Tourism Management Issues in India’s National Parks: An Analysis of the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park

This paper analyses contemporary tourism management issues in India’s national parks. It begins by setting India’s national parks in the context of national parks globally, before examining the historical development of national parks in India itself. Based upon the author’s extensive qualitative research, the paper then discusses in general terms the tourism conflicts that have recently emerged in India’s national parks. It goes on to examine in detail the tourism management issues as they apply to a specific case study, namely the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park located in the state of Karnataka. It is concluded that the voices of indigenous communities needs to be recognised in the management of the park and in terms of tourism development efforts.     

Consumer Preferences for Coffee: Hot and Wet,or Quality and Flavor?

An econometric model is developed and estimated for all brands of coffee sold at the retail level in four supermarkets in Columbus, Ohio. These brands are segmented into 24 categories, and the four stores are classified into two groups, inner-city and suburban, based on 2010 census tract data. Using estimated measures of price-sensitivity, these 24 categories are further segmented into four groups to help guide and clarify the discussion. Estimated results show different purchasing patterns and different levels of price-sensitivity for inner-city and suburban shoppers. Further, these purchasing patterns and levels of price-sensitivity suggest alternative marketing strategies for retailers. Private-label coffee brands are shown to be quite competitive with many national brands, and indeed private-label brands command a market share among inner-city shoppers that is more than double that for the nation (21.95% vs. 9%).     

以经济建设为中心是中国特色社会主义的永恒主题

文章从正确认识我国现阶段基本国情和阶段性特征，准确把握社会主义初级阶段乃至整个中国特色社会主义基本路线，深刻领会科学发展观和十七届五中全会精神三个方面，论证了以经济建设为中心是中国特色社会主义的永恒主题。     

道路车辆电器及电子设备供电环境条件标准的抛负载试验剖析

新版ISO标准已将车载电器及电子设备的抛负载瞬间脉冲试验归人道路车辆电器电子的供电环境条件和试验范畴。本文通过介绍一些标准起草中的技术背景和标准文字中的未尽之言，以及一些试验实践中应予把握的要点，从而对于国家标准的制定、相关榆测部门的检测能力提升，以及车辆电器及电子设备品质的监控质量的提升有所帮助。     

Petromin: The slow death of statist oil development in Saudi Arabia

The paper recounts the history of Saudi Arabia's first national oil company, Petromin, which was originally supposed to take the place of foreign-owned Aramco. As a result of Petromin's inefficiency and personal rivalries among the Saudi elite, however, Petromin was progressively relegated to the sidelines in favour of a gradually ‘Saudiised’ Aramco. As a result, the organisation of the Saudi oil sector today is very different from – and more efficient than – that of most other oil exporters in the developing world. The paper concludes with a tentative taxonomy of national oil companies, based on the circumstances of nationalisation.     

ARE CONSUMERS MORE LOYAL TO NATIONAL BRANDS THAN TO PRIVATE LABELS?

The evolution of private labels (PLs) can be understood in terms of a strategy adopted by the retail industry with the aim of competing with national brands (NBs). In the 1990s, this strategy led to the development of ‘me too’ products, which currently represent the largest share of store brand products. Since the early 2000s, retailers have widened the range of their store brands by introducing high‐quality products. The aim of this study was to estimate consumers’ attachment to ‘me‐too’ and niche PLs respectively, as compared to NBs. We captured the degree of maturity of these PLs through their price‐elasticities, computed for three staple goods offered by three mass retail companies. It was found that price sensitivity does not differ much between the ‘me‐too’ PLs and the corresponding NBs. This result confirms that ‘me‐too’ products are now considered reliable quality brands. However, in the high quality segment, consumers remain more sensitive to the price of PLs than to that of NBs, a characteristic which may relate to their recent introduction on the market.     

四维全球生产形态的国家竞争战略理论研究

本文在全球化的条件下,把霸权作为一个重要的系统变量引入国家竞争战略理论框架,在通过考察以美元霸权为基础的现实国际分工格局的变化以及对美国经济战略调整进行具体的历史分析基础上,构造了一个四维三极全球生产形态模型。这个模型可以恰当地描述创新型国家与追赶型国家相互之间的竞争行为,更深刻地刻画了国家竞争战略的本质特征。     

浙江传统制造产业群与专业市场互动发展研究

浙江传统制造产业群和专业市场之间已形成共生共荣、互动发展的关系,形成了浙江经济增长的长波效应。但面临全球产业转移和产业升级的挑战、高质量商品缺乏配套的市场销售机制的挑战和生产企业集团化与专业市场辐射面之间矛盾的挑战。应施以构建先进制造业基地,形成大产业区与大市场之间的良性互动;加大政府对市场建设的调控力度和形成以功能创新、转型和重组为主旋律的市场新机制,提高整体素质,取得更大的效益。     

对澳大利亚国家旅游品牌全球营销策略分析

悉尼奥运会的成功举办,产生了巨大的“奥运品牌效应”,带动了澳大利亚经济,推动了其树立奥运旅游的战略目标及旅游品牌营销与传播的整合。树立与推广澳大利亚国家旅游品牌全球营销策略,可加快中国旅游品牌化进程。应借鉴澳对目标市场细分,目标市场的确定以及整合各种媒体新品牌营销活动的成功经验,实施奥运阶段品牌营销策略和奥运旅游地区品牌营销策略,为中国充分利用举办北京奥运会之机,促进中国旅游向品牌化进程发展奠定基础。     

我国中小企业技术创新支持体系现状与发展趋势

中小企业在国民经济中有着重要的地位 ,特别是在我国成为WTO成员方的大背景下 ,我国中小企业迎来了历史性的发展机遇。但不幸的是 ,每年都有大量的中小企业倒闭关门 ,或在勉强维持 ,这其中既有企业自身的因素 ,也有对中小企业技术创新把持不够的因素。根据中小企业技术创新支持体系现状及存在的问题 ,我国中小企业技术创新支持体系应走规范化、信息化和全球化的发展道路来构造适应我国具体国情的技术创新支持体系