Strategic Adjustment Research Articles

SIMBOLIČKI INTERAKCIONIZAM I HERMENEUTIKA KAO STRATEGIJE SOCIOLOŠKOG ODREĐENJA KULTURE / SYMBOLICAL INTERACTIONISM AND HERMENEUTICS AS STRATEGIES FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL DETERMINATION OF CULTURE

In this paper, it is argued that symbolic interactionism and hermeneutics are possible strategies for the sociological determination of culture in the context of contemporary transformations of "cultural identities". The paper is based on the assumption that contemporary reflections on the sociological question of culture, due to the overemphasis of empirical research, have lost sight of some classic theoretical starting points that can be an important resource in determination and a better understanding of the general spiritual crisis of the modern world. With this idea in mind, the paper tries to accentuate two theoretical paradigms in the domains of their classical interpretation with the possibility of "strategic adjustment" of certain conceptual frameworks aimed at problematizing cultural reality on the "glocal" level. The paper in its various aspects is critical of the "Balkan" understanding of culture in the 21st century.

Evaluate the Impact of Strategic Adjustment on Xiabuxiabu Company: Based on the Financial Analysis

The research on the influence of enterprise strategy adjustment on itself provides a reference for exploring the way of development and reform of domestic enterprises and finding effective methods to cope with the changes of The Times.This paper focuses on Xiabu Xiabu, a hot pot restaurant that was very popular 10 years ago, and tries to explore whether the decline of Xiabu Xiabu is related to its strategic adjustment, and what kind of adjustment should be made to realize its revival.In this paper, through horizontal and vertical comparison and importance ratio analysis of the important financial data of enterprises, combined with competitive strategy, contingency theory and other relevant theories, the major strategic adjustment since 2016 is evaluated and analyzed, and the impact of enterprise strategic adjustment on enterprise development is explored, and corresponding suggestions are put forward.

Green Financing Efficiency and Influencing Factors of Chinese Listed Construction Companies against the Background of Carbon Neutralization: A Study Based on Three-Stage DEA and System GMM

This paper combines the green industrial strategy and green financial policies for the construction industry implemented in China in the context of carbon neutrality. A total of 67 listed companies in the construction industry from 2017 to 2020 were taken as the research sample, the green financing efficiency was measured, and its influencing factors were identified based on the three-stage DEA and systematic GMM method. The findings show that the green financing efficiency of listed companies in the construction industry is not high overall, although it is increasing. There are obvious differences in subsectors, among which, the efficiency of architectural design and service industries is relatively high. Overall, the financial environment, and the interaction between the government and the financial market, significantly and positively influence the green financing efficiency. In addition, the macroeconomic environment and the government–enterprise relationship has a complex impact on the green financing efficiency. The ownership concentration and having corporate executives with a financial background have a significant positive impact on the green financing efficiency, and the enterprise size, the debt maturity structure, and the R&D and innovation capability have a significant negative impact. The findings of this paper have implications for the improvement of the policy system that supports green development in the construction industry, and provide guidance for the strategic adjustment of the construction industry itself.

Talk less and do more: Expected strategic adjustments vs. actual changes in the Chinese firms

Using a sample of listed firms from 2011 to 2019 in Chinese A-share markets, this paper examine the consistency of strategic information disclosure and strategic behavior change, and it's impact on firm's future growth and the cost of capital. Using the expected strategic adjustment as a proxy of strategic information disclosure, we find that expected strategic adjustment is positively associated with actual strategic changes, and such positive association is strengthened for the firms with state-owned nature, more redundant resources, defensive strategy, lower economic policy uncertainty and higher value. Furthermore, we find that the consistency of talks and actions is associated with a higher firm growth. If talk more and do less, firms will face a higher cost of capital. In brief, this paper provides an indicator of strategic information disclosure to predict corporate strategic behavior for Chinese listed firms. More importantly, we suggest that the management of firm's talk-do relation is meaningful to firm growth, and the market will negatively respond to the deviation of “talk more but do less”.

