Resource‐seeking agglomeration: a study of market entry in the lodging industry

We analyze whether firms prefer collocating with incumbent firms when choosing among markets to enter, highlighting the role of resource‐seeking as a motivation for collocation. We propose that entrants will locate near others possessing resources that can spill over, but will avoid locations where existing firms will exploit spillovers without contributing. To test these propositions, we analyze the location decisions of 570 new hotels in Texas between 1992 and 2000. We find that hotels are attracted to markets with branded upscale hotels. Further, we find that owners of upscale hotels avoid markets with hotels without similar resources. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Inter‐temporal economies of scope,organizational modularity,and the dynamics of diversification

The question of whether corporations add value beyond that created by individual businesses has engendered much debate in recent years. Some of this debate has focused on the pros and cons of related vs. unrelated diversification. A standard explanation of the benefits of related diversification has to do with the ability to obtain intra‐temporal economies of scope from contemporaneous sharing of resources by related businesses within the firm. In contrast, this paper deals with inter‐temporal economies of scope that firms achieve by redeploying resources and capabilities between related businesses over time, as firms exit some markets while entering others. The transfer of resources due to market exit distinguishes our treatment of inter‐temporal economies of scope from standard intra‐temporal economies of scope. In addition, these inter‐temporal economies can benefit from a decentralized and modular organizational structure. This ability to obtain inter‐temporal economies of scope via organizational modularity and recombination suggests that corporations do not necessarily need a high degree of coordination between business units in order to benefit from a strategy of related diversification. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Modelling the behaviour of the new issue market

This paper analyses the time series behaviour of the initial public offering (IPO) market using an equilibrium model of demand and supply that incorporates the number of new issues, average underpricing, and general market conditions. Model predictions include the existence of serial correlation in both the number of new issues and the average level of underpricing, as well as interactions between these variables and the impact of general market conditions. The model is tested using 40 years of monthly IPO data. The empirical results are generally consistent with predictions.     

浅谈我国企业工资制度

工资分配是企业人力资源管理的重要环节，是激励员工积极性、创造性，实现企业战略目标的经济杠杆。因此，对企业来说工资制度制定的正确、合理与否就显得非常重要，对企业的经营、发展具有深远的意义。工资制度改革必须加强宏观调控，确保每种生产要素的贡献与其报酬对称；必须贯彻按劳分配原则，确保劳动贡献与劳动报酬对称。     

浅析工程建设领域推行工程担保保证制度

工程建设领域推行工程担保保证制度的必要性，是有利于规范业主行为，保证合同履约，制止无序的竞争、遏止腐败滋生，有利于与国际市场接轨等。实施工程担保保证制度的必要条件，是制定专业法规，培育专业担保公司，全面履行工程担保保证的各项职责。建设市场应推行工程担保保证制度，应认真组织好试点，拟订好试点的目标、内容和方法，选择好试点项目的承包主体。这对于保证我国建设市场的有效运行将起到良好的作用。     

以"代建制"为契机加快工程项目管理公司的发展

建设部《关于培育发展工程总承包和工程项目管理企业的指导意见》的发布，以及全国大部分地区政府投资工程代建制的实行，为我国工程项目管理公司的发展创造了机遇。面对竞争日益激烈的国内外市场，如何抓住有利形势，加快我国工程项目管理公司的培育和发展，使之能与国外的工程项目管理公司相抗衡，已经成为一个非常紧迫的问题。     

房地产融资渠道分析

由于国家银根收缩，房地产融资难度增大，加上中国房地产金融体系尚未完善，融资渠道狭窄，在一定程度上限制了我国房地产业的发展。房地产业需要新的融资渠道，如信托、基金、债券等取代传统的银行贷款融资模式。针对新的市场现状，各房地产企业必须加强资本运作能力，扩大融资渠道，创新金融产品。     

国际工程设计与承包市场的相关性分析

依据1995～2004年美国《ENR》杂志公布的数据，运用SPSS软件从国家、地区以及全球的角度，对国际工程设计营业额与工程承包营业额的相关性进行了定量分析，并对分析的结果作了相应的解释。中还结合我国(除港澳台外)国际工程设计和承包市场相关性的特点，提出了发展我国国际工程设计与承包业的建议。     

现代制造系统环境下的质量信息技术

企业为了确保在激烈的市场竞争中取胜，必须运用信息技术、计算机技术等先进技术提高企业质量管理的水平，增强质量保证和质量控制的有效性。现代制造技术系统CIMS的质量保证系统是在网络数据库的支持下，从产品设计、开发，到售后服务全生命周期中对质量有关的数据进行有效的采集、处理、评价和决策，对质量管理、质量保证、质量控制活动进行有效的管理，实现企业质量管理的整体优化．以达到全面满足顾客要求，提高市场竞争能力的目的。     

建立和运行一体化管理体系的初步尝试

对质量管理体系、环境管理体系、职业健康安全管理体系进行合理整合，形成一个综合管理体系即QEO一体化管理体系。认为：QEO一体化管理体系是建立方针和目标并实现这些目标的相互关联或相互作用的一组要素、组织机构、管理、程序过程和资源，它比多个管理体系更能有效达到依据方针所制定的目标。详细介绍了建立QEO一体化管理体系的过程。