After nine consecutive years of economic growth, the American economy has maintained the characteristics of high growth, low inflation and unemployment rates. It is estimated that its economic growth rate this year wi...After nine consecutive years of economic growth, the American economy has maintained the characteristics of high growth, low inflation and unemployment rates. It is estimated that its economic growth rate this year will be over 3.5% with inflation and unemployment rates being controlled approximately at the lowest level within 30 years. Its financial revenue and expenditure have realized two consecutive profit-making years for the first time since 1957. Knowledge-based economy, information economy and globalized economy have continued to make contributions in economic growth. The increase of the economic output value in the Internet business has stunned the world. The coming 21st century will be a new era for the American knowledge economy, information economy and globalized economy to undergo further development with technological progress, globalization, appropriate financial and tax policy and money policy as the pillar of its economic growth. It is hopeful that economic growth, low inflation rate, low unemployment rate and comparatively good situation in financial revenue and expenditure will maintain a good momentum. However, it is estimated that the growth rate will slow down with a big possibility of "soft landing". At the same time, it seems that fears will accelerate over the impacts of slump in American stock market, high inflation rate, US dollar devaluation and a sudden halt in American economic growth on global economy. The American cross-century economic trend merits attention.展开更多
Firms such as Airbnb, Uber, Blablacar have platforms for connecting owners of underused assets with clients through, the internet, thus allowing people to rent out their spare rooms, or book relay rides by acting as m...Firms such as Airbnb, Uber, Blablacar have platforms for connecting owners of underused assets with clients through, the internet, thus allowing people to rent out their spare rooms, or book relay rides by acting as matchmakers, allocating resources where they are needed and charging a percentage of the cost in return. This phenomenon could be regarded from the point of view： （1） of Internet technology evolution from a network of computers to a network of people devoted to sharing their knowledge and user experience, coming further, as the Internet of Things （IoT）, and （2） as part of the increasing involvement of the user （consumer/client） in production and innovation processes. These approaches allow us to analyze service-user platform firms according to the different kinds of specific assets distribution and risks. The new organization is based on internet platform tools which integrate information, machinery, energy, and science, and costumer collaboration. We conclude that there are large profits for those firms based on platforms, as there are not yet any counterbalances through competition, posing the question about the needed or not of technology management regulation during this phase of service sharing economy. A selection of 17 service platform firms in Mexico involved in transportation and crowdfunding are described on the basis of their business model, the market and the distribution of assets and income展开更多
文摘After nine consecutive years of economic growth, the American economy has maintained the characteristics of high growth, low inflation and unemployment rates. It is estimated that its economic growth rate this year will be over 3.5% with inflation and unemployment rates being controlled approximately at the lowest level within 30 years. Its financial revenue and expenditure have realized two consecutive profit-making years for the first time since 1957. Knowledge-based economy, information economy and globalized economy have continued to make contributions in economic growth. The increase of the economic output value in the Internet business has stunned the world. The coming 21st century will be a new era for the American knowledge economy, information economy and globalized economy to undergo further development with technological progress, globalization, appropriate financial and tax policy and money policy as the pillar of its economic growth. It is hopeful that economic growth, low inflation rate, low unemployment rate and comparatively good situation in financial revenue and expenditure will maintain a good momentum. However, it is estimated that the growth rate will slow down with a big possibility of "soft landing". At the same time, it seems that fears will accelerate over the impacts of slump in American stock market, high inflation rate, US dollar devaluation and a sudden halt in American economic growth on global economy. The American cross-century economic trend merits attention.
文摘Firms such as Airbnb, Uber, Blablacar have platforms for connecting owners of underused assets with clients through, the internet, thus allowing people to rent out their spare rooms, or book relay rides by acting as matchmakers, allocating resources where they are needed and charging a percentage of the cost in return. This phenomenon could be regarded from the point of view： （1） of Internet technology evolution from a network of computers to a network of people devoted to sharing their knowledge and user experience, coming further, as the Internet of Things （IoT）, and （2） as part of the increasing involvement of the user （consumer/client） in production and innovation processes. These approaches allow us to analyze service-user platform firms according to the different kinds of specific assets distribution and risks. The new organization is based on internet platform tools which integrate information, machinery, energy, and science, and costumer collaboration. We conclude that there are large profits for those firms based on platforms, as there are not yet any counterbalances through competition, posing the question about the needed or not of technology management regulation during this phase of service sharing economy. A selection of 17 service platform firms in Mexico involved in transportation and crowdfunding are described on the basis of their business model, the market and the distribution of assets and income
