Managing The Environment

Abstract

The literature on network management in the public sector reports positive effects of network activity on agency performance. Current studies show however no differences between specific types of contacts in an agency's environment. The present article adopts an explorative design to study the different types of environmental actors in the networks of nine colleges for nursing studies in the Netherlands. A typology of environmental ties is introduced, and applied to the nine cases. It appears that contacts to different types of actors reflect different levels of ambition in the network management of the colleges. The level of ambition in network management appears to be associated with two indicators for college performance: it is positively associated with diploma rate, and negatively associated with drop-out rates among freshmen. These results are discussed with reference to the current literature in public network management.     

电子商务环境下的逆向物流

电子商务、逆向物流正逐渐受到社会的关注,正确处理电子商务环境下的逆向物流问题不仅能够降低企业逆向物流成本,提高企业收益,而且也极大地方便了消费者.为了达到这样的目的,通过从电子商务与逆向物流关系以及影响入手,分析了当今电子商务环境下逆向物流存在的问题,并提出了相应的策略.     

图书馆的环境污染与防治

健康权利是人最基本的权利,对图书馆工作环境污染的现实,从多方面阐述了图书馆职业面临的各种危害因素,呼吁重视图书馆馆员的职业健康,加强职业防护意识,采取有力措施改善工作环境已刻不容缓。