Strategic Behavior and Consolidation in the Agricultural Biotechnology Industry

We develop a model explaining the consolidation patterns in the agricultural biotechnology industry. Among different consolidation and cooperation mechanisms, we consider collaborative and licensing agreements, joint ventures, acquisitions, and exchanges of ownership and spin-offs. The key results derive from the benefits of coordinated actions, distinction between transferable and nontransferable payoffs, the substitutability, complementarity, and the importance of the managers' noncontractible investments, and access and expansion of markets. Results from the model are used to examine the cooperation and consolidation activities for four major players in the agricultural biotechnology industry, DuPont , Dow Chemical , Monsanto , and Novartis .     

论科研选题应注意的几个问题

科研选题要善于把握选题的原别和导向，注意课题的研究动态，把握课题的研究范围，发挥出科研人员的优势，设计出切实可行的研究路线。     

Operational Research and the environment

The discipline of Operational Research (OR) is primarily concerned with improving the effectiveness and efficiency of decision processes. These processes take place everywhere in society: industry, banking, agriculture, government, politics. Frequent use of mathematical optimization models is typical of OR. Since the early '80s these models are increasingly packaged in a user-friendly way, as Decision Support Systems. In the following we will illustrate how OR can be used to describe and solve a number of environmental problems.     

Taking the “Q” Out of Research: Teaching Research Methodology Courses Without the Divide Between Quantitative and Qualitative Paradigms

The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence that the debate between quantitative and qualitative is divisive and, hence, counterproductive for advancing the social and behavioral science field. We advocate that all graduate students learn to utilize and to appreciate both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. As such, students will develop into pragmatist researchers who are able to utilize both quantitative and qualitative techniques when conducting research. We contend that the best way to accomplish this is by eliminating quantitative research methodology and qualitative research methodology courses from curricula and replacing these with research methodology courses at different levels that simultaneously teach both quantitative and qualitative techniques within a mixed methodological framework.An earlier version of this article received the 2003 Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA) Outstanding Paper Award.     

我国成品油定价机制研究综述

我国成品油定价机制经历了一个漫长的改革历程,从计划经济下的单一价格发展成为目前的逐渐向国际油价靠拢。文中阐述了每个阶段的特征和影响,并对现行成品油定价机制的特点和不足及未来的改革方向作出了分析。     

In at the deep end: Conducting processual research on organisational change

This article provides a series of reflections on the practice of carrying out processual research on organisational change. At a broad level, some of the main tasks associated with conducting company case studies are described and the benefits of this approach for dealing with complex change data are outlined. At a more specific level, the article addresses three main areas tied to the actual “doing” of processual research. First, the notion of tacit knowledge and “getting your hands dirty” by engaging in ongoing in-depth fieldwork. Second, the design and implementation of a longitudinal case study research programme. Third, the advantages and concerns of combining a range of different data collecting techniques in carrying out processual studies. Overall, the main intention is to provide some useful reflections and practical insights, as well as providing something of the flavour of carrying out this type of research.     

企业技术创新与研究开发探讨

在社会主义市场经济环境中，企业的技术创新和技术研发被提升到一个从未有过的高度，这两个词汇也频频被知识经济下的各种传媒所引用。作者认为，如果对二者没有一个清晰的概念，忽略了它们本质上的差异，那么对“科学技术是第一生产力”就不会有深刻的理解，也无法说清技术对经济的影响，思想的混乱将会导致企业决策和行动的失误。本文结合企业的实际情况，就技术研发与技术创新的表现以及对企业发展的作用和影响，进行分析和探讨。     

地区形象营销理论研究综述

国内外的相关研究表明:地区形象营销的理论研究已由地区形象的设计研究演变为地区形象营销的战略研究;地区形象营销的研究学科以社会人文学科为主,地理学、市场营销学等学科对地区形象营销的研究也具有特别重要的意义。     

国内外近年来社区旅游研究进展

近年来,随着人本主义思想的引入,“社区旅游”已成为旅游界中一个炙手可热的话题。从社区旅游的特点入手,对近年来国内外社区旅游的发展概况及研究内容从如下几个方面进行了述评:旅游对社区的影响、居民对旅游影响的感知、旅游与社区的关系、社区参与、社区旅游开发及规划等。同时,在对比国内外相关研究成果的基础上提出其未来的发展方向,以期对未来国内社区旅游的研究有所借鉴。