International P/L insurance output,input, and productivity comparisons

This research provides (bilateral) divisia and multilateral divisia indexes of output, input, and productivity for the property-liability (P-L) insurance industry for the following countries: United States, West Germany, Switzerland, France, and Japan. The time period studied is 1975 to 1987. The results indicate that considerable diversity exists among different countries, with Japan showing the weakest productivity growth. The United States and West Germany are associated overall with high productivity.     

Monte Carlo theoretical trials of methods for assessing statistical significance for differences between adjusted odds ratios

Odds are generally defined as the number of successes divided by the number of failures in a given number of trials. An odds ratio is the ratio of one odds divided by another. Odds ratios can be adjusted to reflect associations with the outcome independently of the influence of associations with other variables. These are adjusted odds ratios. There are several well known methods for comparing odds ratios and testing for statistically significant differences between them. Analogous methods for adjusted odds ratios are not well known or well documented. One method for comparing adjusted odds ratios is explained by Hosmer and Lemeshow (Applied logistic regression, 2000). This method is used for the odds ratios for two variables from the same data set. The purpose of this analysis was to apply this method to a different situation: comparing odds ratios for the same variable from two different data sets. Monte Carlo trials were used to assess the performance of the method and these indicated the method performed well.     

Invisible costs in offshoring services work

Offshoring service work is an accelerating trend. While the cost-savings from offshoring service work are usually clear, operating at a distance also brings with it certain “invisible costs.” We combine existing service operations theory with insights from the literature on communications and culture to present a new conceptual framework, organized around interaction intensity and interaction distance. We identify the drivers of these costs. We conclude with recommendations for controlling or attenuating invisible costs in offshoring service work.     

关于丰富外来务工人员精神文化生活的调查

丰富外来务工人员的精神文化生活，提高他们的素质，对构建和谐社会尤为重要。本文以织里镇为个案进行了专题调研，并结合近阶段的工作实践．提出了一些对策思路。     

“三为”实践理论与中国企业海外经营管理研究

运用东方管理学三为核心思想,在企业实践中,提出了企业以人为本的发展观、以德为先的价值观、人为为人的经营观的三为实践理论,阐述了其独特的内涵和意义,并通过深入分析中国建筑企业海外经营管理的现状和存在的问题,以三为实践理论解决中国建筑企业的海外经营管理中存在的问题,以期为国内建筑企业的海外经营管理提供借鉴和参考。