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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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This paper quantitatively analyses the relation between the return of private
seasoned equity offerings and variables of market and firm characteristics in China Ashare
market. A multiple-factor linear regression model is constructed to estimate this
relation and the result canhelp investors to determine the future return of private
placement stocks.
In this paper, I first review past theories about private placement stocks, including how
the large shareholder participation, the discount of private offerings, the firm
characteristics, and the investment on firm value will affect the return of private
offerings.
According to the past literature, I propose four main factors that may affect the
return of private placement. They are the large shareholders participation in private
placement; the discount that private placement could offer; the characteristics of the
companies that offer a private placement and the intrinsic value of such companies. I
adopt statistic and correlational analysis to test the impact of each factor. Then,
according to this single-factor analysis, I set up a multiple-factor linear regression model
on private seasoned equity offerings return in Chapter Four.
In the last two chapters, I apply this quantitative model to other fields. I use this
model to testify current financial products of private placement and develop investmen
strategies on stocks with private seasoned equity offerings in secondary market. My
quantitative strategy is useful according to the result of setback test.
seasoned equity offerings and variables of market and firm characteristics in China Ashare
market. A multiple-factor linear regression model is constructed to estimate this
relation and the result canhelp investors to determine the future return of private
placement stocks.
In this paper, I first review past theories about private placement stocks, including how
the large shareholder participation, the discount of private offerings, the firm
characteristics, and the investment on firm value will affect the return of private
offerings.
According to the past literature, I propose four main factors that may affect the
return of private placement. They are the large shareholders participation in private
placement; the discount that private placement could offer; the characteristics of the
companies that offer a private placement and the intrinsic value of such companies. I
adopt statistic and correlational analysis to test the impact of each factor. Then,
according to this single-factor analysis, I set up a multiple-factor linear regression model
on private seasoned equity offerings return in Chapter Four.
In the last two chapters, I apply this quantitative model to other fields. I use this
model to testify current financial products of private placement and develop investmen
strategies on stocks with private seasoned equity offerings in secondary market. My
quantitative strategy is useful according to the result of setback test.
ContributorsCao, Xuan (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Li, Feng (Thesis advisor) / Qian, Jun (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2017
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Affected by the macro environment factors, such as economic growth rate of decline, China's real estate market net profit growth rate decline gradually. With the central limit of limited loans and a series of sound policy introduced, the real estate market is gradually showing signs of stabilizing, the industry overall revenue increase, but the profit rate began to decline, how to improve the performance of enterprises to profit growth, has become a practical problem enterprises must face.
Through theoretical research and case analysis, research management innovation impact on business performance. Effect of Zhong’an real estate marketing partner and business partner system on corporate performance, in order to validate the research theme. The main conclusions are as follows:
(1) Management innovation has significantly enhance enterprise performance. The effectiveness of the marketing partner and business partner has significantly enhance enterprise performance. Business partner has a great role in promoting the operation of the project management, is the overall level of a project management; marketing partners, is mainly in terms of sales and cost impact on enterprise performance.
(2) Partner institution granting autonomous decision-making team, reduced decision-making mistakes to achieve an efficient management; at the same time encourage and cultivate internal talent, improve the staff's initiative and enthusiasm.
Through theoretical research and case analysis, research management innovation impact on business performance. Effect of Zhong’an real estate marketing partner and business partner system on corporate performance, in order to validate the research theme. The main conclusions are as follows:
(1) Management innovation has significantly enhance enterprise performance. The effectiveness of the marketing partner and business partner has significantly enhance enterprise performance. Business partner has a great role in promoting the operation of the project management, is the overall level of a project management; marketing partners, is mainly in terms of sales and cost impact on enterprise performance.
(2) Partner institution granting autonomous decision-making team, reduced decision-making mistakes to achieve an efficient management; at the same time encourage and cultivate internal talent, improve the staff's initiative and enthusiasm.
