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The stability in the cooperative relationship between broiler processing enterprises and broiler raisers is a key factor restricting the performance of "company + farmers" business model in the broiler industry. Based on the survey data on seven cities in Shandong Province, from the perspective of broiler processing enterprises, this paper uses Logit-ISM model to reveal the factors influencing the stable relationship between broiler processing enterprises and broiler raisers as well as the hierarchy of these factors. Studies have shown that enterprise characteristics (enterprise scale, enterprise level, attitudes and behaviors), cognitive characteristics (transaction cost cognition, cognition of contract's binding force, reputation mechanism cognition) and environmental characteristics (intermediary coordination) will affect the stability of cooperative relationship. And finally, some policy recommendations are set forth in order to promote the development of broiler industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As an important index for measuring the value-creating ability of enterprises, Economic Value Added (EVA) proposed a new concept on profit of enterprises, which took the application efficiency of capital in a comprehensive way. Taking listed companies in Shandong Island blue economic zone, as samples, EVA was applied in this paper to analyze the value-creating ability in the whole blue economic zone based on the accounting report data from 2009 to 2011. Then, a comparison about value-creating ability of these listed companies was proposed in view of industry. As a result, the valuecreating ability of listed companies in Shandong Island blue economic zone, showed an increasing tendency during the three years. Otherwise, the EVA rate, an index which can reflect the efficiency of capital, increased first and decreased afterwards. At the same time, the operating performance in these companies stood enhanced obviously. However, there was a huge gap between different industries. The measures about how to improve the value-creating ability of listed companies were proposed in this paper for helping managers to improve their management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Changes in land use and ecosystem service values in the main urban area of Jinan between 1988 and 2002 were investigated in this paper using dataset deriving from LANDSAT TM images. In the study period, the most notable changes of land use are the decrease of cropland and the increase of construction land. With the urbanization, more and more lands were occupied for the construction purpose. Woodland and cropland are the dominant land use categories providing about 80% of the total ecosystem service value. Ecosystem service valuation results showed that the total ecosystem service value decreased by 42.86 million Yuan between 1988 and 2002, with an average annual decline of 3.06 million Yuan. Emphasis should be paid on the conservation of woodland and cropland in the future. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: For the performance evaluation of coal enterprises energy conservation and reduction of pollutant emission, a new GRD-TOPSIS method is proposed. By analyzing the background of performance evaluation of energy conservation and reduction of pollutant emission, the performance evaluation system of coal enterprises is established. Three coal enterprises of Yanzhou City are selected as evaluation objects, and use the new method to evaluate their performance of energy conservation and reduction of pollutant emission. The practical example shows the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.KeywodsGRD-TOPSIS; MADM; energy conservation and reduction of pollutant emission [Copyright &y& Elsevier]