Identity,difference and community in Southern Irish Protestantism: The Protestants of West Cork

This article looks at how the Protestants of West Cork came to terms with Irish independence, and how they have responded to the major social and political changes of the past decades. West Cork Protestants are geographically peripheral to the Southern Protestant population as a whole, and have a weaker socio-economic profile. They live in an area that saw some of the fiercest fighting and worst atrocities in the war of independence and civil war. Their experience throws considerable light on issues of whether Protestants were a privileged or oppressed minority, and whether and how they integrated into the new state. Extensive in-depth interviews are used to show how West Cork Protestants reconstructed their identity, defined their differences from Catholics and maintained community in the years since independence.     

A comparative study on national pride among Iranians who live in Canada,those who applied for immigration to Canada and Tehran residents

This study examines the role of national pride on immigration. The main question is whether national pride in Iranian residents of Canada, those who applied for immigration to Canada and Tehran residents is different. A total of 75 Iranian residents who were living in Canada, 99 Iranians who had applied for immigration to Canada and 98 Iranians who were living in Tehran participated in the study and filled out the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) questionnaire. Participants in the three groups were generally matched in terms of their demographic characteristics. Results revealed that in all items, except for two, there were significant differences between groups – that is, Iranian residents of Canada had the lowest national pride, while non-immigrant Iranians had the highest national pride. Although the national pride scores of the immigration applicants were between those of the immigrants and non-immigrants, the former group was more similar to the immigrants. Discussion is focused on explaining the reporting role of different components of national pride in forming one's attitude towards immigration. It is concluded that political dissatisfaction, accompanied by a sense of low levels of social welfare, leads to reduce social attachment and brings up the immigration issues. It is also concluded that one of the most effective and urgent strategies to increase national pride in Iran is to put more emphasis and attention on Iran's culture, art and history.     

The role of tourism in national human resource development: a Jamaican perspective

Research in the national human resource development (NHRD) field is increasingly considering unique cultural and economic conditions and the influence this may have on a number of employment-related indicators. To date, the NHRD literature has largely ignored issues related to skills training and workforce development in the tourism industry, despite the expanding nature of this dynamic service sector in many nations. This literature review study of NHRD in Jamaica examined ongoing national-level human resource development (HRD) initiatives with specific attention to the current and future impact of NHRD on the tourism industry. The results showed that governmental development plans clearly identified tourism as a key sector for economic growth to support larger economic and social development goals. Furthermore, the development of human resources in the tourism sector was seen as being of vital importance for tourism organizations and for the continued development of Jamaica. The existing NHRD literature has largely overlooked the potential influence and future role of the tourism industry to assist in education, training and development goals at the national level. Recommendations are made for additional research exploring connections between NHRD and tourism employment.     

Improving human resources for health planning in developing economies

There is a universal consensus that human resources represent the heart and soul of effective health systems everywhere. However, despite this consensus, human resource planning in low income countries remains a neglected, often poorly implemented and ineffective component of health-system development. The planning exercises that do take place are often inefficient, use inappropriate planning models or fail to adequately prioritize human resource investment decisions. This article briefly discusses possible reasons why this failure occurs and describes four key steps that can help health system planners more effectively prioritize and link human resource for health investment decisions to health system strategy and programmatic initiatives. Implications for human resource development practice and national human resource development are discussed.     

在线品牌社区成员持续参与行为形成的动机演变机制研究

运用扎根理论,选择小米手机社区持续参与成员作为深度访谈对象,旨在研究社区成员持续参与行为形成的动机演变机制.研究结果表明,社区成员持续参与行为的形成是社区成员的参与动机在外部情境因素影响以及个人心理需要满足下不断内化的结果.具体表现为:初始参与阶段以外在调节的外部动机为主,包括信息动机和工具性动机;随后,参照群体、面子观以及关键事件促进了动机的内摄调节,初始动机驱动作用减弱,活动回报动机、社交动机、社会增强动机以及利他动机成为社区成员参与和贡献的主要驱动力;最后,社区成员能力需要和关系需要的满足促进成员对品牌、个人和社区产生依恋,持续参与行为得以形成和维持.     

Transparency in Europe: A Quantitative Study

In recent years, European pharmaceutical regulators have increasingly committed to heightening access to raw safety‐related data as part of a wave of transparency initiatives (e.g., providing public Internet‐mediated access to clinical trials data). Yet, the regulators—who are under significant pressure—have not yet benefited from a systematic review of this new policy. In seeking to inject much needed evidence, this article explores the effects of new transparency policies designed to promote meaningful communication of risks and benefits to patients. Results of a cross‐national European survey with respondents from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany, and Sweden (N = 5,648) shed light on how patients and the public are likely to react to the regulators’ new transparency policies. The findings demonstrate clear national variations in how European citizens are likely to react and emphasize the need to develop evidence‐based, reasoned transparency policies that integrate benefit‐risk communication. The authors conclude by providing six specific recommendations, informed by the study, that seek to improve the European transparency model both within the medical field and across health, safety, and environmental policy domains.     

New Spatial Concepts Between Innovation and Lock-in: The Case of the Dutch Deltametropolis

It is often proclaimed that planning concepts serve an innovative function in the political process. They are praised as powerful tools that carry new insights and understandings into policy arenas. By examining the emergence and development of a new planning concept in the Dutch national spatial policy-making process, the deltametropolis concept, this paper questions this position. It argues that new spatial concepts tend to lose much of their innovative capacities when they enter the political arena and become encased in the traditional urban–rural planning discourse, thus reaffirming established planning orientations. The Dutch case of the deltametropolis illustrates that new spatial concepts may entail potential for innovation as much as for lock-in.     

基于LISREL的社区服务公众满意度测评研究

社区服务是在改革开放中发展起来的新兴产业,随着城市建设的发展和城市管理体制的改革,社区在城市建设中的基础地位愈益显著,社区功能明显增强,社区服务日益成为公众关注的焦点。提高社区服务公众的满意度,对于提高社区居民生活质量、化解社会矛盾、促进和谐社会建设都具有重要意义。本文即以顾客满意理论为基础,构建了社区服务公众满意度指数模型,并以实证研究验证了模型的合理性。     

战略性矿产资源价格联动对国民经济的影响研究

在分析影响战略性矿产资源价格的因素及其综合影响机理的基础上,探讨了其联动机制,进而以石油为例,用投入产出法计算了原油与成品油价格联动对国民经济各部门价格及总价格指数的影响。研究表明,由于石油在我国是非主要能源,原油及成品油价格变动对价格总水平影响不大,但因其替代性较弱,价格总水平上升的压力较大,政府应以积极的政策组合化解石油价格的上涨对经济的冲击。     

浅论国有困难企业成因与脱困对策

国有困难企业往往有共同的表现形式。造成其困难的原因也有许多共性。国有困难企业脱困的出路在于进行综合治理 ,从整体上和根本上解决国有企业的问题 ,还必须来自政府的推动 ,但从个别国有困难企业来说 ,则应把命运掌握在自己手里 ,立足于自我拯救