The Role of Interorganizational and Organizational Factors on the Decision Mode for Adoption of Interorganizational Systems*

The dramatic growth of interorganizational systems (IOS) has changed the way organizations conduct their business, and has resulted in significant tangible and intangible benefits being realized by participating firms. However, the implementation of these IOS requires the cooperation and commitment of all the participating members. These members may have complex economic and business relationships among themselves that can result in a number of social, political, and economic factors influencing the adoption and implementation of IOS. This study examines the role of interorganizational and organizational factors on the decision mode for adoption of IOS, in the specific context of electronic data interchange (EDI). Four interorganizational factors, based on the socio-political framework derived from research in marketing, and five organizational factors based on research in IS were used in the study. The data for the study were collected through a large scale field survey. Two respondents, the sales/purchase manager and the IS manager, from 201 firms responded to the survey. The results of discriminant analysis of the data reveal that two interorganizational variables, competitive pressure and exercised power, and two organizational variables, internal need and top management support, are important variables to differentiate firms with proactive decision mode from firms with reactive decision mode. The study also evaluates the differences between proactive and reactive firms on three implementation outcomes. Proactive firms are found to have greater extent of adaptation, more external connectivity with trading partners, and better integration of EDI information in their internal IS applications.     

Electronic Data Interchange: Research Review and Future Directions*

For nearly two decades, electronic data interchange (EDI) has been widely viewed as a technology pivotal to supply chain management that has also provided benefits to firms on multiple levels. Despite a substantial body of literature, there are a number of conflicting and inconclusive research results in this field. In this study, we synthesize the diverse body of research in EDI by organizing the literature into an initial theoretical framework. Based on a meta‐analysis of results from the empirical literature, we seek to clarify conflicting results from the literature in order to develop a more unified theoretical framework of contextual variables associated with EDI adoption factors and outcomes. From a managerial standpoint, our literature‐based framework offers a set of guidelines for making successful EDI adoption and implementation decisions.     

《诗经今注》异议

本文根据有关文献对《诗经》的论述 ,并参考其他古典文献 ,对高亨的《诗经今注》进行了分析。在肯定该书的前提下 ,认为它有几点不足 :没有与民俗学研究相结合 ;脱离诗歌形象 ,刻意求新 ;改旧说中的“比”“兴”为“赋” ;使用通假主观随意性强。此外 ,该书还有贴阶级标签 ,附会政治内容的倾向。     

浅论魏晋南北朝时期服饰中的性别转换现象

服饰是性别区分的重要标志,这是男女生理差别所致,也是一种社会文化现象.在古代中国,"男女不通衣裳"是儒家重要的服饰观念,并为历朝历代所遵守.然而,由于种种原因,人们所穿用的服饰有时会突破性别的界线产生性别转换.文章对魏晋南北朝时期服饰中的性别转换现象进行分析和讨论,并试图探讨时人对服饰性别转换现象的态度.     

Recursive formulae for the average efficiency factor in block and row-column designs

Interchange algorithms are widely used to construct efficient block and row-column designs. We provide simple recursive formulae for updating this average efficiency factor, so that it is no longer computationally expensive to calculate it after each possible interchange.     

赫拉克利特朴素辩证法思想述评

赫拉克利特的辩证法思想是古希腊文明的骄傲,他从朴素的唯物主义观点出发,提出了一些自发的,但十分明确的辩证法思想。他从事物的相互联系和不断运动变化中认识到事物对立面的统一和相互转化,并由此提出“斗争”这个被认为是一切事物运动变化源泉的概念,从而肯定了事物变化发展的规律性“逻各斯”。