The consumerization of information technology(IT)has created a growing population of mobile knowledge workers that requires organizations to implement appropriate strategies of mobile knowledge management to support t...The consumerization of information technology(IT)has created a growing population of mobile knowledge workers that requires organizations to implement appropriate strategies of mobile knowledge management to support their businessrelated activities.This research presents and investigates an analytical model of mobile knowledge management by capturing the mutual effects of a central knowledge base and individual mobile devices for a mobile platform.Weinvestigate the best technology level of the mobile platform for both the homogeneous and heterogeneous settings and explore how they change with several critical factors including the central knowledge base,environmental mobility and knowledge volatility.Our model-based framework and analytical results provide valuable insights for practitioners to effectively design mobile platforms and manage mobile knowledge assets.展开更多
Since the establishment of the Chin-Arab States Cooperation Forum(CASCF)in 2004,the two sides have forged special political relations.Such a special relationship,different from that of a military alliance,has strategi...Since the establishment of the Chin-Arab States Cooperation Forum(CASCF)in 2004,the two sides have forged special political relations.Such a special relationship,different from that of a military alliance,has strategic attributes of alignment,and has transcended the common state-to-state relations in the world.In the next decade,Sino-Arab strategic cooperation will live through a golden historical opportunity.But,whether the Forum will rise to a formal organization like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)is determined by two competing factors.The positive factors derive from China and the Arab countries sharing a series of common values,emphasis on national dignity,revitalization,political multi-polarity,diversity of development modes and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs;the negative factors rest on Arab countries having intrinsic internal discords,low integration and divergent attitudes towards the West,particularly since the outbreak of the Arab uprisings.To further promote the strategic relations,China and the Arab States should eliminate the impact of the“Islamic threat”and the“China threat”in their respective media,give priority to each other in their separate overall diplomacy and respect each other’s vital interests.展开更多
Seaports are crucial pivots connecting a state’s national economy with the world economy.As the largest developing country and one of the largest seaport constructors and operators in the world,China insists on the i...Seaports are crucial pivots connecting a state’s national economy with the world economy.As the largest developing country and one of the largest seaport constructors and operators in the world,China insists on the importance of improving people’s livelihood by building key seaports infrastructure,airports,power plants,highways,and railways.Invited by the host countries,China has participated broadly in the construction and operations of commercial seaports along the Maritime Silk Road,which stretches from Southwest Asia to Eastern Africa and to the Mediterranean Sea and the Maghreb.Officials in Beijing argue that the fundamental task facing the majority of developing countries along the Maritime Silk Road is development,and suggest that“bread is more important than the ballot box”.One can anticipate that when the project is executed,the threats to China’s seaport construction will range from financial burdens,ethnic conflicts,attacks carried out by extremists,and cultural misunderstandings with the host nations to great power rivalries.展开更多
文摘The consumerization of information technology(IT)has created a growing population of mobile knowledge workers that requires organizations to implement appropriate strategies of mobile knowledge management to support their businessrelated activities.This research presents and investigates an analytical model of mobile knowledge management by capturing the mutual effects of a central knowledge base and individual mobile devices for a mobile platform.Weinvestigate the best technology level of the mobile platform for both the homogeneous and heterogeneous settings and explore how they change with several critical factors including the central knowledge base,environmental mobility and knowledge volatility.Our model-based framework and analytical results provide valuable insights for practitioners to effectively design mobile platforms and manage mobile knowledge assets.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 71072025, 71202031, 71302048） and the Science Foundation of Ministry of Education of China （Grant No. 10JZD0045-2）. Special thanks to Prof. James Littefield from Pamplin college of Business at Virginia Tech for his valuable suggestions on this work.
基金The research is supported by the program“The Theoretical and Empirical Studies of China’s Participation in the Middle East Governance in the New Era”(14JJD810017)granted by the Key Research Institute of China’s Ministry of Education,by“the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities”(NCET)by“Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program”(14PJC092)by Shanghai International Studies University research team.
文摘Since the establishment of the Chin-Arab States Cooperation Forum(CASCF)in 2004,the two sides have forged special political relations.Such a special relationship,different from that of a military alliance,has strategic attributes of alignment,and has transcended the common state-to-state relations in the world.In the next decade,Sino-Arab strategic cooperation will live through a golden historical opportunity.But,whether the Forum will rise to a formal organization like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)is determined by two competing factors.The positive factors derive from China and the Arab countries sharing a series of common values,emphasis on national dignity,revitalization,political multi-polarity,diversity of development modes and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs;the negative factors rest on Arab countries having intrinsic internal discords,low integration and divergent attitudes towards the West,particularly since the outbreak of the Arab uprisings.To further promote the strategic relations,China and the Arab States should eliminate the impact of the“Islamic threat”and the“China threat”in their respective media,give priority to each other in their separate overall diplomacy and respect each other’s vital interests.
基金The authors are indebted to China’s Ministry of Education program“Theoretical and Empirical Studies of China’s Participation in the Middle East Security Affairs”(16JJDGJW011)to the“Shu Guang”Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation(15SG29)to“Shanghai Pujiang Talents Project”and the Shanghai International Studies University Research Team.This article was translated by WU Ying,Department of International Affairs,RIPED,CNPC.
文摘Seaports are crucial pivots connecting a state’s national economy with the world economy.As the largest developing country and one of the largest seaport constructors and operators in the world,China insists on the importance of improving people’s livelihood by building key seaports infrastructure,airports,power plants,highways,and railways.Invited by the host countries,China has participated broadly in the construction and operations of commercial seaports along the Maritime Silk Road,which stretches from Southwest Asia to Eastern Africa and to the Mediterranean Sea and the Maghreb.Officials in Beijing argue that the fundamental task facing the majority of developing countries along the Maritime Silk Road is development,and suggest that“bread is more important than the ballot box”.One can anticipate that when the project is executed,the threats to China’s seaport construction will range from financial burdens,ethnic conflicts,attacks carried out by extremists,and cultural misunderstandings with the host nations to great power rivalries.
