Dismantling the myths about managerial (in)capabilities in micro-firms. SEAM intervention-research to develop management practices

Extant literature on SMEs currently offers an incomplete and deterministic characterisation of micro-firms (M-Fs) that are not growth-oriented start-ups, so very little is known about the actual functioning and internal challenges that hinder the adoption of management practices of these companies, and how to facilitate their management development. Using the Socio-Economic Approach to Management (SEAM) as theoretical lens and SEAM intervention-research as methodology, the study uncovers myths in the managerial characterisation of micro-firms and suitable patterns of change management practices for them. Our research contributes to the study of M-Fs by being the first study specifically devoted to mature M-Fs, and by proposing a theoretical framework that shows the dynamic nature of the characteristics associated with M-Fs.     

应用型本科院校音乐学专业钢琴课程群建设初探 ——基于辛笛应用钢琴教学法

应用型本科院校音乐学专业钢琴课程群建设,应从教学内容体系、课程结构体系、能力目标体系、质量保障体系四个方面,将钢琴类课程的知识、能力、素质三大教学目标有机融合,尝试打造以应用为目的、以和声为核心、以融合为前提、以钢琴为手段的钢琴课程群。通过提高课程的难度(挑战度)、跨度、深度、厚度、温度,实现学生弹奏能力、伴奏能力、弹唱能力和创作能力的螺旋上升和持续发展,实现培养应用型、技能型、创新复合型音乐(教育)人才的目标。     

Co-creation of background music: A key to innovating coffee shop management

Music is known to affect patrons in a service environment, and its types and applications have been widely studied. However, little research has yet addressed the possibility for patrons to create their background music (BGM) in collaboration with service providers. Also, the coffee shop has often been neglected as a research area for BGM application. We, thus, explore the potential for co-creation of background music (BGM) in coffee shop management. Based on the notion of congruity effect, which holds that congruent BGM leads to approach behavior, our research unveils that patrons experience a positive mood from BGM in harmony with a coffee shop environment and in turn show approach behavior represented by spending more money and time. More importantly, our research further explores the effect of BGM co-creation in boosting approach behavior (via enhanced perceived mood). The findings of this research suggest that coffee shop owners would benefit from adopting this co-creation strategy in managing their coffee shops.     

Investigating Information Systems Research in Canada

This project reports on the state of Information Systems (IS) research in Canada by analyzing research output and impact of Canadian IS scholars appearing in the form of peer‐reviewed journal articles. Specifically, we (a) measured individual productivity and impact, (b) measured institutional productivity and impact, (c) listed journals in which these works have appeared, (d) identified the most influential articles, (e) developed a ranking of IS scholarly journals from a Canadian perspective, and (f) compared the obtained journal ranking with the global IS journal rankings. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the Canadian IS discipline exhibits signs of academic maturity. Copyright © 2011 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

中国对外开放思维定式的稳定性

1840年鸦片战争以后,在中国逐步走上对外开放的进程中充满了争论,争论的核心在于开放中如何处理中体和西体之间的关系。回顾160多年中国对外开放的历史,可以发现其中存在着一个长期稳定的折衷思维定式,其基本思想可归结为“学习西方必须兼顾中国传统”。在人们的政治偏好呈均匀分布时,该思维定式是一个定位在侯泰林直线中点的折衷政策。在实际中,这一思维定式具有使决策者能获得最大多数人支持和抑制竞争政策获取多数人支持的效应。虽然该思维定式对中国的对外开放进程产生了重大影响,但其重要性仅仅表现在它是一个优化的政治妥协方案,而不在于对开放实践的指导意义。对外开放是一个非常复杂和具体化的过程,如果使这一过程受制于“学习西方必须兼顾中国传统”这一简单化的模式,会给现实中的对外开放带来不利的影响。     

资本投入一定有效吗——基于跨省数据的实证研究

本文运用跨省数据和随机前沿分析方法实证分析了中国资本投入对经济效率变化的具体影响。分析结果表明,中国的资本投入对经济效率的提高并没有起到正面的促进作用,其原因是中国资本投入国有企业比重过高制约了资本对技术效率提高的贡献。当前经济刺激政策能否取得成功和金融危机后中国经济能否可持续发展的关键,是资本能否真正投入到更具效率的中小企业和民营企业中去。     

非平稳条件下的市场可预测性问题研究

本文研究了非平稳对线性、非线性可预测性检验的影响,从非平稳角度解释了"非线性可预测性难题"。在此基础上对传统的Box-Pierce-Ljung线性检验法和广义谱密度非线性检验法进行了修正,并运用严格的理论证明和蒙特卡罗模拟证实了它们在大样本和有限样本情况下的非平稳稳健性。最后,运用修正的检验方法对我国第一只股指期货标的沪深300统一指数的可预测性进行了分析。本文结论对于我国金融市场实证研究具有重要的指导意义,也反映了我国新兴金融市场的独有特性以及成熟统计方法在我国的实用性。     

Expatriate adjustment as a multifaceted phenomenon: individual and organizational level predictors

A conceptual model is proposed that identifies critical antecedents of expatriate adjustment. Adjustment is conceptualized as the degree of fit between the expatriate manager and the environment, both work and socio-cultural. Adjustment is marked by both reduced conflict and increased effectiveness. As a multidimensional phenomenon, expatriate adjustment can be identified in psychological, socio-cultural and work domains. The model predicts that psychological and socio-cultural adjustment are the most immediate predictors of work adjustment. In this paper, it is asserted that the success of the expatriation process depends not only on the expatriate manager's competencies and skills, but also on organizational (both parent-company and local-unit) support and assistance prior to and during the assignment. Various international human resource management models are utilized to examine the organizational level antecedents of expatriate adjustment. Managerial resourcefulness, acculturation attitudes, personality dimensions and coping strategies are discussed in relation to individual predictors, whereas MNCs' international structure, value orientation, organizational life-cycle, diversity training, strategic planning and socialization are proposed as organizational predictors of expatriate adjustment.     

土地利用规划制度的经济解释

规划是政府重要的公共行政职能和公共政策,把握规划的本质是促进我国规划转型的关键.本文从经济学角度对土地利用规划制度的本质进行了分析,并以此对土地利用规划的编制工作提出了建议.     

资金流量分析方法的发展和应用

本文是关于资金流量分析的综述。文中对资金流量账户及其分析方法的产生和发展作了介绍,并对四种方法———将资金流量账户用作数据来源、部门和流动性分析、固定系数分析和基于资金流量的模型方法———的特征和局限性进行了讨论。对这种方法在金融各领域的最新发展作了介绍。资金流量方法作为一种介于宏观分析和微观分析之间的分析方法,对金融体系的分析具有独特的优越性,尤其对我国这样一个发展中国家而言,这种方法拥有不可忽视的前景。