ContributorsShi, Zhongan (Author) / Hwang, Yuh-Chang (Thesis advisor) / Qian, Jun (Thesis advisor) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2017
Description政府引导基金自诞生至今，始终处于管理模式的摸索状态。本文试图从公司治理的角度分析不同利益方（政府、社会出资人以及管理人）之间的博弈关系以及其对引导基金投资效果的影响。政府引导基金的注册数量和规模在过去十几年中得到了快速显著的发展。从引导基金设立的政府行政层级来看，地县级政府设立基金是引导基金出资中的绝对主力。本文拟深入研究地县级政府引导基金的运作模式，尝试探索其治理结构与投资效果。
目前，引导基金的运作模式仍然处于摸索阶段，论文试图对引导基金若干个指标做出客观比较，分析政府参与度对资金投资效果的影响，希望对未来引导基金的设立模式选择提供有力的理论基础。为实现较好的研究效果，论文选择了某经济发达的地级市的样本进行了研究，该市的政府引导私募股权基金发展程度相对较高，市本级以及区县级均有较多的政府引导私募股权基金，该市范围政府引导私募股权基金可研究价值相对较高。在样本选择方面，论文将采样某市及所辖区县政府直接出资基金十六只，针对其参与设立的直投基金以及直接投资项目进行分析。同时，论文还总正反两个方面选择了两个经典案例进行详细剖析。
论文发现，市场化运作程度越低，引导基金所期望实现的目标效果相对不理想，投资效果越差。政府在决策中所占比重越高，形成的投资决策对于项目成长性判断的准确度越差，对地方经济社会发展的综合贡献越低。然而，纯粹的商业运作，无法实现引导基金所承担的社会使命。对不同的资金诉求导致的投资要求在不同的决策层级实现，通过政府或其代表出资方对管理方以协议约束的方式保证其投资行为而不再进行对单个项目进行价值判断，是有效实现引导诉求和专业判断兼顾的引导基金管理模式。
论文建议，在经济相对发达地区，政府引导基金应该积极采用市场化运作模式，在现有可选择的模式中，政府引导基金以LP身份且获取咨询委角色，从外部监察约束角度对基金进行投资引导的模式为最佳选择。
ContributorsWu, Di (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Wu, Fei (Thesis advisor) / Zhu, David (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022
Description应收账款（Accounts Receivable）是企业在正常的经营过程中因销售商品、产品、提供劳务等业务，应向购买单位收取的款项，包括应由购买单位或接受劳务单位负担的税金、代购买方垫付的各种运杂费等。国内的工业制造业，由于产能过剩带来的产需不平衡、市场信誉危机带来的市场不规范以及历史供给关系等诸多问题的影响，形成了以买方市场为主的供需结构关系。企业为了提高资金周转效率、增大市场占有率，往往会选择以信用赊销为主的结算方式，造成应收账款激增。但是，应收账款的激增在提高企业账面利润、降低存货储备的同时，也无形中减少了企业的现金流量，造成企业真实盈利能力下降、偿还债务能力减弱、资金周转效率降低，加大企业经营风险。所以，如何有效管理应收账款，从而增加企业竞争力是每个企业发展过程中的重要课题。应收账款的管理不仅要在形成应收账款之后加大催收力度，形成多种多样、真实有效的回款方式，同时也要在合同签订、执行过程中加强风险管理力度。应收账款的信用风险管理已经成为现代企业管理中不可或缺的一部分。分析卧龙公司应收账款的成因与管理可以发现，赊销形成的应收账款占据极高比例，卧龙公司对于赊销管理缺乏有效的组织结构与保障体系，本研究从销售合同、客户特征属性、客户财务数据角度出发，研究合同条款、客户特征属性、客户财务数据与应收账款是否逾期的关系。研究发现，应收账款逾期的客户，每年的逾期原因都不一样，但是影响逾期的显性因素是很少的，这与电机行业作为传统制造业，受宏观经济周期影响相关，行业形势每年都面临较大的变化，但是另一方面，影响逾期的因素相对少意味着其实还是有办法找到主要原因的，只要可以提前预判出主要因素，并有针对性的采取预防措施，可以一定程度上缓解应收账款逾期的问题。从整体的逾期与否预测的逻辑回归模型看，无论使用单变量筛选的logistic回归模型，还是使用层次分析法确定的logistic回归模型，分类正确率都可以达到70%以上，使用本研究中提炼出来的变量，在历史数据中，模拟预测过程的效果很好，为解决应收账款逾期问题提供了有力的辅助工具，而且，层次分析法充分采纳了团队管理公司多年的经验，变量最后控制在15个以内，能实现与50多个变量类似的效果，甚至更佳，降价了模型维护的经济成本、实际使用的难度，也客观上给带领团队进行尝试提供了信心。本文研究成果可以辅助卧龙集团管理应收账款，为控制风险提供指导，具有一定的实践价值。
ContributorsPang, Xinyuan (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chang, Chun (Thesis advisor) / Zhu, Qigui (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022
Description资本市场开放是新兴市场国家经济发展和金融体系完善的重要举措，本研究探讨了中国沪深港通制度如何影响企业研发支出，以及在高管持股、境内机构持股、契约环境和行业竞争程度的不同水平下，沪深港通制度对企业创新投入影响效果的差异。基于DID双重差分模型和中国A股上市公司数据，本研究验证了沪深港通制度的实施能有效提高企业的研发支出水平，并且在控制企业资产规模和收入规模后，该正向影响依然显著。另外，对于高管持股比例较高、境内机构持股比例较低、契约环境水平较高和行业竞争程度较弱的企业，其研发支出受沪深港通制度的提升激励作用更强。因为高管持股比例高，企业内部管理者能获得更多的创新收益，创新意愿将更强。契约环境水平越高意味着创新资源越充足，公平竞争的市场环境越有效，也会激发企业的创新行为。行业竞争程度较弱的企业，沪深港通制度的引入能激励企业打造长期竞争优势，缓解由缺乏外部竞争而导致的创新动力不足。另外，本研究还进一步分析了由调节变量交互产生的双重调节效应。发现高管持股水平与契约环境水平正向调节沪深港通的积极作用，而与市场竞争程度负向调节。高管持股水平与境内金融机构持股、契约环境水平与行业竞争程度均正向调节沪深港通的积极作用。最重要的是，契约环境是其中最关键的影响因素，良好的契约环境水平有助于强化股权激励、金融机构持股以及市场竞争的作用。
