Identification of national priority areas for adaptation to climate change in China

The problem of global warming has been identified as the first in the list of the top ten environmental problems in the world. As climate change will seriously affect the social and natural world that people live in, so it may lay serious repercussions on economic progress, social improvement, and sustainable development. International bodies everywhere and many of the countries＇ governments are responding urgently to this call In recent years, climate change has affected different regions in China in different ways. In its national agenda, the Chinese government should address the problem of climate change and its negative impact on socio-economic development. In this endeavor the nation should introduce policies which will help its people and economy to adapt to these effects and changes. Priority-fields of adaptation to climate change are the sensitive areas or departments which are more vulnerable to the negative influences of climate change. The negative impacts of climate change in some parts of China are considered to be very serious indeed as they affect the whole economy and community. As a result, priority should be given to these more affected regions for the limited state financing. This paper defines adaptation and discusses the basic principles and programs in the identi.fication of national priority areas where adaptation should be exercised. Based on the past studies, four priority areas in China are identified, namely, disaster prevention and mitigation, water resources, agriculture, and ecosystem. An analysis on the identification procedures, and the reasons and tasks involved are given for each.     

The service imperative

Services dominate the world's established economies (such as those of the US, Germany, and Finland) and are becoming increasingly important in developing economies, including those of China and India. Yet most companies, national governments, and universities do not put much energy into service research, innovation, or education. This ironic juxtaposition of facts has led us, along with others, to promote a focus on service research and service innovation across companies and institutions. We call this the “service imperative.” In this article, we present our view of the service imperative as a burning platform that is giving birth to many hopeful directions for the future of the global economy. We believe that companies and nations that embrace the service imperative will prosper and benefit, as will individuals who do the same. We also contend that widespread embracing of the service imperative can lead to improved quality of life for people worldwide.     

Missing Pieces in Ecosystem Restoration: The Case of the Florida Everglades

The largest ecosystem restoration in the world-a $7.8 billion rescue package-is now beginning in the Florida Everglades. This paper examines both the economic impact of the restoration itself and those pieces that are 'missing' from the official project analysis; namely, increased tourism, urban construction, in-migration, and changing agricultural patterns. These pieces comprise a variety of scenarios that are tested for a 45 year planning period with an augmented input-output model derived from a regional SAM. The new output and employment generated by the 'missing pieces', which are small relative to the vast economic base of the region, do represent a considerable increase over the annual growth, especially by the year 2045. We conclude with a discussion of ways in which a growing regional economy might be reconciled with ecosystem restoration.     

基于SOA架构的工作流管理系统的研究与设计

针对现代企业信息资源呈现出的分布、异构和松散耦合的特点,在分析目前工作流技术所存在的不足的基础上,设计了基于SOA架构的工作流管理系统,该系统采取Web Services技术,屏蔽了软件平台之间的差异,使系统具备异构系统之间的集成并适用于企业分布式的异构环境。该系统具有易维护、重用性强等特点,具有很好的应用前景。     

人工智能关键核心技术创新能力测度体系构建：基于创新生态系统视角

突破关键核心技术是“十四五”时期我国建设世界科技强国面临的重要问题。人工智能作为科技变革的核心力量,科学合理地评价其技术创新能力,对提升我国科技竞争力具有重要意义。基于创新生态系统视角,从创新主体、创新环境和系统效益3个维度对我国人工智能关键核心技术创新能力进行测度。结果发现：①我国人工智能关键核心技术创新能力逐年增强,创新主体数量、企业研发资金、算法等成为主要影响因素。其中,创新主体数量对关键核心技术创新能力的影响高于资源投入;②基础研究在关键核心技术创新过程中扮演着举足轻重的角色;③算法、数据和算力是提升人工智能关键核心技术的三大显著性影响因素,其与该技术生命周期密切相关。我国应坚持创新导向,培育多元创新主体,持续鼓励算法研究,加快开放平台建设和技术标准制定,协调技术发展与治理的关系,实现我国在关键核心技术领域的突破。     

Customer perceived value in B-t-B service relationships: Investigating the importance of corporate reputation

The importance of customer perceived value (CPV) has been advocated in numerous publications over the recent years. The research presented in this article aims at 1) understanding drivers of customers' perception of economic value, especially when the service provided has high a degree of intangibility, and 2) assessing the consequences of value perceptions. The authors present a theoretical model of antecedents and consequences of CPV in a B2B service industry setting. Corporate reputation, information sharing, distributive fairness and flexibility are modeled as drivers of CPV whereas word-of-mouth (WOM) and search for alternatives (loyalty measures) represent the effects of CPV. A test of the hypothesized model using structural equation modeling showed that corporate reputation had substantially stronger effect on CPV than the other drivers measured. This indicates that when the intrinsic nature of service performance is hard to evaluate, corporate reputation works as substantial shorthand for value. Finally, customers' perceptions of economic value increase their likelihood of recommending the supplier and reduce their tendency to seek information about alternatives.     

审计业务招标优势的一个博弈论分析

《会计师事务所以投标方式承接审计业务指导意见(征求意见稿)》的起草说明中指出,会计师事务所以投标方式承接审计业务可以降低审计费用,但《说明》中没有进行解释和理论证明。本文尝试借用博弈论的有关模型进行理论上的解释和证明。(中南财经政法大学湖北武汉430064)     

新兴产业企业创新生态系统刚性及其超越

与创新生态系统的稳定性特征相伴而生的刚性问题,已成为阻碍新兴产业企业实施创新驱动发展战略的“拦路虎”。归纳了新兴产业企业创新生态系统刚性的组成结构,将刚性划分为认知刚性、内部刚性和外部刚性3类;探讨了创新生态系统刚性的形成机理:新兴产业发展中存在大量不确定性导致的业务发展预见性问题,使高稳定性创新生态系统得以存在,但这种稳定性也导致了刚性的产生;在理论分析的基础上提出了超越刚性的策略;指出刚性的测度以及刚性对企业创新绩效的影响将是未来研究重点。     

国际服务外包动因:从“降低成本”到“提高服务质量”

本文从国际竞争的视角构建了博弈模型来分析国际服务外包的动因。在跨国企业越来越多地外包其核心业务时,寻求高质量的专业服务才是国际服务外包的主要动因。这一结论通过印度、爱尔兰、中国等21国的Panel Data计量模型得到了验证。为此,中国发展国际服务外包业的根本途径在于提高企业自身质量及提供优质的专业服务。     

Interacting contributions of different departments to brand success

Adopting a grounded theory perspective, this research investigates the roles and interactions between marketing, customer services and human resources (HR) in driving success in UK financial services brands. CEOs/MDs, Directors of Marketing, HR and Customer Services, their line reports, front line staff and their agencies from 2 successful and 4 less successful financial services corporations participated in depth interviews for this project. Marketing strategically defining the brand, HR aligning policies behind the brand and customer services staff being brand exemplars enhances brand success. Organizations should abhor power struggles as no one department is critical — rather working together is key. The brand fulcrum model helps managers and researchers appreciate the harmonious activities of brand guardians (marketing), brand enablers (HR) and promise delivers (customer services). Favoring one department shifts the brand center of gravity resulting in an unstable state, which more equitable responsibility allocation resolves.