The Impact of Nonagility on Service Level and Project Duration*

“Why projects are late” is a fundamental issue in theory and in practice. One well‐established explanation is that a project's network structure can be a significant factor—the “fatter” or more parallel the project, the later the project completion. Herein we show that a lack of agility, which may frequently arise in projects when there are external resources, can also be a significant factor in project delays—both in more serial‐like projects as well as more parallel ones. Specifically, this article formally characterizes the concept of agility in projects, shows how a lack of agility can have a significant impact on a project, and gives some general properties on agility with respect to a project's structure.     

人力资本投资与我国农村经济发展问题的探讨

人力资本投资对于我国农村经济发展具有十分重要的意义。然而,我国目前农村劳动者整体素质不高,农村人力资本的结构层次不明显,劳动力使用方向趋同。这种状况阻碍了我国农村经济的进一步发展。因此,要在思想上提高加快对农村人力资本投资重要性的认识。通过多渠道筹资增加对教育的投入,并要大力发展职业教育和技术教育,从而推动我国农村经济的发展。     

撒拉族教育文化与人口现代化

本文认为撒拉族人口文化素质状况落后的根本原因是教育意识落后,由此提出要发展撒拉族的教育,实现人口现代化,必须树立教育优先意识、解决女童教育、扫除青壮年文盲、力遏新生文盲的出现。     

少子老龄化时代人口学教育的若干思考

少子化、老龄化和人口减少问题将对人类社会的持续发展产生深远的影响,如何引导人们以长期和超长期的视野来考量少子化问题,形成适应新时代的新人口观,正是少子老龄化、人口减少时代人口学教育的责任和意义所在。而更替水平这一基本概念和人口增减机理有助于学生对人口减少等问题的正确理解。     

外来劳动力聚集地区的户籍与劳动管理体制改革问题

论文综述了近年来中国户籍制度改革的情况 ,对户籍改革领先地区的人口与区位特征作了分析 ,指出目前的户籍制度改革对外来劳动力聚集地区的户籍管理制度带来明显的冲击。由于外来劳动力聚集地区的人口与区位特征 ,使这些地区的改革难度比较大 ,因此论文对外来劳动力聚集地区的户籍改革问题提出一些看法。     

高龄老人受教育程度与健康长寿关系研究

受教育程度是影响高龄老人健康长寿众多因素的一种。本文利用 1998年中国高龄老人健康长寿调查数据 ,对受教育程度与健康长寿关系进行了实证分析。指出受教育程度对高龄老人的健康长寿有着广泛而深远的影响。     

浅谈高职校园信息化建设产生的几种效应

文章介绍了信息化建设的概况及其对高职教育的深刻影响,重点阐述了校园信息化建设对高职院校所产生的一系列积极效应,同时对产生积极效应的因素进行了简要分析。     

广西民族地区民间文学的语文德育功能

广西民族地区语文德育存在的问题是：完整的目标体系和可操作性差的矛盾;抽象的道德概念与具体的现实生活的矛盾;大一统的道德理想与独特的道德意识的矛盾;高尚的道德信念与实用的现实原则的矛盾解决民族地区语文德育问题的关键在于发掘语文德育资源广西少数民族民间文学就是重要的语文德育资源,其中蕴涵的语文德育养分值得语文教师用心挖掘     

Social networks and labour market outcomes in a meritocracy

This paper examines the significance of personal contacts in job searches, in the context of Singapore's meritocratic system. I show that in certain sectors, such as the state bureaucracy, social networking brings no distinct advantages as appointments are made exclusively on the basis of the academic credentials of the candidates. Thus, personal contacts are not always useful, especially in labour markets that rely heavily on the signalling role of academic credentials to match persons to jobs and allocate rewards. In contrast, personal contacts are more useful among less qualified job searchers in the private sector.     

Increasing college access for youth aging out of foster care: Evaluation of a summer camp program for foster youth transitioning from high school to college

Young people who transition from the foster care system face many challenges including lack of support and other educational barriers. They are less likely to graduate from high school than their counterparts and go on to college yet despite challenges, many succeed and take advantage of higher education programs.In Michigan, a state with one of the highest percentage of youth in foster care, Michigan State University developed a small scale, targeted intervention to help transitioning foster youth achieve their goals of pursuing higher education. Led by the School of Social Work in collaboration with other colleges and disciplines, it was demonstrated that a campus based learning program for transitioning foster youth can help contribute toward a perceived increase in knowledge and information about college life, funding and admissions procedures. The educational process involved peer support, role modeling, mentoring and active learning sessions led by the faculty and students who were often foster care alumni themselves. Leaders and speakers came from a range of disciplines, institutions and organizations. This approach and curriculum contributed to perceptions of the camp as enhancing life skills, self-concept, empowerment and sense of purpose. Consequently, this program contributed to the resilience of those who attended and potentially helped build steps from care to higher education.