Perceptions of the benefits of the A3 planner in facilitating project-based learning in accounting education

This paper evaluates ways of instilling project management skills into accounting-based learning by the use of an iterative A3 planner to plan, monitor and review assignment progress. The application of an A3 planner to facilitate a project-based learning (PBL) group assignment in undergraduate accounting education has been critically evaluated in terms of both the student and tutor experience. The study uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative data. Quantitative data assisting exploration of perceptions were collected through 100 undergraduate students. A series of focus group discussions were carried out to investigate students’ engagement and tutors’ teaching experiences regarding the adoption of the A3 planner. The results suggest that the A3 planner promotes active planning and effective management of a PBL group assignment. It makes students’ thought processes more visible thereby facilitating and enhancing the tutoring/mentoring process. Moreover a more interactive and transparent approach by doing assignment via the use of an iterative A3 planner has ensured more feedback points and action based efficiency in the doing approach for learners.     

Who gets the job? First-generation college students' perceptions of employer screening methods

What are first-generation college students' (FGCS) perspectives of employment screening methods? The authors investigate which methods FGCS believe are likely to cause an employer to extend a job offer and which methods yield the best pool of job applicants. Survey data were collected from undergraduate business majors. They were analyzed using means comparisons and bivariate correlation t tests. FGCS perceived resumes and interviews as most likely to help applicants get hired. Implications are discussed.     

Early labor market outcomes of university graduates: Does time to degree matter?

Using university administrative and survey data drawn from the AlmaLaurea Consortium, we analyze the effect of time to degree on the early labor market performance of Italian graduates. The empirical strategy allows identifying separately the impact of elapsed time to degree on the transition from university to work and on earnings from other determinants specific to the academic path completed. Findings suggest that delayed graduation reduces the employment probability (0.8% points for each year of delay), and this effect is still persistent five years after graduation. Once employed, graduates not completing their degree within the minimum period are also penalized in their net monthly earnings, even five years after graduation. The most penalized groups are women and graduates in non-scientific fields.     

职业延迟满足对员工过劳的影响研究——职业成长机会的调节作用

目前，员工过劳问题在我国企业发展中日益凸显，需要予以重视和解决。基于个体与组织互动角度，通过对338名企业员工的问卷调查分析职业延迟满足和职业成长机会对员工过劳的影响，并检验职业成长机会对职业延迟满足影响员工过劳的调节作用，结果表明：职业延迟满足的两个维度（工作延迟满足和职业生涯延迟满足）均对员工过劳有显著正向影响，而职业成长机会对员工过劳有显著负向影响；职业成长机会对职业延迟满足影响员工过劳具有负向调节作用，即职业成长机会越大，职业延迟满足与员工过劳的正向关系越弱。因此，企业管理者应合理引导和帮助员工做好职业生涯规划，为员工提供合适的多元化发展通道，以有效预防和缓解员工过劳。     

创新驱动发展战略下城市创新能力比较研究——以一线城市为例

以北京、上海、广州、深圳(以下简称北上广深)四个一线城市为例，利用面板数据，建立多指标创新能力综合评价指标体系，运用城市科技创新能力综合评价模型对四座城市的创新能力进行比较和评价。结果表明，四座城市整体创新能力都处于高位，而且一直保持提升态势，但具有明显的阶段性特征，增速不同，出现分化，各有优势和不足，深圳总体优势明显。据此，进一步提出四座城市在差异化发展的同时，应取长补短、相互学习，实现优势互补；采取多种举措确保企业作为创新主体的核心地位；提高产学研合作，加快科研成果转化，完善知识产权制度，建立政企研界之间协同创新的良性互动机制。     

做好高校招生宣传工作的几点思考

做好招生宣传工作,应准确把握宣传内容,选择宣传渠道和媒介,练好招生宣传队伍的内功。     

高校机关作风建设的思考与实践

高校机关作风建设应以思想建设为本,以制度建设为根,认真落实管理决策,提高工作效率。     

基于胜任力的高校教师评价探究

基于胜任力的高校教师评价,应借鉴工业组织管理的先进技术,采用职位分析、胜任特征模型、模拟测验和模糊综合评判等方法,以科学评价高校教师的知识、技能、能力和特质。     

高校营造良好育人环境的研究

高校培养素质人才,必须从提高思想认识出发,发挥学校各个部门和全校师生的作用,采取切实可行的措施、方法和机制,依靠全社会的力量营造良好育人环境。