基于广义梯度理论的雷州半岛发展研究

构建了城市广义梯度分布评价指标体系,利用主成分分析法求得广州及粤西-北部湾区域6城市的广义梯度分布综合指标,经比较得到如下结论：首先,在发达地区与欠发达地区之间,梯度推移是多维双向的;其次,在泛珠三角区域中,粤西-北部湾属于塌陷区域;第三,在粤西-北部湾区域6城市中,湛江又属于高梯度城市。湛江市具备了带动雷州半岛实施广义梯度发展的基础,有望成为粤西-北部湾乃至广东省的新经济增长极。在对雷州半岛经济崛起动力条件分析的基础上,提出了“东联西融、蓝色崛起”的发展战略及相关对策。     

中国经济的高增长与低就业——货币有效就业假说与经验检验

对于中国经济增长与就业增长之间的关系的研究由来已久,本文在肯定和批判已有的从微观边际生产力视角出发的实物有效就业研究的前提下,提出从宏观的、长期的层面研究经济增长对就业增长的推动作用,提出并经验检验了货币有效就业假说。分析表明:中国经济中确实存在高增长与低就业的并存,原因是现有的就业增长是低工资水平的就业增长,不能够扩大有效需求而自动产生对就业的需求,解决的途径应该是,将就业增长纳入宏观有效需求的问题当中,用适当工资水平的就业增长来调节收入分配差距,进而扩大有效需求,增加就业。     

Assessing cross-cultural marketing theory and research: A commentary essay

Cross-cultural research (CCR) is extremely important for advancing understanding of the range and limits of theoretical constructs and frameworks across different cultural contexts. CCR also provides an important understanding of the differences between countries and cultures. This commentary essay examines the review conducted by Engelen and Brettel (2010) and comments on shortcomings, as well as identifying areas where more needs to be done. A critical first step is to properly define the unit of analysis. This step is particularly critical as the concept of “national culture” is becoming increasingly less relevant and the appropriate culture unit for examination is often a smaller, more homogeneous grouping within a given geographic location. This view allows more meaningful inferences to be made and controls for possible contextual confounds, as well as providing a richer understanding of the limits of national culture in an increasingly global economy.     

Organizational governance and TMT pay level adjustment

This paper analyzes how the characteristics of boards and structure of ownership moderate a firm's capacity to adjust top management team (TMT) pay levels in the face of changes in its economic and complexity conditions. Using panel data from Spanish listed companies between 2003 and 2007, the results indicate that, over time, characteristics of corporate governance system contribute to give a fundamental importance to boards and ownership structure in the determination and adjustment of TMT pay. These associations appear to be even stronger than those that in other Western European and North American countries. Both the Spanish cross-holding and concentrated firms' ownership structure, and socially intervened boards play a major role in the high levels of pay received by the TMT, which, in turn, reflect a moderate adjustment of compensation practices to variations of surrounded environment factors.     

Greening transportation fleets: Insights from a two-stage game theoretic model

The greening of organizational transportation fleets, especially trucks and automobiles, has gained increasing attention by companies in a variety of industrial sectors. The reasons for this concern and attention are due to regulatory and competitive pressures, but also increasing costs of fossil-fuels. Surprisingly the amount of research and modeling for fleet management overall has been rather limited, with the focus on managing green vehicle investments virtually non-existent. In this study we develop a two-stage game theoretic model that helps evaluate, from both policy and organizational perspectives, the implications of greening of transportation fleets. Various parameters are evaluated including factors such as innovations in green vehicle technology, levels of service differences, cost of fuel, adjusting tax policy, regulatory compliance requirements, and adaptation costs. This evaluation provides practical insights into actions that could be considered by regulators and organizations to encourage environmental investments.     

大连市区域性通胀问题的成因分析

大连市区域性通胀问题的产生机理是极其复杂的,既有来自内部区域经济运转的因素,又有来自外部经济的负面性冲击,因此,大连市区域性通胀的成因分析也就具有了现实意义。全文共包括三部分内容:第一部分是大连市区域性通胀问题的现状;第二部分是大连市区域性通胀问题的成因分析,这将借助于Granger因果检验、供需理论及工资刚性的研究;第三部分是本文的结语。     

What is a multinational corporation? Classifying the degree of firm-level multinationality

The degree of firm-level multinationality is a key dimension that spans all theoretical frameworks, levels of empirical analysis and domains of investigation in international business research. There is, however, no agreed approach to defining or measuring firm-level multinationality. This is reflected in inconsistent approaches to sample selection and empirical testing, and it has curtailed the advancement of the discipline. We propose that instead of searching for the elusive, all-encompassing definition of an MNC, international business scholars should instead agree on a classification system for the degree of firm-level multinationality. We illustrate the advantages of this approach by constructing a simple classification system that takes into account the firm's breadth and depth of multinational engagements. We illustrate our matrix of firm multinationality by classifying a novel sample of over 1000 firms from seven countries, and we demonstrate how it can guide theory development and empirical testing. We also provide examples of potential future research directions.     

浅析分权体制下地方政府财政行为选择问题——基于委托—代理理论及面板数据模型分析

文章基于委托—代理理论构建了地方政府财政行为选择模型,并实证检验了财政分权与地方非税收入之间的相互关系。研究表明:当政府间委托—代理关系不规范,激励机制不完善时,地方政府从事违约行为(囤积非税收入)的动机愈渐凸显;在控制变量(国企利润、财税改革)一定时,财政分权对地方非税收入规模产生显著影响,其中,支出分权度相对收入分权度的作用更为突出。因此,在分权体制下,应规范地方政府非税收入管理机制;对各级政府事权进行必要调整;适度提高地方政府在国家税收分配体系中的比重;通过优化地方税收体系,更好地激励地方政府履行公共财政职能。