R&D (Research and Development) activities represent the basic core of corporate science and technology activities, and play a crucial role in enhancing the ability of companies to achieve rapid and sustainable growth. In recent years, the total R&D investments in China have increased...

This study examines the impact of managerial risk-taking attitudes on firmís debt seniority policies. Following Coles, Daniel and Naveen (2006) we viewed higher value of the sensitivity to stock return volatility in managerial compensation (Vega) as indication of managersí tendency to adopt a...

A liquid antimony (Sb) anode DCFC (direct carbon fuel cell) is fabricated on a smooth single crystal YSZ (Yttria Stabilized Zirconia) electrolyte substrate with porous Pt cathode to reveal the intrinsic reaction kinetics of electrochemical oxidation of liquid Sb and the reduction reaction...

Die Studie enthält Daten von zwei Umfragen: eine in privaten Haushalten und die andere bei Unternehmen in der VR China. Die Ergebnisse werden in einen versicherungstheoretischen Kontext gebracht und geben Aufschluß über das Verhalten bei Risiko und der Einstellung zur Versicherung. (HWWA/DÜI)

We examine whether and how the exercising of rights by the regulatory minority shareholder impacts firms' cost of equity. Using a hand-collected sample from the CSISC, a novel regulatory investor protection institution controlled by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, we find that the...