The Applicability of a Contingent Factors Model to Accounting Ethics Research

This paper discusses the relevancy of a contingent factors model posited by Jones for conducting accounting ethics research. Using a sample of 37 experienced Australian auditing managers and partners of all of the ‘Big Four’ multinational accounting firms, we find that the contextual model developed by Jones can help guide accounting ethics research by isolating the contingent factors that affect ethical decision making. Moreover, we examine how the factors differ across different accounting settings. Implications for accounting ethics research and accounting practice are then discussed.Jeffrey R. Cohen, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Carroll School of management at Boston College. His research focuses primarily on behavioral ethics issues as well as investigating governance from a behavioral perspective.Nonna Martinov Bennie is a Senior Lecturer at Sydney University. Her research focuses on ethical issues in auditing as well as issues surrounding materiality judgments.     

我国会计服务市场面临的挑战及其对策

我国加入WTO后,必须开放会计服务市场,以“保证我国与外国合作的事务所和职业人士享受与东道国同行同等的权利”;“消除市场准入的歧视性壁垒”。因此,加入WTO后的中国会计服务市场竞争将会日趋激烈。对此,我们应采取积极对策,例如,健全审计的法律法规制度,尽快与国际审计惯例接轨,提高注册会计师的职业道德和执业水平等措施。     

从混沌理论哲学观对旅游学混沌态及学科体系探讨

从混沌理论哲学观,对旅游学混沌态进行了分析,将其分为"前科学阶段"混沌态和"内在随机性"混沌态,认为旅游学的"内在随机性"决定了旅游学多学科、交叉性的特点.从混沌学的"初值敏感性"理论,阐明了旅游研究应以游客为初始路径的观点.根据混沌理论,确定了体验和服务是旅游系统的两个奇异吸引子,并分析了它们之间的联系与区别.从旅游系统动力机制分析,提出了由体验维、服务维、影响维和信息、技术维等4个维度构成的旅游学科体系框架.     

论我国饭店集团发展过程中的几个误区--暨中国饭店集团演进的一个理论框架

本文首先简单回顾了我国饭店集团发展的历史进程，然后指出了在这一发展过程中，出现了忽视饭店集团个体特征、忽略了市场环境对饭店集团成长过程的制约和影响及过分强调资产纽带的重要性等三大误区，最后作者针对中国饭店集团化今后的发展、研究提出了一个概括性的理论框架。     

Relationship between flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults attending senior centres

ABSTRACT

This study examined relationships between leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, and flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults. In total, 257 older adults attending senior centres from New Taipei City, Taiwan were recruited. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, during which leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, flow experience, and subjective vitality were measured. The data were analysed using a hierarchical regression method. Results revealed that leisure autonomy, leisure competence, and leisure social support were significantly and positively correlated with subjective vitality and that flow experience was more significantly and positively correlated with subjective vitality than the three leisure needs were. Practical implications of results in terms of enhancing subjective vitality among older adults are discussed. Considering that flow experience is a strong predictor of subjective vitality among older adults, helping older adults experience flow should considerably enhance their subjective vitality. Flow is experienced when a balance is reached between high levels of challenges and skills. Therefore, leisure with such balance increases the likelihood that older adults can experience flow.     

Cost structure and productivity growth of the Taiwanese international tourist hotels

This study investigates the cost structure and economic implications of the Taiwanese international tourist hotel industry. A multi-product translog cost function with three inputs and three outputs is estimated using seemingly unrelated regression estimation and three-stage least squares. A balanced panel dataset consisting of 47 international tourist hotels in Taiwan over the period 1997–2001 was obtained from Taiwanese Tourism Bureau and used to estimate the cost function. The results show that both scale and scope economies exist in the Taiwanese international tourist hotel industry. In addition, productivity growth is positive over the study period. Managerial and policy implications for the Taiwanese international tourist hotel industry are also discussed.     

信誉资本与会计诚信契约的自动履行

由于受到 "成本--效益"因素的制约,会计诚信契约的强制履行不可避免存在履约盲区,信誉机制在会计诚信契约的自动履行中的作用不可或缺.信誉机制对会计诚信契约自动履约范围大小由会计规则执行者的私人履约资本决定,因此,建立一个有利于私人履约资本生成和积累的社会制度环境是提高会计诚信水平的重要途径.     

强制性会计政策变更对自愿性会计政策变更的影响研究

本文着重于从实证的角度探讨在中国的特殊经济背景下,强制性会计政策变更与自愿性会计政策变更之间的关系。换言之,本文旨在研究强制性会计政策变更是否是企业进行自愿性会计政策变更的一个重要影响因素,或者说,企业是否会利用自愿性会计政策变更来抵消或加深强制性会计政策变更的影响?本文利用1998~2002年度我国上市公司的真实数据,通过建立多元线性回归模型研究发现,强制性会计政策变更与自愿性会计政策变更之间存在着显著的相关关系,尤其是当企业受到减少当期利润的强制性会计政策变更影响后,更倾向于用减少当期利润的自愿性会计政策变更来加深这种影响。     

我国两次会计制度改革国际化效果的评估

通过会计数字比较会计制度国际化的发展和效果。从净利润和净资产差异的年度变化来看,1998年会计制度改革在会计制度国际化发展方面取得了一定的效果,而2001年《企业会计制度》实现了与国际会计准则进一步协调。因此,两次会计制度国际化的改革在名义上和实质上都是有效果的。     

建立西部能源企业环境会计体系的构想

随着国内经济的迅速增长，能源的供给压力不断加大，使得西部能源企业在未来一段时间内的发展速度不断加快，但这些企业的可持续发展形势却不容乐观。本文试图从环境会计相关科目的设置、环境成本尤其是外部环境成本的核算以及环境信息披露等方面，来说明如何在西部能源企业中引入环境会计核算，以环境会计为工具促进西部能源企业的可持续发展。