Research on Countermeasures of Improving Postgraduate Training Quality in Post-Epidemic Period in China

Postgraduate education in China is at an essential stage of transformation from a big country to a powerful nation. Improving the quality of training is an inevitable choice to serve the strategic adjustment of the country, to cope with the changes of international competition and the law of things’ development. The epidemic’s impact has caused a more complicated external environment, which has a long-term effect on graduate education, which means that the improvement of graduate training quality in the post-epidemic period will have more practical significance. In the post-epidemic period, the “new normal” of postgraduate training will accelerate reconstruction. However, at present, problems such as insufficient international influence, involution, structural imbalance, and imperfect training mechanism of postgraduate education in China may restrict the improvement of training quality in the post-epidemic period. This paper suggests that the country, schools, graduate students, and teachers should take multiple measures to improve the quality of postgraduate training and help China’s high-quality development and reshape the international pattern.

Merger & Acquisition and Non-financial performance of Banks in Aguata LGA, Anambra State, Nigeria

The banking sector in Nigeria underwent a drastic restructuring exercise to standardize its operation, and to return trust to stakeholders of deposit money banks in Nigeria, as a result of failing banks that were no longer able to meet up the trends of strategic adjustment exercises by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Impacts of demand disruption and government subsidy on closed-loop supply chain management: A model based approach

Since manufacturing enterprises consume a lot of resources in the production process, in order to alleviate environmental pollution and resource shortages, manufacturers are mandated by the government to conduct closed-loop management and be responsible for the entire life cycle of their products. At the same time, manufacturers have to face the impacts of various emergencies on the supply chain. Without government assistance, closed-loop supply chain management will be difficult to carry out. Therefore, based on government subsidies and demand disruption, this paper constructs six mathematical models for three government subsidy modes, namely, the government subsidizes the manufacturer, retailer and consumer respectively, to analyze a closed-loop supply chain composed of a manufacturer and a retailer. The optimal decisions and profits of the closed-loop supply chain members in each model are compared by adopting a game-theoretical approach. The results show that the closed-loop supply chain members will make corresponding decision-making adjustments according to changes in demand, and there is a positive correlation between government subsidies, demand disruption and the members’ decisions and profits. Besides, different objects of government subsidies have different impacts on the operation of closed-loop supply chain. From a comprehensive perspective, when the government subsidizes the retailer, the price is lower, the recovery level and the profits are the highest, which can bring the greatest economic and environmental benefits to the entire closed-loop supply chain. • Three subsidy modes are compared in a closed-loop supply chain with and without demand disruption. • The supply chain members’ strategic adjustments under demand disruption are investigated. • The economic and environmental benefits are optimal when subsidizing the retailer. • The impacts of demand disruption and government subsidies are analyzed.

ACTIVELY-ADAPTING INFLUENCE ON THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AS AN INCREASING FACTOR OF THE ENTERPRISE'S COMPETITIVE STATUS

The relevance of the topic is due to the fact that the modern external environment of enterprises is characterized by an extremely high level of complexity, dynamism and uncertainty. A correctly selected and built diagnostic system of adaptive processes determines the effectiveness of adapting the economic mechanism of the enterprise's functioning and the possibility of increasing the competitive status of the enterprise itself. The need for operational diagnostics of the adaptive state of the enterprise is actualized by the evidence of problematic situations in the development of the economic mechanism of the functioning of enterprises in market conditions, the need for an accelerated pace of activity regulation, strategic adjustment, management and marketing systems. The purpose of the study. The purpose of the article is the generalization of theoretical provisions and substantiation of practical recommendations for ensuring the adaptation of the enterprise to the unstable conditions of the external environment. As a result it will increase the competitive status of the enterprise. Methodology. The problem of adaptive influence on the external environment, the theoretical justification of adaptation using the method of cognition and the method of deduction, the system approach was studied; the define the concept of "adaptation" we used the method of analysis. The development of practical recommendations for increasing the competitive status of the enterprise was carried out with the help of the modeling method and the analysis method. The results. The problem of adaptive influence on the external environment, the theoretical justification of adaptation and the development of practical recommendations for increasing the competitive status of the enterprise were investigated. The main task of adaptive management was determined. The need to implement measures for adaptation to new environmental conditions and ensuring sustainable development, increasing the sustainability and efficiency of activities was proposed. Changes that are constantly occurring in the external environment force companies to change as well. Business enterprises give over the production of old products and master the manufacture of new ones, they look for new consumers in the market, use new technological processes, divide into smaller enterprises or on the contrary, merge with others, enter the markets of other countries or stop operating. In order to maintain financial stability, the enterprise needs following: to implement systematic control over the state of payment by buyers for the services received; to prevent the receipt and payment of low-quality, redundant or unnecessary products by clearly observing the terms of the contracts and effective work between the company's employees. Adaptation to changes in the external environment is important for all enterprises today. In order to survive and develop in the conditions of an extremely dynamic and uncertain external environment (and these are general characteristics of the modern environment of domestic industrial enterprises), enterprises need to adapt to changes, as well as actively shape their future. Therefore, strategic management plays a decisive role in market conditions, the informational basis of which is the analysis of the enterprise's macro- and microenvironment. Practical meaning. By means of an active-adaptive influence on the external environment, the possibility of practical application in the future of certain measures and proposals to increase the level of the company's activity has been recognized. Prospects for further research. A proposal to optimize the status increase of the enterprise requires the further study.

