The Contribution of NPOs to Family Policy Formulation in EU Member and Applicant States

This paper examines the role of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in the process of family policy formulation in eight member states and three applicant states of the European Union. Drawing upon interviews with representatives from the nonprofit sector, the author argues that the experiences of NPOs in family policy-making vary considerably between countries because of the way state–nonprofit relations operate. Social origins theory illustrates why these variations exist by pointing to broad societal influences on the nonprofit sector, but new empirical evidence presented here suggests that, in a particular policy field, other factors, such as the significance of the field on policy agendas, the strength of one particular organization in a specific cultural context, party ideology, and financial viability of the NPO, shape the role of organizations in the formulation of policies     

民族自治地方农村养老问题与对策初探——以黔东南州锦屏县为例

民族自治地方农村养老工作与构建社会主义和谐社会、社会主义新农村建设、“三农”问题等紧密相关，养老工作能否解决好直接影响到农村的社会稳定、社会的和谐发展和“三农”问题的解决。民族自治地方农村经济相对落后、经济发展不平衡、人口分布不均衡、农村老年人口日益增多、农民工大量外出等现实，给传统养老方式带来了历史性的冲击。这要求建立具有时代特色和地方特色的养老方式。本文在进行充分的实地调查、分析黔东南苗族侗族自治州锦屏县农村现行的养老方式现状、养老方式存在问题的基础上，结合当地实际情况和借鉴其他地方的成功养老方式，提出具体可行的对策。     

张孝祥的禅宗思想及禅学渊源

张孝祥的思想颇多禅宗随缘妙悟的成分。其禅学思想主要来自于两个方面：一是宋代浓厚的的禅学氛围和禅宗学说；二是张孝祥家族笃信佛教的传统。张孝祥与禅宗的重要宗派临济宗的高僧多有交往，并崇信高僧大慧宗杲的学说。而其家族对佛教有虔诚的信仰，张孝祥自小耳濡目染，深受其影响。     

Attracting Micro‐Enterprises To Learning

Micro‐enterprises, i.e. firms with less than 10 employees, are traditionally the hardest to engage in learning; they are also least likely to participate in such measures as business advice and guidance provision and initiatives to support information communication technology (ICT) adoption. Through a community‐based initiative initially targeting parents (unemployed or employed) to participate in ICT, 30 micro‐enterprises were attracted to learning for the first time. These companies had carefully avoided similar initiatives taking place locally, which emphasized business success and growth; they had only participated in this ICT skills training because of their children. The paper takes a case study approach to evaluate the reasons for participation, explores barriers and implications for those organizing similar activities, and calls for a more holistic view of owners and managers of small firms as fathers, mothers, etc. rather than just as ‘entrepreneurs’.     

Entering a New Peer Group in Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Childcare Classrooms

This short‐term longitudinal study examined changes over time in social competence with peers as a function of child and classroom characteristics. One hundred and seventy ethnically diverse low‐income children, all new to their peer groups, entered childcare classrooms with heterogeneous entry policies and ethnic/racial compositions. We observed them with their teachers and peers at entry and again six months later. Observers rated aggressive, anxious/withdrawn, and prosocial behavior with peers and observed complexity of peer play. Children who lacked peers with a shared ethnic heritage and children who spoke a different language at home than the language most often used in the classrooms appeared to be struggling with peer interaction six months after entry into the peer group. Children who had a peer who shared their ethnic heritage and entered the most ethnically diverse classrooms increased their complex peer play more than other children.     

晋商文化及精神对现代工商管理的影响

晋商在明清发展到鼎盛时期,曾是在我国具有重要影响的商邦。他们在长期经营活动中形成的晋商文化以及节俭勤奋、明礼诚信、精于管理、勇于开拓的商业精神是其持续发展的精神动力,成为我国"儒商文化"继承和发展的典范,是我国商业文化史上宝贵的精神财富。弘扬晋商文化及精神,挖掘其内涵,坚持古为今用,将对新晋商的崛起和现代工商企业管理改革与创新产生极为深刻的影响。     

家族式企业裂解动因的制度分析

我国家族企业“富不过三代”现象引起了人们的极大关注。笔者认为,家族式企业裂解的制度原因在于产权制度的排他性、委托代理的高风险性以及人才选拔的制度封闭性。     

家族企业管理模式变革的实证研究

文章简要回顾了国内外学术界对家族企业的研究成果 ,根据我国私营企业发展现状 ,提出了在现阶段我国家族企业发展的两个假设 ,即 :两权 (所有权和管理权 )所有的家族企业是私营企业创业时期的首选 ;制度环境 (市场体系完善、法律健全、文化先进等 )状况促进或阻碍家族企业两权分离的发生。并用理论和统计数据分析、实证了家族企业管理模式及其影响因素     

商业保险公司的合约性质

传统观念认为,保险公司是一种特殊的组织,它凭借大数定律把被保险人组织起来,产生自救行为。但是这并不能解释保险公司的投资行为,也不能解释一些保险公司的投资收益占总收益的比率相当大,更不能解释一些保险公司在本原业务的经营出现问题时依靠投资收益走出困境。采用静态分析方法是这一理论的主要局限性。本文拟创造性地综合运用企业理论、金融工程、微观经济学和保险理论的分析方法从一个新的视角──保险企业的合约性质──对保险公司的性质作出分析,并进一步对保险公司为什么需要投资作出新的理论解释。     

客户关系管理是一种竞争战略

客户关系管理是当今企业管理研究的热点之一,但理论界对客户关系管理的定义、界定、体系框架一直处于热烈的争论与探讨之中。正确界定客户关系管理的定义意义重大,用战略管理方法研究客户关系管理战略。通过战略管理可以降低企业CRM系统实施的失败率。