Green intellectual capital and environmental product innovation: the mediating role of green social capital

Although the importance of intellectual capital has already been highlighted in the management literature, few articles have focused on the importance of its green counterpart, green intellectual capital. Nowadays, when environmental concerns cannot be ignored by firms, it is therefore time to explore the role of green intellectual capital in environmental improvement. For that reason, our research aims to explore the relationships between green intellectual capital components and the environmental performance of the firms. In particular, we try to show the importance of green organizational and social capital in the development of environmental product innovations, which are vital to the development and implementation of environmental strategies since, as scholars have pointed out, they generate some of the greatest environmental impacts. The empirical results show that green organizational capital has an indirect impact on environmental product innovation through green social capital, meaning that the latter is a significant mediator of that relationship, and at the same time emphasizing that informal relationships play a key role in the improvement of the environmental performance of the firm and, more specifically, in the development of environmental product innovations.     

Learning,innovation and firm performance: knowledge management in small firms

This study aims to examine the relationships between managerial learning as a facet of knowledge absorption (KA), firm innovation as a facet of knowledge exploitation (KE), and performance of small firms (i.e., firms with fewer than 50 employees). It builds on the knowledge-based view of the firm and the upper echelons theory to describe the effects of KA on KE, and that of KE on firm performance, in the small-firm context. Using survey data of 1441 small firms in New Zealand, the study applies a partial least squares approach to structural equation modelling to test the main hypotheses of the study. The main findings show the positive and significant effects of three types of managerial learning, namely, practice-based, proximal, and distal learning, on innovation and on innovation in firm performance. However, the curvilinear relationships suggest rather that the effects are finite and, potentially, confounded by factors unaccounted for in the models.     

Enabling integrated knowledge acquisition and management in health care teams

Basing treatment, policy and planning decisions on the best available research knowledge remains a central principle in modern health care around the world, yet many health professionals find acquiring and managing published research knowledge challenging. In this paper, we report on a Soft Systems Methodology-based collaborative action research initiative with a specialist mental health service from the United Kingdom's National Health Service. Our objective was to design and implement improvements to their knowledge acquisition and management activities in order to facilitate sustained and effective evidence-based practices. We report on both the factors found to impede effective research knowledge acquisition and management and the development of more integrated knowledge management processes designed to improve the situation.     

The impact of workforce agility on organizational memory

Existing literature has generally focused on organizational memory (OM) and workforce agility. Yet, less concentration has been devoted to the impact of workforce agility on OM. This research proposed a model that studies the impact of workforce agility on declarative OM and procedural OM. The model focused on aspects related to proactivity, adaptability, and resiliency. The study targeted the cell phone industry in Jordan. The study sample included 430 individuals involved in managerial and professional knowledge positions in mobile communications companies in Jordan. The article concluded that a proactive workforce has a significant impact on declarative OM and proactivity also improves procedural OM. Consequently, practical implications for managers, and suggested future research are presented.     

文化自觉:思想政治教育的应然维度

文化自觉是生活于特定历史条件下人们对文化活动产生和发展的价值判断与选择,文化自觉与思想政治教育之间有着内在联系,思想政治教育是实现文化自觉的重要途径,文化自觉是思想政治教育的重要目标和应有追求,能为思想政治教育创造良好的文化氛围。当前,我国面临着主流文化认同危机、道德价值取向模糊、文化自觉意识缺乏等社会问题,因此,应通过强化国情教育、弘扬传统文化、净化文化生态、倡导主流文化等方式,培育全社会的文化自觉和文化自信。     

大学英语教学模式转变的校本研究

要从根本上解决我国大学英语教学的各种"尴尬"难题,必须采用整体集成的方法,从理论到实践的各个环节进行大胆创新性教学模式的改革。教学模式是指在一定的教育观念、教学理论和学习理论指导下,教学过程中所呈现的稳定结构形式。新教学模式体现的教育理念是"以人为本"、"以学生为中心";其教学理论是在语言社会实践中学语言;教学过程是以交际为目的、以交互和体验为手段、以学习方法为重点的语言技能训练;新教学模式体现的教学目标是为了培养应用型人才。     

家庭背景、学校氛围如何影响学生抗逆力? ——基于PISA 2018的实证分析

基于PISA 2018中国四省市数据,对家庭背景、学校氛围与学生抗逆力的影响机制进行分析.研究发现,对标OECD国家进行比较,中国四省市抗逆力表现略低于国际水平;家庭背景层面,家庭文化资本和经济资本对学生抗逆力提升更有效,而家庭社会资本则无显著影响;学校层面,学校氛围能显著正向影响学生抗逆力;学校氛围和家庭背景对学生抗...     

出口活动、吸收能力、研发合作与创新绩效

    创新绩效提升是企业可持续发展的重要议题。已有研究基本构建了内部知识创造系统、外部知识获取系统和创新绩效三者之间的研究框架,但外部知识获取系统并没有包含企业出口要素。本文尝试以中国209家高技术产业上市公司为样本,在外部知识获取系统中纳入出口要素,拓展构建了创新绩效的研究框架,利用结构方程模型探讨企业出口活动、研发合作、吸收能力和创新绩效四者之间的关系。研究结果证实了吸收能力是影响企业创新绩效的重要因素,进一步发现吸收能力不仅能直接促进创新绩效,还在出口活动、研发合作对创新绩效的影响中存在中介作用;高技术企业的出口活动与吸收能力之间同时存在“自我选择”与“出口学习”效应;研发合作、吸收能力与出口活动之间存在“良性循环”。     

贸易自由化、企业异质性与创新的知识宽度

   基于《中国专利数据库》等数据库的匹配数据基础上,本文从理论与实证相结合的角度研究了贸易自由化与企业创新知识宽度之间的关系及其影响机制问题。研究表明：总体上讲,贸易自由化会促进企业创新知识宽度的拓展;资本品、最终品贸易自由化对创新知识宽度的促进作用大于中间品贸易自由化;贸易自由化对发明专利的促进作用显著地高于对实用新型以及外观设计专利的促进作用;企业的多产品生产、对高技术工人的需求以及加工贸易份额高低是贸易自由化影响企业创新知识宽度的影响机制。本文的研究为中国的对外开放战略、创新驱动发展战略与高质量发展战略提供了相关的政策依据。     

智慧城市能够提高企业创新投入吗？

智慧城市是经济高质量发展的产物,智慧城市建设离不开城市中创新型企业的发展。以智慧城市第一批、第二批及第三批试点为自然实验,采用多点DID法检验智慧城市试点对企业创新的影响,并从政府补助、税收优惠等方面研究智慧城市影响企业创新的渠道。结果发现,智慧城市试点具有创新溢出效应,当城市被认定为智慧城市试点后,注册地企业的创新水平会显著提升。提升的渠道是：智慧城市试点之后,城市加大了政府补助、税收优惠等财政支持力度,这将正向促进企业创新。异质性检验发现,相对于高融资约束企业、国有企业,低融资约束企业、民营企业更能利用智慧城市创新溢出效应驱动自身创新;相对于低市场竞争环境、非制造业行业,高市场竞争环境、制造业企业更能利用智慧城市创新溢出效应驱动自身创新。