When do MNCs fail to learn from prior failure experience?

Do multinational corporations (MNCs) learn from their prior failures in international joint ventures (IJVs)? When does decision makers’ cognitive inability hinder MNCs from learning through their prior failure experiences? In the context of IJV survival in subsequent IJV entries, this study compares predictions made from two distinct theoretical perspectives, both of which belong to the behavioural school in strategy literature. According to the performance feedback perspective, MNCs may effectively learn from their prior failure experiences gained in familiar decision‐making contexts. On the other hand, according to the cognitive bias perspective, MNCs may not be able to effectively learn from their prior failure experiences if they inaccurately interpret the causes of their prior failures. The results provide partial support for the notion that MNC decision makers may not be able to effectively learn from their prior failures because of their cognitive biases. Copyright © 2015 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Government Transformation Programme of Malaysia: a successful approach to public service reform

The 2009 Malaysian Government Transformation Programme (GTP) could be useful as a model for reform given its positive impact on improving public services in targeted key result areas. This paper assesses the GTP's approach in the context of the wider debate on whether reforms should be based on best practices or whether they should be diagnostic or problem-solving in approach. The GTP's success was largely the result of blending both approaches. The GTP experience in Malaysia provides a number of insights and lessons for delivering intelligent reforms quickly and effectively.     

论学校文化与民族学生学业质量

本文运用文化人类学的研究方法,对影响民族学生学业质量的文化因素进行了深入的研究分析,在此基础上,以文化冲突等相关理论为依据,着重从文化的角度分析影响民族学生学业质量的办学理念、教师文化、物质文化、文化活动等学校文化因素,并进行理论解释和探讨.     

湖北科技学院大学生实践创新基地的可行性研究报告

艺术设计专业的教学具有实践性,艺术设计院校90%的课程都属于实践教学。艺术设计教育改革与发展的现状,也凸显了建立实践基地的现实必要性。     

The influence of neighborhood environment and household travel interactions on school travel behavior: an exploration using geographically-weighted models

Professional and popular interest in active school transportation (walking and cycling) is matched by an emerging literature on this topic. This paper explores school travel behavior of 11-year old children in Toronto, Canada. In particular, the effects of the neighborhood environment and caregiver-child travel interactions on travel mode choice were studied. Results indicate that the built environment near both home and school locations was associated with the odds of walking. However, predicted built environment effects were less accurate in some neighborhoods. Availability of adults at the time of school travel likely encouraged driving. School transportation interventions that broadly consider school and neighborhood-oriented policies and enable independent mobility may increase walking rates. Presence of spatial autocorrelation in the prevalence of walking suggests that more research is required to understand inter-household similarities in behaviors that are spatially structured.     

环境微生物学实践教学模式改革的探讨

通过对环境微生物学实践教学模式改革探讨,结合学科发展的特点,建立科学的实践教学模式,明确学生兴趣源,体现学生主体本位,拓展学生的发展空间,给予合理的评价体系,以促进学生综合素质和应用能力的全面提高,对进一步推动实践教学改革的进程提供新的思路。     

创建学习型学院的思考

创建学习型学院能最大限度地发挥教职工个人潜能,实现个人和学院共同愿景。当前要学习、理解学习型组织的管理理念,统一思想认识,建立行之有效的运行机制和激励机制,引导全院师生具备持续的学习力并把学习力转化为持续的创造力。     

亲历实验 提高大学生实践能力

大学生的实践动手能力,是提高大学生创新能力的重要途径,是培养大学生科学研究能力的基础,也是制约高等教育发展的重要因素。通过亲历实验过程,大学生可以接触到课本以外实际的东西,对培养学生理论联系实际的学风、实事求是的科学态度和探究问题的科学方法都具有重要的意义。本文对大学生实验教学与实践能力的培养提出了切实可行的方法。     

辅导员实践交流社区对提升辅导员专业素养的作用初探

本文试图探索利用建立辅导员实践交流社区的方式逐渐提升辅导员的专业素养,首先介绍了辅导员实践交流社区的概念与内涵,其次从四个方面分析了其对提升辅导员专业素养的作用。     

榆阳区中学体操开展的现状调查研究

通过问卷调查法、文献资料法、数据统计法、访谈法对榆阳区中学体操教学开展现状的调查研究,得出以下结论:榆阳区中学体操项目设备和国家规定的要求相差很大,国家规定的教学内容不能执行,领导对体操教学重视程度低,场地建设的经费投入不足,体操教学的器材严重短缺,本文针对这些问题,为改善中学体操教学现状提出合理化意见和建议。