Cultural Tourism And Flamenco In The City Of Cordoba (Spain)

Flamenco is a tourist product that can attract many visitors from around the world, and the city of Cordoba (Spain) has an important role in the origins of flamenco. This work studies whether the satisfaction of cultural tourists who visit the city can be influenced by cultural offers related to flamenco. To achieve this objective, fieldwork was carried out based on 709 surveys conducted in the most important flamenco “tablaos” (stages) of the city. The techniques of factorial analysis and linear adjustment were used. The results show that flamenco can be a product that complements the satisfaction of cultural tourists.     

Salesperson implementation of sales strategy and its impact on sales performance

ABSTRACT

It has been observed in the academic and practitioner literature, a disconnect between the activities of salespeople and the sales strategy espoused by sales organizations. This study examines organizational and individual factors that can influence salespersons’ willingness and ability to implement sales strategy. This paper also seeks to examine the performance implications of sales strategy implementation by salespeople. Data were collected from a sample of 190 business-to-business salespeople in different industries. The study’s hypotheses were tested using partial least squares (PLS). The results of the study show that the different types of sales force control (behavior control and outcome control) has contrasting effects on salesperson market and technical knowledge and salesperson implementation of sales strategy. The results also demonstrate that when salespeople implement sales strategy as part of their sales process, it has a positive effect on their sales performance.     

Gender disparities: a medical detoxification program

Significant gaps exist in health care regarding gender in the United States. Health status, social roles, culturally patterned behavior and access to health care can be influenced by gender. Women have been the primary users of health care and minority women usually have received poorer quality care than Non-Hispanic White (NHW) females. The objectives of this study were to identify gender, racial and ethnic disparities in access to substance abuse treatment in a Texas hospital. Secondary data collected on 1,309 subjects who underwent detoxification were studied. Gender, race/ethnicity, drug of abuse, relapse and financial classification were included in the analysis. Results indicate Hispanic females and Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) females were about 5 and 3.5 more likely than NHW females to use Medicaid services respectively (p < .05). NHW and NHB males were more likely to use Medicare than females (p < .05). NHB and Hispanic females were 5.8 and 2.1 times more likely to receive care for abuse of cocaine when compared to NHW females respectively (p < .05). Hispanic females were 2.3 times more likely to relapse than Non-Hispanic females, and uninsured NHB females were 7.1 times at a higher risk to abuse multiple drugs compare to NHW females (p < .05). Socio-economic factors, lower labor force participation rates, and less financial independence can explain females utilizing more often Medicaid regardless of their race/ethnicity. These results can be also explained by aggressive case management utilization, socio cultural barriers and/or discriminatory practices, both intentional and unintentional.     

The effects of integration agreements in Western Hemisphere trade, 1970–2014

The paper analyzes the effects of four regional integration agreements (Common Market of the South [MERCOSUR], Andean Community [ANCOM], Central American Common Market [CACM] and North America Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA]) on bilateral trade in 19 countries from the Western Hemisphere for the period 1970–2014. For this purpose we estimate different gravity models to control for trade creation and diversion, export diversification and intra-industry trade using OLS log-linearized gravity model and Poisson pseudo-maximum-likelihood panel data estimators that allow controlling for zero-value trade flows. We find trade creation for ANCOM, MERCOSUR and CACM and trade diversion for NAFTA and MERCOSUR countries. Export diversification negatively affects bilateral trade in all American agreements, while intra-industry trade has contributed to trade expansion in ANCOM and the opposite for NAFTA, MERCOSUR and CACM. Global supply chains may help us explain these results. Finally, we find anticipatory effects on trade several years before the signing of the agreements, but only NAFTA countries seem to be natural trading partners in the region while the rest of Latin American regional agreements have not resulted in a comprehensive, profound and consolidated common market.     

