Illusions of Corporate Power:Revisiting the Relative Powers of Corporations and Governments

A common opinion is that power has shifted from states to companies. This article discusses quantitative and qualitative aspects of power possessed by companies and by states. A more adequate comparison than that between company sales and gross national product is the one between company value added and GNP. Also more adequate is the comparison between the public sector and company net profit. These rival measures take down company power to about a tenth of the sales measure. Also in qualitative terms the "exit power" of the company gives a low impact compared to governmental action and the article concludes that company power by common measures is overestimated. However, the aggregated long-term effect of the market economy on the development of society is most significant. But it is a mistake to use that judgment as an argument for the opinion that business executives are the major power holders in modern societies. Perceptions of power also have an impact on which expectations and commitments that can be judged as realistic and therefore the issue of power is central for the normative discussion about corporate social responsibility.     

宁夏县域绿色发展水平空间分异及影响因素

基于2013年统计数据,综合运用熵值法、改进TOPSIS模型与障碍度模型对宁夏回族自治区县域绿色发展水平的空间分异及影响因素进行了实证研究。结果表明:宁夏绿色发展水平的内部差异明显,其中北部的西夏区、兴庆区、金凤区以及原州区的绿色水平贴近度远优于其他地区;中部的红寺堡区、盐池县和同心县的贴近度最差,绿色发展水平亟待提高。制约宁夏县域绿色发展的障碍因素具有地域差异性,黄河沿岸各县(区)、宁夏中部干旱各县(区)、南部六盘山各县(区)的绿色发展影响因素各有不同,针对不同地区提出不同的发展途径与对策,为研究区的绿色发展提供科学的参考依据。     

区域文化差异及其对民营企业家能力的影响——以江苏和浙江为例

本文从区域文化差异的角度来分析其对浙江省和江苏省民营企业家能力的影响。通过选取避免不确定性、集体主义的程度以及“崇文”/“入市”的价值观的三个文化关键维度,来反映两省文化的差异,并在此基础之上分析两省文化差异对两省民营企业家的知识素质和创新能力的影响,得出了相应的结论。     

国内外违约挽回率影响因素的比较研究及启示

巴塞尔新资本协议强调内部评级法在风险管理和资本监管中的重要作用。LGD是内部评级的核心参数之一,合理考虑影响LGD大小的因素是准确测算LGD的前提。因此,以违约挽回率(1-LGD)的影响因素为切入点,比较研究各国银行业信贷违约挽回率影响因素或成因以及对我国银行不良资产问题。     

Exploring factors influencing US millennial consumers’ use of tap-and-go payment technology

ABSTRACT

Although mobile payment (MP) represents a possibility for traditional brick-and-mortar US retailers to enhance the quality of customer service, mobile payment adoption in the US has lagged, with research regarding this phenomenon in the US seemingly in its embryonic stage. The current study contributes to the literature on mobile payment adoption in the US by investigating the factors on US millennial consumers’ use of mobile payment technology, operationalized in the study as tap-and-go payment systems. The study mirrors a study of the acceptance of mobile shopping technology among German consumers, with some extension. The study incorporated mobile payment risk perception, system trust, and socio-cultural influence into an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) to explore this issue. Results from a survey conducted among 357 US Millennials indicate that perceived ease of use of MP (PEOUMP); perceived usefulness (PUMP); and risk perception all influence attitude toward mobile payment (AttMP). System trust, socio-cultural influence, and AttMP all influence MP use intention. The paper discussed the limitations of the study and future research directions.     

因素分析理论新探

为了完善因素分析理论,学者们提出了“共变影响因素论”、“共变影响分配论”、“差异综合分配论”等多种修改意见。但是,多种修改意见都未能完全克服传统因素分析法的不确定性、不一致性和不真实性缺陷。在多种修改意见的基础上,提出“交叉变动影响额”、“同时变动影响额”在因素间的分配,应当以反映各因素在各部分差异形成中所起作用大小的影响系数为依据。从而,设计了因素分析新方法——影响系数分析法。     

人民币汇率波动对我国货币流动性的影响研究

本文分阶段对2005年汇改前后人民币汇率及人民币汇率波动对货币流动性及银行流动性的影响进行了研究。实证研究表明：从长期看来,人民币汇率水平与流动性正相关,即人民币升值会增加流动性,但人民币汇率波动会使这一效果减弱;汇改后人民币汇率波动对流动性的作用变得更加明显;相比较作用于银行的流动性效果来看,人民币汇率宏观上对货币的流动性影响更加明显。     

财政支出对区域经济差异变动的时空效应研究——基于动态空间面板模型的实证分析

通过构建财政支出对区域经济差异影响机制的理论框架,采用较为前沿的动态空间面板计量方法对1998~2011年我国25个省,283个地级市的数据进行实证分析。结果表明：财政支出对区域经济差异的变动有明显的影响作用,一般预算支出规模越大越有利于缩小区域经济差异;财政支出的规模与结构会通过省区经济差异的动态变化及空间溢出机制对区域经济差异变动产生时空效应,即上一期和相邻省份的财政支出均会对本地区内部的经济增长差距产生影响。     

基于系统聚类的营口港吞吐量影响因素分析

以营口港2005-2013年统计数据为依据,提出采用系统聚类和典型指标分析的方法选取主要影响因素。同时,利用SPSS20.0统计分析软件,从港口自身建设和腹地经济发展等方面分析并有效选取典型影响指标,建立多元回归模型进行拟合。通过对拟合模型的误差检验发现,该方法建立的模型拟合精度较高,采用该法选取的典型指标可以消弱影响因素间的多重共线性,同时该方法可以推广到类似港口吞吐量预测中,并为港口新一轮规划建设提供参考。     

监狱集成化智能安防系统的应用与分析

本文主要从监狱集成化智能安防系统的要求出发,分析影响监狱集成化智能安防系统建设的设备、系统、用户及管理层面的因素,并提出解决措施和对策。