Cross-national differences in stakeholder management: Applying institutional theory and comparative capitalism framework

Drawing upon the research in institutional theory and comparative capitalism, the present study investigates how cross-national differences in the political, business, and economic institutional contexts of the United States, Italy, and Japan are associated with the ways in which companies in each of these countries prioritize and engage in their stakeholder engagement activities (SEAs). Using Porter and Kramer's framework, which classifies corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities as falling into four categories (good citizenship, mitigating harm from value chain, transforming value chain activities, and strategic philanthropy), we investigate how companies in the United States, Japan, and Italy prioritize and engage in these four SEAs. An analysis of data collected from 340 companies across these countries reveals that while companies in each of these three countries undertake the four types of SEAs, the prioritization and prevalence of the four types of SEAs vary from one country to the other, in ways that align with the prevailing institutional contexts of each country. The results contribute to a more nuanced understanding of why and how companies' approaches to CSR differ across countries. From a practitioner's perspective, the findings highlight the cultural specificity of CSR, implying that despite the global nature of CSR, the implementation of CSR needs to be tailored to a country's context.     

The influencing factors of satisfaction and lending intention in online lending investment: an empirical study based on the Chinese market

This paper develops a platform‐based influencing factors model which considers value perception, risk prevention measure, non‐default experience, trust and incentive gap, to better examine the impact of platforms on investors’ satisfaction and lending intention based on the Chinese market. The results reveal that the first four factors positively influence the satisfaction of the investors, while the incentive gap has a negative impact, and there is a positive association between investors’ satisfaction and lending intention. Some specific features of China’s online lending market are identified, which provides valuable insights for online lending platforms and the government.     

Impulse response function analysis of the impacts of land value-added tax policy on government performance

In this study, an epsilon-based network data envelopment analysis is employed to construct assessment mechanisms for government performance. Moreover, performance indicators of two dimensions of tax collection efficiency and financial effectiveness are measured. We propose a vector autoregression model in which all economic variables are regarded as dependent variables to address the disadvantages of traditional regression model. The conclusions are as follows: (a) measures of tax collection efficiency deteriorated, whereas those of financial effectiveness improved. (b) In an impulse response analysis of the model, an increase in government-published land values produced significantly increased tax collection efficiency.     

A hybrid information approach to predict corporate credit risk

This study proposes a hybrid information approach to predict corporate credit risk. In contrast to the previous literature that debates which credit risk model is the best, we pool information from a diverse set of structural and reduced‐form models to produce a model combination based on credit risk prediction. Compared with each single model, the pooled strategies yield consistently lower average risk prediction errors over time. We also find that while the reduced‐form models contribute more in the pooled strategies for speculative‐grade names and longer maturities, the structural models have higher weights for shorter maturities and investment grade names.     

Regional economic performance in China1

This paper investigates convergence patterns among China's provinces using GDP data for the period 1952–97. We analyze convergence behaviour on the basis of Markov chains proposed by Quah (1993 ) and the generalized entropy decomposition proposed by Shorrocks (1980, 1984 ). Both sets of results show similar evidence of convergence within the pre‐defined geo‐economic sub‐regions, but no evidence is found of convergence between the sub‐regions. This finding has important policy implications for regional economic development in China. JEL classification: C33, E20, O47.     

略论构建农村信用社存款保险制度

防止出现信用社系统性挤兑风波和有效保护广大农村储户的利益是现实的问题.分析构建农村信用社存款保险制度的意义,提出构建该制度的基本思路.     

经济全球化对我国投资条约缔约实践的影响

经济全球化背景下国际投资规则呈现自由化、多边化的发展态势，中国在日益激烈的吸引外资的竞争中应该积极参与区域投资条约，制定参与WT0框架下多边投资条约的战略。     

常用小水电工程地面控制测量方法

测量工作在小水电工程建设中起着重要的作用。小水电工程按其布置的方式分为堤坝式、引水式和混合式三种。堤坝式电站的测量工作比较简单,而引水式和混合式电站是高水头式,这类电站传统的地面控制测量方法是建立小三角网,但目前由于GPS和全站仪的全面普及,传统的小三角网控制已完全被GPS测量或与EDM导线结合的方法所代替。文章着重介绍引水式或混合式高水头小水电工程的地面控制测量。     

我国企业大学存在的问题及对策

目前国内一些企业有了企业大学,但在筹建和发展过程中还存在许多问题。本文通过分析问题存在的原因,提出了相应的对策以提高我国企业大学的整体水平。     

控制性水库建设模式研究

水库梯级（尤其是控制性水库梯级）的建设在西南水电开发中具有举足轻重的地位。但控制性水库梯级一般位于河流上游，为获得需要的调节库容，要求有较高的坝，从而增加筑坝的难度，水库淹没较大，相应的投资亦较大，故经济性相对于其它类型的电站较差。为促进控制性水库梯级的建设，有必要对控制性水库的建设模式进行研究，寻求其可能的投资分摊方式。本文在合理核算上游控制性水库梯级对其下游梯级受益电站补偿调节效益的基础上，对上游控制性水库梯级建设模式进行了研究，提出了控制性水库梯级几种可能的建设投资分摊模式。