万明坚：跨入长虹有“三重门”

手机产业风云变色,事易时移,万明坚还是过去那个万明坚吗? 最近市场传闻,曾经创造出TCL手机辉煌的万明坚将加盟长虹无疑。万明坚能否延续其在TCL的神话?起码摆在他面前的有三道门槛。其一是手机全行业的过度竞争,其二是3G时代的手机行业与2G时代截然不同的游戏规则,其三是万明坚的强硬个性。     

孙德棣：谦谦逝者

“手机狂人”又复出了,虽然这对业界已经不算新闻。自从万明坚跳槽长虹旗下,市场中人早有算定,长虹拿到手机生产牌照之日,就是万明坚出山之时。     

万明坚现象：必然功高震主？难免集体跳槽？

从1996年李东生执掌TCL集团帅印开始，其“TCL之父”的绝对权威地位一直无人撼动。但自从“手机狂人”万明坚崛起后，他创造的辉煌业绩有目共睹，而且个性极度张扬的万明坚，风头一度压过了李东生。     

给“手机狂人”万明坚打分——经理人市值几何？

案例“手机狂人”万明坚似乎有要扇媒体耳光的迹象: 2004年末,他从TCL移动的掌门位置上快速退隐,突然卸任所有实职。网上报道评论蜂涌四起:“后狂人时代”、“激情熬不过寒冬”——随着国内手机市场的缩水,离职的万明坚、郝建学们被认为是“一个时代的结束”,即靠个人感悟出奇制胜的经理人必须为国际型的成熟经理人让路。“我明天要去北京看病了,我的肺不好,确实很累。”2004年12月末,曾经被员工和代理商追捧为“英明伟大”的万明坚在步出办公大楼时,留给了人们—个疲惫的背影。     

高价代言人能让长虹复制TCL昨日的神话吗

<正>2007年1月18日,长虹手机和国虹通讯总裁万明坚以八位数天价聘请台湾第一名模林志玲担任品牌代言在重庆进行签约仪式,标志着长虹手机将从重点发展二级以下市场的策略调整至在中心城市提升品牌价值。长虹手机从2005年进入市场,一系列动作不可谓不轰动,万明坚带领国虹数码通讯集团公司上演了国产手机的“速度神话”吸引不少眼球:从高交会上以豪华阵容亮相的炫耀光芒,到台湾第一美女林志玲的锦上添花;从整合国内市场立誓“半年时间见分晓”的雄心壮志,到致力于开发多国语言系统走国际化路线。现在对于长虹进入手机行业是对是错我们不再探讨,现在再说也没什么意义,我们现在要做的就是分析其品牌代言,探讨其进入高端市场应该采取的措施,希望能对长虹有所作用。     

非常规陷阱

在风云激荡的国产手机中,TCL 移动通信有限公司总经理万明坚一直身处风口浪尖。近日,万明坚又大胆放言——国外品牌很恐惧中国手机厂商。万明坚表示:“以某一个品牌为例,最近它在全球降价,这就说明他们非常恐惧。”对于身处危局的中国手机业而言,这句话说得并不十分理直气壮。但是,就万明坚所领导的 TCL 移动通信,的确有不少令对手恐惧的地方。9月26日,TCL 移动通信有限公司在北京人民大会堂隆重举行“中国制造的智慧竞争之道——《系统战必胜》新闻发布会”。万明坚借此公布了自己的战略之道:非常     

给万明坚退烧

我以为做好了充分的心理准备,但我还是感到震惊。在震惊中我生出但愿不会成为事实的担忧……有人说:万明坚是 TCL 集团近年来迅速蹿红的一颗“明星”。过去的一年对 TCL 移动通信有限公司总经理万明坚来说,更是“名利双收”的一年——TCL 手机全年销售收入82亿,利润达12.7亿;他本人也先后获得第五届“中国杰出青年科技创新奖”、第十三届“中国十大杰出青年”等殊荣……所以赴TCL 移动通信公司采访之前,已经做好了充分的心理准备:我将面对一个意气风发的万明坚。但当我踏进位于广东省惠州市仲凯     

