Agile office work as embodied spatial practice: A spatial perspective on ‘open’ New Work environments

An increasing number of companies transform their traditional office spaces into open work environments, often as part of an effort for working relations to evolve away from rigid and hierarchical structures. Contrary to intentions, recent studies show how open office projects tend to re-produce social hierarchy and norms but say only little about how these socio-spatial structures come into being. In this study, we demonstrate how a workspace designed as ‘open’ is being (re-)produced and negotiated in everyday spatial practices. We investigate this question in an ethnographic research design using the example of office redesign at a German financial service company and from the perspective of social theories of space. First, we develop a critical perspective on the ‘new office’ by demonstrating that office work redesign is a political process. Through a focus on spatial practices of office work, we disclose movement and sound as crucial dimensions in the socio-political construction of ‘agile’ office work and of a social hierarchy in the open office. Second, based on our findings we propose that openness in organizational space, rather than being a design feature of a specific work environment, needs to be understood as a generative social process.     

EXCEL2003在农业生物统计中的应用研究

本文主要介绍运用EXCEL强大的功能对农业生物中的数据进行分析，从而能够快速得出分析结果，减少了手工计算的误差。     

办公空间设计中光的运用

光能赋予办公空间多样化的视觉艺术效果,具有重要的意义。光作为承载办公空间信息的载体之一,以多样的语汇传递着环境与使用者之间的“对话”,同时决定着整个办公环境空间设计的好坏与否。     

我国各地金融发展差异的司法解释

本文选取律师及律师事务所的数量作为衡量司法水准的指标,利用我国20个省份1995～2000年间的数据,通过面板技术检验了法与金融理论所强调的"法律对于金融发展是重要的"观点是否适用于我国.结果表明,司法水准对于各地的金融发展差异具有一定的解释力.     

Nutrient composition of selected fresh and processed fish species from lake Malawi: a nutritional possibility for people living with HIV/AIDS

Nutrition is important for both healthy and sick people. Unfortunately for sick people, especially those living with HIV/AIDS, the emphasis has mostly been on drugs at the expense of nutritional aspects. People living with HIV/AIDS and related diseases need a lot of protein and energy‐rich foods together with vitamins and minerals. Fish are particularly rich in these nutrients. In Malawi, fish are harvested in large numbers and to avoid deterioration, some are smoked, sun dried or partially boiled and then sun dried. Since the nutrient contents of the fresh and processed fish may differ, a study was carried out on four different fresh and processed fish species (Copadichromis inornatus, Rhamphochromis ferox, Engraulicypris sardella and Oreochromis lidole) in order to determine which species was the more nutritive. The results showed that E. sardella and C. inornatus species, fresh or processed, had relatively higher (P < 0.001) protein content (58.22 ± 0.6% and 57.78 ± 0.7% respectively), fat (25.2 ± 1.2 and 22.08 ± 0.4% respectively), energy (24086.7 ± 151.7 J/g and 22204.9 ± 84.7 J/g respectively) than either R. ferox or O. lidole. Although the R. ferox species had lower protein, fat and energy than E. sardella or C. inornatus, this species had higher available lysine content. Calcium and magnesium contents of E. sardella and C. inornatus were however, slightly lower (P < 0.001) than those of the other two species. There were variations between and within the species for all parameters analysed. The results obtained in this work suggest that people living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi can best build their muscle and get more energy and minerals from the E. sardella and C. inornatus fish species. It would therefore be recommended that appropriate technologies for improving the availability and productivity of such fish should be developed and tested for people living with HIV/AIDS or affected households. However, it is suggested that a larger group of the commonly available fish species should be analysed so as to offer a wider choice to consumers.     

