An examination of mobile app usage and the user’s life satisfaction

Increased engagement with mobile apps is an emerging trend with people today. Mobile devices have become so personalized that many people consider their mobile device as an extension of themselves. Research has suggested that one driving factor in a person’s adoption of mobile apps is the pursuit of happiness. However, there is little research regarding the influence of apps on a person’s well-being. The purpose of this paper was to examine mobile app usage among college students and the relationship between app usage and one’s satisfaction with life. Findings suggest that there is a correlation between mobile app usage and a person’s level of satisfaction with life. Gender differences in app usage were also found.     

The Cultural Convergence of MBA Education Across Australia,Singapore and Malaysia

A commonly held view among international researchers is that markets and cultures are growing closer together. This cultural convergence is believed to result from the homogenising effect of technology transfer. One force which emerges from technology transfer is the convergence of education, in particular management education This study examined the MBA experience as a factor potentially causing cultural convergence. Students in five MBA programs in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore were surveyed on cultural dimensions using Hofstede's (1980) Values Survey Module to determine whether there was cultural convergence between Hofstede's cultural dimensions and the three countries. The results indicated that there was convergence between Hofstede's Uncertainty Avoidance and Power Distance distributions for the three countries.     

Difference in rural and urban driver-injury severities in highway–rail grade crossing accidents

Based on the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) database, there were 25,945 highway–rail crossing accidents in the United States between 2002 and 2011. With an extensive research, analysis results showed that there were substantial differences between rural and urban areas at highway–rail grade crossings. However, there is no published study specific on driver's injury severity at highway–rail grade crossings classified by area types. Using an ordered probit modelling approach, the study explores the determinants of driver-injury severity at rural highway–rail grade crossings compared with urban highway–rail grade crossings. The analysis found that motor vehicle driver's injury level at rural highway–rail grade crossing is extremely higher than urban area. Compared to collisions at urban area, collisions happened at rural area tend to result in more severe injuries. These crashes were more prevalent if vehicle drivers are driving at a high speed or the oncoming trains are high-speed. Moreover, highway–rail grade crossing accidents were more likely to occur at rural area without pavement and lighting.     

日本对外贸易战略转变的时机选择及启示

20世纪70年代中期,日本面临着转变对外贸易战略的压力.对此,日本采取了拖延的做法.直到80年代中期,国内外条件基本具备、时机基本成熟,才开始着手将"外需主导型"战略转变为"内需主导型"战略.总的说,日本贸易战略转变的时机选择并无问题,但后续的政策调整出现了很多失误,因而导致了经济的长期停滞.日本的经验和教训对中国的经济和贸易政策调整有重要的启示.     

Will the People's Republic of China trigger off the next Asian crisis?

During the first phase of the Asian crisis, there were no signs of it having any serious influence on the People's Republic of China, but the country does now appear to have been drawn into the crisis. In which areas of the Chinese economy are there serious problems likely to occur? What measures ought to be taken to counteract them?     

股权融资偏好亦或过度融资——来自中国上市公司再融资的经验证据

针对目前普遍认为中国上市公司偏好股权融资的观点,重新检验中国上市公司的融资行为,结果发现:如果将短期债务考虑在内,并剔除首次公开募股的影响,中国上市公司不存在股权融资偏好。进一步分析,有足够的证据表明中国上市公司的融资行为表现为典型的过度融资。     

The Power of the ＂Made-In-China＂

Industries are the engines of the economic growth. China＇s industries continued to evolve and diversify in 2010. There were hope, and there were pains. But all the industries in this country have a dream： to do better in the global market.     

英文摘要

Where there＇s an opportunity, there＇s a risk. Traders always face risks in any market, from the richest countries to the least developed economies. And as the global economic crisis changed markets, some risks for international trades might have been unveiled or worsened.     

