Feeling well while chronically ill or impaired: a multilevel study on the moderating role of employment and volunteering in Europe

People with a chronic condition tend to report poorer subjective well-being than people without. This article examines the dependence of the relationship on doing paid and voluntary work, and on macro-level labour market exclusion of people with and without chronic conditions. Data from the European Quality of Life Survey (2011–2012) of people aged between 25 and 65 are analysed using multilevel regression techniques. A chronic condition has a stronger negative effect on subjective well-being for persons who are economically inactive or who never engage in voluntary work. The importance of paid work, however, varies with national levels of labour exclusion.     

Using Work Values to Predict Post‐Retirement Work Intentions

Work values might be proximal predictors of individuals' late‐career intentions because they serve as guiding principles for the selection, evaluation, and justification of vocational behavior. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between work values and post‐retirement work intentions. The authors investigated individual work values within the structure of 4 higher order values elaborated on by Schwartz et al. ( 2012 ). Relationships between work values and 4 types of post‐retirement work intentions were examined. Data from 1,071 employees of a German logistics company were used to test the hypotheses. The results of a structural equation model indicated that work values were differentially related to the 4 types of post‐retirement work intentions. The identified work value–work type combinations add to the literature on post‐retirement work. Practice implications for promoting positive individual and organizational outcomes are drawn from the results.     

Human resource development in small organizations

This article draws upon case-study research into human resource development (HRD) within three small organizations in the north west of England. It positions the case-study work within an overall framework of doctoral research and summarizes the research design; discusses the characteristics and values of small organizations and how they influence HRD policies and practices: presents findings and conclusions about HRD in the case-study organizations, focusing in particular upon one case in the voluntary sector; compares and contrasts the different models of HRD in the three cases; and concludes with some suggestions for further research.     

市场反应对盈利预测信息后续披露行为的影响——基于中国沪深A股的经验证据

以2006--2009年为研究窗口,选取在沪、深交易所上市的公司（仅限于发布业绩预告的上市公司）作为样本进行实证研究。结果表明：管理者在自愿披露盈利预测时并非仅仅因为好消息或坏消息来决定披露意愿,还要考虑市场是否合理反映了先前披露的信息;管理者首次披露盈利预测习性越早,其披露盈利预测意愿越强。     

论自首

自首的成立需具备两个条件,即自动投案和如实供述自己的罪行;被采取强制措施的犯罪嫌疑人、被告人和正在服刑的罪犯,如实供述司法机关还未掌握的本人其他罪行的,以自首论;广义的坦白包括自首,狭义的坦白不包括自首,二者各具质的规定性;自首从宽是我国刑法规定的一项重要刑罚制度,也是惩办与宽大结合政策的具体体现之一.     

第三部门失灵与我国残疾人托养服务体系建设——以北京H机构为例

20世纪末,西方福利理论界开始认识到,原本在克服福利提供中政府失灵和市场失灵方面具有独特优势的第三部门也存在失灵问题.残疾人是一个特殊的社会利益群体,生活上大多需要专人照料.我国党和政府历来重视保障残疾人的生活和权益,近年来,更是将构建残疾人托养服务体系提上重要日程.理论上,第三部门可以广泛发动志愿者为残疾人提供服务,但作为当前我国开展残疾人托养服务重要力量的第三部门也存在失灵问题.因此,加强政府引导,以机构能力建设为关键,以居家服务为基础,才是构建我国残疾人托养服务体系的有效途径.     

家族持股、董事会独立性与自愿性信息披露

由于家族成员在家族企业中的特殊角色和地位,家族企业的信息透明度问题引起了学者们的关注。为了检验家族企业中家族成员持股、董事会的独立性对自愿性信息披露的影响,采用家族上市公司作为研究样本进行实证检验。研究发现家族持股比例与自愿性信息披露水平之间存在着显著的“倒U型”曲线关系,过高的家族成员持股不利于改善家族企业的自愿性信息披露状况;更加独立的董事长对于增强公司的信息透明度具有积极的作用,而董事会中独立董事的比例并没有表现出对家族上市公司自愿性信息披露的显著贡献。     

社会企业家的民营化改革实践

民营化的核心含义是指市场机制在资源配置中发挥基础性作用。社会企业家在民营化过程中能够将道德激励与有效行动相结合,利用市场机制志愿供给社会服务和公共物品。在政府、市场和公民社会之间建立多方协同关系,发扬社会企业家的创造性,构成现代国家治理体系的重要内容。     

我国外贸代理制度的法律冲突及其消解

我国《合同法》第402条和第403条引入的英美法上的代理制度,在逻辑上软化了我国《对外贸易法》中关于国营贸易经营权的强制性规定,破坏了仲裁条款的相对性原则,架空了行纪合同制度。所以,在实践中需要采用利益衡量的方法、体系解释的方法、目的解释的方法和历史解释的方法等来化解这些冲突与矛盾,从而符合立法本意。     

地方高校志愿服务现状及教育对策

随着“90后”大学生的个性化及新媒体等大环境的影响,我国地方高校志愿服务工作面临新的挑战。当前,志愿服务动机中信念与功利并存、志愿服务意愿中现实与理想矛盾、志愿服务管理中持续与松散矛盾。因此,应从志愿服务动机人性化、志愿服务意愿理性化及志愿服务管理精细化着力,促进地方高校志愿服务的健康发展。