Export processing zones and corporate environmental performance in emerging economies: The case of the oil,gas, and chemical sectors of Trinidad and Tobago

Export processing zones (EPZs) are increasingly being established to promote economic growth in developing countries. However, they remain controversial and are often criticized for being associated with a “race to the bottom” characterized by the easing of labor and environmental standards. This paper investigates whether the decision to locate facilities inside these zones is associated with higher corporate environmental performance. Findings indicate that facilities operating in Trinidad and Tobago’s EPZs are more likely to show higher corporate environmental performance than those outside. Additionally, firms in state-managed zones appear to show higher corporate environmental performance than those located in privately managed zones. Enhanced institutional pressures from regulators, local communities, and fellow tenant firms may explain these differences. These results suggest that environmental policy makers and environmentalists can take advantage of already established EPZs to promote enclave enhanced institutional pressures associated with superior corporate environmental performance.

The impact of information acquisition on EU performance judgements

Public evaluations of EU performance are not only critical indicators of the EU's output legitimacy, but also shape future support for European integration. For citizens to monitor the political performance of the EU they need relevant facts, yet it is anything but clear that gains in information about EU performance cause change in judgements about such performance. Drawing on two‐wave panel data, this article examines whether acquiring information following a real‐world EU decision‐making event alters citizens' judgements about the utilitarian and democratic performance of the EU. It also examines how this effect differs for people with different levels of general political information. It is found that citizens who acquired performance‐relevant information became more approving of the EU's utilitarian performance but did not change their judgements about its democratic performance. Also, individuals with moderate levels of general political information were affected most strongly by new facts about performance. The implications of these findings for EU‐level representative democracy are considered.     

高职院校教师绩效考核研究综述

教师是关系到高职院校发展的关键资源,加强高等职业院校教师绩效考核管理,是提高教师素质和教育水平,实现学院长远发展的有力保障。在梳理了我国高职教育政策,高职教育人才培养模式的特点、高职教师的职业特色以及国内对高职院校绩效考核研究的现状及不足的基础上,提出高职院校教师绩效考核要针对人才培养模式对教师的要求,设计出以学生为本位,以职业教育为导向的绩效考核机制,才能充分调动教师的工作积极性,从而推动高职教育事业的发展。     

论国际货物买卖合同中的实际履行制度——以CISG第46条为基础

在国际货物买卖中,双方当事人订立合同的目的在于合同履行,然而实践中,合同违约现象却时有发生。实际履行制度作为一项救济手段对实现合同目的有重要意义,并为《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》（CISG）明确规定。以其中最具代表性的第46条为研究对象进行分析发现,该条项下有不同的实际履行方式及限制该条适用的因素,应根据这些限制提出完善公约实际履行制度的构想,以使实际履行制度在国际贸易纠纷解决中发挥更大的作用。     

优化我国西部欠发达地区基层政府绩效评估的路径——美国政府绩效评估的启示

西部欠发达地区由于受到资金、技术、人才等多种因素的制约和限制,完善的基层政府绩效评估体系几乎还是一片空白。我国政府绩效评估起步较晚,在相对落后的西部地区建立完善的政府绩效评估体系,需要借鉴国外的成功经验。因此,本文结合我国西部欠发达地区的特点以及经济社会发展的现状,从考察美国政府绩效评估的经验入手,探索完善我国西部欠发达地区基层政府绩效评估体系的路径。     

企业高层管理人员绩效考核：问题及对策

目前企业高层管理人员绩效考核存在考核机制与企业战略不相匹配、考核指标构建内容缺失、考核标准缺乏量化、考核完成后不重视结果的反馈与应用等问题,因此,需要采取一系列的措施加以改进：要制定与企业战略目标相一致的科学、有效的考核制度;注重考核指标构建内容的完整性;制定量化的计算标准;及时反馈与沟通,注重考核结果的应用。     

R＆D活动的产出效率分析——基于广东省的个案研究

R＆D是科技活动的核心。利用第二次全国R＆D资源数据对广东省R＆D活动的产出效率进行研究的结果表明,2001—2009年广东省R＆D活动的科技产出和经济产出规模快速扩大,质量不断提高,但是增长的起伏较大。数据包络分析（DEA）显示,广东省R＆D产出的综合效率较高,但是规模效率不佳,R＆D人员投入存在冗余,R＆D活动的产出不足率较高,目前R＆D产出已处于规模报酬递减阶段。由此得到的启示是,广东省要提升R＆D科技产出和经济产出的稳定性,优化R＆D资源配置。     

参与式预算在城市公用事业项目中的应用——对黑龙江省巴彦县集中供热项目实施参与式预算的评价

参与式预算是一种创新的社会管理方式,旨在增加社会公众对公共支出提出建议的途径,拓宽公民直接参与资源分配的渠道。本文主要基于巴彦县参与式预算供热项目进行实证研究,从居民对该项目的认知情况、参与情况,对该项目实施过程、实施结果的评价等具体导向指标入手,了解该项目实施的满意度,验证该模式的效用,探寻该实验项目的可持续发展和未来前景,为进一步修正推广该模式奠定基础。     

美国联邦政府公务员绩效评价及其启示

从现代人力资源管理的角度来看,绩效管理的核心是绩效评价,美国联邦政府也正是遵循着这个理念,对公务员进行完善的绩效评价,以提高公务员绩效,最终提升联邦政府的绩效水平。360度绩效评价是美国联邦政府对公务员进行绩效评价的一大亮点,并且给予了相应的法律、法令和政策的规范。另外,美国联邦政府将绩效评价得出的结果应用于公务员的薪酬、培训、晋升等公务员管理的相关模块。     

政府绩效评价与绩效审计差异比较

政府绩效评价与绩效审计都是对政府管理行为成效和结果的一种反馈机制。由于绩效评价与绩效审计的职能定位不同,二者在评价的目的、主体、内容和重点、程序与方法等方面存在明显差异。本文主要通过两者差异的比较,揭示政府绩效评价与绩效审计的不同特点。