Franchisors' disclosure duty: market transparency and franchisee protection

The franchisee is usually the most vulnerable part of the franchise relationship, and should therefore receive greater protection from the legal framework. In this regard, the franchisor's pre-contractual disclosure duty has evolved in its legal status. Whereas its original purpose was to ensure transparency in the market, it now serves to protect the franchisee. In this paper, we compare the franchisor's obligations established by the legal framework in Spain with those set out in the Model Law drawn up by The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law.     

Is doing more doing better? The relationship between responsible supply chain management and corporate reputation

Responsible supply chain management (RSCM) can help protect a firm's corporate reputation by shielding it from negative media attention and consumer boycotts. RSCM can also enhance a firm's corporate reputation, which allows firms to secure business contracts and penetrate new market segments successfully. This study empirically examines: (i) the extent to which responsible supply chain management practices is driven by a desire to protect corporate reputation; and (ii) whether responsible supply chain management can enhance corporate reputation and thereby generate competitive advantage to the firm. We draw on primary and secondary datasets across seven firms, spanning the publishing, technology, beverage, tobacco, finance and home improvement sectors. We find compelling evidence to suggest that firms often engage in RSCM due to a desire to protect corporate reputation. Similarly, we find empirical evidence to suggest that responsible supply chain practices can enhance reputation and thereby create competitive benefits, although this link is not as profound as the relationship between RSCM and reputation protection and there are significant variations across industries. These findings have significant implications for marketing theory and, in particular, industrial marketers, who are increasingly expected to implement responsible supply chain practices.     

南方最优知识产权保护水平与南方企业自主创新

构建了一个扩展的南北贸易模型,讨论了南方知识产权保护的决定因素及其对南北双方福利的影响。在模型中,南方政府内生决定知识产权保护水平,北方厂商内生决定研发投资水平和市场竞争策略,南方厂商内生决定自主创新或模仿。研究发现:南方的最优知识产权保护水平与北方存在差异;当南方厂商模仿北方厂商的技术时,南方执行最严格的知识产权保护对北方福利和南方福利都造成损害;当南方厂商的创新效率较高时,严格的知识产权保护能激励南方厂商进行自主创新、改善南方福利。     

基于商业银行理财产品论金融消费者权益的法律保护

近年来,商业银行理财产品销售火爆的同时,发生了许多消费者因购买理财产品受害的事件。究其原因,主要是我国缺乏相应的法律制度体系。而国外发达国家都在金融消费者保护方面有系统的法律规范。因此,我国应在借鉴发达国家立法经验的基础上,构建适合我国国情的金融消费者保护法律体系,以使金融消费者的权益保护获得立法上的支撑。     

宁夏旅游资源与旅游环境保护研究

针对目前宁夏旅游资源和旅游环境的破坏已比较突出的情况，在对宁夏旅游资源全面普查的基础之上指出了五大突出问题，并提出了针对性的建议和对策。     

主要发达国家对ISO14001的反应及ISO14001应用前景

简要介绍了欧美发达国家已取得ＩＳＯ１４００１认证的石油公司的认证原因，作法上的体会，通过认证所取得的利益。从更换燃油中的氧化剂、减少燃油中的含硫量、使用代用燃料说明欧美发达国家为保护环境对石油界提出的一些要求和采取的措施。人类必须保护和优化环境，才能持续发展，这是石油界和整体人类必须承诺的责任。     

亚洲开发银行环境保护实践与政策研究

作为亚洲地区最重要的国际金融机构,亚洲开发银行自成立以来为本地区的经济合作与发展做出了积极贡献.并且,随着亚洲环境问题的加剧,亚行在履行职责的过程中非常重视环境问题的解决,严格遵守《里约宣言》的规定,其环境保护实践与政策具有诸多特别之处,为我国环境金融立法及相关政策的完善提供了诸多可资借鉴的经验.     

Tourism organizations and land trusts: a sustainable approach to natural resource conservation?

This study explores current and potential collaboration efforts between land trusts (LTs) and tourism entities in the USA. LTs and tourism entities have convergent needs and goals regarding natural resource protection, possibly making them suitable partners. Sustainable tourism development needs natural resource protection; land trusts have proved economically viable and effective methods for protecting natural areas. While some case studies have described collaboration efforts by selected LTs and tourism entities, this mixed methods exploratory study is based upon survey data from 279 local and regional LTs operating across the USA. The study is grounded in both the Primary Environmental Care (PEC) conceptual model and Jafari's Background Tourism Elements concept, providing clarity on current and potential collaboration efforts between LTs and tourism entities. The survey showed that tourism-related characteristics, especially scenic qualities, were acceptable to land trusts, and that tourism was the most mentioned industry within LT areas. Only 39% of LTs currently work with tourism entities; however, only 4% of LTs report opposition from tourism entities to their conservation work. LT managers were strongly in favor of future collaboration with tourism interests. All five of the key components required for the PEC model were found.     

隐私权，亟待法律完善的领域

每一个自然人都有隐私，隐私权的自然需求得到法律的保护体现了社会的进步，该文从隐私权的产生，相应的权利冲突及我国对隐私权保护的立法现状，伴随着信息传播方式的多元化特别是网络时代的到来，阐述我国在制定民法典中明确列举隐私权的必要性。     

对开征环境税的思考

随着我国社会主义市场经济体制的建立和税制改革的进一步深化,仅凭行政手段来解决环境问题,已不能适应市场经济发展的客观需要。通过课征环境税来保护环境,已成为大势所趋。本文首先介绍了开征环境税的必要性;然后对国外环境税税制建设情况进行了分析和总结,并介绍了我国环境相关税费制度的建设情况;最后,从我国环境污染现状出发,借鉴发达国家的成功经验,结合现有税费制度提出了我国环境税的设计思路。