Operationalizing Strategy Content: An Example from the Transit Industry

While models of organizational strategy saturate private sector research, public sector research lags behind. The model created by Boyne and Walker (2004) is an exception. The main objective of this study is to operationalize this model using a unique data set from the US transit industry. Through a survey of 103 local transit agencies, we developed separate strategy profiles for each agency that help us answer important questions about organizational strategy. We find that not only do the organizations adopt a mix of strategic stances through the action areas; they also have distinct profiles, which vary greatly between agencies.     

消费主义辨析

消费主义是一种崇尚和追求过度的占有和消费作为满足自我和人生目标的价值取向,以及在这种价值观念支配下的行为实践。在鼓励消费的同时,仍需崇俭抑奢,反对消费主义。但崇俭抑奢又不能不把消费主义扩大化,否则,积极的消费政策的效果就会大打折扣。     

中国发展低碳经济的机遇与挑战

中国发展低碳经济十分必要和紧迫,但同时也面临着能源结构以煤为主、技术水平落后、快速工业化和城市化等严峻挑战。该文在详细分析中国发展低碳经济机遇与挑战的基础上,提出了中国未来实施低碳发展战略的对策建议。     

Influence of public administration and environmental management performance of cement manufacturing in Malaysia

Environmental issues have become critical concerns of businesses worldwide where environmental obligations have grown substantially and companies have to be environmentally responsible. Malaysia has enacted the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and subsidiary Environmental Quality （Clean Air） Regulations 1978, Environmental Quality （Sewage and Industrial Effluent） Regulations 1979, Environmental Quality （Prescribed Activities） Order 1987 and Environmental Quality （Scheduled Waste） Regulation 2005. ISO 14001 environmental management system （EMS） standard designed to introduce environmental improvement into every aspect of a company＇s operations. ISO 14001 assists companies in creation of structured mechanisms for continuous improvement in environmental performance. There is a complex and dynamic relation between profitability and environmental concerns. The paper evaluates how ISO 14001 aids cement companies in operating continuous environment protection programs to minimize significant environmental impacts. This study analyzes the relationship between adoption of ISO 14001 to business performance and competitive advantage of Malaysian companies that provides insights into motivations and results. ISO 14001 has a positive impact on companies＇ performance, specifically on perceived environmental impacts. The companies recognized the need for ISO 14001 as an internal tool to maintain operations and management competitiveness. To adopt the ISO 14001 environment elements, it is necessary to have corporate culture that support complex operational activities in line with the top management commitment of the ISO 14001 policy and regulatory-compliant. ISO 14001 implementation was crucial in bringing about reduction of damage to the environment at operational level, and effective environmental management at management level, as well as improvement of the company＇s image and competitiveness at strategic level. Companies that export their products are expected to implement the ISO 14001 in order to maintain their competitive edge in the global market place.     

Health Risks for Poultry Workers in Brazil in the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article discusses labour relations in the poultry industry in Brazil in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meat production and processing industries there have been many complaints about abusive practices that put workers' health at risk. In several small cities across the country, slaughterhouses already act as pandemic contagion risk hotspots. We present an overview of the demeaning treatment of workers and the risks to public health associated with Brazil's poultry industry.     

北京奥运助推我国体育产业的全面提升和发展

奥运不仅是体育盛会,也是世界经济的大舞台,奥运经济为整个体育产业造就了巨大的商机,因此,紧紧抓住这一历史发展机遇,大力发展体育产业,全面实施奥运经济战略,从而助推我国体育产业的全面提升和发展。     

The Politics of “Entrepreneurial” Economic Development Policy of States in the U.S.

“Entrepreneurial” economic development strategies at the state level in the United States, which focus on nurturing home‐grown, high‐growth businesses, lack immediate payoffs for politically powerful constituencies, a condition that would seem likely to limit their appeal compared to the alternative “locational” strategy of attracting large investments from elsewhere. Nonetheless, many U.S. states have added programs with entrepreneurial attributes to their economic development portfolios in recent years. This paper explores how the political obstacles to such programs have been overcome. In a few cases, an institutional innovation in the policy‐making process drew in new participants who provided ideas for and support to programs with entrepreneurial attributes. More commonly, the preferences of executive branch officials, especially governors, appear to have been critical to the enactment and implementation of such programs. This finding suggests that economic development policy making may be more technocratic than is commonly believed.     

Balancing alternatives and avoiding false dichotomies to make informed U.S. electricity policy

Recent events highlight the importance of electric energy policy and how to meet growing electricity demand. Price spikes, global climate change and other environmental concerns, national security threats, an aging infrastructure, and a restructured industry with mixed results are challenges that policy makers and the industry must address. Given the capital-intensive nature of the industry, investment decisions will determine in large part how successfully these challenges are met. One paper that favors energy efficiency, renewable energy, and small-scale distributed generation is examined in detail to test the proposition that fossil fuel and nuclear power should be part of the mix of new investments. To determine the future electricity resource mix requires having a complete and informed picture of the relative costs and benefits of various technologies. The levels of energy efficiency, renewable resources, and distributed generation can and should be increased, but coal and nuclear generation investments are also likely to be needed.

预防和减少保安人员勤务伤亡的对策

由于种种原因,保安人员在执行勤务中遭受伤害、出现伤亡的情况时有发生,直接影响了保安队伍的稳定,严重制约了保安服务业的发展。应当构建切实可行的保安人员安全保障体系,降低保安服务活动的风险和成本,提高保安人员的战斗力,以最大限度地减少伤亡和伤害,确保保安服务活动的顺利进行。     

吉林省证券业发展对策研究——基于“十一五”期间数据

"十一五"以来,吉林省证券业试图壮大上市公司队伍,通过买壳、借壳等多种方式扩大直接融资的规模。但由于各种原因,辖区上市公司数量不但没有增加,反而减少。与国内发达省区比较依然存在一些差距。针对吉林省证券业现状出现的问题,应加快培养本地综合类券商或引进综合类券商推进重组工作、提高上市公司再融资能力、加快培育上市公司后续资源、力争长春高新技术产业开发区进入代办股份转让系统等对策。