Positioning terrorism in management and marketing: Research propositions

Terrorism poses both direct and indirect threats to the operations of the firm. It represents a market imperfection that increases transaction costs and creates barriers to the free flow of goods, affecting potential gains that would occur in the presence of unhindered exchange. Terrorism reflects the risk or actual encounter of violent acts, whose goal is to engender fear, coercion, or intimidation. We investigate terrorism and its association with marketing strategy and operations. Key concepts on terrorism are reviewed and a collection of propositions is offered. We highlight the pivotal roles of sourcing, production, distribution, pricing, communications, and general business strategy as functions influenced by, or capable of influencing, terrorism. Lastly, we offer managerial implications, as well as directions and guidelines for future research.     

论维吾尔族婚礼中的传统习俗

维吾尔族婚礼具有自己的传统习俗,它已经成为有规律的风俗,具有普遍适用的一套模式,由一系列阶段组成。这一模式的各个部分在民间的说法是提亲,送"茶"、念"尼卡",迎亲。这些组成因素在数量上是一定的,任何因素的缺漏和减损都不符合群体的理念,在排列上是固定的,群体内没有谁会乐意于改变它的搭配。     

理想女性与女性理想之间:高校高学历女教师角色压力及疏解

作为"传统的现代女人",高校高学历女教师有着强烈的自我发展需求、主体意识和成就动机,但在沉重的学术压力面前她们更容易出现职业倦怠;作为"现代的传统女人",未婚的高学历女教师往往面临"结构性剩余"的境地,已婚的高学历女教师则在事业与家庭之间作着"鱼与熊掌"的艰难选择。多种角色压力归根到底是由于传统社会期待与现代价值追求的冲突,疏解这些压力要全社会共同努力,推进社会性别文化的良性发展,高学历女教师自身也要对自我作理性认知,提高对不同角色的适应能力。     

大学生村官角色距离问题探究——以南京S村为例

调查发现,大学生村官工程各相关主体对大学生村官充满期待,这些角色期待构成了大学生村官的理想角色。但由于体制的原因,代表国家权力的大学生村官实际拥有的权威与这些高期待并不对称,再加上大学生村官的角色领悟出现偏差,以及大学生村官自身存在的一些缺陷,都使得大学生村官的理想角色与实际角色之间存在一定距离,最终大学生村官未能成为如"村民的保护者"和"国家的代理人"那样的理想角色。     

高校推行战略导向的全面预算管理体系初探——以YL大学为例

当前,＂收支平衡观＂主导着高校的预算管理模式,而这一模式却存在目标不明确、编制不科学、执行不力、评价体系不健全、机构设置不合理等诸多问题。通过对Y L大学预算管理现状的分析,从高校发展战略出发,提出一种融合学校发展目标、资源配置、业绩评价、激励约束四位一体的现代预算管理体制构想,合理分配人力、物力、财力等资源于教学、管理、科研各个环节,以期使预算执行与战略规划有机结合,从而提高资金使用效率。     

审美视野下的榜样教育研究

榜样教育是思想政治教育的一种重要方法。发挥榜样的作用,影响受教育者的思想、情感和行为有利于实现思想政治教育目标。榜样教育的功能是通过榜样审美而实现的,但在当前的榜样教育中,榜样日益概念化、模式化,失去了真实性和美感。要增强榜样教育的实效性,就必须使榜样的塑造回归审美,榜样的宣传符合审美规律。     

Fast and rigorous: Configurational determinants of strategic decision-making balance

A longstanding debate in the strategic decision-making literature has focused on whether top management teams (TMTs) can effectively balance speed and comprehensiveness when making important decisions. In our research, we build on early insights and pivot from considering whether TMTs can engage indecision-making that balances these tensions to focus instead on when certain types of TMTs are able to achieve such balance. We employ a novel configurational analytical approach and a theoretical framework built from role theory to examine the CEO-TMT interface in a new way. In so doing, we are able to identify specific CEO-TMT constellations that support decision-making that is both fast and rigorous. Using a unique primary dataset and an abductive, configurational approach grounded in fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we identify six specific leader-team configurations that each facilitate decision processes characterized by rigorous intra-team debate, meaningful reconciliation of divergent ideas, and fast decision speed (which we describe as strategic decision-making balance). The range of CEO-TMT configurations that emerge from our analyses contribute new theory and findings for the strategic decision-making and interface literatures more broadly, as well as the specific research streams on executive gender, humility, and TMT structure.     

Learning,signaling, and convincing: The role of experimentation in the business modeling process

This study examines experimentation in the business modeling process, unpacking three different roles of experimentation: learning, signaling, and convincing. Learning is an inherent role of experimentation, as managers typically experiment to engage with the environment and to obtain knowledge. This study uncovers another set of roles, which have a symbolic nature. These roles show that experimentation is not just a learning process, but also a strategic legitimation process, aimed at enacting the environment. Experimentation serves the purpose of signaling to potential customers and other stakeholders, and of convincing them to embrace the business model. Furthermore, this study shows that experimentation takes two forms—purposeful interactions and experimental projects—and that these forms can support the different roles of experimentation.     

Separating psychological momentum from strategic momentum: Evidence from men’s professional tennis

In dynamic contests, strategic momentum and psychological momentum potentially coexist, which makes it difficult to distinguish between the two. We employ the setting of professional tennis, which allows us to separate psychological from strategic momentum. In tennis, converting a break point potentially triggers both strategic momentum—due to a change in the relative position of the players—and psychological momentum—due to a change in the perception of the players. To distinguish between these two momentum types, we employ exogenously given interruptions. Interruptions are predicted to affect psychological momentum negatively, while leaving strategic momentum unaffected. Using 4930 game-by-game observations from 141 Grand Slam men’s single matches, we show that the breaking players’ probability of winning a game increases after converting a break point, which provides evidence for momentum. Moreover, we show that this momentum effect is negatively affected by an interruption. Thus, psychological momentum seems to be the main trigger leading to a performance increase after a converted break point.