Why are Small Firms Different? Managers’ Views

Do incentives differ between large and small organizations? Results from a representative survey of compensation managers are used to shed light on the issues. I find that (i) small establishments rely less on pecuniary incentives, and have a significantly more hostile attitude towards incentive schemes based on competition and relative rewards; (ii) large units are more vulnerable to mechanisms of efficiency wages, effects that remain even after controlling for differences in monitoring ability; (iii) large units are more prone to indicate that negative reciprocity is important, and that their employees care about relative pay. I argue that these findings fit with behavioral stories of incentives and motivation, in particular those stressing group interaction effects, inequity aversion and gift exchange.     

Visitor Motivational Factors and Level of Satisfaction in Wellness Tourism: Comparison Between First-Time Visitors and Repeat Visitors

This study aims to examine the differences between visitor motivations and satisfaction between first-time visitors and return visitors to a recreation wellness tourist attraction site in South Korea. Data were collected using a questionnaire at a national arboretum and 573 samples were used for analysis. The study discovered that first-time visitor motivations were composed of four factors: “relaxation and rest”, “novelty”, “self-exploration”, and “accessibility”. The return visitor motivations were “sightseeing and experience”, “convenience for touring”, “self-exploration”, and “accessibility”. The desired outcomes motivating the visitation and level of satisfaction were different between first-time and return visitors. The results contribute practical information to managers and marketers not only of the arboretum, but also of wellness tourist attractions to improve strategic visitor management in Korea and beyond. The study strategically applies the arboretum as a competitive resource in a wellness tourism industry with strategic segmentation of visitors.     

Motivations for pleasure vacation

Crompton, John L., “Motivations for Pleasure Vacations,” Annals of Tourism Research, October/December 1979, VI(4):408–424. The study is concerned with identifying those motives of pleasure vacationers which influence the selection of a destination. It also seeks to develop a conceptual framework capable of encompassing such motives. Empirically nine motives were identified. Seven were classified as socio-psychological, namely: escape from a perceived mundane environment, exploration and evaluation of self, relaxation, prestige, regression, enhancement of kinship relationships, and facilitation of social interaction. The two remaining motives, novelty and education, formed the alternate cultural category. The latter were noted to be at least partially aroused by the particular qualities that a destination offered. By contrast socio-psychological motives were found to be unrelated to destination attributes. Here the emphasis shifted from the destination itself to its function as a medium through which socio-pschological needs could be satisfied. The research data suggest that the tourist industry may usefully pay greater attention to socio-psychological motives in developing product and promotion strategies.     

基于联合概率加权的高分辨雷达目标点迹处理

针对高分辨雷达在跟踪扩展目标时出现多散射点的问题,提出了一种基于联合概率加权的雷达目标点迹处理方法。首先,对信号检测出的多散射点构建其残差变量,根据判别准则进行目标点迹配对处理,剔除异常散射点;然后,同时考虑散射点位置和回波幅度信息,计算联合概率的权值,目标多散射点经概率加权融合后估计得到散射中心。仿真分析表明,该方法在高分辨雷达扩展目标点迹处理中能有效抑制杂波的干扰,目标点迹精度在距离、方位和俯仰上分别提高了20.63%、47.51%和41.03%,同时具有很好的可靠性,满足工程应用的需求。     

基于灰色理论的政府市政工程采购评标研究

政府工程采购在政府采购中的份额达60%以上,考虑政府工程采购过程中评标的重要性及评价过程本身具有的不确定性和复杂性,提出了构建基于灰色理论的政府工程采购灰靶评标模型。将决策目标下的各个指标值集结为目标综合效果评价值,分别定义正、负靶心,计算各评价对象到正、负靶心的距离,通过空间投影分析计算各方案的综合靶心距,再以综合靶心距最小准则构建目标规划模型,得到各个目标的权重。构建的灰靶评标模型扩展了灰靶决策方法的应用领域,是对政府工程采购评标方法的一次有益尝试。实例分析验证了该模型在政府市政工程采购评标实际应用中的有效性和科学性。     

上市动机、投资者情绪与首次公开募股市场收益

文章以发行人筹资收益最大化为假设,对市场热季周期下发行人、承销商与投资人三者之间的博弈过程以及投资者情绪对首次公开募股(IPO)市场定价的影响机制进行研究.研究结果表明,发行人最优发行数量小于市场需求数量、承销商定价低于市场需求价格的目的在于确保发行成功和获取日后收益;投资者高亢的投资情绪可以对IPO市场短期收益正偏和长期收益负偏成为普遍现象进行解释.     

从肯尼斯·伯克新修辞理论看温家宝总理演讲的话语动机

本文从西方新修辞学视角入手,以温家宝总理哈弗大学演讲语料为研究对象,借鉴修辞学家肯尼斯·伯克的戏剧五位一体理论,分析公众演讲的模式,挖掘演讲背后的深层动机。     

“地铁房地产”投资动力机制研究——基于行为博弈视角

地铁建设不仅极大地改善了城市的交通状况,还促进了沿线房地产的飞速发展。通过对“地铁房地产”投资主体进行分类,在此基础上构建相关行为博弈的均衡模型,分析其投资动力的内在机理,进而指出备投资主体只有愿意部分让出自己的利益时,才能最大程度享受“地缺效应”所带采的巨大潜在收益。     

动机因素对大学生英语自主学习的影响

自主学习,作为现代外语教育的一个重要目标,在英语教学中受到越来越多的关注。从英语学习的情感因素角度出发,阐述了英语学习动机与自主学习之间的相关性,探讨了在大学阶段如何通过对学生学习动机的激发与维持,促进英语自主学习。