Stories of (Social) Distress: Applied Narrative Analysis and Public Policy for the Homeless

Recent attention to the use of social science research in the formation of social policy highlights the role of narratives in the mediation of the relationships between research and practice, science and policy. This paper demonstrates the value of applied narrative analysis in revealing the function of narratives in this mediation. Public debate over a universal “right to shelter” for homeless persons in Washington D. C. is the central case study. The results illustrate the usefulness of applied narrative analysis in the study of social distress and in the forging of new links between research and policy.     

A case study of the impact of integrated project governances on PPP project performance

Under the new normal state, the PPP project will play a more and more important role in the social and economic development of China. To improve the performance of PPP project management, it is necessary to implement integrated project governances. Firstly, according to the index system of two kinds of PPP projects governances (Contract Governance and Relationship Governance) and PPP project management performance determined by theoretical analysis, the DDX project is selected as the analysis object. After identifying the case, this paper explains the basic information and preliminary work of the case. Then, the three contents of contract governance, relationship governance and project performance are analyzed comprehensively. Case studies show that all of these two governance modes have positive effects on project management performance. However, due to the lack of information in the case, the validity of the conclusion also needs to be verified again.     

The structure of employee attitudes to safety: A European example

This paper concerns organizational safety culture and the structure or architecture of employee attitudes to safety as part of that culture. It begins by reviewing the somewhat scant literature relevant to this area, and then reports a study, conducted in a European company, which collected and factor analysed data on employee attitudes to safety. The framework provided for the study was that offered by Purdham (1984), and the results suggested that employees' attitudes to safety, within this company (across occupation/occupational level and country), could be mapped By five orthogonal factors: personal scepticism, individual responsibility, the safeness of the work environment, the effectiveness of arrangements for safety, and personal immunity. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed, and attention is drawn to their subsequent use in an intervention to enhance safety culture within the organization by attacking supervisors' attitudes to safety.     

产品危害事件对品牌资产变动的影响

本文采用达沃和皮洛特的分析框架和两项实验,探索了产品危害事件中公司反应和消费者先前预期是如何影响品牌资产变动的。结果发现,消费者对公司反应的解释取决于其先前预期:出现产品危害事件时,不管公司采用何种反应措施,强预期条件下较弱预期条件下造成的品牌资产损失小。     

“越区销售”问题的分析及对策

销售环节中的"越区销售"问题虽然十分重要但尚未引起相关企业的足够重视。本文从市场营销学的角度出发、吸收和借鉴了销售流程再造、客户关系管理(CRM)的有关知识,对越区销售的危害,成因进行了深入的分析和详尽的阐述。同时从短期措施和销售流程再造两个方面提出了解决该问题的实施方案。     

给网络小说以文学的关照——评《成都,今夜请将我遗忘》

《成都,今夜请将我遗忘》初在网络亮相登场,引起意想不到的轰动。对这部网络文学作品,本文从结构、语言、主旨三个方面,探查了其成败得失,并对有关的网络文学现象进行了分析。作者认为,该作品有开合有致、驰缓得宜的结构纵深,刚柔相间、沉稳活泼的语言韵味,超越传统、深刻凝重的主旨意义。正是这些原因造就了它的成功。     

"双因素"问题的理论分析

"双因素"关系存在于诸多的管理问题之中.作为企业参与市场竞争基本资格的保健因素,具有壁垒性、同质性、动态扩展性、系统性和沉没成本等特性;而对企业竞争能力起关键作用的激励因素,具有异质性、生命周期性、增值性、自觉生成性和单项突出性等.本文还就"双因素"现象的来源、类别,保健因素与激励因素的相互关系及其经济学内涵等问题,进行了初步探讨.     

梦幻如织缘情深－－《红楼梦》梦境描写综论

"情",指人的各种感情欲望,是<红楼梦>中揭示得最为深透,表现得最为成功的重要内容.梦因情而生,曹雪芹在书中写了大小数十种梦幻,说到底都是为表现"情"服务的.情切切,情未了.梦是情的派生物,作者对书中人物的梦幻写得细腻、逼真、传神,变化多端,熠熠生辉.所揭示的情更是浓烈、厚重、含蓄、深沉,丰富多采,耐人寻味.情与梦浑然一体,梦与情对表现人物揭示主题可谓双峰对峙,相得益彰.     

A decomposition technique for quantifying real process performance

A decomposition technique for quantifying the impacts of changes in product mix and process performance on aggregate process-related indicators is presented. Through application of the technique, the real performance of a process can be quantified. Changes in real performance over time can be monitored to provide useful information for process evaluation and production planning. Two case studies, one related to the aggregate defective rate for an assembly line of an integrated circuit fabrication plant and the other to the aggregate inventory turnover for a tyre distribution company, are presented to illustrate the application of the technique.     

结构性差异视角下的话语分析

有的学者把东西方文化之间对话存在障碍的主要原因归结为东西方之间的思想传统的结构性差异。中国人的思想具有互系性和通变的特点，而西方人秉持二元对应的思维传统。结构性差异视角下的话语分析可以在词汇、小句和价值观念三个层面上进行。实例分析验证了结构性差异是真实存在的，可使读者对所选语话材料有更加深刻细致的理解。