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Financing lease has bloomed as a new financing tool in China for the last several years. In this thesis I investigate the factors that influence China’s automobile financial leasing decisions by both lessors and lessees through market surveys. Based on Probit regression analysis of the data collected from 250 companies and 300 individuals, I find that a firm is more likely to use automobile financial leasing when its corporate tax rate is lower, growth potential is more stabilized, and profit is higher. It is also more likely to happen when a firm's long-term debt ratio and its degree of internationalization are higher. At the individual level, I find that the likelihood of individuals’ leasing decision is influenced by their risk preference, income level, and car price. Individuals’ gender, age and education level show no effect.
Using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) analysis, I further find that financing costs, service value-added, and products diversity are the three most important competitive factors for the auto financial leasing service providers. This is the case for both the corporate and individual customers in the sample. By contrast, the factors of sales channel and government relationship are found to be much less important. Finally, through an in-depth case study of the leasing company Shanghai Auto Financial Leasing, I find that the key factors determining the customers’ credit default risk are interest rate and automobile type. I also investigate factors that influence business risk during the automobile procurement stage, at the selling stage, and toward the disposition stage. The managerial implications of the above results are discussed throughout the thesis.
Using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) analysis, I further find that financing costs, service value-added, and products diversity are the three most important competitive factors for the auto financial leasing service providers. This is the case for both the corporate and individual customers in the sample. By contrast, the factors of sales channel and government relationship are found to be much less important. Finally, through an in-depth case study of the leasing company Shanghai Auto Financial Leasing, I find that the key factors determining the customers’ credit default risk are interest rate and automobile type. I also investigate factors that influence business risk during the automobile procurement stage, at the selling stage, and toward the disposition stage. The managerial implications of the above results are discussed throughout the thesis.
ContributorsLin, Zhen, Ph.D (Author) / Zhang, Anming (Thesis advisor) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Hong (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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This dissertation focuses on risk prevention and regulatory issues of financial asset trading platforms, exploring the composition of a financial asset trading platform and its risks, formulating the general framework of platform risk prevention and regulation, and discussing the methodologies for monitoring and managing the risk of financial assets trading platform. The dissertation is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter is the introduction, which discusses the current status in this research field, the motivation and significance of the research topic. The second chapter discusses the transaction cost theory, information asymmetry theory, financial risk management theory, financial supervision theory and other related basic theories related to financial asset trading platform risk prevention and supervision. The third chapter presents the definition, the main types, the generating mechanism and the transmission mechanism of the financial asset trading platform. The fourth chapter elaborates theoretically on the general framework of financial asset trading platform risk prevention and supervision based on the aspects of basic principles, key tasks, applicable methods and constituent elements. The fifth chapter discusses the performance of financial asset trading business, asset return trading business, financing business and information coupling business on financial asset trading platforms, and analyzes the risk prevention of financial asset trading platforms from a business perspective. The sixth chapter discusses the development of financial asset trading platforms in developed countries, and summarizes the experience and practice of their risk prevention and supervision based on four categories of business lines. On this basis, the dissertation draws the inspiration and implications for the future development of the trading platforms in our country. The seventh chapter puts forward policy recommendations regarding risk prevention and supervision of financial asset trading platforms in five aspects: legal positioning, credit information system, protection of consumer rights, self-discipline management and business supervision.
ContributorsXu, Chaojun (Author) / Hwang, Yuhchang (Thesis advisor) / Yan, Hong (Thesis advisor) / Chang, Chun (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2017
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There has been much debate in the world of academia over the valuation of conglomerates. This thesis proposes the use of the EVA theory in explaining fluctuations in conglomerates’ valuation, and we believe that ROIC, WACC, and ROIC-WACC are three indicators that to a certain extent explain these valuation fluctuations. Through analysis of a sample containing 23 conglomerates, this thesis finds that ROIC, WACC, and ROIC-WACC exhibit positive correlation with valuation fluctuations. In the case study on Fosun, this thesis finds that ROIC-WACC is highly correlated with Fosun’s valuation fluctuations and next with ROIC. Thus this thesis conjectures that for investment companies for which investment capital is derived largely from insurance float, such as Fosun, ROIC-WACC is a better valuation tool.
