Identity and integration: The roles of relationship and retention in nonprofit mergers

Prior research suggests that nonprofits are flexible and possess multiple identities, although we know less about how transformative changes, such as mergers, shape nonprofit identity. This qualitative study draws upon in‐depth interviews from 13 nonprofit merger cases to explore factors that influence postmerger identity and integration. In particular, we focus on the roles of organizational similarity and relationships, program and personnel retention, and rebranding. Ultimately, we derive a typology of postmerger integration in nonprofits and suggest that postmerger identity may be classified in terms of absorption, preservation, or creation. Implications for nonprofit leaders are discussed.     

When Working Hard Is Not Enough for Female and Racial/Ethnic Minority Apprentices in the Highway Trades

Drawing on employment records, qualitative interviews, and a survey, we explore the experiences of apprentices in the highway trades in Oregon. We demonstrate that female and racial/ethnic minority apprentices have lower rates of recruitment and retention and disproportionately face challenges with interpersonal interactions, hiring practices, and supervisory practices. Yet, we find a pervasive narrative that attributes apprentices' success to “hard work,” which contributes to the legitimacy of these inequalities. Consistent with the conceptualization of work organizations as inequality regimes, we argue that the apprenticeship system has policies, practices, and ideologies that are on the surface gender and race/ethnicity neutral, yet lead to the perpetuation of inequalities.     

大众传播中的“国家教师”媒介形象分析

运用传播学内容分析法，以中央媒体对获得"全国教书育人楷模"和"最美教师"荣誉称号的"国家教师"相关报道为研究对象，从外在和内在两个方面对大众传播的"国家教师"媒介形象进行分析。外在形象包括教师性别、年龄、教龄、外表、场景以及任教的学校类别、区域、学科专业等方面，内在形象包括职业精神、职业知识和职业能力等方面。研究发现，大众媒体对"国家教师"形象的刻画和宣传符合社会公众认知教师职业的基本逻辑，起到了传递教师精神、端正教师形象、唤起社会尊重教师的功效，但也存在城乡教师形象传播刻板化以及教师普通人形象展现不充分等问题，可在后续的传播中对"国家教师"形象的价值倾向进行适当调整。     

Decision‐making under uncertainty in child protection: Creating a just and learning culture

The argument is made for having a positive error culture in child protection to improve decision‐making and risk management. This requires organizations to accept that mistakes are likely and to treat them as opportunities for learning and improving. In contrast, in many organizations, a punitive reaction to errors leads to workers hiding them and developing a defensive approach to their practice with children and families. The safety management literature has shown how human error is generally not simply due to a “bad apple” but made more or less likely by the work context that helps or hinders good performance. Improving safety requires learning about the weaknesses in the organization that contribute to poor performance. To create a learning culture, people need to feel that when they talk about mistakes or weak practice, there will be a constructive response from their organization. One aspect of reducing the blame culture is to develop a shared understanding of how practice will be judged and how those appraising practice will avoid the hindsight bias. To facilitate a positive error culture, a set of risk principles are presented that offer a set of criteria by which practice should be appraised.     

试析我国房地产投资运作模式及其发展

随着我国房地产市场由卖方市场逐渐过渡到买方市场,房地产投资运作模式由作坊生产式投资模式逐渐向社会化大生产式投资模式椎进。     

发展市场中介组织促进中小企业人力资源开发

针对市场中介组织的发展现状及存在的问题 ,着重从组织形式和服务内容两个方面 ,研究了发展为中小企业提供人力资源开发服务市场中介组织的目标模式 ,并提出了发展该类中介组织的对策措施     

大众与狂欢

狂欢是大众文化的一种重要的接受模式。它与以往的文化接受模式有所不同。但这种狂欢模式并不是大众文化时代独有的 ,其所以在大众文化时代再度兴起 ,有着时代的、审美的、心理的、社会的原因。这是一种不容忽视但需加以引导的模式。在一个多元文化的时代 ,没有或仅有这种模式都是不正常的。     

高校素质教育探索

高等学校素质教育的核心问题,要为大众教育,学科本身要改革难的问题。学习怎样学习,在愉快中学习,学会学习就是学会生存。发展交叉学科,开展跨学科的课题研究,开辟新的研究领域,例如双语十数学的教学模式独具特色。重视培养学生创造性思维、设计、动手、人际交往四种能力,培养学生全面发展,培养学生艰苦奋斗,到西部创业的精神。     

正确认识和对待私营企业主入党的问题

私营企业主能否入党是一个众说纷纭的敏感问题。社会主义事业的建设者的特性决定了优秀的私营企业主可以入党 ;发展优秀的私营企业主入党应该把握好发展党员的方针政策、原则和程序以及对优秀私营企业主的考察培养等问题     

论增强党的阶级基础和扩大党的群众基础

论述了坚持党的阶级基础和扩大党的群众基础是马克思主义建党学说十分注重的问题 ,阐明了不断增强党的阶级基础和不断扩大党的群众基础是中国共产党发展建设的成功经验 ,分析了新时期不断增强党的阶级基础和不断扩大党的群众基础是时代和形势发展变化的客观要求 ,提出了新世纪不断增强党的阶级基础和不断扩大党的群众基础应该注意把握的两个基本问题。