企业研发投资的动态调整:平滑性或波动性

研发投资是企业自主技术创新的重要保障,其平滑性或波动性调整是研究企业研发行为的前提。本文以1990-2017年间1968家中国A股(非金融类)上市公司的非平衡面板数据为对象,通过考察目标研发水平来估算研发投资调整速度。证据表明,企业确实在追求目标研发投资水平,并根据内外部环境的变化而进行动态调整。这些结论无论是在公司规模、时间跨度还是在不同时间段上都具有稳健性,并且表明固定效应的部分调整模型与数据非常吻合。     

一种基于预测值量测转换的卡尔曼滤波跟踪算法

在雷达目标跟踪中,系统量测信息通常在球坐标系下获得。为了采用经典卡尔曼滤波算法实现有效目标跟踪,通常采用量测转换方法将非线性量测信息转换到直角坐标系中。针对传统量测转换方法基于量测值计算转换误差统计特性而导致的估计结果有偏问题,提出了一种基于预测值的量测转换方法,并将其与卡尔曼滤波算法相结合,获得了一种基于预测值量测转换的卡尔曼滤波跟踪算法。仿真结果表明,与现有的基于量测转换的卡尔曼滤波算法相比,该算法能在不提高运算量的情况下有效改善目标跟踪效果,跟踪精度提升约20%。     

Unfolding China’s state-owned corporate empires and mitigating agency hazards: Effects of foreign investments and innovativeness

Integrating agency and institutional perspectives, we describe how China’s socio-political institutions create state-owned corporate empires with unique agency conflicts. We develop a framework demonstrating how economically unjustified firm expansion, i.e. empire building, mediates the relationship between state ownership and performance. We uncover the instrument in empire building and appropriate corporate governance and strategic management remedies. An empirical study on 29,638 Chinese firms evidences that (1) increased state ownership drives higher management expenses and lower firm profitability though empire building; (2) long-term debt is used to finance empire building; and (3) foreign capital investments and innovativeness can mitigate these agency conflicts.     

Impact of family income in early life on the financial independence of young adults: Evidence from a matched panel data

This study investigates whether the family income level in early life influences the financial independence of young adults. Using a large nationally representative U.S. sample (constructed based on the data from the 1999 to 2015 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, its 2009 to 2015 Transition to Adulthood Supplement and its 1997 to 2007 Child Development Supplement), we find that the relationship between one's family income level during adolescence and the financial independence of young adults follows an inverted U‐shape. We find that the college graduation status plays an important role in determining the financial independence of young adults. Once young adults graduate from the college, their financial independence is no longer influenced by their family income level during adolescence. The results show similar patterns after controlling for cognitive and noncognitive abilities and financial behaviours of young adults when they were children or teenagers. The findings of this study have significant implications for policymakers and educators.     

How will the Belt and Road initiative advance China’s exports?

We examined 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 data from 49 countries to determine changes wrought by China’s Belt and Road initiative; we also used panel data regarding the Maritime Silk and Inland Silk Roads to test initiative effects on Chinese exports. Post-initiative infrastructure expansion and logistics performance improvements led to positive effects on China’s exports. Additionally, legal-system similarities and inland borders with trade partners had a more positive effect on Chinese exports in the Inland Silk Road, while population and free trade agreements were found to have a more positive effect on the Maritime Silk Road.     

C-RAN网络中基于稀疏性的预测矩阵求解算法

在C-RAN（Centralized,Cooperative,Cloud Radio Access Network）无线网络基于转移矩阵的负载预测方法中,虽然该预测矩阵具有稀疏特性,但是现有的技术缺乏对稀疏特性加以利用,从而造成计算复杂。针对此问题,提出了一种基于稀疏性的预测矩阵求解算法。该算法对网络状态转移矩阵进行分块迭代,每次等分4块,并分别定义4块矩阵的偏移量。当属于同一行的块矩阵的偏移量有一个是零矩阵时,直接得出所求矩阵对应块的元素全部为零,然后进行下一次迭代;当属于同一行的块矩阵偏移量都不为零矩阵时,通过对矩阵方程组变形处理,转换成迭代格式,然后分块处理。最后,结合仿真定量分析稀疏矩阵稀疏度的临界值问题,给出了稀疏度与计算量之间的关系,并证明了其合理性。仿真结果表明,所提算法能够在不影响预测准确度前提下,降低复杂度。     

信号级协同计算平台架构及应用思考

针对智能化作战对军事电子信息系统计算能力提升的迫切需求,结合云计算的资源虚拟化、大数据的分布式计算等技术,提出了基于嵌入式CPU+ALL（DSP、FPGA、PPC、GPU、AI处理器等）的异构处理的信号级协同计算平台架构,包括弹性、轻量级异构资源虚拟化模型、分布式实时计算框架和智能计算框架等,形成了一套架构统一、资源共用、使用简便的协同计算和智能计算环境。通过战术级无线电认知和智能信号与信息处理两个典型应用场景,探讨了该信号级协同计算平台可能带来的颠覆性效用。     

How Does Ethical Leadership Trickle Down? Test of an Integrative Dual-Process Model

Although the trickle-down effect of ethical leadership has been documented in the literature, its underlying mechanism still remains largely unclear. To address this gap, we develop a cross-level dual-process model to explain how the effect occurs. Drawing on social learning theory, we hypothesize that the ethical leadership of high-level managers could cascade to middle-level supervisors via its impact on middle-level supervisors’ two ethical expectations. Using a sample of 69 middle-level supervisors and 381 subordinates across 69 sub-branches from a large banking firm in China, we found that middle-level supervisors’ ethical efficacy expectation and unethical behavior–punishment expectation (as one form of ethical outcome expectations) accounted for the trickle-down effect. The explanatory role of middle-level supervisors’ ethical behavior–reward expectation (as the other form of ethical outcome expectations), however, was not supported. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

Corruption and Its Effects on FDI: Analysing the Interaction Between the Corruption Levels of the Home and Host Countries and Its Effects at the Decision-Making Level

This study furthers our understanding of how corruption affects the decision-making process of allocating foreign direct investment. Drawing on the responses of 28 managers in charge of establishing operations in a highly corrupt host country, we argue that those firms based in home countries with low levels of corruption are more proactive in preparing to face corruption abroad than those based in countries with high corruption levels. This means that firms from less corrupt home countries have strategies in place to deal with high corruption abroad. This finding is based on the fact that these firms have stronger pressures to not engage in corruption from their home stakeholders. Also, these firms might not have the experience of dealing with corruption at home, which hinders their potential to deal with corruption abroad. On the other hand, those firms based in highly corrupt home countries do not have clear strategies to deal with corruption abroad. This assertion is based on the fact that these firms might have familiarity in dealing with corruption and thus, might not see it as an obstacle to operating abroad.     

Revisiting Perceived Risk in the Context of Online Shopping: An Alternative Perspective of Decision‐Making Styles

This study attempts to elaborate the consequences of perceived risk by taking the moderating effects of decision‐making style (i.e., involvement vs. heuristics) into account in the context of online shopping. The integrated model is tested repeatedly in diverse purchasing situations with different Web presentation styles and product categories. The findings indicate that perceived risk toward the Web site/product influences purchasing intention through cognition‐ and affect‐based attitudes. Moreover, the moderating effects of decision‐making style on the relationship between perceived risk and its consequences are conditional. Since perceived risk appears very crucial for promoting online shopping, the results of this study may provide an influential reference for academicians and practitioners when considering the role of perceived risk in Web site marketing. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.