The Russian Military Spending: Modernization Not Rearmament

The Russian Federation has come back on the international scene, in the past years, thanks to its economic expansion and its political stability. The defence sector, a pillar of the Soviet regime, takes advantage of this situation and is receiving increasing funds, although the fraction of the GDP remains constant. Some experts fear a renewed arms race and a new threat for the world security. The analysis of the overall figures leads to a more moderate view. The situation of the Armed Forces suffers from many problems and it is far from being dangerous for the world stability. The core of the Army, the personnel, is in a terrible situation with a huge gap compared with other developed nations. In addition, Russia endures a demographic collapse and it will be always more difficult to find capable arms that use the new generation armaments of the proclaimed modernization plans.

Employee Well‐being and the HRM–Organizational Performance Relationship: A Review of Quantitative Studies

There is a lack of consensus on the role of employee well‐being in the human resource management–organizational performance relationship. This review examines which of the competing perspectives –‘mutual gains’ or ‘conflicting outcomes’– is more appropriate for describing this role of employee well‐being. In addition, this review examines whether study attributes such as the measurement of key variables, the level of analysis and the study design affect a study's outcomes. The review covers 36 quantitative studies published from 1995 to May 2010. Employee well‐being is described here using three dimensions: happiness, health and relationship. The main findings are that employee well‐being in terms of happiness and relationship is congruent with organizational performance (mutual gains perspective), but that health‐related well‐being appears to function as a conflicting outcome. Directions for future research and theoretical development are suggested.     

Separation and Divorce: Effect on Family Structures and Life Conditions

The aim of this paper is to supply some basic data on separations and divorces in Italy in order to evaluate their impact on the family system both from a quantitative and qualitative point of view. The focus is on the role played by marital disruption in the observed recent increase in the number of ‘new families’ and its effects on the life conditions and economic well‐being of the women and children involved.     

论废名小说情感表现的诗性内涵

诗的言说和思的言说是废名小说的抒情策略。诗的言说是将复杂的情感外射到物象,使之客观化为诗的意象,在小说中显明呈现;而思的言说则是将情感从物中抽回并幽闭于人物内心深处,在人物的沉思中隐约呈现。这两种策略突破了传统的抒情方式,使抒情由传达而转为体悟,召唤读者从人物的情感世界进入他们的精神存在,去感悟那无边的寂静的诗意。     

连接世界的海上桥梁--营口港

营口港位于辽东半岛中部,是东北三省及内蒙古东部最近的出海口岸,为中国主枢纽港之一,是东北第二大开放港口,现辖营口老港和鲅鱼圈新港两个港区.已有近140年历史的营口老港坐落在营口市区之内,是中国南方瓷砖北运的中转港和集散地.     

陈旉《农书》经营管理思想研究

陈旉〈农书〉成书于江南农业开发日盛之时,是继<齐民要术>之后又一部农业技术与经营管理并重的古农书,蕴藏了丰富的管理思想.在经营管理中坚持"因宜”的指导思想,主张营田规模需与财力相称,田地要规划利用,重视经济作物生产,提倡计划消费.     

加入WTO对中国经济某些产业的正负面影响剖析

中国加入ＷＴＯ在即。入世利弊兼具。无论是从近期来看还是从长远来看,入世对中国经济的发展都是利大于弊。中国入世标志着中国开放型经济进入一个新的发展阶段,只要作好充分的准备,采取切实有效的对策。入世必将有利于中国社会生产力的发展,有利于综合国力的提高,有利于人民生活的改善。     

The Dark Side of Stakeholder Reactions to Corporate Social Responsibility: Tensions and Micro‐level Undesirable Outcomes

With a review of literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its micro‐level impacts, this paper proposes an integrative framework to map undesirable relational outcomes of CSR activities on internal (employees) and external (customers) stakeholders. By adopting a paradox‐based perspective, the authors determine that unexpected, adverse stakeholder reactions to CSR are driven primarily by either performing or belonging tensions, related to exchange‐ and identity‐based stakeholder concerns, respectively. Specifically, contextual and personal influences can trigger and explain undesirable relational outcomes of CSR. On this basis, this paper offers a research agenda for developing a more refined understanding of CSR‐related tensions and a more nuanced perspective on the business case for CSR.     

Who returns home? Study on placement outcomes of Flemish foster children

Until recently, Flemish family foster care was a temporary measure with as its most important goal, the reunification of the foster child with the birth parents. To date, nothing is known on the number of reunifications, nor has any study been undertaken into the factors (child, parent, foster parent and foster care process) associated with reunification. Case files of 127 foster children who exited foster care in 2007 were analysed. Dependent variables were type of foster care placement outcome (reunification, successful placement without reunification or breakdown) and place of residence after placement ending (with birth parents, extended family, foster family, residential care or living independently). After placement ending, only 40% of foster children went living with their parents, including foster children who were reunified (26%) and foster children who moved to their parents after a placement breakdown (14%). Characteristics of the foster children, and in particular absence of problem behaviour, were associated mainly with a return home. This may indicate that too much attention is paid to the functioning of the foster child and too little to improving the competencies of the parents and the (future) home environment.