The Interrelationship between Culture and Capital Structure:Evidence from International Retailers

The present study investigates the influence of cultural factors in 2022 on the capital structure of global retailers.There are sixteen retailers from eight countries in the sample.In recent times,numerous academicians have taken an interest in examining the capital structure and business model of retailers,owing to their swift and consistent growth.However,the fact that the majority of research originates from the retailers’host country gives rise to debate regarding the applicability of the capital structure of said retailers to countries with distinct cultural environments.Consequently,academics have begun to investigate whether the capital structure of multinational retailers is impacted by the diversity of national cultures.

On Daniel Bell's The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism

This article makes a brief introduces to Daniel Bell's The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism which explores how a bourgeois economy coexists with an anti-bourgeois culture. This article is comprised of four parts including the concept of culture、the disjunction of three realms(economics, politics and culture)、the cultural contradictions of capitalism and the evaluation on Daniel Bell's theory. It offers a close look into the inner relation between different spheres in the capitalist society illustrated in Bell's book, and Bell's theory in terms of cultural contradictions of capitalism will be concretely elaborated.

Probe into the “Mania for School District Houses”——Research into the Motivations for Purchasing School District Houses from the Perspective of Cultural Capital

In recent years,the"mania for school district houses"has disrupted the housing market and undermined education equity and class mobility,thus becoming a common concern.Most existing research focus on market motivations for purchasing school district houses while neglecting the connections between school district houses and cultural and social elements in the process of class reproduction.To make up for this deficiency this article introduces the neighborhood-based cultural capital theory to explore the diversified motivations,the processes of motivation formation,and the determining factors in purchasing school district houses.Reviews and analysis of interview materials revealed that while theories based on western experience can explain the basic purchasing motivations and their formation processes,there are distinct and varied purchasing motivations in China,more comprehensive and complex forms of capital exchange,and more dynamic factors that impact purchases of school district houses.Suggestions on solving the"mania for school district houses"are also presented.

From Cultural Resources to Cultural Capital - Strategies for Brand Development of Tai Chi Health Culture

As one of the oldest countries in the world, after more than 5000 years of development, our country has left many excellent traditional cultures. Tai Chi health culture is one of them, which is an important cultural resource in our country. In recent years, the continuous development of our economy has brought China closer to other countries, and a large number of foreign sports culture have entered into our country. Moreover, backward concept of inheritance has made it more difficult for the health culture of Tai Chi in our country to develop. Therefore, this paper studies strategies for the brand development of Tai Chi health culture from cultural resources to cultural capital. First, it elaborates the dilemma of the development of resources of Tai Chi health culture. Then, it puts forward strategies for the development from Tai Chi health cultural resources to cultural capital to lay a good foundation for the better development of Tai Chi health culture in our country.

Spiritual Capital as a Fundamental Element of Cultural Capital

Cultural capital is usually regarded as a mechanism of influence on personality. Coleman contributed to this study largely, although Bourdieu introduced the concept of a theoretical understanding of capital varieties. He was interested in the convergence of social, cultural, and economic capital. The authors propose to focus on the cultural capital of both the qualitative characteristics of the state of society. The problem is that in the presence of cultural capital as a funded system of values in the form of works of art and science, society degrades morally. Any cultural capital based on traditional religious values. This does not mean the broadcasting of religious themes in works of art, although it excludes, but rather a philosophical position of artists and researchers, through which the public receives the interpretation of events, their assessment of a certain value-regulatory system of coordinates. This element is the spiritual capital of the company and is a fundamental element of cultural capital. Qualitative state of society, its morality depends on the amount of spiritual capital, which he occupies in the field of cultural capital. A striking example of how the degradation and spiritual revival of capital in society can serve as the processes that took place during the last century.

Probing into the Influence of American Culture on Chinese Culture from the Angle of Cultural Capital--A Case Study of Hollywood Movies

In this paper,we study the features and implicature of Hollywood movies from the angel of cultural capital,identify development indicators of the Hollywood movie industry,thereby putting forward the future development path of Chinese film culture.

