Advertising,Price and Quality in Self–regulating Professions: A Survey

This paper surveys the theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship between advertising, fees and quality in the self–regulating professions. Much of the literature is derived from the perspective of advertising as an information–enhancing device, helping to reduce the information asymmetry between professional and client. This is consistent with the majority of the empirical studies which suggest that advertising tends to have a downward effect on professional fees, with little if any adverse effect on quality. There are, however, important issues of method and measurement which may lessen the force of this conclusion     

Analysing Materials and Energy Flows in an Industrial District using an Enterprise Input–Output Model

Recent approaches to sustainable development leave much room for policies at a local level. In fact, it is becoming evident that targets such as increasing resource productivity, preserving natural cycles, or extending the present level of welfare, are best pursued within the confines of a local area. In particular, environmental changes are best brought about by considering local systems of firms as cornerstones of cooperative strategies and using data on materials and energy use in physical terms. In this paper, an enterprise input–output model is developed for an industrial district, i.e. a local group of firms specialized in the production of a single final output. The model allows for a detailed quantitative analysis of materials and energy flows and the consequent generation of waste and pollution. As a planning tool, the model may be used to evaluate alternative scenarios, such as the possibility of re- using waste taking account of sustainability requirements. An empirical case study applies the model to an industrial district in Southern Italy producing leather sofas.     

Multilateral Comparison of Cost Structures in the Input–Output Tables of Japan,the US and West Germany

This paper presents a multilateral comparison of relative levels and structures of costs of production in Japan, the US and West Germany. The analysis is carried out by using harmonized input–output tables, which are converted at US prices by using adjusted sectoral purchasing power parities. A new accounting methodology is derived from recent developments of index number theory, whereas the chosen multilateral comparison procedure gives results that are invariant with respect to the order of the pairs of countries examined.     

探讨小型企业在旅游实践中的竞争与生存之道

从分析企业常用的竞争手段入手，结合小型企业的特点及其在竞争中的处境，根据在旅游业中实际情况，列举和分析了小型企业的竞争手段，认为以创新、独有、多变的方式参与竞争才是小型企业的竞争与生存之道。     

企业社会责任:国外理论演进及最新文献述评

关于企业承担社会责任，国外学术界主要持有传统经济价值和企业社会责任两大观点。基于企业决策过程完全理性的假设，传统观点认为企业的功能是经济性的，而经济价值是度量企业成功的唯一标准，企业目标就是利润最大化；社会责任观点则明确指出企业要实现利润增加和价值提升，就必须主动承担与相关利益群体相应的社会责任。     

人本主义发展观的理论基础和内涵

人本主义发展观与主流经济学的基本理念形成微妙比照，它确立了经济社会发展“以人为本”的理念。人本主义发展观取代传统发展观表征发展观的历史转型，在这个过程中，“人本人”对“经济人”视阈边界的拓展为发展观矫正目标定位提供了理论支持和哲学基础；而发展观转型的深层基础则是人本主义经济理论对人的全面研究，它为人本主义发展观把生态的可持续发展和人的自由发展确立为发展目标提供了强大理论支持。     

单位犯罪死刑立法探研

单位犯罪死刑立法是指单位犯罪中自然人的死刑立法。我国刑法中单位犯罪死刑立法涉及19个罪名，包含两种立法模式：同等原则与区别原则。文章认为应采取同等原则的立法模式，但不赞同单位犯罪中为自然人配置死刑。建议取消刑法中13个单位犯罪的死刑。     

敏捷供应链的战略研究

首先从传统供应链发展状况入手,指出其存在的问题,进而提出了敏捷供应链;通过对敏捷供应链的特点分析,以及战略匹配理论的引进,论证了敏捷供应链的战略优势,为供应链的发展方向提供了依据。     

注册会计师的角色认识与监管中的难题思考

从审计市场的供需两方来看,作为以提供审计服务换取收入的注册会计师,不可避免地有着“经济人”的共有特征——追求自身利益最大化,但同时,由于需求方信息使用者的广泛性,注册会计师实际上又肩负着维持市场秩序的社会责任,这正是注册会计师比其他提供劳务的行业受到更多限制的原因所在。从中关独立审计的发展轨迹可见,为了使注册会计师担当好其应有的社会角色,单靠市场或政府都是不可行的,作为公众利益的代言人——政府,如何合理把握市场与政府的界限,做好市场主体权利的配置是各国政府共同面临的难题。     

How does perceived underemployment influence expatriate job-related outcomes? A moderated mediation study

Abstract

Although research has investigated the consequences of underemployment in domestic settings, research on the effects of underemployment among expatriates remains limited and has yielded inconsistent results. From a theoretical perspective, there is a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms through which underemployment affects various work-related outcomes and to account for potential contingencies. Drawing on the person-job fit literature and research on organizational identification, we theorise and empirically examine how and under what conditions underemployment influences expatriate performance. Using an original primary data-set of 103 Japanese expatriate managers in the UK, we find that underemployment affects expatriate work outcomes by increasing expatriates’ maladjustment and that this effect is moderated by the level to which expatriates identify with their organization.