Seasonal employee leadership and turnover intention in the hospitality and tourism industry: Serial mediation model workplace ostracism and work alienation

Based on the Conservation of Resources Theory, this research aims to examine the relationship between seasonal employee leadership (SEL) and turnover intention (TI). The data was obtained by administering a survey to 450 seasonal employees working in 15 five-star hotels in Antalya. The findings revealed that SEL reduces TI, which is an important problem for the tourism industry. The study results show that SEL was negatively related to workplace ostracism (WO) and work alienation (WA) and TI. Further, the findings show the serial mediating effect of WO and WA between SEL and TI. The study makes useful recommendations to managers to eliminate ostracism, curb the feeling of alienation and decrease TI.     

浅析企业运营与网络信息技术相结合

当前对于部分企业来说,网络信息技术还是属于一个“新事物”。适应竞争环境的新变化,本文尝试提出“两化、三网”企业运作模式。对企业管理提出了企业管理信息化和企业经营网络化,并提出了如何建设企业网络的建议,一是把企业资源计划和业务流程重组结合,建设企业内联网;二是通过把企业资源计划、供应链管理、客户关系管理、Internet等的结合建设企业外联网及其和国际互联网的联系。     

Financial Transparency and Sources of Hidden Capital in Turkish Banks

This paper investigates how changes in regulatory and economic environments affect the transparency of banks’ financial-statements. Reregulation and a volatile economy make Turkish banks the ideal sample. I disaggregate sources of both hidden and booked capital in Turkish banks traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange between 1988 and 2006. Hidden capital account for the difference between the accounting and opportunity-cost measures of a firm’s net worth. Increases in hidden capital in crisis periods indicate a greater reliance on government-contributed safety-net capital. The increase in hidden capital is more pronounced for large banks. Too-Big-To-Fail policies may explain why large banks are the beneficiaries of government-contributed capital.     

The effect of pregnancy Pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training on childbirth fear and neonatal outcomes: a quasi-experimental/quantitative research

This research aims to determine the effect pregnancy Pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training for primiparous women has on the fear of childbirth and neonatal outcomes. Fear of childbirth is very common among women and has negative effects on the birth process and neonatal outcomes. The study was designed as quasi-experimental/non-randomised/quantitative and prospective. Primiparous women presenting to the antenatal clinic of a hospital between 27.2.2015 and 01.03.2016 constituted the study population (reached 149 women). The study sample included 108 women, 54 of whom were in the experimental group and 54 of whom were in the control group. The sample had agreed to participate in the study and had met the sample criteria. In collecting the data, the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version A, the birth outcomes data collection form were used. The data were analyzed using means calculation, Fisher’s Exact Test, Pearson’s Chi Square Test and T Test. The study found that the experimental group had a moderate level of childbirth fear prior to the training and a low level of childbirth fear following the training (p < 0.05). The study was determined that the experimental group, as compared to the control group, was positively affected by the training, in terms of childbirth fear, mode of the birth, planned or unplanned cesarean birth, the Apgar score and body weight of the newborn, and problems in the development of the newborn, the first contact time with newborn, and the first time breastfeeding (p < 0.05). The childbirth preparation program had a positive effect on fear of childbirth and neonatal outcomes.     

日本企业的研究与开发计划

本文以日立公司所属的研究中心为例,讨论日本企业的研究与开发计划,包括计划的制订过程、计划执行中的组织保证体系、以及研究与开发计划的评价过程.最后总结了日本企业研究与开发计划的特点.     

价值工程在流量计中的应用

运用价值工程的原理,对主导产品——玻璃转子流量计产品进行价值分析,降低了材料与能源消耗,提高了劳动生产效率,因而取得了较好的经济效果.     

The Shocking Origins of Political Transitions: Evidence from Earthquakes

Do earthquakes trigger political transitions? Using a rich panel dataset of 160 countries observed over 1950–2007, we find that earthquake shocks, measured in terms of the effect of ground‐motion amplitude on death toll, have two contradicting effects on political change. On the one hand, earthquakes drive transitions into democracy due to an affective shock, which we interpret to be the reaction of citizens by which they hold the incumbent government responsible for earthquake damages. On the other hand, earthquakes indirectly hasten transitions into a less democratic regime because they increase the income level contemporaneously, possibly due to short‐term emergency response and recovery expenditures, and thus, raising the opportunity cost of contesting the incumbent government. Overall, we show that, while not leading to a full‐fledged regime transition, earthquake shocks open a new democratic window of opportunity, but this window is narrowed by improved economic conditions.     

十年辛勤耕耘铸就今日辉煌——庆祝辽宁江河水利水电工程建设监理有限公司成立10周年

辽宁江河水利水电工程建设监理有限公司是中华人民共和国水利部批准的具有水利工程施工监理甲级、水土保持工程施工监理甲级、机电及金属结构设备制造监理乙级、水利工程环境保护监理资质及水利工程招标代理乙级资质单位,并通过了IS09001国际质量体系认证。公司成立于1998年4月,凭借科学的决策,一流的管理,规范的经营,良好的信誉,在省内监理行业迅速崛起。     

ICT labor,software usage,and productivity: firm-level evidence from Turkey

Journal of Productivity Analysis - This paper examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on firm-level productivity in Turkey using a novel longitudinal data set. We...