Supply chain capabilities for facilitating the internationalisation of retailers – a multiple case study of three Swedish retail companies

ABSTRACT

Market-oriented aspects of retail internationalisation have received a lot of research attention since the 1990s. However, beyond these aspects lies also supply-chain oriented capabilities that are necessary for retailers to successfully internationalise into foreign sales markets. By using a perspective based on resource-based theories, this paper explores supply-chain oriented capabilities that facilitate retail internationalisation. The research is based on a multiple case study of three Swedish retailers. Through the perspective of research based theories, specifically capabilities, the empirical data is studied in a single-case as well as a cross-case analysis. Findings reveal three supply chain-oriented capability categories (leadership capability, integration capability and learning capability) of importance for retail internationalisation. Resources necessary for the capabilities are to be found internally at the retailer, but also externally at other firms. This research adds to the market-oriented knowledge on retail internationalisation by adding a supply-chain oriented perspective. Further, it provides an understanding of the early phases of retail internationalisation.     

Productivity Dispersion and Measurement Error

Several reasons have been put forward to explain the high dispersion of productivity across establishments: quality of management, different input usage and market distortions, to name but a few. Although it is acknowledged that a sizable portion of productivity dispersion may also be due to measurement error, little research has been devoted to identifying how much they contribute. We outline a novel procedure for identifying the role of measurement error in explaining the empirical dispersion of productivity across establishments. The starting point of our framework is the errors-in-variable model consisting of a measurement equation and a structural equation for latent productivity. We estimate the variance of the measurement error and subsequently estimate the variance of the latent productivity variable, which is not contaminated by measurement error. Using Norwegian data on the manufacture of food products, we find that about one percent of the measured dispersion stems from measurement error.     

浅析中职学校心理健康课程的改革实践

已有数百年历史的国家其发展计划是基于教育的,而教育的基础是人,所有的教育必须以人为本。对人而言,最重要的是一个人的身心健康,学生除了应该在学校考虑身体健康,更重要的是应认真考虑其心理健康。学校的心理健康教育不仅可以帮助学生学习得更好,还可以教会学生如何控制自己的情绪,如何学习以及如何与他人建立关系。论文对中职学校心理健康课程的改革实践进行了分析。     

高职物流管理专业(港口与航运方向)课程体系研究——以新里程(天津)公司工作过程岗位技能为导向

以工作过程岗位技能为导向的课程体系设置是严谨的过程,需要在对实体企业的实际工作岗位技能进行调研后,才能展开具体课程设置。文章通过对新里程(天津)公司工作过程岗位技能进行数月调研后,根据该企业部门岗位职能拟定出高职物流管理专业(港口与航运方向)课程体系。     

课程思政融入高校英语教学的反思与重构

高校英语教学实施课程思政是新时期高等教育教学改革面临的新要求。其深入落实高校立德树人根本任务,严格恪守英语教学发展规律,迎合当代大学生健康成长的现实诉求,是为国家发展和社会进步培育具备国际视野和爱国情怀人才的重要路径。文章围绕课程思政下高校英语教学反思与重构价值进行分析,在对高校英语教学实施课程思政现状进行剖析的基础上,提出优化顶层设计、深度挖掘课程思政元素、提升英语教师育人素养以及建设课程思政评价与反馈机制的英语课程思政重构实践路径,以期增强高校英语教育教学研究者的课程思政意识,并为相关研究提供参考。     

提高科技型中小企业创业成功率的关键——创业选择

多数科技型中小企业寿命很短,人们往往从外部环境或内部经营方面来找原因,其实导致科技型中小企业成功率低的根本原因在于创业初期的三方面选择,即行业选择,创办模式与制度选择,创新战略的选择。只有初期选择正确,中小企业才能健康快速成长。     

Relationship between the curriculum system and the understanding of nutritional terms in elementary school children

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新世纪会计本科课程设置改革初探

随着经济全球化、技术制度革新加快及会计职业本身职业范围的扩大,对会计本科课程设置提出了新的要求。目前,我国会计本科课程偏重技能教育忽视素质教育和职业道德的培养。应增加文科教育课程,开设与企管、财经相关的辩论课或在有关课时中分离出一部分课时作为辩论课,减少会计专业课,增设会计案例课,以培养出符合社会需要的会计人才。     

建立适应中国国情的反倾销会计支持体系

目前，国外对我国的反倾销案件调查已达500余起，造成的损失年均达800多亿元。在分析我国应诉反倾销的瓶颈的同时，提出建立适应中国国情的反倾销会计支持体系。