Business networks and retail internationalization: A case analysis in the fashion industry

The paper presents different theoretical perspectives on the issue of business networks and their role in the process of internationalization. With regard to methodology, a specific case study is conducted of a vertically integrated firm in the fashion supply chain, which has implemented branding and retailing strategies in international markets. The case analysis, which is the result of a longitudinal study conducted over several years, aims at an in depth analysis of the extent to which business relationships represent a learning context involving opportunities/constraints in the internationalization process. The paper outlines the relationship between the specific business model, the international patterns followed, and business relationships. Three research questions are posed and discussed. Some final remarks on the relationships between business networks and international retail expansion conclude the work.     

数字化能否调节产品创新与服务转型的交互效应——基于A股制造业上市公司的实证研究

基于2012—2019年沪深两市668家A股制造业上市企业面板数据，实证检验产品创新与服务转型对企业绩效的交互效应，利用Python文本挖掘技术构建数字化指标，研究数字化对两者交互效应的调节作用。结果表明：产品创新和服务转型两者间的交互效应与制造业服务化水平有关，随着服务化水平提高，交互效应表现为U型关系；数字技术能够显著促进产品创新与服务转型协同发展，使两者交互的U型曲线拐点向左移动。进一步分析表明，大型民营企业引进数字技术对两者交互效应的调节作用更为显著。结论有利于促进制造企业产品创新与服务转型协同，对于实现高质量发展具有重要现实意义。     

审计收费、审计师变更与意见购买

实证研究表明,虽然变更审计师增加了上市公司年报被出具非标准审计意见和审计意见恶化的可能性,但是审计师变更更为显著地提高了审计意见改善的可能性;审计收费异常增加与被出具非标准审计意见和审计意见恶化的可能性负相关.公司管理层在一定程度上可以成功实现审计意见购买的动机.此外,异常审计收费、审计收费异常增加和异常降低与审计师变更之间不存在显著的交互效应.     

Labour market rigidity and expansionary austerity

This study provides new evidence on how labour market rigidities affect the transmission of fiscal consolidations using a sample of 17 OECD countries. Owing to a novel empirical approach, the outcomes of consolidations are modelled as a function of employment and wage rigidities. The evidence confirms that tax-based consolidations are distortionary, while expenditure-based consolidations have wealth effects. These effects are then magnified by flexible employment and rigid wages, while they are moderated by rigid employment and flexible wages. This indicates that labour market conditions influence how fiscal consolidation is propagated in the economy by affecting both the magnitude and the transmission channels of consolidation plans. This result has crucial policy implications and suggests that the design of consolidation plans should account for the labour market structure.     

链网互动与区域产业网络的优化

文章在讨论产业网络及其优化内涵的基础上,分析了区域产业网络优化的两种基本模式,即构建产业创新网络和嵌入全球价值链,由于二者分别存在"网络陷阱"和"全球价值链陷阱",通过构建链网互动机制来优化区域产业网络是更为可行的思路,文中构建了一个链网互动机制的概念框架,并结合我国实际提出了促进区域产业网络优化的若干政策建议.