Network of Collaborations for Innovation: The Case of Biotechnology

The ‘life science’ revolution related to the development of biotechnology affects many different markets. In the pharmaceutical business new drugs are continuously developed, tested, and submitted to governmental institutions for the required approval. In the agricultural business the so-called ‘green revolution’ is well under way with many new products designed in order to appeal to farmers or to consumers. The increasing pace of introduction of new biotech products—particularly drugs and agrochemical (Ag) foods—leads firms to look for collaborations in the different phases of the introduction process. Basing on an empirical study conducted on a sample of 27 organisations involved in the process of introduction of biotech products, the paper aims at comparing and contrasting the nature and the processes involved in inter-institutional collaborations occurring at various stages of new product development and commercialisation of new biotech products (particularly drugs and Ag foods).     

Avow or Avoid?

Abstract

Sixteen press releases from Enron and 16 releases from WorldCom representing the first three months of each organization's financial crises were gathered from the organization's web sites. The goal of this study was to determine whether the dominant public communication tactic of these companies was to avow or promote frankness, a traditional public relations stance, or to avoid or be evasive, a traditional legal stance. The releases were compared with 47 published accounts of the unfolding financial crises to determine whether the organizational messages remained intact. The findings show no dominant communication strategy in either company. Both professed openness but engaged in blame shifting. The combined message strategy suggests cooperation between legal and public relations counsel. The messages of both organizations were successfully transmitted via the mass media but were tempered by solid reporting. These findings suggest additional evidence that legal and public relations crisis communication strategies are starting to blur.     

翻译对外语学习成效的影响研究

对翻译对外语学习成效的影响一直存在较多的争议。从国内外学者的研究成果看,将翻译视作一种学习策略可以增进外语学习成效。     

基于模块化的产品创新策略研究

综述了模块化的基本理论,分析了模块化与创新的关系,以模块产品的特质出发,解析模块产品在进行创新时所采用的策略类型,并根据模块化与产品的相关理论总结出"性能满足"、 "功能满足"、"性能提升"与"功能创造"四种创新策略类型.     

Delay,multiplicity, and non-existence of equilibrium in unanimity bargaining games

We consider a class of perfect information bargaining games with unanimity acceptance rule. The proposer and the order of responding players are determined by the state that evolves stochastically over time. The probability distribution of the state in the next period is determined jointly by the current state and the identity of the player who rejected the current proposal. This protocol encompasses a vast number of special cases studied in the literature. We show that subgame perfect equilibria in pure stationary strategies need not exist. When such equilibria do exist, they may exhibit delay. Limit equilibria as the players become infinitely patient need not be unique.     

中国基础教育效率及其影响因素研究

使用1998~2012年中国大陆31个省(自治区、直辖市)的面板数据,运用超效率DEA方法测算地区的基础教育效率,并使用面板Tobit方法对地区基础教育效率的影响因素进行了分析,其中重点研究了政府财政支持力度、政府的经济影响力以及经济的所有制结构对于基础教育效率的影响。     

网商发展策略研究

随着网络零售逐步大众化、消费者越来越习惯于网络购物,从而形成强大的购买力和依赖性,极大促进了区域内网商数量的迅猛增长,同时,网商群体中已经涌现出大量成功的明星网商。分析网商发展过程中存在的问题,研究网商的发展策略,有助于网商选择正确的发展方向,从而实现网商规模从个人发展到企业,从单个企业发展到电子商务集群产业,再从电子商务集群产业上升到到国家竞争力的提升。     

论中国特色的现代产权制度的基本特征

中国特色的现代产权制度应该具有归属清晰,权责明确,保护严格,流转顺畅的基本特征。归属清晰是发挥现代产权制度中激励机制和约束机制的首要前提;权责明确是现代产权制度高效率实施的重要保证;保护严格是现代产权制度正常运行的安全基础;流转顺畅是释放现代产权制度内在动力和实现市场机制配置资源的必备条件。     

关于我校学科建设问题的思考

学科建设是高等学校的立校之本,是高等学校办学历史和社会发展需求的综合体现.文章分析了我校学科建设的现状,提出了进一步加强我校学科建设的基本思路.     

《TBT协议》下我国企业的标准化战略

标准化是为在一定的范围内获得最佳秩序,对实际的或潜在的问题制定共同和重复使用规则的活动。标准化对我国企业的影响是多方面的,因为在WTO的框架下,标准化已经成为国际贸易的"双刃剑":一方面具有促进国际贸易,便利贸易自由化,保护消费者利益,保护环境的积极意义;另一方面,技术标准,尤其是发达国家的技术标准体系,也不可避免地成为贸易保护的措施,阻碍了WTO所倡导的自由贸易,对公平的国际贸易体系的建立带来了障碍。因此我国企业要充分利用TBT协议,加快实施标准化战略,以期在国际竞争中取得优势。