Jin Li
Prof. Jin LI
經濟學
管理及商業策略
Area Head of Management and Strategy
Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy
Professor
Director of the Centre for AI, Management and Organization

3917 0056

KK 936

Publications
What Makes Agility Fragile? A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Rigidity

We present a novel explanation of why organizations tend to lose their agility over time despite their efforts to foster worker initiative in adapting to local information. Worker initiative ensures efficiency but requires strong incentives. When incentives are relational and the firm faces shocks to its credibility, it may adopt standardized work processes that ignore local information but yield satisfactory (though suboptimal) performance. The adoption of such standardized processes helps the firm survive the current shock but inflicts inefficiencies in the future. Although the firm may recover, it becomes more vulnerable to future shocks, and consequently, more reliant on the standardized work procedures.

Corporate Capture of Blockchain Governance

We develop a theory of blockchain governance. In our model, the proof-of-work system, the most common set of rules for validating transactions in blockchains, creates an industrial ecosystem with specialized suppliers of goods and services. We analyze the interactions between blockchain governance and the market structure of the industries in the blockchain ecosystem. We show that the proof-of-work system may lead to a situation in which some large firms in the blockchain industrial ecosystem—blockchain conglomerates—capture the governance of the blockchain.

經濟護城河與企業盛衰

無論是投資者或是經營者,都希望自己參與的企業在市場競爭中立於不敗之地。一間公司的內在價值,取決於其維持自由現金流的能力。能做到歷久不衰、長期獲利的企業,通常都具備可持續競爭優勢(sustainable competitive advantage),也就是畢非德(Warren Buffett)口中的「經濟護城河」(economic moat)。

經濟護城河與企業盛衰

無論是投資者或是經營者,都希望自己參與的企業在市場競爭中立於不敗之地。一間公司的內在價值,取決於其維持自由現金流的能力。能做到歷久不衰、長期獲利的企業,通常都具備可持續競爭優勢(sustainable competitive advantage),也就是畢非德(Warren Buffett)口中的「經濟護城河」(economic moat)。

椅子經濟學:內捲、躺平和機會管理

今年哈佛大學的畢業典禮上,校長巴科(Lawrence Bacow)提到由於受疫情和供應鏈影響,校內摺椅短缺,要不是員工足智多謀,可能一半畢業生得坐在地上。巴科以椅子作為比喻,目的是向畢業生提出希望和挑戰。

椅子經濟學:內捲、躺平和機會管理

今年哈佛大學的畢業典禮上,校長巴科(Lawrence Bacow)提到由於受疫情和供應鏈影響,校內摺椅短缺,要不是員工足智多謀,可能一半畢業生得坐在地上。巴科以椅子作為比喻,目的是向畢業生提出希望和挑戰。

員工士氣與公司債務的動態

這項研究指出公司的債務會削弱員工相關獎勵及損害士氣。我們建立了一個動態模型,研究一名經理運用有限的財政資源,同時向債權人還款及激勵員工士氣。若該名經理可以轉移或不正當地使用公司收入,公司的債務會減低員工達成既定獎勵目標的意欲,導致其工作效率降低。在平均利潤最大化的情況下,公司按優次償還債務,使員工的工作效率及工資逐步提升。即使公司已完全還清債務,此動態仍會持續。此外,我們發現一間公司的財務槓桿與激勵員工士氣的措施、工資及生產力屬反比關聯,這與動態模型的分析相符。

後疫情時代的挑戰與機遇

網上流傳這樣一條選擇題:「疫情過後,誰在主導你公司業務的數碼轉型?」答案並非行政總裁或技術總監,而是2019冠狀病毒。這個答案雖聽上去頗具玩笑意味,但卻甚具現實意義。

後疫情時代的挑戰與機遇

網上流傳這樣一條選擇題:「疫情過後,誰在主導你公司業務的數碼轉型?」答案並非行政總裁或技術總監,而是2019冠狀病毒。這個答案雖聽上去頗具玩笑意味,但卻甚具現實意義。