Impact of outsourcing on business-to-business marketing: An agenda for inquiry

Increasing globalization has made companies focus more on their outsourcing decisions. Moving beyond the tactical companies have begun to incorporate outsourcing as a strategic weapon in their armory. This article expands on this theme by highlighting the need for understanding this key issue from business marketing and sales perspective and pointing to some interesting research issues on the topic. The article also introduces this special issue, briefly discusses the six special issue articles and provides a framework that integrates their contributions to our understanding of strategic outsourcing.     

Strategy antecedents of modes of entry into foreign markets

Although a firm's choice of mode of entry to a foreign market is central to the implementation of international strategy, we have only limited understanding of the effects of international strategy on the choice. This study explores the effects of business relatedness and corporate international experience. Data were collected on 173 ventures of Swedish manufacturing firms that were present on the German market, and multivariate techniques were applied to test hypotheses. It was found that product/market relatedness and intangible resource relatedness between the foreign business unit and the industrial firm's core business unit favored a full control entry mode based on sole ownership. This finding was also valid for importance of foreign markets. Further, market importance moderated the two relationships regarding business relatedness. Contributions to the literature are discussed.     

国产品牌降压药北京地区医院营销策略研究

通过设计定量研究分析方案，根据调查结果，了解影响降压药在医院推广的相关因素，包括医生的处方行为和使用习惯；医生决策过程和驱动因素等，以期为我国国产品牌降压药品在北京地区医院的推广提出建议.     

略论企业间基本品牌关系与战略决策模式

从战略管理的角度,全面分析企业间品牌竞争的外部环境和企业间的相互关系,并提出企业品牌战略管理的基本框架和基本决策模式,可使企业的品牌战略成为一个完整的体系。     

中部地区区域旅游合作战略研究

本文从介绍区域旅游合作的理论依据出发，探讨了中部地区区域旅游合作的现实基础，提出了中部地区区域旅游合作的战略对策。     

Private Car Ownersip Jumps 16% in 6 Months

More than 13 million cars in China were privately owned by the end ＆June up 16% over the end of last year, according to the Ministry of Public Security.     

物流成本所面对的问题及对策

物流成本是指在企业物流活动中,物品在空间位移(包括静止)过程中和时间上所耗费的各种资源的物化劳动和活劳动的货币表现总和。文中论述了战略成本管理降低物流成本的实际意义。     

转型期下岗失业群体的社会保障问题探析

社会保障对于下岗失业群体具有极为重要的意义,但现行的社会保障制度在设置和实践过程中还存在着一些亟待解决的问题。本文主要解析了下岗失业群体的生存困境,并对今后社会保障制度的改革方向进行了探讨。     

广西壮族自治区市县级电子政务发展策略探讨

文章介绍了我国电子政务发展进程，分析了广西的市县级政府开展电子政务存在的问题，提出了开展广西市县级电子政务设想。     

The power of business models

Over the past few years, “business models” have surged into the management vocabulary. But, while it has become quite fashionable to discuss business models, there is still much confusion about what business models are and how they can be used. In fact, business models can serve a positive and powerful role in corporate management. While other authors have recently offered definitions of “business model,” none appear to be generally accepted. This lack of consensus may in part be attributed to interest in the concept from a wide range of disciplines, all of which have found a connection to the term. To help managers better understand business models, this paper reviews the extant literature and identifies and classifies the components of business models cited therein. Components were classified into four primary categories: strategic choices, the value network, creating value, and capturing value. To address the absence of a generally accepted definition of a business model, a new definition that integrates and synthesizes the earlier work is offered. Based on the proposed definition, business models are then contrasted with strategy. Four problems associated with business models are also discussed.