Interregional Differences in Productivity of Manufacturing Industries: Effects of Industry Specialization

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Kiyofumi MURANO
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Industry Specialization

scholarly journals The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
pp. 2121-2168 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H Autor ◽  
David Dorn ◽  
Gordon H Hanson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Import Competition ◽  
Local Labor Markets ◽  
Industry Specialization ◽  
Market Effects

We analyze the effect of rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 on US local labor markets, exploiting cross-market variation in import exposure stemming from initial differences in industry specialization and instrumenting for US imports using changes in Chinese imports by other high-income countries. Rising imports cause higher unemployment, lower labor force participation, and reduced wages in local labor markets that house import-competing manufacturing industries. In our main specification, import competition explains one-quarter of the contemporaneous aggregate decline in US manufacturing employment. Transfer benefits payments for unemployment, disability, retirement, and healthcare also rise sharply in more trade-exposed labor markets. (JEL E24, F14, F16, J23, J31, L60, O47, R12, R23)

Auditor Differentiation, Mitigating Management Actions, and Audit-Reporting Accuracy for Distressed Firms

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesbeth Bruynseels ◽  
W. Robert Knechel ◽  
Marleen Willekens
Keyword(s):  
Financial Distress ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Industry Specialization ◽  
Reporting Accuracy ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Audit Firms ◽  
Going Concern Opinion ◽  
Distressed Firms

SUMMARY: In this paper we examine whether there is auditor differentiation through industry specialization and audit methodology in judging the adequacy of mitigating management actions as implemented by financially distressed companies. Using a sample of U.S. companies from manufacturing industries (SIC 20–39) that went bankrupt between 1999–2002, we find evidence that specialist auditors are more likely to issue a going-concern opinion for soon-to-be bankrupt companies when management undertakes strategic turnaround initiatives, relative to non-specialist auditors. Interestingly, and counter to our expectations, we find that audit firms that use a business risk audit methodology are less likely to issue a going-concern opinion for a firm that subsequently goes bankrupt if the client has undertaken operating initiatives to mitigate financial distress. Finally, we also find very strong evidence that all auditors, irrespective of type, are less likely to issue a going-concern opinion for clients that subsequently go bankrupt when the client has plans to raise cash in the short term.

Regional Economic Potentials and Wages of Manufacturing Industries

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-82
Author(s):  
Atsushi WATANABE ◽  
Ryohei NAKAMURA
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Regional Economic

Technology Transfer in India: A Facet of Manufacturing Industries

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Rao K.S. Sekhara ◽  
Divya V. Sri ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Manufacturing Industries

Influential Factors of Collaborative Networks in Manufacturing: Validation of a Conceptual Model

10.28945/2120 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 001-019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Wee Hock Quik ◽  
Nevan Wright ◽  
Ammar Rashid ◽  
Sivadass Thiruchelvam
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Technical Systems ◽  
External Learning

The purpose of the study is to identify influential factors in the use of collaborative networks within the context of manufacturing. The study aims to investigate factors that influence employees’ learning, and to bridge the gap between theory and praxis in collaborative networks in manufacturing. The study further extends the boundary of a collaborative network beyond enterprises to include suppliers, customers, and external stakeholders. It provides a holistic perspective of collaborative networks within the complexity of the manufacturing environment, based on empirical evidence from a questionnaire survey of 246 respondents from diverse manufacturing industries. Drawing upon the socio-technical systems (STS) theory, the study presents the theoretical context and interpretations through the lens of manufacturing. The results show significant influences of organizational support, promotive interactions, positive interdependence, internal-external learning, perceived effectiveness, and perceived usefulness on the use of collaborative networks among manufacturing employees. The study offers a basis of empirical validity for measuring collaborative networks in organizational learning and knowledge/information sharing in manufacturing.

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