The Expansion of the U.S. Stock Market, 1885 1930: Historical Facts and Theoretical Fashions

Based on an analysis of the leading trading markets for stockin the United States, I document the dramatic expansion thattook place in the scale and scope of the country's stock marketfrom the mid-1880s to the early 1930s. My analysis suggeststhat a broad-based stock market was a long way from being establishedeven by the early teens. It took the impetus provided by WorldWar I, plus the enthusiasm of the 1920s, to bring such a marketinto existence. I consider the capacity of today's fashionabletheories, which link the development of stock markets to improvementsin minority shareholder protection, to explain the growth ofthe U.S. stock market, and find that they cannot account forthe historical patterns that I identify. However, I suggestthat there are other arguments that are worthy of further consideration.First, there were factors, besides minority shareholder rights,that led to changes in the demand for corporate stocks duringthis period, especially an increase in the demand for stocksby institutional investors, notably banks and insurance companies,as well as the emergence of a retail market for stocks afterWorld War I. Second, there were also important developmentsin the supply of corporate stocks after the War, including theissuance of stock to fund the expansion of young firms, butespecially to facilitate mergers and acquisitions by establishedfirms, which seem to have played an important role in drivingthe expansion of the U.S. stock market.     

摩梭家庭的亲密度与适应性研究

采用家庭亲密度和适应性量表,考察540名摩梭高中生的家庭亲密度和适应性状况。结果表明：摩梭家庭的亲密度显著高于常模,适应性显著低于常模;多数摩梭家庭属于中间型;云南和四川的摩梭家庭在亲密度和适应性上存在显著差异,云南摩梭家庭的亲密度及适应性显著高于四川摩梭家庭。摩梭母系制及现代文化的冲击促使摩梭家庭出现了高亲密度、低适应性的特征,同时造成了地区之间的差异。     

Foreign Multinationals in British Manufacturing, 1850–1962

This essay draws on a new database to describe the dimensions and characteristics of 685 foreign companies which established British manufacturing subsidiaries between 1850 and 1962. The numbers of foreign companies grew from the 1890s, expanded rapidly in the inter-war years, and even more rapidly from the 1950s. The majority were American, and were clustered in chemicals, mechanical and electrical engineering, metal goods, motor vehicles and food products. The majority of foreign firms established greenfield plants in Britain, but there were a significant number of acquisitions from 1900, and this became an important mode of entry from 1950. Many foreign investors were of modest size, and a considerable number of investors were short lived. The majority of factories were always in the south-east of England, but there was a surge of investment in Scotland and Wales after 1945. Foreign-owned companies began to undertake R & D activity in Britain from the inter-war years, and had a notable propensity to engage in foreign trade.     

冷链物流建设中电子商务技术的应用研究

随着社会对低温冷冻品的需求不断加大,我国冷链物流的建设已越来越重要,如何保证低温冷冻食品的安全供应,已成为体系建设中的一大问题。鉴于冷链物流及时性和多样化的要求,其建设必须借助于先进的电子商务技术。通过对先进的电子商务技术的运用,帮助冷链物流突破时间、环境和卫生安全的瓶颈,从而促进我国冷链物流体系健康、迅速地发展。     

Disparate association between alliance social capital and the global pharmaceutical firm's performance

Some literature suggests that three dimensions of social capital—such as information volume, diversity and richness—have positive association with the firm's performance. However, these constructs and their implications cannot be taken for granted because they may not produce similar results in all contextual settings. The article develops and tests associations between dimensions of social capital and organizational performance in a multidimensional network system. This study provides an analysis on 252 pharmaceutical firms. The analysis shows disparate but insightful results. First, there is a positive association between information volume and the firm's performance. Second, there is a negative association between information diversity and the firm's performance. Third, there is no significant association between information richness and the firm's performance. Therefore, different dimensions of social capital had different links with the firm's performance. The paper provides some explanation and implications of these findings.     

