Destination development in China: towards an effective model of explanation

This paper addresses the dynamics of the evolution of a nature-based destination in China. Based on longitudinal studies in Zhangjiajie (Hunan Province), it focuses on the roles of institutions in tourism development in China, demonstrating the centrality of institutions and governments in fostering destination development through policy orientations, attracting investments and regulations in their capacity as producers, protectors and promoters of desired processes of change. It describes a five-stage development process from Exploration, through Starting and via Fluctuation and Acceleration to the current stage of Transition leading towards a Destination seeking Better Service Quality. The study, by incorporating institutions as a driving force, develops an RICI model (Resource, Institution, Capital and Innovation) accounting for destination development in China. The key role of policies implemented by local governments and the roles of institutions are critical in the process of its development, especially in the earlier stages, contrasting with many western countries, where the private sector and central government tend to dominate. The paper notes the role of inter-institution rivalries, and the impact of those rivalries on sustainable development. It is suggested that the proposed model could be empirically verified and tested in other cultural or regional destination development contexts.     

The Evolution of R&D Laboratories in the Brazilian Polymer Industry

ABSTRACT

Ronstadt observed that R&D laboratories in foreign subidiaries of American multinationals follow an evolutionary pattern of development. First, these laboratories adapt foreign technology to the local conditions and local raw materials. Later, laboratories focus their activity in obtaining product quality. In the last stage, these R&D units generate new technology of a long-term or exploratory nature for the corporate parent. Based on this theoretical background, this paper studies the evolution of R&D investments in polymer firms in Brazil. The methodology used was a case study conducted in 5 firms from the polymer area, complemented with secondary sources.

RESUMEN. Según Ronstadt, los laboratorios de I&D de las subsidiarias extranjeras de las multinacionales norteamericanas, cumplen un programa de desarrollo evolucionario. En primer lugar, estos laboratorios adaptan las tecnologías extranjeras a las condiciones locales y las materias primas existentes. A continuación, los laboratorios orientan sus actividades en obtener un producto de alta calidad. En la última etapa, estas unidades de I&D generan nueva tecnología de características a largo plazo o naturaleza exploratoria para la corporación matriz. Usando como base estos antecedentes teóricos, este documento estudia la evolución de las inversiones realizadas por las empresas de polímeros en el campo de la I&D en el Brasil. La metodología utilizada fue un estudio de caso realizado en 5 empresas fabricantes de polímeros, complementado con otras fuentes secundarias.

RESUMO. Ronstadt observou que os laboratórios de R&D em subsidiárias estrangeiras de multinacionais americanas seguem um padrão evolutivo de desenvolvimento. Primeiro, estes laboratórios adaptam a tecnologia estrangeira às condiç[otilde]es e às matérias-primas locais. Posteriormente, os laboratórios focalizam a sua atividade na obtenção da qualidade do produto. E, finalmente, estas unidades de R&D geram uma nova tecnologia para a matriz de natureza exploratória ou de longo prazo. Baseado nesta experiência teórica, este trabalho investiga a evolução dos investimentos de R&D em empresas de polímeros no Brasil. A metodologia usada foi um estudo de caso conduzido em cinco empresas da área de polímeros, complementada por fontes secundárias.     

书籍形态的构成要素的立体设计分析

从习惯的设计模式跨进新的设计思路,最重要的是理念的转换,是书籍设计概念需要过渡的转型期。书籍本身就是一个三维的阅读载体,立体设计在书籍形态设计中出现,也是对传统书籍设计精髓的传承与创新的体现。书籍形态设计的立体设计的设计因素与传统书籍装帧设计因素基本相同,只是一种思维理念的转换。     

Exploring the core factors of online purchase decisions by building an E-Commerce network evolution model

