The impact of the challenge and hindrance stress on hotel employees interpersonal citizenship behaviors: Psychological capital as a moderator

This study investigates the relationships between challenge and hindrance stressors and hotel employees’ interpersonal citizenship behaviors (ICB). The study also tests the moderating role of hotel employees’ psychological capital (PsyCap) on the aforementioned relationships. Data were collected from 213 U.S. hotel frontline employees. The results showed that both challenge and hindrance stress had a negative relationship with ICB. PsyCap was found to moderate both relationships. Implications for hospitality researchers and industry practitioners are discussed along with the limitations and suggested avenues for future research.     

Working and Caring for a Child with Chronic Illness: Challenges in Maintaining Employment

This paper shares some pertinent findings from an initial, qualitative stage of a larger, national study currently being undertaken in Australia, exploring the support needs of parents who are working full time and caring for a child with chronic illness. The findings presented here depict the negative impact of these parents caring responsibilities on their work life and the increased stress they experience trying to maintain full time employment. In-depth interviews revealed how these parents had to rearrange their working hours, use up their leave entitlements, work unsatisfactory hours, sacrifice their careers and even change their jobs in order to balance their dual roles. In addition, the findings also highlight the negative and unsupportive attitude that employers had towards these parents. These employment conditions were extremely stressful and frustrating for parents affecting their physical and emotional well being.     

Effects of job stress on self-esteem,job satisfaction,and turnover intention

ABSTRACT

This study is focused on female inbound call center counselors who are easily exposed to emotional labor when customers express anger and hostility and use swear words toward invisible targets on the phone. Our study is based on 244 responses from female inbound call center counselors. Job stress has a significantly negative effect on job satisfaction and self-esteem. It was shown that self-esteem has a partially mediating effect, and turnover experience had a moderating effect. It is important to shed new light on the roles of self-esteem among determinants of job satisfaction.     

北方干旱与防旱保墒技术—对灌溉农业的反思

我国北方降水不足,存在着旱灾易于发生的自然条件。近些年来,黄河年年断流。许多地区地下水位下降,给片面依赖灌溉发展农业的指导思想敲响了警钟。北方地区的农业有近万年的历史,在漫长的历史时期中,我国人民主要是依靠传统的防旱保墒技术,而不是灌溉,来发展农业生产的。     

房地产开发企业违约概率压力测试研究——现金流蒙特卡洛模拟方法在银行中的应用

本文采用蒙特卡洛模拟方法,根据现金净额是否为负这一标准来判断房地产开发企业是否违约,在对企业的现金流进行随机模拟的基础上来计算企业的违约概率。压力测试的场景为房价下降,利率上升。压力传导途径为房价与利率变动导致企业销售收入变动,销售收入的改变导致企业的现金流量表发生变化。房价和利率对销售收入的冲击是随机的,企业的现金流也是随机的,本文通过随机模拟估算了企业的现金流为负的频率,以此作为企业违约的概率。压力测试表明,当房价下降幅度到达15%附近时,房地产开发商的违约概率开始急剧上升。     

我国物种保护拯救与自然保护区建设回顾与展望

总结了我国林业物种保护拯救与自然保护区建设成就。全国野生动植物保护及自然保护区建设工程实施8年来,初步形成了国家、省、市三位一体的野生动植物保护体系,有效保护着我国90%的陆地生态系统类型、85%的野生动物种群和65%的高等植物群。提出今后工程建设的重点是认真编制好规划,积极研究保护立法,完善保护区布局,加强珍稀濒危野生动植物拯救力度,扩大拯救范围,强化野生动植物繁育利用的市场监管和执法监督。     

桩基施工对验潮井变形与内力影响数值分析

桩基施工过程中对土体的挤压与扰动势必对周围土层的位移与内力产生影响,而其影响范围是判断周围已有建构筑物稳定性的重要依据.采用目前在岩土工程领域广泛使用的三维数值模拟软件FLAC3D进行模拟计算,得出桩基施工过程中联合国海洋平面观测站(验潮井)变形与内力变化.计算结果显示:1～16号桩在施工过程中对验潮井竖向与侧向均产生了位移,但位移值较小;最小主应力与最大主应力变化不明显.通过对验潮井的位移与内力的计算,南防波堤平台桩基工程施工应由近及远依次施工,施工时应尽量避免对岩土体的扰动与破坏,不得采用爆破施工,保证基岩完整性.     

COVID-19-induced layoff,survivors’ COVID-19-related stress and performance in hospitality industry: The moderating role of social support

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the hospitality industry hard globally, resulting in millions of employees being laid off. Drawing upon the conservation of resources theory, this study aims to empirically examine how and when COVID-19-induced layoff influences employees’ in-role and extra-role performance in the hospitality industry. We tested this model by using field data collected from 302 employees and their supervisors in China across two waves. Results revealed that COVID-19-induced layoff increases survivors’ COVID-19-related stress, which in turn leads to decreased in-role and extra-role performance. The strength of these indirect effects is mitigated by perceived family support against COVID-19. Unexpectedly, perceived organizational support against COVID-19 intensifies these indirect effects. The theoretical and practical implications of this study are further discussed.     

一种新型的塑料管材成型设备--BS630扩口机的设计

BS630大口径塑料管材成型设备是人们为适应大口径塑料管材的高速发展,重点研发的大型塑料扩口成型设备,能完成对PVC塑料管材、管件的二次成型加工。介绍了其工作原理及设计要点,它采用高精度的机械元件、先进的PLC数控技术及触摸屏人机对话界面,不仅实现了全自动化无人操控,且成型管材可达到国际标准。     

球罐焊接后热处理对残余应力的影响

球罐容积大、壳体壁厚、球壳板刚度较大,在组装过程中不可避免地产生较大的组装与焊接残余应力和变形,因而球罐焊后整体热处理对其安全使用尤为重要。本文采用SYSWELD工程有限元分析软件中的热处理工具,结合实际的热处理规范要求,加载焊接后模型的温度场和残余应力场状态,以达到对焊后热处理的真实模拟。为研究焊后热处理工艺对减小焊接残余应力的意义提供理论指导。