Dynamic employment adjustments over business cycles

This paper uses U.S. monthly industrial production employment data between 1964 and 2000 to examine the dynamic labor adjustments of production workers and nonproduction workers in both the short and long-run. The results from the short-run analysis show that the dynamic adjustment of production workers is consistent with business cycles. However, the adjustment of nonproduction workers is relatively fixed, lags behind the shocks over business cycle changes, and exhibits the quasi-fixed factor property. In the long-run, we found that nonproduction workers and production workers are cointegrated indicating that the two series are in long-run equilibrium.First version received: March 2002/Final version received: November 2003We would like to thank James McClure, participants in the Economics Department seminar series at Ball State University, and an anonymous referee for their comments and suggestions.     

商务谈判战术——“问”

“问”是商务谈判中至关重要的环节。通过提问，一方可以探知另一方的需求和动机，同时表达出自己的目的和底线，可以说提问是谈判达成的途径和手段。恰当、高超的提问，可以使磋商向着愉快、有效的方向发展，达到最优的结果。     

国有商业银行表外业务发展的现状与对策研究

改革开放以来，国有商业银行表外业务的发展取得了长足进步，但是范围还很狭窄，多以金融服务类业务为主，“或有类”业务较少，因此与西方发达国家商业银行相比差距十分明显。具体来说，存在表外业务收入占比偏低、创新能力不足、发展不平衡、管理不规范等问题，究其原因主要包括分业经营管理体制的约束、金融市场环境欠佳、市场交易主体不够成熟、银行体制改革滞后及专业人才与先进技术缺乏等。因此，国有商业银行大力发展表外业务必须深化金融体制改革、尽快实行混业经营制度。统筹规划、强化产品开发，加大科技投入和人才储备力度，实施有效市场营销策略，强化风险防范和金融监管。     

Human Resource Management Striding into the New Era of Value Management

As a scientific management concept, value management （VM） is universally applied, and it acts on making strategy, realizing the maximization of business enterprise value, improving the performance of managing and promoting the lasting growth of the economy of various countries, etc. Nowadays, it has already stridden into each field of business management thoroughly, which has become the most popular management thought, idea and method in the world. The core of value management~function analysis, has offered very good theoretical foundation, method, technology and thinking for modern human resource management, which has stridden into the new era of value management.     

论现代化工企业在和谐社会中的社会责任

改革开放后，我国社会主义市场经济正在逐步取代传统的计划经济。在这个过程中，每一个企业必然涉及诸多方面的利益关系。随着世界经济一体化的推进，我国企业的伦理模式和价值观念都发生了很大的变化。明确和履行企业的社会责任，不但是企业自身生存和发展的需要，而且也是和谐社会的客观要求。文章对我国企业的道德水准现状进行了初步的分析，并提出了相应的对策与措施。     

企事业在办公管理中如何适应和运用电子技术

随着科技日新月异的迅猛发展,电子技术在企业办公管理中的运用己展示出其强大的优势和生命力,文章对如何解决电子技术应用中出现的新问题,及如何将新技术与传统的方法有机结合,在企业办公管理中,尽快适应并最大限度开发利用电子技术新成果,从而将其效益发挥到极致,做了较为详细的论述。     

加入WTO与国有商业银行法律风险防范

中国加入WTO后，国有商业银行法律风险将面临看一系列突出的问题，金融机构逐渐失去原来对外资金融机械开展业务有诸多限制的政策保护，金融市场将呈现出全面竞争的趋势。     

物流管理信息化的两轮助推器

企业核心竞争力的塑造和维待必须以高效的物流为前提。企业逐渐认识到在以4P为核心转向以4C、4R为核心的网络经济条件的市场竞争机制下，物流在提高企业效率、降低成本、提高效益、加强竞争力等方面及在产品开发、采购、分销等各业务流程中部发挥着至关重要的作用，高效的物流运作离不开物流管理信息化的支持。企业管理的信息化为物流管理信息化引路，物流管理信息系统的构筑是物流管理信息化实施的保障。     

The relationship between ethics and firm practices in Russia and the United States

One of the fundamental objectives of corporate governance is to promote a climate that fosters ethical decision-making. As transitioning economies move toward more transparent and democratic systems the existence of policies, such as codes of ethics, that attempt to monitor and control moral behavior will become increasingly important. The establishment of ethical standards not only encourages trust with potential trade partners but also is likely to cultivate foreign direct investment. In this study, data collected from 112 U.S. and 74 Russian respondents reveal some intriguing patterns across these two diverse economies. Managerial implications and future research directions are also discussed.     

Corporate Identity,Ethics and Reputation in Supplier–Buyer Relationships

Multi-national corporations (MNCs) have been criticised for not behaving ethically in some situations, which could have a negative effect on their reputation. This study examines the ethics of a large MNC in its relationship with its suppliers. A brief literature review of corporate identity, business ethics and buyer–supplier relationships is undertaken. The views and perceptions of the buying staff and the suppliers to a large South African MNC are obtained and discussed. The results indicate that this MNC has a good corporate reputation among both its suppliers (an important stakeholder) and its own buying department. The existence and implementation of formal codes of ethics was found to be a necessary, but not sufficient condition for good ethical practice. Candid relationships with suppliers emerged as a second and important factor. Ethical perceptions of buyers by suppliers are driven by the management of corporate identity, through the elements of ethical standards and candid relationships. We present a model of corporate identity/reputation in Buyer–Supplier Relationships. Michael Bendixen is a Professor of Research Methodology and Statistics at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business at Nova Southeastern University, Florida. His research interests include business ethics, governance and culture. His articles have appeared in the European Journal of Marketing, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of Marketing Management amongst others. Russell Abratt is a Professor of Marketing at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business at Nova Southeastern University, Florida. His research interests include corporate identity management and business ethics. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business and Psychology, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Management, Industrial Marketing Management, and Business Horizons amongst others.