资源、环境与企业能力形成的机理研究——以物流企业为例的分析

基于能力理论，在研究企业能力体系的基础上，从内部资源与外部环境两个视角分析了企业能力形成的一般规律。并以物流企业为研究对象，分析了资源与外部环境对物流企业能力形成的作用机理。     

供应链整合标杆企业—利丰公司经营模式研究

对供应链整合的标杆企业利丰公司进行了案例分析,将其经营模式归纳为明确的定位与业务范围、纵向供应链布局与横向全球化布局三个方面,并且分析了支撑其经营模式的核心竞争力,包括产品知识能力、流程设计能力、增值服务能力、信息能力、供应链管理能力、组织再造能力、广大的供货商与客户网络。     

A conceptual framework and classification of capability areas for business process maturity

The article elaborates on business process maturity, which indicates how well an organisation can perform based on its business processes, i.e. on its way of working. This topic is of paramount importance for managers who try to excel in today's competitive world. Hence, business process maturity is an emerging research field. However, no consensus exists on the capability areas (or skills) needed to excel. Moreover, their theoretical foundation and synergies with other fields are frequently neglected. To overcome this gap, our study presents a conceptual framework with six main capability areas and 17 sub areas. It draws on theories regarding the traditional business process lifecycle, which are supplemented by recognised organisation management theories. The comprehensiveness of this framework is validated by mapping 69 business process maturity models (BPMMs) to the identified capability areas, based on content analysis. Nonetheless, as a consensus neither exists among the collected BPMMs, a classification of different maturity types is proposed, based on cluster analysis and discriminant analysis. Consequently, the findings contribute to the grounding of business process literature. Possible future avenues are evaluating existing BPMMs, directing new BPMMs or investigating which combinations of capability areas (i.e. maturity types) contribute more to performance than others.     

商业孵化中的资源/能力聚合与竞争优势形成机制:来自硅谷Y Combinator案例的启示

当前我国创业孵化的低成功率问题,显示了对国际成功的商业孵化机制进行经验借鉴的重要现实意义。研究采用创业生态系统的分析思路,从动态能力的视角,对硅谷Y Combinator(YC)的孵化机制进行了研究,以期为我国的商业孵化改进提供借鉴。研究揭示了商业孵化中资源/能力聚合作用下的知识学习机制和实质性能力实现机制,其中来自孵化器的资源支持作用对项目进行后续的资源整合与市场位势、实质性能力的获得具有核心作用,是孵化高成功率的根源。研究结论对推动我国创业孵化明确改进方向、提高创业孵化效率具有指导意义,同时对动态能力在创业领域的应用及商业孵化机制的理论发现具有促进意义。     

When natural resources run out,market knowledge steps in: Lessons on natural resource deployment from a longitudinal study in a resource-scarce region of Ethiopia

With the increasing scarcity of natural resources, the ability to maintain quality standards during resource-scarce times becomes more critical for business performance. Theories on managing resource scarcity cannot be easily tested in contexts where resources are still abundant. This study therefore turns to an emerging market context in which natural resource availability naturally varies strongly between seasons, namely, that of Ethiopian pastoralists who for many generations learned to adapt to natural resource scarcity. Central to our theory is the natural resource deployment capability, which is the ability of a business to make efficient and effective use of available resources to maintain business performance during resource-scarce times. Using three-wave longitudinal data from 120 pastoral family-based livestock businesses, the study shows that when resources are scarce or extremely scarce, market knowledge helps to better deploy the scarce natural resources, leading to higher product quality. The findings imply that businesses with a better understanding of markets have stronger natural resource deployment capability. The lesson for businesses that are confronted with approaching resource scarcity is therefore to strengthen their ability to deploy resources efficiently and effectively by strengthening their market knowledge in which such capability is rooted.     

