Understanding on-the-go consumption: Identifying and quantifying its determinants

Although the amount of food and beverages consumed on-the-go has been increasing, existing research has not sufficiently examined this behavior. This study uses a mixed methods design with a qualitative study to identify four determinants of on-the-go consumption: time pressure, price consciousness, health orientation, and enjoyment. Combining the qualitative results with Behavioral Decision Theory, eight hypotheses are derived about the influence of the four determinants as well as their interrelations. Hypotheses testing and predictive validity assessment are based on two large-scale consumer samples, one main study and one validation study. The results confirm a significant influence of utilitarian determinants (time pressure and price consciousness), though they are less important than the hedonic determinant. Implications for retail managers are presented, as these results challenge conventional practices. Moreover, existing theory is extended beyond a distinction between utilitarian and hedonic motives by regarding health orientation as a hybrid determinant of on-the-go consumption.     

The impact of FDI in land in agriculture in developing countries on host country food security

We investigate the influence of FDI in land in agriculture in developing countries, a phenomenon also known as land grabbing, on host country food security, and suggest a differential impact depending on the investor’s country of origin. FDI in land by developed-country investors positively influence food security by expanding land used for crop production because of home institutional pressure for human rights respect and responsible farmland conduct, in addition to positive spillovers. Instead, FDI in land by developing-country investors negatively influence food security by decreasing cropland due to home institutional pressure to align to national interests and government policy objectives, in addition to negative spillovers.     

汽车塑料件油漆起泡的原因及控制方法

随着汽车塑料零部件应用比例的上升,人们对汽车塑料件涂装质量的要求也越来越高。上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司严格按照“低价格、高质量”的宗旨进行产品制造,让“五菱扬光”车型自批量上市以来,受到人们的青睐,市场占有率遥遥领先于其他微型汽车。但该车型上市后,售后市场陆续反馈出现塑料件（前／后保险杠、裙板等）油漆起泡的质量问题,给市场销售带来极大的负面影响。面漆起泡是塑料件涂装过程中常见的一种涂膜缺陷,这一问题尤其是在季节交替及阴雨潮湿天气更易出现,只有准确地查找出面漆起泡原因及采取有效的控制方法,才能减少和避免相关质量问题的发生。文章就塑料件油漆涂层的起泡问题进行分析,并简述几种控制方法。     

Individual and group level antecedents and consequence of emotional labor of restaurant employees

The purposes of this study is two-fold: it examines antecedents and consequence of choosing an emotional labor strategy from the basis of the conservation of resource theory and it sub-divides preceding factors of emotional labor into an individual level (emotional intelligence [EI] and psychological contract) and a restaurant level (service under pressure). The research supported all the hypotheses proposed. Employees with high EI tend to select deep acting (DA), which is a driver of higher service performance. Service under pressure is a significant driver of employee surface acting (SA), which leads to poor service performance. In addition, DA enhances service performance, while SA impedes the effective delivery of services.     

德育教学诸因素的"错层"分析

德育实效性差这一问题长期困扰着人们,其主要原因是动态的德育教育理论与僵化的教学思维模式之间存在着"错层",具体表现为:动态理论与主体认知的"错层";动态理论与德育内容的"错层";德育实践与途径方法的"错层";德育实践与继承借鉴的"错层".通过从"错层"分析切入,试图在时间横轴与空间纵轴的交叉碰撞中探索、寻求提高德育教学实效性的最佳途径.     

着眼长远还是急功近利:竞争压力下腐败对企业创新和寻租的影响研究

遏制腐败能否引导企业着眼长远?基于世界银行对中国企业的调查数据,本文实证检验了腐败程度如何改变企业在竞争压力下的创新和寻租决定。主要结论包括:企业在竞争压力下会增加创新投入,也会增加寻租支出;遏制腐败能够减少企业在竞争压力下的寻租行为,但对创新投入有显著的挤出效应。进一步研究发现,市场化改革滞后所引致的资源错配是产生挤出效应的主因。研究意义在于:引导企业着眼长远需要同时改善多个制度环境,除了充分发挥遏制腐败规避急功近利的行为外,还应当注重市场配置资源对引导企业长期战略导向的作用。研究结论凸显了市场在资源配置中起决定性作用的战略意义,也为反腐败政策提供了有力佐证。     

差压液位计检定装置的研究与实践

差压液位计的检校验工作一直发展缓慢,没有形成一套值得推广的方法和装置。研究并建造了一套差压液位计检定装置,该装置造价低廉、结构简单、安装快捷、操作简单,且准确度高、实用性强,在差压液位计检校验工作中具有较高的推广价值。     

论大学生心理健康教育

要提高高校思想政治工作的实效性，必须从关注大学生心理健康入手。由此。分析了当代大学生心理问题的现状，提出了加强大学生心理健康教育的措施。     

现代化、可持续发展与“小人口”

传统现代化带来了亘古未有的发展和新现代化也难以摆脱的"人类困境";可持续发展难以克服的困境--生命平等与人的进化和社会发展的矛盾,使可持续现代化也无法缓解当代面临的社会和自然危机;一个节欲、小规模和"远离平衡态"的"小人口",是人类远离当代人口与资源/环境的危险平衡,和现代化、可持续发展的根本途径.     

Antecedents and Performance Outcomes of Strategic Environmental Sourcing: An Investigation of Resource‐Based Process and Contingency Effects

This study develops an understanding of the antecedents and performance‐related consequences of strategic environmental sourcing (SES). Institutional pressure and the firm's environmental engagement serve as antecedents to SES, with performance dimensions including environmental, product development, and product quality performance. While direct relationships between these dimensions and SES have been studied in prior work, the present research adds greater specificity and depth by investigating process and contingency effects on product‐level outcomes. The resource‐based theory provides the theoretical motivation for these relationships, which are tested via survey data collected from sourcing professionals in the U.S. manufacturing industry. The results emphasize environmental engagement as an important process element between institutional pressure and SES, and highlight the ability of institutional pressure to strengthen the relationship between environmental engagement and SES. Environmental performance was found as an influential conduit in the relationship between SES and both product quality and product development performance, with SES also serving as a contingency.