Firm size, business experience and export intensity in SMEs: A longitudinal approach to complex relationships

The objective of the paper is to test the effect of firm size and business experience on export performance. In fact, despite a growing number of empirical studies, the question of the relationship between these variables is not clearly established. This research aims at contributing to a better understanding of these complex relationships with a special focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors develop a general model and test it using a sample of Italian manufacturing firms that spans the 1997–2001 period. Combining a time-series with a cross-sectional analysis, they use an econometric model in order to test the relationships. Their findings provide a strong support for both relationships. The results show that it is not business experience per se which is important but that it is the relative change in experience that truly impacts upon export performance. The model also reveals that industry effects are relevant.     

An entrepreneurial cognition perspective on the internationalization of SMEs

Drawing from entrepreneurship, cognition, and international business theory, this paper develops a model integrating individual-level and firm-level characteristics to provide an entrepreneurial cognition perspective on the internationalization of small and medium size ventures. The model is tested on a sample of Spanish ventures using structural equation modeling techniques (partial least squares). Support is found for the central role of cognition and risk perception of CEOs in explaining the implementation of international expansion strategies for their firms.     

Trip Cultural Activities and Tourism Expenditure in Emerging Urban‐cultural Destinations

Although tourism expenditure is determined by different factors, the literature has not analysed the extent to which trip cultural activities affect tourism expenditure in the destination. The focus of this paper is a microeconomic analysis performed in 14 emerging urban‐cultural destinations in Andalusia (Spain). The results confirm that there are activities related to cultural visits, attendance at events or gastronomic activities that determine tourism expenditure. These results guide the implementation of specific actions by the policy‐makers in these destinations aimed at increasing the economic impact of tourism, based on the creation of high value‐added tourism products to overcome their mere dependence on built heritage. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

旅游管理专业人才培养模式与质量保证体系研究

在高速发展的旅游业背景条件下 ,旅游管理专业人才的培养已成为一个极具现实和理论研究价值的焦点 ,本文剖析了我国旅游人才培养的现状 ,提出了旅游人才培养的相关模式 ,并建立了质量保证体系 ,以确保旅游人才的高品质素质并支撑旅游业的可持续发展。     

论消费者购买行为中的感知风险

本文研究了感知风险的含义、感知风险的维度、感知风险的测量模型和感知风险的动态变化过程，最后探讨了感知风险这一研究领域存在的问题及以后的研究方向。     

卢梭的道德教育思想及其启示

卢梭是自然教育思想的主要代表人物.他的道德教育思想是以自然教育为基础的,主张应根据人的不同阶段明确道德教育任务,在道德教育的目的、方法上要重视符合儿童特点.卢梭的道德教育思想对当今教育仍有启示作用.     

二元结构视角下我国人力资本投资差异及矫正对策

人力资本投资是经济增长的重要源泉。由于种种原因,我国人力资本投资城乡差异较大,并有逐渐扩大趋势。文章在阐述二元结构理论的基础上,分析了城乡居民家庭对人力资本投资的差异以及政府对人力资本投资的差异,提出了我国矫正人力资本投资城乡差异的对策。     

中国出口贸易品技术结构的测算

本文利用贸易品技术附加值指数和相对技术附加值高度对中国出口贸易的技术水平进行了测定。本文提出的贸易品技术水平和贸易结构的测定方法剔除了时间变化趋势,是对现有方法的改进和扩展。中国的比较优势主要体现在纺织服装和机械设备方面,竞争劣势体现在高附加值的化学品和商业服务方面。1995～2007年,中国出口贸易的整体技术水平得到了不断提高,并于2006年之后超过世界平均水平;中国出口贸易结构不断升级,表现出向发达国家靠近的趋势。     

高职钢琴速成教学法探讨

高职学生学习钢琴,普遍存在基础弱、年龄大、手指硬等弱点,但学习目的明确,理解能力强,有自觉性,能积极主动地钻研。可采用高职钢琴速成教学法,加强手指的练习,培养学生的视奏能力和音乐表现力;选择教材时应从学生实际出发,扬长避短,内容丰富、由易到难、科学搭配。通过采用分手、分段、分句、分声部及快、慢交替的方法进行教学,突出重点、难点,指导学生有步骤地练习,可使其在有限的时间内快速获得钢琴基本弹奏技能,掌握最科学的弹奏方法。