The quest for legitimacy and the communication of strategic cross-sectoral partnership on Facebook: A big data study

Nowadays, many wicked problems such as environmental issues require organizations from multiple sectors to form cross-sectoral alliances. Cross-sectoral alliance networks can transfer resources and signal affiliations and value alignment between strategic partners. The communication of cross-sectoral alliances is a form of CSR communication that serves organizations’ strategic goals and objectives. Drawing on the literature on digital CSR communication and legitimacy theory, this article examines which legitimacy needs shape the formation of cross-sectoral ties on Facebook in addressing environmental and sustainable development issues in the United States. Combining data-mining, text-mining, social network analysis, and exponential graph modeling, this research investigates the structure of a network among 3071 organizations across multiple sectors. Findings show that organizations’ cross-sectoral tie formation is mainly driven by social legitimacy and alliance legitimacy needs.     

Association between sexually explicit messages and sleep health among French sexual minority men

It has been demonstrated that sexual minority men (SMM) participate in sexting. While research has shown that engagement in the exchange of sexually explicit media is associated with poor health outcomes, no previous research has investigated its association with sleep health outcomes. This study sought to examine the association between sexually explicit media and sleep health among SMM, a population that suffers from poor sleep health. A popular geosocial networking application was used to recruit SMM individuals (N?=?580) in the Paris, France, metropolitan area. Multivariate analyses, adjusting for sociodemographics, were used to test the association between the frequency of sexually explicit messaging and three dimensions of sleep health: (1) sleep quality, (2) sleep duration, and (3) two aspects of sleep problems. In multivariate analyses, those who reported engaging in sexually explicit messaging more were more likely to report getting less than seven?hours of sleep (aRR = 1.24; 95% CI = 1.08, 1.43) compared with those who reported engaging in sexually explicit messaging less. No significant associations were found between sexting and sleep quality or reporting sleep problems. Sexually explicit messaging was associated with shorter sleep duration. Intervention targeted at individuals who sext could potentially improve sleep health outcomes.     

Validation of the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) in the Korean corporate context

Lack of a valid instrument to measure learning transfer predictors has been the major obstacle hindering Human Resource Development (HRD) professionals from moving forward. This problem is one of the lingering HRD issues in South Korea, in which human resources have been strategically emphasized as a critical asset due to the scarcity of natural resources. To address this issue, this study aims at testing the validity and reliability of the data collected with the Korean Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) Version 4. A sample of 753 managers from 16 Korean industries was divided into two subsamples for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Reliability and the effect of common method variance on the factor structure were examined, with the results suggesting that the LTSI is valid for use in the Korean industry.     

Marketing as an Investment in Shareholder Value

We present resource‐based and capability‐based arguments of marketing investment intensity to offer a strategic view of marketing as an investment in shareholder value. We find that marketing investment intensity has a U‐shaped quadratic effect on shareholder value creation (Tobin's q) that calls for marketing investment to be protected and increased, not surrendered. We show how marketing investments interact with investments in R&D, human capital and operations to reveal how strategic co‐investments can alter the shareholder value of marketing. Finally, we show how competitive intensity and failings in the firm's investment productivity (its ability to convert investment expenditure into sales) point to malaise in the firm's own strategic architecture as a fault for perceived poor returns from marketing investments. Our findings suggest that marketing investment should not be scapegoated when its contributions to shareholder value are not as expected. When invested in strategically and in combination with other investments, marketing can unlock exciting improvements in shareholder value.     

人民币汇率的双成分混合波动率模型

汇率波动性预测在金融和计算领域一直受到广泛关注,然而由于缺乏可以捕捉汇率波动动态变化的预测模型,高频汇率的波动率预测至今没有得到彻底的研究.文章提出了基于神经网络的双成分混合汇率波动率模型,该模型利用低通Hodrick-Prescott滤波器将已实现波动率分解为长期分量和短期分量,使用自回归神经网络模拟长期分量,一阶自回归过程模拟短期分量,通过实证分析确定自回归神经网络参数(10个隐神经元和四阶滞后输入神经元),以6种主要高频率汇率(英镑/人民币,美元/人民币,澳元/人民币,欧元/人民币,日元/人民币,和瑞士法郎/人民币),在5 h(d)、20 h(d)、100 h(d)、200 h(d)、360 h(d)和500 h(d)的预测区间构建1 h和1 d已实现波动率,并与双成分GARCH模型、EGARCH模型、四阶滞后自回归神经网络模型3个基准模型进行对比,分析模型的预测性能,实验评估表明,提出的混合预测模型在所有预测的范围内均显著地优于传统人民币汇率波动模型.     

湖北省旅游业发展战略构想与对策

湖北是旅游资源大省 ,具有发展旅游业的战略优势。湖北应坚持大旅游发展战略、重点发展战略、精品名牌战略、区域联盟战略、国际化战略和可持续发展战略 ,并采取一系列相应对策 ,将其建成旅游大省、旅游强省 ,从而实现“旅游兴鄂”的战略目标。     

中共执政合法性资源建设的基本规律探析

合法性对于任何一个执政党或者政治体系都具有极其重要的意义。合法性的关键在于执政党通过合法性资源来获取民众的支持。执政合法性资源有其独特的内涵和特征。科学发展观对于中国共产党执政合法性资源的巩固、开发和培育具有重要的指导作用和实践意义。只有在科学发展观的指导下,按照合法性资源内在特点和演变特征,遵循执政合法性资源建设的基本规律,才能不断提高党的执政能力和执政水平,完成中国共产党的伟大历史使命。     

论司马迁的文献学成就

司马迁的《史记》具有很高的文献学价值。主要表现在以下几个方面:一是对古文献的大量保存。包括集纳古籍,保存文献;辑佚古书,辨别真伪及对当代文献的保留三个方面。二是对古文献的考信态度。表现为以实地调查考信文献;对文献进行互考时,坚持采儒家文献;坚持“多闻阙疑”。三是以文献为基础的目录学成就。表现为创立发凡,方便检索以及重视“辨章学术,考镜源流”。     

正义视阈中的高校“思政”课教育

高校＂思想政治理论＂课是大学生思想道德建设,树立共产主义理想和正确的世界观、人生观、价值观的主渠道。从正义理论出发,通过公正公开的教育理念和内在德性的塑造,通过公民权利意识的提升与和谐有序正义的建构,可以为提高＂思政＂课教育的实效性和时效性提供一种参考性的认知方式。     

从旅游资源角度看西藏旅游区域联合开发的可行性

采取合理的开发方式对旅游资源进行整合开发可以推动旅游业的发展,旅游区域联合开发是当今旅游资源开发的必然趋势。西藏拥有世界上独一无二的旅游资源,但却面临诸多旅游开发的难题。文章从旅游资源的视角出发,对西藏自然、人文旅游资源进行分析后得出：西藏各地区旅游资源既具有高度关联性,又相互区别、各具特色,为旅游区域联合开发提供了必要的资源条件。