Little things that count: A call for organizational research on microbusinesses

The purpose of this Incubator is to encourage organizational researchers to attend to the most common type of business in the United States—the microbusiness. After defining and describing these businesses, we propose research questions on defining and managing performance, organizational citizenship, and work–family conflict in this novel business setting. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Assessing Economic Changes Due to an Expanding Dairy Industry in the Texas High Plains

The dairy industry in the Texas High Plains has experienced rapid expansion in the past two decades. This study assesses the impact of the increased presence of dairies on overall water use, crop composition, and the local economy. The increase in water use related to the dairy industry from 2000 to 2015 was primarily due to an increase in demand for drinking by the cows (direct water) as well as an increased demand for silage (indirect water). However, a comparative analysis (dairy presence vs. no dairy presence) from a single year indicates minimal impacts on total water use due to dairies. During the same time period, the number, size, and employment of related local business establishments have increased economic activity in rural areas. Editor's note : This paper is part of the featured series on Optimizing Ogallala Aquifer Water Use to Sustain Food Systems. See the February 2019 issue for the introduction and background to the series.     

大型商圈安全评价体系及案例研究*

为整体评价大型商圈的安全性,结合公共安全科技三角形理论,从突发事件的危险性、承灾载体的脆弱性、应急能力3方面构建大型商圈安全评价指标体系,通过网络分析法和模糊综合评价法确定指标间权重系数,对大型商圈进行安全风险评价。结果表明:体系全面考虑了大型商圈安全风险影响因素及其内在关系,可为大型商圈安全评价体系构建和定量评估提供参考。     

Understanding recovery of small enterprises from natural disaster

This study, carried out among 251 small-scale firm owners by means of a cross-sectional survey, attempted to identify the factors affecting business recovery from disaster in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh. We selected the participants by using a convenience sampling technique, taking into consideration the characteristics of the firms, and the various enabling- and disaster-impact factors needed to identify those factors significant to business recovery from natural disaster. Results demonstrated that more than three-quarters (87.3%) of owners recovered their firms after disaster. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that a total of six variables had a significant impact on business recovery: two variables pertaining to the firms’ characteristics, namely, retail firms (OR?=?0.147, P?<?0.05) and the number of employees >4 (OR?=?0.094, P?<?0.01); two variables pertaining to enabling factors, namely, receiving loans (OR?=?0.232, P?<?0.01) and the perception of recovery (OR?=?16.178, P?<?0.01); and two variables pertaining to disaster-impact factors, namely, an income loss amounting to >BDT 2000 (OR?=?7.395, P?<?0.05) and permanent or temporary relocation of the market (OR?=?9.252, P?<?0.001). Results further demonstrated that almost equally half of the owners recovered their firms immediately or within 7 days after disaster (50.9%); the remaining 49.1% took longer. Multivariate analyses, on the other hand, significantly identified three characteristics, namely, 6–10 years of business operation (OR?=?0.267, P?<?0.01), 2–4 employees (OR?=?0.1.822, P?<?0.01), and a monthly income of BDT 5001–7500 (OR?=?4.167, P?<?0.01); two enabling factors, namely, institutional education (OR?=?0.400, P?<?0.05) and awareness of disaster assistance (OR?=?0.607, P?<?0.05); and two disaster-impact factors, namely, loss of human resources (OR?=?6.293, P?<?0.05) and interrupted supply of raw materials (OR?=?4.741, P?<?0.05). We concluded the study with discussions of a few policy implications.     

Common and Conflicting Interests in the Engagements between Conservation Organizations and Corporations

The conservation community increasingly views the corporate sector as a positive force for conservation. Collaborations between corporations and nongovernmental conservation organizations (NGOs) seek to mitigate the negative effects of corporate activities and augment positive conservation outcomes. I reviewed the establishment of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies by corporations; the emerging focus on environmental practices and sustainability; and the history of engagement between corporations and nongovernmental organizations. I considered the ethical and reputation vulnerabilities of these collaborations, which depend especially on the financial nature of the relationship and reviewed how CSR approaches have influenced corporate practices. I concluded that whereas CSR practices can act to mitigate negative environmental impact, to date they have had limited positive effect on biodiversity conservation. Intereses Comunes y Conflictivos en los Compromisos entre Organizaciones y Corporaciones de Conservación     

矿产资源资产化管理理论和方法的分析与展望

本文全面地介绍了矿产资源资产化管理及资产评估的国内外研究现状，系统地总结了在矿产资源价值、矿产资源资产评估、矿产资源资产化管理、资源耗竭—补偿、资源核算等方面的研究成果，并对这一课题的研究提出了建议     

秦皇岛市人口可持续发展问题与对策研究

秦皇岛市2004年总人口为278．26万人，自然增长率为3．78‰，符合计划生育率为98．27％，但出生性别比为109％，2001年全市居民平均期望寿命为75．64岁；2000年全市老龄人口占11．4％，2005年将达到12．95%；2000年全市城镇化比率为41．7％，初中入学率达到99．59％。为实施可持续发展战略，需进一步加强计划生育工作，严格控制出生性别比，进一步提高城镇化水平和教育水平，关注老龄化问题。     

安全文化的平衡计分卡绩效评价方法

对安全文化的科学评价有助于准确预测安全走势,有助于安全生产的针对性管理和安全文化自身的建设,能促进安全管理水平的提高。平衡计分卡是有效的绩效评价和战略管理工具,能够兼顾长期目标与短期目标、财务目标与非财务目标、企业内部目标与外部目标、员工个人目标与企业团队目标之间的协调和平衡。通过对平衡计分卡维度的设定和指标的选择,建立安全文化的平衡计分卡评价模型,给出权数确定、指标分值确定、指标标准化、分值计算的方法。在煤矿应用后,能真实反映煤矿企业安全文化的运行情况,是一个综合的安全文化绩效考核和评价工具。     

建立安全生产长效机制应加强安全文化建设

安全文化建设是生产经营单位建立安全生产长效机制的基础，是实现建设小康社会发展目标的保证。本文对市场经济条件下，就加大安全文化建设进行了初步探讨，提出了进一步加强安全文化建设力度的建议，并指出安全文化建设是落实安全生产责任制的重要组成部分。     

企业信用缺失的风险和对策

信用是企业之本，企业要想生存和发展，就必须以诚信为基础，否则将付出重大的代价．要提高企业的信用度，必须建立、健全企业内部控制制度，采取有效的措施，通过建立信用文化和信用保障体制，从根本上解决企业信用缺失问题，让企业所有的承诺都有保证，让所有的企业都健康地竞争与生存．