Intra‐firm differentiation of compensation systems: evidence from US high‐technology firms

While scholars have long recognised the influence of firm decisions on aspects of compensation (e.g. pay level and pay mix), prior compensation studies offer an ambiguous understanding regarding their scope. Some studies argue that firms customise compensation decisions according to employee groups, whereas others assume that firm compensation decisions apply uniformly throughout a firm. To address this research gap, the current study analyses pay levels and pay mixes for R&D employees and administrative employees in US high‐technology firms. Our empirical analyses show that firms make distinct compensation decisions for these two job families, but these decisions are ultimately consistent. These findings highlight firms' intention to strike a balance between customising compensation systems according to employee groups and maintaining internal consistency. Our findings add interesting insights to the strategic HRM and talent management literatures, which claim that firms should differentiate among employees when designing HRM systems.     

The effect of travel purpose and self-image congruency on preference toward airline livery design and perceived service quality

This paper examines travelers’ preference for airline livery design, which is an important component of sensory experience for tourists. Based on surveys of both U.S. and South Korean respondents, this study finds that airline livery preference depends on travel purpose (i.e. business vs. vacation). Designs preferred by the two travel segments differ in terms of color tone, hue, line, and shape. Business traveler-preferred designs signal punctual, efficient, classy, and safe service; while vacation traveler-preferred designs elicit feelings of fun, friendly, and exotic service. It is also shown that travelers prefer airline livery that is congruent with their situational self-image, depending on the travel occasion at hand. In fact, self-image congruency of design is approximately half of the variance in airline livery preference. Finally, results show that self-image congruency also increases perceived service quality.     

Global Liquidity and Commodity Prices

While monetary easing and increasing participation of financial institutions in commodity trading have enhanced the financialization of commodity markets, this paper investigates empirically whether the impact of global liquidity on commodity prices has grown since the crisis. For each commodity group, this paper uses a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model to address the short‐run relationship between global liquidity and commodity prices. The key finding is that the effect of global liquidity on commodity prices becomes more salient since the global financial crisis. This paper also suggests a price‐based liquidity indicator has a greater explanatory power for the commodity price dynamics than monetary aggregates.     

Effect of the Sovereign Credit Ratings in East Asia Countries: Evidence from Panel Vector Autoregression

We study the effect of the sovereign credit ratings on the economies of seven East Asian countries, applying panel vector autoregression (VAR). We find that rating has less effect than outlook of rating on the credit default swap (CDS) spreads, the stock indexes, and the GDP growth rates. Rating upgrade and positive outlook have stronger effects than rating downgrade and negative outlook, and the effects of positive outlook and rating are greater after the financial crisis. There is evidence of contagion in that the economic variables of a country seem to have been affected by the outlooks of the other countries.     

“3G时代”我国电子商务发展面临的新问题与措施分析

3G时代一方面给电子商务的发展提供了广阔的前景,另一方面也给电子商务的进一步发展提出了新的挑战。只有真正解决了这些问题,才能进一步促进我国电子商务的发展。     

有毒有害食品事件屡次发生的原因分析

人民群众餐桌安全、生命健康安全是维护社会稳定的头等大事之一,关乎群众切身利益、群众反映强烈的有毒有害食品已引起政府和全社会的高度重视。本文针对若干有毒有害食品事件进行分析,结果表明导致这类事件屡次发生的原因主要有:①政府和相关职能部门的管理和监督缺乏力度,至今还没有建立完全可靠的食品安全控制体系。②一些商家经营的规范和诚信责任不强,一些员工职业道德缺失和食品安全知识匮乏。③消费者维护食品安全意识薄弱。只有政府相关职能部门切实实施有效管理和监督,食品企业切实履行经营规范、诚信责任和员工职业道德教育及食品安全知识的培训,所有消费者切实提高认识和识别能力来维护食品安全,只有这样才能使人们的饮食健康能够得到保障。     

中小型企业管理信息系统开发中存在的问题及对策研究

随着信息时代的发展,建设适合自己的MIS是推进企业信息化的主要方式。本文阐述了目前我国中小型企业在MIS的引入阶段、开发阶段、应用阶段存在的共性问题,并针对不同阶段出现的不同问题,提出解决对策。中小型企业在引用、开发和应用MIS过程中能否有效地规避这些问题,对MIS的成败起着举足轻重的作用,也对企业能否真正实现内部管理的提升具有重要影响。     

中国房地产调控与房地产税问题探讨

房地产领域的重要性、复杂性和敏感性在目前的社会体制转型期前所未有地凸显出来.本次宏观调控与房地产调控新政应明确树立"双轨统筹"框架目标:一个是保障轨,一个是市场轨.征收房地产税首先考虑的是为推进财税改革全局配套,打造地方税体系,使省以下分税制转变到位,这是正在进行的新一轮房地产调控新政中不可缺少的制度内容.这一方面可以抑制需求,缓解供需矛盾,另一方面的作用是发挥收入再分配效应,按照承受能力抽肥补瘦.房地产税的征收和土地出让金并行不悖,在技术和管理方面不存在硬障碍.目前应当集思广益,试点探索,积极推进.同时应当冷静看待现在一些城市使用的行政化调控手段,这种方法从长期看是不可取的.     

中国外贸增长方式转变绩效的实证研究——基于江苏数据

本文通过建立外贸增长方式综合评价体系,以江苏数据为例,对外贸增长方式转变绩效进行了实证研究。研究结果表明：量性指标显示外贸规模不断扩大,业绩突出;结构指标显示外贸结构提升业绩平平,虽然结构指标在波动中不断优化,但是优化程度不够;效益指标显示外贸效益逐渐上升,但环境效益指标较差。从总体上来看,转变外贸增长方式的任务仍然十分艰巨。     

供电企业人力资源管理改进实例分析

本文针对电力行业的特点,借助供电企业的实例和大量数据,对电力企业人力资源管理的现状进行了分析,并在此基础上,针对上述环节,结合供电企业人力资源管理的实际情况,逐一提出了改进方法和措施.