The Pursuit of Significance

The results of a large scale research project among top public managers in The Netherlands are presented. On the basis of Likert-scaling the degree of Change Orientation is measured. Change Orientation consists of five components: commitment to values; serving the public; empowerment and shared leadership; pragmatic incremen-talism and dedication to public service.     

以人为本的哲学解读及其现实意义

本文从哲学角度对以人为本的哲学内涵、理论依据及现实意义等几个方面进行了分析和探讨。在构建社会主义和谐社会的过程中,以人为本的科学发展观应该是我们始终贯彻的一项基本原则。因此,正确理解和深刻把握以人为本的思想精髓,对于构建社会主义和谐社会具有重大意义。     

近代烟台漕运的特点及现实意义

烟台自古以来就是一个天然良港,在历史上南北漕运中扮演着重要的角色。开埠后,烟台成为我国近代最早的有规模的海运港埠之一,在近代中国经济发展中起着重要的作用,也为近代烟台城市的兴起,作出了重要的贡献。因此,探寻近代烟台漕运发展脉络,对研究制定当代烟台临港产业、临港经济发展战略有着十分重要的现实意义。     

我国生态文明建设的重要意义及实现路径

建设生态文明,是走向社会主义新时代的必然要求。推进生态文明建设,可以最大限度地沉淀绿色发展沃土,铸就天蓝、地绿、水清的美丽家园,描绘出生态“高颜值”、发展“好气质”、经济“稳进好”的魅力中国画卷。推进生态文明建设,可进一步落实良好民生,为开创我国良好生态环境的新起点、新局面、新征程夯实根基。     

What executives get wrong about statistics: Moving from statistical significance to effect sizes and practical impact

Statistical significance functions as an arbiter of sorts for data analysis purporting to show a relationship between two or more variables. Unfortunately, in far too many situations, statistical significance may lead decision-makers relying on data and analytics to improve business decisions astray, particularly in the context of big data. In this article, I outline reasons why executives should develop a healthy discernment when they see the phrase “statistically significant” in media outlets, internal analyses, consulting reports, and other sources. To overcome the limitations of focusing on statistical significance, I propose executives shift their attention toward the effect size reported from a statistical model. While not without limitation, effect sizes are more useful to decision-makers, highlight the practical implication of analyses, and help in quantifying the uncertainty inherent to working with data.     

TACKLING FALSE POSITIVES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH: A STATISTICAL TOOLBOX WITH APPLICATIONS

Serious concerns have been raised that false positive findings are widespread in empirical research in business disciplines. This is largely because researchers almost exclusively adopt the ‘p‐value less than 0.05’ criterion for statistical significance; and they are often not fully aware of large‐sample biases which can potentially mislead their research outcomes. This paper proposes that a statistical toolbox (rather than a single hammer) be used in empirical research, which offers researchers a range of statistical instruments, including a range of alternatives to the p‐value criterion such as the Bayesian methods, optimal significance level, sample size selection, equivalence testing and exploratory data analyses. It is found that the positive results obtained under the p‐value criterion cannot stand, when the toolbox is applied to three notable studies in finance.     

建立农田水利建设新机制

在充分认识农田水利建设新机制的重大意义的基础上,分析建立农田水利建设新机制的指导思想和原则,点明建立农田水利建设新机制的工作重点。     

蔡和森对马克思主义中国化的卓越贡献

在马克思主义中国化的发展进程中,先进分子是有力的推动者,蔡和森就是杰出代表之一。本文从蔡和森认识到马克思主义对改造中国的意义入手,论述了蔡和森成为马克思主义中国化杰出代表的原因,在此基础上,阐述了蔡和森对马克思主义中国化的卓越贡献。     

胡润百名富豪排行榜的科学性、学术价值和现实意义

胡润百富榜是中国大陆首份百富名单,其每年公布的百富榜单上,不仅有富豪的身价资产,还有其奋斗过程中的种种感人至深,激人奋发的创业故事。本文将分三个部分分别对胡润百富榜的科学性、学术价值以及现实意义进行分析。     

马克思世界历史理论及其现实意义

机器大工业首次开创了世界历史,使每个文明国家以及这些国家中的每一个人需要的满足都依赖于整个世界,从而使普遍的世界交往取代了以往自然形成的闭关自守的孤立状态,使"民族的片面性和局限性日益成为不可能,于是由许多民族的和地方的文学形成了一种世界的文学",与此相伴随的是人的解放过程,"每一个单个人的解放的程度是与历史完全转变为世界历史的程度一致的",实现共产主义之日亦即人类彻底解放之时。这就是马克思世界历史理论的大致轮廓。其现实意义是:要站在世界历史的高度,谋划国家发展战略,谋求国家的超常规发展,从容应对世界历史发展进程中的不确定性和多样性,在又好又快发展自身的同时,为构建和谐世界和推动世界共产主义运动做出积极贡献。