Knowledge embeddedness and the transfer mechanisms in multinational corporations

This paper reports a qualitative study conducted at four Japanese subsidiaries in China and Vietnam about their process of international knowledge transfer. Building on the literatures concerning the diverse types and characteristics of knowledge in multinational corporations (MNCs), we explore the broad mechanisms adopted and locally generated by the host country subsidiaries for transferring the foreign knowledge and putting the locally embedded knowledge into practical use at the local settings. The findings indicated (1) the limitations of applying a standardized and universal set of knowledge transfer mechanisms without considering local idiosyncrasies and (2) the contributions of local agents and institutions throughout the process of local knowledge adaptation and development.     

The Link Between Organizational Ethics and Job Satisfaction: A Study of Managers in Singapore

Based on a survey of 237 managers in Singapore, three measures of organizational ethics (namely, top management support for ethical behavior, the organization's ethical climate, and the association between ethical behavior and career success) are found to be associated with job satisfaction. The link between organizational ethics and job satisfaction is argued from Viswesvaran et al.'s (1998) organizational justice and cognitive dissonance theories. The findings imply that organizational leaders can favorably influence organizational outcomes by engaging in, supporting and rewarding ethical behavior.     

Patent Protection, Transnational Corporations, and Market Structure: A Simulation Study of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

This study examines the role of patent protection on the behavior of transnational corporations and market structure in the Indian pharmaceutical industry. The method of analysis is the calibration of a theoretical model to firm-level data from two therapeutic groups of the Indian pharmacy market, and a simulation analysis asking the hypothetical question of what the market structure would be if India granted patent protection to pharmaceutical products. The model developed for the simulation analysis explicitly accounts for the complex demand structure for pharmaceutical goods that results from the presence of therapeutic substitute drugs, and product differentiation among chemically equivalent drugs.     

组织内信任对任务绩效的影响效应

We studies the relationship between organizational trust and work performance through questionnaire method. By establishing six nested models and two non-nested models and comparing them with the hypotheses model, we find that an employee’s trust in his/her immediate superior, co-workers, and the top manager all exert positive influences upon his/her work performance and these influences are independent and supplementary to one another. We also discuss the complex effects of an individual’s perception of different organizational members upon their behaviors. It is found that the influence of an employee’s trust in top manager upon individuals’ job performance is partially mediated by his/her trust in immediate superiors. __________ Translated from Xinli Xuebao 心理学报 (Acta Psychological Sinica), 2006, 38(5): 770–777     

公司治理:中国企业走出去的制度平台

中国跨国公司发展进入到了一个新的阶段,出现了一些新的特点.培育和造就一批具有国际竞争力的大型跨国公司将成为这一阶段发展的一项主要任务.中国企业是否能成功地走出去,并最终在国际舞台上站稳脚跟,关键取决于自身是否有一个完善的制度平台.目前急需在治理结构方面进行规范,建立起符合现代企业制度要求的法人治理结构和一整套科学规范的决策机制、约束机制和激励机制.     

论中国可持续发展——从跨国公司生态环境责任视角

跨国公司作为世界经济的重要经济体,对生态环境的保护与恶化负有主要的责任。跨国公司集聚中国,日益突出的生态环境问题已成为影响和危及我国可持续发展的关键因素,采取行之有效的措施遏制跨国公司所带来的生态环境的负面影响就显得至关重要。     

商业银行跨国经营动机的经济学分析

研究商业银行跨国经营的动机是解决商业银行跨国经营中的首要问题，银行跨国经营直接影响到银行跨国经营目标市场、进入模式以及整合策略的选择。本文在分析企业跨国经营动机理论的基础上，从信息经济学、产业组织、比较优势、竞争结构等方面分析了商业银行跨国经营的动机。     

试析全球企业并购潮

九十年代以来 ,随着世界经济全球化和信息化的发展 ,跨国集团的并购之风愈演愈烈。本文分析了企业并购的原因和目的 ,以及企业并购对世界经济格局可能带来的影响 ,提出企业并购是跨国公司面向 2 1世纪而进行企业经营战略和管理结构的全面改革 ,是企业在日趋激烈的竞争环境中作出的新的战略选择     

全球化背景下我国跨国企业的本土化管理

随着经济全球趋势的不断加强,我国越来越多的企业走出国门,到境外开办企业,从事生产和贸易,但是我国企业在跨国经营中遇到了各种矛盾和问题,尤其是文化冲突。本文主要从中国企业境外经营的现状出发,来探讨我国企业跨国经营中遇到的文化冲突等问题,提出全球化背景下企业跨国经营必须实施本土化管理的对策。     

内部薪酬差距合理性与会计盈余相关性——来自中国上市公司的经验数据

文章基于2006-2012年我国上市公司高管和员工薪酬数据,对企业内部薪酬差距的合理性进行了分析,得出我国企业内部薪酬差距逐渐扩大,内部薪酬差距不合理性凸显的结论。通过采用实证分析的方法,发现会计盈余对企业内部薪酬差距合理性的影响。企业内部薪酬差距合理性可能由经营活动现金流量净额以及总应计共同影响,总应计又分为操控性应计和非操控性应计。经营活动现金流量净额正向影响企业内部薪酬差距合理性;操控性应计项目负向影响薪酬差距的合理性;而非操控性应计对企业内部薪酬差距合理性的影响并不显著。文章研究结果表明,企业进行盈余操纵时,损害了内部薪酬差距合理性,应该充分利用企业内控制度和外部独立审计对企业盈余操纵进行有效监督,进而维护企业内部薪酬差距合理性。