公司治理视角下的多元化经营与公司绩效

以中国沪、深两市上市公司为研究对象,实证分析中国上市公司内、外部治理机制与多元化经营和价值效应之间的关系.结果表明,董事会特别是公司董事长和总经理两职合一以及独立董事比例是影响公司多元化经营决策的重要内部治理机制变量,外部治理机制对公司的多元化经营决策没有显著影响;多元化经营会导致价值溢价,但这种溢价不显著;内部治理机制中的资产负债率、外部治理机制中的审计意见和产品市场竞争程度是影响多元化经营公司业绩的重要因素,第一大股东的实际控制人身份、审计意见和产品市场竞争程度会显著影响专业化经营公司的经营业绩.     

西部民营企业公司治理与企业绩效的关系分析

本文构建了结构方程模型分析了西部民营企业的三年连续数据.数据分析表明,西部民营企业中内部股权比例和企业绩效之间有明显的正相关关系,而外部股权比例和企业绩效有明显的负相关关系.最后,我们提出了一些相关建议,讨论了如何优化西部民营企业的公司治理模式.     

Governance Implications of the Global Financial Crisis: United States Experience

In the financial debacle, public and private organizations failed to protect owners and stakeholders from calamity. Given the immense financial bubble, could improved governance have made a difference? Many large complex financial institutions may not be sufficiently governable to avoid unpleasant major surprises. Ponderous processes of enacting laws and regulations, and the substantial influence of powerful stakeholders in those processes, mean that fluid markets are likely to mitigate or even avoid the impact of regulatory improvements that policymakers suggest. Better information must flow to decision makers, but the dynamics of a bubble may impede effective risk management by financial firms and government.     

The Governance Structure and Performance of Large European Corporations

This article first describes the governance structure ofgroups of large European corporations, viz. the Anglo-Saxon, theGermanic and the Latinic types of firms. It then discussesperformance criteria of which four are used: productivity or netvalue added per employee, growth, employment and total compensationto shareholders. It is found that Continental corporations have aperformance which is equal to or better than that of the Anglo-Saxongroup. Combining the structural and performance outcomes, theexplanation seems to be that the dominance of capital markets andthe market for corporate control force Anglo-Saxon managements tomaximize returns on capital, whereas Continental firms have a widerrange of options.     

Corporate Governance and Tobin's Q as a Measure of Organizational Performance

This empirical study examines the relationship between corporate governance and organizational performance (OP), measured using Tobin's Q (TQ) in the context of an emerging economy for which, as yet, only a handful of studies have been conducted. We employ a system generalized method of moments approach controlling for endogeneity and test it on a newly created dataset comprising 324 listed firms in Pakistan. We find that board size, number of board committees and ownership concentration are positively linked with high TQ ratio, whilst board independence and CEO duality display a negative relationship. In terms of moderating effects, we find that ownership concentration negatively moderates the relationship between board independence and OP, as well as that of CEO duality and OP. The relationship between the number of board committees and OP is positively moderated by ownership concentration. Our findings contribute towards a better articulation and application of a more concrete measure of OP ? that of the TQ ratio ? whilst, at the same time, testing the board composition–performance relationship in the context of an upcoming and increasingly important emerging market. Wider applicability of results and policy implications are discussed.     

公司治理环境、治理行为与治理绩效的关系研究——基于中国电信产业演进的证据

本文将公司治理环境、治理行为及治理绩效间关系这一研究问题寓于作为复杂经济系统的中国电信产业演进和改革过程之中,通过事件分析和时间序列分析方法的结合运用,在搜集中国电信产业1949年-2009年、中国移动通信集团公司1997年-2007年发展数据以及对其进行案例研究的基础上,得出以下结论:中国公司治理环境和治理行为的发展过程遵循间断均衡演进规律;中国公司治理行为呈现对治理环境的整体跟踪与滞后效应,并积极应对环境变化,对环境产生影响;治理环境与治理绩效具有密切关系,公司治理结构和机制的完善以及战略能力的提升是治理缋效提升的前置因素.     

公司治理对R&D投入与企业绩效关系调节效应研究

公司治理通过监督和激励机制来控制经理人的机会主义行为,使经理人有效配置资源,从而影响R&D项目的执行效果,最终影响企业绩效,公司治理自然被作为R&D投入与企业绩效关系的调节变量引入。基于委托代理理论,从理论上论证公司治理是如何调节R&D投入与企业绩效的关系,并且提出相应假设,选取中国A股制造业上市公司为研究样本,利用层次回归方法和分组分析方法,检验机构投资者、国有控股、董事会、经理层股权激励对R&D投入与企业绩效关系的调节效应。检验结果表明,机构投资者和独立董事对R&D投入与企业绩效没有调节作用,机构投资者与企业绩效有显著的直接关系,国有控股、董事会会议强度对二者关系有负向调节作用,经理层股权激励对二者关系有正向调节效应。从检验结果可以看出,R&D活动严重的信息不对称性和高度的专业性使得对其监督的难度比较大,通过给经理人一定的股权,使他们成为股东,用激励机制解决R&D活动中的代理问题可能效果更好。     

