法律制度变迁、审计师选择与企业价值——基于实际控制人掏空行为视角的实证研究

本文利用2004-2009年民营上市公司的数据,首次对2006年我国将实际控制人掏空行为列入刑法这一事件对上市公司的审计师选择和企业价值所产生的影响进行了实证研究。研究发现在加大对实际控制人掏空行为的处罚力度后,掏空风险较高的公司更倾向于聘请小型会计师事务所,而且实际控制人的掏空行为有所减少。刑法调整后,由于实际控制人与中小股东的代理问题得到了有效的缓解,存在掏空风险的公司的企业价值有了显著提升,且掏空风险高的公司企业价值提升得更为显著。进一步研究还发现:在抑制实际控制人掏空行为、提升企业价值方面,法律治理能替代独立审计治理的作用,降低企业的监督成本。     

审计投入水平、审计师个体决策行为与独立审计质量——基于前景理论的解析

现有关于独立审计质量的文献一般以会计师事务所整体为对象进行研究,由于执行审计程序和决定审计意见的是会计师事务所内不同层级的审计师,本文从会计师事务所内各层级审计师的个人动机出发,研究独立审计质量更具体的形成机制。采用前景理论的研究成果,从审计投入水平和发现错报是否报告两方面,考察审计师在不确定条件下的决策,并据此提出政策性建议,认为完善的会计师事务所内部制度和民事赔偿责任的建立是提高独立审计质量的必要手段,且应使法律责任落实到过错人。改变合伙人报酬支付方式和增大违规事件披露强度也是提高独立审计质量的重要对策。     

跨流域调水对区域生态环境影响界定及影响因素分析

跨流域调水在缓解受水区水资源供需矛盾的同时,也会对经济社会尤其是生态环境造成一定的影响.文章首先就跨流域调水对区域生态经济影响系统的特征进行了分析,并进行了空间和时问上的界定,然后分别对跨流域调水对区域生态经济的建设期及运营期两个阶段的影响因素进行了详细的分析.     

Social and Symbolic Capital and Responsible Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Investigation of SME Narratives

This paper investigates links between social capital and symbolic capital and responsible entrepreneurship in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The source of the primary data was 144 ‘Business Profiles’, written by the owner-managers of small businesses in application for a Small Business Awards competition in 2005. Included in each of these narratives were claims relating to the firms’ contributions to wider society, relationships with customers, employees and stakeholders. These narratives were coded and classified in a framework drawn from Nahapiet and Ghoshal’s (1998, Academy of Management Review 23(2), 242–266) categorisation of social capital. The analysis revealed a range of strategic orientations towards the development of social and symbolic capital, along a conceptual continuum ranging from being responsible for oneself to being responsible for others. Overall, the evidence demonstrates the significance of the power inherent in the social relations of SMEs as a force for ethical behaviour, and suggests that normative theories of the development of social capital may provide ‘competitive advantage’ through responsible behaviour for small business in the global economy.Ted Fuller is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Foresight, and Head of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and SME Development, Teesside Business School, University of Teesside.Yumiao Tian is a postgraduate research student in the Centre for Entrepreneurship and SME Development, Teesside Business School, University of Teesside.