer has been noted in the international human resource literature, very little is known on how subsidiary knowledge flow strategies influence the purpose of expatriate assignments. Building specifically on Gupta and Govindarajan’s typology of subsidiary knowledge flow strategies and Hocking’s expatriate assignment purpose, we examine the link between subsidiary knowledge flow and the purpose of expatriate assignments using a mixed method approach. Combining survey data and qualitative interviews from 156 subsidiaries in the service and manufacturing sector in Malaysia and Singapore, we find that subsidiaries with divergent strategic roles have different knowledge flow strategies, thus leading to different purposes of expatriate assignments.     

U.K. Conference Venues

ABSTRACT

The following paper investigates the supply and demand for conference venues in the United Kingdom (U.K.) over the past 40 years. The main data relates to trends in the type of venue facilities provided in the U.K. and how the varying market sectors use these. It is suggested that the patterns of venue development have often been in response to perceived opportunity for business rather than actual demand. The concern is raised that current business levels cannot support the growing supply of venues and that continued new developments may not be the most appropriate method of approaching the situation.     

浅议高职专业英语教学策略

通过调查学生实习状况阐述高职学生学好专业英语的必要性,并从与基础英语的关系、实际运用以及教学方式方法等几方面提出高职专业英语的教学策略,最后指出了专业英语教学中应注意的几个问题。     

新疆实施农业巨灾保险证券化探讨

新疆是我国的农业大省,也是农业受自然灾害影响较大的省区。因此,发展新疆农业保险就显得尤为重要。但是,新疆农业保险的发展却一直落后于农业的发展。本文认为,实施农业巨灾保险证券化是新疆农业保险发展的出路所在。     

论消费者自主选择权的保护——以数字电视为视角

消费者自主选择权是消费者最为核心的权利之一,消费者自主选择权的正当性基础是平衡正义、消费者的弱者地位及其意思表示不自由。而数字电视提供者滥用其垄断地位以格式合同剥夺了消费者自主选择权,极大冲击了契约自由原则。政府与数字电视提供商利用\"公共利益\"之名合法化其自身利益,损害消费者的自主选择权。因而,应完善垄断行业消费者权益保护的相关立法、执法及诉讼机制,更好保护消费者自主选择权。     

The double-edged sword of purpose-driven behavior in sustainable venturing

This paper examines the relationship between purpose and purposeful organizing and how such arrangements influence the entrepreneurial journey as sustainable ventures move from idea to markets. We leverage an iterative multi-stage process-tracing design to understand the mechanisms whereby 14 different B Corp certified organizations embed purpose before, during and after the certification process. Our analyses reveal three types of venture paths for purpose-driven entrepreneurs, which are shaped by distinct imprinting sequences with three critical sensitive windows playing a pivotal role: the definition of scope of purpose, timing of purpose formalization through B Corp Certification and shifts in the source of feedback. Different imprinters occurring within the critical sensitive windows shape particular imprinting sequences triggering situations of both productive and counterproductive path development. Our results challenge the assumed linear relationship between purpose and purposeful organizing and more specifically the belief that seeking (purposeful) B Corp certification at firm foundation is necessarily productive for society and for the ventures themselves regardless of when the certification is achieved.     

比较法视域下科学研究处理个人数据的法律界限

在数字化时代,科学研究成为一种典型的数据应用场景。科学研究大规模处理个人数据隐含的“道德伦理问题上的非对称性”引致个人权利与公共利益之间的权益冲突。中国既有法制对于科学研究处理个人数据行为的规制呈现规范内容不一致、指向模糊、保障措施不足等问题。以《一般数据保护条例》为代表的域外法制从规范定位、可处理数据范围、目的限制原则的适用、数据主体同意的规定、数据主体权利克减、技术性与组织性保障措施等方面确立了相对完整的法律规制体系。可以考虑在《中华人民共和国个人信息保护法》中增设“科学研究”相关条款,同时,通过适当豁免研究人员的数据处理义务、附条件克减数据主体的个人权利以及调整同意模式,打造激励相容的数据处理行为要件,此外,尚需完善技术性和组织性保障措施以确保数据处理规范有序。     

中小企业资产证券化问题研究

中小企业是市场经济的重要组成部分,是经济发展的最重要的驱动力量。本文分析了由于我国目前中小企业发展过程中存在融资难的问题而需要资产证券化的必要性,认为可以通过创造良好的外部环境和整合优化中小企业自身内部资源,进行资产证券化。     

我国资产证券化结构中SPV的法律构建问题

文章回顾了我国资产证券化发展不足的历史及原因,分析了我国资产证券化结构中SPV构建的法律问题,即现行的《公司法》、《合同法》、《担保法》等与SPV的构建都存在障碍。提出我国资产证券化结构中SPV的模式选择：第一,利用国有公司的公信力,发挥社会主义的优越性,以四大资产管理公司承担公司型SPV的职能。第二,依据现行《信托法》,以信托机制构建SPV的模式进行资产证券化。建议在借鉴国外经验的基础上,以保护投资者利益为原则制订我国的《资产证券化法》,推动资产证券化全面发展。