我国上市公司治理结构与战略绩效的相关性研究

本文研究了我国上市公司治理结构安排的现状与代表公司战略绩效的公司价值指标的关系。在105家上市公司的相关资料基础上,具体考察了公司治理结构的股权结构、高层管理人员持股、两职兼任与分任、董监事会规模等几个方面对于公司相对价值和公司价值成长能力的影响。结果表明,我国上市公司的治理结构与公司战略绩效间存在一定的相关关系,但总体相关度低。这对于从提高公司战略绩效角度认识和改善我国上市公司的治理结构可以提供一些有益的启发。     

企业生命周期、公司治理与公司资本配置效率

现有关于公司治理机制对公司非效率资本配置治理效果的检验大多局限于静态层面,本研究通过构建企业生命周期划分指标,从企业发展进程的动态层面考察我国上市公司资本配置效率的动态演变,并检验公司治理机制在企业不同生命周期中的治理效果.结果表明,我国上市公司过度投资随企业生命周期呈先降后升的趋势变化,且不同阶段差异显著,但投资不足在企业生命周期内几乎不发生变化.公司治理机制对公司资本配置效率的治理效果随企业生命周期发生演变.在过度投资组,董事长与总经理两职合一在成长阶段显著抑制过度投资;大股东持股在衰退阶段加剧过度投资.在投资不足组,管理层持股能够降低公司投资不足;成长阶段中董事长与总经理两职合一、成熟阶段中的独立董事反而加剧投资不足.     

慈善捐赠、公司治理与股东财富

近些年来,越来越多的企业开始从事慈善捐赠,而企业这种利他主义行为会给股东财富带来何种影响却始终没有得到回答。通过研究2008年汶川地震后中国上市公司的捐赠行为,本文发现慈善捐赠对于股东财富来说是一把双刃剑:不论从短期还是长期来看,累计超额回报率均和捐赠排名正相关,表明了慈善捐赠能够提升股东财富;而对于成长性高的公司而言,其捐款的机会成本较高,企业的捐赠活动降低了股东财富。更为重要的是,慈善捐赠对于股东财富的提升仅体现在大股东非绝对控股和机构持股的公司中,说明只有有效的公司治理机制才能够确保企业做出最大化股东财富的捐赠行为。本文的发现为更好地评价和规范企业慈善捐赠活动提供了一定的经验支持。     

最终所有权性质、治理机制对企业绩效的影响研究

以 2003 年中国上市公司为样本,根据最终所有权性质的不同将上市公司分为国有控股、民营控股以及外资控股三类,并选取相关变量对各治理机制变量与企业业绩变量进行多元线性回归分析,发现民营控股上市公司中公司治理变量及控制变量对企业绩效的解释力度大于国有控股上市公司;当综合考虑各治理变量并研究其与绩效的关系时,治理机制变量之间会产生相互影响,但这种影响并不会导致各治理机制变量与企业绩效的关系在本质上改变;在国有控股和民营控股两类上市公司中与企业业绩之间存在显著相关关系的治理机制变量.研究结果为完善中国上市公司治理结构、提高企业业绩提供了经验证据.     

公司治理学科发展的新阶段--《公司治理学》述评

公司治理是国内外管理、经济、法律等学术界和实业界共同关注的一个世界性课题。2005年,作为中国公司治理研究的开拓者,全国首批文科长江学者特聘教授、国家“985”哲学社会科学重点研究创新基地——南开大学公司治理研究中心首席专家李维安教授主编并由高等教育出版社出版了普通高等教育“十五”国家级规划教材《公司治理学》。该书立足学科前沿,全面系统论述了公司治理学的理论基础、框架体系及运作机制。该书的出版,开创了公司治理学科发展的新阶段,标志着公司治理学在我国工商管理教育体系中学科地位的正式确立。一伴随着证券市场的建设…     

区块链技术与企业绩效:公司治理结构的调节作用

当前,我国正在全面迈进数字经济新时代.区块链技术作为数字经济最为重要的基础技术设施之一,正在加速推动新一轮产业变革和数字创新,被越来越多的企业接受和应用.区块链技术对企业绩效的作用机制是什么?针对以上问题,本研究通过倾向得分匹配方法(PSM)选取2014-2019年中国沪深A股上市公司为研究样本,以当年是否引入区块链技术作为公司治理手段为哑变量,通过计量分析研究了区块链技术应用与企业绩效之间的关系,并进一步探索了公司治理结构在区块链技术应用与企业绩效关系间的调节作用.研究发现,区块链技术应用对企业绩效有促进作用;当公司治理结构呈现较高独董比例和较高股权集中度时,区块链技术应用对企业绩效的促进作用得到加强.     

