加强高校青年教师思想政治工作的思考

青年教师是高等院校的未来,青年教师的思想政治状况如何,直接关系到21世纪人才培养的方向和质量。加强高等院校青年教师的思想政治工作,是高等学校的一项既重要又紧迫的战略任务。本文分析探讨了当前高等院校青年教师的思想状况和存在问题,提出了加强高等院校青年教师思想政治工作的途径。     

Constrained Forecasting: Some Implementation Guidelines

Constrained forecasting has become a popular approach to the complex task of predicting future sales. Mixed performance results have been obtained by companies employing constrained forecasting systems software packages which probably reflects the lack of any clear system implementation guidelines. A number of important operational parameters such as the number of product families, criterion used to define product families, number of system levels, etc. must be specified. This study reports on an investigation of two of these parameters: product group size and appropriate grouping criterion. Different tests are performed with the constrained forecasting system and compared to a traditional forecasting approach using product data from the Cummins Engine Company of Columbus, Indiana.     

Integrative Cycle Scheduling Approach for a Capacitated Flexible Assembly System*

This study revisits the traditional single stage, multi-item, capacitated lot-sizing problem (CLSP) with a new integrative focus on problem structuring. Unlike past research, we develop integrative cycle scheduling approaches which simultaneously address lot-sizing, capacity, and sequencing issues. Our purposes are to (1) explore the effect of sequencing on inventory levels, (2) examine the problem of infeasibility in the economic lot scheduling problem (ELSP), and (3) provide a simple methodology of generating low-cost cycle schedules in an environment with discrete shipping, dynamic demands, limited capacity, zero setup cost, and sequence-independent setup times. Our procedures are compared to benchmark cycle scheduling approaches in terms of both inventory cost and computation time under different demand scenarios, using the operating data from a flexible assembly system (FAS) at the Ford Motor Company's Sandusky, Ohio plant.     

中国近代军工和教育的创新者--湖南大学首任校长李待琛的管理思想与实践

基于一手资料并参考有关历史文献,本文介绍李待琛博士(189l-1959)作为湖南大学首任校长(1926.2-1926.7),他的教育思想和科学思想。特别是他关于武器装备设计方面的科学管理言论和业绩。文章还对他在这些领域的创新成就给出简要的评论。     

马克思现代性理论的价值取向及其当代意义

对于马克思有没有自己的现代性理论,学术界存在着长期的争论。这种争论反映了现代性进程的多元价值特性和马克思观察思考现代性问题的多种价值取向。作者认为,马克思一方面从人类文明进步的高度积极评价了现代化的正面价值及其广泛社会影响,另一方面也从人性、阶级性的高度尖锐批判了资本主义现代化存在的巨大内在矛盾及负面效应。全面把握马克思主义的现代化理论,对于落后国家和地区自觉发挥现代化所蕴涵的革命性和批判性,积极加入现代化的历史进程,预防和克服现代化的负面效应具有重要的启示意义。     

Application of Social Choice Theory to Modify the Value Measure of Health Systems

Social Indicators Research - As a new composite indicator for capturing the value delivered by health systems of developing and developed economies, the Value Measure is the arithmetic average of...     

The effect of paid maternity leave on low-income families' welfare use in the US

Despite the critical role that paid maternity leave can assume in the economic lives of low-income families, research to date has paid insufficient attention to whether paid maternity leave reduces welfare use for low-income families. Using the Current Population Survey (CPS) March Supplement 2007–2014 with the difference-in-difference (DiD) technique, this study finds a significant policy effect of paid maternity leave on reducing the probability of using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), TANF benefit amounts and TANF participation length. This study confirms that paid maternity leave is likely to prevent low-income families from using welfare during job interruptions stemming from the birth of a child. Given that TANF is often associated with negative political and social connotations, paid maternity leave can be used as an important social policy to improve economic security as well as offer empowerment in overall social standing for low-income mothers. The discussion focuses on the implications of the findings in a broader context of American welfare states.     

A qualitative case study of a Korean former addict’s existential self‐interpretation and identity transformation

This study explored the case of a former addict, focusing on his existential self‐interpretation and identity transformation process. This study began from the question of whether philosophical processes related to existential self‐interpretation could lead to the formation of the concept of bottoming out and of identity transformation. To answer this question, the study analyzed the case of a male in his mid‐forties who was addicted to drugs for approximately 30 years and has only recently maintained abstinence. The study used the phenomenological approach to determine the meaning drugs held for him in each stage, and what drug‐related identity he had in each stage. Further, this study identified the integrative implications of these meanings in terms of existential self‐interpretation and identity transformation. The four different identities the man identified for the four stages of his life were juvenile delinquent, gang member, half‐gangster, and breadwinner, and the associated meanings drugs had for him during each period were “glue,” “filthy,” “leeches,” and “abstinence,” respectively. Finally, this study elucidated the integration of these meanings through the hermeneutic circle, identified the social welfare implications of the findings, and developed educational recommendations.     

ON EQUILIBRIUM PLAYER ORDERING IN DYNAMIC TEAM CONTESTS

We study equilibrium player ordering in a dynamic all-pay contest between two teams. The contest lasts two periods, and each team consists of two players who perform in different periods on behalf of their teams. The team with the higher aggregate output wins the prize, which is a public good to its players. Each team has one stronger player and one weaker player, and the two teams can differ in their values of the prize. The teams maximize their winning odds by strategically assigning their players to different periods. We find that when the intrateam heterogeneity in player ability is not excessive, the teams would allocate their stronger players to the late positions as the “anchormen.” When both the intrateam ability gap and interteam heterogeneity in teams' values become excessively large, the team with high value always places its stronger player in the early position, who will place a large bid to preempt late competition. (JEL C7, D7, D8)     

构建社会主义和谐社会与民族自治地方立法

如何构建社会主义和谐社会,这是目前我国民族地区共同面临的时代主题。本文从民族自治地方立法的视角对此进行研究,较深刻地阐述了民族自治地方立法与构建社会主义和谐社会的关系及其对构建社会主义和谐社会的重要作用。