Adapting adaptation: Expanding adaptive strategy theory to account for the East Asian business context

This paper extends international business theory by providing insights into contextual boundaries of the dominant strategic adaptation model, based on assumptions of low power distance and a bottom-up management style. We challenge them by examining the context of Asian organizations with contrasting management style and ask how it is possible for them to adapt. We propose a supplementary “top-down” model of adaptation, supported by empirical data from East Asian organizations. The model involves low autonomy of lower- and middle-level managers, but fluid communication from bottom to top, enabling informed but authoritarian adaptive decision-making exclusively at the behest of top management.     

Selling trust in cyber space: social networking service (SNS) providers and social capital amongst netizens in South Korea

Abstract

Apart from excessive bonding amongst co-ethnics, social capital studies have sparsely discussed the negative effects of social capital, including excessive collective actions towards downward social mobility (e.g. imprisonment of social and political elites). As Bourdieu has noted, social capital can conflate problems of upward social mobility through various glass ceilings in the reproduction of elite power groups. However, it is also important to notice that less fortunate groups can debunk the dominant elite social network by participating excessively in social networking service (SNS) platforms, where they exchange distorted information about the elites to organize collective actions towards their downward social mobility. Gleaned from the recent cases of ferry sinking and candlelight vigilance in South Korea, SNS providers can sell trust in cyber space that can be easily transformed into social capital for collective character assassinations, political demonstrations, and economic sabotages at workplace. Based on the big data gathered from Naver, one of the leading SNS providers in South Korea, we find that Naver provides SNS users with a rare opportunity to encounter myriad opinion groups who will over time converge into one or two similar opinion groups that can be easily mobilized towards collective actions. Selling trust in cyber space on the internet and mobile devices is a unique commercial development in South Korea and its neighbouring countries, including Japan and Taiwan.     

突破性创新与既有企业战略变革：组织衰落及冗余资源的作用

探讨了突破性创新对既有企业战略变革的影响,检验了组织衰落在突破性创新和战略变革之间关系的中介作用,考察了冗余资源的调节作用。基于233个高新技术企业的实证研究发现,突破性创新对既有企业战略变革具有显著正向影响。其中,组织衰落起到部分中介作用;冗余资源不但正向调节突破性创新和既有企业战略变革之间的关系,而且增强了组织衰落的中介作用,存在被调节的中介效应。     

基于“四三结构”的战略性新兴产业创新能力非均衡判别与评价

结合战略性新兴产业发展先导性和创新依赖性特征,基于“四三结构”创新体系,从研发创新、转化创新、产品创新、载体创新4个维度及创新价值链3个环节,构建战略性新兴产业创新能力评价指标体系。将4个维度作为产业盈利能力影响因素,结果表明4个维度影响程度不均衡,仅载体创新具有显著影响,转化创新与载体创新协同作用影响显著。考虑到4个维度的非均衡性和区域差异性,运用均衡判别法和威弗组合指数,设计创新能力均衡发展筛选体系,选定粤、京、苏、陕、沪、浙、鲁、鄂8个省域为战略性新兴产业创新能力均衡推进区,最后提出创新价值链前端研发创新优势向中末端扩散的政策建议。     

区域创新能力与战略性新兴产业高端化关系研究

战略性新兴产业发展一直是政府、实务界和学术界关注的重要问题。运用DEA的Malmquist指数方法对2006-2015年我国战略性新兴产业128家上市公司的全要素生产率变化及其分解指数进行了测量,并运用多元回归模型检验了区域创新能力提升以及政策实施对战略性新兴产业全要素生产率变化率及其分解指数的影响。结果发现：战略性新兴产业全要素生产率变化率和技术进步率大幅上升,说明我国战略性新兴产业正逐步走向重技术创新的高端化发展;区域创新能力提升有助于战略性新兴产业向高端化方向发展,特别是2009年相关政策的实施进一步诱发了区域创新能力对战略性新兴产业全要素生产率变化率、技术进步率和纯技术效率的影响。     

区域战略性新兴产业核心竞争力的识别与培育——以天津市新能源产业为例

对区域战略性新兴产业核心竞争力的正确识别和培育,直接关系到该产业未来发展的战略地位,关系到区域经济的走势。从新兴产业形成和发展的视角,揭示出区域战略性新兴产业核心竞争力的关键影响因素,勾画出其识别模式,并以天津市新能源产业为例进行了实例剖析,提出了相应培育措施。     

低碳视域下长三角企业战略转型路径探究

发展低碳经济已经成为当前的全球性共识。长三角企业的产能结构处于粗放型高碳状态,低碳技术创新能力低,低碳战略转型发展中出现明显信息失衡,政府对企业的低碳转型相关支持政策严重滞后。长三角企业应成为低碳经济的引领者,及时构建低碳技术创新与研发体系,及时发掘低碳信息的潜在价值机会,争取政府发展低碳战略的政策扶植。     

我国中小企业策略联盟动因及绩效研究

策略联盟作为现代企业组织制度创新中的一种,已成为现代企业获取可持续竞争优势的重要手段。对中小企业而言,实施策略联盟可以有效地弥补中小企业在资金、人力、技术和管理等方面的资源缺陷,化竞争为合作,在内化学习中获得经营绩效及竞争优势。本研究探讨并提出了中小企业策略联盟动力因素和策略联盟绩效指标。动力因素包括获取营销资源、提高营销能力、获取技术资源、提高技术能力等八项;策略联盟绩效指标包括对策略联盟的执行过程和执行情况的满意度,对策略联盟目标的达成状况的满意度以及对参与策略联盟后竞争能力的提升状况的满意度。本文运用问卷调查、访谈所获得的统计数据具体分析了我国中小企业现阶段策略联盟主要动力因素排序以及策略联盟绩效状况。     

Influence of industry type on the relationship between international operations and risk

Reducing strategic risk has become an issue of paramount importance to corporations. One way to reduce such risk is through international operations. However, published research reports conflicting findings on the relationship between international operations and risk reduction. In addition, the literature leaves one avenue largely unexplored, namely, industry influence. Using a sample of 367 firms, this study tests for the relationship between internationalization and risk across global and multi-domestic industries. Study findings indicate a negative relationship between risk and internationalization, indicating that firms are benefited by reduced risk through internationalization. Additionally, regression models indicate the incremental rate of benefits due to internationalization is greater in the case of global industries, compared to multi-domestic industries.