The perilous effects of capability loss on outsourcing management and performance

The outsourcing of manufacturing activities and business processes has emerged as a prevalent business practice in many industries. Given this state, the lackluster performance of an alarmingly high proportion of outsourcing initiatives is somewhat surprising. In an effort to achieve aggressive cost savings objectives, many outsourcing engagements are associated with organizational resources being disposed of which can lead to a significant operational capability loss on the part of the outsourcing firm. Surprisingly little empirical research has dealt with the issues arising from this capability loss frequently associated with outsourcing. This study strives to address this void. Drawing on multiple theoretical perspectives, this study investigates the direct impact that capability loss has on outsourcing performance, and also the impact it has on the outsourcing firm's ability to effectively manage its relationship with the outsourcing provider. Results from our hierarchical regression analysis on 198 outsourcing initiatives suggest an inadequate capability evaluation up front can lead to a more substantive capability loss. Subsequently, we find that a more extensive capability loss has a direct negative effect on outsourcing performance. Prior studies have established the significant positive effect that developing a committed and cooperative relationship with the provider has on outsourcing performance. Our results corroborate these previous findings, and also demonstrate that capability loss inhibits the outsourcing firm's efforts to develop a committed and cooperative relationship with the outsourcing provider.     

A General Dynamic Capability: Does it Propagate Business and Social Competencies in the Retail Food Industry?*

abstract Given that firms have both business and social goals, an important unanswered question is whether a general dynamic capability breeds competencies in both these areas. In studies of the US retail food industry, we find that while a general dynamic capability affects firms’ competence in supply chain management (a business competency), it does not affect their competence in environmental management (a social competency). Firm mission and the extent to which firms obtain technical assistance are found to affect the acquisition of this latter competency. These findings offer insights into the resource‐based view (RBV) of the firm and provide lessons for corporate social responsibility. They reveal more precisely what a general dynamic capability yields and how far its reach extends, suggesting that the factors that drive competitive advantage are not the same as those that drive social responsibility.     

以职场能力为导向 深化高职市场营销专业课程改革

以职场能力为导向,以实训教学为核心的人才培养模式是高等职业院校市场营销专业的一种重要的人才培养模式。通过职场能力的培养可以培养能把握市场需求动态,懂得市场营销策划与职场礼仪,能进行有效营销沟通,获取企业管理经验和市场营销技术,具有较强实践能力的应用型人才。     

Supply chain agility: review,classification and synthesis

Supply chain agility (SCA) has emerged as an important capability to remain competitive in this era of business uncertainty and turbulence. This study aims to gain knowledge of the current state of research on SCA, specifically to have conceptual clarity and synthesise future research avenues. To achieve these goals, we have carried out a systematic review of 118 research papers on SCA published from 1999 to 2016. The findings suggest that the domain has witnessed steady growth since its inception, but little consensus has been observed around its definition and boundaries. To counter these definitional ambiguities, we have presented a comprehensive definition of SCA. The paper further discusses SCA along three thematic categories: the first considers SCA from the strategic perspective, the second considers SCA as a capability and focuses on its enablers and the third explores the impact of SCA on performance. Finally, towards the conclusion, a holistic framework summarising the findings is presented.     

Big Data,Official Statistics and Some Initiatives by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Official statisticians have been dealing with a diversity of data sources for decades. However, new sources of data in the Big Data domain provide an opportunity to deliver a more efficient and effective statistical service. This paper outlines a number of considerations for the official statistician when deciding whether to embrace a particular new data source in the regular production of official statistics. The principal considerations are relevance, business benefit, and the validity of using the source for official statistics in finite population inferences or analytic inferences. The paper also describes the Big Data Flagship Project of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which has been established to provide the opportunity for the ABS to gain practical experience in assessing the business, statistical, technical, computational and other issues in using Big Data. In addition, ABS participation in national and international activities in this area will help it share experience and knowledge, while collaboration with academics will enable ABS to better acquire the capability to address business problems using the new sources of data as part of the solution.     

整合还是外包——基于汽车制造业的多案例研究

从纵向一体化转向外包是企业发展的一种重要趋势,但有一些企业依靠垂直整合策略取得了成功,整合外包关系目前有多种模式。本文在对国内外十余家汽车企业调研访谈的基础上,运用多案例比较方法,分析了不同模式的特点、成因与演变规律。研究发现,企业的业务整合范围受企业当前组织能力、组织能力预期以及交易成本的共同影响。从长期看,整合和外包决策也是影响企业组织能力进化的一个重要因素。     

Modularity in building mass customization capability: The mediating effects of customization knowledge utilization and business process improvement

This study investigates the relationships among product/process modularity, organizational learning practices, and mass customization (MC) capability. Drawing on organizational learning theory, we propose that organizational learning practices help to embed the knowledge gained from modular design practices into organizational processes, enhancing MC capability. We empirically test the mediating effects of two organizational learning practices—customization knowledge utilization and business process improvement—on the relationship between product/process modularity and MC capability, using data collected from Chinese manufacturers. We find strong support for the mediating role of organizational learning practices in the relationship between modularity and MC capability. Our findings have implications for management strategies and point to directions for further research in this area.     

