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Both qualitative and quantitative analysis have been adopted as research methods in this article, combined with approaches such as cluster and comparative analysis, to help conduct a study on the following indicators of China's inbound tourism market between 1995 and 2009: tourist sources distribution, age composition, travel motivation, consumption composition, travel destination etc. The study managed...
This article explores the adaptation/standardization choice of advertising messages for global companies from developing countries. With verbal data collected from China and Thailand, content analysis is conducted. It is inferred from the results that contrary to what the literature suggests, adaptation strategy is preferred, implying its compatibility with global brand building mission.
The aim of this study is to examine the factor structure of the scale of Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS), and its divergent and convergent validity in Chinese population. Data were collected with JSS from 1073 urban employees in Liaoning. Four alternative models were tested with confirmatory factor analysis. The first two models are models validated in the US, while the third and fourth models are composed...
China has experienced a noteworthy phenomenon among migrant farmers characterized by their moving in the form of families since 1990s.It is meaningful to help migrant farmer families, especially settling down ones including couples with their children,integrate into urban life for breaking down the two categories urban-rural system in China, improving urban harmonious development and constructing...
Engineering research `made in China' plays an increasingly important role worldwide. As a result, international collaboration in joint research projects will be more frequent in the future. It is for this reason that there is a need for project management approaches that address the impact of cultural aspects in such partnerships. The paper reviews the state of project management in engineering projects...
As one of the most breath-taking phenomenon around the globe during recent years, the crude oil price keeps soaring and rewriting its high-level records. Underlying it, China is broadly viewed as the major demand pulling force, while the Arab world naturally stands in the significant supplying side. Then, how could/will these two powers interact given the new circumstance or where are the Sino-Arab...
To solve the defects of cross-section data or time series data for statistical analysis of econometrics, the paper introduces a powerful econometric tool-Panel-Data model which provides more samples that help to improving the effectiveness of the estimated parameters and deeply analyzes the problem. Taking the important regions of China's economic development---east China as the object of its study,...
Based on data from 107 joint ventures between Chinese partners and partners from other countries, this paper distinguishes the varied effects of national and organizational culture differences on joint venture performance. Especially, this study explores their indirect relationship through behavioral process.
Based on the introduction to the connotation and characteristics of ecotourism, this paper makes a detailed comparison between the Geopark tourism and ecotourism in terms of their respective function and of tourism main body, tourist object, and the tourism media. A conclusion is thus reached that ecotourism is the inevitable way and strategic choice for the sustainable development of the National...
As an important component of the building of a harmonious society, the development of cultural undertakings play a pivotal role in the protection of cultural rights and interests of citizens and realize a fair and open culture and enhance the cultural vitality and competitiveness. And the study by comparing the features and representative in London, New York, Singapore and other international cities...
The development of private higher education has been in the status of unfair competition and plight, and the private higher education is in the bottom of the stratification of higher education. This paper analyzes the functional advantages and the functional disadvantages of stratification of higher education, and the impact to the private higher education development. Private higher education promotes...
Chinese publishing science has its own theoretical origins and unique characteristics. Since 1970s, publishing as a science has grown up rapidly in China. This paper presents a structured overview of Chinese publishing research in its full historical depth and thematic breadth. It first introduces a brief history of publishing science in China, and then identifies the main characteristics and key...
Traditional manufacturing industry has a great influence on China's economic growth in the previous years, but it has encountered difficulties in the process of industrial evolution. To achieve a sustainable development, it must start to conduct organizational innovation. This article traces the relationship between organizational innovation and industrial evolution for traditional manufacturing,...
There is a common phenomenon of globalization which asks us to think about it is necessary to explore the relationship between managing global business and realizing the special nature of culture. In other words, we should recognize the concepts of cross-cultural boundaries are related to global management. Globalization is an integrated process of standardization and localization. Multinational enterprises...
This study aim to explain why talent concentrates to IC(industrial clusters), and how HR-environment and talent growth do effects on regional attraction. Regional attraction is defined as the regional capability of attracting and retaining workers and immigrants. The sample of this study was collected from four industrial clusters in China. HR-environment consists of micro-HR-environment measured...
This research project gathers information about overall impression (s) of China by tourists in China as well as their likes and dislikes of and about the country. The study also examines respondentspsila perceptions of similarities and dissimilarities of cultural variables (i.e., psychic distance) between their own country and China. The information contained herein will benefit both policy makers...
This paper tracks the development of creative industries both in China and abroad. Linking to the current situation of Shanghai, one of the most developed city with creative industries in China, it give a concrete analysis of business model, covering profit model, value chain, and some features like industry clusters as well, with the help of theories of industrial economics, supply chain management,...
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