An empirical investigation of determinants of corporate social performance using multi-dimensional panel data analysis

An assessment of the determinants of corporate social performance (CSP) in emerging economies is still too fractured. This article contributes to general management literature by developing an empirical model based on the existing theoretical models rooted in neo-institutional theory (legitimacy approach), stakeholders management theory, agency theory, the resource-based view of the firm, slack resources argument, and managerial control theory. A robust, multidimensional, unweighted disclosure index was used to measure CSP. This article provides a methodologically and empirically more rigorous assessment of determinants of CSP compared to previous studies by performing panel data regression analysis on 307 firms for 10 years. The results reveal that the presence of a legal framework, board attributes (board size, board diversity, board interlocking), women on board, ownership pattern, financial performance, firm attributes (size, age, leverage), and industry characteristics affect CSP significantly. These findings provide very important clues to design pragmatic strategies to improve CSP.     

Examining the relationship between corporate social responsibility,corporate reputation and brand equity in Indian banking industry

This study is an attempt to explain the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate reputation, and brand equity in India's banking sector. The study uses Carroll's Pyramid of CSR and the ‘triple bottom line concept’ as the theoretical bases for proposing a conceptual model. The data pertaining to 482 saving bank customers were analysed using structural equation modelling for this study. The integrated effect of CSR and corporate reputation on brand equity has been examined using the analyses of both the direct and indirect model paths. The findings show that corporate reputation partially mediates the relationship between CSR and brand equity, and that there exists a direct relationship between CSR and brand equity. This research has significant implications for CSR managers seeking to gain a competitive advantage in the industry by focusing upon the CSR activities that help an organisation build a positive corporate reputation, leading to a high level of brand equity.     

积极推进桂林旅游资源整合 加快旅游产业转型升级

建设桂林国家旅游综合改革试验区,要牢固树立资源整合、立体开发的观念,把发展旅游产业与相关产业结合起来;牢固树立培育精品、系统开发的观念,把观光游览型和文化产业型旅游结合起来;牢固树立以人为本、环境第一的观念,把生态农业和旅游业结合起来;牢固树立依托旅游、促进开放的观念,把发展旅游产业与对外开放结合起来。     

行业体制改革:中国由公益走向私益?

进一步厘清行业协会公私冲突的根源,在非营利化与市场化、民营化的互动基础之上,重新拷问中国的行业体制改革的路径选择,才能实现行业管理的善治。     

Locating,Identifying, and Comparing Sub‐visible Paint Particles

Forensic paint comparisons are generally conducted on samples which, while small relative to their source, are still visible to the unaided eye and are thus located and analyzed without great difficulty. Here we demonstrate that a more detailed examination of candidate transfer surfaces can capture materials (questioned samples), even when such traces are invisible to the unaided eye. While certain analytical details (such as layer sequence or a pure FTIR spectrum) may not be obtainable from such traces due to their size and condition, a detailed analysis of the sample characteristics that are analytically accessible may still provide sufficient analytical data to arrive at a probative result. Here we present the application of this approach to a suspected paint transfer case, involving particles of paint as small as 40 μm in size. Using a combination of stereomicroscopy, polarized light microscopy, infrared microspectroscopy, Raman microspectroscopy, and SEM/EDS, all performed on a single, subsample of the original minute particle, it was possible to demonstrate evidence of a two‐way transfer between the suspected sources. Furthermore, the transferred paint particle in one direction could be classified as automotive in nature based on a combination of polymer composition, microscopic texture, and pigment package (which included three specifically identified pigments). This work demonstrates (i) the potential for improving detection limits when searching for a questioned sample, (ii) the potential benefits of higher resolution analyses on samples that would be traditionally labeled as “sample‐size limited,” and (iii) the value of case‐specific interpretation over standardized, one‐size fits all report templates.     

高科技产业的垄断问题研究

分析高新技术产业中的垄断双重性,探讨技术创新法律体系下的反垄断立法。     

构建东北亚IT共同体的设想及影响其制度化的因素

如果能够在东北亚地区建立IT产业的共同体,将很有可能带动其他产业的联合,最终走向全面地联合,从而提升东北亚地区合作的层次。东北亚国家已经开始在IT领域进行了一定程度的合作,但是在东北亚地区建立IT共同体的道路不会是一帆风顺的,有许多因素会影响到东北亚IT共同体的最终形成。     

俄罗斯国防工业“寓军于民”实践及对我国的启示

俄罗斯国防科技工业大力推行"军转民"政策,组建国防工业大型企业集团。并在许多领域,特别是在电子技术和信息技术领域都采取了许多有效的措施。同时强调在首先满足国防需求的前提下,建立军民融合的工业体系,军民融合建设已取得初步成效。俄罗斯国防工业"寓军于民"的实践,对探讨我国国防工业"寓军于民"具有一定的启示。     

论中国石油行业的反垄断法适用

中国《反垄断法》实施之后,面临对"国有经济占控制地位的关系国民经济命脉和国家安全的行业以及依法实行专营专卖的行业"适用的问题。以石油行业为例,通过反"行政垄断"来推动石油行业的反垄断不应是主导的指向,应当廓清"行政垄断"与依法管制之间的界限,在正确认识石油行业管制体制的形成的前提下,确立政府管制与反垄断法规制之间的协调原则,从结构和行为两个方面有效推进石油行业的反垄断适用。     

网络产业中市场支配地位认定面临的新问题

网络产业中的市场支配地位受到不同于传统产业的一系列因素的影响,诸如网络效应、产品兼容、用户锁定、知识产权以及技术标准等都在网络产业市场支配地位的形成与维护中扮演重要角色。与之相适应,网络产业中的市场支配地位认定也面临一系列新问题：相关地区市场的界定在网络产业中变得更加复杂,传统的＂假定垄断者测试法＂面临质疑与挑战;市场份额对垄断力的影响在网络产业中相对减小,其计算方法与数值功能在网络产业中需要重新调整与评估;市场进入壁垒对垄断力的影响在网络产业中相对提升,传统壁垒减弱而新型壁垒增强。而将纯粹网络市场与混合市场予以区分、对＂盈利模式测试法＂、＂产品性能测试法＂、＂销售方式测试法＂等的尝试以及对由网络效应及其作用下的用户锁定、知识产权、技术标准等因素引发的新型市场进入壁垒的关注,则为解决这些新问题提供了具有建设性意义的新思路。