Company Performance,Corporate Governance,and CEO Compensation in Norway and Sweden

This paper examines the relationshipamong company performance, corporategovernance arrangements, and CEO compensationwithin the Scandinavian countries of Norway andSweden. Our sample consists of 224 tradedcompanies, 120 of which are from Norway and 104from Sweden. The empirical evidence fromboth Norway and Sweden reveals significantpositive relationships among board size andCEO compensation, foreign board membership andCEO compensation, and market capitalization andCEO compensation. A significant negativerelationship is found between CEO ownership andCEO compensation. In addition, no significantrelationship is found between companyperformance and CEO compensation or CEO tenureand CEO compensation, except in the case ofNorwegian firms when a change in market-to-bookperformance measure is used. Despite itslimited geographical scope, the study adds toour general understanding of internationalcorporate governance issues.     

Comparative and International Corporate Governance

Abstract

In this article, we examine the state of the art in comparative and international corporate governance by identifying the key research questions, main concepts, and paradigms of explanations of cross‐country diversity in corporate governance. First, we discuss the multiple definitions of corporate governance across disciplines and explore how this multi‐dimensional nature of corporate governance posses challenges when making cross‐national comparisons. Second, we review existing comparative research on corporate governance and highlight some of the main characteristics of comparative analysis. Third, we analyze how comparative corporate governance has been understood from four different scholarly perspectives: economics and management, culture and sociology, legal, and political paradigms. We conclude from this third section that future research should make an effort to better integrate cross‐disciplinary paradigms. Fourth, we investigate what insights these four perspectives bring to understand change and stability better in two particular governance dimensions: corporate ownership and the role of labor in comparative corporate governance. Finally, we conclude the article with some forward looking suggestions regarding (1) how different perspectives of corporate governance can be more effectively integrated by adopting case‐based, historical, and actor‐centered forms of institutional explanations and by (2) discussing the current U.S. corporate governance system, frequently seen as the “best practice” model.     

公司治理与高管薪酬

高管薪酬是公司治理中值得深入研究的一个重要方面。本文分析了持股人与高管双方的利益关系,重点探讨了持股人应如何对高管进行控制和激励,一方面,好的公司治理立法,可以加强持股人对高管行为的控制;另一方面,合理的薪酬激励制度,可以促使高管发挥充分的积极性,为公司创造理想的利润。     

Corporate Governance and Shareholder Franchise

This paper addresses a question arising out ofcalls for greater shareholder participation toensure accountability of management in publiclimited companies. It is argued here that theparticipation by shareholders in corporateelections is more difficult than it isenvisaged by those who issue clarion calls forshareholders to exercise their voting power.The exercise of the right to vote as ashareholder can be formulated as a game betweenshareholders and management and also amongstgroups of shareholders. The chances of anyparticular group of shareholders being able toinfluence policy depends on how other groupsof shareholders vote. Thus the organisationaltask in the exercise of the right to franchiseis more complicated than it is realised byenthusiasts for shareholder participation.     

财务困境成本与公司治理

陷入财务困境的公司与正常经营的公司有着内外环境的差异,它导致公司治理对企业的财务困境成本和企业价值的影响都不相同.以中国2000年～2006年发生财务困境的193家上市公司的面板数据为样本,实证分析中国公司治理因素对财务困境成本的影响.研究表明,公司的股权制衡度与公司财务困境成本显著正相关,国有股比例、独立董事比例和管理费用率与财务困境成本显著负相关,股权集中度、两职合一、高管持股比例和违规行为与财务困境成本没有显著的相关性.研究结论对财务困境公司改善公司治理机制并摆脱财务困境有所帮助.     

Corporate Governance and the Governance of Innovation: The Case of Pharmaceutical Industry

The paper focuses on some organizationaldynamics that have characterized the pharmaceuticalindustry in the last thirty years, whenbiotechnology and the development of lifesciences have defined a new technologicalparadigm, reshaping many aspects of theindustry, especially the organization ofinnovative activity. We suggest an original interpretation of someorganizational settings, as the increasedimportance of skilled scientists within firmsand the development of inter-organizationalalliances for the division of scientific labor.Following recent theorizing on corporategovernance issues, which points out theintrinsic organizational and relationaldimensions of the resource allocation processesand strategic decision-making, we propose a roleof the organizational practices mentioned aboveon corporate governance, and, in turn, aninfluence of different governance arrangementson innovative activity. We recall moretraditional approaches to the analysis ofcorporate governance, and give a broaderinterpretation to the relevant variablesproposed. Further, relying on more recenttheories and on literature on firm's boundariesand sectoral systems of innovation, we proposeindustry-specific variables forpharmaceuticals, including internal settings aswell as relations with external actors.Preliminary empirical support is given to ourhypotheses, concerning a panel of large USpharmaceutical companies.