Performance management systems' stability: Unfolding the human factor – A case from the Italian public sector

The aim of this study is to examine the institutional context during the emergence of New Public Management (NPM), which created pressure on public sector organizations to implement performance management systems (PMSs), such as the balanced scorecard (BSC). Drawing on Granlund's framework (2001) and Giddens' (1979) structuration theory, we engage insights from a longitudinal case study of an Italian local authority to show how managers exercise agency before the mandated implementation of the BSC. This analysis suggests a re-interpretation of Granlund’s (2001) factors of inertia (human, institutional and economic) in terms of balance among the three factors, and inclusion of a historic and culturally specific perspective. The findings also encourage a broader consideration of the agency of managers in a public entity before the design and enhancement of a NPM tool.     

平台战略内核：网络效应概念演进、测度方式与研究前沿

大量研究虽以平台战略为主题，但并未将网络效应这一平台内核特征纳入分析建模，使得研究缺乏理论深度。采用文献计量和内容分析相结合的方法对网络效应相关研究进行梳理。分析发现：网络效应研究经历了3次理论演进，即同边网络效应向跨边网络效应演进（内容）、网络效应是什么向网络效应有何影响演进（作用）、网络正效应向网络负效应演进（后果）。三大演进从网络效应测度方式和行业情境中亦可窥见。结合关键词突变分析，发现网络效应最新研究已开始从关注网络效应“后果”转向“前因”考察。结合战略管理最新研究趋势，提出未来网络效应前因研究可以从个体行为、关系嵌入、种群生态、制度环境4个层面展开。特别是随着平台模式从消费互联网向产业互联网延伸，网络效应作用和激发方式是亟待关注的研究议题。     

基于情感曲线的高速铁路旅客个性化服务评价权重设计

为满足高速铁路旅客日益增长的个性化服务需求,优化现有高速铁路客运服务体系,研究影响高速铁路旅客服务评价的个性化因素。通过服务接触理论划分服务环节、情感曲线量化旅客服务评价,得出旅客服务需求差异,在此基础上设计个性化服务评价权重。结合北京南站、郑州东站,西安北站和成都东站的实地调研数据,对高速铁路旅客个性化服务评价权重的设计方法进行验证,结果表明:考虑乘客的情感曲线进行权重设计能够真实反映旅客个性化服务需求,为优化现有高速铁路客运服务评价体系提供可行方案。     

网上技术交易趋势预测模型及应用研究

网上技术交易平台开展交易趋势预测和交易潜力识别，可提高平台技术信息管理水平和网上技术市场运作效率。从网上技术市场和专利情报分析理论出发，提出网上技术交易趋势预测分析指标，设计构建预测模型和相关流程方法，并以广州知识产权交易中心的网上挂牌专利数据为例，进行定量测度和评价分析，从而提出发展网上交易服务能力的建议。结果表明，提出的技术交易趋势预测模型与流程具有适用性和可操作性，可针对网上平台技术资源确定差异化预测类型及其关键影响指标，建立基于技术领域分类的平台分析体系。研究结论可为网上平台设计基于自身特点的技术信息管理策略，提高信息服务专业化能力提供参考。     

Local perceptions about rural abandonment drivers in the Colombian coffee region: Insights from the city of Manizales

One of the most challenging processes in the rural world is the one related to rural abandonment. Rural abandonment has drawn attention worldwide, particularly in Europe and Asia without neglecting the importance in other regional contexts such as Latin America. Even though the literature about rural abandonment drivers is vast, these pieces of literature do not identify the drivers perceived by the people who live in rural areas. Therefore, in this paper, we search for the understanding of the perceived drivers of rural abandonment in the Colombian coffee region. The specific objectives were: (1) to identify socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents; (2) to analyze local attitudes toward the countryside and farming, and (3) to identify perceived factors influencing rural abandonment. We surveyed 320 households in 12 villages around the city of Manizales (Colombia), and we conducted 27 key informant interviews, and three focal groups. Our results show that the rural population faces several socio-economic constraints; however, despite these constraints, most people are willing to remain in the countryside (85%). We discussed the variables affecting these preferences. Furthermore, we found several drivers of rural abandonment perceived by the sampled population, where they highlight the lack of State support and rural education. We concluded that our results help to deepen into the understanding of the contemporary rural dynamics related to countryside abandonment.     

中国上市公司的债务融资分析——基于理论与实证的视角

本文在实证上，通过模型筛选．采用固定影响变截距计量模型，考察了上市公司债务融资的影响因素。在实证得出的时期影响基础上，本文进一步从理论上构建了上市公司债务融资与资金成本的财务动态稳定性分析框架，发现在一定的条件下，当公司销售增长率大于资金成本率时，存在鞍点路径保证公司债务水平和资金成本率趋于某一水平，从而使公司财务保持稳定状态。基于以上实证与理论研究，本文最后得出若干结论。     

朝鲜经济发展趋势分析

朝鲜经济的发展对于朝核问题的解决,对于维护东北亚安全和推动东北亚区域国际经济合作具有重要意义。朝鲜从20世纪90年代末期开始逐步迈开了经济调整的步伐,2007年是朝鲜"建设经济强国的转折之年",朝鲜经济发展虽然还面临着严峻的困难和挑战,但同时也存在着推动经济发展的有利因素。随着朝鲜对经济的调整改善,朝鲜经济逐步展露出发展的良好势头。只要朝鲜能够有效解决困扰经济发展的问题,朝鲜经济应该能够获得较好的发展。     

Disclosure of provisions for decommissioning costs in annual reports of oil and gas companies: A content analysis and stakeholder views

This study examines the extent of compliance with accounting disclosure requirements relating to provisions for decommissioning costs by oil and gas companies. We also investigate the views of stakeholders on the reporting practices of these companies. Using a content analysis approach, our findings reveal that compliance is substantially high, but companies tend to take a tick-box approach providing only minimum disclosure requirements. In semi-structured interviews, we find that disclosure decisions were driven by concerns about the credibility of information due to complexities in the accounting processes, regulatory requirements, lack of information demand and proprietary costs. These findings have policy implications.     

中国房地产价格的泡沫检验和空间联动分析

本文利用Pesaran提出的面板数据处理方法分析中国1996-2006年房地产价格,发现房地产价格和居民收入之间存在协整关系,但房价上涨速度快于居民收入增长速度,房地产市场具有"理性泡沫"特征。进一步的分析表明,城市化进程和空间扩散是短期内导致房价波动的两个重要因素,而利率的影响不显著。     

中国结构性通缩中的周期性与结构性问题

2012-2016年间,我国CPI和PPI走势呈现长期背离分化走势,整体表现出明显的结构性通缩特征。本文将外部冲击、产能过剩及巴拉萨-萨缪尔森效应相结合,构建符合中国国情的结构性通缩分析框架。通过深入分析和实证检验发现,在此期间中国的结构性通缩是由于大宗商品价格波动、国内外经济形势等周期性因素,以及产能过剩、巴拉萨-萨缪尔森效应等结构性因素综合作用的结果,其中周期性因素是诱因,结构性因素是主因。未来需在保持稳健货币政策的同时,更加注重供给侧结构性改革,在优化结构方面进行政策布局,改善供给侧环境与机制,激发微观主体活力,全面提高全要素生产率,实现产能过剩部门的市场出清和经济结构的优化调整。