对因特网应用冲击传统旅游业务代理的状况研究

对近年来因特网上电子商务应用所形成的对传统旅游代理商运作方式的冲击,对以往旅游分销体系的影响进行分析,试图说明：1.在因特网技术发展和应用的冲击下,在一个时期内,旅游代理商的存在仍有其客观基础;2.网上销售将替代传统旅游代理方式而成为最主要的旅游销售方式;3.旅游供应商网上旅游直销和通过因特网实施旅游代理是基于因特网应用的旅游销售的两条会长期共存的渠道;4.传统旅游代理商和电子旅游代理商的优势具有互补性,两者很有可能在未来几年中发展成为一个共同以因特网应用为核心的中间商系统;5.长远地看,旅游代理商的代理职能将渐渐萎缩。     

论大学美育和专业人格美的塑造

美育对塑造大学生专业人格美的意义表现为促进人格的提升、培育崇高的审美理想和科学的审美判断标准。艺术教育是大学美育的重要方式,而专业审美教育是大学美育的特殊构成。     

中国制造业在东亚地区的实力分析

随着中国工业化进程的不断推进,世界各国,特别是东亚国家对中国制造业的崛起极为关注。在此背景下,必须对中国制造业有一个客观评价,既要看到其优势也要看到其不足。为此,本文尝试从出口结构、比较优势、附加值和科技创新能力四个方面对中国制造业在东亚地区的实力进行分析,以便更好地审视中国在东亚地区事务中的地位与应发挥的作用,促进中国制造业向高层次发展。     

我国奥运物流中心设立分析

通过对历届奥运物流中心建立的分析,结合我国现状构建了我国奥运物流中心建立的体系,对奥运物流节点建设以及整个物流系统的顺畅运行起到了重要作用。     

基于快速响应的供应链物流运作能力诊断模型

研究了供应链环境下物流运作能力的诊断问题。应用层次分析法的原理建立了基于快速响应的供应链物流运作能力评估模型，并结合实例进行了分析。     

汉代不同农耕区之劳动生产率的考察——以粮食生产为研究中心

汉代不同农耕区的劳动生产率有别。就一个普通农民的年均粮食生产而言,当时南方人均垦田23小亩,亩产量1.37石,总产量32石;中部人均垦田30小亩,亩产量1.5石,总产量45石;西、北部屯田卒人均垦田74小亩,亩产量0.4石,总产量29石。之所以出现这种情况,主要是由于各地的自然地理条件、生产工具、耕作技术和社会历史条件不同。     

环太湖地区环境敏感区划定与分区

针对环太湖地区开发与保护矛盾突出的问题,利用调查资料和相关研究成果,在GIS的支持下,从资源特征与面临的生态环境问题人手,划定了生物多样性维护,水污染防治,潜在灾害预防,水资源、优质农地和历史文化保护等六类环境敏感区,并进行环太湖地区环境敏感性的综合评价,明确了环太湖地区环境敏感性空间分布特点,在此基础上,将环太湖地区划为高、较高、一般和低四类环境敏感性区域,可以作为确定各类区域未来最佳空间功能方向的重要依据.     

中国市域综合城市化水平测度与空间格局研究

新世纪的城市化已不仅仅是农村人口向城市转移这一问题,经济结构和空间利用的变化也对城市化区域空间格局产生深刻影响。在城市化内涵界定的基础上,以人口城市化、经济城市化和空间城市化复合而成综合城市化水平,对中国城市2007年的综合城市化水平进行测度,并借助Arcgis对城市化格局进行分析,认为中国市域综合城市化水平由东北向西南递减,城市化水平较高的城市在空间上彼此接近,形成若干城市化水平高值集聚区。依据3个城市化分量发展水平的组合情况,将全国城市划分为均衡发展型、较均衡发展型、不均衡发展型等3大类9个亚类,从城市化系统的协调性角度揭示每种类型存在的主要问题,并提出未来城市化发展的主要方向。     

金融发展与收入分配不平等:回到G-Z假说

在充分揭示金融发展对收入分配影响机制的基础上,运用我国宏观数据对金融发展水平与收入分配不平等程度进行了实证检验。研究结果发现:在长期,经济增长对我国居民收入分配产生了负面效应;而我国金融发展水平的提高有助于缩小我国城乡收入差距。这与国内已有研究结论恰好相反,却验证了Galor和Zeira(1993)提出的金融发展水平与收入分配不平等程度的线性负相关假说。这一研究结果表明,金融发展并不是导致我国收入分配差距扩大的原因,其真正原因可能在于现行经济增长模式。该研究结论将对我国下一步如何推动经济增长及金融发展具有重要的政策意义。     

The Corporate Social Responsibility of Pharmaceutical Product Recalls: An Empirical Examination of U.S. and U.K. Markets

The pressure on companies to practice corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained momentum in recent times as a means of sustaining competitive advantage in business. The pharmaceutical industry has been acutely affected by this trend. While pharmaceutical product recalls have become rampant and increased dramatically in recent years, no comprehensive study has been conducted to study the effects of announcements of recalls on the shareholder returns of pharmaceutical companies. As product recalls could significantly damage a company’s reputation, profitability and brand integrity, this paper investigates the effect on shareholder wealth and the extent to which the adoption of CSR practices by pharmaceutical companies in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.), the two largest markets for pharmaceutical products in the world, affected market reactions surrounding product recall announcements. The analysis of product recall announcements from 1998 to 2004 compiled from The Pharmaceutical Journal and U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement reports revealed marked differences in the way market participants in the two countries responded to news of product recalls. U.S. investors penalised firms according to the severity of product defects while U.K. investors were indifferent. While U.K. investors rewarded product recalls by firms which were not usually CSR-active, U.S. investors punished non-CSR active firms that performed recalls. These observations could pose strategic challenges to pharmaceutical firms operating in both countries. Jeremy Cheah is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Campus. His research interests lie in the area of applied corporate finance and investment management. Wen Li Chan was an Advocate and Solicitor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before assuming the post of University Teacher in Information Systems and Strategy at Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Campus. She is currently investigating the roles and implications of information on firm valuation, particularly in the area of corporate cyber-litigation and corporate social responsibility. Corinne Chieng is a Corporate Executive at Star Publications (M) Berhad, Malaysia. She has previously worked as a tax consultant at Arthur Andersen Malaysia. Her research interests include the financial implications of corporate social responsibility on the valuation of firms.