A Study on Service Quality Improvement of Property Management in China

This paper analyses the service quality level of property management in China and the relationship between the improvement of service quality and the obtaining profit ability for a property management enterprise. It is very important for property management industry＇s development. Moreover, based on an analysis of key factors to service quality, a continuous quality improvement approach for China＇s property management is proposed, and some useful quality improvement tools and methods involved in this approach are briefly addressed, which can promote the service quality of whole property management industry in China.     

On the Coordinated Development of Urbanization and Rural Economy in China

Urbanization is one of important missions in china＇s modemization. The most vital task in the advancement of urbanization is to increase peasants＇ income and appropriately solve the issues concerning agriculture, rural areas and peasants, thus ensuring the accelerated development of rural economy. This paper mainly discusses five issues that urgently need solving in the development of rural economy and urbanization. They include peasant＇s qualification and right of the real management entity in the market, financial support, circulation and transference of agricultural land, welfare and social security of peasants and fairness of taxes on peasants.     

People＇s Mobility and Guanxi Networks： A Case Study

The increase in the movement of people from rural to urban areas since the mid-1980s represents the largest labor migration ever experienced in China. Because migration is a process of selection, it is imperative that the major dynamics determining the selection are studied. What are the critical characteristics of migrants that help them to realize their mobility from rural areas to urban areas？ While educational attainment, gender, age, marital status and personal skills are important variables in the selection process, the present paper examines how social networks （guanxi connections） play a significant role in the process of migration selection in China. A case study from one of the northern villages in rural China is used to explore how social networks have shaped and given meaning to migration. The present paper elaborates on how people＇s social mobility has coincided with and been reinforced by people＇s physical mobility.     

Construction of Risk Management System in Chinese Commercial Bank

Risk management is a system which involves the sequence of ex ante precaution, on-going control, ex post compensation and perfect corporate governance. In this paper, through analyzing the development of the international bank risk management, points of view are be proposed that precaution is the condition of risk management, control and compensation aim to reduce the loss to the lowest limit if it＇s inevitable, and a perfect corporate governance structure is guaranteed.     

Analysis of Enterprise Resources Diffused Effect in the Parent-Subsidiary Corporation＇s Network System

At first the nature of enterprise resources relationships and Parent-Subsidiary Corporation is discussed and defined. Then the characteristics of Parent-Subsidiary Corporation based on enterprise resources relationships are analyzed in detail. Finally through analyzing the mechanism of resources diffusing, such conclusions Can be got as the following： the improvement of resource matching and diffusing between parent and subsidiary, the enhancement of information integrity On resources diffuseness and the development of resources diffused system benefit for increasing the diffused value of resources between parent and subsidiary,, and improving the value creativity of parent-subsidiary management.     

Inequality and the Urban-rural Divide in China： Effects of Regressive Taxation

Using three comparable national representative household surveys for China in 1988, 1995 and 2002, the present paper reveals the regressivity and urban bias of China＇s direct tax and welfare system in this period It shows that a regressive taxation system and skewed allocation of subsidies increases the urban-rural income gap and enhances overall inequality. Modeling these relationships indicates that the relatively poorer rural population has a net tax liability, whereas those in the richer urban areas receive net subsidies. This pattern is common in China, although the extent of the bias varies. This skewed system of tax and welfare payments is a major cause of the persisting urban-rural income gap and contributes to the overall income inequality in China. The abolishment of the agriculture tax in 2006 has had a positive impact on rural people ＇s livelihoods.     

On the Management of Prevention and Control of Water Pollution in China

In China, per capita water resource is hard up very much, and it has already become a very important restrictive factor to the economic growth, for over 20 years, the water quality of the river basins of our country has worsened continuously, further aggravated the pressure from water resource !o society and economic development. Though the party and government have done a large amount of work; and have made great achievements in prevention and control of water pollution, but as a whole, the severe situation of water pollution hasn＇t been changed radically, in some areas, it＇s being still aggravated. The appearance of this situation involves numerous causes of many aspects, such as the thought, technology, method and system, etc. The author maintains that we must strengthen the construction of legal system, and overcome the problem of soft management existing at pre sent, to enhance the dynamics of prevention and control of water pollution; simultaneously sets forth a concept： on the basis of green accounting, use the economic means, harden the interest restriction, strengthen the management of preventing and controlling of water pollution; hopes to offer a new way of thought for improving the water quality and environment.     

Probe into the Perfection of Property Right System of Joint Stock Commercial Banks

Joint stock commercial banks are financial microcosmic main bodies which need to be shaped in the reform of our financial system. It is very important to standardize property right organization and establish perfect property right system of joint stock commercial bank. In this paper, the traits of property right system of joint stock commercial bank and main problems in it are elaborated. Countermeasures and measures about how to perfect property right system of our country＇s joint stock commercial banks are advanced after the analysis of the cause of existent problems.     

