Mega-events as drivers of community participation in developing countries: The case of Shanghai World Expo

Within a wide body of literature it has been argued and demonstrated that community participation in tourism development is advantageous in terms of the sustainability and effectiveness of the development policies adopted. However, over time, doubts have been raised about whether community participation should take place in developing countries. There are major concerns regarding the immaturity and the incompliance of the political and social conditions of developing countries in relation to the requirements necessary for an effective participatory planning. In this paper, we argue that mega-events, due to their wide scope and the key role that large groups of stakeholders play in their success, may represent a driver for community participation in developing countries. In order to explore our idea, we will analyse tourism development and the planning of a mega-event within the Yangtze River Delta area, driven by the organisation and preparation of the Shanghai World Expo. According to our evidence, some initial elements of participative decision-making have indeed developed around the organisation of this mega-event, even though China has historically been considered refractory towards community participation. Finally, we discuss the findings in the light of existing knowledge to elicit significant questions about community participation in tourism development within developing countries and to address further research on this topic.     

民营上市公司控制权形成及影响分析

公司的控制权决定着公司的权力分配状况。从目前我国民营公司控制权的现有状况、作用机制入手,着重挖掘控制权对民营企业产生的各种影响,包括企业基本结构的变更、参与市场竞争等,揭示了控制权对民营企业向前发展的整体作用。     

国外高新技术产业发展的税收支持及启示

高新技术产业在各国经济发展过程中处于越来越重要的位置,各国无不采用各种措施对其加以鼓励和扶持,尤其是税收支持力度和效果都比较突出。文章在详细分析国外关于高新技术产业发展的税收支持成功经验基础上,总结出我们可以借鉴的启示。     

基于电子商务的出版物逆向物流研究

简析了当前出版物的物流网络结构,就此提出出版物逆向物流的改进方法。     

加强细节管理 确保蒸汽管网冬季平稳运行

对全厂蒸汽管网现状进行分析,制定措施,确保冬季蒸汽管网安全平稳运行。     

Compensating Wage Differentials with Unemployment: Evidence from China

We estimate the economic value of mortality risk in China using the compensating-wage-differential method. We find a positive and statistically significant correlation between wages and occupational fatality risk. The estimated effect is largest for unskilled workers. Unemployment reduces compensation for risk, which suggests that some of the assumptions under which compensating wage differentials can be interpreted as measures of workers’ preferences for risk and income are invalid when unemployment is high. Workers may be unwilling to quit high-risk jobs when alternative employment is difficult to obtain, violating the assumption of perfect mobility, or some workers (e.g., new migrants) may be poorly informed about between-job differences in risk, violating the assumption of perfect information. These factors suggest our estimates of the value per statistical life (VSL) in China, which range from approximately US$30,000 to US$100,000, may be biased downward. Alternative estimates adjust for heterogeneity of risk within industry by assuming that risk is concentrated among low-skill workers. These estimates, which are likely to be biased downward, range from US$7,000 to US$20,000.      

知识员工绩效考核方法的探索

知识员工的绩效考核方法应适于知识员工的绩效特征。绩效考核方法可根据考核结果受考核者决策影响程度的不同,分为主观考核法与客观考核法两类。每一种主、客观考核法在知识员工的绩效考核中各有利弊且考核的侧重点各异。今后的研究可以将重点放在探索一种结合主观考核法与客观考核法优势的绩效考核方法,或者尝试将一种主观考核法与一种客观考核法有机结合,以实现对知识员工科学、高效地绩效考核。     

我国房地产市场竞争格局及其对房价影响分析

通过对勒纳指数测算和房地产业行业集中度的评价,对我国房地产市场的竞争格局展开分析,推断出我国房地产市场呈现出垄断趋势。在此基础上,采用古诺模型建立房地产商的定价模型,进一步分析其在市场变化条件下的最优选择,验证了房地产商具有降低供应量、提高房价的隐性联合动机,进而推测出我国房地产价格在周期性波动基础上将持续上涨。     

An integrated model for analyzing the development of the 4G telecommunications market in Taiwan

Previous studies of development trends in the telecommunications industry have estimated market potential but have seldom integrated analyses of customer preferences and macro-environmental factors (political, economic, social, and technological analyses). In order to more accurately analyze 4G technological trends and market penetration and provide implications for businesses and policymakers, we use conjoint analysis to analyze customers' preferences for telecommunications technology and integrate the results with data from scenario analysis and the Delphi method to address possible scenarios for the development of 2G, 3G, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), and long-term evolution (LTE) in Taiwan. We then use the innovation diffusion model to forecast the sales volume for these four technologies in Taiwan over the next 10 years. Finally, we provide suggestions for policymaking and strategic actions for 4G stakeholders.