Revisiting the expatriate failure concept: A qualitative study of Scandinavian expatriates in Hong Kong

This article advances the understanding of expatriate failure, which remains a contested social phenomenon in international work life as well as scholarly research. The study challenges the definition of expatriate failure and its inherent biases, i.e., the epistemological primacy of the firm level and the failure/success binary. We argue that this qualitative study of 51 Scandinavian expatriates in Hong Kong can contribute to advancing theory on the expatriate failure concept by asking individual expatriates what constitutes failure to them. By applying social constructionist and social anthropological ideas to the expatriate failure concept debate, we develop the internationality thesis which demonstrates a discrepancy between the expatriates’ perceptions of successful international assignments and the actual nature of their lived lives; many expatriates desire to enrich their lives through experiencing an international/intercultural and adventurous lifestyle, but, in fact, living lives with limited intercultural exposure and interaction. We conclude by proposing a reconceptualisation of expatriate failure in terms of offering both a new definition and approach to researching expatriate failure in which time/duration, context, and geographical location need to be taken into account. We believe the new approach can overcome some of the empirical unsoundness of mainstream definitions.     

E-Consulting in Virtual Negotiations

In the e-world where many of us live and work, virtual work arrangements will become increasingly commonplace. This paper reports on an exploratory study into the way in which consultants can ply their trade virtually with clients whom they never meet. US-located e-consultants provided advice to Hong Kong-located web site developers on the interface and content aspects of a website that was being developed for an international audience. Extensive analyses of the communication between the consultants and developers is undertaken, in parallel with an analysis of survey data obtained from the two sets of stakeholders. Lessons are drawn for future research and practice.     

中国移动（香港）并购融资安排及其启示

并购活动需要大量资金支持,融资难已成为制约大规模战略并购的瓶颈之一.本文基于并购融资安排理论,通过对中国移动(香港)有限公司一系列并购融资安排的详细描述、统计、分析,揭示了中国移动(香港)并购融资的一些规律,从而说明企业应根据自身实际情况选择不同的并购融资安排,这对我国上市公司并购活动的融资安排具有重要的借鉴意义.     

资本市场开放与公司内部控制质量——基于“沪港通”的证据

以中国“沪港通”交易制度的实施为政策背景,采用多时点双重差分模型,考察资本市场开放对标的公司内部控制质量的影响,研究发现,“沪港通”交易制度的实施显著提升了公司的内部控制质量,在控制其他因素并经过安慰剂检验、去除A+H股影响、改变周期范围等稳健性检验后,结论依然成立。机制检验表明,“沪港通”主要通过内部和外部两种机制对公司内部控制质量产生影响,其中,内部机制是对股价波动性风险控制,外部机制是审计师声誉风险与政府部门监管。     

香港的知识产权管理保护及其对广东的启示

随着CEPA的签署实施，粤港两地在经贸、知识产权的合作更加紧密。香港的知识产权管理保护工作卓有成效且别具特色，与之毗邻的广东，应当借此契机向香港学习借鉴，取长补短。     

香港青年工作对高校团工作的启示

对香港青年工作考察后，认为青年领袖的塑造和培养可以增加高校团工作的感染力；青年活动的借鉴与创新可以提高高校团工作的吸引力；青年组织适宜的运作模式可以增加高校团工作的凝聚力；青年资源的整合和挖掘可以增加高校团工作的影响力。     

粤港澳大湾区跨境征信合作思考

粤港澳大湾区跨境征信合作满足了服务实体经济发展、防范化解金融风险、深化金融改革的需要.在分析大湾区跨境征信合作可行性的基础上,提出粤港澳大湾区跨境征信合作面临征信数据跨境流动立法较滞后、征信业发展模式存在差异、征信产品互认较难、征信利益诉求不对等的障碍.参考欧美征信数据跨境流动主要做法提出建议:完善法律法规,建立沟通协...     

资本市场开放能够提升企业价值吗?——基于沪港通的证据

沪港通的实施是我国资本市场开放的里程碑事件,本文基于国际资产定价模型(IAPM),采用PSM-DID方法检验了沪港通的实施对企业价值的提升效应。研究发现,沪港通的实施可以使沪港通标的公司价值显著提升,在更换政策时间、虚构处理组、替换核心变量后该结论仍然显著;拓展性检验结果表明,沪港通通过增加资本市场流动性、改善公司治理、降低系统性风险等机制提升企业价值。