西部吸引外商直接投资的定位思考

外商直接投资对西部地区的经济发展具有重要的作用。西部地区在吸引外商直接投资上的主要原因：市场规模的潜力的不足,成本优势的相对性和投资环境的恶劣,这些都影响了西部引资的效率和规模,在吸引外商直接投资中,西部应将改善投资软环境为自己的政策定位,并引导外资投向合理的产业和地区。     

制约西部地区资本形成的因素及对策

资本总是向投资收益率高的地区流动,资本形成不足已成为西部地区发展的一个障碍,经济发展水平低,制度创新不力、区域开发成本高等限制了西部地区的资本形成。本文就西部资本形成的制约因素进行分析并提出相应对策。     

物流成本过高 抑制西部投资

本刊讯 众多跨国公司在10月17日举行的“跨国公司西部投资战略九寨座谈会”上表示，随着四川等西部省区在市场、能源、劳动力等方面的比较优势逐渐显现，他们对西部越来越感兴趣。但物流成本过高已成为目前进军西部的最大瓶颈。成都到上海的物流成本，竟然与上海到美国的等同!     

西部引进外资的难点与对策思考

投资者作为—个经济主体,其投资目的就是追求利润最大化,即要考虑成本——收益关系。成本一定的时候追求收益最大化,收益一定时追求成本最小化。投资者对东部和西部比较成本的考虑,也可以理解为投资者对自己付出代价的考虑。     

西部大开发吸引和利用直接投资分析

西部大开发需要大量资金投入,本文分析了西部地区利用直接投资的现状,比较了西部吸引直接投资的优劣势,最后提出了西部大开发吸引直接投资的具体对策。     

人力资源投资与经济增长理论研究——以呼和浩特市为例

新经济增长理论研究表明,人力因素不仅可以克服物质资本与劳动要素的边际收益递交倾向,还可产生递增收益,因此加强人力资源投资来带动西部地区经济增长成为西部大开发战略的重要支撑点。以呼和浩特市为例,对人力资源投资与经济增长问题进行系统讨论。人力资源在职培训对经济增长促进作用分析即在职培训投资的成本-收益分析,在职培训与经济增长关系分析,大力发展呼和浩特市职业教育与培训事业的对策思路。     

基于SWOT分析的民营企业投资西部生态旅游项目研究

随着生态旅游在我国的迅猛发展,众多民营企业逐步进入效益良好的生态旅游项目投资领域,为我国西部生态旅游开发创造了发展契机。通过分析我国民营企业投资西部生态旅游项目的优势、劣势、面临的机遇和竞争威胁,指出我国民营企业的投资方向和投资策略,以期科学指导民营企业的投资行为,促使西部生态旅游业得到可持续发展。     

西部地区金融投资环境分析

在新世纪的开始,中央提出了西部大开发的战略,制定了以高科技为基础,以市场开发为导向的西部开发发展战略.长期以来,西部落后的原因之一就在于资本投入不足及投资方式不得力.在中央西部大开发的号召下,改善西部地区极为落后基础设施、继续发展该地区众多的重工业基地、充分利用其丰富资源、促进经济快速发展的有效措施之一即为加大投资力度和改善投资方式.通常投资主要有两条途径:财政投资和民间资本投资.但我国作为发展中国家,财政力量是很有限的,西部大开发是一项巨大的系统工程,不可能由政策来唱独角戏.从长期来看,西部大开发将主要是民间资本的投资,而民间资本又具有极强的趋利性,它只会流向投资环境好、收益率高的地区,而西部地区投资环境相对于中东部地区都存在很大的差距.因此,政府应加大对西部的投资力度,尽快地改善西部的投资环境,从而大规模地吸引民间资本和外资的加入,在西部地区形成一种良好投资机制,在尽量短的时间内实现金融和经济的良性循环,为西部大开发打下坚实的基础.     

外资,西部的邀请

在当前市场经济不断发育、投资渠道多元化的情况下,实施西部大开发最为关键的就是投资问题了.从投资需求来看,无论是中央各部门还是西部各省区,目前提出的投资计划规模都非常大;从投资供给来看,国家要进一步提高在西部投资的比重,民间资本也要     

物流园区准公共物品性质分析及其评价研究

近几年,对竞争性投资项目的评价已逐渐趋于成熟,而对一些既具有基础性又具有公益性的准公共产品投资项目的评价还尚未形成体系,我们称这类投资项目为准竞争性投资项目。随着西部大开发战略的实施,以及民营企业的不断增加,我国政府加大了西部地区准竞争性投资项目的投资力度。本文以我国西部(天水)有色金属原料物流园区投资为例,指出了其财务评价的缺憾,应以实物期权思想确定社会经济效益评价方法。     

湖北省承接产业转移的风险和对策探析

承接产业转移是推动湖北经济跨越式发展的现实要求,是加快湖北产业升级的重要途径。在产业承接过程中,湖北省既有产业转移带来的积极正面效应,也面临着一定的风险。针对这些风险,湖北省应该充分利用比较优势,改善投资环境,扩大招商引资,保护生态环境,健全监管体系,大力发展产业集群,推动产业创新。     

Duesseldorf：An Attractive City for Investments in Germany

At the 3rd Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment Conference,a seminar was sponsored by Duesseldorf municipal government,a city of 600,000 inhabitants in Germany,in hopes of attracting Chinese investments. Wilfried Kruse,vice governor of Duesseldorf city and Boris Stahly, director of Chinese Business Center in Duesseldorf,who have co-introduced the current situation of Dusseldorf to the Chinese enterprises at presence,participated in the seminar.     

