Globalization and the Good Corporation: A Need for Proactive Co-existence

Large corporations are coming under intense pressure to act in a socially responsible manner. Corporations have accepted this notion provided that it is exercised voluntarily. It has also been argued that corporations can do well by doing good, and that good ethics is good business. This paper presents an alternative viewpoint by demonstrating that while voluntary socially responsible conduct is desirable, it plays a rather small role in inspiring good corporate conduct. Instead, (a) it is the external economic-competitive conditions that define the parameters and opportunities for good corporate conduct; and (b) the values and traditions of the corporations, and their perceived risk in exploiting those opportunities, that influence the extent of a corporation's socially responsible conduct. The framework presented here analyzes certain market-competitive conditions, which determine the scope and direction of socially responsible corporate conduct, and the instruments available to society to enhance ethical corporate conduct. It suggests that from society's perspective, we should move away from the notion of corporate social responsibility and toward corporate social accountability. Most modern economies operate under conditions of imperfect competition where corporations gain above-normal profits, i.e., market rent, from market imperfections. Therefore, corporations should be held accountable for a more equitable distribution of these above-normal profits with other groups, e.g., customers, employees, etc., who were deprived of their market-based gains because of market imperfections and corporate power. Three approaches are suggested for measuring corporate accountability through corrections. These are: information imbalance, bargaining power imbalance, and, adjudication, remedy and relief imbalance.     

Turbo码在无线移动通信中的应用

首先分析了Turbo码的基本编、译码结构与原理，然后探讨了它在无线移动通信系统中的几个具体应用。     

微电子机械系统ADXL345的应用研究

微电子机械系统因其成本低、可靠性高、功耗低、体积小和重量轻等特点,在便携式电子设备中应用广泛。文章通过S3C2440针对美国ADI公司最新推出的三轴数字加速度计ADXL345进行运动特性的检测研究,为该器件的应用开发提供了一种方法。     

烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚应用在纺织品中对环境的影响

列举了APEO在纺织品中的一些应用和检测纺织品中其含量的检测方法。阐述了应用在纺织品中的APEO对环境的影响，并提出一些应对及补救措施。     

Application of early risk detection concepts and methods to environmental health. A German feasibility study

Early risk detection is essential for being able to address the most important environmental health risk‐topics in a persistent and prospective manner. In support of the action programme “Environment and Health” (APUG) of the German Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security (BMGS) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU) which recommended that a detection and evaluation system for the timely recognition of emerging risk problems be developed, a qualitative feasibility study was commissioned. The results of this study are presented here and support the development of an early risk detection system based on the insights gained from the investigation of case studies and the differentiation and presentation of a risk typology, methods, tools, and suggested organizational processes.

The study has shown that early risk detection includes the identification, characterization, evaluation and dissemination of information on possible risks as well as the circumstances of appearance and distribution. The goal is the recognition of possible risks in order for risk management to be able to introduce swift and appropriate measures. Consequently, it can also serve as an instrument towards further development of a balanced and structured implementation of the precautionary principle in the environmental health policy.     

Detecting jumps from Lévy jump diffusion processes

Recent asset-pricing models incorporate jump risk through Lévy processes in addition to diffusive risk. This paper studies how to detect stochastic arrivals of small and big Lévy jumps with new nonparametric tests. The tests allow for robust analysis of their separate characteristics and facilitate better estimation of return dynamics. Empirical evidence of both small and big jumps based on these tests suggests that models for individual equities and overall market indices require incorporating Lévy-type jumps. The evidence of small jumps also helps explain why jumps in the market index are uncorrelated with jumps in its component equities.     

含硫油气井中的硫化氢气体检测和防护应急程序

文章详细分析了含硫油气井勘探开发中硫化氢气体产生的来源、硫化氢的主要检测方法,并重点论述了防护硫化氢的应急管理程序。     

检测环境对路面弯沉检测结果的影响

路面弯沉是路面及路基结构整体强度和刚度的直观反应,是工程整体强度质量的重要检测指标。因此,了解路面湾沉的变化规律,正确测试路面弯沉值,对于正确评价路面质量有着极其重要的意义。     

浅谈智能电能表的概念标准化以及检测方法

近年来,随着电力的快速发展,智能电网越来越普遍,而智能电能表是整个智能电网和不可缺少的一环,因此对智能电能表的研究也得到越来越多的关注。目前国际上各个国家对智能电表的定义有所不同,对于智能电表的技术标准和相关的检测方法也没有统一。本文首先对智能电表的概念做出了说明,然后介绍了对智能电能表的标准化,最后说明了智能电能表的检测方法。     

商船避碰方法的探讨及影响

文章分析了商船与捕鱼船舶的避碰情况,以及减少碰撞事故应采取的措施,从而减少事故降低经济损失。