建筑业企业核心竞争力的识别与评价

本文在分析建筑业企业核心竞争力概念的基础上,结合当前建筑市场环境和建筑行业的发展趋势,给出了建筑业企业核心竞争力的识别框架和评价指标,建立了基于模糊聚类的建筑业企业核心竞争力的评价方法。为了说明该评价体系的适应性和有效性,文章给出了一个仿真算例。     

"Perceived social support among college students: Three studies of the psychometric characteristics and counseling uses of the Social Support Inventory": Correction to Brown, Brady, Lent, Wolfert, and Hall.

Reports an error in "Perceived social support among college students: Three studies of the psychometric characteristics and counseling uses of the Social Support Inventory" by Steven D. Brown, Theresa Brady, Robert W. Lent, Jenny Wolfert and Sheila Hall (Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1987[Jul], Vol 34[3], 337-354). In Table 5, the reliable change (RC) values for Clients 1-7 on the UCLA Loneliness Scale and the College Student Satisfaction Scale were incorrect. The corrected values are presented in the erratum. In addition, a note should be added to Table 5 that reads: "Posttreatment scores used in the calculation of RC are means obtained from the sum of posttreatment and follow-up scores." (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 1987-32914-001.) Perceived social support has been shown to relate to psychological distress and well-being. However, measurement of the construct has been limited by a failure to embed perceived support in a body of psychological theory that would suggest how perceived support is produced and modified. In three studies we assessed the psychometric characteristics and counseling uses of a theory-derived measure of perceived social support, the Social Support Inventory (SSI). Results of the first study indicated that the SSI possessed excellent internal consistency reliability and concurrent validity, and it performed in theoretically predicted ways in a series of construct validity analyses. Results of the second study suggested that the SSI may not be influenced by mood state or demand characteristics. The third study concerned a counseling intervention developed from the SSI's theoretical base. Reported outcomes are from the first 7 consecutive college student clients exposed to the intervention for difficulties in their social transition to college. We also describe the person-environment fit theory from which the SSI was derived and discuss future conceptual and research needs on the theory, instrument, and intervention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Knowledge-intensive systems in the social service agency: Anticipated impacts on the organisation

Shrinking resources and the increasing complexity of clinical decisions are stimulating research in knowledge-intensive computer applications for the delivery of social services. The expected benefits of knowledge-intensive applications such as expert systems include improvement in both the quality and the consistency of service delivery, augmentation of institutional memory, and reduced labour costs through greater reliance on paraprofessionals. This paper analyses the likely impacts of knowledge-intensive systems on social service organisations, drawing on trends in related service-delivery fields, and on known impacts of computer applications in organisations. A structural change may be anticipated: decision making and planning functions will shift increasingly from social service professionals to administrators.     

Social security administration's progress in modernizing its computer operations

This review of the Social Security Administration's information processing efforts by the GAO offers an interesting update to some of the earlier articles that appeared in SOS about Social Security. It appears from the report that progress is being made. However, there have been some changes in a plan that was to result in major improvements in systems at SSA.In particular, the GAO has found the SS Administration does not plan to document existing systems before proceeding with the design of new applications. The investigators are concerned that it will be difficult to develop good specifications if present designs are not documented. On the side of the Administration is the fact that tremendous resources are needed to document existing systems that may be mostly abandoned when new ones are implemented.This discussion of software engineering and design philosophy mirrors what is happening in other organizations faced with the need to make major redesigns of existing applications.     

Review of Assessing and treating culturally diverse clients: A practical guide.

Reviews the book, Assessing and treating culturally diverse clients: A practical guide by Freddy A. Panaigua (see record 1996-97152-000). This book is a timely and provocative delineation of highly relevant considerations to be made by counselors, psychotherapists, and other mental health professionals in the delivery of services to multicultural groups. The book deals with four ethnic populations in the United States—African American, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian. Panaigua's contribution is part of a series on Multicultural Aspects of Counseling by Sage Publications. The purpose of the series is to increase the mental health practitioner's knowledge and sensitivity to cultural differences and to assist in alleviating bias in the therapeutic process. This purpose is accomplished with precision and insight by Panaigua. Unlike some other books dealing with cultural diversity, Panaigua's work offers specific treatment methods which have been demonstrated to be successful in treating members of the targeted groups. Problem solving and social skills training are recommended in some cases. In other instances, assertiveness training, music therapy, or direct advice are the modalities of choice. In other cases, education, medication, or behavioral approaches are preferred. Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients can serve the educational needs of graduate students in the fields of psychology, counseling, family therapy, and social work. It is an excellent guide for use in either the training or practice of these helping professions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

21世纪的都市社会学

1968年，作者发表了他的第一篇学术文章“真的有都市社会学吗？”。32年后，现在回过头来看这段对于城市社会研究的亲身参与经历，答案是：曾经有；不过现在没有了。不过假如幸运的话，都市社会学会在21世纪复活，发展出一些新的概念、新的研究方法以及新的主题，因为它对于我们理解生活比过去任何时候都显得更加必要。     

Editorial.

In the 6 years since the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology was divided into three sections, Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes (IRGP) has come to be the impoverished sibling in the family. This weakness seems curious in a discipline that concentrates on human interrelatedness as its central theme. Indeed, Gordon Allport's definition in the Handbook of Social Psychology (1968) acknowledged the social core of social psychology: "an attempt to understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others." Perhaps the short rations to which many readers have become accustomed reflected a reluctance of researchers to engage these phenomena in the individualistic Zeitgeist of the 1970s and early 1980s. Nevertheless, 1986 brings a renewed interest in the scientific study of human social bonds. It is to the dissemination of the very best of this work that this editorship is dedicated. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Intellectual competence and the intelligent personality: A third way in differential psychology.

This article conceptualizes the construct of the intelligent personality as an indicator of intellectual competence in an attempt to expand the traditional concept of intelligence and account for both ability and nonability determinants of academic performance. Theoretical implications are discussed with regard to recent attempts to (a) explain correlations between personality and intelligence measures, (b) conceptualize novel constructs that may bridge the gap between intelligence and personality, and (c) develop a conceptual model for understanding the relationship among individual differences underlying human performance in real-world settings. Practical implications are also considered, in particular with regard to the validity of the intelligent personality as a predictor of future achievement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

实践性课程的设置与英语专业高年级听说课程的整合

综合实践活动是由学生自主实践和探索，将所这语言知识进行综合运用的全新课程。在教学中突出学生的主体作用和教师的指导作用。在语言教学中体现在学生能够将所学的语言知识和技能运用到文化交际，社会交际和社会实践中。介绍了综合实践性课程在英语专业听说教学中的设计、实施、评价和效果。     

创新是企业发展的动力--西门子发电部考察报告

通过参观和考察,介绍了西门子公司目前总的状况,尤其对该公司发电部的汽轮机和燃气轮机产品的现状作了重点论述,并从技术特征、核心能力、产品系列以及先进的生产管理等数个方面进行了比较详细的分析,从中得出结论,西门子始终把创新看作企业成功的关键,这对上海汽轮机有限公司的发展有着十分重要的借鉴作用。