Factors Affecting Food Label Complexity: Does the New EU Regulation Satisfy Consumer Issues? An Exploratory Study

There is still a substantial information asymmetry between producers and consumers. Despite the recent EU regulation on labeling to enhance consumer food safety and the existence of a number of certifications on sustainable food products, there remain blind spots in the widely debated consumer information issue. Our study, conducted on primary data processed with a probit model, was aimed at identifying the factors that may affect consumer response in relation to difficulties in interpreting the labels of processed food products. Starting from theoretical models, several factors held responsible for defining the consumer’s knowledge were used as explanatory variables. Our results show that despite changes in the new legislation, there remains the problem of the consumer’s lack of knowledge concerning environmental labeling and product certification.     

Economic reforms in the industrial sector of the People's Republic of China

At the end of the 1970s there occurred a re-orientation of development policy in the People's Republic of China. Changes were introduced in the sectoral development priorities, the guiding principles of the State's incomes and foreign trade policies and in the organization of agricultural production. Above all, initial steps were taken to realign the administrative control system in the industrial sector more towards a market-oriented economic system. This article examines the guiding ideas behind the reform of the industrial sector and the measures taken so far. Emphasis is placed on the introduction of taxation on enterprises' profits which was recently decided and had long been a subject of dispute.     

Heart in China, Vision on the World——An Australian Chinese's Business Legend in China

In the early days of China's reform In later 1970s when China first launched"reform and open"policy,there were numerous business opportunities all around China,so were there all kind of uncertainties and obstacles.At the beginning of his business,Dr.Lau recalled one unforgettable event-he and his secretary had once hand typed and sent out more than 1,000 letters to suppliers in one week just to accomplish a commission of emergent product importation on behalf of a local government agency in China.Pitifully,these commissions often brought no profit to the company.     

Strategic management training and commitment to planning: critical partners in stimulating firm performance

Few studies to date have been able to establish a clear link between training activities and firm performance. This study shows a relationship between a firm’s level of commitment to planning, management development and training activities and firm performance. The relationship is demonstrated by a higher return on equity for investors. Data from 157 small financial firms in the US were collected and analysed to find out if there was a relationship between the frequency and type of strategic management training, commitment to a strategic planning process, and firm performance. Findings from this study show that there is a significant relationship, resulting in greater return on tockholders’ equity, between the frequency that senior managers attend strategic management training and a firm’s level of commitment to the planning process.     

中国服务贸易进口的技术溢出效应——基于VAR模型的实证分析

本文运用基于VAR模型的脉冲响应函数法与方差分解法,实证研究了1985-2010年我国服务贸易进口与技术进步之间的关系。研究发现,我国技术进步和服务贸易进口之间存在双向的因果关系,同时两者还存在长期协整关系,我国服务贸易进口存在技术溢出效应,服务贸易进口对技术进步产生较显著的正向影响。     

陈与义诗歌分期新探

在文学史研究中,陈与义诗歌分期常以靖康事变陈氏南渡为界分为两个时期。但通过对陈与义靖康以后诗歌的仔细审读,我们不难发现他在南奔逃亡时期的诗歌和他在作达官时期的诗歌无论在数量上还是质量上都存在着较大的不同,诗歌的题材内容与风格特色也有着明显的差别。因此,应将陈与义南渡时期的诗歌视为一个独立的部分,以区别于他三十七岁以前的＂少作＂与晚年诗歌创作的＂式微＂。     

Local and organic food on wheels: exploring the use of local and organic food in the food truck industry

An exploratory study approach was used in this research to examine the use of local and organic food in Toronto’s food truck industry, the rationale for its use, and the challenges that food truck owners face in sourcing it. Results showed that all-but-one of the food trucks sourced local or organic food for their menu and were motivated by fresh taste/quality, social responsibility and customer preference. While there were challenges with utilizing organic/local food due to seasonality and cost, food trucks found they can derive benefits by way of increased patronage, menu differentiation, and competitiveness.