Cultural Industry Welcomes Capital Investment

The second international cultural industry investment symposium was held in Beijing recently.As a gala event of in the China cultural industry investment area,the symposium features exhibitions,investment discussions,project promotion,a summit,and forums and senior meetings,providing a lot

Cultural Capital

IN 1981, when artist Liu Guotai established his oil painting company in Putian City of southeast China＇s Fujian Province, there was no local oil painting industry, but only some small-scate oil painting workshops,

Research on Development Mode and Strategies of Capitalization of Baise National Culture in China——A Case Study of Napo Black Cloth Zhuang

The paper had illustrated fruitful achievements Baise had gained in these years in terms of capitalization operation and capital increase of national culture,and generally analyzed deficiencies in capitalization of Baise national culture.It emphasized that utilization,integration and development of national cultural resources were not enough in intensity;capitalized degree of national culture was low and national cultural products were simple and low in level.Finally,the new mode was proposed to integrate national cultural resources,activate inner vitality of national cultural capital and renovate capitalization of national culture.

Intellectual Capital, Corporate Culture and Performance of Firms Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange

The broad objective of this study was to establish the moderating effect of corporate culture on the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational performance of firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange. The review of literature provided conceptual and empirical gaps that formed the basis of the conceptual hypotheses. Two hypotheses were deduced from general objective： Intellectual capital has a significant influence on corporate performance; corporate culture moderates the relationship between intellectual capital and corporate performance. A cross-section research design was adopted. A survey questionnaire was the main tool of data collection and was distributed to the 50 heads of human resource departments in the different firms＇ period covering four financial years from 2009 to 2012. The study also utilized secondary data obtained from Capital Market Authority Statistical bulletins and Nairobi Securities Exchange Handbook 2012-2013 to collect data on financial performance （ROA, ROE, and Dividend Yield）. Data were tested for reliability results showing that study dimensions were reliable, apart from task-oriented culture that had a Cronbach alpha of 0.262, thus being not considered for further analysis; thus the study relied on employee-oriented culture as a measure of corporate culture. The hypotheses were tested using multiple regression analysis and hierarchical regression respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed that intellectual capital had a significant influence on non-financial performance and no significant influence on financial measures of performance （ROA, ROE, and Dividend Yield）. Test for moderation showed that the interaction term was not significant and thus, employee-oriented culture did not moderate the relationship between intellectual capital and corporate performance. The study demonstrates importance of the influence of intellectual capital on non-financial performance of firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange. The results show that interplay among human capital, social capital, and organization capital is important for firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange and that the firms should nurture the employees into sharing their knowledge by creating internal and external networks and also creating support system within the organization to retain the knowledge.

Triangulate the Culture, Economy, and Social Capital （Interdisciplinary Approach）

Following the knowledge revolution, the role of knowledge in economic value creation became much more pronounced. Islamic teachings put emphasis on knowledge-based economy functions. The aim of this study is explanation of being consistent with the science coordination. This study was descriptive-analytic method. The results show that the Islamic teachings emphasize the progress and prosperity of the earth and provide capacity （power） authority, knowledge-based, inclusive approach to the dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of humanity. The important indicators of social capital, trust, collectivity, and cooperation, are affected by belief, opinions, values, and cultural norms and affection depth and strength of them. Progress of the development needs to pay attention to importance of culture and that＇s role in creation of base of interactions of society. Innovation in this research is explanation of being consistent with the knowledge-based Islamic economics that Islamic economics literature has not seen so far.

Patient Safety Culture Post Covid-19 Pandemic: In Perspective of Millennials Human Capital Issues

Background: Patient safety is the core task of any healthcare business. As medical harm caused by hospitalisation is still on the rise and patient safety culture is a struggle. We aim to determine the nature of patient safety culture in a private hospital and explore some unique human resource problems in Malaysia. Methods: In our case study, we use the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) questionnaire to measure the 12 dimensions of patient safety culture. The survey received 281 respondents (76% response rate) from all the millennial frontline healthcare providers, including doctors, nurses and allied healthcare providers. The result of the survey was used as the basis to further explore the problems in this hospital. In-depth interviews, observation and document reviews were conducted in relation to human resource problems. This study used IBM SPSS 26 for Windows for statistical analysis and Atlas ti.8 for qualitative analysis of open comments. We used Interpretive Phenomenological Interpretation for analysis of data after triangulation. Results: The overall average positive response rate for the 12 patient safety culture dimensions of the HSOPSC survey was 64%. The result showed that the staff feels positively toward patient safety culture in this hospital. The dimension that received good performance is “Manager expectation”, “Management support for patient safety” and “Organisational learning”. The dimension with the poor performance was “Staffing”, “Frequency of error reporting”, “Teamwork across units”, and “Handoff and transitions”. The open comments indicated inadequate staffing and nursing retention issues. Interviews, observation and document reviews related to staffing reveal high turnover rates among millennial nurses, high overtime and on-call rates, chaotic units with procedures, doctors’ round, admission and discharges mainly in medical and surgical units causing distraction. Poor shared governance is the biggest challenges that need immediate attention post Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusions: The HSOPSC measurement gave valuable insights on patient safety culture in a private hospital in Malaysia. The overall perception of patient safety culture was satisfactory. The poor positive response rate for “Staffing” dimension and the open comments suggests a need for an urgent need for retention and human resource management strategies to prevent brain drain due to high turnover rates, especially among millennial nurses. The key factors causing dissatisfaction and brain drain among nurses are the lack of shared governance.