ContributorsLiang, Xinjun (Author) / Chen, Hong (Thesis advisor) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Zhu, Ning (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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In this study I investigate the organizational strategies that Chinese power generation companies may use to reduce the impact of coal price increases on their profits. Organizations are open systems in that no organization possesses all the resources that it needs and all organizations must obtain resources from their external environments in order to survive. Resource dependent theory suggests that the most important goal of an organization is to find effective mechanisms to cope with its dependence on the external environments for resources that are critical to its survival. Chinese power generation companies traditionally rely heavily on coal as their raw materials, and an increase in coal price can have a significant negative impact on their profits. To address this issue, I first provide a systematic review of the resource dependence theory and research, with a focus on the strategies such as vertical integration, diversification, and hedging that organizations can undertake to reduce their dependence on the external environment as well as their respective benefits and costs. Next, I conduct a qualitative case analysis of the primary strategies the largest Chinese power generation companies have used to reduce their dependence on coal. I then explore a new approach that Chinese power generation companies may use to cope with increases in coal price, namely, by investing in an index of coal companies in the stock market. My regression analysis shows that coal price has a strong positive relation with the price of the coal company index. This finding suggests that it is possible for firms to reduce the negative impact of raw material price increase on their profits by investing in a stock market index of the companies that supply the raw materials that they depend on.
ContributorsSun, Min (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Liu, Jun (Committee member) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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This thesis starts with an analysis of the current situation of the pharmaceutical industry in China, and discusses the strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pharmaceutical industry in China. It elaborates on the rationale for the development of the mergers and acquisitions of the pharmaceutical SMEs. Then a literature review is provided on the causes of corporate mergers and acquisitions such as the economies of scale, synergistic effect, transaction costs, market power, and strategic diversification.Next,the thesis analyzes the underlying rationale for the M&A transactions in the pharmaceutical industry in China, and explores the likely path of successful value creation for pharmaceutical SMEs in China. Specifically, with five in-depth case studies of M&A transactions of pharmaceutical firms, this thesis reveals the critical success factors leading to value creation and growth in the practice of mergers and acquisitions of the pharmaceutical SMEs in China.
ContributorsZhou, Yan (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Hong (Committee member) / Shen, Wei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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It is important and with significant practical value to study how positioning may help enhance a company’s brand value and improve a company’s profitability. It is especially essential to find suitable solution to help Chinese enterprises appropriately position their brands, evaluate brand value, and adopt suitable positioning strategy.
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the impact of positioning on brand value through several case studies and empirical research, and to establish the relationship between positioning and brand value. At the same time, through determination of research topics and conduction of field studies, the paper ultimately verified the relationship between the internal theoretical prediction and the business management outcomes.
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the impact of positioning on brand value through several case studies and empirical research, and to establish the relationship between positioning and brand value. At the same time, through determination of research topics and conduction of field studies, the paper ultimately verified the relationship between the internal theoretical prediction and the business management outcomes.
ContributorsGuo, Min (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Cui, Haitao (Thesis advisor) / Li, Feng (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
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Since the 2008 financial crisis, the total assets managed by U.S. mutual funds have frequently hit new highs and the industry has become increasingly concentrated. In the meantime, two strategies have emerged in the American mutual fund industry: active and passive management. What factors affect the market shares of firms that adopted these two different strategies?
Building on strategic management theories, I suggest that mutual fund families that adopted active and passive management strategies tend to compete in different dimensions. Active management fund families tend to implement the product differentiation strategy, competing on “product quality” through excess-returns, innovative and differentiated fund products; passively managed fund families focus more on "price competition" by conducting an overall cost leadership strategy.
This research examines the driven factors of fund families’ market share. The results show that: the market share of actively managed fund families is more sensitive to positive impact of fund performance, while passive management firms are more sensitive to negative effect of management fees and total loads; 12b-1 expense improves the competitiveness of active fund families and thus enhance their market shares but it has negative impact on passive fund families. In addition, high turnover decreases the market share of all fund families, especially for passively managed families. The outcome reveals the latest US mutual industry orientation: products differentiation, turnover, management fee have greater impact on market share while the competition of fund performance is diminishing. The Matthew effect in US mutual fund industry is outstanding. Industrial competition dimension expands from performance and products to cost cutting.
