The influence of competition on international sourcing strategies in the service sector

Rising importance of service industries and international trade in services led to increased competition in the service sector. The aim of this study is to analyze the international sourcing behavior of service firms as a strategic means to contend with competition. Our theoretical predictions suggest that there is a U-shaped relationship between a service firm’s domestic competitive position and its pursuit of international sourcing: the relationship is first negative and at later stages positive. The international sourcing behavior of domestic competitors and inward investments of foreign rivals are expected to positively affect a service firm’s international sourcing magnitude. A large-scale empirical analysis using a panel of 579 German service firms supports our hypotheses.     

Going Out by Going In: Business Model Innovation with Chinese Characteristics

A radical model of “going out by going in” is proposed. Conventionally, firms enter overseas markets by selling and ultimately investing—this is “going out.” Here, I argue that firms in emerging markets can draw revenues from overseas by penetrating previously inaccessible domestic markets and then renting their distribution and service channels to foreign competitors—this is “going out by going in.” Further, firms in emerging markets can combine knowledge platforms with distribution and service platforms to create markets for innovative products and, again, rent these platforms to overseas competitors. Two cases, both from the Haier Group, are on point: Haier's Integrated Channel Services business targeting rural markets, and the Haier “water box” project aimed at supplying potable water to households throughout China. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

The influence of the cultural dimension of uncertainty avoidance on business strategy development: A cross-national study of hotel managers

The purpose of this exploratory study was to empirically investigate the potential influence of uncertainty avoidance (UA) on hotel top managers’ approach to strategy development. Scales were developed to measure managers’ openness to strategic change, involvement of others, formality of strategic control, type of data used in strategic analysis, and strategic planning time horizon. Responses from 207 managers (50 Americans, 43 Malaysians, 70 Thai, and 44 Turkish) were analyzed using ANOVA. The findings indicated that UA had minimal influences on the managers’ approach, as different managers from cultures with varied degrees of UA demonstrated noticeable similarities among the five variables investigated. Practical implications as well as suggestions for future research were provided.     

技术创新、最优碳税与国际减排合作

本文基于两国减排博弈拓展了Weber和Neuhoff(2010)的一国环境经济模型,进而探讨了非合作和合作两种情形下,具有不同技术创新水平时各国最优碳税的变化及其对社会福利的影响。结论表明,技术创新削弱了碳税之于减排的重要性,同时增强了国际合作减排的动力,而技术差距越大,合作意愿越小。当两国减排责任接近或者存在合作补偿的情况下,容易形成福利增进、达成减排合作。这为我国进一步加快低碳技术创新、充实南南减排合作,从而更好地应对气候变化谈判提供了理论依据和决策参考。     

国际碳基金发展概述

当前,全球正发生着以变暖为主要特征的气候变化,并已成为世界各国共同面临的危机和挑战。为有效应对气候变化,国际碳基金应运而生。国际碳基金的产生与发展对提高人类适应与减缓气候变化的能力起到了积极的促进作用。文章回顾了国际碳基金产生的背景,概述了国际碳基金的发展进程,总结了国际碳基金的运行模式,并简要介绍了国内与气候变化相关的基金情况。     

企业跨国经营的战略探索

随着我国加入WTO，我国企业面对经济全球化的机遇与挑战，实行跨国经营是企业发展战略的一项重要内容。由于企业跨国经营受资金、人才等相关因素的影响，应努力深化国有企业改革，提高企业的国际竞争力。     

中小企业自主创新的财税政策的国际比较与借鉴

从国际环境看,企业自主创新已成为支撑各国经济增长的主要动力;从国内环境看,“十一五”期间,以自主创新提升产业技术水平,是转变经济增长方式的主线。目前我国中小企业自主创新的能力比较弱,尚处于发展初期,多方面的因素制约着创新能力的增强。通过对中小企业自主创新财税政策的国际比较,分析我国中小企业自主创新财税政策中存在的主要问题,针对我国国情,借鉴国际经验,提出促进中小企业自主创新的财税对策。     

我国制造业国际竞争力的显示性指标研究

我国作为一个发展中大国，制遭业是国民经济的基础性产业，研究我国制造业的国际竞争力．明确我国制造业的核心竞争优势，在全球化浪潮席卷世界的今天至关重要。本文采用反映绝对竞争优势的制造业增加值、国际市场占有率以及反映相对竞争优势的比较优势指数、贸易竞争指数4项显示性指标．时我国制造业国际竞争力的现状进行考察，并以此为基础提出相关建议。     

中国稀土的国际定价地位研究

我国是世界上最大的稀土生产和储备国,占全球稀土出口50%以上的市场份额.但由于定价权的缺失,我国稀土出口对国际价格影响微弱,总量上的"大国"优势并未转化为现实的贸易利得,呈现出"福利恶化型增长".总量看,稀土国际进出口市场均存在明显的寡头垄断性,但进口方微观市场影响力的强大使国际稀土处于买方市场状态.因此,我国应注重稀...     

中国的银行业竞争结构对国际贸易影响的区域收敛性

本文通过建立内生经济增长理论模型,利用我国1996～2009年30个省份的面板数据,建立空间面板数据模型考察银行业竞争结构对国际贸易影响的区域差异性。研究结果表明,在控制银行业竞争结构、外商直接投资水平等差异后,各省份国际贸易的增长符合条件β收敛假说,表明省际间银行业竞争结构差异是造成各省份对外贸易差异的原因,缩小省际间银行业结构差异,加快落后地区中小银行的发展,提升银行业的竞争力度有利于国际贸易差距的减小。本文为通过改善银行业的结构关系可以促进内陆开放经济高地建设提供了理论及实证依据。