Investor reaction to women directors

Existing studies on women directorships present equivocal results on the association between appointing women directors and firm performance. These studies tend to focus on western countries and largely ignore investors' reactions to such appointments. This paper applies the financial event study method and finds that investors generally respond positively to the appointment of women directors in Singaporean firms. Regression analyses also reveal that investors are most receptive when the women are independent directors and are least receptive when the directors assume the CEO role. This study not only tests the theory of gender diversity in an Asian context but also examines whether investors react systematically to the different positions that women directors hold on corporate boards, a question that has received little attention in prior studies.     

我国地方政府自主发债的制度设计

中国地方政府债务问题已经引起了决策层和国内外经济学家的高度重视,债务规模已经十分庞大。防范和化解地方政府债务风险,解决地方财政资金不足,规范地方政府举债行为,就要赋予地方政府自主发债权,并且明确地方政府自主发债的制度设计,制定一套包括发行主体、发行规模、发行利率、发行期限、发行方式等在内的规范、科学的制度。     

Independent tourist's automobilities in Norway

This paper critically examines the methods of transportation used by independent tourists and how importantly they value mobility throughout their journeys. While independent tourists are frequently identified as being adventurous and highly mobile, relatively few researchers have critically examined the modes of transport they use or the importance they play in enhancing and fulfilling their desired experiences. Indeed, most literature portrays independent tourists as habitual users of public transport as opposed to modes of personal transport. In this paper, the notion of automobility – a combination of autonomous and self-directed movement – is explored from the perspective of independent tourists in Norway. A multi-method qualitative study was undertaken which analysed the views of 38 independent tourists at eight different locations. The findings revealed that personal modes of transport were intrinsic features of the journeys undertaken and that they offered alternative sensory experiences in contrast to public transport. Moreover, for many independent tourists, autonomous journeys were considerably more important than the destinations they visited. Thus, for many independent tourists in Norway, demands for control, flexibility and adventure could only be satisfied by using particular modes of transport.     

黑龙江装备制造业发展中的问题与成因分析

装备制造业是黑龙江重点发展的支柱产业，而在黑龙江装备制造业发展中存在着发展规模偏小、资本结构不合理、自主创新能力差、产品竞争力低、分工体系不合理等诸多问题，是由科研投入不足、科研人员流失严重、生产工艺落后、体制改革滞后等深层次原因致使的。     

地区科技发展策略研究——以十堰市为例

以十堰市科技发展的现状与问题为例,提出了新时期发展地方区域科技,提高区域自主创新能力的对策。     

技术标准与自主技术创新的探讨

分析了我国石油工业技术和技术标准与发达国家的差距,指出了石油工业发展的关键是自主技术创新,发展的目标是创新技术标准,提出了推动有效采用标准战略、参与标准制定战略的中国石油工业技术标准的发展策略。     

非政策性因素的独立董事形成机制实证研究

本文以面板数据模型为主要研究方法,考察非政策性的独立董事形成影响因素。本文实证结果及政策涵义可以归结如下:独立董事在国有控股公司中比例较低,在控股权发生变更时显著增加,说明了实现全流通除了有利于国有股减持外,也有利于市场接管机制作用的发挥;股权结构与独立董事比例关系的实证结果,显示在完成改制上市之后,下一步改革方向应当是降低控股股东的持股比例,同时增加其他大股东的持股比例;绩效变动是股东采取行动的一个因素,但股票价格波动对股东行动的影响很小,显示我国上市公司对一般投资者的关注还不充分;企业规模的扩大、销售收入的增长和资产负债率的上升也是独立董事比例增加的因素,间接反映了独立董事可能给企业带来潜在的外部资源。     

从证券交易所的视角看独立董事制度的完善

独立董事制度作为我国新近引进的制度，旨在解决我国上市公司特殊历史条件下产生的“一股独大”问题，规范和约束上市公司行为，切实保护中小投资者权益。独立董事制度在我国实施五年多来，成效显著，但也存在一些亟待解决的问题．本文试从证券交易所的视角探讨我国上市公司独立董事制度的不足与完善。     

中国上市银行独立董事制度的运行效率

以往的公司治理研究并没有考虑银行业的特殊性,因此对银行的治理问题不能简单地套用以往的研究结论.本文在充分考虑银行业治理的特殊性基础上,通过建立模型实证考察独立董事在银行中的运行效率.研究证实,由于银行股权制衡能力比较强,独立董事的监督职能被弱化,但是银行独立董事由于其专业背景以及广泛的社会关系,能够提高董事会决策效率,促进银行业绩的提升.研究还发现,独立董事的作用是有滞后性的.当期的独立董事能够明显地促进银行下一期的绩效.独立董事制度在国内上市银行中具有效率,能够促进银行的进一步发展.     

我国上市公司主动设立独立董事的动机分析

在我国独立董事制度的强制性制度变迁过程中,部分上市公司出现了主动设立独立董事的"自愿行为"。针对引发自愿行为的动机进行理论分析,并以沪深两市主动设立与非主动设立各50家上市公司为样本进行实证检验,结果表明我国上市公司中存在主动设立独立董事的"监督的动机"和"顾问的动机"。该研究为我国上市公司从强制合规到步入主动守规的自主治理阶段以及如何改革独立董事制度等方面提供了经验支持。