Dual modes of ‘Good will hunting’: Untangling the reputation and relationship correlations en route to foreign amity

The present study theorizes ways in which foreign publics’ different relationship building patterns are associated with the reputation of a host country and with the outcomes of those patterns, which yield positive behavioral intentions. The study first distinguished the reputational relationship group (i.e., those who lack firsthand experience with the host country) from the behavioral relationship group (i.e., those who have firsthand experience with the host country). Next, it further conceptualized and tested the structural paths that theoretically illustrate how reputation is built across these two different groups of foreign publics. Model testing results suggested that the two groups fit well with the respective models. The results imply that the puzzle of relationship’s and reputation’s causal influences on the formation of future behavior can be solved using differentiated communication strategies. An understanding of these two distinct processing models provides a new foundation for theory building in public relations and public diplomacy, as well as new ground for strategic relationship management with foreign publics.     

“We thought it would be easy”: recruitment challenges,successes and best practices for low-income couple populations

Recruitment challenges present ongoing struggles for social science professionals. Especially problematic are recruiting endeavors when target populations are highly stressed, highly mobile, and are comprised of couples rather than individuals. Included in this study is a rationale supporting the need to study recruitment challenges coupled with a literature review discussing recent recruitment research summaries. Based upon a Delphi-type discussion with couples relationship education (CRE) experts, our team constructed a qualitative study to examine recruitment challenges in low-income CRE programs. Fourteen interviews were conducted with “successful” program leaders identified by federal regional managers within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Data were analyzed, and results detailing four main “challenge” themes, four “success” themes, and a seven-step best practice model are presented.     

Structural Relationship Analysis Among Variables of Mentoring Network Characteristics,Mentoring Functions,and the Working Attitudes of North Korean Defectors

This study was conducted with a purpose to examine the structural relationship among mentoring network characteristics, mentoring functions, and the work attitudes of North Korean defectors. One hundred twenty-one North Korean defectors participated in the study, who were involved in settlement programs in Seoul, Korea. Amos 20.0 and SPSS 21.0. were used for statistical analysis. According to the developmental network theory, mentoring network characteristics include: network range, number of networks, and network intimacy. Mentoring functions include: career function, role function, and psychosocial function. The results are as follows. Mentoring network characteristics have a positive (+) effect on mentoring functions (β?=?0.267, C.R.?=?2.329, p?<?.05) and mentoring functions have a positive (+) effect on work attitude (β?=?0.703, C.R.?=?6.748, p?<?.001). Mentoring characteristics also have an indirect effect on work attitude through mentoring functions (β?=?0.188). The results of this study implicate the need for expanding mentoring networks and developing mentoring functions for North Korean defectors in both formal and informal social network areas.     

Real‐Time Revision of Order Quantities with Capacity Constraint: A Single Period Model

Manufacturing firms would like to maximize customer satisfaction by providing them with what they need when they need it. This, however, would mean continual variations in production quantities, and component orders from suppliers. A flexible manufacturing system can help alleviate costs related to modification of production quantities. The capacity of such a system, however, has to be limited because of high investment cost. Further, unless there is a long‐term relationship, suppliers may levy a high surcharge for last minute changes in order size. We model a hybrid control policy comprising an advance (pre‐production) order size agreed upon with suppliers, and a provision for real‐time order revision at a given rate of surcharge. We show that a rank‐order of products can be used for real‐time revisions, and that a strong buyer‐supplier relationship that keeps these surcharges low can actually help increase profits for both parties. We study issues such as compatibility between JIT and flexibility, and the impact of market conditions on overall profitability.     

