Immediate trends in Internet reporting

The Internet is increasingly used by companies to disseminate financial information. However, the extent to which the use of this new medium will change corporate reporting practice has received surprisingly little debate in the published literature. To widen the participation in the debate, this paper posits that the future of Internet-based financial reporting is contingent on technological and non-technological factors. This proposition is evaluated using the opinions of the immediate trends in online reporting obtained from seventeen UK experts in accounting and/or the Internet who responded to an open-ended questionnaire. These experts were drawn from academics, auditors, regulators, reporting companies and users of corporate reports. While the experts concur on some issues, they provide a range of different views in other areas. Some views are technology-driven, whereas others pay more attention to non-technological factors such as resistance to technological change, users' reluctance to read financial reports and the slow reaction of regulators. Some experts foresee minimum changes in financial reporting over the short term, while others adopt a more progressive or even radical perspective. This paper has synthesized these views into nine major categories which provide information on the role of the Internet in financial reporting. The results have important implications for all parties involved in financial reporting and also indicate avenues for further research.     

Changing HRM systems in two Russian oil companies: Western hegemony or Russian spetsifika?

We contrast attempts to introduce what were seen as sophisticated Western-style human resource management (HRM) systems into two Russian oil companies – a joint venture with a Western multinational corporation (TNK-BP) and a wholly Russian-owned company (Yukos). The drivers for Western hegemony within the joint venture, heavily influenced by expatriates and the established HRM processes introduced by the Western parent, were counteracted to a significant degree by the Russian spetsifika – the peculiarly Russian way of thinking and doing things. In contrast, developments were absorbed faster in the more authoritarian Russian-owned company. The research adds to the theoretical debate about international knowledge transfer and provides detailed empirical data to support our understanding of the effect of both organizational and cultural context on the knowledge-transfer mechanisms of local and multinational companies. As the analysis is based on the perspective of senior local nationals, we also address a relatively under-researched area in the international HRM literature which mostly relies on empirical data collected from expatriates and those based solely in multinational headquarters.     

Punishment in a Regulatory Setting: Experimental Evidence from the VCM

To analyze the effectiveness of punishment in inducing regulatory compliance, we modify a standard public goods experiment to include a financial penalty for free riding. The design allows us to vary both punishment probability and severity. We introduce the punishment mechanism in both a one-time and a repeated treatment and find that compliance (contributing to the public good) is increasing in expected punishment cost in both treatments. We also find that punishment severity has a larger effect on behavior than punishment probability. In the repeated treatment, we find that past punishment has a negative rather than positive effect on compliance.     

营运资本筹资战略政策影响因素分析——基于新疆上市公司的经验数据

营运资本筹资战略政策是企业重要的财务政策之一。良好的营运资本管理是公司得以生存的必要条件,营运资本目标的实现必须依靠科学的营运资本政策。本文搜集了2008年—2013年新疆上市公司的相关资料,对公司营运资本筹资战略政策的影响因素进行了实证分析。研究表明:公司价值、资金占用率、管理费用率对新疆上市公司营运资本筹资政策的选择有显著影响;公司价值越大,就越倾向于选择稳健型的营运资本筹资战略政策;此外,当用管理费用率代替公司代理成本时,公司管理费用率越高,则越倾向于选择激进型的营运资本筹资战略政策。     

高职公路工程检测技术专业人才市场需求调研

对企业类型、人才结构与岗位分布、岗位能力要求以及校企合作等方面进行调研,了解公路交通行业对公路工程检测技术型人才专业知识、岗位技能和职业素养的要求,定位人才培养目标,为科学合理地构建课程体系,进一步优化人才培养方案提供依据。     

试论北京奥运会对群众体育发展的推动作用

北京奥运会的申办进程以及成功举办,深刻地影响着我国群众体育活动开展的深度和广度,人们对健身活动的认识进一步增强,群众体育活动的开展进入了新的历史时期。探讨北京奥运会对我国群众体育发展的推动作用,旨在为我国社会主义和谐社会的构建和群众体育的可持续性发展提供科学的理论依据。     

Learning and development opportunities as a tool for the retention of volunteers: a motivational perspective

The growing reliance on volunteers in Australia has heightened the need for non‐profit organisations to retain these valuable resources. However, the current literature on volunteer retention is limited. One potential way volunteers can be retained is by providing learning and development opportunities (LDOs). This study investigates the relationship between volunteer perceptions of LDOs, their motivations for volunteering, and retention. Analyses revealed significant main effects for LDOs and volunteer motivations on retention and several interactive effects demonstrating that LDOs can have differential effects on retention depending on the reasons for volunteering.     

我国民间慈善组织的诚信缺失原因探究

我国民间慈善组织现已成为公益慈善体系不可或缺的重要组成部分,在构建社会主义和谐社会等方面发挥了重要作用,但部分民间慈善组织的诚信缺失严重影响了我国慈善事业的健康有序发展。本文在分析诚信缺失现状的基础上,深入探讨了产生我国民间慈善组织诚信缺失的三大原因。     

学生期待视域下的《思想道德与法律基础》课教学改革探析

为了提高《思想道德与法律基础》课的针对性和实效性,使其成为学生"真心喜爱,终身受益"的课程,笔者就商洛学院学生对这门课的期待进行了实际调查,并根据教学规律及学生在教学内容、教学方法、师生沟通、课程评价等方面的期待,提出了扩充法律内容、采用研究性学习、多元评价等改进措施。     

电气绝缘材料耐热性能的探讨

电气绝缘耐热性多年来一直是国内外重点研究项目之一,本文通过介绍其现阶段的研究发展现状和选用的基本原则,旨在提高相关从业人员对电气绝缘材料耐热性的认识。