Analysis of Rent Seeking and Benchmark Management in Information Industry Administration Sector

This paper mainly discusses the application of benchmark in the Information Industry management to eliminate rent seeking phenomena. This paper explains the general principle of the benchmarking and the practical strategies in the benchmarking management. By means of game model, the paper offers practical case analysis and puts forward a new type of management in view of the benchmark in the IIA.     

中华民族"多元"与"一体"的共生性

从历史、现实、未来的三维视角对政治一体化的中国与生存于其中的各民族之间相互依存、不可分割的共生性作了深入分析。     

What drives firms’ intent to seek strategic assets by foreign direct investment? A study of emerging economy firms

What drives firms, particularly those from emerging economies, to engage in competitive catch-up with world leaders? We study the first step leading to catch-up, namely the managerial intent to acquire strategic assets that help closing the gap. Theoretically grounded in the awareness–motivation–capability (AMC) framework of competitive dynamics, we identify key factors contributing to firms’ strategic intent to catch-up by acquiring strategic assets abroad. Using a sample of 154 Chinese firms, we find that firms’ strategic assets seeking intent of foreign direct investment is influenced by their exposure to foreign competition, their governance structure, and relevant financial and managerial capabilities.     

Political activism and polarization

I develop a model of activism and polarization in the context of electoral competition. Two candidates simultaneously announce policy platforms and seek the support of ideologically inclined activists. Activists compete to influence electoral outcomes by expending costly support for their respective candidates. The presence of activists always moderates the platform choice of candidates, compared to the case of no activism. The central finding of the paper is that the relationship between partisanship of activists and polarization is ambiguous. As activists become increasingly partisan, polarization of candidate platforms reduces or widens depending on the costs of activism. I present normative conditions under which the presence of activism and increased partisanship among activists are both welfare‐improving for voters. Finally, introducing a public funding option for candidates increases polarization in the political process.     

When Passion Fades: Disentangling the Temporal Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Passion for Founding

This study examines how and why entrepreneurial passion for founding changes over time. In particular, we propose that in the founding phase of a venture's lifecycle entrepreneurs’ founding identity centrality will remain stable over time. We also propose, however, that in our sample and time period studied, entrepreneurs’ intense positive feelings for founding will decrease over time. On the basis of theories of positive illusion, self‐regulation and role theory, we further hypothesize that venture idea change, change in role ambiguity and entrepreneurs’ feedback‐seeking behaviour are factors that help explain the rate of change in entrepreneurs’ intense positive feelings for founding. Using a three‐wave longitudinal research design, we find that among a sample of 112 entrepreneurs’ identity centrality does not change over time, whereas intense positive feelings for founding decrease over time. Moreover, the more entrepreneurs change their venture ideas, the weaker their decrease in intense positive feelings. Further, we show that entrepreneurs who frequently seek feedback suffer less from reduced positive feelings in response to higher increases in role ambiguity as compared to entrepreneurs who seek less feedback.     

战略资产获取与中国OFDI企业的“自我选择”效应——基于中国制造业上市公司的分析

文章基于2005-2014年中国制造业上市公司数据,利用面板多元排序离散被解释变量模型,对中国战略资产获取型OFDI企业的“自我选择”效应进行实证检验。除了验证传统理论中企业基于生产率的“自我选择”效应外,检验结果还发现：中国战略资产获取型OFDI企业规模更大、多为非国有企业、多位于沿海开放城市、创新能力更强、更注重品牌塑造、长期偿债能力更强、增长速度较慢。在此基础上,更进一步考察发现：中国OFDI企业的“自我选择”效应存在着区域间和行业间的差异;通过引入金融危机虚拟变量,文章证明中国OFDI企业的“自我选择”效应在金融危机前后存在着“经济结构变动”情况。     

文科大学生就业难的原因与对策

文科大学生就业难的原因主要是用人单位和文科大学生在认识上存在偏差。为破解这个难题,用人单位要高度重视软实力竞争,并对文科大学生素质培养提出明确、合理的要求;高校要解决教育内容与社会需要脱节问题,提高教学质量;政府,社会和有关方面要齐抓共管,为文科大学生就业创业创造条件;文科大学生要提高就业竞争力。     

Victim or Victimizer: Firm Responses to Government Corruption

What is the relationship between government corruption and firm performance? To address this question, I conduct a review of articles published in the leading management journals on government‐business interactions pertaining to rent‐seeking activities and integrate findings from the fields of international business, social issues in management, public organization, institutional change, and corporate political activity. I find that while much empirical work corroborates the earlier findings suggesting a corrosive impact of government corruption on firm performance in general, management research also points to the heterogeneous impact of government corruption on individual firm performance, driven by the strategic activities conducted by firms in response to corruption. I propose an integrative model of firm strategy vis‐à‐vis corruption that predicts the activity choice of the firm as predicated by its organizational structure, political resources, industry regulation, and surrounding political and social institutions.     

Corruption and market attractiveness influences on different types of FDI

Previous studies have proposed that a compensatory model predicts the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a country; FDI levels are a result of ‘trade‐offs’ between the positive effect of market attractiveness and the negative influence of corruption. In contrast, we hypothesize and find that the compensatory relationship only holds for market‐seeking investment; for resource‐seeking FDI the model appears to be noncompensatory. Greater market attractiveness mitigates the negative impact of corruption on market‐seeking investment, but the ability of market attractiveness to mitigate the negative impact of corruption on resource‐seeking FDI quickly disappears as corruption levels increase. Implications and future research directions are discussed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.