With the continuous development of the Internet and information technology, online shopping has become a popular purchase mode. The in-depth analysis of consumer decision-making in online shopping is an important issue. Our purpose is to study how the factors of the shopping web pages corporately affect online purchase decisions and determine which are the core factors that affect consumer purchase decisions. We screen the influencing factors on the shopping webpage and deploy e-commerce network evolution based on various weight combinations of these factors to generate sales distributions of online products. By comparing these simulated sales distributions to the real data, the optimal weight of each factor is obtained. The results show that sales volume and the number of high-quality negative comments are the most important factors influencing consumers' decision-making, the number of comments and the number of comments with pictures are relatively minor factors, store type and video presentation of the products have the least impact. The optimal simulated sales distribution is very close to the real case and verifies that the introduced network evolution technology is applicable. The proposed model can be used as a uniform evaluation platform for correlational study, which is an important link in the purchase research chain.     

两权分离与公司治理的演进——英美经验与我国实践

公司治理的演进过程也是所有权和控制权以及经营权分离的过程。通过对英美国家公司发展不同时期两权分离的历史考察,发现两权分离与公司治理演进之间存在依存关系：两权分离依次经历了所有权和经营权分离、所有权和控制权分离、控制权和经营权分离和同股不同权等阶段,不同形式的两权分离带来不同的公司治理问题,从而产生相应的治理手段,推动着公司治理的演进。通过对中国企业改革和发展过程的历史回顾也证明了两权分离与公司治理之间存在共同演进关系。针对研究发现,最后提出了我国公司治理改革的方向性建议。     

一种可考虑形状效应的浅埋板锚极限抗拔力计算方法

现有的板锚极限抗拔力计算方法只考虑了常规形状锚板的情况,不适用于特殊形状的锚板。为了更好地指导工程实践,在总结已有研究的基础上,研究了圆形、方形、正三角形和风筝形锚板,假定锚板的破坏面从锚板的侧面以膨胀角向上延伸,形成与锚板自身具有相同横截面形状的棱台,结合数学和力学理论分析,提出了一种可以考虑形状效应的浅埋板锚极限抗拔承载力计算方法,并将简化方法计算所得承载力和公开试验结果进行对比。结果表明,简化计算方法适用于埋深与板宽之比小于5的浅埋情况,且具有较高的精度,可以在初步工程设计中加以应用。研究结果为多种形态的浅埋锚板极限抗拔力计算提供了新的方法,可为类似工程项目的设计提供参考,具有一定的工程借鉴价值。     

国际商业银行监管模式演进及对我国的启示

随着世界银行业的变革和发展,银行规制理论和监管模式日趋完善.从世界银行业监管历史来看,国际商业银行监管模式渐渐由"刚性"、"半刚性"向"柔性"转化,先后经历了行政命令式、标准化方法、内部模型法、预先承诺法四个规制阶段.随着我国成功入世及银行业改革不断向纵深推进,现有银行监管模式将面临强有力的挑战.为此,加强银行规制理论研究,探索国际商业银行监管模式演进轨迹,对构建我国有效银行监管模式将起到重大启示和推动作用.     

农民工动态演化研究

本文通过对二元经济结构刚性对农民工的约束以及伴随我国相关政策调整而出现的农民工回流分析,说明了农民工动态演化,并提出了促进农民工合理、有序流动机制的相关政策建议。     

廉租住房:制度演进、存在问题与政策

廉租住房制度是我国政府为保证市场经济背景下最低收入群体和低收入群体的住房需求而推出的保障性住房政策,是我国保障性住房制度体系中的重要组成部分。文章回顾了廉租住房制度的演进,分析了制度实施中遇到的问题,讨论了政策运行中的相关议题。     

基于能力的企业持续成长内在机理

企业要想实现持续成长,关键在于能否找到持续成长的根本原因并把握其内在规律。本文通过"斜坡球体定律"和"企业成长的力场"分析,描述了企业持续成长的动态平衡过程;用简单的物理知识,形象地阐述了企业持续成长与企业能力之间的关系,结论是:着重分析企业持续成长中的企业能力演化,理清企业持续成长和企业能力演化的关系,才能找到企业持续成长的根本原因和规律。