Sustainable supply chain management in Indian organisations: an empirical investigation

The present work is an attempt to investigate the adoption of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices amongst manufacturing and process based organisations in India and its impact on organisational performance encompassing all three dimensions of sustainability. SSCM practices conceived in the present study include environmental management practices (EMP), socially inclusive practices for employees (SPE), socially inclusive practices for community (SPC), operations practices (OP) and supply chain integration (SCI) which were treated as exogenous variables. Organisational performance considered in this study includes five dimensions, namely environmental performance (EPR), employee-centred social performance (ESP), community-centred social performance (CSP), operations performance (OPR) and competitiveness, which were regarded as endogenous variables. The analysis was carried out with the help of structural equation modelling considering natural logarithm of manpower as a control variable. Few major findings are mentioned. EMP does not have any significant association with OPR, nor does it result in competitiveness. However, when jointly mediated through both EPR and OPR, EMP leads to competitiveness. SPC has significant negative association with competitiveness, when only direct relationship is considered. However, indirect relationship between SPC and competitiveness shows significant positive association when mediated through CSP. The resultant total effect between SPC and competitiveness turns out to be insignificant. Further, OPR fully mediates the relationship between OP and competitiveness. Managerial implications of the findings are discussed.     

勘探创造力的增强需要体制创新

建立一个与市场经济相适应的,对创造性劳动受到尊重、支持、鼓励的创新体制,是实现创造力持续增长的关键。为此就要在干部制度、分配奖励制度和资金管理制度上深入改革,进行制度创新,为培养造就综合素质强的复合型人才,使创造性工作能获得持久的动力与激励提供条件和保证。     

天然气在应用领域的市场竞争力简析

文章以上海当前能源价格为例,讨论天然气与其他可替能源在应用领域的能耗费用,分析天然气的市场竞争力。     

论工程咨询业如何立足市场参与竞争

指出工程咨询业是为经济建设和工程项目的决策与实施提供全过程咨询的智力型服务行业。分析探讨了现阶段我国工程咨询业存在的问题 ,并就如何立足市场参与竞争提出了相应的对策措施     

Sustaining Rural Landscapes: the role of integrated tourism

The aim of a European Union-funded research project entitled 'Supporting and Promoting Integrated Tourism in Europe's Lagging Rural Regions' (SPRITE) is to analyse and develop the potential for better-integrated tourism in the rural landscapes of Europe. Integrated tourism can be defined as that which is explicitly linked to the localities in which it takes place and, in practical terms, has clear connections with local resources, activities, products, production and service industries, and a participatory local community. Enhancing the sustainable economic potential of rural landscapes requires partnerships among rural people and the sustainable yet productive use of rural resources. A 'culture economy' approach to integrated tourism is proposed, which emphasizes the importance of local identity, the strategic commodification of resources and of place, and the importance of extra-local forces in enabling local activities. It is suggested that this approach may represent a shift beyond more traditional approaches to rural development.     

从外资零售企业看加入WTO后我国零售企业的发展

我国已加入WTO，并将遵守其游戏规则逐渐开放国内市场，内资零售企业将获得更多商机，也将面临巨大的压力和激烈的竞争，文中结合我国零售业现状，研究国外大型零售企业的成功经验，探讨我国零售企业的应对策略。     

融合创意产业的民族手工艺品发展策略

文章首先介绍湖南、贵州等地少数民族手工艺产品的当代状况,并从传统工艺的文化的传承和资本的流动的角度进行了分析。之后,文章简介了台湾省内对于创意产业的发展的部分经验,总结融合创意产业发展少数民族手工艺产品的发展策略。     

用水竞争力指数评价方法及其应用研究

水资源短缺加剧了区域、行业间水资源竞争的程度,影响了水资源的演变格局,也对水资源供需管理提出了新的要求。为了定量化描述用水竞争现象,辨析了用水竞争力概念、内涵及其驱动因素,引入了用水竞争力指数（WCI）,并采用驱动增长率、刚性需水量、用水效益和用水紧缺程度四类指标构建了用水竞争力评价模型,以京津冀地区为例,定量分析得到京津冀地区2001—2015年农业、工业和生活分行业多年平均用水竞争力指数分别为0.09、0.17和0.56,其中生活用水竞争力指数最大并长期保持增长趋势,成为影响京津冀地区用水竞争力的主要行业,其次是工业用水竞争力指数,但呈波动性变化特征,农业用水竞争力指数最小但呈持续增加的趋势。     

地方技能型高校旅游联盟综合实践教育基地建设研究——以马鞍山师范高等专科学校旅游联盟实践基地建设为例

校企合作实践教育基地是产教融合、校企共建的重要载体,是培养满足社会应用型人才需求的有效平台。以校企合作联盟的方式建立旅游专业综合实践教育基地,可以充分利用旅游联盟优势,全面发挥集旅游、酒店、餐饮等为一体的教学、实习、就业体系,可以更好地为旅游人才的全面发展服务,可以更好地培养适应社会需要的复合型旅游人才。     

实施适宜的ERP提升陶瓷企业竞争力

ERP是企业管理的全新的理念，在陶瓷企业采用适宜的ERP，能提高陶瓷企业的生产效率和管理效率，降低成本和管理费用。本文就陶瓷企业在电子商务时代应如何实施和选择适宜的ERP进行了探讨，力求能为电子商务时代陶瓷企业ERP系统的建设提供一种可行的思路。