Where’s dad? Exploring the low take-up of inclusive parenting policies in the UK

This research explores approaches to promoting gender equality in the workplace by highlighting barriers to take-up of statutory policies designed to increase fathers’ involvement in childcare. Specifically, the paper examines why take-up of Shared Parental Leave (SPL), designed to improve gender equality in the workplace and home, has been low in the UK. There is a dearth of academic literature in this area. Extant grey literature suggests financial barriers, maternal gatekeeping and the perceived effects of extended leave on fathers’ careers are key, but fails to explore other barriers, or the variations in take-up. We interviewed 70 men and women entitled to SPL to address these limitations. We identify new barriers, notably poor policy communication at an organizational level, perceived policy complexity and societal expectations around maternal identities, while also showing how these barriers affect different groups of parents. We find professional couples are most likely to take SPL, particularly where the mother earns more or the father’s company enhances Shared Parental Pay. The complex, multiple barriers parents face also differ, according to the couple’s educational background and the workplace culture. Finally, we offer recommendations for increasing SPL take-up and driving workplace gender equality in the UK and internationally.     

Dynamic Asymptotically Ideal Models and Finite Approximation

We extend Barnett and Jonas's asymptotically ideal model (AIM) to model for the possibility that the data were generated by a dynamic process. Prediction errors for dynamic and static AIM models are compared for various simulated datasets. Monetary data are also used to evaluate the AIM specifications. There is substantial evidence that an AR(1) correction considerably improves the quality of low-order finite approximations of AIM with the cost of estimating only one additional parameter. Furthermore, restricting a dynamic AIM to approximate only linear homogenous functions often results in severe misspecification.     

考虑顾客策略行为的易逝品定价与再制造柔性补货机制研究

本文将再制造作为一种柔性补货机制,研究了考虑顾客策略行为的易逝品定价和再制造柔性补货问题。研究表明顾客策略行为减少了零售商的期望利润,再制造柔性补货机制可以缓解顾客策略行为的影响,提高零售商的期望利润,最后分析了该机制对消费者剩余和社会福利的影响。     

论农民工在金融危机下的弹性就业应对机制

从长时段的生命历程来看,农民工会依循年龄的层级不断变换工种,直至最后回村务农,这意味着村庄在同一时间点通过农民的年龄分层构成了并存的＂外出流＂与＂返乡流＂。在宏观经济下行时,年龄处于返乡期的农民工提前回村,而当经济回暖时,他们中的一部分又会到城市寻找工作。在以＂年＂为单位的时间循环中,不同年龄段的村民通过土地使用权的流转形成了动态的分工,乡村社会呈现出富有弹性的就业格局,从而在经济波动中具备了一定的承受能力。     

“篇不谋而合,辞不修而工”——杨万里文学创作论探讨

杨万里是南宋创作成就斐然的文学家,他建立在实践基础上的文学主张独具个性,自成一家。他在文学的创作方法上讲＂活法＂,强调＂活法＂的最高境界就是＂师法＂自然。本文主要探讨杨万里文学创作思想中对创作方法的思考。     

试论北京市的弹性就业问题

本文首先从政策依据和国际经验等方面论证了发展弹性就业对缓解北京市就业压力的必要性。然后在对北京市弹性就业发展的现状及存在问题进行深入分析的基础上 ,提出了促进北京市弹性就业发展的政策建议。     

高校思想政治工作中的柔性管理--兼谈人民武装学院学员的管理

大学生的管理工作既要有刚性管理更需要柔性管理,与学员建立深厚的情谊,思想工作的方式方法,言传身教,潜在的说服力,都属柔性管理,它将给学生思想政治工作带来新的生机和活力。     

Operator performance and subjective response in control of flexible manufacturing systems

In this study, allocation of functions and system size (number of machines) were manipulated to test their effects on operator performance and subjective response in a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). An experiment was conducted using a cross-over design with three independent variables: number of machines, task allocation, and sequence of task presentation. Operator performance was measured by response time, and subjective response assessed using two questionnaires. Physiological measures were also taken (EKG and respiratory rate). The results revealed that the number of machines in the system did not affect performance or subjective or physiological response while the effect of allocation level was significant for both performance and subjective response.     

最大真实：客观真实的否定之否定

作为上层建筑的司法制度必须与当前的经济基础即社会生产关系相适应,处于社会转型时期的司法制度应具有一定的弹性和包容性。客观真实过于理想化和抽象化,而与其对立的法律真实在复杂的社会现实面前又显示出"一刀切"即机械化和形式化的不足,最大真实吸取他们各自的合理成份,同时扬弃了双方的缺陷,从而达到了对客观真实的否定之否定,实现法律价值与社会效益的统一。     

中外企业管理模式比较研究

随着经济全球化的发展,跨国企业和国内的外资企业也日趋增多,在全球的大市场环境下,企业的国际竞争日益激烈,中外企业由于受不同社会背景和传统企业文化的影响,其管理模式有很大不同。基于当前的宏观环境,研究企业管理模式的内涵,总结当前企业管理模式的类型,分析中外企业管理模式存在的差异和原因,并通过对中外企业管理模式差异的比较,分析我国企业管理模式的选择,旨在为我国企业管理实践提供理论依据和经验借鉴。