Strategic Reaction of Vertically Integrated Firms to Downstream Entry: Deterrence or Accommodation

The purpose of this paper is to analyze strategic behavior of vertically integrated firms when there is downstream entry, taking into account the balance between competition in the market and competition for the market. This analysis can serve to explain diverse distributional structures, including the coexistence of vertically integrated firms and independent retailers. And it shows that the relative efficiency of downstream entrants and the level of competition among incumbents are two major factors in determining equilibrium configuration.     

GENDER EARNINGS DIFFERENTIALS AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN CHINA, 1988–97

Gender earnings differentials in urban China by region and their changes during the first decade of economic reform are examined. It is found that the female–male earnings ratio increased during the early stage of reform. The male earnings premium, overall, showed an increasing trend in the later stage of reform. Decomposition of the gender earnings differential reveals that a relatively lower percentage of the differential could be explained by gender differences in productive characteristics in the fast growing regions and in regions with a rapid pace of reform. The cross-sectional results highlight the possible existence of gender discrimination, particularly in the later stages of economic reform and development. Both market competition and the effects of wage decentralization play a role in shaping the gender earnings differentials. Gender earnings differentials varied by region and over time, generally in tandem with the pace of economic reform and development. The decomposition of the over time changes in the earnings gap indicated that improvement in the productive characteristics of females during the reform period constantly enhanced the earnings of females relative to those of males. The changes over time in the return to female characteristics, however, work to counter any narrowing of the gender earnings gap.     

邮政物流配送系统开发

以某邮政局邮政物流配送系统为例，探讨了基于邮政综合网的物流配送系统开发。     

货运代理企业的客户关系管理浅析

分析了客户关系管理在货运代理业中的应用现状及其原因，提出了客户关系管理在货运代理企业中的实施步骤，以及不同货运代理运营模式应如何开展客户关系管理的问题。     

企业的物流战略及其模式选择探析

在现代社会，任何企业要生产就必须有物资资源的支撑，也就有物流。物流是热门话题，也是国内外发展的重点和许多企业竞争的焦点。在专业化日益盛行的今天，任何企业都不可能完全靠自身的实力来发展。为了使得企业的正常运作，需要制定自身的物流战略，战略的不同导致其模式的差别，物流的战略往往决定了物流模式的选择。     

基于交易成本经济学的企业业务外包分析

企业业务外包是近年来在国外兴起的一种经营行为,它的目的是降低成本,提高企业的竞争力。目前中国很多企业也纷纷在尝试这一做法。然而不是任何企业,任何业务都适合外包。本文将从交易成本经济学的角度来对企业业务外包这一行为进行分析,提出适宜进行业务外包的情况,并说明进行业务外包时应该注意的问题。     

基础设施在中国农业全要素生产率中的作用

This paper uses the Malmquist index to examine the sources of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Chinese agriculture. The overall goal of this study is to create a framework for assessing the trend of China’s agricultural infrastructure and to measure its impact on Total Factor Productivity. The main methodological contribution is to provide more contributive measure of crop-specific technologies. Based on the province-level panel data set during 1988–2002, the primary finding is that infrastructure has positively and statistically significant association with the estimated coefficient on Total Factor Productivity for rice, wheat, maize, and bean. An erratum to this article is available at .     

推进中国义工制度化的政策建议

文章指出义工服务事业具有可培育成社会保障体系重要辅助力量的潜质 ,并以发达国家和地区义工制度化为借鉴 ,指出义工制度化是发掘义工辅助社会保障体系潜质的基本途径 ;提出结合中国的基本国情推进中国义工制度化的政策建议。     

浅析劳动力派遣中的商业秘密保护

在劳动力派遣中,被派遣劳动者较大的流动性将会给要派机构带来商业秘密流失方面的隐患.本文通过对劳动力派遣这一特殊用人方式的分析,提出了劳动力派遣中要派机构在保护商业秘密方面可以适用的具体措施和方法.     

上市公司控制权转移与市场反应

国外有研究表明,控制权转移能给目标公司股东带来20%左右的超额收益率.本文通过考察我国1997-2003发生控制权转移的282个样本,发现控制权转移能给目标公司带来9%以上的累积超额收益率.而且,转移后变更行业、变更董事长或总经理、民营转给国有的样本转移时可获得的累积超额收益率甚至更高.最后,我们用多元回归模型进一步分析了累积超额收益率的影响因素,进一步证明行业变更、董事长或总经理变更、转移类型对控制权转移的市场反应有显著影响.