Cultural Consonance in Leisure,Leisure Satisfaction,Life Satisfaction,and Self-Rated Health in Urban Taiwan

The purpose of this study threefold: to determine whether a shared cultural model of the importance of a set of leisure activities to a good leisure life existed in urban Taiwan, the degree to which cultural consonance in leisure mediates the relationship between leisure constraints and leisure satisfaction, and the degree to which leisure satisfaction affects life satisfaction and self-rated health. Results indicate that a cultural model of the importance of leisure activities to a good leisure life existed among sample members. Second, higher levels of self-reported participation in leisure activities that are culturally agreed upon as more important for a good leisure life are more strongly associated with leisure satisfaction than are activities culturally agreed upon as less important. Finally, leisure satisfaction strongly predicts both life satisfaction and self-rated health.     

承接台湾产业外移实现两岸资源互补与共赢——台湾产业外移动因与福建的承接

近10多年来,台湾向大陆转移产业的趋势明显,且规模逐渐扩大,呈现出新的特点,在为福建省的经济发展创造了条件和机遇的同时也对福建省进一步吸引台资、深化闽台合作提出了新的挑战和要求,福建省应对此作出相应的措施,使福建省在承接台湾产业外移中达到两岸资源的互补与共赢。     

试析台湾高等教育对其经济的促进作用

本文论述了台湾高等教育和其战后经济的发展历程,并对台湾高等教育与经济发展的相互关系进行了探讨,提出台湾高等教育对其经济发展的四方面促进作用。     

Job stress,coping strategies,and burnout among hotel industry supervisors in Taiwan

The complex and changing environment of the hospitality industry presents a never ending array of stimuli, pressures and demands which can become sources of stress for hotel supervisors. A focus on the identification of current and potential stressors in organizations, and the development of strategies which individuals and management may use to manage and reduce stress effectively, is imperative. This study is to investigate the perceived level of stress of hotel supervisors, to establish frequency of the use of various coping strategies, and to determine the burnout rate. This study also empirically examines the relationships among stress, coping strategies, and job burnout. A convenient sample of hotel supervisors of large hotels in Taiwan was selected. The return of 298 questionnaires represented 74.5% of the total supervisors surveyed. The study findings suggest that the major job stress of hotel supervisors originates from task characteristic and workload. Moreover, a direct action coping strategy may allow one to perceive the situations as opportunities and may, in turn, contribute to reduce job stress. Furthermore, hotel supervisors experience a lower level of burnout if they apply more direct action strategies in coping with the pressures of their job. The results of this study can be used as part of guidelines including what should be considered to reduce job stress and burnout in the work environment.     

广西产业在桂台合作中的定位研究

在广西与台湾地区合作的历史机遇下,广西产业应何去何从？“东承西联,创新发展”——佩鲁的区域经济理论给了广西产业发展一个明确的定位。广西通过主动承接台资高技术产业,联合开发我国西部省份和东盟国家的丰富资源,加强高技术领域产业与优势产业的创新发展,以发掘出拉动区域经济发展的增长极,实现桂台区域经济乃至泛珠经济区域、中国-东盟区域经济又好又快发展。     

An Average Derivative Estimation of Stochastic Frontiers

This paper utilizes the average derivative estimation of Stoker (1986) and the pesudo-likelihood estimation of Fan, Li, and Weersink (1996) to estimate a semiparametric stochastic frontier regression, y = g(x) + , where the function g(.)is unknown and is a composite error in a standard setting. The proposed semiparametric method of estimation is applied to data on farmers' credit unions in Taiwan. Empirical results show that the banking services of the farmers' credit unions is subject to economies of scale, but high degree of cost inefficiency in operation.     

立足现实的电影人支柱——杨德昌与侯孝贤

"在当代台湾电影界,杨德昌堪称最赋有社会责任感、历史使命感和忧患意识最强烈的导演。而且年轻时长期接受的理科教育,使他的创作在积极地介入现实生活的时候,并没有停留在感官和感性上,而是力求客观和理性……说侯孝贤拍台湾乡土社会的现实电影,一是早期的作品中的内容与台湾乡土社会的直接关系,二是侯孝贤的乡土情节,与寻根情节又不一样,他不是单纯地要寻找、认同自己的身份,而是一种对乡土和生命中乡土即成长的孩提青葱岁月的迷恋。"     

台湾经济及石油产品供需情况

台湾人口密度大,资源贫乏,受产业结构变化及世界经济不景气的影响,台湾对石油产品的需求在减少,因而剩余部分用于出口,而中国大陆随着经济的发展,对石油产品的需求在增加,所以了解台湾的经济及石油产业、石油供需情况、车用燃料质量等情况具有一定的意义。