Motives behind retailers’ post-entry expansion - Evidence from the Chinese luxury fashion market

This study aims to examine the motives behind retailers’ post-entry expansion in foreign markets. Through case studies of eleven participating luxury fashion retailers in China, qualitative data was collected from twenty-two executive interviews. Although their initial market entry was driven by both reactive (push) and proactive (pull) factors, the motives behind their post-entry expansion have become predominantly proactive, especially long-term growth strategies, the ambition to extend their brands and retail formats to more cities, and the experiences gained in entry markets. The desire to optimize the retail store portfolio through multiple channel strategies have slowed down the expansions of physical stores.     

Cross‐Functional Integration: Concept Clarification and Scale Development

The centrality of cross‐functional integration (CFI) to supply chain theory and practice has long been recognized. Yet researchers continue to struggle with consistently defining or measuring the CFI construct, thus limiting the utility of CFI research. This research develops (1) a comprehensive definition of CFI that synthesizes previous supply chain research and (2) a valid set of scale items that measure the conceptual domain outlined by this definition. The goal is to build a common foundation for extending knowledge on CFI's antecedents and consequences, and ultimately to improve scholars’ ability to guide a broader practitioner community still struggling to achieve integration in their organizations.     

Ownership of Cross–Listed Equities: An Investigation of Turnover, Diversification, and Risk

Using data for a sample of Malaysian stocks that are traded in both Malaysia and Singapore, we show that the turnover rate (trading volume relative to shares held) is significantly higher in the foreign market than in the domestic market. We also find that ownership of cross–listed shares by foreign investors is not motivated by diversification benefits. Instead, we find that the proportion of a firm's shares held in Singapore is directly related to the firm's level of systematic risk.     

Foreign debt and economic growth

This paper empirically examines the relationship between government foreign debt and the growth rate of per capita GDP based on a total sample of 77 countries, as well as sub‐samples of various regions. Cross‐sectional estimates of the coefficient of foreign debt based on the total sample have a negative sign, but are not always statistically significant. Available data from African countries indicate that foreign debt and the growth rate of per capita GDP were negatively related at a high level of significance. For industrialized and Latin American sub‐samples, this relationship is negative but statistically insignificant. The sub‐sample Asian and other developing countries show a positive but insignificant relationship. JEL classification: F34, H6, O23.     

用于直接序列扩频系统的信道估计算法及改良

对于无线通信接收机设计说，信道估计单元一直是一个关键的模块。在WLAN（无线局域网）接收机的设计中，室内环境下无线信道的复杂性和不可预测性成为系统研究和分析的焦点。如何获得精确的信道估计，从而计算出准确的Rake接收机和均衡器的抽头系数，是关系着整个系统性能的重要因素。介绍了传统信道估计的方法和过程，并针对其缺点展开讨论，并提出了两种改良的信道估计算法。该算法能够大大地缩小估计误差，提高系统性能。     

渠道压缩:中间商该何去何从?

中间商的出现是为了满足生产商和市场对于渠道的需求而产生的。但随着生产商和市场的发展,其对于渠道的需求也在发生着变化。同时外部条件的变化也影响着生产商对渠道的需求。本文从生产商对渠道的需求的角度以及中间商满足需求的能力的角度来分析中间商的发展趋势。     

横断面测量在广州轨道交通工程中的应用

简述横断面测量在广州轨道交通四号线大学城专线工程中目的、方法和精度等,并根据大学城专线工程沿线不同范围、形状、特征,较详细分析断面测量在车站、区间、隧道等结构内具体间距、测点布置,运用横断面测量成果,为设计调线调坡和机电安装提供准确净空数据.     

多路自动转换电路应用初探

本文阐述了用TTL单片集成电路构成多路自动转换电路的方法及转换电路的工作原理和实际意义。     

渠道发展新动态及成因分析

归纳新的市场条件下渠道发展的新动态,并从多个维度分析了这些新动态产生的原因,以便为企业的渠道设计决策和渠道管理决策提供参考。     

资本约束对信贷扩张及经济增长的影响:分析框架和典型案例

监管当局的最低资本要求改变了传统货币政策传导机制。本文从银行信贷渠道和银行资本渠道两方面并借助简化的商业银行行为决策模型考察资本约束的信贷扩张效应,利用CC-LM模型讨论资本约束对经济增长的影响。本文认为,在资本短缺情况下,严格资本监管将导致贷款供给下降,进而对经济增长产生影响;1990年代美国、日本出现的信贷紧缩部分应归因于1988年资本协议的实施,监管当局和货币当局必须重视资本充足率监管的宏观经济效应。