Empirical analysis on Chinese mutual fund families is also conducted. Different from the US, there is only small number of mutual fund families targeting passive management products. The results show that the distribution channel has the largest impact on Chinese mutual fund family market share and investors are more willing to chase performance than to consider cost-efficient fund families. This study then analyses reasons behind the difference of Chinese and American mutual fund industries.
Building on strategic management theories, I suggest that mutual fund families that adopted active and passive management strategies tend to compete in different dimensions. Active management fund families tend to implement the product differentiation strategy, competing on “product quality” through excess-returns, innovative and differentiated fund products; passively managed fund families focus more on "price competition" by conducting an overall cost leadership strategy.
This research examines the driven factors of fund families’ market share. The results show that: the market share of actively managed fund families is more sensitive to positive impact of fund performance, while passive management firms are more sensitive to negative effect of management fees and total loads; 12b-1 expense improves the competitiveness of active fund families and thus enhance their market shares but it has negative impact on passive fund families. In addition, high turnover decreases the market share of all fund families, especially for passively managed families. The outcome reveals the latest US mutual industry orientation: products differentiation, turnover, management fee have greater impact on market share while the competition of fund performance is diminishing. The Matthew effect in US mutual fund industry is outstanding. Industrial competition dimension expands from performance and products to cost cutting.
Empirical analysis on Chinese mutual fund families is also conducted. Different from the US, there is only small number of mutual fund families targeting passive management products. The results show that the distribution channel has the largest impact on Chinese mutual fund family market share and investors are more willing to chase performance than to consider cost-efficient fund families. This study then analyses reasons behind the difference of Chinese and American mutual fund industries.
ContributorsLiu, Jianping (Author) / Zhu, Hongquan (Thesis advisor) / Chang, Chun (Thesis advisor) / Yan, Hong (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2018
