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Der Balanceakt zwischen Werte- und Interessenpolitik ist die wichtigste Leitlinie der deutschen und europäischen Chinapolitik. Doch wie soll die Balance mit Blick auf die zunehmende wirtschaftliche und strategische Bedeutung Chinas auf der Weltbühne erreicht werden? (APUZ)

Werte und Interessen in den internationalen Beziehungen -- Die deutsch-chinesischen Beziehungen von 1972 bis 1989 -- Institutionelle Strukturen der deutschen Chinapolitik -- Deutsche Chinapolitik unter Kohl, Schröder und Merkel im Vergleich -- Szenarien und grundlegende Tendenzen der deutschen Chinapolitik

A sense of belonging is a need for interpersonal connections; it is a crucial factor that decides whether new graduate nurses can adapt to group working life in a clinical setting. Thus, a detailed understanding of the experience of workplace belonging could assist new graduate nurses adjust to entering the workforce. This study employed the qualitative methodology of phenomenology to examine the meaning of the experiences of workplace belonging of 12 new graduate nurse participants. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews and observations during the interview sessions. After data were collected, they were transcribed verbatim for the purpose of data analysis. New graduate nurses experience related to workplace belonging can be explained using five themes were identified, namely "adjust oneself to blend in," "not being ignored," "becoming an ally," "achieving goals through concerted efforts," and "sharing emotions and becoming family." New graduate nurses experience various types of stress when they first start working in a clinical setting, and this is an issue that warrants the attention and support from all health professionals. Nursing managers could apply the findings of the current study to guide their unit colleagues. Identifying methods that could enhance new graduate nurses' sense of workplace belonging and mutual recognition between employees and their work groups is beneficial for cultivating new graduate nurses' sense of workplace belonging and facilitating their career growth.

PurposeDespite the growing attention being paid to the role of uncertainty in the competitive business environment, few studies have considered uncertainty as an antecedent factor and explored its direct impact on accelerating a firm's innovation speed. This study develops a conceptual framework that examines the impacts of technological uncertainty and market uncertainty on innovation speed, building on complex adaptive theory. Furthermore, it is important to note that the internal resources of a firm and its external environment are not separate entities. In this study, we investigate the moderating role of a firm's internal and external resource ability (financial constraints level and organizational slack level) in the relationship between environmental uncertainty and innovation speed.Design/methodology/approachOur data sample is the panel data of China's A-share listed companies. The data year span is from 2000 to 2018. We use a hierarchical regression analysis model.FindingsOur results reveal that both technology uncertainty and market uncertainty can promote innovation speed. Still, a firm's organizational slack positively moderates the relationship between technology uncertainty and innovation speed, and financial constraints negatively moderate the relationship between demand uncertainty and innovation speed.Originality/valueOur research contributes to the existing literature on uncertainty and extends its research perspective by no longer taking uncertainty as an environmental factor but exploring its direct impact. Still, our research focuses on innovation speed and discusses the impact of environmental uncertainty (including technology uncertainty and demand uncertainty) on firms' innovation speed, expanding the limitations of previous research, which usually holds a relatively general perspective on innovation problems.

AbstractThe rise of digital currencies challenges practices of monetary sovereignty and impacts the international monetary order. Drawing on recent IPE debates about the public‐private nature of money, the critique of the "impossible trinity" and "territorial currencies," this article explores the competition between China and the United States over and within the international monetary system. The two largest economies display strikingly divergent regulatory approaches to cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). China completely banned cryptocurrencies but became a front‐runner in developing a CBDC. It aims to expand the RMB's global role without giving up its monetary control. U.S. administrations have instead reluctantly considered regulating cryptocurrencies. Discussions on a potential digital U.S. dollar (USD) only began in 2020. Washington aims at preserving the existing cross‐border financial mechanisms and offshore infrastructure for USD‐denominated transactions and credit creation. It focuses on financial crime and maintaining the innovation dynamic of its private sector to preserve its "exorbitant privilege." Emerging financial infrastructures and standards for digital currencies are the new technological arena for U.S.–China monetary competition.

This study investigated whether and how product placement influences purchase intention in the context of product-harm crisis. We collected data from 373 Chinese adults who completed an online survey, and conducted a between-subjects experiment (with/without product placement). Structural equation modeling results show that product placement had a significant positive impact on purchase intention, with perceived risk and brand trust acting as mediators. The association between perceived risk and purchase intention was nonsignificant. The study also revealed that product placement had a negative impact on brand trust, which then suppressed purchase intention. This finding emphasizes the importance of brand trust in the relationship between product placement and purchase intention, and shows that influencing consumers' opinion is more difficult than changing their behaviors through product placement.

This article examines the emerging phenomenon of the non-use of WeChat Moments. Drawing upon semi-structured interviews with 21 users who used Moments for at least 6 months, then voluntarily discontinued their use of the feature, we discuss the complex dynamics of Moments use, exploring the implicit micro-behavioral process of social media practice. Countering the purported hyper-centrality of WeChat, we identified a periodic loop of "use, non-use, reuse" of Moments, suggesting that people suspend their use of Moments periodically to "re-domesticate" technology. Through the prism of the domestication approach, we argue that the re-domestication of Moments is a "reboot" of the whole process of domestication through four key stages: re-appropriation, re-objectification, re-incorporation, and re-conversion. Re-domestication is a process that allows people to take a retrospective look at their lives and transform Moments from a disruptive app feature into an instrumental apparatus conducive to their personal and professional well-being. By examining this process, we discuss how people use innovative ways to regain their autonomy and agency in their daily interactions with WeChat.

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Social enterprises (SE) certification is a process of labeling SE and distinguishing them from other types of organizations. This article centers on the SE certification practices in China's Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, analyzes their development conditions and compares them in the three areas. The research has found that there are many similarities in certification organizers, essential criteria, SE qualifications, government role, the application of certification results in such areas. Meanwhile, evident differences have also been found, which can be explained from the institutional contexts within which social enterprises grow and the maturity of non-profit sectors in these regions. Through the analysis of SE certification practice in the three areas, this article points out that SE certification practice varies in different institutional contexts, but in general it helps social enterprises to construct a unique and distinct identity so as to better acquire support from the market, government and other entities. At the same time, we should be alert to the "fence effect" when endorsing social enterprises, and avoid setting fine-grained indicators which may bring damage to the diversified ecology of social entrepreneurship.