对地方政府吸引台商投资政策的新探讨——从企业集群角度分析

吸引外商投资作为解决资金瓶颈的一种有效手段,正被各地政府视作一项重要任务。作为现代企业进行投资生产最重要的特征就是企业集群,但在实际工作中,以政府主导的吸引外资行为却很少受到企业集群理论的指导,因而产生招不到“商”或即使招到“商”也留不住的现象。对于台资企业,这一现象尤为明显。根据企业集群根植性的理论对台资企业群现存问题进行深入分析,对地方政府吸引台商投资的行为提出积极的政策建议。     

Startup Success Factors in the Capital Attraction Stage: Founders’ Perspective

Only a small percentage of startups attract capital from venture capital investors. To determine the factors which owners of startups consider the most important for attracting seed venture investments, the founders of 40 startups in Latvia and Russia were questioned. The researchers compared organizational and financial factors’ importance for two groups of entrepreneurs: those who succeeded and those who failed in attracting funding. The results of the study indicate certain differences between the viewpoints of founders and investors regarding success factors. Based on the factor and regression analysis, the authors developed a model to forecast success in capital attraction.     

关于我国新一轮吸引外商直接投资的思考

本文简要回顾了我国近十几年来外商直接投资的发展状况,提出在吸引外国大型企业的同时,应注意外资优质中小企业的引资工作。通过以营利性为目的的第三方管理公司为桥梁、以政府支持为后盾,积极吸引外资优质中小企业来华投资、大力推进中、外中小企业战略联盟,力促外资优质中小企业来华投资成功,使之成为提高我国外资质量,推动我国新一轮吸引外商直接投资的新动力。     

The interplay of need and opportunity in venture capital investment syndication

This study examines the syndication of investments novel to a VC firm as a function of the firm's need and opportunity to do so. We distinguish two types of uncertainty that firms face when considering novel investments: egocentric, pertaining to making the right decisions, and altercentric, pertaining to being evaluated as a potential partner on the investment. Whereas the former increases the firm's need to syndicate the investment, the latter reduces the firm's opportunity to do so, making it contingent upon the firm's status and reputation for attracting potential partners. Using data on first-round venture capital investments, we find that novel investments are more likely to be syndicated. Moreover, this relationship is stronger for firms with higher status and weaker for firms with higher reputation. These results highlight a relational aspect of uncertainty, inherent in a particular VC firm — investment dyad, and suggest that status and reputation play different roles in aligning the need and opportunity to syndicate novel investments.     

重庆市利用外商直接投资的现状及对策分析

随着改革开放的深入发展以及加入世贸组织,近两年我国引进外商直接投资(FDI)的绝对数量连续超过美国,位居世界第一,FDI已成为推动我国经济高速增长的重要力量。重庆市是祖国西部的工业重镇,应该充分利用外商直接投资以促进区域经济发展。本文利用1992-2003年的数据,从实证角度分析了重庆市吸引及利用FDI的现状,认为外商直接投资在促进重庆市经济增长、进出口贸易和固定资产投资方面,有一定的正面影响,但作用力不大。对今后如何吸引外资及提高外商投资质量,进一步促进重庆市经济发展提出了政策建议。     

Employer branding: strategic implications for staff recruitment

Abstract

In many developed economies, changing demographics and economic conditions have given rise to increasingly competitive labour markets, where competition for good employees is strong. Consequently, strategic investments in attracting suitably qualified and skilled employees are recommended. One such strategy is employer branding. Employer branding in the context of recruitment is the package of psychological, economic, and functional benefits that potential employees associate with employment with a particular company. Knowledge of these perceptions can help organisations to create an attractive and competitive employer brand. Utilising information economics and signalling theory, we examine the nature and consequences of employer branding. Depth interviews reveal that job seekers evaluate: the attractiveness of employers based on any previous direct work experiences with the employer or in the sector; the clarity, credibility, and consistency of the potential employers’ brand signals; perceptions of the employers’ brand investments; and perceptions of the employers’ product or service brand portfolio.     

Business immigrants and the entrepreneurial nexus

In the 1990s, many nations pursued immigration policies aimed at attracting entrepreneurs who could invigorate their domestic economy. This paper examines New Zealand’s business immigration policy and contrasts it to that of Canada. Immigrant entrepreneurs explored business ventures that either did not materialise or ended in failure. Many resorted to passive investments. They had to learn to do business in the new environment. This paper suggests the policies were based on an outdated model of entrepreneurship that emphasises the attributes of the individual. The experience of business immigrants highlights the dynamics of fit in the nexus between individual and environment.     

When do firms invest in offensive and/or defensive marketing?

Market conditions may lead firms to increase offensive marketing activities aimed at attracting new customers, and/or to enhance defensive relationship building intended to retain current customers. Characteristics of the marketing environment are examined, including firms' interest in technology adoption and perceived need to apply it to provide structure for the supply chain, product development, quality control, and social impact. Such indicators relate to the firm's perception of “competitive intensity” in the marketplace. Survey results from 196 manufacturing companies show that technology adoption propensity and competitive intensity are associated with greater investments in offensive marketing activities as well as customer and employee engagement.