The human resources development based on WSR methodology

The Chinese terms, Wu-li （Theory of ＂Material＂）, Shi-li （Theory of Managing） and Ren-li （Theory of Humanity） had emerged since the end of 1970＇s to the middle of 1980＇s in some papers on organizational management and systems engineering. And the combination of three li＇s into WSR systems approach was in the end of 1994. After a brief introduction of the original and basic ideas of WSR approach, the application in human resource development is analyzed. In this paper, three-dimension model including Wu-li Shi-li Ren-li and performance functional model are established. Furthermore, with regard to polyphyly of developers in developing system, factors related Ren-li such as developers and their relations are analyzed and theoretical basis and guiding principles for human resource development are provided.     

Trading Land Development Rights under a Planned Land Use System： The ＂Zhejiang Model＂

China＇ s state planned land use system, including regulations such as setting planned quotas for land use, basic cropland preservation, and pursuing a balance between the conversion of arable land into non-agricultural use and the supplement of new agricultural land, has substantially constrained the economic growth of industrial provinces in China. This article explores the innovative reforms adopted by Zhejiang Province through land development rights （LDR） transfer within a locality and LDR trading across localities. We argue that there is a ＂Zhejiang model of LDR transferring and trading,＂ which, we believe, has significant implications not only for fostering an efficiency-enhancing market for land development rights and agricultural land preservation, but also for optimal use of land and a more balanced regional development. One important policy issue relating to China＇s rural land system is that under China＇ s land requisition system, farmers are usually under compensated for urban land-taking.     

Marketization of Environmental Resource Management

Environmental resource is a kind of resource forms that are employed in the production. Mankind, while knowing it constantly, is exploring the rational management mode, too. Since the seventies of the 20th century, the public management transformation leaded by marketization, including environmental resource management, has become an international trend gradually. The representative of environmental resource management marketization is the system of emissions trading which is a new environmental management measure that has widely developed, and its growth is closely connected with the market development level. Chinese EPA should pay attention to this tendency, cast off the government＇s direct control on the market of emissions permit, adjust the environmental management work properly and strengthen the management method, and gradually open the market of emissions permit in order to prepare for the marketization process of the environmental resources management.     

Research on Retailer Competence Evaluation： a Method of Resource-capability Matrix

Enterprise＇s competence is determined by tangible resources and intangible resources in an enterprise. The strength and scale of tangible and intangible resources are determined by management capability （internal）, marketing capability （external） and innovation capability （knowledge）, on which the author establishes Resource-capability Matrix Evaluation Method. The capabilities mentioned above are measured from two aspects： one is tangible resources and the other, intangible resources. After evaluation, we get the competitive index of tangible resources, intangible resources and the three capabilities above for an enterprise, The competitive index can help enterprises improve their competence in market. Usually, the research on competence is focused on manufacturers. Based on the evaluation principles above, this paper establishes the evaluation system for retailers, in which there are 10 norms for tangible resources and 13 norms for intangible resources. From the capability point, there are 9 norms for managerial capabilities, 8 norms for marketing capabilities and 6 norms for creative capabilities; 23 norms in total.     

Experience and enlightenment of recycling system of packaging waste in Europe

As economy explodes and packaging industry flourishes, it is a critical issue that international community encounters the waste of resources and environmental pollution caused by packaging waste. As far as the Packaging Waste Management is concerned, European countries are abundant in worthwhile experiences, which could be used for reference to China＇s Construction of Packaging Waste Recycling System. Based on the analysis of industrial chain of European Packaging Waste Recycling System, this paper illuminates the corresponding policies, managements and role of distinguished interest-individual in different stages, which administers suggestions on how to put forward policies and implementing ordinance to China＇s Packaging Waste Management.     

Patent Propensity in Small Technologybased Firms： Evidence from Zhongguancun Science Park

Using a survey administered in Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing, China, this paper investigates the impact of R ＆D personnel-related intellectual property management practices on the patent propensity of small technology-based firms. It is found that R＆D personnel- related management practices, including training and reward mechanisms, are effective in enhancing a firm ＇s willingness to patent. In particular, we find that reward mechanisms can negatively moderate the effect of size on a firm ＇s willingness to patent. One implication that emerged from the analysis is that a small firm can counteract its size disadvantage in patenting by introducing a well-developed reward mechanism.     

Analysis of Chinese Cigarette Competition Modes in the Government Monopoly Environment

As a main tax resource, cigarette industry brings about 10% of Chinese annual income. China is by far the largest producer of tobacco products of the world. The nation＇s policy and management mechanism are important elements greatly influencing the competition structure of cigarette industry. Due to the double characters of tobacco, the country generally imposes a high tax and a limited total product output in order to intervene the cigarette market. Therefore, the price signal of cigarette market is distorted and to large extent the competition of the industry is far from a free one, Presently cigarette industry is under the administrative monopoly management in China and meanwhile the cigarette producing is in a multi-element competition style within the nation＇s planning scheme. In other words, administrative monopoly and over-competition exist simultaneously in China＇s cigarette industry. The country predetermines the output quota of each cigarette manufacturing enterprise and the actual production outputs of these enterprises could be adjusted through the quota trades among them. The competition in cigarette industry is mainly represented in 3 modes, i.e. production output competition based on quota trades, value-added competition in producing and selling, and the niche market competition based on product classification.     