The Industrial Capital of the Chinese Traditional Culture - A Case Study of Li Yu＇s Zhe School

It is the crucial for the development of cultural industry to transform cultural resources into cultural industry for which cultural creativity serves only as means,while cultural resources play the essential role.As a result,exploring the Chinese traditional culture can promote the development of China' s cultural industry.Li Yu,the inheritor of the Zhe School integrates the spirit of the Zhe School into poetic drama and novels further realizing the social value of the Confucianism and historiography.Comparing Li Yu with Lu Xun and Shao Yifu,we can see the capital value of the cultural industry of the Zhe School.And the well-known "Li Yu phenomenon" also provides a new horizon for researching upon the Chang' an School,the Hui School as well as the Zhe School today.

Childhood Obesity in Primary School Children of Middle and Upper-Middle Income Group in the Capital City of Bangladesh

Background: No published information is available on the status of childhood obesity in Bangladeshi primary school children of urban middle and upper-middle income group. The aim of the study was to explore the proportion of childhood obesity in the primary school children of middle and upper-middle income group in capital city and to gather information on their dietary pattern and physical activity. Methods: One hundred and fifty children (age 9 ± 1 years, height (ht) 118 ± 20 cm, weight (wt) 36 ± 8 kg, wt/ht% 126 ± 24, mean ± SD) were selected purposively from the primary schools of Dhaka city. On the basis of predefined scoring, subjects were classified as underweight, normal, overweight and obese if their weight-for-height values were 120% of median values for Bangladeshi children respectively. Dietary intake and energy expenditure of the study subjects were calculated by standard techniques. Results: The proportion of childhood overweight and obesity was 52% and 20%. The proportion of overweight and obesity was higher (78%) among girls compared to boys (54%). Similarly, height, weight and other anthropometrics indices were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in girls compared to boys. The daily intake of carbohydrate and protein was significantly (p < 0.05) higher among obese group. Total energy balance was significantly correlated with weight-for-height% (r = 0.541, p = 0.0001). Conclusions: A higher proportion of overweight and obesity had been found in girls’ children than their counter parts in this study. Positive energy balance with higher energy intake from carbohydrate and fast/processed food culture habit were found among primary school children of middle and upper-middle income group in the capital city of Bangladesh.

从视觉中心主义到审美资本主义——以抖音为例的短视频文化解读

以短视频为代表的图像文化已进入到人们生活的各个领域,图像无处不在。短视频成为我们生活中“物”的一种类型,视觉文化不只是沟通和反映我们的生活世界,也是在创造世界。从短视频对当今社会全方位的影响程度看,它充分体现了“视觉中心主义”或“视界政体”特征。短视频系统构建了“全景敞视视界”体系,以统计学的方法形成了“全景敞视监狱”式的监视模式,并以“投其所好”的推送方式实现对观看者的无形规训;人们的窥视本能与短视频的“审美诱惑”相结合,以审美的名义实现资本利益的获取,实为一种审美资本主义。

资本嵌入与文化共生的乡村振兴动力机制——以江西省S村为例

基于嵌入视角,构建“资本嵌入-文化整合”分析框架,审视乡村振兴过程中江西省S村从脱贫攻坚到乡村振兴的实践历程,以揭示资本嵌入与文化内生的乡村振兴双轮驱动机制。结果表明:乡村社会网络中存在“政策托力-产业助力-文化赋力-全面聚力”的乡村振兴逻辑,以党建引领多元资本嵌入乡村网络,整合外部与内部资源推动利益增值转化;资本嵌入弥合乡土文化断层,促进乡村振兴动力的内生发展,且在多级政府主导的公共制度资本下,形成乡村社会网络的有机结构。据此,建议从培育乡村多元资本、转化乡村本土资源、增强乡村本土文化建设等方面推动我国中西部地区农村的乡村振兴进程。