Consumer education: educational considerations and perspectives

This paper examines questions concerning consumer education in relation to consumption and household management. It is based partly on literature studies and partly on a current pilot study, also on studies carried out in the classroom and developmental work in schools and on teacher training courses. The pilot study on consumer education is being carried out in Denmark and is funded by the Danish Ministry of Business Affairs. Another part of the study concerns a qualitative investigation of pupils’ understandings of consumption and its meaning in their lives, but this is not reported here. The key research questions relate to the way in which the young consumer is educated, both formally and informally, and what the possibilities and perspectives are for consumer education. Introductory research is discussed, followed by a presentation and discussion of key issues for consumer education, such as household management, consumption, home economics and education. Finally, three examples are described and discussed which demonstrate how the advocated principles of consumer education and empowerment can be put into practice. These examples are based on developmental work carried out in lower secondary schools and teacher training courses.     

落实“国九条”促进物流业健康发展

物流业是流通业的重要支撑与基础保障,在降低流通成本、提升流通效率等方面具有十分积极的作用.2011年,我国物流运行保持平稳较快增长态势,物流政策环境进一步改善,特别是2011年8月《国务院办公厅关于促进物流业健康发展政策措施的意见》(简称“国九条”)的出台,对于细化落实《物流业调整和振兴规划》,进一步转变物流业发展方式,引导物流业科学发展具有非常重要的意义,为下一阶段我国物流业政策调整指明了方向.这是落实《物流业调整和振兴规划》的重要举措,是降低流通成本的必然要求,是提升产业竞争力的必要保证.此外,“国九条”针对业界反映强烈、长期制约物流业发展的突出问题,提出了税收、土地、交通、体制改革、资源整合、技术创新、加大投入和农产品物流等九个方面的四十多条政策措施.比如,在税收方面,强调在完善税收试点办法的基础上,研究解决仓储、配送、货运代理等环节与运输环节营业税税率不统一的问题和大宗商品仓储设施用地的土地使用税政策,切实减轻物流企业税收负担;在交通方面,针对反映集中的过路过桥费过高、罚款过多过乱、配送车辆进城难等问题,提出了清理并降低过路过桥费、为配送车辆进城通行提供便利、坚决治理“乱罚款”、实事求是解决车辆运输车难题、制定大件运输管理办法等一系列措施.     

会计师事务所“一揽子”去留博弈简析

“一揽子”中的非审计服务是把“双刃剑”,针对其外部性问题,是完全禁止还是放任自流,政府与经济市场在博弈。本文从经济学角度阐述其存在的必要性,将“一揽子”去留决策权赋予经济市场的同时,套用博弈模型来分析说明:事务所在是否提供“一揽子”的博弈进程中,应将公信成本纳入其信息集,综合考量谨慎承接,以期实现对博弈双方均有益的非零和博弈。     

The rise and fall of William Bassett Chinnery

The purpose of this article is to explain how William Bassett Chinnery, who was appointed Agent for New South Wales on 1 May 1787, was enabled to embezzle more than £80,000 of Treasury funds prior to his dismissal on 17 March 1812. In this chronicle attention is concentrated on Chinnery's duties and peculation rather than his private life and his love of music which has been exposed elsewhere ( Yim, 2004 ). Attention is paid to accounting and control systems used at the British Treasury and the function and operation of the Audit Office which was established in 1785. In conclusion, it is argued that Chinnery was able to avoid detection because contemporary charge and discharge reporting, cash control and auditing were inadequate.     

Sustainable rural communities? A legal perspective on the community right to buy

Sustainable development is the underlying policy behind the community right to buy land in rural Scotland enshrined in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Part 2. The Act explicitly requires communities wishing to exercise the right to buy to have sustainable development at the heart of their community body and all their plans for the land. This paper examines the role and interpretation of sustainable development in the CRB. Since the Act was passed three administrations have headed up the Scottish government and sustainable development issues and strategies for Scotland have been aired in four important and distinctive policy documents showing that it is still very much an evolving concept in Scottish politics. The current administration has adopted the most econocentric approach yet seen in the UK, focusing on sustainable economic growth. Meanwhile, the community right to buy has developed its own sustainable development agenda. This review of decisions taken under the legislation illustrates that a diverse range of community ownership plans have been deemed consistent with sustainable development, from creation of sports facilities to preservation of castles, lighthouses and village greens. A range of economic, social and environmental objectives have been approved. On the other hand, communities that fail to adopt the ‘right’ approach to the principle will not be successful in using the legislation.