Roots of Tomorrow＇s Digital Divide： Documenting Computer Use and Internet Access in China＇s Elementary Schools Today

This paper explores China＇s digital divide, with a focus on differences in access to computers, learning software, and the Internet at school and at home among different groups of elementary school children in China. The digital divide is examined in four different dimensions： （i） between students in urban public schools and students in rural public schools; （ii） between students in rural public schools and students in private migrant schools; （iii） between migrant students in urban public schools and migrant students in private migrant schools; and （iv） between students in Han-dominated rural areas and students in areas inhabited by ethnic minorities. Using data from a set of large-scale surveys in schools in different parts of the country, we find a wide gap between computer and Internet access of students in rural areas and those in urban public schools. The gap widens further when comparing urban students to students from minority areas. The divide is also large between urban and rural schools when examining the quality of computer instruction and access to learning software. Migration does not appear to eliminate the digital divide, unless migrant families are able to enroll their children in urban public schools. The digital divide in elementary schools may have implications for future employment, education and income inequality in China.     

Factors Influencing FDI Location Choice in China＇s Inland Areas

Since 1978, the bulk of foreign direct investment （FDI） has gone to the south-eastern coastal areas in China, with only a small portion received inland. With the launch of the Western Development Strategy in 2000 and the Central China Rising Strategy in 2004, the choice of investment locations has expanded to inland areas. Based on panel data covering 98 inland cities from 1999 to 2005, this study identifies location preference variables for FDI invested in China＇s inland areas, and finds that well-established factors such as natural resources and low labor costs are not important factors in determining FDI locations within China＇s inland. Instead, policy incentives and industrial agglomeration are the most important factors. The findings of the present study have policy implications for both host country authorities and multinational corporations.     

Role of Green Governance in Achieving Sustainable Urbanization in China

Since economic reforms began in 1978, China＇s urban population has increased by half a billion. Over the next 20years, cities will likely add another 300 million people through local population growth, migration and the integration of nearby rural areas, Cities account for the majority of resource use and pollution so achieving greener growth will depend on developing and implementing a more sustainable urbanization model. China＇s leaders have responded to these challenges with ambitious goals and comprehensive environmental laws and regulations. These have so far not significantly reduced the harm from air, water and soil pollution.＂ in large measure because China ＂s green governance does not match its green ambitions. Drawing on the World Bank ＇s work on green growth and a recent joint urbanization study by the Development Research Center of China＇s State Council and the Worm Bank, this paper reviews recent academic research on green governance in urban China and discusses its main implications in the context of emerging global green growth concepts.     

Corporate Governance of Enterprise Groups in China

Clear property right is the core of modem enterprise system, but it can＇t become all-powerful medicine to an enterprise because many enterprises with clear property rights in some countries can＇t avoid bankruptcy in market competition yet. Good corporate governance as a system arrangement will be good to the organization management operation. The research to the corporate governance of enterprise groups will be advantageous to corporate groups＇ standard operation. But the existing research is almost pointed to single enterprise not enterprise groups. The structural complexity of enterprise groups will increase the difficulty in corporate governance. The paper is based on and oversteps the traditional corporate governance theories to research the corporate governance of enterprise groups. We try to summarize the domestic and foreign correlation materials in order to provide the argument basis for the research to the corporate governance of enterprise groups.     

Cost Effectiveness Analyses Models in the Defence System in Republic Bulgaria

The thesis resulting from the research on the ＂costs-effects＂ relation is the principle of economic efficiency of defence capabilities. At first glance, the arguments in this direction are well-known and popular in crisis situations of various nature, including the current financial and economic crisis in the country, and the question about the cost of public welfare-security and defence is debatable. This cost is manifested through the defence capabilities of a country. In the new security environment, the compilation of a national defence strategy is a priority of the Defence Ministry, which has more and more limited resources. This means that they should be treated as an economic activity. An economic activity is considered as any purposeful activity, allocating and combining scarce resources among alternatives, making it possible to maximize the outcomes and minimize costs. The ratio between the costs and benefits of a given resource or combination of resources to achieve a pre-defined objective is pushed to the forefront and the rationalization of management decisions is based on it. This necessitates a cost effectiveness analysis, hence the evaluation of the outcomes （benefits） is manifested in the ＂cost-effect （benefit）＂ analysis. Defence as a product has the basic features of any commodity or service, i.e. it is designed for exchange, is useful, and meets certain needs. But due to the fact that it meets very specific needs （,preservation of the territorial integrity of the country and improving its national security）, it is distinguished by certain features which may be summarized as follows： collectivity of production and consumption of defence as a product necessary to the public, expressed by its consumption indivisibility; lack of market valuation of the price of defence as a product upon its consumption （as a monetary expression of its value）; the usefulness of defence as a product is reflected in its capacity to meet the system＇s needs for security and defence, which dete