总体来看，沪深港通制度引入了较为成熟的境外投资者，提高了监督作用的同时扩散了鼓励创新的经营理念，能有效缓解企业创新面临的融资约束、信息不对称、创新认知和意愿不足的问题，从而激励企业增加创新投入。本研究验证了沪深港通制度对企业研发支出的正向影响，并且分析了多种内外部情境因素下该影响的差异性。丰富了资本市场开放对企业微观行为影响与机制，一定程度拓展了资本市场开放与企业创新等研究的理论边界。
ContributorsXie, Mingru (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Sun, Jianfei (Thesis advisor) / Shi, Weilei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022
Description人口的老龄化不仅对养老事业提出更高的要求，也对养老服务产业人才的培养提出要求。但是青年学生选择涉老服务专业的意愿却非常低。因此，为了探究职业学院如何增强涉老服务专业吸引力这一问题，本文以学生为主体视角，利用相关理论，对于影响青年学生选择涉老服务专业的因素进行全面的分析，并结合深度访谈和调查法，提出并建构了相关的理论模型。首先，通过深度访谈和焦点小组讨论，结合对现有的文献的分析，本文提出了影响青年学生选择职业院校涉老服务专业的各种因素，主要包括：个人未来风险感知、家庭经济资本、社会信息评价、校企合作水平、专业课程建设水平、学生激励水平、师资队伍建设水平。之后，本文通过调查法，基于社会认同理论构建了本文的研究模型，并通过结构方程模型对所构建的模型进行检查。
本文的研究结果表明：个人未来风险感知对学生专业认同度产生负面影响；家庭经济资本对学生专业认同度产生负面影响；社会信息评价对学生专业认同度产生正面影响；校企合作水平对学生专业认同度产生正面影；专业课程建设水平对学生专业认同度产生正面影响；学生激励水平对学生专业认同度产生正面影响；师资队伍建设水平对学生专业认同度产生正面影响；学生专业认同度对学生专业选择意愿产生正面影响。
基于上述研究结论，本文选取了个人未来风险感知、家庭经济资本、社会信息评价、校企合作水平、专业课程建设水平、学生激励水平、师资队伍建设水平等因素对于广东岭南职业技术学院涉老服务专业的现有吸引力进行了分析和评估，并从这些视角进一步了对如何提升招生吸引力问题进行探讨，为提高涉老服务专业对于青年学生的吸引力，得出了相关管理建议。
ContributorsZhou, Lanqing (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Wu, Fei (Thesis advisor) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021
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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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Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been playing a very significant role in the capital market. Many companies regard mergers and acquisitions as an important way for their business expansion and transformation. This paper begins with a review of literature on firm’s motivations of and outcomes in M&A, and followed by a critical examination of three case studies of actual M&A transactions based on the insights provided from the literature review. For each case study, a firm’s motivations and related managerial initiatives for M&A activities were examined, followed by an assessment of the firm’s post M&A performance results. This allows the study to discerns the insights of why and how a firm proceed in its M&A transactions from its strategic intent to its post M&A managerial actions. Collectively, the results show that the key drivers for a firm’s M&A successes rest on a firm’s abilities to manage the M&A activities consistent with its strategic intent (e.g., creating synergies or transformation through diversification) and followed by its post M&A integration efforts in achieving its strategic intent.
ContributorsYang, Zhibo (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Qian, Jun (Thesis advisor) / Shen, Wei (Committee member) / Jiang, Zhan (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2018