Shareholder Value Creation in European M&As

This paper looks at the value generated to shareholders by the announcement of mergers and acquisitions involving firms in the European Union over the period 1998–2000. Cumulative abnormal shareholder returns due to the announcement of a merger reflect a revision of the expected value resulting from future synergies or wealth redistribution among stakeholders. Target firm shareholders receive on average a statistically significant cumulative abnormal return of 9% in a one‐month window centred on the announcement date. Acquirers’ cumulative abnormal returns are null on average. When distinguishing in terms of the geographical and sectoral dimensions of the merger deals, our main finding is that mergers in industries that had previously been under government control or that are still heavily regulated generate lower value than M&A announcements in unregulated industries. This low value creation in regulated industries becomes significantly negative when the merger involves two firms from different countries and is primarily due to the lower positive return that shareholders of the target firm enjoy upon the announcement of the merger. This evidence is consistent with the existence of obstacles (such as cultural, legal, or transaction barriers) to the successful conclusion of this type of transaction, which lessen the probability of the merger actually being completed as announced and, therefore, reduce its expected value.     

在全面开放的市场中,我国物流业发展探讨

现在我国已步入了“WTO后过渡期”，物流市场已全面开放，面对大批跨国公司已经或即将涌入，文章对我国物流业发展的现状和存在问题进行分析，并探讨我国物流业发展的策略。     

Assessment of Interjudge Reliability in the Open-Ended Questions Coding Process

In the process of coding open-ended questions, the evaluation of interjudge reliability is a critical issue. In this paper, using real data, the behavior of three coefficients of reliability among coders, Cohen’s K, Krippendorff’s α and Perreault and Leigh’s I _r are patterned, in terms of the number of judges involved and the categories of answer defined. The outcome underlines the importance of both variables in the valuations of interjudge reliability, as well as the higher adequacy of Perreault and Leigh’s I _r and Krippendorff’s α for marketing and opinion research.     

Memory recall errors in retrospective surveys: A reverse record check study

This paper reports on a study to compare self-reports during an interview with staff who attended a University health centre in Turkey, with the records of visits to the same health centre over the previous 12 months. Design of the study reflects the effects of importance of the event, duration since the event, frequency of the occurrence of the event, measurement scale of the event, and bounded and unbounded recalling. In order to assess the extent of recall error, responses to retrospective questions on health centre visits are compared with administrative records. Statistical models are proposed for short and long term human memory recall error effects on responses.     

In at the deep end: Conducting processual research on organisational change

This article provides a series of reflections on the practice of carrying out processual research on organisational change. At a broad level, some of the main tasks associated with conducting company case studies are described and the benefits of this approach for dealing with complex change data are outlined. At a more specific level, the article addresses three main areas tied to the actual “doing” of processual research. First, the notion of tacit knowledge and “getting your hands dirty” by engaging in ongoing in-depth fieldwork. Second, the design and implementation of a longitudinal case study research programme. Third, the advantages and concerns of combining a range of different data collecting techniques in carrying out processual studies. Overall, the main intention is to provide some useful reflections and practical insights, as well as providing something of the flavour of carrying out this type of research.     

论细分化和联合化思想在营销专业产学结合中的应用

产学结合作为目前高校特别是高职院校办学的特色和亮点，近来越来越被强调、应用，呈现出蓬勃发展的趋势。本文从产学结合的实际应用情况出发，引入细分化和联合化的思想，对营销专业产学结合的发展趋势做了一定的思考。     

高职高专教育教学质量评价国际比较研究

该系教育部《新世纪高职高专教育教学质量监控与教学评价体系的研究与实践》项目“国际比较研究”子课题的研究报告。报告从近年来评价模式的多样化、评价主体的多元化、评价客体的一体化以及评价价值观的双重取向变化四个方面进行了比较研究。     

关联交易信息的核心质量 --层次结构及实现途径

通过对关联交易的组织理性和社会成本进行简要的经济学分析，从节约社会成本的角度，借助FASB“财务会计信息质量的层次结构模型”，构筑了一个关联交易信息的核心质量层次结构，同时，从我国有关关联交易会计规范颁布和变迁的角度，分析现有关联交易信息质量的实现途径及不足，并提出相关改进建议。     

高等教育成本核算的研究

高校成本核算是教育经济领域长期探讨的问题,本文将高校办学成本定义为直接办学成本,对高等教育成本的核算范围、计算公式进行了定义,并分析和探讨了职工工资及福利费、助学金、固定资产折旧、后勤服务支出、科研支出等成本如何计入高等教育成本等问题.