The contribution of resources and capabilities to the competitiveness： The case of Port of Sines

The main objective of this paper is to analyse the competitiveness of the main maritime Port sited in Portugal - Port of Sines. This paper is developed under the resource-based view approach. A literature review about the resource-based view is presented with a special highlight on the contribution of organisation owns＇ resources to the competitiveness. With this study we intend to emphasize the applicability of a management theory to a different type of organisation which only recently starts to be preoccupied with its competitiveness. A case study methodology is used in order to collect all information needed about its main resources and capabilities of Port and also its competitiveness. The resources analysed in this paper are： The infrastructures, the accessibilities, the Port operations and also the information systems used on it. Also, a set of performance data is analysed as the main indicators of competitiveness. After that, a conceptual model is presented in order to systematise the main resources and capabilities under which the competitiveness of the Port of Sines is built on.     

A tentative study on security management based on dangerous goods road transportation

The paper conducts analysis on the causes of dangerous goods road transportation accidents by applying analytic technique of security system science - Event Tree Analysis （ETA）. By computing minimum cut and minimal path set of event tree and the important level of elementary event, the paper elicits the results that the factors of causing road transportation accident are multiple and its hazard is great while the paper also elicits the sorting of structural important level of elementary event. The paper offers the security countermeasures for dangerous goods road transportation which plays a vital role in safeguarding dangerous goods road transportation security.     

定向增发预案公告市场反应及其影响因素研究——基于深圳证券交易所上市公司数据的分析

自股权分置改革实施以来,定向增发成为中国上市公司资本市场权益再融资的重要方式之一。通过运用事件研究法对2006年—2007年实施定向增发的深市上市公司董事会预案公告日前后超额收益变化的分析,发现增发规模、机构投资者认购比例是影响预案公告后公司股票超额收益的主要因素;同时还发现在定价基准日之前20个交易日内定向增发公司股价弱于市场表现,存在负的超额收益。     

信息资源开发战略研究

本文研究了信息资源开发的良性运行机制构建与规则建设、民众的信息意识开发和信息技术素质提高途径以及信息资源开发的社会环境优化 ,并对安徽省信息资源开发建设提出了几点建议。     

南昌铁路局货运资源合理配置的研究

合理配置铁路货运资源,改善货运办理条件,是铁路快速提升运输能力和市场竞争力的重要举措。通过对南昌铁路局货运资源合理配置的研究,分析了生产力调整的需求,提出了货运资源配置面临的问题,以及南昌铁路局货运资源调整的原则和建议。     

Integrating future-oriented technology analysis and risk assessment methodologies

This paper examines the potential of integrating future-oriented technology analysis (FTA) with risk assessment methodologies and tools, with the aim of developing more proactive risk assessments and also systematically including risk assessment in future-oriented technology analysis. The similarities and development challenges of foresight, Technology Analysis (TA) and risk assessment methodologies are discussed in the light of the empirical material gathered from projects performed at VTT. Among the projects are IRRIIS project focusing on risk assessment of critical infrastructures, INNORISK project aiming at managing opportunities, risk and uncertainties in new business creation and a project related to the climate change (CES). The case projects are positioned according to their important design dimensions (informative vs. instrumental outcomes; consensual vs. diverse future perspectives, extensive vs. exclusive stakeholder involvement, and autonomous vs. fixed management). The common and complementary features of FTA and risk assessment are discussed, suggesting new ways to evolve the modular design when integrating FTA and risk assessment methodologies and tools.     

Coevolutionary cycles of convergence: An extrapolation from the ICT industry

Convergence between technologies can be regarded as an increasingly emerging trend, and has received particular attention in the coming-together of previously distinct products and solutions within the information and communication technologies (ICT) industry. In previous research, the overall impact of the convergence phenomenon remains ambiguous. Whereas some scholars suggest convergence to be associated with disintegration, entry and growth, others relate the phenomenon to opposite effects, such as consolidation and shakeouts. This inconsistency in managerial conceptions on convergence formulates a need for an integrated understanding. Within a multi-case study approach, the convergence within ICT has been observed through examining the coevolution of actors in a converging environment, and patterns in innovation dynamics and managerial responses have been identified. In reflection with existing models of innovation cycles, a model for convergence innovation processes is elaborated and discussed. In particular, the reasoning within the ICT case set is transferred onto the currently emerging entrepreneurial activities in the intersection between nano- and bio-technologies (NBT), resulting in a comparison between ICT and NBT convergences, and deriving recommendations from a retrospective to a predictive context.     

经管类专业案例教学与就业能力的提高——基于双主体互动模式

随着我国市场经济的深入发展,能力培养已经成为大学生就业尤其经管类大学生就业的关键因素。通过对互动式教学研究现状和案例教学法的探讨,提出强调双主体师生交互式的教学风格经管类案例教学的基本模式。认为基于双主体互动教学模式的经管类案例教学可以促使教师很好地掌握理论,帮助教师理解教学中出现的问题,掌握对教学进行分析和反思的方式,对教学质量的提高及教学相长有着重要的作用,将有效提升大学生的就业能力。     

中日服务贸易发展路径比较研究

服务贸易作为一种新型的贸易形式正迅速发展,为加快世界经济转型,促进经济增长提供了新的动力。文章在对中日两国的服务贸易发展路径的比较过后发现,中国的服务贸易发展有与日本存在诸多相似之处,中国的服务贸易处于日本服务贸易发展的初级阶段。政府应从政策、技术创新、产业结构等方面进行改善和调整,以促进中国服务贸易健康、快速发展。     

The impact of title event sponsorship announcements on shareholder wealth

Title sponsorships are often considered the crown jewels of sports sponsorship programs. Garnering top media coverage, title sponsorships are prized for both generating brand/product awareness and building image for their sponsors. Not surprisingly, the rising cost of title sponsorships has led some managers to question their underlying value. Accordingly, this study presents an analysis of the impact of 114 title sponsorship announcements of professional tennis and golf tournaments (both men’s and women’s), auto racing (NASCAR), and college bowl games on the stock prices of sponsoring firms. Overall, the results of the study suggest that title sponsorships are generally signed at market-clearing prices. Thus, companies undertaking title sponsorships typically receive exactly what they pay for—except in the case of NASCAR races (which show evidence of increases in share prices). Splitting the sample into new and renewing sponsorships generates results which differ dramatically by sport. Finally, a cross-sectional regression finds congruence of sport and sponsor, sponsorship by high tech firms and sponsorships by large firms all correlated with perceived sponsorship success.