Unlocking the potential of advanced manufacturing technologies

This research examines whether investments in advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) such as flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), computer aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM), robotics, etc., are more likely to lead to improved performance if they are supported by improvements in the manufacturing infrastructure of the company. This question is evaluated using data gathered from 202 manufacturing plants chosen from industries generally considered to have relatively high investments in technology.Multiple item scales are developed and adapted from sources in the literature to measure investments in technology, infrastructure, and the performance of the plant. Evidence supporting the reliability and validity of these scales is provided. Hierarchical regression is used to analyze the relationship between technology, infrastructure, and performance. The results suggest that there is an important interaction between the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies and investments in infrastructure. Firms that invest in both AMTs and infrastructure perform better than firms which only invest in one or the other. Separate analyses on sub-samples of firms with the highest and lowest investments in AMTs show that infrastructural investments have a stronger relationship with performance in the high investment group. Thus, the data indicate that infrastructural investments provide a key to unlocking the potential of advanced manufacturing technologies.     

论会计信息相关性和可靠性的关系

相关性和可靠性作为会计信息的两大主要质量特征,一直备受人们的关注。相关性和可靠性到底孰轻孰重,在不同的时期人们有不同的认识。本文认为,在我国现阶段,可靠性应作为第一位的质量特征,并重于相关性。     

虚拟经营——21世纪的制胜之道

文章对虚拟经营进行了详细的说明,介绍了虚拟经营的5种形式,论述了转向虚拟经营的可行性,同时提出了虚拟经营已经成为一种新型的企业运转和管理的模式。随着计算机技术的不断发展,虚拟经营将在现代社会中演绎更重要的角色。     

企业的物流模式改革

首先阐述了在企业物流改革中面临的问题及其未来的发展方向,然后对某一具体生产企业的现状及特点加以分析后提出了改革现有物流模式,实施一体化物流信息系统的方案和策略。     

论上市公司会计报表粉饰行为的识别及其防范

近几年我国证券市场出现的几宗大案使人们对会计报表的粉饰有了极大的关注,本文通过对上市公司报表粉饰的动机、常用手段的分析,提出了识别会计报表的粉饰的有效方法,以提高广大投资者识别盈余管理等粉饰方法的能力。     

Understanding resource deployment efficiency for ESG and financial performance: A DEA approach

COVID-19 has stimulated additional research interest on economic sustainability and ESG in both academia and industry. This study adopts a DEA approach to examine the efficiency of achieving ESG targets and their relationships with financial performance. Using MSCI ESG data from 2015 to 2019 on 1108 Chinese firms, we examine the ESG proportional and pillar mix efficiencies. The dominant strategies for our sampled firms are to improve overall ESG performance by enhancing the E and S pillars through sacrificing G’s performance. The second result shows a positive relationship between proportional efficiency and financial performance while a mixed relationship between pillar mix efficiency and financial performance. However, for the technology sector, there exists some trade-offs between ESG performance and financial performance. Specifically, relative to non-technology firms, improving proportional and pillar mix efficiencies for technology firms could result in some sacrifice in stock valuation.     

“民主化”改革与地区经济表现

依据Polity IV数据库数据,考量20世纪90年代以来“第三波民主化浪潮”中,发展中国家朝着西方价值标准“民主”的重大转变对其经济表现的影响。结果显示,没有证据支持“民主化”改革促进了经济增长;相反,“民主化”改革引致国家治理能力下降,阻碍了经济发展。异质性分析表明,“民主化”改革对经济发展的负效应主要出现在撒哈拉以南非洲地区,且激进的“民主化”改革和被殖民国家的“民主化”改革对经济发展的负面影响更大。鉴于此,西方价值标准的民主既非一国经济发展的充分条件,也非一国经济发展的必要条件,一国选择何种国家治理模式与政治体制应考虑自身的历史、文化、发展阶段等实际国情,而不是盲目推行西式“民主化”。     

论我国成人高等教育理念与方法改革

成人高等教育作为我国高等教育和终身教育体系的一大组成部分，在我国和谐社会建设中起着重要的基础性和先导性作用。本文针对当前我国成人高等教育存在的问题，基于和谐社会建设这一时代背景，从教育观念转变、教育模式与方法的特色化改革等方面探讨了新形势下成人高等教育改革与发展的方向与对策，以期推动我国成人高等教育的健康持续发展，促进国家和社会发展的和谐与稳定。     

我国中小企业财务管理战略思路探讨

本文从我国目前中小企业财务发展现状入手,着重分析了作为中小企业,在当今市场经济大潮下,如何制定企业财务战略,并从六个方面进行了深入论证,提出了中小企业财务战略发展总体思路.为中小企业提升企业财务管理水平,参与国际竞争,奠定良好的企业管理基础.     

论高校财务风险防范

本文从高校财务风险的内涵出发,阐述了当前形势下高校财务所面临的风险表征分析其成因,提出防范和化解风险的两种模式.