Recent activities in the field of Nuclear Operational Management and Nuclear Safety Engineering

Recent activities in the field of Nuclear Operational Management and Nuclear Safety Engineering, the studies related to risk analysis methodology, design, and operational management, physical phenomena, and emergency preparedness and nuclear security, have been progressed. Especially, ‘risk analysis methodology’ and ‘design and operational management’ are the main categories of the field, in which more than half of published articles on Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology are related to these categories.     

A grounded theory examination of project managers' accountability

26 interviews were conducted with a snowball sample of project managers to explore how project managers were influenced by accountability arrangements and how they responded to accountability demands. Using a grounded theory approach to code the interview data, this study revealed that project managers develop new skills to respond to accountability demands. These effects are facilitated by the interaction of resource-based mechanisms and reflexivity that interact with the contextual factors of the project. The study broadens the understanding of accountability in project management and suggests a model for further empirical examination.     

Effects of risks on the performance of business process outsourcing projects: The moderating roles of knowledge management capabilities

Although business process outsourcing (BPO) can reduce cost and enhance the competitiveness of firms, the implementation of BPO projects is unsatisfactory. By integrating knowledge management capability theory and risk-based view, we develop a model of how different types of BPO risks affect project satisfaction and how knowledge management capability changes the influences of BPO risks. A survey of 121 BPO projects was conducted among BPO client department manager and project manager through a pairwise design. Empirical evidence reveals that social system, technical system, and project management risks negatively affect BPO project satisfaction. However, cultural, technological, and structural levels of knowledge management capabilities weaken the negative risk effects of social system, technical system, and project management, respectively. Different types of risks and knowledge management capabilities should be matched to achieve effective risk management.     

孕妇可穿戴设备的应用与管理

近年来,孕妇可穿戴设备产业发展迅速,从胎心监护仪到多功能检查仪,实现了胎心、血糖、血压等指标的院内外监测与管理。孕妇可穿戴设备正以一种前所未有的方式将医院和母胎联系在一起。本文介绍可穿戴设备及其关键技术,探讨面向妊娠期女性可穿戴设备的典型应用及医院产科的监护管理模式,并分析当前国内外孕妇可穿戴设备领域面临的问题和对策。     

Sustainable supply chain management in Indian organisations: an empirical investigation

The present work is an attempt to investigate the adoption of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices amongst manufacturing and process based organisations in India and its impact on organisational performance encompassing all three dimensions of sustainability. SSCM practices conceived in the present study include environmental management practices (EMP), socially inclusive practices for employees (SPE), socially inclusive practices for community (SPC), operations practices (OP) and supply chain integration (SCI) which were treated as exogenous variables. Organisational performance considered in this study includes five dimensions, namely environmental performance (EPR), employee-centred social performance (ESP), community-centred social performance (CSP), operations performance (OPR) and competitiveness, which were regarded as endogenous variables. The analysis was carried out with the help of structural equation modelling considering natural logarithm of manpower as a control variable. Few major findings are mentioned. EMP does not have any significant association with OPR, nor does it result in competitiveness. However, when jointly mediated through both EPR and OPR, EMP leads to competitiveness. SPC has significant negative association with competitiveness, when only direct relationship is considered. However, indirect relationship between SPC and competitiveness shows significant positive association when mediated through CSP. The resultant total effect between SPC and competitiveness turns out to be insignificant. Further, OPR fully mediates the relationship between OP and competitiveness. Managerial implications of the findings are discussed.     

Reinforcing cycles involving inter- and intraorganizational paradoxical tensions when managing large construction projects

In recent years, scholars have shown a growing interest in combining control and flexibility when organizing and managing large construction projects, in contrast with the traditional focus on control. Prior research recognizes that there is a paradoxical tension between control and flexibility, meaning that, while both approaches make sense individually, they appear impossible to combine. Large construction projects are interorganizational, which means that tensions between interorganizational control/flexibility coexist with tensions between intraorganizational direction/empowerment, but the interplay and possible reinforcing cycles involving the two tensions have rarely been investigated in prior research. A multiple case study of four large construction projects with three rounds of interviews show how intraorganizational direction/empowerment can influence interorganizational control/flexibility and vice versa, and demonstrate both vicious and virtuous reinforcing cycles that involve the two types of tensions. Therefore, contributing to the project management and construction management literature, it is argued that employing a systemic approach when studying interorganizational projects is essential. A systemic paradox perspective can reveal interdependencies between tensions at different organizational interfaces, improve the understanding of how individuals in all managerial positions interplay, and explain how reinforcing cycles emerge and develop; this is important to recognize when organizing, staffing and managing large construction projects.     

基于危险源的水利工程施工全过程安全管理研究

水利工程的特殊性,决定了其在安全管理构建中更加注重全过程管理机制的构建,以及危险源下的精准安全管控。在传统安全管理模式之下,水利工程安全管理盲点多、效率低,不利于全过程安全管理的高效实施。文章立足水利工程的危险辨识,分析了水利工程危险源全过程安全管理中的问题,并在此基础之上,从强化危险源精准辨识、构建危险源动态管理机制、优化危险源评价工作、加快危险源信息库建设等方面,具体论述了危险源下水利工程全过程安全管理措施。     

有色金属矿山工程技术项目尾款催收管理研究

依托实践经验和教训，从业务角度分析研究有色金属矿山工程技术项目尾款拖欠的形成机理和催收要点，全寿命周期探讨该类经营管理问题的解决途径，结合业务、财务、法务专业知识，提出一系列有深度可借鉴的见解及措施,如：1）催收工作要注意客户性质、客户经营情况、客户人员变化、项目完成瑕疵、乙方管理特征等具体情况采用不同的催收沟通办法；2）建议利用奖惩激励、诉前保全、信用保险、商业保理等工具达到催收或出表目的；3）提醒进行财产损失处理来结束确认不能回收项目的内部管理流程；4）提议利用履约担保、质量担保、客户分级管理等措施来控制回款风险。     

哈密维吾尔族刺绣纹样的文化内涵

为了探寻新疆哈密维吾尔族刺绣纹样长久流传的原因,促进哈密维吾尔族刺绣作为中国非物质文化遗传的保护与传承,分别对哈密维吾尔族刺绣纹样的影响因素、文化内涵进行较为细致的梳理研究。在研究哈密维吾尔族刺绣纹样文献资料和实物资料的基础上,从纹样的文化内涵入手,运用文献研究法、分析归纳法,得出哈密维吾尔族刺绣纹样的文化内涵主要受2种文化的影响:第1种是以儒家"天人合一"思想和道家神仙思想为主的中原文化,第2种是以佛教、袄教为主的丝绸之路文化,从中挖掘出纹样多元化的文化交融特征。从纹样深厚的文化内涵考虑,进一步对哈密维吾尔族刺绣的传承与创新设计研究提供可行性思路。     

时空四维动态分析在采场及生产接续管理中的应用

时空四维动态分析管理理念是通过对矿井采场布局情况的精准分析,结合采场空间布置和时间布局,找出干涉点、影响点、关键点和突出问题,对生产布局情况进行动态循环调整,保障采场接续正常,为矿井长远稳定发展提供理论基础。