Issues in the estimation and application of latent structure models of choice

Our paper provides a brief review and summary of issues and advances in the use of latent structure and other finite mixture models in the analysis of choice data. Focus is directed to three primary areas: (1) estimation and computational issues, (2) specification and interpretation issues, and (3) future research issues. We comment on what latent structure models have promised, what has been, to date, delivered, and what we should look forward to in the future.     

Correlates of organizational effectiveness: A multilevel analysis of a multidimensional outcome

This paper explores the relationship between environmental scarcity, organization size, and board composition with measures of financial and social performance. All three correlates were found to be related to both measures of performance and the hypotheses were largely supported. Anomalous relationships, however, were found between organizational size and social performance as well as outsider representation and financial performance. This study demonstrates that normative explorations focusing only on financial performance can lead to misleading conclusions about organizational effectiveness.William Q. Judge is currently an assistant professor of strategic management at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He is continuing his research in the areas of organizational effectiveness, stakeholder management, and corporate governance.     

R&D–Marketing Integration Mechanisms, Communication Flows, and Innovation Success

Rudy Moenaert, William Souder, Arnoud De Meyer, and Dirk Deschoolmeester report the results of their study of forty technologically innovative Belgian companies to examine the interaction between marketing and R&D. They studied one commercially successful and one commercially unsuccessful technological product innovation project in each participating company and collected data from one marketing and one R&D respondent per project. Communication flows between marketing and R&D are increased under conditions involving formalization of projects, decentralization, positive interfunctional climate, and role flexibility.     

论科层制与学习型组织的相容性

科层制是现代组织尤其是现代企业组织的基本架构，它为所有企业的发展作出了极其重要的贡献。但自学习型组织理论提出以后，许多人认为科层制已经完成了其历史使命，应该让位于新的组织模型。其实科层制是一个弹性很大的框架，它经历了上百的演变，有着极强的适应性，它完全可以与学习型组织相容从而既提高组织的灵活性又保持相对的稳定性。     

完善金融服务体系促进滨海新区发展

温家宝总理在天津考察时指出,加快天津滨海新区开发开放是环渤海区域及全国发展战略布局中重要的一步棋,走好这步棋,不仅对天津的长远发展具有重大意义,而且对于促进区域经济发展、实施全国总体发展战略部署、实现全面建设小康社会和现代化宏伟目标,都具有重大意义.     

曹妃甸港口经济发展对策探讨

港口经济是一种产业集群,是在一定区域范围内,由港航、临港工业、商贸、旅游和临港服务业等相关产业组合而成的有机综合体.作为该地区与外界物资和信息交换的重要载体,港口经济已经成为带动区域经济发展的增长极.     

对可行性研究报告及经济评价的几点认识

指出在建设项目前期工作中存在的问题，建设项目前期工作滞后，前期方案深度不够，需对可行性研究报告及项目经济评价的方法与参数进一步完善，重视风险问题及清偿能力分析，提高技术经济人员的综合分析能力，实现投资决策科学化，提高经济效益。     

物流是实现客户服务的管理活动

对传统储运业的概念、资产等关键问题发表了见解，提出了物流是整合从应链一体化，实现客户服务的管理活动。商流与物流的结合是最有价值的流通形式。     

中国制造业的效率分析及国际比较

文章分析了中国制造业的现状,用效率指数、相对生产率、劳动生产率等指标对中国制造业的效率进行了评价;指出了中国制造业虽然具有高效率指数和相对生产率,但劳动生产率却非常低。同时对中国制造业与经济发达国家之间的差距进行了分析,并将中国制造业的效率与美国、日本和韩国等经济发达国家进行了比较。