Is more better? The relationship between meeting space capacity and hotel operating performance

This study examines the effect of meeting space capacity on hotel operating performance. We use Resource-Based View (RBV) of the firm as the theoretical foundation. We employ a national-level dataset with more than 20,000 hotels in the United States for the 2007–2012 period. We find that meeting space has a non-linear effect on hotel operating performance. That is, at low levels of meeting space, meeting space capacity is negatively related to hotel operating performance. At high levels of meeting space, meeting space capacity has a positive influence on operating performance. These findings provide insights for hotel owners, developers and practitioners in planning hotel meeting space capacity.     

Star rating and corporate affiliation: their influence on room price and performance of hotels in Israel

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain whether and how star rating and corporate affiliation, as signals of quality, influence pricing decisions of hotels in Israel in various geographical locations, each with its specific market characteristics and during two different periods in which the business environment suffers from a crisis due to the political circumstances in the Middle East. The data suggests that the star-rating system, which is traditionally used to rate hotels’ quality, is a still stable and consistent predictor of room prices. However, in light of the increased usage of brand names in the Israeli industry, it was found that the ability to charge and receive a premium for the hotel corporate affiliation or brand name is not consistent. The analysis presents the case in which a premium for brand name is eroded by the influence of the crisis, by the level of corporate intensity in the region, and also by the relative strength of consumers in the different geographical locations.     

强化过程控制提高油田测试资料质量

系统论述了提高测试资料质量的管理方法和技术方法,结合测试工作实际,提出了加强过程控制的质量管理新思路,并阐述了杏北油田测试系统依靠科技进步,采用测试新技术,提高监测资料质量的方法及取得的效果。     

企业标准化与质量管理体系

论述了企业标准化与质量管理体系的关系，以及开展标准化对建立和运行质量管理体系的作用和意义。认为标准化是质量管理体系建立和运行的重要基础，为其提供了前提条件，使其得到迅速推广应用。并指出标准化是质量管理体系建立和运行质量的关键。企业只有在实施标准化的基础上，才能使建立和运行的质量管理体系成效显著。     

提高钻井机具产品质量的可靠性技术

钻井机具产品的设计质量和应用质量是影响钻井顺利施工的主要因素，从产品的设计到现场应用全过程的质量监控和可靠性实时评价保证了机具产品质量。通过砂泵和减振器的设计制造分析、应用过程、质量管理和风险评估，说明提高该类产品质量的可靠性技术的普遍性。     

From quality to innovation: Evidence from two French Employer Surveys

In this article we investigate the impact of quality systems on innovation performance using the method of propensity matching. We use two French microeconomic surveys, the “Organizational Changes and Computerization” (COI 1997) and the “Community Innovation Survey” (CIS3 1998–2000). The first hypothesis indicating that quality (ISO 9000 certification) impacts positively on innovation is supported for certain areas of innovation performance. Furthermore, the second hypothesis states that different levels of quality differentially improve innovation performance. Results indicate that the innovation performance of firms with Top Quality Level is higher than that of firms with Medium Quality Level which is also higher than that of firms with Low Quality Level for certain areas of innovation. However, we found that the difference in innovation performance between firms with Medium and Low Quality Levels is not of a great magnitude. This study implies that in order to achieve a significant innovation performance improvement via quality systems, a very well-established quality system is needed within a firm.     

论卓越经营模式与6西格玛的互补、兼容和整合

本文基于对质量管理发展历史的回顾，分析了卓越经营模式和6西格玛这两个当代质量管理前沿理论的内涵和特点，论述了二者之间的互补和兼容关系，提出了企业如何进行整合推进的策略建议。     

私募股权投资与公司价值相关性的实证研究——来自中小板上市公司的经验证据

私募股权投资不仅是企业筹集股权资金的一种融资方式,还能优化企业法人治理结构,对经理人实施激励约束作用,进而增加企业价值,改善企业经营绩效。本文选取深交所中小企业板块的233户上市公司为研究样本,实证研究发现:在控制了公司规模和财务杠杆度后,私募股权投资与公司价值和公司经营绩效呈显著的正相关关系。