A meta-network-based management framework for megaproject social responsibility behaviour in China

PurposeAs megaprojects bear extensive and profound social responsibilities throughout the project life cycle, formulating effective measures for improving construction enterprise social responsibility is key to project success. Given the current research is relatively lack of these measures, this study aims to formulate a meta-network framework to improve the megaproject social responsibility behaviour (MSRB) for construction enterprises.Design/methodology/approachFirst, this study implements literature review, expert interview and field investigation to identify the construction enterprise MSRB and its influencing factors. Second, this study evaluates the MSRB implementation level of the selected construction enterprises and proposes the above mentioned meta-network framework. Next, this meta-network is configured to reflect the impact of MSRB strategic adjustment. Last but not least, a real-world case study is carried out to validate this framework.FindingsThe best MSRB performance is always witnessed from the contractor group, followed by the project client group and the site supervisor group. The outcomes of implementing certain managerial strategies indicate that (1) social responsibility cognition is a critical factor for all the groups; (2) communication mechanism and normative pressure are the critical factors for clients; (3) coercive pressure is a critical factor for supervisors and (4) cultural cognitive pressure is a critical factor for clients and contractors.Originality/valueThe use of the framework in proactive assessment and management of MSRB can lead to effective strategies for construction enterprises to increase the efficiency and quality of projects.

An Empirical Study on the High-Quality Development of “Specified, Refined, Characterized, and Innovative” Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises under the Background of “Dual Circulation”: A Case Study of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province

China attaches importance to the development of “specified, refined, characterized, innovative (SRCI)” small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under the background of the major strategic adjustment of the new pattern of “dual circulation.” This study studies the willingness and influencing factors of SMEs through questionnaire survey, interview, and data mining of 147 technology-based SMEs, 20 “SRCI” small giant enterprises, and 146 NEEQ-listed enterprises by descriptive statistics and inference statistics. To promote “SRCI” quality development of SMEs, the policy suggestions are guided to consummate the related industry, the established companies’ cultivation library are improved, the public service platform of SMEs is established and improved, enterprises are guided to enhance independent innovation ability by “patent” to strengthen the innovative service supportability, and SMEs are guided to strengthen the echelon construction of talent team with the standard of high-quality development. Suggestions on strengthening the support for the listing of high-quality enterprises can provide a reference for the management of decision-making and enterprise practice of government departments.

Sperm oxidative status varies with the level of sperm competition and affects male reproductive success

Sperm competition theory predicts that males should strategically adjust the allocation of sperm in response to the level of sperm competition (i.e. the number of competing ejaculates). Predictions of sperm competition models have mostly focused on sperm numbers. However, whether males strategically adjust other important traits of their ejaculate such as sperm antioxidants in response to potential rivals and the consequences of such allocation strategies on sperm integrity (e.g. oxidative damage accumulation) and offspring viability is poorly investigated. Using an experimental design in which I manipulated the perceived level of sperm competition experienced by male field crickets, Gryllus bimaculatus , I show that besides sperm numbers, sperm oxidative status can also vary in response to the level of sperm competition. Male crickets increased the antioxidant content of their ejaculates in response to sperm competition risk, an effect that presumably led to less sperm oxidative damage, at least when the level of competition was low. Moreover, I provide evidence suggesting that such strategic adjustments can have fitness consequences for males, as eggs sired by males with increased sperm damage had lower viability. Overall, my results suggest that sperm competition drives plasticity in nonsperm components affecting sperm oxidative status and support the idea that oxidative stress may play a key role in postcopulatory sexual selection. • Male crickets adjusted sperm numbers as expected by sperm competition theory. • Males also increased sperm antioxidants in response to other potential rivals. • Males under a low level of sperm competition had reduced sperm oxidative damage. • Eggs fertilized by males with reduced sperm oxidative damage were more viable.

