Alternative Approaches to Multilevel Modelling of Survey Non‐Contact and Refusal

We review three alternative approaches to modelling survey non‐contact and refusal: multinomial, sequential, and sample selection (bivariate probit) models. We then propose a multilevel extension of the sample selection model to allow for both interviewer effects and dependency between non‐contact and refusal rates at the household and interviewer level. All methods are applied and compared in an analysis of household non‐response in the United Kingdom, using a data set with unusually rich information on both respondents and non‐respondents from six major surveys. After controlling for household characteristics, there is little evidence of residual correlation between the unobserved characteristics affecting non‐contact and refusal propensities at either the household or the interviewer level. We also find that the estimated coefficients of the multinomial and sequential models are surprisingly similar, which further investigation via a simulation study suggests is due to non‐contact and refusal having largely different predictors.     

公路工程施工放样中常见问题的处理探讨

公路工程施工放样是公路工程建设的重要内容,对保证工程进度与质量至关重要。本文阐述了公路施工放样技术的重要性,对精化区域大地水准面、高低等级公路施工中的测量放样问题进行了较详细的探讨和总结,并提出了一些有效的处理措施。     

关于堤防工程地质勘察中问题的分析

随着我国勘探事业的发展,在堤防工程地质勘察工作中始终存在一些共性的问题,必须引起工作者的关注和深入探讨。关于堤防工程地质分段分类的问题就是各勘测单位照顾不周全的焦点之一,本文就这一现象提出自己的分类法,希望对堤防工程勘测设计工作的进一步深化贡献力量。     

影响准噶尔盆地南缘山地地震勘探资料因素分析

2010年阿什里二维地震项目中,针对准噶尔盆地南缘山地地震勘探难点,通过一系列技术措施的应用,在该区取得了较好地地震资料效果,形成了一系列对新疆山地勘探具有一定指导作用的技术方法。文章分析了影响资料品质的主要因素,并针对本区特点采取了以提高资料信噪比为前提的,注重激发能量的激发点优选技术,总结了一套适于在准噶尔盆地南缘及类似地区的地震勘探施工经验。     

论水电勘察设计单位留住人才的有效路径

人才是第一资源,是水电勘察设计单位发展的保证。文章在论述人才重要性的基础上,从薪酬福利、完善培训、以机制留人等方面阐述了水电勘察设计单位留住人才的有效路径,从而为水电勘察设计单位加快发展提供智力支持。     

东敢水库主坝区主要渗漏通道分析及防渗处理

在对病险水库的除险加固施工中,确定水库主要渗漏通道和主要渗漏区对项目施工至关重要。     

Employee perspectives on communication and consultation: findings from a cross-national survey

Highlighting the ongoing significance of national models of employment relations, this paper examines whether variation in communication and consultation practices between countries is reflected in employee perceptions. Drawing upon a survey of around 3,500 employees in four European countries – France, Germany, Italy and the UK – the paper explores whether workers' views on various aspects of communication and consultation are similar or different. It finds that there are certain similarities, with particular types of information and forms of communication being valued across the countries. However, differences are also identified. It is suggested that national institutions may well shape employee expectations about the nature of communication and consultation, feeding through to how satisfied they are with these processes.     

Internationalization of multi-source feedback systems: a six-country exploratory analysis of 360-degree feedback

In the past few years, few human resource practices have received as much attention as multi-source feedback systems (MSFSs). In the US and Canada, it is estimated that over one-third of organizations are using some form of MSFS and recent surveys show that this practice is still gaining popularity. Concurrently, a substantial amount of literature has focused on the effectiveness of this performance management practice. However, while few would dispute the popularity of MSFS, relatively little has been published on the use of these systems outside North America and thus little is known about their form and effectiveness in international contexts. This paper outlines the results of an international survey of MSFS. Interview data from HR managers and consultants from Argentina, Australia, China, Slovakia, Spain and the UK demonstrate that MSFS are being implemented, in slightly different ways, in each of these six countries. The main challenges in the application of MSFS in these various countries are the communication efforts necessary before and after implementation, and the inherent difficulty in giving and receiving feedback. The results of this study also provide data as to the perceived future of MSFS in each of the countries surveyed.     

青川候家村硫铁矿高精度磁测与激电勘探研究

通过高精度磁测和幅频激电探测两种方法对松林坪硫铁矿区进行了实地探测,进而了解了该矿区硫铁矿的分布及储量,为今后在该矿区的进一步工作奠定了基础。     

从《氓》谈起——女性解放道路之反思

由于受封建思想的束缚。“男尊女卑”的观念深深扎根在人们的心里。从古至今，许多人都为女性解放而做出努力，可人们在女性解放的道路上却逐渐走向误区，盲目的追求男女的绝对平等。当代女性必须首先培养一个健全的自我意识，方可争取彻底的解放。