Description城投债是地方政府投融资平台作为发行主体发行的债券，所融资金多被投入地方政府基础设施建设或者公益性项目，拥有地方政府信用的隐性担保。城投债在一定程度上缓解了地方政府在城市发展过程中资金的短缺问题，在我国城市化进程，促进当地经济发展，引导产业转型升级等方面做出了重大贡献。 随着城投债不断发展，代表城投债信用风险的主要考量点-城投债信用利差愈发备受关注。因为无论是城投债的承销机构，还是城投债的投资机构，包括涉及到城投债风险管控的政策制定部门，都会关注到城投债信用利差，那么影响城投债信用利差的影响因素有哪些呢，这些影响因素有哪些是对城投债信用利差有显著影响呢。 本文首先对城投债相关理论概念，包括政府投融资平台、城投债概念以及相关文献综述做了介绍；并指出了之前研究的一些不足之处等问题。同时对城投债的发展概况做了简要描述并进行了相关统计；其次针对影响城投债信用风险的相关因素进行了详细的分析，主要包括宏观经济因素分析、地方政府影响因素分析、发债主体影响因素分析和债项自身影响因素分析；通过分析每一种影响因素的具体情况，假设相关因素与信用利差的关系。然后再提取二手数据通过实证验证回归分析的方法分别验证假设是否成立，找出影响城投债信用风险的主要共同影响因素，同时得出影响最为强烈的几种因素。最后根据上述分析得出的相关结论， 提出防范与降低城投债信用风险的对策和建议。 该研究一方面引导市场正视城投债信用利差的各种因素，明确我们平时认为的影响因素和理论研究得出的影响因素是否一致；继而找到影响城投债信用利差的关键因素，供城 投债承销机构及投资机构做参考，同时提示城投债风险防范应重点关注的核心问题，为防范和降低城投债风险提供重要参考。
ContributorsLi, Juhui (Author) / Gu, Bin (Thesis advisor) / Liang, Bing (Thesis advisor) / Wang, Tan (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2019
Description随着市场环境的日趋激烈，并购已经成为了一种扩大自身规模，增强核心竞争力，实现战略发展目标的重要方式，近年来我国企业之间的并购活动不断增多，形式也逐渐多样，无论是采用横向或纵向，还是多元化的并购，其最终目的都是通过有效的并购行为推动企业快速发展。但由于并购活动十分复杂，一直以来理论界和实务界都关心这样一个问题：企业进行并购究竟是出于何种考虑？最自然的回答便是纷繁复杂的并购活动背后企业真实的并购动机是出于企业自身价值提升：从宏观上讲，公司并购是对社会资源在配置，表现为产业结构升级换代：从微观的公司个体角度讲，建立一个现代企业要求有两个完全不同的机制，即经营管理战略机制和公司交易战略机制，而上市公司的并购行为会促使其经营机制等发生改变。尽管并购这种形式已经被企业家们运用的十分熟练，但由于每个企业所处的市场环境、并购的过程、采用的手段等都有所不同，每一次并购行为都有其自身的特点，对于一些较为典型的并购案例其并购经验值得其他的企业进行参考。
本文采用案例分析的模式，首先阐述了并购和品牌价值的概念，并介绍了市场上常见的并购类型以及并购的内部动因和外部动因。通过研究过往案例梳理出品牌价值的影响因素以及并购对品牌认知度的影响。
其次，以美年健康并购慈铭体检为例，介绍了美年健康和慈铭体检的基本情况，梳理了美年健康并购慈铭体检的整个过程，对美年健康并购慈铭体检所处的历史时期以及并购动因进行分析。 随后，通过财务指标研究法对美年健康并购前后的绩效变化进行分析，主要通过并购前后的市场占有率、盈利能力、运营能力和成长能力四个方面的变化来入手；然后通过分析2014年-2019年美年健康EVA值的变化来分析并购前后美年健康企业价值是否实现增长。接着，通过问卷调查形式来分析消费者对于美年健康的体检业务、体检服务以及并购情况的认知情况，以此来分析消费者眼中美年健康的品牌价值在并购前后的变化。同时通过托宾Q理论来间接评价美年健康并购前后品牌价值变化。
最后，本文对美年健康并购慈铭体检这一案例做出总结。根据研究案例自身情况，分析美年健康并购慈铭体检的成功之处，归纳出其中值得借鉴的地方。有助于为其他中国拟通过并购实现品牌价值飞跃的企业提供参考。
ContributorsMiao, Hong (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chiu, Tzu-Kuan (Thesis advisor) / Zhu, Qigui (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
Description近年来，中国内地FOF业务发展迅速，但在业务发展初期的实践中，FOF管理人在遴选基金资产和预测其未来收益等方面遇到诸多困难，传统的FOF组合构建技术往往不理想。本文借鉴海外因子配置相关理论，尝试通过归因分析基金的收益来源，寻找能深度刻画基金经理管理能力的特质因子，创新性地提出了基于权益类基金的特质因子构建FOF组合的新方法。本文选择100家权益类私募基金，通过因子拆解剥离了市场、行业、风格等共同影响因素，遴选出特质因子表现更优的基金经理，而不是仅仅选择过往业绩好的基金经理，并基于特质因子构建一组FOF组合，与此同时，运用传统方法构建基于基金资产的另一组FOF组合，对比两种组合方法的组合绩效，实证结果显示基于特质因子的FOF组合绩效更优。本文进一步运用转移概率矩阵和相关性分析，找到了基于特质因子的FOF组合绩效更优的证据，即特质因子延续性更好和相关性更低。与基于基金资产的FOF组合配置传统方法相比，由于基金的特质因子延续性更好，运用历史数据预测未来收益的确定性相对更好；基金的特质因子之间的相关性低，大幅增强了FOF组合配置的稳定性和分散性。总体来讲，基于特质因子的FOF组合配置方法为FOF管理人提供了一个更量化、更有效、更稳健的组合配置新路径，能有效提升FOF组合配置的绩效。
关键词: FOF、因子投资、组合配置、特质因子
关键词: FOF、因子投资、组合配置、特质因子
ContributorsLi, Jie (Author) / Zhu, Hongquan (Thesis advisor) / Yan, Hong (Thesis advisor) / Liang, Bing (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020