Link analysis: Hyperlink patterns and social structure on politicians’ Web sites in South Korea

This paper presents results of an investigation into political communication expressed by links connecting politicians’ web sites with the sites of other political actors in South Korea. Additionally, this study examines whether a set of socio-demographic variables for web site producers is associated with linking behavior. Both traditional methods and social network analytical techniques are employed to investigate linking patterns between sites. Perhaps unsurprisingly, members of the South Korean National Assembly linked most to party web sites, and linking patterns did not change between 2003 and 2004. Out of a range of demographic variables investigated, the only ones that related significantly to linking practices were party affiliations and friendship networks.     

Integrating Sustainability Into Capital Markets: Bloomberg LP And ESG's Quantitative Legitimacy

The rise in prominence of environmental, social, and governance data has been driven in large part by a growing interest among investors who seek to gain an edge through the incorporation of such data in their investment decision‐making. There are, however, several significant obstacles to the integration of ESG data into mainstream investing analysis. Perhaps most important, while finance today is a fundamentally quantitative discipline, ESG is often qualitative. Moreover, the ESG data that is available is incomplete and inconsistent, due largely to a reliance on voluntary reporting by individual companies. In short, ESG has not yet earned its quantitative legitimacy in the eyes of the investor community. Nevertheless, recent work in the area of stranded asset values has provided Bloomberg LP, a leading provider of financial data and analytics, an opportunity to “bridge theory and practice” by translating the stranded assets framework into a first‐cut valuation tool designed for mainstream financial analysts. The tool offers a quantitative introduction to an ESG issue that the authors believe will eventually become an important focus of many investment decision‐makers' analysis. While the tool continues to evolve in analytical sophistication, the authors “preview” it here in its early form as one step towards Bloomberg's broader vision of “sustainable finance,” and the company's role in supporting the quantitative maturation of ESG through the twin engines of standardization and disclosure.     

Inferring international dotcom Web communities by link and content analysis

This study investigates international hyperlink networks and their content in terms of the .com domain, the most ubiquitous generic top-level domain, to examine the kinds of global websites that are linked to .com, what the linked contents are, and who are dealing with the hyperlinks. The results show the hyperlink network of websites with outgoing hyperlinks to .com websites indicates the dominant centrality of the U.S., whereas that of those with incoming hyperlinks from .com websites illustrates a core–periphery structure centered about the U.S. and other superpowers. The most globalized topics covered by websites linked to .com websites are business, the Internet and computers, recreation and entertainment, and personal interests. Many of the websites with outgoing hyperlinks to .com websites use only one non-English language. The predominant use of English by websites with outgoing hyperlinks to .com websites demonstrates the centrality of countries using English as the mother language in hyperlinked societies on the Web. The implications of these findings and further research are discussed.     

社会保障私有化问题的相关理论阐释

社会保障私有化的问题最早是由国外学者提出来的,近年来美国国内关于养老金计划私有化的讨论尤为引人注目。马丁·费尔德斯坦(M artin.F eldstein)指出,养老或社会保障私有化是一个含糊不清的字眼,如果它意味着政府放弃提供老年收人保障的责任,则会引起政治上的反对。在其主编的《养老社会保障私有化》一书中,私有化是指从无基金积累的现收现付计划向强制性的基金积累个人自由账户计划转变。私有化的关键是个人是否有权掌握投资决策的主动权。因为供款是法定的或者说强制性的,政府有提供收人保障的责任。他还认为,即使在一个私有化的计划中…     

Policy Role of Social Media in Developing Public Trust: Twitter communication with government leaders

Citizens’ trust in a government is critical when the government utilizes Twitter to communicate with the public. This research collected 398 questionnaire samples from Korean citizens who communicate with a central government department via Twitter and employed a structured equation analysis. The study discovered that tweets coming from a leading (or an executive) government officer (e.g., a minister) played mediation role in increasing citizens’ perception of credibility in governmental Twitter feed. Furthermore, the citizens’ trust in governmental media functioned as a moderator for expanding their trust in government from an agency level to the overall government.     

论我国养老型酒店的发展

迅猛而来的人口老龄化给政府和社会带来了严峻挑战,对我国酒店业的发展产生了深远影响。不断壮大的老年消费群体以及各级政府对涉老行业的政策扶持为养老型酒店这一新型业态的发展提供了机遇。但不得不承认,我国养老型酒店面临着市场尚未完全形成、服务与管理人才匮乏等因素的制约。从养老型酒店应具备的设施、服务标准及服务管理人才等方面进行探讨,以期促进整个酒店行业的转型。     

从和谐社会视角解读“以人为本”的群众体育观

本文通过分析我国当前群众体育的现状及不能适应建设＂和谐社会＂要求的具体问题,从而推出了＂以人为本＂体育观是建设和谐社会的内在要求这一论点,进而从国家政策和职能部门的角度以及政府引导和群众参与的＂互动＂角度,指出发展＂以人为本＂群众体育的具体措施和办法。     

生态语境下的企业技术异化及其转向

在生态语境之下,企业技术异化体现为技术本可为人类创造幸福生活的价值生态,但却基于主客体根源而陷入某种异已力量的反向宰制,引发了人类生存的生态负效应。因此,企业作为对国家整体实力的提升具有重要作用的经济运行体,应该注重技术向生态化的转向,即各大中小型企业在技术开发、设计、推广、运用的过程中应遵循生态学的基本原理,融生态思想于技术系统的任何一个环节,提升技术本身的绿色系数,保证技术过程的生态安全,确保技术产品的生态效用。基于此,要实现企业技术的生态化转向,则应当以环境伦理意识的引导为根本前提、以生态技术的创新为内在核心、以相关政策或法律的完善为外在保障。     

The human experience of ethics: a review of a decade of qualitative ethical decision‐making research

Qualitative studies are an important component of business ethics research. This large amount of research covers a wide array of factors and influences on ethical decision making published between 2004 and 2014. Following the methodology of past critical reviews, this work provides a synopsis of the diverse array of qualitative studies in ethical decision making within the business ethics literature. We highlight the distinct and investigative nature of qualitative research, synthesize and summarize findings, and suggest opportunities for future research. We conclude with a recommendation for developing qualitative studies in business ethics and a call for an increased openness when considering this valuable and underrepresented strategy of inquiry.     

Intraday Stock Price Reactions to Interim-Quarter versus Fourth-Quarter Earnings Announcements

This study investigates intraday patterns of quarterly return-earnings relations. We find that fourth quarter announcements exhibit a lower earnings response coefficient but a more rapid adjustment to new equilibrium levels of prices and a higher R2 than interim quarter announcements. While prior short event window studies document that interim quarter earnings have greater explanatory power than fourth quarter earnings or annual earnings, our analysis indicates that the prior results may be driven by the use of two-day event window that is much wider than what it takes for the market to adjust to fourth quarter announcements.