A Retrospective Cohort Mortality Study in Jinchang,the Largest Nickel Production Enterprise in China

Nickel is an essential trace metal used in the occupational setting, resulting in both occupational and nonoccupational exposures to individuals at varying levels. Exposure to nickel has been associated with several toxicities and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has concluded that there is sufficient evidence in humans associating exposure to nickel compounds with risk of lung cancer and sinonasal cancer. This study confirmed a significant excess of mortality from diseases of the lung including silicosis, lung cancer, and cor pulmonale among workers involved in nickel mining or smelting in China.

A Study on Labor Cost of Enterprises in Shanghai

Increasing labor costs have become a focus of concern for enterprises and governmentsince Chinas entry into the WTO. Based on recent statistics and case studies of enterprisesin Shanghai, changes in labor costs in Shanghai are examined in this paper and comparedwith other areas around Shanghai. Some factors contributing to recent increases in laborcosts in Shanghai are analyzed. It highlights that labor costs in Shanghai will continue toincrease due to the citys rapid economic development and intensive use of human capital.It points out, however, that some room still exists to reduce the labor cost, and severalpractical measures are suggested.

The Impact of Investing in Emerging Markets on Firm Performance: An Exploratory Study of Taiwan Residents Multinational Enterprises in the Chinese Mainland

Ⅰ.IntroductionDuring the past two decades,many multinationalenterprises(MNEs)have made substantial investmentsin emerging markets.Two factors dominate thereasoning in favor of such an investment strategy:lowlabor costs and the large size of the markets in the hostcountries.While these two economic factors seem quite

Research on Financial Targets Sequence of Impacting on Business Value—— Based on Data Analysis from Chinese High-tech Listed Firms of Unmodified Auditing Opinions

The high-tech listed firms are not only representative for mainstream of nongovernmental businesses, but also afflux new livingness into the capital market development in China. By considering our country＇s high-tech listed firms as study object, we have disclosed different degree between diverse financial targets and business value, built a financial targets sequence model of impact on business value. The study supplies a certain extent reference to valid supervising and exalting of firms＇ financial core.

Progress in the micro-perspective studies of economic geography in China since 1980s

Micro-perspective studies on economic geography in China can be classified into geography of the enterprise, geography of the rural household, and small-scale studies on economic activities. Literature on geography of the enterprise includes spatial expansion of the enterprise, industrial location, firm's networks, industrial relocation, industrial clusters, and the relationship between industrial organizations and the environment. Studies on geography of the rural household(GRH) include the theoretical framework of GRH, the locations of rural economic activities, and the interrelation between rural households and geographical environment. Small-scale studies focus on human-land interaction from a land plot perspective, relations between specialized villages and the environment, and regional sustainable development research at site-specific scale. Micro-perspective studies on economic geography attempt to search for the basic unit of economic-geographical landscape, exploring the geographical process and the formation mechanism of geographical phenomena. The exploration of these three perspectives anticipates new approaches to economic-geographical studies with China's special background.