The Establishment and Application of a Labor Quality Index: The Case of Taiwan’s Manufacturing Industry

The labor quality index (LQI) not only serves as an important reference for monitoring the progress of the sustainable development of a country, but it can also serve as an important parameter for economic analysis. To compile such an index for Taiwan, we conducted two large-scale surveys of 1000 major enterprises and 844 union leaders, respectively, to determine the appropriate weights for each key factor. We also searched for all the relevant statistics that were used to calculate the weighted sum of the 25 sub-indexes, in order to compile a LQI for Taiwan’s manufacturing industries covering the period from 1990-2000. Our calculations show that this LQI rose from 80.2 in 1990 to 117.5 in 2000, which reflected an impressive 37.3% increase in just one decade. This rate of growth has, however, been slowing down since 1997. Our results indicate that the LQI provides a valuable indicator for monitoring the enhancement of labor quality in this society.     

网络教育的成本与效益分析

在分析网络教育的特点及发展趋势的基础上 ,对网络教育的成本与效益及相关性问题进行了探讨 ,并提出了网络教育成本分担 ,阐述了通过提高网络教育的利用效率与效益 ,降低网络教育直接成本 ,促进网络教育持续不断发展     

经济适用住房成本控制体系问题及对策

本文从总结现阶段经济适用房建设的基本模式入手,分析了经济适用房建设中住房成本控制体系中存在的主要问题及其原因,最后提出了若干对策。     

QFR在我国资本市场的运用价值

高质量财务报告(QFR,Quality F inanc ialReporting)体系指出,在资本市场上通过粉饰财务报表,欺瞒广大的投资者和债权人,会增加公司股票的融资成本,降低股价。运用QFR能够促进我国资本市场的完善和发展,对企业和资本市场来说都有很高的运用价值。     

小型制造业信息化发展模式的研究

该文简述了世界制造业面临的挑战及其信息系统的发展 ,提出了我国小型制造业信息化的目的 ,并分析了小型制造业信息化面临的困难。最后提出了小型制造业信息化的群落合作发展模式。在这种模式中 ,一个企业群落应建立包括群落层和企业层的两层式信息系统。为实现群落合作发展模式 ,在每个小型制造业的群落里 ,应建立一个从事信息系统开发和进行信息服务的IT性质的企业实体来实施群落两层信息系统的建设和运行 ,这个IT性质的企业与信息系统共生存 ,为群落中的企业提供全天候的信息服务 ,特别是在条件成熟时为各个企业的信息系统添加新的功能。     

上市公司虚减成本费用的方法分析

中国证券市场尚不完善 ,上市公司操纵利润的现象屡见不鲜。虚减成本费用是上市公司调增利润更简便的方法。在财务运作中 ,上市公司频繁运用虚拟资产、利息资本化等五种方法虚减成本费用     

物流成本对国际贸易影响的实证分析

多年来中美贸易发展迅速 ,美国成为我国主要出口国家。当今形势下 ,物流成本成为影响中美贸易的主要因素 ;借助计量经济学方法 ,定量地探讨了物流成本对两国贸易尤其是我国出口贸易的影响。     

略论宋代淮河流域的印刷业和文具制造业

印刷业和文具制造业是宋代淮河流域的重要手工业部门,也是淮河流域经济开发史中的一个亮点.本文从区域经济史、历史地理学的角度论述了宋代淮河流域印刷业和文具制造业的发展轨迹及其特点.     

Determinants of housing quality: A comparison of white,African-American,and Hispanic single-parent women

This study examines housing quality among three groups of single-parent women: white, African-American, and Hispanic. Three indicators of housing quality—crowding, affordability, and satisfaction—are used to discover the extent to which these groups experience housing problems. This study also explores differences and similarities in the factors that precipitate problems in housing quality for these three groups of single parents. Findings suggest important differences and similarities in the nature of housing quality problems among white, African-American, and Hispanic single-parent women. The specified variables explained about 20% of the variance in crowding, housing affordability, and housing satisfaction. On measures of objective and subjective housing quality, white single mothers are better housed than their African-American or Hispanic counterparts. Hispanic single mothers have the largest housing cost burden and average more persons per household than the other groups. African-Americans are twice as likely as either group to live in low-quality housing and reported the lowest average satisfaction with their housing. Her research interests include housing and neighborhood assessment and women and public policy issues. She has recently published articles inUrban Affairs Quarterly andHousing and Society on housing and neighborhood assessment criteria among black urban households and the housing cost burden of various groups of female-headed households. She received her Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Her research interests include the housing adjustment behavior of women and public policy. She has recently completed her thesis on the role of noncustodial parents in determining the quality of life of their children. She is also the recipient of the Tessie Agan Award for research excellence from the American Association of Housing Educators for a paper titled “Unterstanding Constraints and Residential Satisfaction among Low-Income Single-Parent Families.”     

供应链管理模式下的企业外包设计研究

供应链管理是近年来在国内外逐渐受到重视的一种新的管理理念与模式,其管理思想是使企业将主要精力放在核心业务上,充分发挥优势,企业中的非核心业务外包给合作企业来完成。因此,企业外包设计成为供应链管理思想的一个重要方面。基于这一背景,首先探讨了企业外包的含义及其构成元素;并根据威廉姆森的新制度经济学中经济业务交易的规制结构对企业外包的规制层次进行划分;最后,构建了在供应链管理模式下基于交易成本和核心竞争力相结合的企业外包设计模型。