Financial Analysis of Acoustech Bhd in Malaysia

This paper uses the proportional analysis method commonly used in financial management to make a comparative analysis of the financial statement data of Acustech Bhd company in Malaysia from 2015 to 2016, so as to make a scientific judgment on the operation performance of the company. According to the analysis of the company's profit margin, the profitability and efficiency of the company in the past two years are obtained. The asset structure of the company is combed through the equity multiplier and return on equity, and then the financial performance of the company is comprehensively analyzed by DuPont analysis method. Finally, it interprets the dividend policy of the company for two years, and gives some suggestions on the strategic adjustment of the company's asset structure.

Empirical Study on the Impact of Bio-energy Policy on Economy based on Decision Tree Classification

China is currently in the critical stage of strategic structural adjustment, and the successful structural transformation not only means a qualitative leap in China's overall economic development, but also plays an important role in improving China's energy utilization efficiency. Facing the double pressures of international energy security and environmental degradation, biomass energy, as a new renewable energy source, has attracted unprecedented attention from all countries in the world. Developing biofuels has become a guide of energy policies in many countries including China. In this paper, a decision tree classification model is established to measure energy efficiency. Through theoretical analysis and empirical research, the impact of Bio-energy policy changes on economy is explored. The empirical results show that the adjustment of industrial structure has a significant impact on energy and environment, and the variables are highly sensitive, and the marginal cost of emission reduction is increasing. The conclusion of the study has forward-looking reference value for implementing the strategy of energy diversification and substitution, developing bioenergy and adjusting the policy system of agricultural development.

Moving people from the balcony to the trenches: Time to adopt “climatage” in climate activism?

Supercharged climate activism seems to be now justified in light of continuing government climate myopia and entrenched fossil fuel interests, despite cascading climate change-related disasters. Reviewing the tactics of the climate action movement is timely since the ecological mess we are witnessing is fast becoming intense and frequent, at the same time that emissions are rapidly increasing. This article underlines the continuing need for large-scale social mobilizations for climate action, especially in terms of pushing for a truthful energy transition, where renewables entirely replace fossil fuels and ramping out work on sustainable production/consumption and degrowth. Strengthened climate activism is now more than crucial since many governments remain unattuned to this paramount need. This paper asks if time is ripe for making strategic adjustments to the tactics in the climate action mobilization. Should militancy, particularly the sabotage of inanimate fossil fuel infrastructures, be included in the portfolio of modern climate activism? What does “climatage” (climate action + sabotage) mean for climate activism? What are its risks?

A Corticothalamic Circuit Trades off Speed for Safety during Decision-Making under Motivational Conflict

Decisions to act while pursuing goals in the presence of danger must be made quickly but safely. Premature decisions risk injury or death, whereas postponing decisions risk goal loss. Here we show how mice resolve these competing demands. Using microstructural behavioral analyses, we identified the spatiotemporal dynamics of approach–avoidance decisions under motivational conflict in male mice. Then we used cognitive modeling to show that these dynamics reflect the speeded decision-making mechanisms used by humans and nonhuman primates, with mice trading off decision speed for safety of choice when danger loomed. Using calcium imaging in paraventricular thalamus and optogenetic inhibition of the prelimbic cortex to paraventricular thalamus pathway, we show that this speed-safety trade off occurs because increases in paraventricular thalamus activity increase decision caution, thereby increasing approach–avoid decision times in the presence of danger. Our findings demonstrate that a discrete brain circuit involving the paraventricular thalamus and its prefrontal input adjusts decision caution during motivational conflict, trading off decision speed for decision safety when danger is close. We identify the corticothalamic pathway as central to cognitive control during decision-making under conflict.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Foraging animals balance the need to seek food and energy against the conflicting needs to avoid injury and predation. This competition is fundamental to survival but rarely has a stable, correct solution. Here we show that approach–avoid decisions under motivational conflict involve strategic adjustments in decision caution controlled via a top-down corticothalamic pathway from the prelimbic cortex to the paraventricular thalamus. We identify a novel corticothalamic mechanism for cognitive control that is applicable across a range of motivated behaviors and mark paraventricular thalamus and its prefrontal cortical input as targets to remediate the deficits in decision caution characteristic of unsafe and impulsive choices.

