Guanxi and leader member relationships between American managers and Chinese employees: open-minded dialogue as mediator

Effective open relationships with employees can help foreign managers rely upon and utilize the local knowledge of their employees. One hundred and sixty-three Chinese employees from various industries in China were surveyed on their relationships (leadership–member relationship and personal guanxi) with American and Chinese managers, their constructive controversy, that is, their constructive controversy with them, and the job assignments and promotions received from their managers. Results support the hypotheses that quality leader–member relationship and personal guanxi promoted their constructive controversy, which in turn facilitated employees receiving challenging jobs and promotions. Results suggest that leader–member relationship and Chinese value of guanxi may be important for enhancing their constructive controversy; this kind of open dialogue can be a foundation upon which American managers can develop the confidence to give their Chinese employees challenging tasks and promotions.

Endogenous economic freedom and the wealth of nations: evidence from a panel of countries, 1996–2011

Indexes of economic freedom measure the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The authors find a considerable scope for improvement in Index of Economic Freedom, created by Heritage Foundation, since not all components of index have equal effect on economic well-being. Contrary to Heritage methodology the authors tackle the aggregation bias and highlight that each index component contributes differently to the level of economic freedom and subsequently to the level of income per capita. The level of fiscal freedom and monetary freedom exert the strongest influence on the overall index of economic freedom. Authors present the new endogenous cross-country ranking of 135 countries from Instrumental Variable-Two Stage Least Squares (IV-2SLS) empirical specification which removes the inconsistencies arising from the arbitrary assumption of the equivalent effect of each component on the overall index and, hence, the level of real income per capita.     

岗位资质绩效工资制模式设计的理论与实践

我院在为KJ公司设计改制工资方案中,受申报企业资质需要具备相应人力资源资质的启发,首创了岗位资质绩效工资制模式。"岗位资质绩效工资制",其核心突出了薪酬设计"按岗位定酬、按资质定酬、按绩效付酬"的三条主线。"岗位资质绩效工资制"方案框架构成的主要内容为:(1)通过岗位评价形成的"岗位等级表";(2)"岗位资质绩效工资标准表";(3)岗位资质绩效工资标准纳入办法;(4)岗位工资计发,包括岗位资质工资和岗位绩效工资的计发办法。由于把个人资质作为工资决定的一个重要因素,因此相比单纯实施岗位工资制,能够在工资利益的驱动下,有力地促进资质分级企业资质提升战略的实现。     

多源流理论框架下消费税重大调整的动因与时机研究

借助多源流理论框架对中国消费税历次重大调整的动力因素与触发时机进行分析后发现,消费税重大调整过程中受到鲜明的问题流、政策流和政治流的推动,其中因问题紧迫度、政策清晰度、政治聚焦度的不同,呈现出多样性的动力因素组合与差异化的政策变迁触发时机.作为以公共政策理论讨论税收政策变迁的尝试,对消费税重大调整的多源流分析在一定程度...     

加拿大政府绩效评价制度及其启示

本文从制度框架、组织构架和实施方式三个方面介绍了加拿大政府绩效评价的制度设计。并在此基础上总结出该国政府绩效评价制度高效运转的四大经验启示:以政府绩效管理的先进理念统摄整套绩效评价制度的设计,立意高远;三大管理制度环环相扣,将绩效评价功能发挥到极致;从内阁到具体项目管理者上下联动,使得绩效评价工作一气呵成;绩效评价类型全面,工具得力,步骤流程合理。     

风险与社会保障：一个解释性框架

当今世界正经历着一个充满各类风险而个体普遍无力应对的风险社会时期。现代社会保障制度在应对工业化风险,保障社会成员基本生活,提升社会福利方面成效显著,但自福利国家危机以来,社会保障制度也正经历着深刻的变革。通过对人类不同发展阶段的社会风险和风险保障机制的考察,我们试图厘清和解读风险与社会保障的互动与变迁过程,建立起社会保障作为风险管理的社会机制的解释性框架,从而揭示其带给当代中国社会保障制度改革的启示意义。     

New development: The conceptual underpinnings of international public sector accounting

The conceptual underpinnings of accounting standards are potentially very important for the future of public sector accounting internationally. The authors explain why and comment on the implications for public sector accounting.