International joint ventures research on Africa: A systematic literature review,propositions, and contextualization

This study reviewed the research on international joint ventures (IJVs) in Africa up to 2017. The authors performed a systematic search of peer‐reviewed good‐quality research using the 6W procedure and ensured the quality of the review by using the 5Cs quality criteria. The content analysis was focused on four research questions. A total of 22 relevant studies were found. Overall, only about one‐third of the lead authors were affiliated with African universities. A majority of the studies were quantitative, and 78% of the studies were done for three countries: Ghana, Morocco, and Nigeria. There was either just one or no study on trust and conflict, partner selection, and human resource management (HRM). At the contextual level, it seems the most important factor influencing IJV strategy and success is institutions. We therefore suggest a greater use of institutional theory. Finally, we present a summary of conceptual framework and four propositions to guide future research.     

Bilateral Opportunism in Buyer–supplier Partnerships

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Purpose

Literature analyzes interorganizational relationships mostly from a relational perspective by emphasizing partnerships’ positive aspects. Yet business reality is often less romantic and more opportunistic. Especially within the automotive industry opportunistic behaviors often cause extreme reactions in both partners, resulting in poisoned relationships. This study examines the effects of bilateral opportunism between buyers and suppliers on both partners’ relationship induced financial performance, using an automotive industrial setting of new product development (NPD) partnerships. Furthermore, we evaluate the “opportunistic fit” between both partners to assess whether partnerships are characterized by opportunistic parity or unilateral domination.     

The Resource-Based View within the Export Context: An Integrative Review of Empirical Studies

Despite widespread research on the resource-based view (RBV) in exporting, there is a lack of any integrative review of the empirical studies connected to resources and capabilities in the extant literature. To address this gap, this study offers a comprehensive review of 129 export-related articles published between 1990 and 2016. Relevant articles were examined through content analysis in terms of the scope of research, research methodology, and conceptual issues. Certain limitations related to the scope of research are identified, particularly with regard to country setting, industry effect, and firm size. Methodologically, the sampling designs, data collection methods, and analytical approaches employed have attracted criticism. The results also demonstrate that, in spite of significant progress in the pertinent literature with respect to conceptual issues, research on the RBV within the export context is still at the stage of identification and conceptualization. This study is expected to contribute considerably to the pertinent body of knowledge by presenting a comprehensive literature review focusing on the RBV. This study also provides new insights by investigating the trends in the evolution of the RBV and by demonstrating the research gaps in the field of exporting which were not addressed by previous academic research.     

梧州旅游购物市场发展策略探讨

旅游购物是旅游经济中最活跃、最具潜力的要素,对旅游目的地旅游收入的增长具有重要意义。本文基于实地调查的角度,针对梧州购物市场现存的主要问题,从突出旅游商品本土文化特色、完善购物市场基础设施、科学细分商品类别、建立旅游购物联盟网站、引入服务营销理念等方面,对促进梧州旅游购物市场的发展策略进行探讨。     

美国次贷危机国内外理论研究和实证研究文献综述

次贷危机发生后,国内外许多学者对此进行了反思,当前这类文献很多,对此进行梳理、分类和总结,具有重要的现实意义和理论意义。目前,国内只有少量关于美国次贷危机成因综述的文章。为此,本文搜集了国内外大量文献,从理论研究和实证研究角度,对美国次贷危机研究文献进行综合分析,为研究金融危机的学者提供参考和借鉴。     

Determinants of how individuals choose,eat and waste: Providing common ground to enhance sustainable food consumption out‐of‐home

The transformation of food consumption in wealthy economies is regarded as an essential measure to reach global sustainability goals. However, existing policies and research activities to change food consumption in the increasingly relevant out‐of‐home sector relate to a wide set of options on how to influence behaviours and may be criticized to lack a general focus. Against this background, our study provides a structured review of the existing research body on the determinants of individuals’ food choices and food consumption out‐of‐home. It structures the various research approaches and findings for 110 selected papers according to a general ecological framework where personal, social and environmental determinants for food behaviours are considered. By providing a collective overview and linking results for different behavioural aspects and settings, this study supports a more general understanding of consumer food behaviour in out‐of‐home settings. Consequently, it also provides a means to identify research gaps and to suggest relevant aspects for future research to draw from the combination of findings and to enhance sustainability in food consumption.     

A Review of The Empirical Ethical Decision-Making Literature: 1996–2003

This review summarizes and critiques the empirical ethical decision-making literature from 1996–2003. One hundred and seventy-four articles were published in top business journals during this period. Tables are included that summarize the findings by dependent variable – awareness, judgment, intent, and behavior. We compare this review with past reviews in order to draw conclusions regarding trends in the ethical decision-making literature and to surface directions for future research.Michael J. O’Fallon is a graduate student in the Department of Management and Operations at Washington State University. His primary research interest is individual ethical decision-making and behavior in organizations. Recently, he has explored issues in organizational behavior, human resource management, and consumer behavior toward genetically modified foods.Kenneth D. Butterfield is an associate professor of management at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University. His research has been published in a variety of academic journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Business and Society, Business Ethics Quarterly, Human Relations, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of Managerial Issues, and Research in Higher Education. His current research interests involve organizational behavior issues such as managing ethical decision-making and behavior in organizations, examining why people fail to recognize moral issues, understanding academic dishonesty and promoting academic integrity, and examining organizational punishment from the manager’s perspective.     

休闲农业研究述评

休闲农业作为一种旅游业与农业交叉的复合型产业,受到了国内外众多学者的关注。在梳理相关文献的基础上,文章对国内外休闲农业及其相关问题研究进行了较为详细的比较综述。研究认为,国内外学者关于休闲农业的研究路径颇不相同:国外学者普遍将休闲农业作为一种现象来研究,注重休闲农业发展中的经营主体、影响及社区居民的态度研究;而国内学者更多地将休闲农业作为转变农业生产方式的一种策略提出来,因而偏重于概念、发展模式、发展评价、规划与空间结构、需求主体、问题与对策等方面的研究。该文基于对现有文献的评析,对今后休闲农业研究的重点方向进行了展望:(1)应关注农民的参与意愿及经营行为研究;(2)要重视休闲农业产业集群化研究;(3)休闲农业产业链的拓宽、延伸及优化是未来研究需要关注的方向;(4)还需要深入探讨休闲农业发展中的土地流转问题。     

2013年土地科学研究重点进展评述及2014年展望 ——2013年中国土地科学研究项目资助情况分析报告

研究目的：依据《2013年土地科学研究重点进展评述及2014年展望》所引用的中文参考文献,梳理国内重点研究进展项目的成果来源及特点,分析国内土地科学研究的学科基础,总结国内土地科学各研究方向的平均成果周期;结合2013年国家自然科学基金、国家社会科学基金、教育部人文社科基金、国土部公益性行业科研专项的新立项目,分析各项基金及科技项目对中国土地科学研究的资助偏好,展望未来土地科学研究热点。研究方法：文献检索法。研究结论：各省部级以上基金和科技项目的资助偏好存在一定差异。土地科学研究未来的热点主要集中在优化土地空间格局、完善土地管理制度、重视土地质量提升等方面。     

城乡统筹发展评价体系的构建及应用

在城乡统筹发展进程中,对城乡统筹发展水平进行客观的评价有着非常重大的意义。最近十来年,针对统筹城乡的评价指标体系,已经有不少研究。许多地方政府已经在运用评价指标体系评估本地区的城乡统筹发展情况。从数量特征、指标体系、理想值的设定方式、权重的设置方式以及城乡统筹发展阶段划分五个方面对已有文献进行梳理和评论,并指出值得继续研究的新问题。