Institutional complementarities: The origins of experimentation in China’s plug-in electric vehicle industry

A vast literature on technology transitions within industries suggests that early phases of new technologies are marked by periods of intense experimentation, but we know little about the conditions under which these periods emerge. We apply inductive, grounded theory-building techniques to examine what prompts firms to experiment across one emerging technology platform—plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)—in China. Triangulating annual vehicle make and model sales data from 2003 to 2016 (plus monthly data from 2010 to 2016); 112 English and Mandarin archival documents from industry, academic, and news outlets; and 51 semi-structured interviews with industry, government, and academic stakeholders, we develop four in-depth case studies. We find that in contrast to the innovation trajectories of multinational and Chinese arms of joint venture (JV) firms, independent domestic Chinese firms (those with no history of international JV partnerships) are undertaking significant experimentation across multiple levels—infrastructure, core system, subsystem, and component—of the emerging PEV technology platform. We propose the concept of “institutional complementarities” to describe how interactions among institutions—here the national JV regulation and local market support and subsidies—may have turned regional markets into protected laboratories, extending the incubation periods for independent domestic firm experimentation. While this diverse experimentation may be an important antecedent of technology transition, consolidation induced by national policy standardization or competitive pressure may be required for PEV innovations to scale beyond their early, protected regional markets.     

解读《中华人民共和国物权法》关于业主的建筑物区分所有权的规定

《物权法》第六章专章规定了建筑物区分所有权制度,使关乎千家万户的房屋产权有了真正的法律界定和保护依据。为使《物权法》的建筑物区分所有权制度能真正得到实施,业主们需要认清自己权利和义务,树立所有权意识,并通过公民的参与来推动国家配套法规与实施细则的出台。秉承上述两点,文章解读和阐释了《物权法》中建筑物区分所有权的内容、建筑物区分所有权客体的权利归属及建筑物区分所有权业主之间的关系。     

The effect of text genre on parent use of joint book reading strategies to promote phonological awareness

This study compared the rates of different types of joint book reading behaviors of parents of preschool children with and without language impairments using two different text genres. Participants included 72 preschool children between the ages of 51 and 70 months. Fifty-five children were typically developing and 17 were diagnosed with language impairments. Parent–child dyads were videotaped during periods of joint book reading using two different types of text (one alphabet-rhyming and one narrative). Results indicated parents rarely used reading behaviors known to enhance their preschoolers’ phonological awareness. However, when used, there was a significant difference between the two types of texts. The alphabet book elicited a higher rate of phonological awareness and print concept behaviors, while the narrative book resulted in parents using more content behaviors. In addition, the parents of typically developing children used more phonological awareness behaviors than the parents of children with language impairments.     

关于共同危险行为法律制度的几点思考——兼评《关于审理人身损害赔偿案件适用法律若干问题的解释》之第4条

2003年12月4日最高人民法院审判委员会第1299次会议通过的《关于审理人身损害赔偿案件适用法律若干问题的解释》之第4条,在新中国民法中首次确立了共同危险行为法律制度。但是,由于人们对其比较陌生,经常将它与其他侵权行为相混淆。深入研究其起源和发展状况,有利于揭示该法律制度的创设意义和发展规律;对其构成要件做深入分析,有利于把握其实质,并最终将其与其他侵权行为区分开来,对于澄清理论误解,引导司法实践,都具重要意义。     

洗钱罪立法完善--与《联合国打击跨国有组织犯罪公约》的衔接

《联合国打击跨国有组织犯罪公约》于2003年10月23日对中国生效,其中第6条、第7条两个条文分别规定了“洗钱行为的刑事定罪”和“打击洗钱活动的措施”,我国刑法立法中洗钱罪规定应从上游犯罪范围、客体、客观方面、主体、主观方面等做好与公约的衔接,以改变我国目前洗钱犯罪日益严重却很少能够打击的现状。     

中外合资企业的跨文化管理

首先,阐明跨文化管理的概念和现实意义;然后通过实例说明中外合资企业中西文化的差异在跨文化管理中的表现;最后根据中外合资企业中中西文化的差异提出跨文化管理对策,有针对性的调整中外合资企业的管理措施与策略。     

“共享理念”下低利用价值文献联合馆藏体系的构建——以上海地区高校联合馆藏中心的构想为例

根据国外储存图书馆的实践、国内对此课题的研究以及我国三级文献保障制度和两大步的构想目标,针对上海地区各高校图书馆普遍存在馆藏空间不足的危机,提出建立上海地区高校联合馆藏体系的构想,并对体系建立过程中存在的低利用价值文献的确定、文献的所有权及文献的数字化等关键问题提出解决办法。