Comfort with discussions about death,religiosity, and attitudes about end‐of‐life care

In end‐of‐life (EOL) care research, death anxiety and religiosity are often overlooked. Terror management theory (TMT) may provide a useful conceptual model with which to examine how comfort discussing death and religiosity influence attitudes related to EOL care. A telephone‐based survey was conducted among community‐dwelling adults in the Unites States. Via random sampling, with over‐sampling of Hispanics/African Americans, 123 completed survey interviews (response rate = 46%) were analyzed. Respondents were more likely to have better attitudes toward EOL care if they were older or white, religiously active, and comfortable with the subject of death. Religiosity and comfort discussing death were correlated with each other and remained significant predictors of attitudes about EOL care even without demographic covariates. Findings suggest that promoting an open dialogue about mortality may improve attitudes about EOL care and utilization of palliative care services. The study also provides evidence about the utility and applicability of TMT for EOL care.     

Beliefs underlying stress reduction and depression help-seeking among college students: An elicitation study

Objective: This study illustrates how a theory-based approach can identify college students’ beliefs about stress reduction activities and help-seeking for depression. These beliefs are the basis for intervention design. Participants: A sample of 53 undergraduate students at a public university in the Midwest participated in this research during March 2016. Methods: An open-ended belief elicitation survey was administered online. Beliefs were identified through qualitative thematic analyses. Results: Exercise was students’ most preferred stress reduction activity. Beliefs about exercise emphasized physical benefits yet also not having time for exercise. Beliefs about help-seeking for depression emphasized treatment efficacy, support from others, stigma, and time constraints. Conclusions: Whereas beliefs about positive outcomes inform educational and motivational messages, beliefs about time constraints underscore the need to also consider structural factors that can help students find time to attend to their well-being.     

浅论视频会议给现代企业管理带来的机遇

视频会议是当前发展最快的多媒体通信方式,它克服了传统会议模式的种种弊端,并具备传统会议模式所无法具备的优势,它为企业在越来越激烈的竞争环境中获得更多及时、可信的信息,提高企业的决策速度和水平,从而使企业的管理水平提高,获得更多的市场机会和巨大的利益。     

北京对外贸易积极应对国外TBT的措施探究

TBT(技术性贸易壁垒)目前严重影响我国产品出口,首都北京的外贸企业也遭遇TBT,形势严峻。为促进北京市对外贸易的可持续发展,探究北京对外贸易应对国外TBT的措施,可分别从企业、政府、行业协会等多角度提出相应的积极对策。     

电信企业战略管理中的协同分析

协同是企业获取竞争优势的重要源泉.电信企业战略管理中要实现协同效应,就要先认识协同,关注企业各战略资源之间的协同性,从而提升电信企业竞争优势.在详细论述协同的本质的基础上,从定性和定量两个不同的角度对电信企业的战略资源进行了协同分析,提出了实现电信企业管理协同优势的相关战略建议.     

一种考虑风险的项目活动持续时间的估算方法

在介绍PERT网络模型基础上 ,从影响项目工期的风险因素出发 ,分析风险因素对项目活动的影响 ,提出了一种新的项目活动持续时间的估算方法 ,通过多次模拟确定项目持续时间分布和期望工期 ,并可找出影响项目工期最大的因素。     

以绩效为导向的企业文化构建

绩效管理作为人力资源管理的核心,对于提升企业的竞争力具有巨大的促进作用,但绩效管理导入我国后,在我国企业的推进却困难重重。原因是多方面的,最根本的是受到企业文化建设落后的限制。企业文化是企业的核心价值观,它对员工有很好的行为规范与引导作用;企业文化建设的实质在于通过企业核心价值观的培育和塑造,提升企业绩效;企业文化是绩效管理的基础,为保障绩效管理的有效实施,必须先建立起与绩效管理系统相匹配的高绩效企业文化氛围。     

中小微型企业民间借贷融资的财务风险管理研究

从企业的角度深入探索分析企业民间借贷融资成因,提出以财务风险管理视角应加快立法,整治系统环境,严格执行现代法人制度、强化综合理财手段的运用、强化财务风险管理、推动国家建立风险投资市场的可行性解决方案。     

我国上市公司盈余管理对资本结构变动影响的实证研究

盈余管理对外部融资的影响必将会改变企业资本结构的形成,如果不及时调整杠杆率的变动,这种影响效应会一直持续下去.应用我国A股上市公司8年的面板数据,实证分析了企业盈余管理与资本结构累积变动的关系.可操纵应计利润与公司杠杆率短期变动显著正相关,表明盈余管理水平较高的公司其总债权融资比例也较高.     

流动人口计划生育管理服务体系的缺陷与对策

流动人口计划生育管理服务工作是当前我国人口计生工作的难点。通过论述我国流动人口计划生育管理服务体系存在的理论缺陷、管理体制缺陷、融入缺陷、制度缺陷、机制缺陷、资源缺陷和手段缺陷,从战略层面、发展层面、工作层面提出提高流动人口计划生育管理服务效能的系列对策,以期能够破解困扰全国多年的流动人口计划生育管理服务难题。