国有企业改革中的产权效率研究

在对企业产权效率的概念进行明确界定的基础上 ,通过引入效用函数模型来研究我国国有企业的所有者代表的行为与企业产权效率的关系 ,评述了已有的国有企业改革对企业产权效率的影响 ,并提出了相应的政策建议。     

我国上市公司债权融资的公司治理效应分析

当前,在我国上市公司债权治理过程中,存在的主要问题是我国国有银行产权结构单一,政企职责不分,不良资产比例偏高;企业债券流通市场发展缓慢,市场中介机构发展滞后。其原因就在于上市公司只关心股权投资者在公司中的利益,所设计公司的治理结构和治理机制,忽视了债权人的利益和债权人在公司的治理结构和治理机制当中发挥的作用。要从根本上解决这些问题,就必须进行国有银行的产权制度改革,做到实行政企分开,产权多元化;要大力培育企业债券流通市场,建立成熟的企业债券信用评级制度,从而促进企业债券市场的长期稳定发展。     

产权结构、企业契约和治理结构相互关系研究

文章指出,产权是一系列权利的集合体,可分为剩余索取权和剩余控制权两项。产权结构不仅便于明确各产权主体间的责、权、利关系,也是企业成为市场主体与企业契约有效达成的前提条件。企业契约对产权分析具有重要意义,是公司治理结构赖以产生的条件,剩余控制权与剩余索取权的配置是公司治理结构的决定性因素。企业产权结构的变化制约着公司治理结构的发展变迁,也制约着公司治理模式和治理绩效。公司治理结构的有效运作需要若干机制共同作用,才能满足公司治理的全部需求,保证公司治理的高效运行。     

股权分置改革:公司法考问

股权分置改革,实质是对股东关系的再次调适,具体推进应当符合公司法的基本原理与制度。非流通股与流通股,并不属于公司法意义的类别股,虽然其流通权利有差异。股权分置改革实质是对既有合同条款的变更,应当符合合同变更的基本原理,非流通股股东遵从流通股东的同意、赔偿由此带来的损失,并且负担由此产生的相关费用。在公司法上,这些合同条款变革原理表现为股东提议权、知情权、表决权以及异议股东的救济权。     

股权分置改革对上市公司绩效影响的实证研究

股权分置是我国经济转型和资本市场发展过程中的特殊现象。股权分置改革的完成导致上市公司股权结构发生了重大变化,直接影响了上市公司的治理效率和业绩水平。本文对上市公司股权构成及股权集中度对公司绩效影响的实证研究表明：股权分置改革有效地降低了股权结构中各因素对公司绩效的负向影响,同时加强了股权集中度对公司治理绩效的正向作用,使得上市公司的治理绩效得到明显提升。     

股权分置改革对上市公司治理优化的影响研究

股权分置的制度缺陷导致了上市公司治理缺乏共同的利益基础,扭曲了资本市场发挥作用的机理。股权分置改革有利于上市公司逐步形成共同的治理基础。从股权分置改革对上市公司治理优化的影响关系框架可以看出,指出股权分置改革通过上市公司股东行为、董事会作用及经营者激励约束机制等内部治理因素和资本市场定价机制、控制权市场并购重组机制及监督约束机制等外部治理因素影响着上市公司整体治理的优化,从而使后股权分置时代促进上市公司治理优化。     

浅论国有企业治理结构问题产生的根源

在我国国有企业改革过程存在的问题中 ,公司治理结构运作失灵是阻碍国有企业深入改革的最大障碍。为从困境中摆脱出来 ,运用委托代理理论和交易费用理论 ,分析了国有企业治理结构中产生的问题 ,最后指出了企业治理结构问题产生的根源———信息不对称、契约不完备和经营者选择机制不合理。     

法律环境、金字塔结构与家族企业的“掏空”行为

我国家族上市公司的最终控制人多数采用金字塔结构实现对上市公司的超额控制,现金流量权和控制权的分离程度较为严重。以2002-2004年家族上市公司为研究样本,本文实证考察了家族上市公司所处地区的法律环境及金字塔结构与"掏空"行为之间的关系。研究结果表明:控制性家族"掏空"上市公司的概率与其拥有的现金流量权显著负相关,与现金流量权和控制权的分离程度正相关;同时,较高的法治水平能够有效地遏制控制性家族的"掏空"行为。因此,建立一个有效的股东权利保护机制,同时完善家族上市公司的现金流量权和控制权结构,对于推进公司治理具有重要意义。     

The Governance Model for Entrepreneurial Enterprises: A Study Based on Dynamic Ownership Governance Platform