体育文化资本对我国体育旅游经济的影响研究——基于31个省(区、市)的面板数据分析

在推动文旅融合、提高文化附加值、促进旅游市场繁荣的背景下,探讨体育文化资本对体育旅游经济的影响具有重要意义。该研究基于我国31个省(区、市)的面板数据,采用空间可视化对省域体育文化资本的存量与体育旅游经济发展的时空关联特征进行分析,并借助空间杜宾模型及空间效应分解方法探讨了体育文化资本各维度对体育旅游经济的影响作用。研究发现,我国体育文化资本存量与体育旅游经济发展之间存在明显的空间分异现象与稳定的时空关联特征。其中,固体化体育文化资本对本地区体育旅游经济具有正向促进作用,对邻近地区体育旅游经济呈现负向溢出效应;而产品化、能力化和制度化体育文化资本对本地区和邻近地区体育旅游经济都呈现正向促进和正向空间溢出效应。基于上述分析,该研究提出了相应的促进建议:提高产品化体育文化资本质量,塑造体育文化IP;加强人才培养与交流活动,为体育旅游提供可持续动力;完善体育文化支持与管理政策,营造良好的体育旅游发展环境;加强省域间体育事业合作,发挥空间溢出效应。

基于价值链逻辑的历史文化整体性保护及其创新性发展

中华人民共和国成立以来,我国文化遗产保护传承体系在发展中完善,逐渐形成了增强文化自信、振奋民族精神的文化场域和整体性保护的中国方案,是铸牢中华民族共同体意识的重要基石。随着我国文物保护体系、历史文化名城名镇名村体系和传统村落,以及非物质文化遗产保护体系的多元化形态和价值凸显,新形势下适应文化遗产整体性保护的目标及其创新发展诉求,从文化遗产本体价值-关联价值-转译价值出发,基于价值链逻辑,阐释文化遗产的时空脉络和文化内涵,即文脉价值;针对现实矛盾与发展困境,从多头管理的现实出发,建构以历史文化价值保护为核心的制度体系和保障;从人与遗产环境的共生关系,认知其社会价值,并适应于社会经济需求和价值约束,实现文化传承与复兴发展,即从固守到“守正适变”的创造性转化和创新性发展。

社会网络视角下企业集体主义文化对组织韧性的影响研究

为了深入研究企业集体主义文化与组织韧性之间的关系,本文从社会网络视角出发,以2012—2021年我国沪深A股上市公司面板数据作为样本,研究了企业集体主义文化对组织韧性的影响作用,以及企业商业社会资本、企业政治社会资本在企业集体主义文化与组织韧性之间发挥的中介效应。研究结果表明:1)企业集体主义文化对组织韧性的影响系数为0.5137,且在1%的水平上显著,表明企业集体主义文化对组织韧性起着正向的促进作用。2)企业集体主义文化对企业商业社会资本的回归系数为11.9419,且在5%的水平上显著,表明企业集体主义文化与企业商业社会资本之间存在正相关关系,即企业集体主义文化能够促进企业商业社会资本的积累。企业集体主义文化对组织韧性的影响在加入中介变量企业商业社会资本后依然显著,回归系数为0.5171,且在1%的水平上显著,而企业商业社会资本对组织韧性的回归系数为0.0003,且在5%的水平上显著,表明企业商业社会资本在企业集体主义文化与组织韧性之间发挥着中介效应。3)企业集体主义文化对企业政治社会资本的回归系数为0.9354,且在10%的水平上显著,表明企业集体主义文化与企业政治社会资本之间存在正相关关系,即企业集体主义文化能够促进企业政治社会资本的积累。企业集体主义文化对组织韧性的影响在加入中介变量企业政治社会资本后依然显著,回归系数为0.5087,且在1%的水平上显著,而企业政治社会资本对组织韧性的回归系数为0.0054,且在10%的水平上显著,表明企业政治社会资本在企业集体主义文化与组织韧性之间同样也发挥着中介效应。

“宁镇扬”文化都市圈场域创新:“金陵派文化”唱响与再建构

首次提出“金陵派文化”概念,旨在创造一种新的地域文化观和新的地域文化认同体系。在“京派文化”和“海派文化”两大地域文化之间,建构与时代相适应的“金陵派文化”体系和范畴,从而为“宁镇扬”都市圈经济与文化一体化的深入发展和“城市文化资本”再生产创新走出一条新路。通过“文化场域”深化扩展,创新“宁镇扬”文化都市圈,加强“金陵派文化”的集聚力、向心力、扩散力和世界影响力。通过特定都市文化发展的案例,寻找城市群、都市圈经济与文化向心力的“文化动力因”,探求中国正在建设的不同层级城市群和都市圈及都市圈文化的高质量发展路径。