Reexamining the Expected Effect of Available Resources and Firm Size on Firm Environmental Orientation: An Empirical Study of UK Firms

An emergent body of literature examined why some firms apply some environmental initiatives while other firms do not take responsibility for their natural environment? Thus, firm environmental orientation (responsiveness and performance) are linked in the literature to several variables. Unfortunately, the relationship between firm environmental orientation and either available resources or firm size showed mixed results and inconclusive evidence. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to show empirically how available resources and firm size can explain differences in firm environmental responsiveness and environmental performance. Econometric results of environmental responsiveness using the logistic regression model demonstrated that firm size does appear to add something unique in explaining differences in environmental responsiveness while available resource can be safely dropped from the model. However, econometric analysis of environmental performance using the maximum-likelihood random effects model showed strong evidence that available resources and firm size are significant predictors of firm environmental performance.     

Uncertainty and Growth of the Firm

Using data from a survey of 1,097 small and medium-sized non-listed Dutch firms we investigate the relation between growth of the firm and uncertainty. We focus on the impact of sales uncertainty on various types of investment. We find that sales uncertainty, measured by the conditional variance, has a mixed impact on various investment decisions. We include an analysis of the relevance of financial structure and firm size on the growth-uncertainty relation.     

论我国水果罐头出口现状、机遇及挑战

近年来,我国水果罐头产品出口增长趋势较好,出口总量和出口总额都有所提升,丰富的产品也扩展了其他国外市场.我国水果罐头业在拥有世界需求趋旺、政府出台出口退税政策等良好机遇的同时.也面临着供求不一致、发展方式粗放和国外保护主义盛行等严峻挑战.     

Modelling international tourism and country risk spillovers for Cyprus and Malta

Small Island Tourism Economies (SITEs) are developing sovereign countries that rely on tourism as a source of exports, and need a consistent inflow of foreign investment in order to facilitate economic growth. Access to international capital markets helps SITEs smooth out their consumption over time, while absorbing adverse domestic production shocks. This paper provides a comparison of tourism growth, country risk returns and their associated volatilities (or uncertainty) for 2 SITEs, namely Cyprus and Malta. Monthly data are available for both international tourist arrivals and composite country risk ratings compiled by the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) for the period May 1986 to May 2002. The time-varying conditional variances of tourism growth and country risk returns for the 2 SITEs are analysed using multivariate models of conditional volatility. Empirical results show that Cyprus and Malta are complementary destinations for international tourists. Changes to tourism patterns in Cyprus lead to changes to tourism patterns in Malta. Hence, tour operators and national tourism promotion authorities in Cyprus and Malta should collaborate closely in marketing and promoting joint tourism products. Moreover, foreign entities interested in investing in the tourism sectors of Cyprus and Malta should consider investment projects that span a long period of time. The performance of the tourism sector and the associated composite risk are independent of each other for the two countries. However, there is a direct relationship between the tourism sectors of Cyprus and Malta and their respective country risk settings.     

我国柑桔的国际竞争力分析

通过对市场占有率、显示性比较优势指数的分析,表明我国我国柑桔产品中除了宽皮柑桔外,其他柑桔产品在国际上几乎没有竞争力;我国的宽皮柑桔在1998年之前具有国际竞争力,但在1998年之后不具备国际竞争力;分析了我国柑桔产业缺乏国际竞争力的原因,提出了组建柑桔协会等中介组织、大力发展柑桔加工业等对策措施。     

财政分权、地方政府行为与地方政府规模——基于区域差异的视角

利用1995~2008年省际面板数据针对中国财政分权对地方政府规模影响的地区差异效应进行计量检验。研究发现,中国财政分权对地方政府规模影响存在地区差异。财政转移支付制度、财政竞争形式、地方政府父爱主义倾向以及地方政府对境外投资资本优惠力度等是造成此现象的主要原因。     

中小企业内部会计控制对策

本文以我国中小企业内部会计控制的相关理论、概述为出发点,对中小企业实施内部会计控制重要性,内部会计控制中存在的问题以及如何改善内部会计控制度提出一些对策.加强企业内部控制,进而有效的提升企业会计控制力度,只要各中小企业重视内部会计控制制度建设,按照有效的内部控制制度不断对其进行约束和评价,分析原因,总结经验,结合自身特点来开展工作,将会计控制切实的放在企业控制中,相信各中小企业会取得更好的成绩,从而为我国的经济建设做出巨大的贡献.     

铜模浇铸阳极铜脱模剂的应用

介绍了阳极铜浇铸工艺中硫酸钡脱模剂的使用现状,在此基础上研究了粒度、添加物以及水分对脱模剂使用的影响,通过生产实验得到了脱模剂的优化条件:添加10%B2O3、40%Si O2、5%Al2O3、5%Ca O,添加物粒度150-200在目的范围,铜模预热温度200℃-220℃;提出了一种改善脱模剂使用效果的研究路线。     

信息披露、公司规模与债券市场发展困境

我国债券市场面临着缺乏规模效益、发展不均衡等发展困境。通过实证结果表明：我国债券市场准入的门槛限制与公司信息披露质量不高是造成其发展困境的主要原因;在公司规模一定时,信息披露质量越高,债券融资比例越高;信息披露质量一定时,公司规模越小,债券融资比例越高。因此,降低债券市场准入的门槛限制,提高公司信息披露质量是促使我国债券市场走出发展困境的两个关键措施。     

Constructing a Multifactor Model for the Shanghai Stock Exchange

ABSTRACT

We examine the validity of five factor models for explaining the time-series and cross-sectional variations in stock returns in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The factor models include four models proposed by previous literature. Moreover, we propose a four-factor model (comprising market, size, book-to-market, and sales-to-price factors) to explain variations of stock returns in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The results show that the Shanghai stock market exhibits size, book-to-market, and sales-to-price effects. Both the adjusted coefficient of determination and regression model intercepts indicate that the proposed four-factor model explains variations of stock returns in the Shanghai Stock Exchange more effectively in comparison with other multifactor models.