Bridging inter- and intra-firm boundaries: management of supplier involvement in automobile product development

Outsourcing has become an important strategy for many firms. Yet, firms need to compete with their competitors who also outsource and may share the same suppliers. This article explores how a firm could outperform others in managing the division of labor with a supplier in product development. Drawing on the empirical data collected from the Japanese auto industry, this paper shows that an automaker needs capabilities to coordinate various activities both externally with a supplier and internally within its own organization, in order to gain better component development performance. Overall, the results imply that outsourcing does not work effectively without extensive internal effort. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Parallel sourcing and supplier performance in the Japanese automobile industry

Japanese auto makers are reported to enjoy high supplier performance through long-term relationships, specific investments, and sole sourcing. Quality management consultants in the U.S. have been strongly advocating adoption of these practices. But economic and management theorists would predict that the combination of a high level of relationship-specific investments and sole sourcing will lead to problems with supplier performance. In fact the Japanese auto makers use a hybrid form of organization we term parallel sourcing. We present a transaction costs model that shows how parallel sourcing provides incentives for supplier performance associated with multiple sourcing while preserving claimed benefits of sole sourcing.     

试论对国有财政资金的两种主要监督方式

对国有财政资金的两种主要监督方式是指会计监督和审计监督。这两种监督方式是对同一经济业务过程进行控制的两个不同阶段,是资金监督全方位一体化的重要组成部分,两者虽然在监督范围、监督内容、监督方式方法及监督过程中所起的作用各不相同,但从监督的对象和目标来看却是一致的,即保证国有资金在使用单位内部按照预算规定安全完整地运行。笔者从对国有财政资金的两种主要监督方式——会计监督和审计监督的重要意义、联系及区别等方面进行分析探讨,旨在进一步加强对两种监督方式的认识,促进两者的完美结合,充分发挥各项经济监督职能在社会主义市场经济建设中的应有作用。     

建筑施工质量与企业安全文化建设内在关系之探究

建筑施工质量不仅关系到建筑工程的适用性和建设项目的投资效益,同时也关系到人民生命和财产的安全。对建筑施工质量实施有效的控制,保证施工质量达到预期目标,是建设工程项目管理的主要任务之一。与企业安全文化建设有着密不可分的关系,同时对于企业的成功与失败起到决定性的作用。     

从《中华人民共和国物权法(草案)》谈城乡规划及其管理观念的转变

城乡规划代表公共利益,物权法保护物权人的合法权益;城乡规划及其管理代表一种调整和规范土地及地上建筑物等不动产物权的设立、行使的公共行政权力,物权法赋予了物权人对其不动产相关物权享有直接支配、排他性干涉的权力;在城乡规划及其管理工作方面,如何平衡上述两种权力?本文从城乡规划及其管理的主要环节--编制、实施、监督检查、批后管理四方面做出了阐释.     

基于《城乡规划法》的规划决策审批制度

关于规划决策审批,《城乡规划法》在依法审批、规划修改、公众参与、法律责任等方面提出了新要求,特点鲜明,对规划决策审批制度改革具有重要指导意义。基于《城乡规划法》,本文辩析了城市政府、规划主管部门、城市规划委员会在决策审批中的关系,在完善市政府审批决策、改革规划部门内部决策制度、转变规划委员会职能、强化专家委员会及决策公众参与等方面提出了制度创新的意见。     

互动式教学法在高职公共关系课程中的应用研究

本文结合公共关系学科特征及互动式教学法的优点,结合现代高职院校公关教育特征,对互动式教学法在公共关系课程教学中的应用提出了具体建议。     

浅谈企业人力资源管理与和谐劳动关系构建

文章分析了企业在构建和谐劳动关系中所起到的重要作用,并针对企业中劳动关系协调管理所存在的问题进行了探讨,从而提出为进一步完善企业人力资源管理以构建和谐劳动关系的措施。