Coupling between financing and innovation in a startup: embedded in networks with investors and researchers

Innovation may be a basis for starting a business, and financing is typically needed for starting. Innovation and financing may conceivably be negatively related, or be unrelated, or plausibly be beneficially related. These possible scenarios frame the questions: What is the coupling between innovation and financing at inception, and what is the embeddedness of coupling in networks around the entrepreneur, specifically networks with investors and researchers? These questions are addressed with a globally representative sample of entrepreneurs interviewed at inception of their business. Innovation and financing are found to be decoupled, typically; less frequently to be loosely coupled, and rarely to be tightly coupled. Coupling is promoted by networking with both investors and researchers, with additive effects and with a synergy effect. By ascertaining coupling and its embeddedness in networks as a way for building capability in a startup, the study contributes to empirically supported theorizing about capability building.

     

企业核心能力评价系统研究

本文首先分析了企业核心能力的内涵,指出企业核心能力是使企业在特定经营环境中以独特方式获得竞争能力或竞争优势的能力.具体表现为组织的学习能力、协作能力以及技术创新能力.其次,在分析有关评价指标体系的基础上,围绕组织的学习能力、协作能力以及技术创新能力设计出一套评价企业核心能力的指标体系,相信其将会对培养和发展企业的核心能力有重要影响.     

基于业务流程类型的外包供应商评价研究

本文将组织中的非核心业务流程划分为关键型、支持型、通用型三种类型,制定了包含资质、能力、合作三个维度的外包供应商评价体系,并说明了不同类型的非核心业务流程在决策时可选用的指标。     

改进的AHP在CNG加气站经营单位应急能力评价中的应用研究

本文考虑各种影响CNG加气站经营单位的影响因素,并通过改进的AHP法,对CNG加气站经营单位应急评价中的各个影响因素进行了权重总排序,得出影响应急能力评价的主要因素。这种影响因素排序对应急能力等级评价和日常的应急管理都具有有效的参考价值。     

The performance of international returnee ventures: the role of networking capability and the usefulness of international business knowledge

This paper sheds light on the international new ventures led by returnee entrepreneurs and investigates the influence of networking capability and the usefulness of international knowledge for the overall performance of so-called international returnee ventures (IRVs). By integrating network theory with a capability view of firm performance, it advances six hypotheses that form a structural model, which is tested with LISREL on a sample of 194 IRVs from China. The findings show that international networking capability has a positive influence on the provision of international business knowledge, which in turn is positively related to the innovation performance, but they have a negative impact on the financial performance. Hence, this study presents a discussion of the usefulness of knowledge gained from the international network relationships of emerging market returnee entrepreneurs.     

基于成熟度模型的化工物流业(CL-CMM)研究

借鉴软件能力成熟度模型（CMM）,构建了化工物流业成熟度模型（CL-CMM）。将物流企业成熟度分为初始期、成长期、成熟期、成熟巩固期、成熟创新期;从分析各个等级的关键过程,为化工物流业发展提供决策依据。并用成熟度曲线表示了化工物流业发展所经历的过程。     

中国利率期限结构对经济周期波动的预测能力检验——基于动态Probit模型的研究途径

本文对我国利率期限结构对经济周期波动的预测能力进行实证研究.首先,利用时差相关分析方法选择我国经济周期波动的利差先行指标.然后,利用基于利差先行指标的动态Probit模型检验我国利率期限结构对经济周期波动状态的预测能力,并且对静态Probit模型和动态Probit模型、各种动态Probit模型之间的预测效果也进行了比较.研究结果表明,我国利率期限结构变动对未来3个月的经济周期波动状态具有比较稳定的指示作用,利用经济状态先验信息的动态Probit模型的预测效果优于静态Probit模型.     

基于网络的商务翻译实训模式探析

语言类专业学生的实践能力需要通过实训来提高。目前我国的高职院校商务英语专业大多开设了商务翻译实训课程,但是在实施上却并不尽人意。本文通过分析目前商务翻译实训的现状,提出了一种基于网络的高职商务翻译实训模式。这种模式能够有效调动学生实训积极性,大幅提高实训效果。