Strategic narrative in multi-academy trusts in England: Principal drivers for expansion

Multi-academy trusts (MATs) are now a common feature of the English educational landscape. Yet numerous high-profile failures indicate that they present substantial challenges in terms of leadership and governance. One of the areas that most exercises school leaders and boards is the setting of strategic direction for the MAT. This includes elements such as its expansion. This article draws on 30 interviews with school leaders and trustees from 6 MATs and 10 interviews with national leaders of governance in looking to respond to the research question: What are the principal drivers for strategic expansion in MATs? The article begins by contextualising the research in light of recent policy, then moves to consider why theory on strategy as narrative was chosen in preference to other strategic approaches, and how it was employed to analyse data. The article concludes that within this sample there are a number of drivers for MAT expansion and that these fall under six principal categories: opportunities, values, pressures, feelings, risks and resources. It also concludes that resources and business viability play a substantial part in decisions to expand, and that strategy appears to be an iterative learning process. As such, it contributes to theory on the governance of multi-level organisations and to practice in terms of the Department for Education's focus on MAT growth.     

中国经济转型所面临的问题浅析

人民币升值的态势不可阻挡,到2010年10月15日,人民币比2005年7月21日升值了近20%,再升3-5个点,中国外贸企业就开始大量倒闭,若升10个点,就可能全军覆没。如果中国没有能力阻止人民币升值的步伐,我们只能接受"凤凰涅磐"的事实。但这也不一定是坏事,坏事有可能变成好事。     

新建本科院校学科专业与区域发展的互动关系研究——以池州学院为分析对象

学科专业建设是高校的教学基本建设,是高校发展的核心和关键。池州学院学科专业建设应紧密结合地方经济社会发展实际,厘清学科专业建设思路,充分发挥师范性、地方性和应用性特色,合理制定学科专业发展总体规划,着力完善学科专业结构,巩固优势学科和特色专业,切实加强应用性科学研究,努力提升专业层次,在人才培养、学科专业建设、师资队伍建设、课程建设、实践教学以及特色科研、产学研一体化等方面与地方开展广泛的合作共建,形成共赢,进一步彰显学院应用性本科的特色。     

马克思早年美学思想的发展轨迹——从《手稿》到《神圣家族》

《1844年经济学哲学手稿》和《神圣家族,或对批判的批判所作的批判》是马克思早年的两部著作。在《神圣家族》中马克思确立了自己科学的唯物史观,而在此之前的《手稿》则明显带有费尔巴哈人本主义的特征,它们之间的美学思想是有着明显的差别的,同时《手稿》中唯物观的雏形与《神圣家族》中科学的唯物史观又是一脉相承的。     

中原经济区建设必须优化法治环境

法治环境的好坏是关系到经济发展、社会稳定和人民安居乐业的重要因素,也是一个地方文明进步的标志.中原经济区建设必须优化其法治环境.一是加强地方立法和规章制度建设,为优化法治环境提供依据;二是推进司法改革,确保司法公正,切实雏护投资者的合法权益;三是大力培育法律服务市场;四是各级领导干部要提高法律素质,切实做到依法行政.     

中原经济区旅游业协同发展研究

中原经济区具有良好的旅游协作资源优势和合作基础,然而受思想意识、行政区划、体制机制和产业发展阶段等方面的影响,目前区内的旅游协作整体上是竞争多于合作。为此提出了解放思想、统一规划、加快改制和联合开发等对策,以促进中原经济区旅游业协同发展。     

海峡西岸经济区城市化发展水平的实证研究

选择总人口、人均GDP及城镇化率等指标,运用支持向量机的方法,对海峡西岸经济区城市化发展水平进行实证研究。研究表明,海峡西岸经济区的城市化发展呈现整体不均衡格局:区域内沿海城市发展水平相对较高,但沿海的莆田市和宁德市没有充分利用其比较优势,是区域内城市化发展的凹陷城市;而区域的内陆城市尤其是江西省的城市化发展水平较低。政府应加大对凹陷城市的扶持力度,扩大优势区域的辐射面,促进海峡西岸经济区的均衡发展。     

The state of play of blockchain technology in the financial services sector: A systematic literature review

The modern trends of digitalization have completely transformed and reshaped business practices, whole businesses, and even a number of industries. Blockchain technology is believed to be the latest advancement in industries such as the financial sector, where trust is of prime significance. Blockchain technology is a decentralized and coded security system which provides the capability for new digital services and platforms to be created through this emerging technology. This research presents a systematic review of scholarly articles on blockchain technology in the financial sector. We commenced by considering 227 articles and subsequently filtered this list down to 87 articles. From this, we present a classification framework that has three dimensions: blockchain-enabled financial benefits, challenges, and functionality. This research identifies implications for future research and practice within the blockchain paradigm.     

经济发展差异的原因分析——一个公司透明度的视角及其研究述评

经济学研究的一个主要任务在于解释不同国家的经济发展水平和生产效率的差别。长期以来,研究文献从不同的角度进行了解释,由于公司透明度计量方法的进展,最新的研究表明公司透明度的差异是导致国家经济发展水平不同的重要原因。高透明度有利于促进人力资本和物质资本积累,提高要素生产效率,从而促进国家经济增长,而低透明度会降低生产效率。发展中国家应通过提高公司透明度来保证经济健康稳定发展。     

试析19世纪英国报纸发行量上升的原因

整个19世纪,英国报纸的发行量呈明显的上升趋势。究竟是什么原因呢?本文旨在从政治、经济和社会三个方面来分析那个阶段导致英国报纸发行量上升的根本原因。