The impact of formal processes for market information acquisition and utilization on the performance of Chinese new ventures

The authors examine the performance impact of formal market information processes. Specifically, a theoretical model is developed that hypothesizes that formal processes for market information acquisition and utilization have direct and positive main effects on new venture success and is then tested using a sample of 222 new ventures located in China. Findings indicate that new venture success is positively correlated with the use of formal processes for market information acquisition and use. Moreover, the relative importance of formal processes to the acquisition and use of market information depends on whether the new venture serves an emerging or established market. In particular, the impact of formal processes for information acquisition is higher among new ventures that serve emerging markets. In contrast, the impact of formal processes for information use is higher among new ventures that serve established markets. We present managerial implications of our results. For example, a new venture with a strong market orientation can respond quickly to emerging marketplace needs, and can even seize the advantage from incumbents. If it is in an emerging market, however, the new venture management team should strive to excel at information acquisition; in an established market, it is important for the management team to excel at information utilization.     

AN ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATIONS AND THEIR EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

This research examined how operational outcomes, relational outcomes and business performance are affected by a collaboration project between buyers and suppliers in a supply chain. It is hypothesized that interdependence of knowledge and process, supply chain partner insight, and the level of collaboration between the firms affect the outcomes of a collaboration project. Survey data from buyers and suppliers from a wide range of industries and organizations were used in this analysis. Among these participants, higher levels of collaboration led to improvements in operational and relational outcomes, which together led to improvements in asset utilization, competitive position, organizational performance, and profitability.     

The effects of technological turbulence and breadth on supply chain technology acceptance and adoption

The current empirical study examines the intention to use and subsequent implementation of a supply chain technology. Specifically, the authors extend the technology acceptance model (TAM) to incorporate the state of the technology environment (technological turbulence) and the extent to which other supply chain technologies have already been adopted by the firm (technological breadth). A series of seemingly unrelated regressions (SUR) were used to analyze survey data from 195 respondents. The results show that in technologically turbulent environments, the relationships between the firm's perceived usefulness and ease of use and the firm's intention to use a supply chain technology are stronger. The study also finds that the relationship between the firm's intention to use a supply chain technology and the implementation of the technology is weaker in firms with greater technological breadth.     

农业企业流动资金短缺成因及其改善研究

如何有效解决流动资金短缺对企业的成长和发展来说具有非常重要的现实意义。本文以认真分析流动资金往复循环的投入和回收,分析流动资金短缺的成因,有针对性地提出流动资金短缺时制约企业发展和经济效益提高的对策措施。     

Building long-term orientation in buyer–supplier relationships: The moderating role of culture

This research investigates buyer–supplier relationships in international markets. Research and practice have shown that buyer–supplier relationships benefit when partners to the relationship exhibit a long-term orientation. The extant literature suggests that a buyer's trust of a supplier and the supplier's performance affect the buyer's long-term orientation toward the relationship. We propose that the relative effects of trust and performance on long-term orientation are moderated by culture – specifically the individualism/collectivism dimension. Hypotheses are tested on data from two individualist and two collectivist cultures, using responses from over 600 purchasing professionals in the United States, Anglophone Canada, Francophone Canada and Mexico. Taken together, empirical findings suggest that cultural differences warrant consideration in developing successful purchasing strategies.     

基于研究性教学的市场营销专业课程体系构建研究

当前国内市场营销专业课程体系存在教育理念滞后、专业内涵模糊、课程内容庞杂、学时分配失衡等诸多问题。基于研究性教学的内涵,需从树立研究性教学理念、设置研究性课程、创新实验实践教学和推进研究性教材改革等方面来优化市场营销专业课程体系。     

德国应用科技大学的科研定位及对我国高职院校的启示

以德国维尔道应用科技大学为研究对象,分析了德国应用科技大学的成立基础、科研定位和科研现状。德国应用科技大学是以培养应用型人才为目标的高等学校,从事以应用为导向和贴近实践的科研和发展,科研定位侧重于技术开发与应用。与获得政治资本相比,大学教师更倾向于通过科研活动在学术界赢得认可和声望。结合我国高职院校实际,学校应该在项目立项、科研奖励、职称评定等方面都应该更加重视技术开发,要把应用研究作为学校科研的重点。     

企业家人力资本股权化的战略研究

文章首先阐述了企业家人力资本股权化战略的内涵及意义,在此基础上,对企业家人力资本与企业绩效之间的内在联系进行了探讨。通过股权化制度在企业组织中不断运行,提高了企业家努力水平,在此基础上激发企业家专用性人力资本的有效供给,使其理论价值转化实际价值,在企业绩效有保证的基础上使初始配置的股权价值得以实现。     

林业碳汇研究进展简述

简述林业碳汇的概念及价值,从碳汇计量方法、林业碳汇项目、碳交易等方面对国内外研究现状进行介绍,对未来发展提出了个人建议。     

增强原始性创新能力的策略研究

原始性创新是其他创新的源头和基础。中国在原始性创新能力的提升方面面临对基础研究重视不够、科研评价体系僵化、缺乏科研合作等瓶颈。中国应当加大对原始创新的财政支持,完善科研评价体系,建立有效的合作共享机制,并建立多层次的原始性创新人才队伍,以提升中国原始性创新能力。