最强大的对手为什么往往从企业内部产生？：中国企业的“赫鲁晓夫”现象

近来，万明坚从TCL空降到长虹，掌控长虹旗下的国虹通讯。完成了其个人职业生涯中的重要转变。对于曾将万明坚造就为风云人物的TCL来说，昔日手机业务的领军人物，却变成了未来的强大对手。     

万明坚复出之坎

关于万明坚复出的传闻沸沸扬扬，早在几个月前，其在TCL时期的心腹大将高斌已经就任国虹通讯总经理助理，总经理一职高悬，似是虚位以待万明坚，同时，另有多家企业与其接触。一时之间，万明坚又成为炙手可热的风云人物。     

谷歌手机将成为谁的杀手？

手机终端市场越来越热闷了，前面一直否认会涉足手机终端的Google终于出手了，将在新年年初推出一款名为“Nexus One”的手机。这无疑是手机终端市场2009年最爆炸的消息，Google的战略将影响众多厂商策略甚至改变产业格局。     

Development in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics

This paper outlines the ICT statistical developments that the ABS has undertaken over recent years. These developments have been on both the supply side (ICT industry) and the demand side (use of IT by sector). The content of ABS ICT surveys has changed significantly over the last few years and are expected to develop further in line with industry changes and emerging policy needs.
Recent developments in household collections have been the inclusion of IT use questions in the 2001 Census of Population and Housing and in various ABS social surveys such as Children's Participation in Culture and Leisure Activities. Annual business IT use surveys are now conducted and include topics such as Internet commerce and IT security. Biennial ICT industry surveys are conducted to provide data on ICT production, imports and exports, ICT industry employment, performance and structure information. An Internet activity survey is run every six months and provides regional Internet access details and infrastructure details on Internet service providers.
A major development for 2002–03 will be the compilation of an ICT satellite account. ABS intends to produce an ICT Information Development Plan to guide its future statistical development work in the ICT field.     

Value at Risk in the Suburbs: Eminent Domain and the Geographical Politics of the US Foreclosure Crisis

Several US counties and local governments have recently considered a novel solution to the foreclosure crisis. They plan to use eminent domain to compel the owners of mortgage debt—and specifically of private‐label mortgage‐backed securities—to sell the debt to the government at a price reflecting the loan's market value. The government would then restructure the debt and resell it to new investors. The plans are striking because—in contrast to both development‐driven eminent domain and the federal subprime bank bailout—they would force investors to assume asset devaluation and increased long‐term risk. Notably, the plans have emerged as an instance of financialization‐focused politics in suburbs and suburban cities of color, specifically majority‐black and ‐Latino/a suburbs. Local support for the plans, we argue, is rooted in the long‐term disinvestment of these ‘suburbs of exception', which became targets of subprime lending and eventually sites where the ‘financial exception' has been localized. But these demographic shifts, fragmentation and fiscal pressures have at the same time created a suburban political terrain in which the plans have gained their strongest political support.     

Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization

Serendipity – the notion of making surprising and valuable discoveries – plays a major role in the success of individuals and organizations alike. Previous research has established the importance of serendipity and identified important individual- and organizational-level antecedents. However, the literature has been dispersed and the boundaries of the concept have been blurry, leading to a lack of conceptual clarity and structure, and thus limiting validity and managerial actionability. Based on a systematic literature review, I synthesize existing management-related research on serendipity and explicate the emergence and composition of serendipity in the organizational context. I first identify three necessary conditions that differentiate serendipity from related concepts such as luck or targeted innovation: agency, surprise, and value. Then, I draw from the literature on sensemaking, event-based theorizing, and quantum-based approaches to management to conceptualize the process of cultivating serendipity in the organizational context as a process of enabling potentiality and materialization, and develop a multi-level theory of (cultivating) serendipity. This conceptualization contributes to our collective understanding of how, why, and when (i.e., under what conditions) organizations can leverage the value in the unexpected, which opens up fruitful avenues for further research.     

