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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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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
Description区块链技术应用（DApp）最早出现在数字货币交易上，也有部分DApp涉及游戏、音乐、教育、出行等场景，但是由于前几年DApp还属于新生事物，多数社会大众对其了解程度不高，加之多数DApp开发和优化的水平有限，用户体验较差，因此并没有良好的市场表现。
尽管如此， 2017年11月一款叫CryptoKitties的区块链游戏正式上线，并且在短时间之内引爆了整个区块链，游戏交易量在1个月内暴涨至1.7万。随后风险资本不断进入区块链行业，并且催生出一大批区块链DApp出来，涉及的应用场景进一步拓展到游戏、赌博、社交、金融、市场、保险、健康等领域。如何设计一套有效的治理机制，从而实现用户留存高、项目前景好，成为多数区块链DApp最为关注的问题。
本文选择CryptoKitties、Mycryptohero、Steemit和NeoWorld这四款区块链DApp作为案例研究对象，通过归纳总结发现这四款DApp都将游戏性、通证经济、社群生态和网络效应作为共同的治理方式。基于这四方面，本文对四款DApp的异同进行了跨案例比较，发现NeoWorld要比其他三款DApp在治理手段上更加丰富和合理。最后，利用136份NeoWorld玩家调查问卷数据，对游戏性、通证经济、社群生态和网络效应对其治理绩效的影响进行了实证检验，结果发现除了社群生态之外，其他三个因素都能提升NeoWorld的治理绩效。
本研究的最大创新是选择在区块链场景应用中具有代表性的4个DApp项目作为案例研究对象，通过归纳总结发现各自在治理手段上的共同之处（影响因素），并根据问卷调查数据对不同影响因素对特定Dapp治理绩效的影响程度进行实证检验，丰富了平台治理相关研究成果，也为社会各界深化认识DApp治理方式和成效，推动DApp行业生态健康有序发展提供参考和借鉴。
关键词：通证经济；社群生态；网络效应；跨案例研究；回归分析
尽管如此， 2017年11月一款叫CryptoKitties的区块链游戏正式上线，并且在短时间之内引爆了整个区块链，游戏交易量在1个月内暴涨至1.7万。随后风险资本不断进入区块链行业，并且催生出一大批区块链DApp出来，涉及的应用场景进一步拓展到游戏、赌博、社交、金融、市场、保险、健康等领域。如何设计一套有效的治理机制，从而实现用户留存高、项目前景好，成为多数区块链DApp最为关注的问题。
本文选择CryptoKitties、Mycryptohero、Steemit和NeoWorld这四款区块链DApp作为案例研究对象，通过归纳总结发现这四款DApp都将游戏性、通证经济、社群生态和网络效应作为共同的治理方式。基于这四方面，本文对四款DApp的异同进行了跨案例比较，发现NeoWorld要比其他三款DApp在治理手段上更加丰富和合理。最后，利用136份NeoWorld玩家调查问卷数据，对游戏性、通证经济、社群生态和网络效应对其治理绩效的影响进行了实证检验，结果发现除了社群生态之外，其他三个因素都能提升NeoWorld的治理绩效。
本研究的最大创新是选择在区块链场景应用中具有代表性的4个DApp项目作为案例研究对象，通过归纳总结发现各自在治理手段上的共同之处（影响因素），并根据问卷调查数据对不同影响因素对特定Dapp治理绩效的影响程度进行实证检验，丰富了平台治理相关研究成果，也为社会各界深化认识DApp治理方式和成效，推动DApp行业生态健康有序发展提供参考和借鉴。
关键词：通证经济；社群生态；网络效应；跨案例研究；回归分析
ContributorsHe, Xin (Author) / Shao, Benjamin (Thesis advisor) / Hu, Jie (Thesis advisor) / Zheng, Zhiqiang (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020
Description随着经济和社会的进步，企业不仅要以盈利为目标，也为利益相关者和生态环境负责并承担相应的社会责任。社会公众也日渐对企业社会责任问题加以重视，伴随着社会责任这一理念的深入，监管部门制定并出台了一系列与企业社会责任信息披露有关的政策和法规，用以规范和引导企业社会责任信息的披露工作。本文以有效市场理论、信息不对称理论和利益相关者理论为基础，将2010-2018年香港证券交易所上市公司为作为研究对象，运用实证研究的方法，将企业社会责任融入股票崩盘风险的研究视角。本文结合理论演绎和实证检验的方法，突破已有文献以收益框架为研究视角的限制，从金融资本市场的角度出发研究企业社会责任的崩盘效应，系统的探索了企业社会责任影响股票崩盘风险的效应及其影响因素。研究结果显示，对比未披露企业社会责任的公司而言，披露企业社会责任相关信息的公司，未来股价崩盘风险越小。基于香港股市主要以机构投资者为主，进一步考察了社会责任信息披露和机构投资者对股价未来崩盘风险的交互作用，研究发现在机构持股比例越低的公司中，企业社会责任信息披露对未来崩盘效应的抑制作用越明显。此外，本文以独立董事占董事会人员比例作为企业治理因素，探索了社会责任信息披露和董事会独立性对股价崩盘风险的交互作用，研究发现企业董事独立性越强，社会责任信息披露对股票崩盘风险的抑制作用更为显著。最后，相对于非国有企业而言，国有企业性质削弱了企业社会责任信息披露对未来崩盘效应的抑制作用。
ContributorsHe, Jie (Author) / Zhu, David, H. (Thesis advisor) / Zhang, Jie (Thesis advisor) / Hu, Jie (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021