When human capital becomes the most important strategic capital, an entrepreneurial enterprise has to reform and innovate its corporate governance around human capital and its dynamism so as to acquire the capacity of sustainable endogenous growth. This article is intended to discuss the meaning and adaptability of Huawei's characteristic systems and mechanisms and then proceeds to introduce the general design of entrepreneurial enterprises’dynamic ownership governance platform and the possible effect of corporate governance. Subject to existing Chinese laws and regulations and with full consideration of the dynamics of human capital, this article recommends an entrepreneurial enterprise to set up a dynamic ownership governance platform, innovate and optimize its corporate governance structure and relevant mechanisms and promote the gradual socialization of its founder/founding team's rights to earnings, control and management; then put in place scientific and proper counterbalance mechanisms in accordance with the principle of separation of powers and incentive compatibility, reform its selection of managing staff and introduce market mechanisms to promote fair competition and dynamic incentive compatibility between its founder/founding team and other key stakeholders. This article is meant to facilitate an entrepreneurial enterprise to turn to socialization corporate governance, and acquire the motivation and gradually form the capacity for endogenous growth.     

Corporate fraud under pyramidal ownership structure: Evidence from a regulatory reform

This paper explores a causal relationship between firms' ownership structures and the likelihood of corporate fraud. We document that central firms that control the business group tend to commit corporate frauds related to unlawful intragroup trades (collusive activities and unfair transactions). Following South Korea's 2001 regulatory reform that imposes a ceiling on firms' total amount of shareholding of domestic companies, the frequency of corporate frauds was reduced more in central firms than in non-central firms as the controlling owner's cash-flow rights dropped more in central firms. These results suggest that controlling owners commit frauds to pursue their private benefit.     

两权分离与公司治理的演进——英美经验与我国实践

公司治理的演进过程也是所有权和控制权以及经营权分离的过程。通过对英美国家公司发展不同时期两权分离的历史考察,发现两权分离与公司治理演进之间存在依存关系：两权分离依次经历了所有权和经营权分离、所有权和控制权分离、控制权和经营权分离和同股不同权等阶段,不同形式的两权分离带来不同的公司治理问题,从而产生相应的治理手段,推动着公司治理的演进。通过对中国企业改革和发展过程的历史回顾也证明了两权分离与公司治理之间存在共同演进关系。针对研究发现,最后提出了我国公司治理改革的方向性建议。     

Does government transparency shape firm decentralization? Evidence from a natural experiment in China

We take advantage of a recent pilot program of e-government reform in China to study whether and how government transparency affects firm decentralization. We construct a reasonable proxy of firm decentralization to reflect the allocation decision rights on the basis of China's unique setting of mandatory disclosure of financial statements of the parent firms and the entire corporation. We provide supports on the reliability of firm decentralization proxy and present strong evidence that the improvement of government transparency and accountability significantly enhances firm decentralization. A plausible mechanism is that such reform reshapes firms' external business environment and internal operating efficiency. Results are particularly pronounced for firms in areas with low social trust and high corporate attention. Overall, our findings contribute to the research on the effect of government quality on economic activities and organization delegation structure.     

金属类上市公司股权结构与经营绩效关系的研究

公司治理结构的改进是中国整个经济体制改革以及资本市场发展的一个非常重要的内容,股权结构是公司治理结构和经营绩效的基础,股权结构的不同在公司治理结构上表现出差异,从而对公司经营绩效产生影响。当前,我国金属上市公司经营绩效不佳,除了公司治理结构不合理和不完善外,上市公司股权结构不合理是一个关键因素。要提高我国上市公司的经营绩效,既要完善公司治理结构,也要优化上市公司的股权结构,使之趋于合理。     

论不动产税制改革与产权保护

从实质看,不动产税是对不动产产权的征税,产权保护是不动产税制良好运行的法律基础,上述结论在世界主要转轨国家的不动产税制改革过程中得到印证。而我国目前不动产产权格局是城乡二元结构、房地二元结构和城市多种产权性质的房产并立。如何在产权极其复杂的基础上开征不动产税,这是不动产税制改革要解决的首要难题。可以预见,不动产税的开征是产权保护工作中的推进器,而产权保护则为不动产税的开征奠定了良好的法律基础环境。     

Ownership concentration,separation of voting rights from cash flow rights,and earnings management: an empirical study in Canada