Accountability of NGOs in Bangladesh A critical overview

NGOs in Bangladesh have been recognized as effective change agents in the socio-economic arena throughout the world. Their contributions in micro credit, non-formal education and primary health care are widely known. NGOs play a significant role in society. NGO accountability, as a result, has become a critical issue. NGO accountability in Bangladesh has been examined here in relation to patrons, clients and themselves. Of the three relationships only accountability to patrons is in a near satisfactory state. Accountability to clients is handicapped by lack of opportunities of beneficiaries to participate meaningfully in NGO policy making. Accountability to themselves is adversely affected due to the adherence to a strictly hierarchical system and the influence of founding and charismatic NGO leaders.     

Towards an Asian model of human resource management? A comparative analysis of China,Japan and South Korea

There has been much discussion regarding the possible decline and weakening of national systems of human resource management (HRM). Yet, culture and institutions are often cited as the major stumbling blocks to this outcome. Such constraints may dissipate in the analysis, particularly if ‘regional clusters’ are considered where geographic and cultural closeness and ‘openness’ to similar economic pressures exist. In such cases, it might be postulated that convergence in HRM will occur. We argue that China, Japan and South Korea represent such a cluster. This article examines these countries, to see if a degree of convergence is taking place and if it is towards an identifiable ‘Asian’ model of HRM. A model of change is presented that distinguishes between levels of occurrence and acceptance. Details of the development and practice of HRM in each country are then set out. The article ends with a discussion and implications section and a brief conclusion.     

Ansätze und Ergebnisse anglo-amerikanischer M&A-Forschung

Based on a review of established U.S. management journals (1995–2003), six schools of thought are identified within the Anglo-American M&;A research: “Capital Market”, “Principal/Agent”, “Industrial Organization”, “Organizational Behavior”, “Human Resources” and “Strategic Management”. The literature review shows that the definition of M&;A success, the methods applied, and insights from empirical research differ according to the respective school of thought. Empirical studies focus on the resource combinations of merger partners, the specific circumstances of merger negotiations, and on integration management as antecedents of merger performance. Unfortunately, empirical findings have not yet provided reliable explanations for M&;A success. Based on the current state of Anglo-American M&;A research, the authors discuss implications for business practice, identify research gaps, and propose areas for future research.     

Introduction of New Technology with a Sound Transition of the Input-Output Structure

We examine the general equilibrium repercussions associated with the introduction of new technologies, using the generalized Leontief system that allows technological substitutions. We show that an untested introduction of cost-increasing technologies in any industry may result in creating a non-productive technological structure that does not satisfy the Hawkins-Simon condition, following the autonomous dynamic adjustment process with structural transitions in the economic system. Therefore, we propose a practicable control scheme of introducing cost-increasing technologies that strictly avoids the creation of non-productive structures in all periods of structural transition, using the available information on the ex ante technological structure.     

The Creation of the Office for National Statistics

A new Office for National Statistics was created in the United Kingdom in 1996 following a series of developments designed to strengthen the relevance and integrity of statistics. This paper describes these fundamental changes and sets out a blueprint for future progress. It also sets current developments in the United Kingdom in an historical and international context.     

What helps? Women engineers' accounts of staying on

We have considerable understanding of the obstacles that women engineers encounter and the reasons that they leave the field, but we know less about what enables them to remain. Adopting an interpretivist approach, this article examines how a group of British women engineers in two FTSE 100 companies account for “staying on” in their male‐dominated work settings. We delineate four specific forms of help that facilitate women's retention in the field. We argue that exposure to help leads to women developing a habitus that enables them to continue working in engineering. To conclude, we draw on our findings to outline HR practices that will facilitate supportive relationships in the workplace and pave the way towards developing more positive organisational climates.     

论现代物流企业的发展观

物流业经过诸多年的发展目前已经成为最热门的行业之一,物流企业的注册数量也与日俱增,达到前所未有的规模。毋庸置疑,任何企业都希望自己迅速做强做大,并成为真正现代物流企业的典型代表,要实现这一目标一个首要问题就是要解决现代物流企业的发展观问题。