Self-Esteem,Vocational Identity,and Career Salience in High School Students

This study used Super's (1980) life span career development theory to investigate the relations between self-esteem level, vocational identity, and career salience in high school students. Two hundred fifty-one students were randomly selected from junior classes in urban, suburban, rural, and vocational schools. Results indicated that high self-esteem students scored significantly higher than low self-esteem students on vocational identity and career salience (participation, commitment, and values expectations) in school and home or family roles, but they did not differ on work, community, or leisure roles. Implications for life span career counseling are discussed.     

Relationships Among Career Thoughts,Vocational Identity,and Calling: Implications for Practice

The concept of a calling in relation to career choice is a topic of interest in current literature. Exploring variables that may contribute to the presence of a calling is an important gap in the literature. This study examined career thoughts and vocational identity in relation to the presence of calling in a sample of 329 undergraduate university students enrolled in a career development course. The findings revealed significant relationships among all the variables of interest, as well as moderate predictive power, indicating that vocational identity and career thoughts may contribute to the formation of a calling to pursue a particular career. Limitations, implications for practice, and future research are discussed.     

Self-Concept,Attitudes Toward Career Counseling,and Work Readiness of Malaysian Vocational Students

The authors examined the relationship between self-concept, attitudes toward career counseling, and work readiness among 574 Malaysian vocational students. Attitudes toward career counseling have been studied in Western cultures; however, little is known about how career counseling is perceived in Eastern cultures. Attitudes toward career counseling were examined as a potential mediator of the relationship between self-concept and work readiness. The authors applied structural equation modeling to explain these relationships. Value of career counseling was found to significantly mediate the link between self-concept and work readiness. Results supported a direct relationship between positive self-concept and work readiness skills. This may be due, in part, to a heightened value of career counseling among vocational students that increases career awareness and thus enhances work readiness. Future research could include samples with more female participants and additional constructs, such as self-efficacy and career adaptability.     

为维权"君力达"律师依法申诉--保定市中级人民法院审理商标侵权案纪实

今年3月16日,保定市中级人民法院第二次庭审"君士达"商标侵权案.在庭审中北京圣永制药有限公司"君力达"的委托代理律师运用法律武器,当庭对"君士达"的侵权行为进行了申诉,以下是"君力达"代理律师的代理词.     

企业人力资源管理体制的现存问题及其变革

随着知识经济时代的到来，市场经济体制的建立和人事制度、分配制度的改革，企业间的竞争、人才的竞争日趋激烈，人才流动已相当频繁。如何吸引人才、留住人才、用好人才关系到企业的生存和发展。传统的人事管理体制和模式已不能适应现代企业的管理要求，必须打破原有体制的束缚，解决存在的问题，建立一套行之有效、适应现代企业发展特点的人力资源管理模式，保证企业健康顺利发展。     

“豆豆豆”品牌，点点富饶心

大连富饶企业集团“豆豆豆”系列健康食品获“辽宁省著名商标”。这事发生在2005年1月12日。稍早一天，即2005年1月11日．企业集团旗下富饶日化公司生产的化妆产品“艾肤琳美白祛斑霜”、“艾肤琳美白精华露”，“艾肤琳防晒隔离霜”又获“国家特殊用途化妆品卫生许可”。这使大连富饶企业在营造“豆豆豆”品牌的基础上，又上了一个新台阶，进一步扩大了企业产品品种和产品格局。     

Trauma Symptoms: Relationship With Career Thoughts,Vocational Identity,and Developmental Work Personality

Knowledge of traumatic events and how trauma symptoms relate to social and psychological well‐being continues to grow. One aspect of an individual's functioning that may be affected by exposure to traumatic events is the ability of the individual to engage in career‐ and work‐related activities (D. H. Coursol, J. Lewis, & L. Garrity, 2001). The current study examines the relationship between trauma symptoms and the career development process of 131 college students. Results indicate a significant relationship between higher levels of trauma symptoms and higher levels of dysfunctional career thoughts and lower levels of work personality. Implications for career counselors are discussed.     

Verifying the Efficacy of Vocational Guidance Programs: Procedures,Problems, and Potential Directions

This article summarizes 12 presentations in Group 7 of the 2007 joint symposium of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Society for Vocational Psychology, and National Career Development Association held in Padua, Italy, that focused on procedures for verifying the efficacy of vocational guidance programs. Three themes, or general tensions, emerged from the group's discussion of the presentations: (a) quantitative versus qualitative evidence, (b) public policy needs versus local needs, and (c) comprehensive versus cost‐effective programs. On the basis of these core themes, recommendations are made for 3 potential directions for research that address certain threats and opportunities for the field.     

Leisure,School, and Work Activity Preferences and Their Role in Vocational Identity Development

Elements of an expanded construct of adolescent vocational identity were examined in terms of their interrelationships with each other, as well as relationships with preferences among leisure, school, and work activities, engagement in those activities, and identity status. Investigating a sample of 660 7th through 12th graders, we found that vocational interests, occupational self-efficacy, and occupational prestige were closely associated with each other, with school and leisure interests, and with actual engagement in corresponding (exploratory) activities. We also found that adolescents did not draw significant distinctions between leisure, school, and work activities. The role of school and vocational exploration in adolescents' self-chosen vocational identity is discussed.     

Adult Vocational Trajectory

Few of the sequential models of adult vocational development have based their theories on investigations using large samples. On the basis of interviews carried out with 786 adults randomly assigned after stratifying according to nine age strata, three socioeconomic classes, two sexes, and three working sectors, this article proposes a “spatial-temporal” model conceiving adult vocational development as a complex and constant readjustment in an always changing perception of personal space-time. More precisely, based on results describing phases of occupational life, this article presents two propositions of this model: the continuous alternation between states of instability and the interaction of influences.