Description在我国经济体制改革和全球国际金融形势变化的大背景下，我国对金融高端人才的质量需求越来越高，但受行业发展影响，我国金融高素质人才的缺口很大，金融市场政策、环境变化过程中往往给金融机构带来较高风险，这也使得专业性、复合型和经验型成为衡量人才质量的附加标准。证监会作为证券公司的主管部门，有证监会任职经历的高管通常具有深厚的专业知识、丰富的审查经验以及政治关联资源等，所以证券公司引进外部人才通常也会选择监管背景的人才做高级管理人员，从而获得更多的竞争优势。现有文献关于高管背景的影响主要集中于有过政府部门工作经历的角度，还未有专门从监管背景的角度研究高管对企业绩效的影响。因此本文以证券公司作为样本，对监管背景高层人员来源结构与所在机构绩效的关系进行分析研究。本文通过分析得出以下结论：（1）证券公司高管的监督背景对公司绩效的影响呈现出倒U型关系；（2）证券公司高管中董事长（CEO）或总经理拥有监管背景对公司业绩的影响更显著；（3）市场化程度对证券公司高管的监管背景与公司绩效之间的倒U型关系起着调节作用，即证券公司所在地区的市场化程度越高，高管监管背景对公司绩效的影响越弱。
ContributorsWu, Xingyuan (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Zhu, Qigui (Thesis advisor) / Yu, Xiaoyun (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021
Description期限错配策略利用滚动短期融资支持长期投资，滚动短期融资本身极易导致资金链紧张，产生流动性风险。利用手工收集的2006-2018年A股上市公司独特数据，本文系统考察了企业投融资期限错配对发行信用债信用利差的影响。本文发现，期限错配越严重的企业，越有可能在发行信用债时被要求更高的信用利差，对于民营上市公司发行信用债尤其如此；利用再融资环境和“钱荒”事件进行的作用机制检验表明，企业投融资期限错配对发行信用债利差的影响主要是因为期限错配蕴含着较高的流动性风险； 利用工具变量、双重差分法和替代性度量等一系列稳健性检验仍能得出一致结论。再者，利用2006-2018 年我国开放式基金年度持股数据，从基金投资组合与持仓调整两个角度，实证检验了期限错配行为对于基金投资行为的影响。研究发现，期限错配产生的财务风险会降低基金对期限错配上市公司发行信用债的投资规模；且在实施期限错配当年，基金对持有的该上市公司的信用债更可能进行减持，由此表明期限错配会影响基金投资策略的形成。进一步的分析显示，基金所在基金管理公司为中外合资时，上述基金投资行为更加明显；同时，当基金持有民营上市公司以及处于紧缩性货币政策环境时，期限错配对于基金投资行为的影响更大。
最后，本文考察了期限错配下基金投资信用债的经济后果，分别从基金业绩、基金收益波动率和基金流量这三个维度进行了检验。实证结果显示，在控制其他可能影响基金收益及收益波动率的因素后，对期限错配上市公司信用债持有比重越小及减持比例越大的基金，当年业绩越好，且收益的波动率越低。再次，对于基金投资者，本文利用净申购率作为基金流量的代理变量，检验发现，基金投资者更热忠于追逐采取减少持有期限错配上市公司信用债这一投资策略的基金，表现为这类基金有更多的资金净流入，而且，相对于个人投资者，上述基金投资者的投资偏好在我国的机构投资者中表现得更加明显。
ContributorsXu, Liqun (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Yan, Hong (Thesis advisor) / Zhang, Huibing (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021
Description随着科创板、注册制出台，企业间的竞争逐步从资源型竞争转向科技和技术的竞争，大量有知识、有文化、有理想、有技术的人才涌入社会，给科技发展、技术创新在政策、市场和人才层面提供了支撑、机遇和源动力，科技型创新企业大量涌现，形成趋势性上升行业。科技型创业企业多冠以“规模小、技术密集、高成长、高风险”的标签，在融资过程中困难重重，这些特点与风险投资（VC）“高风险、高回报”的特质不谋而合，VC机构还能给被投企业提供人才、信息、商业模式、政策法律咨询等增值服务，助力企业发展。引入VC走上市路径成为诸多科技型创业企业最优选择。
近些年VC行业在我国得到迅猛发展，IVC和CVC已成了助推我国科技型创业企业发展的主力军。由于IVC和CVC的组织架构、投资期限、资金来源、投资目标、投资经验、管理层薪资结构等方面存在着很大的不同。不同的投资模式势必会对被投企业的经营活动产生不同影响，本文基于总资产单位产出和投入为经济学逻辑，针对相关变量提出假设。
本文对我国中小板和创业板2013年以前上市的七个高新技术行业（5G通信、大数据、人工智能、软件服务、生物制药、新材料、医疗器械）共123家，以上市为起点的6年企业数据为基础。以IVC和CVC为自变量，以上市司龄、企业规模、行业控制、分红占净利润比为控制变量，以V/A、E/A、K/A和E/R为因变量，对IVC和CVC投入的科技型创业企业分别进行描述性统计、相关性分析和回归分析，验证IVC和CVC对被投企业的市场维度（V/A）、财务维度（E/A、E/R）、创新维度（K/A）的影响。试图从企业的角度出发，理清企业与VC的关系，为二级市场投资者提供一个投资决策视角。
ContributorsZhang, Mingpeng (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Jiang, Zhan (Thesis advisor) / Hu, Jie (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021