Opportunities and Challenges for Public Libraries to Enhance Community Resilience

This study bridges a gap between public library and emergency management policy versus practice by examining the role of public libraries in the community resource network for disaster recovery. Specifically, this study identifies the opportunities and challenges for public libraries to fulfill their role as a FEMA‐designated essential community organization and enhance community resilience. The results indicate there are several opportunities for libraries to enhance community resilience by offering technology resources and assistance; providing office, meeting, and community living room space; serving as the last redundant communication channel and a repository for community information and disaster narratives; and adapting or expanding services already offered to meet the changing needs of the community. However, libraries also face challenges in enhancing community resilience, including the temptation to overcommit library capacity and staff capability beyond the library mission and a lack of long‐term disaster plans and collaboration with emergency managers and government officials. Implications for library and emergency management practice and crisis research are discussed.     

Overcoming the ‘tyranny of the urgent’: integrating gender into disease outbreak preparedness and response

ABSTRACT

This article contributes to discussions on the gender dimensions of disease outbreaks, and preparedness policies and responses, by providing a multi-level analysis of gender-related gaps, particularly illustrating how the failure to challenge gender assumptions and incorporate gender as a priority at the global level has national and local impacts. The implications of neglecting gender dynamics, as well as the potential of equity-based approaches to disease outbreak responses, is illustrated through a case study of the Social Enterprise Network for Development (SEND) Sierra Leone, a non-government organisation (NGO) based in Kailahun, during the Ebola outbreak.     

Determinants of consistent,timely, and active responses in corporate crises

This paper investigates the individual and combined factors affecting the extent to which corporations respond to crisis events consistently, in a timely manner, and actively. The determinants examined include public relations autonomy, legal dominance, strategic orientation, and organizational factors. A survey was conducted of communications mangers, public affairs personnel, and public relations personnel, drawn from the top 500 companies operating in Taiwan. Results indicate that the relative effect of individual sources of influence on crisis response is greatest for situations in which public relations departments have the most autonomy, followed by those where crisis management is handled with a strategic orientation, those where the legal departments dominate, and those where organizational factors provide the main avenue of address. The results emphasize the intriguing role of public relations autonomy by demonstrating its significant impact on providing a consistent, timely, and active crisis response. The strategic orientation of situation analysis also predicts a consistent response, whereas legal dominance predicts strategic ambiguity or inconsistent communication.     

族群认同的血缘性重建--以海村京族人为例

本文对1949年以来海村京族人族群意识的变化进行了考察。认为,客观文化特征的不断消退,族际交流与族群互动的日益频繁,族群认同上功利性取向的不断增加以及“法定”的民族属性对京族认同的冲击,使海村京族人的族群认同面临表述上的危机。为了应对这种危机,海村京族人不得不重新利用血缘关系的不可替代性来重新构建其族群认同,并以此为基础复兴京族传统文化,强化族群成员的族群意识。     

基于心理危机干预的社会文化价值探析及建设研究

随着思维能力的提高和自我意识的凸显,不少人在个体价值体系建构中出现偏差,诱发出多种心理危机.文化引领人的心理建构,而人的价值观念在心理建构过程中发挥着核心作用,如何引导人们进行心理危机干预及预防是当今社会文化价值建设的重要课题.本文尝试从人的存在意义引导、主流文化体系建构、危机干预的价值引领、强化人文关怀干预理念、普及生命教育、构建社会主义和谐社区进行了文化价值探析及建设研究.     

重大公共卫生事件背景下的青年思想政治教育工作

新冠疫情的暴发作为一场全球性重大公共卫生事件对青年思想状况产生了较大影响。思想政治教育必须回应青年的思想关切,并给予及时的引导。基于重大公共卫生事件做好思想政治教育工作有五个基本着力点,即：以树立正确的灾难观为着力点,培养危机意识和担当精神;以倡导科学应对疫情为着力点,提高理性思辨能力和自我防护能力;以讲好中国抗疫经验为着力点,增强四个意识,坚定四个自信;以反思人与自然关系为着力点,增强自然保护意识和生态文明理念;以关注全球抗疫大局为着力点,筑牢人类命运共同体意识。     

托马斯·J·沃森危机管理策略综观

IBM创始人托马斯·J·沃森是经验主义管理学派的代表人物之一。他紧跟技术革命的步伐,以其远见、意志和决心,有效地把握了销售和市场,创造并满足顾客的需求;他勇于承担社会责任,致力于世界和平;他注重培训,能摆正劳资双方的关系,并积极探索危机管理策略,对企业文化作出了突出的贡献。同时,他又成功地解决了接班人问题,被誉为"世界上最伟大的推销员"。     

中国房地产市场泡沫与潜在的金融风险

针对房地产泡沫与银行风险之间存在的内在机理,通过理论研究,全面而系统地深入分析房地产泡沫的形成、对银行的影响及其损害,在揭示其特质及内在作用机制的同时,为中国当前对房地产实施的宏观调控政策提供科学依据。     

危机公关中的议程设置与议题管理——以博士伦隐形眼镜护理液的产品质量危机为例

如何在危机时期展开良好的传播沟通活动是危机公关制胜的关键。文章立足于产品质量危机案例,采用内容分析法分析危机时期组织议题和公众议题之间的相关性。研究发现,危机时期组织议题对公众议题具有议程设置的作用,但组织议题与公众议题的角度并不完全一致;随着事态的发展,公众自发性地将有关政府监管的话题纳入议题。基于研究结果,一个新的危机传播模型得以产生:通过设置舆论焦点,相关组织可以进行议题管理,主动并有预见性地展开危机公关。     

大学生心理危机产生原因及对策

在大学生中常见的心理危机有就业危机、学习危机、情感危机等,由于大学生心理危机呈现出突发性、紧急性、痛苦性、无助性、危险性等特点,导致其成为影响大学生的成长、成才的重要因素。本文分析了大学生心理危机产生的内、外部原因,阐述心理危机干预的三种基本模式即平衡模式、认知模式和心理转变模式,并据此提出大学生心理危机干预对策。