The mediating effect of psychological empowerment on the relationship between participative goal setting and team outcomes – a study in China

In the late twentieth century, it is popular to research the effect of participative goal setting. The general conclusion is that the relationship between participation and performance is inconsistent and unclear at individual level. With team becoming a more dominant mode in organizing, motivating, and managing, it is worthwhile to investigate the effect of participation in team goal setting. This study aims to test the mediating effect of psychological empowerment (PE) on the relationship between participative team goal setting and team identity and team performance. Executive MBA students (371) in 75 groups from China Europe International Business School in China participated in the study. The data from Business Strategy Game and questionnaire found positive relationship between participative team goal setting and team identification, and team performance is partially mediated by PE. Implications for the goal-setting theory and practice are discussed, and future research directions offered.     

The spillover effects of biofuel policy on participation in the conservation reserve program

This paper studies the spillover effects of rising biofuel production on participation in the Conservation Reserve Program. Landowner participation decisions are modeled using a real options framework. We develop a land use decision model that captures biofuel-driven structural changes in market demand and derive threshold conditions that trigger participation in the program. We then quantify the impacts of biofuel production on participation at both the national and state levels using Monte Carlo simulations. The model is also used to analyze how changes in the persistence of the biofuel production boom and in the volatility of farming returns affect conservation participation decisions. Policy implications of the results are discussed.     

压力利用率与锤耗的关系研究

主要从六面顶压机顶锤对合成块施压的过程中,合成块所承受压力的受力分析,研究压力变化对锤耗的影响,总结出合成块组装高度设计、试验的理论依据,提出了检验组装高度的技术指标,提高设计可靠性,缩短试验周期,减少生产过程中的顶锤消耗。     

劳动力供给变化对制造业结构优化的影响研究

在人口老龄化和高等教育大众化背景下,我国劳动力供给正发生深刻变化,并将对制造业结构优化产生深远影响.劳动力供给变化包括劳动力供给数量、质量与结构变化等多重维度;制造业结构优化主要表现为制造业结构高度化与合理化.文章以1992-2013年省级面板数据为样本,从劳动力供给数量、质量与结构的综合视角来探讨劳动力供给变化对制造业结构优化的影响效应.结果显示:一是劳动力供给数量增加有利于促进制造业结构合理化,但对制造业结构高度化影响不显著;二是劳动力供给质量提高显著提升了制造业结构合理化水平,却不利于制造业高度化发展;三是反映劳动力供给结构的老年、少儿抚养比上升显著抑制了制造业结构合理化与高度化发展,且老年抚养比的抑制作用明显大于少儿抚养比.此外,文章还通过更换样本与方法进行了稳健性检验,检验结果基本支持了文章上述的研究结论.因此,我们建议既要通过调整与优化人口政策,积极应对人口老龄化与劳动力供给数量下降对制造业结构优化的负向冲击;又要着力培养为产业发展所需的各层各类人才,尤其是高层次创新型人才,进而以创新驱动制造业结构优化.     

创业导向对创新绩效的影响:顾客授权与开放式创新视角

开放经济下企业往往利用开放式创新范式进行技术创新。从开放式理论视角探讨创业导向对创新绩效的作用机制,重点探讨顾客授权的调节作用。以开放式创新为中介变量,以顾客授权为调节变量,构建一个被调节的中介作用模型。采用259家制造业企业的调查问卷数据检验研究假设,结果表明:开放式创新部分中介了创业导向与创新绩效间关系,顾客授权正向调节创业导向与开放式创新间关系以及开放式创新与创新绩效间关系,顾客授权与创新绩效呈正相关关系。最后,提出了管理建议和未来研究方向。     

陕西省高新技术产业知识产权创造能力评价研究

高新技术产业知识产权创造能力是决定区域自主创新水平、提升区域经济竞争实力的关键因素,陕西省高新技术产业知识产权在实现数量质量双提升的同时,也面临关键领域资金和技术投入不足、部分指标增速放缓等问题。结合知识产权创造评价理论及陕西现实状况,构建了包含4个层面、21个指标的评价指标体系,运用因子分析法与中国内地其它30个省市进行比较分析。最后,提出了提升陕西高新技术产业知识产权创造能力水平的努力方向。     

多主体建模下四类创新文化特征对创新的影响

创新文化具有自组织性和开放性,是一个知识创造和利用的复杂适应系统。基于复杂适应系统视角,将创新文化特征分为冒险开拓、创新氛围、交流共享、决策参与4类,通过构建多主体（Agent）创新文化复杂系统模型,深入探讨了4类创新文化对创新的影响机制。仿真结果表明,4类创新文化特征对创新的影响存在差异。其中,冒险开拓、创新氛围、交流共享3类创新文化均对创新存在正向促进作用,而决策参与对创新的促进作用与其它3个创新文化特征具有显著关系,且冒险开拓与交流共享等因素在协同作用下比单一因素对创新的影响更积极、更显著。     

中部地区与发达地区高校产学研合作绩效比较研究

基于高校产学研合作框架,从产学研合作规模、合作水平及科技成果转化能力3个维度构建高校产学研合作绩效评价体系。以2011-2015年中部地区的湖北、安徽、河南和湖南,发达地区的上海、广东和江苏等省市相关数据为样本,采用省际间横向比较方法,比较中部地区与发达地区高校产学研合作绩效。结果显示,发达地区高校产学研合作绩效在3个维度上均好于中部地区, 湖北、江苏两省高校产学研合作绩效分别在中部地区和发达地区领先;科技成果转化能力弱是中部地区高校产学研合作绩效的制约因素。由此,针对当前主要问题提出系统性改进建议。     

Treatment patterns,complications, and direct medical costs associated with ankylosing spondylitis in Chinese urban patients: a retrospective claims dataset analysis

Aim: To describe treatment pattern, complications, and direct medical costs associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Chinese urban patients.

Methods: The 2013 China Health Insurance Research Association (CHIRA) urban insurance claims database was used to identify patients with AS. The identified patients were stratified by AS treatments for the comparisons of well established AS-related complications and direct medical costs. Conventional regression analyses adjusted the collected patient baseline characteristics to confirm the impact of treatments on complications and direct medical costs.

Results: Of the identified 1299 patients with AS, 18.0% received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), 11.2% received immunosuppressant, 48.2% received NSAID plus immunosuppressant, 4.6% received biologic agents, and 17.9% received medications without indication for AS. Biologic group was associated with the lowest proportion of AS-related complications (8.3%) that was confirmed by multiple logistic regression analysis (odds ratio = 0.200, p?=?.017). The biologic group was also associated with highest direct medical costs (median: RMB?=?14,539) that were confirmed by the multiple generalized linear model (coefficient = 1.644, p?Conclusions: Biologics were not commonly used for AS in Chinese patients likely due to their high cost. Future studies are needed to confirm the potential long-term clinical benefits associated biologic treatment for AS.