浅谈科学发展观与可持续发展

科学发展观是可持续发展的传承和创新。本文指出科学发展观和可持续发展产生的历史背景和深刻内涵。阐述了科学发展观和可持续发展的区别和联系,对社会主义新农村建设有一定的指导意义。     

强化大学生思想政治教育必须协调五种关系

在加强和改进大学生思想政治教育的实践工作中,应协调处理好“授”与“塑”、“导”与“省”、“静”与“动”、“理”与“情”、“承”与“新”等五种关系。     

贵阳市民族关系初探

贵阳市是一个建立在少数民族世居地的城市,在城市的建设过程中,随着汉族移民的到来,逐渐改变了这里的居民民族成份,形成了汉族人口比少数民族人口多、苗族和布依族人口比其他少数民族人口多的分布特点,从而使这里的民族关系呈现复杂性和隐含性,形成了文化不适、弹性矛盾和发展不平衡的民族问题。因此,我们应当加强少数民族文化建设,加强马克思主义民族理论和党的民族政策的宣传教育,加强少数民族干部的培养与使用,加强《城市民族工作条例》和《民族乡行政工作条例》的贯彻执行。     

浅谈地质工程建设的科学发展

以人———地关系为主题,运用自然辩证法讨论了工程地质学与科学发展观之间的关系,论述了“控制自然与自然控制”在工程地质学中的重要应用;讨论了工程地质学与环境工程学的学科交叉的锐意创新与实现自然控制的关系,按照科学发展观的理论,探讨了实现工程建设与环境全面、协调、可持续发展的基本对策。     

关于古典文明命运问题的再思考

对于中西古代文明研究中的诸多问题,刘家和认为,中国古代虽有夷夏之别,但夷与夏可以互相转化,这种夷夏互转的过程,就是华夏化发展的过程。在中国古代,以中原为中心的对流活动有效地推进了以华夏族为主体的多民族共同体的形成。晁福林认为,从远古到夏商时期,人们的历史观念的主干是对于氏族传承关系的记忆。周代的历史观念与史书体裁依然没有越出氏族史、宗族史的藩蓠,真正意义上的具有完备体例的国家史在秦汉帝国时代才得以出现。杨共乐对国家起源问题进行了再思考,认为恩格斯所说的"经济利益相互冲突的阶级"、"不可调和的对立面"并非是指奴隶主和奴隶,在国家起源的原因问题方面,恩格斯虽然更多地强调了阶级斗争的作用,但其从未断言这是国家产生的唯一根源。蒋重跃认为,周代封国与希腊城邦间的相似之处表现有四,即古代中国的"国"字与古希腊文的"城邦"一词在含义上有相通之处;殖民活动;小国寡民与独立性。二者间的不同之处有二,即两重性与单一性之不同及发展前景不同。易宁以秦汉帝国与罗马帝国为代表,对古代帝国形成过程的 "异"中之"同"与"同"中之"异"进行了探讨,认为统一与征服是区分古代帝国性质的重要依据。刘林海对罗马帝国的命运问题进行了重新思考,认为无论是从历史层面还是从认识层面上,罗马帝国的命运都是既断又续,断续并存(转型)的。     

“脸”还是“面”:私人关系视角下朋友圈评论的影响因素

基于印象管理理论、脸面观与私人关系视角,通过情景实验探讨了私人关系(强关系vs.弱关系)视角下朋友圈内容(情感性内容vs.工具性内容)对微信朋友圈评论的影响因素。研究发现：(1)私人关系在朋友圈内容与微信朋友圈评论的关系中具有调节作用,即弱关系下工具性内容会引发更多的朋友圈评论行为,强关系下情感性内容会引发更少的朋友圈评论行为;(2)私人关系在朋友圈内容与社会动机的关系中具有调节作用,即强关系下情感性内容比工具性内容更能激发人们的损失规避动机,弱关系下工具性内容比情感性内容更能激发人们的损失规避动机与自我提升动机;(3)损失规避动机负向影响微信朋友圈评论行为,自我提升动机促进微信朋友圈评论行为。此外,不同关系下,朋友圈内容引发微信朋友圈评论行为的作用路径不同。强关系下,情感性内容通过激发损失规避动机抑制微信朋友圈评论;弱关系下,工具性内容通过激发自我提升动机促进微信朋友圈评论。研究丰富了关于朋友圈评论的研究,并对营销人员合理利用朋友圈这一平台提供了理论建议。