Modelling Intuition in Retail Site Assessment (MIRSA): making sense of retail location using retailers' intuitive judgements as a support for decision-making

Analogues are used by retailers as a forecasting method and as performance benchmarks for new sites. This paper outlines an innovative analogue method that uses the ‘intuitive’ field-level judgements of retail directors obtained through cognitive mapping to classify sites according to their similarity to store analogues. The paper also discusses the problems of existing methods of site assessment relating to their tendency to underplay managerial judgements; outlines an innovative qualitative clustering method that mirrors decision-makers' knowledge to identify analogues by their degree of similarity to a new site; and assesses its value with reference to user responses in a live ‘real-time’ decision situation.     

Knowledge-based service industry in a South African university town: The case of Stellenbosch

Knowledge-based service industries, because they are geographically ‘footloose’, have the potential to contribute to small town and city economies. The university town of Stellenbosch, identified as having a high growth potential, is the location of a growing IT and knowledge-based service sector. Data from questionnaires completed by 104 Stellenbosch companies provided some insight into why they chose this town. Most said that, provided sufficient IT is available, they would be able to function as effectively in another town. This implies that they locate in Stellenbosch as a matter of preference rather than necessity. The paper provides insights into the reasons for the spatial clustering in South African non-metropolitan areas and how companies decide where to locate.     

商务成本对资本聚集及区位选择的影响分析

一个地区的商务成本构成及其变动影响资本区位选择,资本区位选择等级体系则促进了集聚经济的形成和发展;集聚经济在强化资本区位选择的同时,还降低了该地区要素成本和交易成本等商务成本,这进一步吸引了资本的区位选择,从而形成了商务成本、资本集聚的自加强机制。     

Demographic Aspects of Urbanization in Korea

Abstract

This study analysed the location selection determinants of Korean foreign direct investment (KFDI) from the perspectives of OLI paradigm and resource- and knowledge-based views. The study involved a sample of 1911 Korean multinational enterprises (MNEs) and their 3095 foreign subsidiaries during the period of 1999–2004. Specifically, the study compared the differences of foreign direct investment (FDI) location decisions (1) between less-developed and developed countries (LDCs and DCs) and (2) between chaebols and non-chaebols. The results showed that the partitioned sample model of chaebols versus non-chaebols was found to have more detailed effects on the location decision between the two regions than the combined full sample model. In addition, the results showed that there are clear, effectual differences for subsidiary scale and prior host country experience between chaebols and non-chaebols.     

上海国际航运中心建设若干问题探讨

本文从全国、流域、城市三个层面阐述了建设上海国际航运中心是我国区域经济发展的需要。基于区域条件的分析，探讨了上海国际航运中心建设的必要性和可能性，通过对国际上航运中心建设的经验借鉴，论证了上海国际航运中心建丸的区域优势和不利条件，并相应提出了上海国际航运中心建设的功能定位和发展对策。     

广东省制造业地区专业化特征及影响因素分析

文章采用区位商和樊卓福（2007）构造的地区专业化系数为指标,对广东省地区专业化水平进行度量,并分析规模因素、地区特征和产业特征对广东省制造业地区专业化的影响。结果表明：比较优势理论对广东省地区专业化具有较强的解释能力,劳动力禀赋和熟练劳动力禀赋是影响广东省制造业地区专业化的重要因素,城市的规模、市场潜力对地区专业化的形成也有明显的影响,但规模经济的影响作用不甚明显。     

我国饭店业省际发展水平分析：基于区位商方法的一种尝试

饭店业是传统的劳动力密集型产业之一,其就业人数在一定程度上可说明饭店业的发展情况和服务水平。运用区位商分析方法,通过对基于饭店业从业人数指标和饭店业GDP指标求得的两组区位商的对比,分析了我国各省份饭店业发展情况和服务接待水平,并根据不同发展情况对各省的饭店业进行了分类,对部分省区进行了简要的说明和分析。在结论中指出,饭店业发展水平与经济发展水平存在着密切关系,并对东、中、西部3个地区的饭店业发展情况做出了分析,提出了一系列建议。     

关于施工现场管理问题的探讨

施工现场是建筑企业的主战场，是企业经济目标向物质成果转化的场所。加强现场管理是施工企业管理工作的重要方面。由此，加强施工现场管理，不断提高施工现场管理水平，越来越受到建筑行业主管部门和施工企业的重视。结合所在企业的工作实际，并参考大量文献资料，就此问题，谈几点认识。     

从Alexander McQueen 2001-2010年高级成衣看服装装饰技法

本文主要研究Alexander McQueen2001-2010年女装高级成衣中所使用的装饰技法,就装饰技法的实施部位进行分类。统计装饰技法的出现频率,考察装饰技法和使用部位,分析、研究出现频率较高的装饰技法。从1853份资料中,共统计出72种装饰技法,运用装饰技法较多的部位是前衣身、裙子前面等,出现频率最高的装饰技法为皱褶、数码印花等。     

相声小品的地域特征

相声小品是我国大众娱乐的主要形式。它们具有明显的地域特征,主要体现在语言的地域性、内容题材的地域性和观众的地域性三个方面。本文从著名的相声小品演员和他们的作品着手,分析相声小品的地域特征。也指出,在相声小品的地方特色和影响范围之间,存在着二律背反现象。