New Trend of Terrorism Development in Pakistan: Manifestations, Causes and Countermeasures

For a long time, religious extremist forces, ethnic separatist forces, international terrorist forces and other forces have been intertwined, bringing great challenges to peace and security in Pakistan and even surrounding region. In recent years, under the influence of weak official intervention, strategic adjustment of big powers, special international environment and other factors, terrorism in Pakistan has shown a new trend. After experiencing a low tide period, the terrorism has an obvious revival trend. The key areas of terrorist attacks have a tendency to move eastward, and the political demands of terrorist organizations are constantly improving. This paper holds that Pakistan’s terrorism needs comprehensive measures, and many measures such as strengthening international anti-terrorism cooperation, promoting anti-terrorism legislation, and promoting the policy of counter-terrorism should be taken in parallel.

Religion in Indonesia's Elections: An Implementation of a Populist Strategy?

AbstractIn Indonesia's political strategic environment, Islamic narratives have been among the main narratives, but have not always been dominant. The 2014 presidential election displayed the beginning of a rising trend of Islamic narratives within the political context in Indonesia. Since then Islamic narratives influenced the strategy of Indonesia's populist leaders, as particularly seen during the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election and 2019 presidential election. This paper analyzes how populism as a strategy was used in recent Indonesian elections. For this purpose, it uses the conception of populism as a political strategy proposed by Weyland. Building on this approach, the paper explains the strategic adjustments made in the use of populism from 2014, 2017, and 2019 in Indonesian political events. It argues that the strategic environment faced by populist actors in Indonesia's 2019 election affected their decision to choose Islamic narratives as an instrument for mass mobilization.

Development Trend and Strategic Adjustment of Enterprise Economy and Trade

In view of the low economic level caused by too many external market factors and low consumption rate of residents, this paper analyzes the development trend of enterprise economy and trade, and gives the corresponding strategic adjustment scheme to achieve effective solution. By comparing the overseas export volume, the volume of sales of enterprises, the proportion of new products in real time, the growth of large-scale enterprises and the annual GDP of enterprises in recent years, we have analyzed the development situation of Chinese enterprises in recent years. Based on the gross national product and the average consumption level of different regions, it is judged that the trade economy of Chinese enterprises is in a relatively low development trend in the next few years, and it is based on this to make corresponding strategic adjustments: Select the strategic direction which is more in line with the consumption level of residents, select the production goods according to the average consumption rate, and then gradually open up the overseas market, adopt the strategy of "bring in, go out" to solve the big problem of regional consumption segmentation, put forward reasonable preferential policies, and change the inherent concept of Chinese enterprises' economic and trade. Finally, the implementation of the joint economic policy to strengthen the concept of law and economy, improve the core development concept of enterprises, enhance the market share of enterprises, realize the strategic adjustment path of diversification.

From Special Partner to Limited Alienation -- New Trend of India's Strategy towards Russia

With the rapid development of its own strength, India has become an important border power body in the political chess game of great powers in this century, and is beginning to adjust the strategic direction of major powers by taking advantage of its unprecedented international position and extremely special geographical environment. In this context, India's strategy towards Russia is facing a new round of positioning. Its adjustment to Russia strategy is not only related to the development of India-Russia relations, but also of great significance to the regional geopolitical security environment. This article around India to Russia's strategic adjustment this topic, first reviews the history of India since 1962 on Russia's strategic change, and then to India on Russia's strategic adjustment agent in factor analysis, based on this model to describe India after the picture and put forward the strategies of major powers limited strategic alienation as India to Russia's strategic developments, Finally, based on the relevant judgment of strategic circle, this paper analyzes the prospect of a new round of India's strategy against Russia from the perspective of alliance theory and lists three possible scenarios in the future.

The Impact of Vocational Education on the High-Quality Development of Local Economy in the New Era

As China enters the new growth stage of the "14th Five-Year Plan," one of the most significant challenges for China's economic development is to accelerate the transformation of the economic development mode, with the strategic adjustment of the economic structure serving as the major direction. Strategic economic structure adjustment necessitates industry structure adjustment and upgrading. As a result, the expansion of diverse sectors necessitates more professional and technical talents, and the importance of vocational education to economic growth is growing. Based on the current state of vocational education in China, this report analyzes the interrelationship between vocational education and economic development, as well as the existing problems, and proposes targeted countermeasures for the synergistic development of vocational education and the economy in China in order to promote the healthy development of vocational education and the high-quality growth of the local economy.