Why do firms switch underwriters?

In the mid-1990s, 30% of firms completing an SEO within three years of their IPO switched lead underwriter. This article provides evidence on why they switched. Contrary to predictions of prior research, there is little evidence that firms switch due to dissatisfaction with underwriter performance at the time of the IPO. A surprising result is that switchers’ IPOs were significantly less underpriced than non-switchers’ IPOs. However, switchers raised fewer proceeds than expected, compared to the mid-point of the filing range, while non-switchers raised significantly more proceeds. There are two main reasons for switching. Firms graduate to higher reputation underwriters, and they strategically buy additional and influential analyst coverage from the new lead underwriter. Survey results support these conclusions.     

论建设工程全过程审计人员素质

工程全过程审计人员素质包括思想政治素质、职业道德素质、科学文化素质、专业技能素质和身心素质。目前工程审计人员现有素质还存在知识结构单一、综合分析能力欠佳,现代审计手段掌握不够、审计方式落后,工程审计专业人员年龄老化、数量相对不足,审计理念滞后,缺乏创新精神。其原因是传统内部审计文化环境制约、建设工程跟踪审计市场不健全、审计资源配置使用不当、岗位培训及后续教育滞后。提高建设工程全过程审计人员素质的对策是改革现行工程审计管理体制,切实加强对工程审计的领导,合理配置使用全过程审计资源,建立工程审计质量评价指标体系,创新现代工程审计方式方法,加强工程审计岗位培训和后续教育。     

论管理会计逻辑和生产实际逻辑的不整合性

企业的生产决策信息主要依赖于管理会计提供,但作为现今的管理会计与生产实践的脱节是难以向决策者提供正确信息的。这主要是过去的管理会计的逻辑与生产的逻辑不整合性造成的,或者说是管理会计的目标与生产的目标不一致造成的。为此我们一定要把如何构筑企业价值和竞争能力作为核心去建立新的管理会计理论体系,要依据生产的逻辑来构建管理会计的逻辑。     

基于联合风险投资的创业智力资本导入机理研究

本文首先描述了创业企业通过吸收联合风险投资获得发展所急需的财务资本与智力资本而飞速发展的现象;然后阐述了创业智力资本的结构,探讨了基于联合风险投资的创业智力资本的导入机理;最后,进行了具体案例的剖析。     

基于国际收支平衡表净误差和遗漏项目的热钱运动分析(英文)

净误差和遗漏项目明显的变动可能暗示不寻常的资金流出或流入中国。虽然净误差和遗漏项目的启示作用不一定可靠,但它可以作为观测资金运动和确认资金流向的途径之一。     

On the Timing and Execution of Open Market Repurchases

Little is known about the timing and execution of open marketrepurchases. U.S. firms are under no obligation to disclosewhen they are trading, and generally report only quarterly changesin shares outstanding. We use 64 firms' supplementally disclosedrepurchase trading data to provide the first examination ofrepurchase timing and execution. Across the days reported inour sample, firms adopted a variety of execution styles rangingfrom immediate intense repurchasing to delayed and smoothedrepurchasing. We find no clear evidence that repurchases aretimed to coincide with, precede, or follow, days on which informationis released. We benchmark the costs and value of a given repurchaseprogram against naive accumulation strategies achieving thesame terminal portfolio. While there is considerable variationacross the firms, NYSE firms on average beat their benchmarks,whereas NASDAQ firms do not. Finally, we document the liquidityimpact of open market repurchases. We find that repurchasingcontributes to market liquidity by narrowing bid-ask spreadsand attenuating the price impact of order imbalances on dayswhen repurchase trades are completed.     

The growing role of informal controls: does organization learning empower or subjugate workers?

Several management theorists have called for organizations to incorporate organization learning, empowerment, open-book management, and similar initiatives to generate better value from an important strategic resource: employees. What does this mean for the controlled? Do extensions of the management control system’s ability to implement the strategy of the firm offer workers a more central role in creating their future? Or is this “progress" just another means to extract extra effort from workers for the benefit of owners? This paper is developed in two parts. The first argues that seeking better value from workers is here to stay, and that the implications for management control system bear consideration. In particular, the five disciplines of Senge’s (1990) Organization Learning are introduced to illustrate growing ways informal controls enhance workers’ knowledge contributions. The second half of the paper examines implications of this increasing control. Some argue that it is naive to expect organization learning will lead managers to willingly realign existing lopsided rewards. However, as a natural response to change, these controls are themselves dynamic and evolutionary. This paper suggests that the growing dependence on employee’s superior knowledge recalibrates power arrangements. Further there is a growing awareness that many managers’ self-interest is mitigated by their sense of fairness. Consequently, an increasingly shared authority combined with the self-reflection and transparency of organization learning raises the possibility of an environment where those who perform the work share more equally in its rewards.     

The Economic Competitiveness of Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) as an Agricultural Feedstock for Ethanol Production for Transportation Fuels

Environmental concerns such as air pollution and soil degradation have led to increased interest in altrnate technologies and production practices. Alternate transportation fuel are being investigated along with their feedstock sources. This paper presents results of work carried out on Jerusalem Artichoke as a feedstock for fuel ethanol production.