Innovation,external technical linkages and small firm commercial performance: an empirical analysis from Western New York

This paper examines the role of external service linkages in the innovation and market peformance of small manufacturing firms (SMFs). Survey data from a technological cross-section of 146 Western New York SMFs are summarized. The data suggest a helpful role for consultants in the product development efforts of innovative firms, especially those that serve foreign export markets. Several multiple discriminant models are presented, each of which suggests an interactive connection between SMF commercial performance, externa) technical links, innovation propensity and in-house R&D. It is argued that innovative SMFs that exploit specialized technical services perform significantly better than comparably sized firms that rely solely on in-house resources. It is also argued that the quality of a region's producer service environment may have a significant bearing on the growth potential of its SMF population. The paper concludes by discussing the main academic and public policy implications that flow from the empirical results.     

Neo-pluralism as a theoretical framework for understanding HRM in sub-Saharan Africa

This paper discusses the 'social' nature of employment management problems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). 'Applied' Western HRM is largely based on unitarist conceptions of organizational reality. Where conceptions suggest a 'stakeholder' perspective, they tend to follow orthodox formulations of pluralism. In that regard, notions of 'stakeholding' refer to the divergent internal organizational interests (mainly economic) of labour and management. In the SSA context, however, the broader social and moral issues of the wider community have a decisive influence on the employment relationship. And internal employment relations structures, such as trade unions, do not constitute the main representative channels for employee grievances. Consequently, established Western employment frames of reference do not represent suitable theoretical frameworks for analysing all the relevant social factors that influence the SSA employment relationship. This paper proposes a modified version of Ackers' (2002) 'neo-pluralist' theoretical framework as the basis for understanding and resolving some of issues involved in HRM in SSA. From this analysis, it proposes a model of HRM that attempts to institutionalize some elements of the 'African social system' into formal HRM policies and strategies.     

佛山市内生型集群式产业链可持续发展路径研究

在全球化浪潮席卷与本土化经营并存态势下,在我国广东、浙江等沿海地区出现一种区域经济发展的全新组织范式和有效载体,即集群式产业链,包括内生型与外生型集群式产业链。在广东省佛山市,集群式产业链组织发展初成规模,产业集群经济成为最主要的市场主体。因此,文中围绕佛山集群式产业链存在发展的问题,包括资源与环境瓶颈问题、产业集群系统关联问题、企业内部层次与技术创新问题、区域创新能力不足等问题,从一种全面、动态的理论视角,对佛山内生型集群式产业产业链的可持续发展进行路径研究,以对政府相关部门提供参考。     

工业技术教学实验中心网站的设计与实现

本文提出了基于互联网的实验室网站设计与实现方式,运用ASP.NET+SQL数据库技术的开发模式,以数据库为核心的网站后台的管理系统,本系统包含中心概况、师资队伍、通知公告、设备管理、实验预约、交流互动和登录等功能。通过本系统可以提高学生实验的自主性、实验室的管理效率和实验室的使用率。     

产业集群特征探析及形成机理——以中山市沙溪镇为例

专业镇作为一种区域性的特色经济聚集体,为解决我国"三农"问题提供了一种可行模式。文章选取广东省中山市沙溪镇休闲服装产业集群作为研究对象,在对该产业集群的发展轨迹进行分析后,深入探讨其集群特征,重点剖析其形成机理,并获得相关启示。     

基于聚类分析的商业银行个人理财产品市场的细分——以西安市雁塔区为例

市场细分是商业银行进行市场营销的前提和基础,有效的市场细分和正确的目标市场的选择可以提高商业银行的营销能力,强化市场竞争优势,提高竞争力。为此,本文运用聚类分析方法,对西安雁塔区的540名个人理财产品客户进行了细分,并对每类客户进行了特征描述,给商业银行设计个性化理财产品和发展个人理财业务提供了参考。     

基于产业寿命周期的农业优势产业选择研究

运用产业寿命周期理论，封区域农业产业成长周期的阶段性特徵进行了分析，探讨农业产业的发展规律，在农业产业寿命周期的一定阶段上，遴选出农村区域经济发展中的农业优势产业。通过政策扶持，发挥它们的带动效应，实现农业产业的跨越式发尽。     

南宁生态型现代农业的发展战略研究

本文对南宁市两县一郊的农业经营状况进行了分析,并对如何把实施农业生态环境保护、生态农业技术及战略措施与实施农业产业结构调整和规模化、集约化、商品化等现代经营理念有机地结合起来。为我国农业能早日实现经济效益、生态效益和社会效益综合最优,步入协调、稳定、高效、可持续发展的道路而提供参考。     

Air Pollution and ‘Dirty’ Industries: How and Why Does the Composition of Manufacturing Output Change with Economic Development?

This paper examines the impact on air pollution ofchanges in the composition of manufacturing output indeveloped and developing countries. Pollutionemissions from manufacturing output are estimated ina manner which holds constant the effect of technologyand regulations allowing the impact of compositional changes alone on pollution to beestimated. The paper has three main findings; (1) theinverted-U estimated between per capita income and thepollution intensity of GDP arises due to both thecomposition of manufacturing becoming cleaner and theshare of manufacturing output in GDP falling.Compositional changes alone are not responsible forthe inverted-U between per capita income and percapita emissions; (2) changes to the composition ofmanufacturing output are consistent with the pollutionhaven hypothesis, however there is clear evidence thatrising per capita incomes are associated with afalling income elasticity of demand for `dirty'products. This fact may explain the compositionalchanges that occur with development; (3) in additionto the income elasticity effect, the analysis suggeststhat land prices and to a lesser extent the prices oflabour and capital, determine the proportion of dirtyindustry within a country's manufacturing sector.     

大庆市资源型产业结构转型对策研究

资源型城市的产业结构转型问题是困扰东北区城市经济经济持续发展的重要障碍。本文以我国最大的石油城市－大庆市为例,探讨了东北区资源型城市产业结构的特征、转型面临的问题,并提出了相应的对策。