SUPPLY CHAIN CAPITAL: THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL AND RELATIONAL LINKAGES ON FIRM EXECUTION AND INNOVATION

Firms invest millions of dollars annually in developing their supply chains, with the broad goal of increasing their own performance. However, despite the significant resources deployed for supply chain development, the extent to which initiating, maintaining, and managing supply chain relationships contributes to firm success remains unclear. The current article provides conceptual development supporting the valuation of firm‐to‐firm supply chain connections from the perspective of the focal firm. Based on the social network and economics literatures, the article introduces the concept of supply chain capital, which comprises the value of both the structural configuration and relationship content of the firm's supply chain network. Following theoretical development, a non‐exhaustive set of propositions are constructed illustrating multiple ways that supply chain capital can be accrued and exploited for firm‐level benefit. Managerial recommendations for investment in supply chain capital are included, as are future directions for research in the area of supply chain networks.     

关于银行客户个人转换行为的实证研究

本文通过对北京地区随机抽取的商业银行客户样本问卷调查得到的数据建立多个计量模型进行实证分析,发现客户与银行的关系和转换成本对客户转换银行的行为有显著影响:客户与银行之间保持更好的关系可以显著降低客户的转换倾向;客户转换银行所承担的转换成本和转换倾向之间存在明显的负相关关系。这些结论传递给我国商业银行这样一个信息:银行需要重视和改善与现有客户的关系,培养现有客户的忠诚度对维持银行稳定的客户群十分重要,同时银行应该重视对客户转换成本的管理,合理地增加客户转换银行的成本,从而降低客户转换行为发生的可能性。     

超竞争环境下战略与技术动态关系

企业所处的环境从稳定、可预测向动态、高不确定性的超竞争环境变化，要求企业用新的思维方式思考战略，本文论述了环境与战略关系的发展，相应战略导向的变化，在强调技术对战略的重大影响上，分析了战略与技术的关系从战略利用技术发展为战略培养技术，技术驱动战略认知，战略与技术的相互作用趋向动态化。最后从战略内容与过程的差异、学习力和人类认识过程的重要性、技术的重要性三个角度讨论了战略与技术三种关系的差异。     

正确处理工程质量面临的十大关系

工程质量浓缩企业的综合素质，是施工企业生存与发展的基石。了解与质量有关系的方方面面，才能提高质量管理水平，高标准、严要求、创品牌的良好氛围才会形成，从而促进企业在激烈的竞争中持续、稳定、健康发展。     

A stochastic model of waste management with on and off site storage

When the regulatory threshold which specifies the maximum amount of waste that can be stored on site is exceeded, a waste generating firm must move waste to an off site location. Given that off site storage is costlier than on site storage, how much waste ought a firm—operating in a probabilistic environment—to produce in the time period of interest? This salient question has received insufficient theoretical attention in the extant literature. Therefore, we analyze a stochastic model with on and off site storage that is relevant to the management of a broad class of wastes. We first derive a representative waste generating firm's long run expected cost function. Next, we conduct comparative statics exercises to demonstrate the impact of key parameter changes on the firm's long run expected cost. Finally, we show that the optimal waste production level we seek is the solution to a specific cost minimization problem.     

Risk transfer and stakeholder relationships in Public Private Partnerships

Drawing on stakeholder theory, this study seeks to gain an insight into the stakeholder management strategies used by the Procuring Authority in Irish road Public Private Partnerships to manage its complex stakeholder relationships.Based on interviews with 38 key stakeholders the findings of this study indicate that the allocation, transfer and management of risk impact on the quality of stakeholder relationships. A proactive and somewhat accommodating approach is used by the Procuring Authority in its relationship with the Special Purpose Vehicle, while there is some evidence that collaborative relationships exist between the public sector bodies responsible for allocating risk.     

The utilisation of network pictures to examine a company's employees' perceptions of a supplier relationship

Network pictures have been perceived as providing a picture of a company's position within a network ([Ford, D., Gadde, L.E., Håkansson, H., and Snehota, I. (2002), “Managing Networks,” IMP Group in Asia, 11th-13th December.]; [Ramos, C., Ford, D. and Naudé, P., (2005), “Developing Network Pictures as a Conceptual Device,” First Annual IMP Journal Seminar.]). This exploratory paper aims to investigate the application of network pictures at the dyadic relationship level. Taking the perspective of employees from a single company, this research examines the perceptions of a specific supplier relationship. The study takes the network pictures of three key individuals and examines the boundaries of their network pictures, their lines of communication, their perceived relationship atmosphere and the impact of environmental factors. Unsurprisingly, the boundaries of each network picture, the frequency of communication and perceptions of the relationship atmosphere varied systematically with their managerial level and function. In this regard, the findings suggest that network pictures may act as a useful sense-making tool for developing and sharing relationship information both internally, between employees and externally, with the supplier. Further research is required in order to confirm whether these findings are applicable to other dyadic relationships and to investigate the implications of network pictures as a tool for managers.     

A commentary essay on “Resources prospectively: How actors mobilize resources in business settings”

This commentary essay explores the topic of mobilizing resources and specifically addresses the article “Resources prospectively: How actors mobilize resources in business settings” (Finch et al., in this issue). This article views access to resources as the foundation for interaction between firms and as mediated via developing business relationships. The article by Finch, Wagner and Hynes adds insights into this particular context by investigating the role of the individual in mobilizing resources and initiating a discussion on how resources are created.     

基于RAROC的银行资本配置陷阱与修正

利用RAROC(Risk-AdjustedReturnonCapital)与传统CAPM(CapitalAssetPricingModel)模型相结合进行资本配置,是目前大部分银行等金融机构所采用的主流方法。但是由于这一方法忽视了RAROC与CAPM各自的假设和环境,从而导致在很多方面不匹配,因此不可避免地使基于RAROC的资本配置框架产生一些陷阱,如银行对某一类资产的过度配置或者配置不足等问题。为此,本文首先分析了这些陷阱产生的根源及导致的后果,继而针对这些陷阱提出了一系列修正措施,如修正的CAPM模型—二因素模型,文——章最后在讨论这些修正可行性的基础上,建立了新的资本配置框架。     

价值网络内企业创新能力、企业间关系与资源利用战略及绩效

研究了价值网络内企业创新能力、企业间关系、企业创新能力与企业间关系交互对价值网络内企业资源利用战略的作用,以及资源利用战略对绩效的影响。研究结果表明：①企业创新能力显著正向影响自主式资源利用战略;②企业间关系显著正向影响整合式资源利用战略;③创新能力与企业间关系的交互作用显著正向影响自主式资源利用战略,但并未显著正向影响整合式资源利用战略;④自主式战略显著正向影响企业绩效;⑤整合式资源利用战略显著正向影响企业绩效。