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.     

解放战争时期吉林省区域各类地方流通券 的货币设计研究

吉林省区域在解放战争时期流通的货币种类繁多,除了苏联红军票、中央银行东北九省流通券以外,还流通着一种可以统称为"地方流通券"的货币,它既包括了可以在东北全境流通的"东北银行地方流通券",也包括吉林省银行等区域性银行发行的"吉林省银行地方流通券""吉东银行券""吉江流通券""辽西流通券""辽东流通券"等货币.这些地方流通券设计中的制版、图案纹样、防伪理念等情况极具地方特色和时代特色,反映出当时解放区的生产生活状况和经济技术水平,也是解放前夕从分区发行货币到逐步统一货币的写照,更在一定程度上为人民币的设计与发展奠定了基础.     

浅谈施工企业责任成本管理的问题与对策

激烈的市场竞争,使众多施工企业利润空间下降,只能以微利生存.责任成本管理通过划分责、权、利,明确责任中心,考核挂钩绩效,能够有效加强成本控制.本文着重分析了施工企业责任成本管理中存在的问题与不足,结合企业管理实际,从增强责任成本管理意识、加强责任成本过程管控、健全责任成本管理体系、完善责任成本考核机制等方面提出了相应对策,以期帮助施工企业探寻突破成本管理困局,实现企业高质量健康发展的新途径.     

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.     

现代网络安全技术分析

随着网络技术的广泛应用，网络安全也越来越受到重视。本简述了网络安全问题的定义和TCP／IP协议的安全漏洞。同时，介绍了当前网络采用的安全技术。     

银行保函在业主反索赔中重要作用的探讨

我国建筑业目前正处于加入WTO后的3～5年的过渡期，国内建筑市场国际化的趋势使工程索赔问题必须与国际惯例接轨，从国际工程惯例出发，详细论述了银行保函的种类及其在业主反索赔过程中的重要作用，为业主提供了一种可以借鉴的工程项目管理方式。     

经济管理类专业计算机相关课程的设置与开放实验教学的研究

文章根据新形势下经济管理类专业对计算机及相关技术的特殊要求,讨论了计算机相关课程的设置,提出了实验教学改革的想法,即如何构建和管理开放实验室。     

内消旋丙交酯的研究进展

该文就D型、L型、外消旋和内消旋丙交酯的结构、熔点等物理化学性能进行综述,并就内消旋丙交酯的合成和分离方法等进行了总结。