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.     

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.     

中国开放式基金 任重而道远

<正> 开放式基金在2001年以前,对大多数投资者而言都是一个十分陌生的名词。随着2001年9月华安基金管理公司发行了第一只华安创新证券投资基金以来,国内现已经陆续发行了十几只开放式基金,开放式基金成为了我国证券市场一道靓丽的风景。在证券市场低迷的时候,给广大的投资者带来了一种全新的投资理念,同时也大大丰富了我国投资者的资产选择品种。开放式基金作为一种新的投资品种,同时作为市场上新的机构投资主体,它的出现对中国证券市场必然会有积     

优惠性原产地规则的效应分析--兼论世界贸易组织统一优惠性原产地规则的必要性

在国际贸易日趋自由化的背景下，原产地规则尤其是优惠性原产地规则却日渐被用作非关税贸易保护措施。乌拉圭回合制定的《原产地规则协议》对非优惠性原产地规则做出了统一规定，但未能对优惠性原产地规则制订出多边规则。本文分析优惠性原产地规则的保护机制及其效应，指出WTO统一优惠性原产地规则的必要性。     

我国二板市场的上市主体和投资主体研究

二板市场为具有高成长性的中小企业和高科技企业融资服务,是一条中小企业的直接融资渠道。我国建立二板市场的呼声一直很高,本文对建立中国二板市场的上市主体和投资主体进行研究、定义,提出了一些建立中国二板市场的上市主体和投资主体的建议。     

发展现代物流开掘新的利润源

随着经济的全球化，现代物流业在国内已逢勃发展，通过大量的资料和数据，说明了现代物流业已成为国民经济的重要支撑点，是新的“利润源泉”，指出了我国如何加快现代物流业的举措。     

技术约束与我国外汇储备的债务性特征

自2001年以来,我国外汇储备持续快速增长,2005年底,中国的外汇储备余额已高达8189亿美元,新增2089亿美元。截止2006年2月底,我国外汇储备又增加了347亿美元,达8536亿美元,超过日本成为世界第一大外汇储备国。有关我国外汇储备的相关问题研究也由此成为一个理论热点。本文从我国外汇储备的债务性特征入手,揭示出我国经济增长中的技术约束是形成我国外汇储备持续增长,并具有明显的债务性储备特征的主要原因,并阐述了由技术约束引发的我国经济运行中潜在的风险,由此对我国外汇储备的研究提供了一个新的视角。