The influence of contractual and relational factors on the effectiveness of third party logistics relationships

Outsourcing has become popular in both management literature and practice, but few studies have examined the effects of two important and potentially complementary elements – contractual and relational elements – on the effectiveness of logistics outsourcing relationships. It is theorized that contract formality, the thoroughness of contract negotiations, trust and commitment increase the effectiveness of 3PL provider–client relationships. For empirical validation a survey was carried out in the 3PL industry among both 3PL providers and clients. Using PLS path modelling, we observed that for both LSPs and clients, contract formality, trust and commitment are all positively related to relationship effectiveness. The results for negotiation thoroughness are mixed. The model explains 59% (LSPs) and 60% (clients) of the variance in relationship effectiveness. It is concluded that both ‘hard’ contractual aspects and ‘soft’ relationship aspects are important for effective supply chain collaboration. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided.     

甩挂运输经济效益的定量计算

从实现甩挂运输经济效益的概念理解、前提条件、定量计算和辩证思考四个方面对其进行探讨,其中重点是通过将甩挂运输与普通的公路运输组织形式进行比较来定量计算其经济效益,即甩挂运输所创造的相对高于普通公路运输的经济效益。具体将甩挂运输的经济效益分作车辆购置与运营固定成本效益、车辆运用效益、装卸转运与包装成本效益、运输站场成本效益、人力成本效益、其他效益六个方面,参照了集装化运输的经济效益计算方法,通过与普通公路运输经济效益作差算得。通过将甩挂运输的经济效益内容分类并进行定量计算,以达到对其更具体深入的认识,为进一步提高经济效益提供更有针对性的参考。     

组织适应力与战略选择：企业成长的双重主题

市场环境和组织内部环境变化日益加快,企业的成长是否具有可持续性愈来愈成为战略管理的理论与实践所关注的内容。分析了战略选择与组织适应能力互补互动对企业的可持续成长的重要影响。     

我国法定存款准备金政策工具有效性分析

文章从三个层次对我国法定存款准备金政策工具的有效性做出实证分析:在促进最终目标实现的层面上,运用定性方法展开讨论,认为法定存款准备金率调整对稳定物价、抵御经济波动的作用有限;在影响中介目标的层面上,结合相关分析和定性分析方法,发现法定存款准备金率与信贷量呈正相关关系,法定存款准备金率的调整有助于稳定货币供应量的增长速度;在中介目标到最终目标的传导层面上,运用格兰杰因果分析,认为货币供应量对总产出和物价的影响不足。此外,文章探讨了紧缩性货币政策时期准备金政策工具低效的几个原因:超额准备金、外汇占款、通胀预期、银行外流动性。     

研究生网络思想政治教育实效性的制约因素研究

研究生网络思想政治教育是一项庞杂的系统工程,追求实效性是这项系统工程的基本理念和本质要求。文章从理念、环境、技术、内容、方法、投资、制度、素质8个方面探究研究生网络思想政治教育实效性的制约因素,对于增强研究生网络思想政治教育的针对性,提升其工作的实效性,以及实现其价值目标,具有重大的理论价值和现实意义。     

Combining ecological and recreational aspects in national park management: A choice experiment application

Increasing pressure to diversify development of national parks emphasizes the need for new and relevant information for park management decisions. In this paper, we use choice experiment to value different tradeoffs that evolved in park development scenarios. Specifically, we examine which kind of development profiles are worth considering and which paths not to follow. We focus on biodiversity and recreational services provided by Oulanka National Park in Finland, which represents a popular recreation site attracting a large number of visitors. The increase of biodiversity was the most highly valued feature by the respondent national park visitors. Thus, our results show that the protection of biodiversity and recreational and tourism use of national parks can cause conflicting welfare effects if managed in inappropriate ways. Increasing the number of visitors, expanding present resting places, constructing new resting places and an intense increase in information boards, especially if combined with shrinking biodiversity, are welfare reducing managerial actions in national parks.     

A fresh look at the contribution of project management to organizational performance

A better understanding of organizational performance and the contribution that project management can make is the aim. The article adopts the “Competing Values Framework,” a rich framework that is well established both theoretically and empirically but is not well known in the field of project management. The framework is summarized and applied in an empirical investigation of the contribution of project management in general and project management offices (PMOs) in particular to organizational performance. The examination of 11 case studies revealed multiple concurrent and sometimes paradoxical perspectives. The criteria proposed by the framework have been further developed through the identification of a preliminary set of empirically grounded performance indicators. The empirical results contribute to a better understanding of the role of project management generally and PMOs specifically. They also demonstrate the usefulness of this framework for the study of project management's contribution to organizational performance.     

探索性创新、开发性创新与企业绩效的关系——基于组织结构特性调节效应的实证分析

利用251家企业样本数据,将组织结构特性作为权变调节因素纳入探索性创新和开发性创新与企业绩效关系的考察中,构建了一个调节效应分析模型,利用回归分析进行假设检验。结果显示:探索性创新和开发性创新是提高企业绩效的两种重要途径,二者平衡有助于绩效提升、不平衡有损于绩效提升;组织结构特性不同,其对两种创新方式与企业绩效的关系的调节作用不同,其中,组织分权化对探索性创新与企业绩效的关系起正向调节作用,组织正式化对开发性创新与企业绩效的关系起正向调节作用,组织联通性则没有显示出调节作用。     

多维视角下地方政府财政汲取能力的实证研究——基于省级面板数据的实证分析

可持续的地方政府财政汲取能力不仅意味着充足稳定的财政收入,同时应具备规范合理的汲取方式。基于此,本文运用动态因子分析法,从多维视角综合评价了2001—2006年间中国省级地方政府财政汲取能力,并利用固定效应面板数据模型对其进行了实证检验。研究结果表明,各地区财政汲取能力呈现较大差异,并且呈现＂强者愈强、弱者愈弱＂的两极分化态势;财政分权、经济发展水平、产业结构、经济开放度等因素从不同角度影响地方政府的财政汲取能力。     

企业碳交易的有效性——基于中国A股上市公司的实证研究

从上市公司的角度,分析了我国CDM项目交易的有效性,即将衡量碳交易有效性的标准设定为能够使企业股票产生价值溢价,实证检验了碳交易对我国A股上市公司股市表现的影响。检验结果显示,上市公司发布CDM项目注册公告当日,能给上市公司带来显著为正的异常收益率;对事件窗及事件发生后15个交易日的检验显示,公告没有使股市产生显著为正的累计异常收益率。对沪市和深市的对比检验表明,上市公司发布公告当日,两市的反应存在较大的差别。