Mapping themes in the study of new work practices

Both shaping and shaped by technological, economic and social facets, the world of work has witnessed a wide array of changes. This review article sets out to provide a synthesis of some of the main directions and insights of existing research connected to the new world of work. In particular, we approached the topic of new work practices through four key dimensions: (1) Conceptual and methodological dimensions in the study of new work practices; (2) Spatial and temporal manifestations of new work practices in the collaborative economy; (3) Individuals, organizations and new work configurations; (4) Power and control. The review article critically discusses the future of work and argues that the ‘new’ world of work simply repeats asymmetrical power relations and inequalities that characterise work activities, with the potential of exacerbating even further disparities, inequalities and precarity.     

Direct intervention or indirect support? The effects of cooperative control measures on farmers’ implementation of quality and safety standards

In recent years, labor-intensive agricultural products from developing countries have exhibited inferior performance in international trade due to quality and safety incidents, among which pesticide residue is a major issue. Aiming to improve food quality and safety in the context of cooperatives, we introduced three categories of control measures: outcome control, process control and social control. Based on the Pre-Harvest Interval Standard (PHIS), we selected three indices, farmers’ implementation rate of PHIS, absolute distance to PHIS and relative distance to PHIS, to evaluate appropriateness of pesticides use, reduction of pesticide residue and safety improvements of agricultural products. By using random sampling survey data, we empirically analyzed the marginal effects of control measures and their combinations on food quality and safety standards. The empirical results show that implementing process control, namely, unified production standards or supply of unified agricultural inputs, can comprehensively improve farmers’ implementation rate of PHIS, absolute distance and relative distance to PHIS respectively by 34.9%, 3.2 days and 46.0% on average. While the effects of outcome control (safety inspection) and social control (bonus-penalty incentive or training) are restricted to other measures. Therefore, we suggest cooperatives should take farmers’ features, implementation conditions and the effects of control measures into consideration in order to make a sustainable management plan for improving food quality and safety and enhancing competitiveness in international markets.     

The Internet of Things as an accelerator of advancement of broadband networks: A case of Thailand

The advanced development of broadband access is an inevitable step toward supportive daily lives and sustainable economic growth. However, the decisive outcome of the development relies heavily on the demand side. Consumer choice among advanced Internet broadband technologies will determine the achievement of the development. This study aims to illustrate that consumer decisions on choices of advanced Internet access are influenced by the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications. A bivariate probit model is applied to examine the effects of IoT, consumer's individual characteristics, and their current use of networks on their decision pertaining to the choice of advanced Internet access. Using Thailand as a case study, the result indicates that the emergence of IoT applications accelerates the adoption of both advanced mobile broadband (5G) and advanced fixed broadband (FTTH). This finding may help policy makers to optimize the future direction of the Internet infrastructure development in Thailand, and also countries in a similar stage.     

对我国企业进入全球采购系统的探究

随着新经济的到来,采购的重要性从企业经营的众环节中凸显出来。面对日趋频繁的全球采购,我国企业要更好地发展,要增强自身竞争力,就需要顺应形势,变革传统的采购管理模式,努力在全球采购系统中扮演供应商或采购商的角色,利用全球采购系统的优势实现降低采购成本,减少库存,减少采购人员,优化合作伙伴,加快资金流转的目的,从而推动企业稳健发展。     

产业转移与产业升级的区域联动机制研究——兼论广东区域经济协调发展模式

基于国际产业转移与珠三角产业转移背景引发的相关问题思考,文章旨在探讨广东产业转移与产业升级的相互作用关系,并深入分析产业转移对珠三角地区产业升级,以及对欠发达地区经济发展与结构调整的具体影响,从而获得推动广东产业转移与产业升级,促进区域经济协调发展的相关政策启示。     

城市化进程中城郊土地利用问题的探讨

目前,随着经济发展和城市化进程的加速,城郊土地被征用的范围在不断扩大,相应的矛盾和问题也在不断增加。如何采取有效对策,化解土地征用中的矛盾和问题,实现对城郊土地的合理合法利用,是一个亟需深入探讨的重要现实问题。     

科技期刊出版业务流程的案例研究

本文基于业务沆程再造理论、数字内容理论和开放存取的技术方法,针对两种典型的样本期刊,对出版业务流程进行了对比研究。案例研究发现,传统期刊的出版业务流程在成本、质量、服务、速度等方面存在严重的缺欠,而再造后的网络期刊出版节约了时间和资金,提高了质量,加强了互动的服务,提高了效率,实现了整个出版工作的协调一致,取得了戏剧性的效果。基于此,本文提出对科技期刊业务流程再造的思考。     

资源特许经营权的物权性研究

资源利用的法律问题随着人类生活水平、技术水平的提高及资源稀缺性的加强而被重视。从资源保护的角度看,中国资源立法的缺陷,重要的不是公法意义上的资源管理法规的缺陷,而是私法保护体系的严重不足。文章明确了资源特许经营权的物权属性,提出资源特许经营权作为一种私权还需要物权法详细而具体的制度支持。     

中国价格贸易条件变动趋势与出口商品结构——基于1981-2007年的时序数据的研究

利用回归方程对1981-2007年中国贸易条件变动趋势进行测算,研究发现:中国贸易条件以每年4.6%的速度下降,其中工业制成品贸易条件下降是主要动因。在此基础上,利用协整模型对价格贸易条件与工业制成品出口比例的相关关系进行实证检验:长期来看,价格贸易条件与工业制成品出口比例之间存在着稳定的协整关系,并且工业制成品出口比例上升是造成中国价格贸易条件恶化的格兰杰原因。     

我国标准化与价格贸易条件的实证研究

价格贸易条件是衡量贸易利益变动的重要指标,标准作为国际贸易中越来越重要的因素之一,必将对其产生重要的影响。本文以1990-2007年我国的的数据为基础,进行实证分析,结果表明:在长期中,标准是改善价格贸易条件的重要因素。