Shipping route choice across geographies: Coastal vs. landlocked countries

This paper investigates how geography and transportation costs influence the decisions by shippers of which port of export to use. Using a large sample of disaggregated shipments originating from several countries in Europe, we show that European logistics networks exhibit a low level of international integration that affects shipping route choice. Furthermore, we find significant differences in shipping behaviors across landlocked and coastal countries, with shippers in landlocked countries avoiding long land transportation, crossing borders readily, and placing more value on transportation infrastructure. These findings have implications in designing port competitiveness strategies and economic development policies in landlocked countries.     

The effect of continuous improvement capacity on the relationship between of corporate social performance and business performance in maritime transport in Singapore

Drawing on organisational learning theory, this study argues that shipping firms with high continuous improvement capacities have better success in transforming corporate social performance (CSP) into business performance. Survey data were collected from 223 shipping firms in Singapore and analysed using multi-sampling analysis, hierarchical regression modelling, and simple slope analysis. The results support the study’s argument and show that business performance is maximised when continuous improvement programmes targeted at CSP are carried out at a gradual pace and at regular intervals. This implies that shipping firms should adopt a dynamic, value-driven approach to improving CSP.     

关于企业执行与文化关系的探讨

执行是所有组织,特别是企业面临的最重要的管理问题之一。没有执行力,企业就没有了竞争力。执行涉及社会、经济、文化、法律、科技等多方面的内容,文章分析了传统文化、社会文化、地域文化对执行的影响,提出了中国企业建立执行文化的对策建议。     

基于创新能力培养的会计学专业学生创业教育研究

随着社会的发展,对会计学专业的创新能力提出了更高的要求,创新能力成为衡量会计人才培养质量的重要指标,可以通过全程化的创业教育有效提高学生的创新能力。     

我国会展设计岗位人才基本情况调研分析

本文从国内会展设计公司的组织营运、从事会展设计行业的从业人员基本情况等方面进行了阐述和分析,通过行业最前沿的数据和佐例,总结出会展行业设计岗位人才的基本能力要求。     

Bank competition,concentration and financial stability in the Turkish banking industry

This paper analyzes the impact of competition and concentration on bank stability in the Turkish banking industry over the period 2002–2012. The Boone indicator and the efficiency-adjusted Lerner index are used as proxies for competition, while the non-performing loans (NPL) ratio and Z-scores are used as proxies for bank stability. The main results indicate that competition is negatively related to the NPL ratio but positively related to the Z-score. The results further indicate that greater concentration has a positive impact on the NPL and a negative impact on the Z-score. We also use a quadratic term of the competition measures to capture a possible non-linear relationship between competition and stability. The results show that the coefficient of the quadratic term is negative for the NPL model and positive for the Z-score model. Overall, our findings provide support for the competition-fragility view.     

高职院校《铁路线路与站场》课程建设思考

根据我国高等职业教育以能力培养为主导的教育方针,铁路高职院校开设《铁路线路与站场》课程也应积极做出调整,进行课程的改革建设,使课程更贴近铁路现场实际,更符合工作岗位职业能力的要求。对此,本文阐述了课程建设的几点思考。     

基于工作过程的模块式教学的探讨与实践——以高职院校《机械制图》课程为例

根据高职教育的培养目标,针对高职院学生的特点,对高职院校《机械制图》课程进行科学改革,合理安排《机械制图》教学计划,实行模块式教学进行了探讨。提出了以职业能力和素质培养为本位,改革传统的学科教学体系,树立基于职业工作过程的教学理念。     

建筑安装岗位能力分析,强化学生职业能力培养

建筑企业需要更多的高素质复合型、技术型人才,以增加企业的在市场中的竞争力。高等职业教育作为高等教育发展中的一个类型,它培养目标符合企业对人才的需求。通过对建筑安装岗位能力分析,强化高职院校在建筑安装专业人才培养过程中的学生职业能力的培养目标。     

高校对大学生体育比赛志愿者的管理探讨

随着体育事业在全球的发展以及越来越多的赛事在国内的举办,大学生体育志愿者的数量正在逐渐增加。面对这种形势,如何提高对高校体育志愿者的管理是高校需要解决的首要问题。本文探讨论述了大学生体育志愿者价值与作用,分析了目前对于这一群体进行管理中的问题,介绍了相关的经验,仅供相关人士参考。