Business groups,the financial market and modernization*

Business groups are an important aspect of the industrial organization of many developing countries. This paper develops a theory suggesting that they may be organizations that facilitate modernization in the presence of financial market constraints. An important function of the stockmarket is the diversification of risk that comes with specialized, productive technology. But in the face of serious information problems a well functioning stockmarket may fail to emerge, relegating the economy to a low productivity‐poverty trap. Bilateral links between a firm and a group of others may be a more cost effective way to achieve risk‐sharing. Such business groups may be feasible when a full‐fledged stockmarket is not. As modernization takes place, either because information problems become less severe or more firms enter the economy, business groups actually expand in size before being abruptly rendered obsolete by the stockmarket. This is consistent with empirical results from a number of emerging economies.     

Analysts' Forecasts and the Broker Relationship

Analysts' ability to forecast earnings per share has been the subject of considerable debate. A concern highlighted in previous research is the agency problem which may arise when analysts have a close working relationship with the firms for which they are providing forecasts. This paper provides evidence that this relationship does not improve the accuracy of the earnings forecasts, but stimulates optimistic forecasts. In addition, the paper examines whether firm size is a factor in forecast accuracy or bias.     

Differential reporting in Germany - A historical analysis

Based on a contingent perspective of accounting change, this paper reviews the historical development of differential reporting in Germany, by drawing on primary and secondary sources. The main objective of the paper is to shed light on the driving forces and main influential parameters that have shaped the existing differential reporting framework. This historical approach supplies interesting insights for the current discussion on differential reporting in Germany produced by the EU Regulation on the application of International Accounting Standards.     

电子商务的发展对市场营销的影响

电子商务正在逐渐改变着传统的商务模式。电子商务的发展改变了市场营销的环境,影响着消费者的消费行为,进而使得企业的营销理念和营销管理中心发生着转移。     

基于适应性商务智能的虚拟企业合作伙伴选择模型

合作伙伴选择是虚拟企业运行中至关重要的问题。迅速而准确地找到合适的合作伙伴并实现协调运作，直接影响到虚拟企业合作绩效和整体目标的实现。文章将环境感知和适应性商务智能理论引入虚拟企业合作伙伴选择中，提出了基于适应性商务智能的虚拟企业合作伙伴选择模型，设计了模型的基本架构，分析了模型的构成模块，探讨了模型的应用机理。     

THE CHANGING VOLATILITY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY

During the last decade economic literature explored the presence of and reasons for what became known as “the great moderation” in the US and other G7 countries. “The great moderation” describes the decrease in economic volatility experienced in many of the G7 countries. This paper finds that in South Africa volatility is also not constant (it even finds that there are autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic effects present) and that volatility also decreased, particularly since 1994. Following the literature, the paper explores several reasons for this decrease and finds that smaller shocks, better monetary policy and improvements in the financial sector that place less liquidity constraints on individuals and allow them to manage their debt better are some of the main reasons for the reduction in the volatility of the South African economy. The literature on the G7 also suggests that better inventory management contributed to the lower volatility. However, this seems not to be true for South Africa.     

Control of intellectual assets in client relationships: implications for innovation

This empirical study of business‐to‐business service firms examines the determinants and effects of control rights to intellectual assets in a property rights theoretic framework. Regression analyses using survey data suggest that service suppliers that retain control over their intellectual output are more innovative. In long‐term relationships, service firms' clients may thus be better off balancing their need to control outsourced activities with the suppliers' incentives to invest in learning and innovation. Additionally, and aligned with property rights theoretic predictions, service suppliers' bargaining power and their indispensability in service projects are positively associated with their ability to retain control rights. In contrast, innovation capabilities are not very significant in determining control rights allocation between service suppliers and their clients. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

企业转让制度之比较研究

企业转让是指为了一定的营业目的通过签定合同将企业作为一个有机组织体的全部财产或部分重要财产进行有偿转让的活动。它是企业的所有权在不同的市场主体之间的移转,既不同于货物买卖也不同于企业财产的转让。企业转让制度在《德国商法典》、《日本商法典》和《韩国商法典》中都有专门规定,但在《澳门商法典》中规定的更为全面,主要涉及商号、债权债务关系、竞业禁止和劳动关系内容。建立企业转让制度是市场经济的内在体现,对我国发展经济和解决就业有着重要的现实意义,同时也符合我国建立现代产权制度的要求。     

加入WTO与我国商业银行中间业务发展探讨

目前我国商业银行中间业务发展缓慢。加入 WTO后 ,我国商业银行的生存和发展将面临新的国内国际经济金融形势 ,这要求我国商业银行必须采取相应措施加快中间业务的发展 ,以增强其竞争能力。     

儒家利益观与民营企业价值观

在传统农业社会,儒家思想一直是中国的正统思想,它以仁、义、礼、智、信等道德标准约束着人们的行为.在建立社会主义市场经济的今天,社会以发展、效率为主线,强调的是经济活动规则等.在新的历史环境下,蓬勃发展的民营企业在追求经济利益的同时暴露出的种种问题值得人们深思.因此,应将中国传统儒家思想与民营企业的经营活动有机结合,构建义利兼顾的新型民营企业.