The role of culture in firm-bank matching

We assemble a unique dataset containing population-level information on loan applications in a region hosting two cultural groups to study the role of culture in firm borrowing decisions. We find that firms are more likely to apply for loans from culturally close banks. This effect is stronger for opaque firms, but not for less performing firms, indicating that firms do not expect preferential treatment from same-culture banks. Loan applications to culturally distant banks increase sharply with firms’ size and age, suggesting a role of information asymmetry in firm-bank matching. In contrast, we find no effect of cultural proximity on loan supply. Overall, our results show that demand-side factors play a key role in the formation of same-culture lending relationships.     

Distributional implications of informal economy in the EU countries: Accounting for the spread of tax evasion benefits and cultural characteristics

This study provides evidence about the impact of informal economy on income inequality by using annual cross-country panel data from 28 European Union countries observed during the period 2005–2017. Particular attention is dedicated to the cultural setting which is expected to impact taxpayers’ behaviour and thereby income distribution. The study reveals a relationship between the size of the underground economy and income inequality, which is negative when approaching domestic informality and positive when international tax evasion by individuals is related to the top-bottom income disparity. Moreover, a delay of one-year is needed for these effects to occur, sustaining the hypothesis of secondary consequences of the informality. The study also shows that a set of cultural peculiarities are relevant for the nexus of international tax evasion by individuals and income polarisation. The inequality enhancing effect of the offshore activities is larger in countries with high degree of uncertainty avoidance and power distance, and low level of indulgence and long-term orientation respectively.     

Celebrity endorsement in tourism: Attention,emotional arousal and familiarity

Celebrity endorsement in tourism is utilised by global marketing practitioners to attract tourists to visit destinations. Despite this, studies are yet to assess the efficacy of two specific types of celebrity endorsement, a celebrity from the host country (host celebrity) vs. a celebrity from the country-of-origin (origin celebrity). Utilising the match-up hypothesis, this research applied a quasi-experimental design, consisting of a mixed method approach, which combined eye-tracking and self-report data. Convergent results across three studies demonstrate that an origin celebrity elicits a higher intention to visit, mediated by the emotional arousal evoked from the endorsement. Eye-tracking analysis demonstrated that an origin celebrity elicits a higher degree of visual attention and emotional arousal when the advertised scenery is familiar. However, this promotion effect disappears in unfamiliar scenery. This research contributes to an evolving debate on celebrity endorsement in tourism, revealing the psychological and physiological mechanisms underpinning the effectiveness of destination marketing campaigns.     

多主体建模下四类创新文化特征对创新的影响

创新文化具有自组织性和开放性,是一个知识创造和利用的复杂适应系统。基于复杂适应系统视角,将创新文化特征分为冒险开拓、创新氛围、交流共享、决策参与4类,通过构建多主体（Agent）创新文化复杂系统模型,深入探讨了4类创新文化对创新的影响机制。仿真结果表明,4类创新文化特征对创新的影响存在差异。其中,冒险开拓、创新氛围、交流共享3类创新文化均对创新存在正向促进作用,而决策参与对创新的促进作用与其它3个创新文化特征具有显著关系,且冒险开拓与交流共享等因素在协同作用下比单一因素对创新的影响更积极、更显著。     

日本江户锁国时期饮食文化刍议

饮食文化是一国文化的重要组成部分,它在漫长的历史演进中逐渐积累而成,具有深深的历史与时代烙印。日本传统饮食文化最终形成于江户时代。具体是在德川家康建立江户幕府,实行＂锁国＂政策后,日本在没有强大外来文化的影响下,逐步发展本国的特色文化,也促进了日本传统料理的最终完成。在实现日本传统饮食文化的发展与繁荣方面,＂锁国＂具有一定的正面效果。     

民营企业慈善行为中的红色文化因素研究

文章以2007-2016年沪深A股非金融类民营上市公司为样本,从捐赠意愿和捐赠规模两个维度检验红色文化对民营企业慈善捐赠行为的影响。研究发现,相比非革命老区民营企业,老区企业具有更强的捐赠意愿和更大的捐赠规模,该结论在使用"地形起伏度"作为工具变量控制可能的内生性问题后依然成立。拓展检验发现,在产品直接面向消费者、外部市场制度不完善及面临业绩压力的企业,红色文化促进慈善的作用明显较弱。机制检验表明,董事长的老区成长经历能够促进红色文化对慈善捐赠的影响,由此说明,红色文化是通过核心管理者将慈善的"奉献"理念嵌入企业的决策行为。文章从财务学视角探讨红色文化与企业慈善行为间的联系,丰富了中国情境下文化与微观企业决策的研究。     

经济特区竞争优势支撑的持续性产业升级——以深圳高新技术产业为例

文章尝试从竞争优势角度阐释中国经济特区40年持续性产业升级何以成功。文献梳理发现,从比较优势理论到竞争优势理论的演进,一定程度上解释了中国经济特区产业升级的路径和模式。文章结合开放型经济下经济特区产业发展的演进特征,构建依托生产要素、国际国内市场、产业和创新体系、特区文化等四个因素耦合作用的经济特区竞争优势"钻石模型"。其中,"特区文化"的引入是对波特竞争优势理论"钻石模型"最大的拓展。文章以深圳高新技术产业为例,分阶段考察了经济特区产业竞争优势的动态演化,并分析其构成要素驱动产业升级的耦合机制。     

关于民营企业文化建设的调查与思考

民营企业要讲全面协调可持续发展,打造“百年老店“,要实现此目标,构建优秀企业文化是重要途径.要搞好民营企业文化建设,需要民营企业制定相应战略,系统推进;需要社会相关中介给予服务帮助;需要政府的积极引导和良好的社会环境支持.     

节事活动旅游形象感知研究：对旅游动机与熟悉度作用的检验——以2010年世博会为例

旅游形象在旅游决策过程中已经得到国内外学者的肯定,但缺乏把旅游形象运用到节事活动的研究中．更缺乏对节事活动旅游形象感知行为的研究。世博会作为超大型节事活动,运用结果方程模型,选取重庆市民对世博会旅游形象的感知来研究节事活动旅游者的旅游决策过程,特别是探讨旅游动机与熟悉度对节事活动旅游决策过程的作用。研究结果显示,旅游动机与节事活动情感形象以及旅游动机与旅游意向之间并无显著的关系,而节事活动认知形象与情感形象对旅游意向具有直接的影响效果,其中节事活动认知形象和对节事活动的熟悉度在模型中是具有主导性的关键因素。     

鄂商文化对企业竞争力的影响

鄂商文化源远流长,博大精深,鄂商文化是湖北商人、湖北企业的一笔巨大财富。继承与弘扬鄂商文化具有重大的历史与现实意义。当代的湖北商人要在反省中打造崭新的鄂商文化,加强企业文化的建设,重新塑造自己,重新构建优秀的企业文化,不断增强企业竞争力,助推中部崛起。