Drawing from models of Jones (1991) and Kothari, Leone, and Wasley (2005), this study examines the relationship between Canadian corporate ownership structure and earnings management from 1995 to 1999. There is evidence of a nonmonotonic relationship. The concentration of voting and cash flow rights with the ultimate owner first increases earnings management, but as the level of ownership concentration increases, earnings management decreases. There is also a positive correlation between earnings management and voting and cash flow rights divergence. This is particularly evident when the gap between voting and cash flow rights is high. Copyright © 2008 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Advancing the Business and Human Rights Agenda: Dialogue,Empowerment, and Constructive Engagement

As corporations are going global, they are increasingly confronted with human rights challenges. As such, new ways to deal with human rights challenges in corporate operations must be developed as traditional governance mechanisms are not always able to tackle them. This article presents five different views on innovative solutions for the relationships between business and human rights that all build on empowerment, dialogue and constructive engagement. The different approaches highlight an emerging trend toward a more active role for corporations in the protection of human rights. The first examines the need for enhanced dialogue between corporations and their stakeholders. The next three each examine a different facet of empowerment, a critical factor for the respect and protection of human rights: empowerment of the poor, of communities, and of consumers. The final one presents a case study of constructive corporate engagement in Myanmar (Burma). Altogether, these research projects provide insight into the complex relationships between corporate operations and human rights, by highlighting the importance of stakeholder dialogue and empowerment. All the five projects were presented during the Second Swiss Master Class in Corporate Social Responsibility, held in Lausanne, Switzerland on December 12, 2008. The audience for this conference, which examined business and human rights, was composed of researchers, governmental representatives, and business and non-governmental organization practitioners.     

控制权、现金流权与公司业绩——来自中国民营上市公司的经验研究

本文选取了2004年底在深市和沪市上市交易的238家民营公司作为样本,通过层层追溯控制链辨认了我国民营上市公司的最终控制股东,考察了最终控制股东拥有的控制权与现金流权及其偏离的程度,并进行了实证分析。结果发现在我国民营上市公司中,最终控制股东控制权的集中程度较高,并且其现金流权与控制权存在着偏离。最终控制股东的现金流权与公司业绩显著正相关,控制权与现金流权的偏离程度与公司业绩显著负相关     

上市公司治理及其对会计信息质量的影响研究

公司治理机制与会计信息质量两者密不可分、相互影响。公司治理机制能否有效运行取决于会计信息质量的高低,会计信息的有效性保证了公司治理机构的有效运行。会计信息质量被许多因素所牵制,但其根本原因在于公司治理结构存在问题。上市公司应对股权结构进行改革,充分发挥各层股东对公司经营层的监督作用;加强董事会功能,保证董事会的独立性,,增加独立董事在公司的比重,加强董事会的战略管理能力和责任范围;改进股东大会投票表决制度,促进股权改革的多元化,避免大股东全权控制的现象,扩大被选举对象范围,完善实施细则,保障累积投票制度的能够贯彻落实;加强监事会建设,明确监事会的权利义务,将监事会与独立董事的权利范围合理划分。     

Doing Business with Rights Violating Regimes Corporate Social Responsibility and Myanmar’s Military Junta

Whether to do business with rights violating regimes is one of many dilemmas faced by socially responsible corporations. In this article the difficult case of Myanmar is considered. Ruled for decades by a closed and sometimes brutal military elite, the country has long been subject to informal and formal sanctions. However, as sanctions have failed to trigger political reform, it is necessary to review the policy options. The focus here is on the contribution socially responsible corporations might make to change. The article sketches contextual features of the case, examines the recent history and present pattern of business links with Myanmar, and assesses whether current approaches can stimulate reform. Concluding that they cannot, it considers fresh possibilities for corporate engagement. The argument is that socially responsible corporations, committed to improving individual life chances through engagement with developing societies, should undertake collaborative and principled direct investment in Myanmar. The underlying strategy and problems of codification and implementation are all analyzed. To close, the article contends that, by doing business with Myanmar’s rights violating regime, multinational corporations can extend the frontiers of global corporate social responsibility. Ian Holliday is Professor of Policy Studies and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong     

Do bank loans still convey information to investors? Evidence from the split share structure reform in China

Bank loans can convey information about the borrowing firms that have proper corporate governance systems. Using a sample of bank loan announcements in China, we find that the market reaction is positive after the split share structure reform in 2005, which aligns the interests of large shareholders and minority shareholders, government and public investors, and alleviates their tunneling incentives. We also find that this effect is more pronounced for private firms as the reform mainly enhances corporate governance for private firms. The signaling role of bank loans is less pronounced for firms with less severe information asymmetry after the reform, e.g. higher shareholdings of mutual funds and higher proportion of independent directors. Related party transactions decrease when they obtain bank loans after the reform, which reflects the alleviation of tunneling after the reform.