<Emphasis Type="Italic">Si,Se Puede</Emphasis>: Organizing Latino Immigrant Workers in South Omaha’s Meatpacking Industry

Faced with declining union membership and a growing immigrant workforce, the US labor movement has started to realize the importance of organizing immigrant workers. Yet the conventional wisdom among many within the movement is that immigrant workers are “unorganizable.” Based on a case study of a collaborative effort between the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and Omaha Together, One Community to organize an estimated 4,000 Latino immigrant meatpacking workers, I demonstrate not only the “organizability” of immigrant workers, but also the fact that they have been organizing themselves, with the help of a community-based organization, in the absence of union efforts. This case study suggests that in order to facilitate successful organizing campaigns among immigrant workers, unions need to reach out to community-based organizations and institutions that have established relationships with immigrant workers.

Is the Current Account Deficit a Problem for Romania?

The current account deficit of Romania, both significant in size and persistent, has been a worrying issue affecting the country’s economic and financial macro-stability also in the medium and long term. This paper sets out to review the causes of that phenomenon and its coverage resources during the last 2 years, 2006 and 2007, while the final part deals with the potential developments of said parameters during the post European Union accession period, as well as of their respective influential factors.

对商业秘密保护中竞业禁止问题的思考

本文考察了商业秘密随人才流动而遭受泄漏的三种主要情形 ,提出对竞业禁止的内容作出规范化的六条要求 ,最后认为 ,为确保商业秘密 ,企业必须从六个方面采取措施 ,达到竞业禁止的目的     

美国应收账款担保制度及其对我国的启示

本文通过对美国动产担保交易制度及应收账款担保制度的阐述和分析,提出可供我国应收账款质押制度借鉴的内容。我国立足于大陆法体系来学习美国的相关制度,一方面强调虽然应收账款担保制度是来自英美法,但是《物权法》中应收账款质押是大陆法的权利质押内容之一;而美国法的相关规定和实践为我国制度的完善提供了许多借鉴之处,特别是在应收账款质押的公示、实现和动产担保交易制度的建设等方面。     

文化传承与智民之梦——20世纪前半期现代化进程中商务印书馆的社会责任观

企业社会责任是企业在获取正当经济利润的同时主动承担的对环境、社会和相关利益群体的责任,它可以定位于不同的层面.20世纪前半期的商务印书馆是这一时期中国规模最大的民营出版企业,它把自己的社会责任定位于最高层次的文化追求--传承文化、开启民智.这种社会责任观表现在扶助民族教育、保存传统国粹、振新国民精神和奠定国学基础四个方面,这种社会责任观使它在经济上取得巨大成功的同时,也为我国的文化事业做出了重要贡献.     

国有商业银行不良资产治理问题探析

如何解决不良资产问题是国有商业银行改革的焦点.笔者结合国内当前处理不良资产的方式和国外的先进经验,从预防不良资产产生、不良资产传统的处置手段和创新的处置方法几方面入手,对不良资产的治理问题进行了深入分析.     

关于竞业禁止制度的立法思考

在竞争的市场环境下 ,竞业禁止制度成为企业保护其商业秘密的一种重要手段。世界各国也纷纷以立法形式对其加以规定 ,但我国对这方面的立法还相当薄弱。我国应在借鉴外国有关立法的基础上 ,在《反不正当竞争法》中对竞业禁止作专条规定 ,以保护商业秘密权利人与竞业禁止相对人的合法权益。     

中国商业银行的利润效率: 一个理论框架及其经验证据

 本文利用随机前沿理论,在对模型设定进行经验检验的基础上,评估了中国 15家主要商业银行在1997-2006年间的利润效率及其变化趋势。经验结果表明,样本期间中 国银行业的利润效率有所提高,问题是政府主导的金融改革并未造就真正意义上的现代商业 银行,从而利润效率的增长表现出缓慢性。与此同时,长期以来的政府管制使得中国银行业 利润效率的增长表现出同步性。     

Achieving carbon neutrality in commercial building developments - Perceptions of the construction industry

The building sector is one of the biggest energy consumers and carbon emitters. The importance of carbon emissions reduction is widely recognised as critical in dealing with rising global climate change concerns. This research focused on carbon emissions reduction in commercial developments. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with selected industry practitioners to identify factors contributing or impeding the achievement of carbon neutral commercial building development. The results showed that the lack of a clear definition of carbon neutral building presents a significant barrier in pursuit of this goal. Key success factors highlighted in this study include: market demand, material selection, facility manager’s knowledge, government support and leadership. In addition, an exemplar project plays a pivotal role in facilitating cultural change in the construction industry. This study provides a useful reference for carbon neutral building developments.