Director Compensation and CEO Bargaining Power in REITs

We analyze director compensation for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and investigate the relations between director compensation and other measures of the board independence and board monitoring. Using 136 REITs in 2001, we find that REITs that pay higher equity-based compensation to their board members are associated with higher financial performance. Our data indicate that board equity-based compensation is positively related to the existence of an independent nomination committee, however, it has no significant relationship with board size, proportion of outside directors, CEO duality and CEO tenure and ownership.

在Director中用Lingo语言实现视频播放器的方法

在用Director开发设计多媒体课件时，为了实现对视频文件的正常播放控制，可用Lingo语言来设计视频播放器。本文提供了一种设计方法，这种方法具有编程简单、容易移植的特点，在多媒体课件的开发设计中有一定的参考价值。     

欧盟EuPs指令对发展中国家贸易的影响及因应策略

2007年8月11日实施的欧盟用能产品生态设计框架指令（EuPs指令）引起我国政府和企业的普遍关注。该指令对发达国家与发展中国家存在质的差异，对发达国家更多地是一项技术标准，而对发展中国家则是一项技术性贸易壁垒（TBT）措施或是一项技术壁垒（TB）。应针对该指令作为TBT对发展中国家的影响进行理论分析，并为我国企业提出因应对策。     

Critical uses of research in business marketing

Research into business markets and marketing operations can have very high payoff when applied critically in high leverage situations. Five characteristically high leverage situations are identified and discussed. They are: high cost decisions, major new activities, business strategy, marketing productivity, and the creation of new knowledge and theory. Mentioned are encouraging new academic and professional activities that are likely to have significant impact on the discipline.     

Is there an association between director option compensation and the likelihood of misstatement?

Oversight bodies in the United States (US) have addressed the issue of director independence in recent years. Bebchuk et al. [Bebchuk, L., Grinstein, Y., Peyers, U. (2006). Lucky directors. (Working paper Harvard University Law School) SSRN # 952239.] found that director oversight may be impaired if directors receive option grants under favorable terms because these grants may create a mutuality of interest between directors and managers. We assess whether option grants to independent directors reduce oversight of financial reporting. Using a sample of 105 US firms that misstated their revenue matched with a sample of non-misstatement firms, we find that companies whose independent directors do not receive stock options are less likely to misstate revenues than companies who meet the Sarbanes-Oxley definition of independence. Our results show that compensating outside directors with stock options may weaken their independent oversight.     

Ownership, Governance, and Bank Performance: Korean Experience

The paper examines the effect of ownership and governance on firm performance. Tracing the post financial crisis experience, 1998–2002, of the Korean commercial bank industry, the paper investigates whether the involvement of foreign investors in the ownership structure had any significant effect on the banks' performance i.e., return and risk measures. Further, it examines the effects of the presence of outside directors, especially directors from foreign countries, in the corporate board structure impacts banks performance. Evidence indicates that the extent of the foreign ownership level, not the mere existence of foreign ownership, has a significant positive association with the bank return and a significant negative association with the bank risk. The number of outside board of directors does not have any significant affect on performance however the presence of a foreign director on that board is significantly associated with bank return and risk. These findings are relatively robust under the different specifications of performance measures.     

独立董事制度与公司业绩的相关性分析：来自沪市A股的实证研究

独立董事制度是近年来我国上市公司为完善公司治理结构而从西方引入的一项重要措施。本文以沪市A股上市公司为研究对象 ,主要分两部分对独立董事展开讨论。其一 ,对独立董事的设立情况、薪酬现状、来源等问题进行分析 ;其二 ,对独立董事制度及其在董事会中所占的比例和公司业绩的相关性进行研究。分析发现 ,公司设立独立董事前后 ,公司业绩有显著性差异 ,但是公司业绩与独立董事在董事会中所占比例无关 ,而且引入独立董事后 ,公司业绩似乎变得更糟。     

The diversity of expertise on corporate boards in Australia

Expertise diversity is expected to enhance the monitoring and advising functions of boards of directors. Yet, little is known about the expertise that actually exists on corporate boards. In this study, we examine the diversity of professional expertise on corporate boards in Australia and implications for shareholder value. We categorise directors by 11 types of professional expertise and find the most common types of expertise are business executives, accountants, bankers, scientists, lawyers and engineers. We find that expertise diversity is primarily related to board size, industry and location. Our analysis also suggests that shareholders benefit when boards diversify their expertise within a subset of specialist business expertise (lawyers, accountants, consultants, bankers and outside CEOs). Further diversity beyond this subset of expertise is associated with lower firm value and performance.     

独立董事制度有效性与控股股东关联交易——来自深交所制造业上市公司的经验数据

基于2002～2008年深交所制造业上市公司的证据,本文以控股股东与上市公司之间的关联交易作为研究对象,结合独立董事所占比例、专业性和薪酬等基本特征,考察了独立董事能否有效发挥其监督职能。研究发现:独立董事的专业性对控股股东与上市公司的关联交易有显著的抑制作用,独立董事薪酬与控股股东与上市公司关联交易的频率显著正相关,独立董事的比例对控股股东与上市公司关联交易没有显著影响。这些结论有助于我们从新的视角去改进我国上市公司独立董事制度以提高其监督制约控股股东的职能。