Cycles in economic systems with open labor markets

A dynamic macromodel of an economic system with a monopsonic labor market and variable labor resources is considered. The initiation conditions for classical business cycles are investigated for this model. Bifurcation analysis of the model is performed to estimate the effect of the minimum wage on the way such cycles form. The results of theoretical analysis are supplemented with numerical experiments. __________ Translated from Kibernetika i Sistemnyi Analiz, No. 4, pp. 48–72, July–August 2008.     

Understanding the outsourcing learning curve: A longitudinal analysis of a large Australian company

Outsourcing continues to capture the attention of researchers as more companies move to outsourcing models as part of their business practice. Two areas frequently researched and reported in the literature are the reasons why a company decides to outsource, and outsourcing success factors. This paper describes an in-depth, longitudinal case study that explores both the reasons why the company decided to outsource and factors that impact on success. The paper describes how Alpha, a very large Australian communications company, approached outsourcing and how its approach matured over a period of 9 years. The paper concludes that although a number of reasons are proposed for a company's decision to outsource, lowering costs was the predominant driver in this case. We also describe other factors identified as important for outsourcing success such as how contracts are implemented, the type of outsourcing partner arrangement, and outsourcing vendor capabilities.

The impact of process standardization on business process outsourcing success

What is the impact of business process standardization on business process outsourcing (BPO) success? This paper argues that there is a direct impact of process standardization on BPO success, due to production cost economies, and also an indirect effect via improved contractual and relational governance resulting from better monitoring opportunities and facilitated communication and coordination. This threefold impact of standardization on BPO success is empirically confirmed using data from 335 BPO ventures in 215 German banks.     

Analyzing IT maintenance outsourcing decision from a knowledge management perspective

IT outsourcing is a complex and opaque decision problem. Managers facing a decision about IT outsourcing have difficulty in framing what needs to be thought about further in their discourses. Framing is one of the most crucial steps of human decision making and needs to be assisted to better understand a decision situation. In this research, we examine a number of decision primitives in the context of an IT outsourcing decision situation. We demonstrate how the decision primitives can be employed so that managers can probe deep to better understand a decision situation and to establish a decision basis. In the organizational setting, we exemplify the use of the decision primitives in relation to the perceived outsourcing implications for the managers looking for assistance in accommodating a knowledge management perspective on IT outsourcing. Consequently, we induce insight and a guideline on how to use knowledge management for effective outsourcing in one of the leading financial institutes in Europe.

Strategic dependence on the IT resource and outsourcing: A test of the strategic control model

Using resource dependency theory (RDT), this research analyzes how organizations control their information technology resources to improve organizational performance. According to RDT, organizations must manage their dependency on external organizations and limit external dependencies when resources are considered critical. The current study proposes and tests a portion of a Strategic Control Model positing that managers seek to control important, strategic resources in order to create value for the firm and to avoid dependency on external entities. Utilizing a research design that captured extensive quantitative data on the control of IT functions and services, the research team gathered 5 years of data on 54 business units (BUs) in 27 global companies located in seven countries. Study examined the linkages of these 54 BUs to firm performance. Locating the Extent of Control within the firm in cases where the firm depends on IT as a strategic resource proves to be a good explanation for effective decisions leading to higher performance. Viewing IT as a strategic resource alone does not lead to positive business unit outcomes, but the moderating influence of Extent of Control is found to establish the complex statistical relationship with business unit performance. For these reasons, it is critical that a theoretically grounded firm-wide process for decisions on locating IT control is in place to capture business value.

软件外包企业技术创新及其动态机制研究

为了研究软件外包企业技术创新的影响因素和驱动机制,利用系统动力学技术,建立技术创新系统动力学模型．通过对正反馈回路的持续增长和负反馈回路的有效调节,最终会保持软件外包企业技术创新水平的稳定增长．技术创新驱动模式和技术人员激励方式是企业技术创新政策敏感性因素,通过企业相关政策调节,可实现企业技术创新的持续性．     

基于关系分解的外包数据库机密性保护方案研究

针对外包数据库服务中数据库服务提供商本身并不完全可信等潜在威胁引起的隐私数据机密性威胁,提出了一种基于关系分解的外包关系数据库机密性保护方案。设计了考虑查询类型和属性所处查询位置的属性分解代价计算策略,并以此计算策略为评价标准,给出了求解最小属性分解代价方案的算法。然后,对各数据切片进行了准标识符的抗共谋攻击处理,并进行了性能测试。实验对比结果表明该方案对不同的应用查询类型有较好的适应性,有效降低了关系分解代价,提高了查询执行效率。     

高兹劳动解放思想及其对和谐社会建设的意义

高兹的劳动解放思想是其思想体系的重要组成部分。高兹通过对现代西方发达资本主义社会的批判,阐述劳动解放实现的路径和目标。高兹的劳动解放思想是解读高兹劳动总体思想体系的切入口。它深化了马克思的劳动解放思想,却由于其人本主义的价值立场又有明显的局限性,只是一个理论的乌托邦,但对中国的和谐社会建设具有重要的理论和现实意义。     

社会劳动分工与选项制体育教学改革

《国富论》的理论基础社会劳动分工是体育教学规律和运动技能形成规律的社会学和心理学理论本源。运动技能的形成规律要求体育必须以学生为中心,开展分工式选项教学,进行分层、分级、分类教学,激发学生学习兴趣,加强学习动机,增强运动技能的迁移,提高学习效率和教学质量。     

我国劳务派遣中的劳动者权益保护刍议

劳务派遣,其用工形式具有灵活性、便利性的优势,在我国也是越来越普及。但劳务派遣本身也存在着诸多问题,尤以对被派遣劳动者的保护不力为甚。2008年《劳动合同法》虽然在劳动立法方面有了较大的完善,但在解雇、集体劳动权、工资、同工同酬等方面仍显不足。分析了上述问题产生的原因,并从立法、执法的角度提出了几点改进意见。