Vertical integration,escalating commitment and technological performance: evidence from firms in the US computer industry

We set out in this study to analyse the impact on the technological performance of firms arising from their vertical integration, along with their escalating commitment to capital investment. Our findings reveal a positive relationship between vertical integration and the technological performance of such firms. A positive correlation is also found to exist between vertical integration and escalating commitment to capital investment; in other words, a firm's rising commitment to its capital investment may well strengthen the positive effects of vertical integration on the technological performance of the firm. More importantly, the interactive effects on technological performance will tend to differ, largely dependent on the type of vertical integration. The findings of this study also indicate that vertical integration can effectively neutralise the threat to exit barriers resulting from a firm's escalating commitment to its prior investment.     

Falling or Not Falling into Temptation? Multiple Faces of Temptation, Monetary Intelligence, and Unethical Intentions Across Gender

We develop a theoretical model, explore the relationship between temptation (both reflective and formative) and unethical intentions by treating monetary intelligence (MI) as a mediator, and examine the direct (temptation to unethical intentions) and indirect (temptation to MI to unethical intentions) paths simultaneously based on multiple-wave panel data collected from 340 part-time employees and university (business) students. The positive indirect path suggested that yielding to temptation (e.g., high cognitive impairment and lack of self-control) led to poor MI (low stewardship behavior, but high cognitive meaning) that, in turn, led to high unethical intentions (theft, corruption, and deception). Our counterintuitive negative direct path revealed that those who controlled their temptation had high unethical intentions. Due to the multiple faces of temptation (the suppression effect), maliciously controlled temptation (low cognitive impairment and high self control) led to deviant intentions. Subsequent multi-group analysis across gender (a moderator) reformulated the mystery of temptation: a negative direct path for males, but a positive indirect path for females. For males, the negative direct path generated a dark impact on unethical intentions; for females, the positive indirect path did not, but offered great implications for consumer behavior. Both falling “and” not falling into temptation led to unethical intentions which varied across gender. Our counterintuitive, novel, and original theoretical, empirical, and practical contributions may spark curiosity and add new vocabulary to the conversation regarding temptation, money attitudes, consumer psychology, and business ethics.     

多糖类药物提取及分离分析

目的对多糖类药物的提取与分离方法和效果进行分析探讨,为今后的药物分析工作提供可靠的参考依据。方法提取方法有溶剂提取法、酸提取法、碱提取法、超临界流体萃取法;分离方法包括超滤法、沉淀法、柱层析法以及色谱法。结果通过上述提取分离方法能够获得多糖成分。结论近几年多糖类药物的药理作用已经受到了高度的重视,使得多糖类药物的提取与分离技术也得到了良好的发展。     

An analysis of bank stock price reaction to distressed borrowers: Taiwanese evidence

This paper investigates the impacts of a borrower's reorganisation plan confirmation on its lending bank's shareholder wealth. Earlier empirical research is completely silent on this research area. Using data from a sample of Taiwanese reorganised firms, this paper shows that the market discriminates among lending banks by making inferences based on their exposure to their reorganised borrower; that is, the lead lending banks experience negative wealth effects, whereas the second lending banks experience positive effects. The results also show that wealth effects are negatively related to loan collateral and rates charged on the loans as well as on corporate leverage. In addition, the reliability and robustness of the model are demonstrated by the receiver operating characteristic curves.     

Developing International Business Managers Through International Study Visits to China

Globalization is a key factor in the success of business organizations today, impacting many aspects of management performance. Understanding the global business environment has therefore become a key objective in the teaching of international business on Executive MBA programs. Drawing on the theory of experiential learning, this study examines the relationship between program structure and learning activities of an international study visit (ISV) to China and the learning experience for Executive MBA students. The findings indicate that learning experience may be most effective where the structure of an ISV incorporates certain activities that promote experiential and deep-level learning. Educational implications are discussed.     

要素转移与聚集融合发展的机理与路径分析

通过理论和案例剖析了产业转移过程中要素转移与聚集融合发展的机理和发展路径.认为:生产要素的转移与集聚本质是一个集成创新的过程;按照时间的演化顺序,要素转移与聚集融合的发展路径依次为要素的初步集聚、组织的中度集成和产业要素的高度融合三个连续的阶段.要素的初步集聚是因为系列外部事件冲击的结果,具有一定的偶然性;中度集成阶段是组织、制度、资源相互作用,自我强化回馈的过程,是市场推动的结果;高度集成阶段则是在中度集成的基础上,生产系统成功根植于当地的社会文化网络中,形成具有创新功能和一定竞争优势的区域创新系统.     

我国企业粗放式发展与竞争优势的形成机制

我国企业粗放式发展,"九五"期间就提出了转型,但到"十二五"已近20年,成效不大,比较缺乏内在机制的深层次研究。对此,尝试地研究了粗放式发展的特征,为什么粗放式发展难以转型的内在机制。研究结果表明,粗放式发展的特征是固定资产投资偏离了企业创新投入的目标,企业创新投入效率直接受到了粗放式投资环境和企业固定资产投资的负向调节影响,削弱了企业创新投入的动机。这表现为无论是政府固定资产投资,还是企业固定资产投资,其调节作用都削弱了对企业R&D创新形成的竞争优势,呈现出显著的负相关。其政策启示是,企业在我国粗放式投资环境下,应保持企业固定投资与R&D投资的目标与战略的一致性,才能摆脱粗放式,取得竞争优势。     

影视旅游者目的地形象感知及行为意向研究——以澳门为例

近年来,影视剧的热播引起观众蜂拥前往拍摄地旅游的情况已经由个别的、孤立的案例发展成具有一定规律和规模的现象．以澳门为研究背景,以影视旅游者目的地认知、情感形象和行为意向为研究中心并探讨他们之间的关系。同时还了解了目前与澳门相关的影视作品观看情况以及不同人口统计学特征的游客在影片观看上的分布差异。根据研究结论,提出针对影视旅游日后发展的建议,有助于认知澳门目前影视旅游发展的状况,以及目的地认知,情感形象是否与下一步的行为意向正向相关,为未来影视旅游产品和行业的发展提供更多建议和意见。     

基于因子熵值法的建筑施工企业绩效评价

企业为了加强内部的激励机制,提高企业的经营效率,必须选择一套合适的绩效评价方法。针对建筑施工企业绩效评价指标体系的特点,并考虑客观赋权的因素,提出了一种新的综合评价方法——-因子熵值法,介绍了因子熵值法,并运用该法对建筑施工企业绩效进行了评价。     

华东电力市场市场力的系统分析与监管措施

针对华东电力市场的实际情况,分析了市场力存在的原因及其作用和影响;总结了当前市场力的度量评价指标;给出监管市场力的几种措施,对正在进行试运行的华东电力市场具有一定的参考价值。