加入WTO后对中国零售业的影响与对策

我国加入世贸组织后，零售业将成为完全开放的行业，这无疑对国内零售业造成一定的冲击。如何把握机遇，怎样面对挑战，是每个零售企业不能不回答的紧迫问题。现就入世后，对中国零售业的影响进行分析和提出对策。一、我国零售业的现状１．多业态并存。２０世纪８０年代中期，我国爆发一场综合性的零售革命，仅是三五年的时间，西方存在的一切零售业态几乎都在中国出现了，至今，世界５０家最大的零售企业，已经有７０％在中国“抢滩登陆”。目前，中国百货店已经进入成熟期，超级市场、仓储商店进入发展期，便利商店、购物广场进入起步期。…     

我国反倾销继发性保护问题的深层原因探析

从我国已立案的反倾销案件来看,我国发起的反倾销调查在化工行业存在明显的继发性保护问题,严重影响到下游企业和社会整体的利益,即产生了反倾销的公共利益问题。从化工行业的发展和公共利益角度的分析来看,继发性保护问题的实质是技术创新问题,其根本原因是我国相关企业的整体技术落后,自主创新能力不足。解决反倾销问题的关键是给予企业相应的激励机制,鼓励引进技术的吸收和自主创新。     

丙泊酚复合利多卡因静脉麻醉在高血压患者结肠镜检查中的应用

目的探讨丙泊酚复合利多卡因静脉麻醉在高血压患者结肠镜检查中的安全性及效果。方法回顾性分析47例高血压患者的结肠镜检查资料,将其分为常规组、无痛组。无痛组静脉缓慢注射丙泊酚和利多卡因混合液,使患者入睡后进镜检查。监测并记录两组在检查前、检查中、检查后的收缩压、舒张压、心率、血氧饱和度及镜检时间。无痛组记录麻醉诱导时间、苏醒时间、计算力及提问对答恢复正常时间。结果无痛组全部到达检查终点,常规组有2例未达到回盲部;无痛组镜检时间明显低于常规组,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);无痛组的收缩压、舒张压、心率在检查中较检查前明显下降(P<0.05);常规组收缩压、舒张压、心率在检查中比检查前明显增高(P<0.05);两组检查结束后收缩压、舒张压、心率均恢复至检查前水平;血氧饱和度在两组的各个检查中无明显变化。无痛组麻醉诱导时间为(1.9±0.6)min、清醒时间为(6±5)min,计算力及提问对答恢复正常时间为(6±5)min。结论应用丙泊酚复合利多卡因静脉麻醉对高血压患者进行无痛结肠镜检查是可靠的。     

The Relationships of Empathy,Moral Identity and Cynicism with Consumers’ Ethical Beliefs: The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement

This study examines the relationships of empathy, moral identity and cynicism with the following dimensions of consumer ethics: the passive dimension (passively benefiting at the expense of the seller), the active/legal dimension (benefiting from questionable but legal actions), the ‘no harm, no foul’ dimension (actions that do not harm anyone directly but are considered unethical by some) and the ‘doing-good’/recycling dimension (pro-social actions). A survey of six hundred Australian consumers revealed that both empathy and moral identity were related to negative beliefs regarding the passive and the active/legal dimensions of consumer ethics and were related to positive beliefs regarding the ‘doing-good’/recycling dimension. Cynicism was related to positive beliefs regarding the passive dimension of consumer ethics and was related to negative beliefs regarding the ‘doing-good’/recycling dimension. The role of moral disengagement in mediating these relationships was examined. Empathy and moral identity were only indirectly negatively related to the ‘no harm, no foul’ dimension of consumer ethics through moral disengagement, while cynicism was indirectly positively related to this dimension through moral disengagement. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.     

Board Structure and Intragroup Propping: Evidence from Family Business Groups in Hong Kong

Using earnings announcement events made by group member firms in Hong Kong, this study examines the governance role of boards of directors in curbing propping activities within family business groups. We find that earnings released by group member firms affect the stock prices of their nonannouncing group peers in a manner consistent with intragroup propping. More importantly, this effect is less pronounced when the announcing firms have a larger board or a board with a higher proportion of independent directors, but more pronounced when they have an executive director from their controlling families acting as board chairperson. Furthermore, the monitoring effect of boards of directors is strengthened for firms subject to new regulations increasing board power. Our results suggest that board oversight can mitigate propping activities.     

京津冀循环农业生态产业链的构建与思考

京津冀协同发展已成定局,严重的雾霾天气迫使京津冀产业转型升级,鉴于三地在农业发展上具有很强的互补性,培育和构建京津冀循环农业生态产业链将成为京津冀未来农业发展的方向。然而,目前产业链的构建中存在着区域层面的产业链尚未形成、顶层设计与协作机制严重缺失等突出问题,应加强从总体布局、工农循环相结合等五个方面的培育和引导。