Industrial relations and adjustments to the crisis: A comparative micro‐statistical analysis of France and Great Britain

In this comparative study, the authors analyse the relationships between industrial relations and workforce or wage adjustments in response to the 2007–08 crisis, using two highly comparable establishment‐level surveys conducted in Great Britain (WERS) and France (REPONSE) in 2010–12. Notwithstanding contextual differences in the countries’ productive systems and the timing and impact of the crisis, the relationships between industrial relations and adjustment strategies appear to have been similar (trade union presence not preventing adjustments). Differences in industrial relations are therefore not found to provide an explanation for the different modes of adjustment observed at the macroeconomic level.     

What Helped Nonprofits Weather the Great Recession?

This study examined the effectiveness of several financial strategies for nonprofit organizations in fighting the Great Recession. Using data from human services and community improvement organizations in the state of New Jersey, we tested hypotheses about the relationships between three measures of financial sustainability and various fundraising efforts and financial indicators. We found that (1) except for strong external funding relationships, funding efforts were generally not effective in enhancing financial sustainability during the crisis; (2) higher operating margin and equity ratio improved an organization's ability to generate revenue and maintain expense levels, but higher debt ratio and administrative cost ratio were generally harmful; and (3) revenue diversification might aggravate fiscal stress and cause more expense cuts in a severe crisis. These findings improve our understanding of the mechanics of nonprofit management during times of harsh fiscal conditions and suggest useful ways for nonprofit organizations to navigate future financial crises.     

论康有为《大同书》中的素质教育思想

康有为在《大同书》中提出针对人口不同年龄阶段的身心特点施以不同的教育引导,将大同社会的教育分为前后衔接的五阶段;他提倡五育并重,德育为先。康有为的素质教育思想体现出人本主义和新伦理主义的色彩,具有深远的人口学和教育学意义,对于我们当前提倡的素质教育仍具有可资借鉴的时代价值。     

儒家文艺伦理思想探析

儒家文艺精神不仅与政治伦理、社会规范和人格修养密切相关,而且具有本体论的意义,儒家“孔颜乐处”的精神境界一直是中国古代知识分子的追求目标。因此,现代社会需要借鉴儒家的文艺伦理思想和实践手段来建立新的伦理学。     

工业革命时代的工程巨匠——布鲁内尔

重点介绍伊森巴德·金德姆·布鲁内尔（Isambard Kingdom Brunel）的生平和所取得的主要成就。布鲁内尔是工业革命时代英国著名的工程师,因其卓越的工程成就,在英国乃至欧洲有重要的影响。他出身工程世家,曾在法国学习工程专业,后回国跟随父亲参加工程实践,逐步成长为优秀的土木和机械工程师。曾设计建设克利夫顿斜拉桥、大西线铁路,设计多艘大型蒸汽轮船（大西号、大不列颠号和大东号）,主持建设多座桥梁、隧道以及医院等。正是布鲁内尔的巨大贡献,使英国的公共交通和现代工程建造有了质的飞跃。     

试论乔纳森·爱德华兹的宗教思想

乔纳森·爱德华兹在领导美国殖民地时期大觉醒运动的过程中,通过上帝的至高无上性、宗教情感论、千禧年主义和经济理论四个方面的宗教思想对人们进行布道,试图改变基督教信仰日益淡漠的问题。他的宗教思想唤醒了人们的宗教热情,改善了北美殖民地的道德水平,为美国革命奠定了理论基础,并在一定程度上促进了北美殖民地经济的发展。     

基于波动持续性的最优组合构建与分散化研究

构建恰当资产组合来减少风险, 是投资组合理论研究的重要目标.由于金融时间序列的波动往往会伴随着持续性特征, 该种特性会增大组合未来收益的风险.本文通过构建随机波动模型序列持续性最优投资组合模型, 以降低金融资产波动的持续性特征对组合收益波动的影响;并通过研究其分散化水平, 考察该投资组合构建方法的有效性与稳健性.研究发现:与均值方差的组合模型相比较, 序列持续性组合的风险分散化水平更好.此研究在资产组合选择方面, 具有较为重要的理论价值及实践意义.     

论大跃进时期浮夸风产生的社会环境

浮夸风是大跃进时期一种恶劣的社会现象,共产生与当时中国的社会环境之间有着密切的联系。大跃进前夕中国社会在政治、经济、思想以及社会心理等方面存在的“左”的因素,酝酿了浮夸风出现的可能性。     

抗战时期大后方的诗歌观念及其艺术价值

大后方诗歌研究的滞后导致人们对大后方特殊的诗歌观念的忽视。从抗战时期大后方诗歌情感内容的探讨、诗人创作路向的选择、诗歌民族形式问题的论争以及抗战诗歌艺术缺失的批判等角度展现大后方诗歌观念的概貌,对现阶段科学解读抗战时期大后方的诗歌观念及其艺术价值提供了新的思路。     

Classification rules for triply multivariate data with an AR(1) correlation structure on the repeated measures over time

In this article we study the problem of classification of three-level multivariate data, where multiple q$q$-variate observations are measured on u$u$-sites and over p$p$-time points, under the assumption of multivariate normality. The new classification rules with certain structured and unstructured mean vectors and covariance structures are very efficient in small sample scenario, when the number of observations is not adequate to estimate the unknown variance–covariance matrix. These classification rules successfully model the correlation structure on successive repeated measurements over time. Computation algorithms for maximum likelihood estimates of the unknown population parameters are presented. Simulation results show that the introduction of sites in the classification rules improves their performance over the existing classification rules without the sites.