Do innovative emerging market cross-border acquirers create more shareholder value? Evidence from India

This study attempts to investigate the role of absorptive capacity of emerging market firms in creating shareholder value from developed market acquisitions. It analyzes the cumulative abnormal return of cross border acquisitions of listed Indian firms in Europe focusing on acquirers’ research intensity. The study discovers a U-shaped relationship between research intensity of Indian acquirers and their cumulative abnormal return following acquisitions in Europe. As such, firms with no research capacity can benefit from the acquisition by accessing advanced targets, although firms with extensive research capacity outperform any of their Indian competitors as these firms have the absorptive capacity to not only exploit but also explore the knowledge base of the acquired target. Furthermore, we found a positive effect of the acquisition of a high-tech target company, regardless of the absorptive capacity of the acquirer. We also found that business group membership has a positive impact on shareholder value, although horizontal acquisitions as compared to vertical and unrelated deals have a significantly negative impact for these companies. This result is again linked to the more explorative nature of vertical and unrelated acquisitions in comparison with horizontal deals that are more based on the exploitation of existing resources and capabilities.     

Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union

Applying econometric techniques to EU28 panel data and controlling for explanatory variables such as road types, we find that increased truck load capacity does not necessarily aggravate road traffic safety. Specifically, heavy trucks do not seem to be linked with greater numbers of traffic fatalities/accidents, medium trucks appear to be the worst performers in terms of fatalities, and light trucks seem to be the worst for accidents. In summary, our results clarify the complex relationship between truck load capacity and road safety, pointing to the existence of a negative correlation for accidents per capita and an inverse U-shaped curve for fatalities per capita.     

A STRUCTURAL RISK‐NEUTRAL MODEL FOR PRICING AND HEDGING POWER DERIVATIVES

We develop a structural risk‐neutral model for energy market modifying along several directions the approach introduced in Aïd et al. In particular, a scarcity function is introduced to allow important deviations of the spot price from the marginal fuel price, producing price spikes. We focus on pricing and hedging electricity derivatives. The hedging instruments are forward contracts on fuels and electricity. The presence of production capacities and electricity demand makes such a market incomplete. We follow a local risk minimization approach to price and hedge energy derivatives. Despite the richness of information included in the spot model, we obtain closed‐form formulae for futures prices and semiexplicit formulae for spread options and European options on electricity forward contracts. An analysis of the electricity price risk premium is provided showing the contribution of demand and capacity to the futures prices. We show that when far from delivery, electricity futures behave like a basket of futures on fuels.     

论“能本管理”在新经济时代人才管理中的应用

新经济时代人才资源管理尤为重要,以人的知识、智力、技能和实践创新能力为核心内容的"能本管理"是一种较好的管理理念。"能本管理"其核心就是以人的知识、智力、技能和实践创新能力为内容,其实质就是要建立一种"各尽其能"的运作机制。通过采取有效的方法,最大限度地发挥人的能力,从而实现能力价值的最大化,并实现企业发展的目标以及组织创新。     

大秦铁路榆次站枢纽现状分析及扩能探讨

铁路枢纽运转效率的高低直接影响着铁路运输企业的竞争力。随着石太、侯月、丰沙大线三线增量及车流的调整，榆次站枢纽的地位显得尤为重要。调研榆次站枢纽现状，分析车流现状、各场能力及运用情况，针对既有运输组织方式下局部运转不畅的问题，提出优化作业组织、人员配备、编组计划等提升榆次站枢纽能力的扩能建议。     

基于软土地层混凝土灌注桩施工的研究与设计

文章结合混凝土灌注桩的相关理论,介绍了混凝土灌注桩的种类和施工方法,并对软土地层桩基进行了设计,合理计算出单桩静载力和桩基强度,并对桩基强度进行复核,按其构造进行配筋,最后,总结性地提出了本灌注桩相关的结论和建议。     

一种可考虑形状效应的浅埋板锚极限抗拔力计算方法

现有的板锚极限抗拔力计算方法只考虑了常规形状锚板的情况,不适用于特殊形状的锚板。为了更好地指导工程实践,在总结已有研究的基础上,研究了圆形、方形、正三角形和风筝形锚板,假定锚板的破坏面从锚板的侧面以膨胀角向上延伸,形成与锚板自身具有相同横截面形状的棱台,结合数学和力学理论分析,提出了一种可以考虑形状效应的浅埋板锚极限抗拔承载力计算方法,并将简化方法计算所得承载力和公开试验结果进行对比。结果表明,简化计算方法适用于埋深与板宽之比小于5的浅埋情况,且具有较高的精度,可以在初步工程设计中加以应用。研究结果为多种形态的浅埋锚板极限抗拔力计算提供了新的方法,可为类似工程项目的设计提供参考,具有一定的工程借鉴价值。     

论提高建设社会主义先进文化的能力

提高建设社会主义先进文化的能力,必须做好五方面的工作:积极推进理论创新,加强马克思主义理论研究和建设;深化文化体制改革,解放和发展文化生产力;把握舆论工作的正确导向,提高引导社会舆论的本领;努力探索新方式新方法,加强和改进思想政治工作;优先发展教育和科学事业,提高全民族的科学文化素质.     

海域"双评价"的实践与应用——以温州为例

"双评价"(资源环境承载能力评价和国土空间开发适宜性评价)作为构建国土空间基本战略格局的科学基础尚未延伸至海洋层面。海域"双评价"作为沿海地区国土空间规划工作的重要内容,存在理论缺失、技术方法不完善等问题。文章以海域功能理论为基础,从人类海洋活动出发,探索海域"双评价"的实践方案,建立"双评价"到海域利用优化的科学逻辑,指出基于"双评价"的海域利用冲突识别是海洋空间规划的关键。以温州市海域为例,基于本底资源从空间、渔业、环境和生态四方面进行单要素承载力测算,以此获得海域综合承载力作为监测预警的标志。选择渔业用海和建设用海两类典型用海进行适宜性分析,确定海洋空间利用的最优布局,判断海域利用空间冲突。结果表明:温州市沿海区县的海洋承载能力差异较大,资源环境分化严重,龙湾区与洞头区渔业资源开发超载;乐清市与龙湾区的海洋环境超载。渔业用海适宜面积占比较低且分布于远海地带。不适宜区域集中于瓯江、飞云江、鳌江三江入海口岸海域。建设用海适宜区域集中于近岸海域,远海区域距离城镇与交通较远,自然条件中水深较深,成本较高。苍南县和平阳县海域利用冲突较少,用海布局合理。乐清市、龙湾区与洞头区存在显著冲突。"双评价"的实践与应用是指导沿海地区海洋经济发展与海洋资源保护的关键,能够综合识别海洋利用的冲突,有助于沿海地区海洋空间规划。     

工业园内企业年龄构建与环境污染相关性研究

针对目前工业园概念的惯性认识,从仿生学理论基础上提出工业园的建立需要加入年龄的考虑,并依据现代企业的经营周期与企业年龄的相关性,提出企业年龄决定企业环境容量需求,合理企业年龄构建是工业园动态生态化的前提,动态生态工业园是区域环境容量合理调配的基础。合理搭建工业园内企业年龄结构是控制环境污染的重要前提。