The mediator effects of conceiving imagination on academic performance of design students

Three studies were combined to examine the effects of creativity and imagination on the academic performance of design students. Study 1 conducted an exploratory factor analysis to determine the most appropriate structure of the Creativity Capability Scale (CCS) in a sample of 313 college students. The scale was a new self-report measure, and it was developed to be both empirically valid and easy to administer. A two-factor solution identified originality and useful flexibility as dimensions of human creativity. Study 2 conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to confirm the established structure of the CCS in a sample of 284 college students in design schools. In addition, we also confirmed the structure of the Imaginative Capability Scale using the same sample. A three-factor solution supported an earlier study in which human imagination was categorized into three types, namely initiating, conceiving, and transforming imaginations. The analyses of composite reliability and construct validity gave both scales good support. Study 3 further tested the effects of creativity and imagination on academic performance in a sample of 271 design students. The hypothesis of Study 3—that conceiving imagination acted as a mediator between creativity/imagination and academic performance—was partially supported. The structural model also showed that useful flexibility, initiating imagination and transforming imagination demonstrated positive, indirect effects on academic performance. Critical reflections on the results are provided. Discussions for future studies are also proposed.     

Entrepreneurial firms’ network competence,technological capability,and new product development performance

Successfully developing new products is critical to an entrepreneurial firm’s continued success. Based on the resource management model, this study aims to answer the key research question: how entrepreneurial firms leverage network competence and technological capability to enhance their new product development (NPD) performance in a turbulent environment. Using data collected from 134 entrepreneurial firms in China, we investigate the performance effects of network competence and technological capability, and the moderating effects of technological turbulence and market turbulence. Our findings show that network competence has a positive impact on NPD performance and technological capability plays a mediating role between network competence and NPD performance. Technological turbulence enhances the performance effects of network competence and technological capability; market turbulence advances the performance effect of network competence, but fails to exert significant negative impact on that of technological capability. We discuss managerial implications of our findings and offer directions for future research.     

煤炭企业混合所有制改革与公司治理机制优化

煤炭企业混合所有制改革是煤炭企业建立现代企业制度的必然要求。煤炭企业混合所有制改革要求在国有煤炭企业中引入民营投资、外商投资,形成煤炭企业投资主体多元化的格局。煤炭企业混合所有制改革要求煤炭企业按《公司法》要求改制为规范的公司制企业,构建以股东会、董事会、监事会、经理层为代表的现代公司治理结构。煤炭企业混合所有制改革拓宽煤炭企业融资渠道,引入国内外战略投资者,可优化煤炭企业的公司治理机制。总之,煤炭企业混合所有制改革有利于煤炭企业公司治理机制的形成和优化。     

我国民营企业转型升级的政府作用研究——基于政府行为视角的实证分析

将政府行为细化为政府效能、监管质量、法律规则和腐败控制四个变量,并对民营企业转型升级的相关指标进行量化处理,建立了衡量我国民营企业转型升级的综合指标,对政府行为对民营企业转型升级的影响进行了量化分析,得出以下结论：政府效能、监管质量和法律规则是影响民营企业转型升级的重要影响因素;政府效能与民营企业转型升级呈现正相关关系,政府效能越高,越有利于民营企业转型升级;监管质量对民营企业转型升级的影响较为显著,监管质量越高,越有助于民营企业转型升级;法律法规对于民营企业转型升级具有重要的影响作用,法律法规的执行力度越大,越有利于民营企业的转型升级;腐败控制与民营企业转型升级尽管也呈现一定的正相关关系,但并不很显著,这表明腐败控制的效果并没有直接反映为促进民营企业转型升级的重要因素.     

科技型中小企业成长因素分析

对我国科技型中小企业成长的影响因素进行的理论和实证分析表明,受制于现阶段我国科技进步的国情,作为我国科技创新主体的广大科技型中小企业的发展状况并不是很乐观。大部分科技型中小企业仍然处于传统产品的生产领域中,企业科技投入水平低,限制了企业的进一步成长。对科技人员和知识成果不够重视,仍然以传统的方式进行生产经营,企业未来的成长性因此受到很大限制。     

基于灰色理论的政府市政工程采购评标研究

政府工程采购在政府采购中的份额达60%以上,考虑政府工程采购过程中评标的重要性及评价过程本身具有的不确定性和复杂性,提出了构建基于灰色理论的政府工程采购灰靶评标模型。将决策目标下的各个指标值集结为目标综合效果评价值,分别定义正、负靶心,计算各评价对象到正、负靶心的距离,通过空间投影分析计算各方案的综合靶心距,再以综合靶心距最小准则构建目标规划模型,得到各个目标的权重。构建的灰靶评标模型扩展了灰靶决策方法的应用领域,是对政府工程采购评标方法的一次有益尝试。实例分析验证了该模型在政府市政工程采购评标实际应用中的有效性和科学性。     

基于全国一张网的天然气基础设施经营模式创新探索——中国天然气管网运营机制研究之三

结合国家石油天然气管网集团有限公司正式运营一年以来天然气行业的发展情况,分析中国天然气上中下游各环节所面临的主要痛点,探索天然气基础设施的商务模式创新.一是提出国家管网集团运营的天然气储运设施基本形成了天然气全国一张网的物理架构,以此为基础可以构建一个大跨度的天然气大宗商品物流系统,包括管输、储存、加工和配送4个子系统;二是立足发挥全国一张网的网络优势和储运一体化运营整体优势,创新提出了跨空间转移、跨时间转移、气液相态转换、商业储备、服务产品组合等商业模式,并通过建立全国性的天然气储运能力交易平台、天然气物流调度平台和天然气商品交易平台,实现天然气资源的灵活、高效和安全输配.     

用电检查面临的重点问题及反窃电措施

用电检查是供电营销管理工作的重要内容,而查窃电又是用电检查的重点和难点。基于多年用电检查工作经验,分析了当前供电业务中违章用电和窃电形势,论述了供电企业用电检查和反窃电工作的现状及面临的问题,结合供电企业工作实际,提出了查处窃电的相关对策。     

伊拉克国际石油合作的机遇和风险

伊拉克探明原油储量居世界第三位,石油资源勘探开发程度相对较低,探明油气主要富集在中南部地区、西部沙漠地区和北部库尔德斯坦扎格罗斯地区.由于连年战乱,伊拉克石油工业损失严重.目前,伊拉克政府谋求重建石油工业,通过重要油田公开招标和非公开招标签约等方式,积极推进石油工业的国际合作,寻求国际资本投入,这将使外国企业在伊的石油合作机会增多.伊拉克新的石油法草案和招标合同模式已显现未来伊拉克国际石油合作的雏形.尽管面临安全风险、法律风险和国际竞争风险,对中国企业而言,现在就积极参与伊拉克石油国际合作,将有利于把握伊拉克石油动向和机遇,为以后扩大合作打下良好基础.