A model for the influence of social interaction and social support on female expatriates' cross-cultural adjustment

This paper offers a model to describe the way in which female expatriates develop relationships and utilize those relationships to become cross-culturally adjusted. This model includes three predictive components affecting cross-cultural adjustment. The first includes the factors affecting whether a woman is able to form relationships on the expatriate assignment. These antecedents can include the female expatriate's personality, the cultural norms towards women, her language skills and the availability of possible opportunities for interaction. The second component includes the various sources of social interaction and social support (e.g. family members, and host national colleagues). The third component describes the nature of a female expatriate's social interaction and social support (e.g. emotional, informational and instrumental). Practical considerations for multinational organizations sending female expatriates are offered.     

企业人力资源管理有效性研究

在已有文献的研究基础上,通过员工对企业人力资源管理情况的认知来衡量人力资源管理的有效性。本文结合中国国情,对国有企业、民营企业一线员工和人力资源员工进行调研,运用数理统计方法对调研结果进行分析,得出结论:一线员工对人力资源有效性的评价普遍低于人力资源员工,民营企业的人力资源工作比国有企业做得出色。本文结合国内情况,给出了造成这种结果的原因,并提出了相关建议。     

我国加入WTO后结算业务所面临的挑战和对策

随着中国加入WTO后，我国的市场将进一步扩大开放，这给我国的结算业务提供了广阔的空间，但同时也带来了许多新的挑战。本主要对国内结算和国际结算进行了分析和比较，找出两的不同点，并分析了国内结算和国际结算的差距。提出了中国加入WTO之后，我国结算业务面临的挑战和发展对策。     

我国家电产业出口发展战略浅析:比较优势还是竞争优势

近年来,我国家电产品出口发展态势良好,但是也存在一定的问题,而问题的解决则依赖于其出口发展战略的合理选择。通过分析比较优势和竞争优势两种发展战略对当前我国家电产业的适用性,笔者认为:一方面,要继续发挥我国的比较优势,更好实现我国家电产业的升级;另一方面,要以竞争优势为发展方向,把我国家电产业做大做强。     

基于组织支持理论的知识型员工流失研究

1986年诞生的组织支持理论近年来在管理领域产生了重大影响。本文结合知识型员工的特点,对组织支持理论的影响因素进行分析,构建了企业知识型员工的POS违背模型,并以此为依据建立了知识型员工的流失防范机制。     

国产品牌降压药北京地区医院营销策略研究

通过设计定量研究分析方案，根据调查结果，了解影响降压药在医院推广的相关因素，包括医生的处方行为和使用习惯；医生决策过程和驱动因素等，以期为我国国产品牌降压药品在北京地区医院的推广提出建议.     

The ownership and use of small kitchen domestic appliances: case study,Liverpool

The nutritional habits of UK consumers have become a cause for concern with an increasing number of people suffering from diseases related to nutrition. The way in which food is prepared may contribute to the nutritional content of the diet. Traditional methods of cooking and eating are being influenced by increased ownership of domestic appliances. This study aimed to carry out a cross sectional study of people living on Merseyside to determine the ownership and use of small kitchen domestic appliances in relation to the possible consequences the appliances may have on the nutrient intake of the individual. An opportunistic sample of 276 female adults aged 25–70 years was recruited from amongst university staff and community groups within Merseyside. Data were collected using a self‐completion questionnaire consisting of questions concerning personal details, the ownership and use of domestic appliances that may influence nutrient intake. The Liverpool John Moores University Ethics Committee granted ethical approval. Microwave ovens, electric toasters and grills were owned by 80% of the population. Coffee makers, handheld electric food mixers, sandwich makers, blenders and food processors although owned by over 45% were used by the majority only once a week or less. Newer items such as a bread maker were owned by 9% who were significantly more likely to have a professional occupation. Those with unskilled occupations were significantly more likely to own a deep fat fryer and least likely to own a food processor. Those aged 25–34 years were significantly least likely to own a handheld food mixer. Households comprised of couples with or without children were significantly more likely to own sandwich makers, bread makers, food processors and handheld food mixers. No difference in the use of the appliances was found with occupational group or age. A large percentage of people own a variety of domestic appliances, the use of which may have a beneficial effect on their nutrient intake, however, it is of concern that those in the lower socio‐economic group were more likely to own appliances that will have a negative effect on their diet.     

基于 LSSVM 的供应链金融业务中企业信用风险评估研究

针对目前供应链金融业务中企业信用风险评估不科学与不完善的问题,在对企业信用风险评估的指标体系进行梳理和完善的基础上,利用最小二乘支持向量机(LSSVM)的基本原理尝试构建了企业信用风险 LSSVM 评估模型,并对模型的可行性和优越性做了分析和验证。研究结果表明：LSSVM 评估模型收敛速度快、准确度较高、泛化能力强,为供应链金融业务中的企业信用风险评估提供了一种新的办法和思路。     

Participants' perceptions on the role of facilitators using Group Decision Support Systems

The impact of facilitation upon group meetings has been a topic of research and debate for over 40 years. However, with the emergence and increasing usage of Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS), the role of facilitators is once more being addressed. Facilitators aim to substantially increase the effectiveness of group working, making meetings more productive and efficient through the management of both content and process. However, while the benefit that facilitators can bring is acknowledged, developing the necessary skills and techniques is more problematic. There are few manuals for would-be faciliators to draw upon, and much of their ability is acquired through experience. This article therefore attempts to increase the knowledge available and to provide facilitators with some practical suggestions. The research focuses on a series of interviews with group members (participants) who had used a particular GDSS—Strategic Options Development and Analysis (SODA)—for organizational decision making. From the analysis of the interviews, a number of reoccurring issues were identified which are presented as a set of learning points. These cover not only the workshop/meeting itself, but also the pre-workshop and post-workshop stages. The article also reflects on the impact which these identified learning points have on design and future GDSS development.     

Modeling and supporting task-oriented group processes: Purposeful complex adaptive systems and Evolutionary Systems Design

Evolutionary Systems Design (ESD) is a universal general problem solving, formal modeling, design framework for purposeful complex adaptive systems (PCAS) and processes, i.e., task-oriented group processes. These processes constitute policy making, group decision, negotiation, and multiagent problem solving with human and/or artificial agents. ESD is also a framework for computer group support systems (GSS) that support these processes. The ESD general framework can be applied to define and solve specific problems. In this article the ESD framework is presented and illustrated by example. The article provides background for ESD computer implementations discussed in two other related articles (Lewis and Shakun 1996; Bui and Shakun 1996).