Enabling Middle Managers as Change Agents: Why Organisational Support Needs to Change

Change efforts frequently fail to achieve their desired outcome with failure often attributed to employee resistance to change. Literature on resistance indicates it can emerge from ineffective change management. This article argues that change management could be improved through middle managers actively undertaking a change intermediary role, thereby enabling employees to make sense of, and reframe, the change. Qualitative data is used to explore the extent to which middle managers had the capacity and support necessary to effectively implement change. The article concludes by proposing that managers who are actively engaged change agents, who frame and make sense of the change with employees, can reduce resistance. However, for this to be realised, organisations need to actively support the systematic development of middle management change management capabilities.     

Effective HRM Implementation by Line Managers: Relying on Various Sources of Support

We explore one of the key underlying mechanisms that mediate the HRM–performance link, namely HRM implementation by line managers. The purpose of our study is to examine the role of various sources of support in explaining effective HRM implementation by line managers. Results indicate that HR, supervisor, and coworker support are relevant in explaining line managers’ HR role performance. In addition, younger line managers and those with greater supervisory experience are found to perform better in their HR role. Hence, organizations should consider developing a broad support network to ensure effective implementation of HRM by line managers.     

All spending is not equal: European Union public spending,policy feedback and citizens’ support for the EU

While public support is central to the problem‐solving capacity of the European Union, we know little about when and why the EU can increase its citizens’ support through spending. Extensive research finds that citizens living in countries that are net beneficiaries of the EU budget are more supportive of the EU, assuming that citizens care equally about all forms of spending. It is argued in this article, however, that the amount of spending is only part of the story. Understanding the effects of spending on support requires a consideration of how transfers are spent. Drawing on policy feedback theories in comparative politics, it is shown that support for the EU is a function of the fit between the spending area and economic need in individuals’ immediate living context. Results from a statistical analysis of EU spending on human capital, infrastructure, agriculture, energy and environmental protection in 127 EU regions over the period 2001–2011 corroborate this argument. As the EU and other international organisations become increasingly publicly contested, the organisations themselves may increasingly try to shore up public support through spending, but they will only be successful under specific conditions.     

加快少数民族与民族地区经济社会发展的金融支持体系（上）

我国少数民族与民族地区的经济社会发展受到金融组织机构体系不健全、信用担保体系不完善、立法和法制建设滞后、金融创新不足等问题的制约.要加快少数民族与民族地区经济社会的发展必须构建与少数民族与民族地区经济社会发展相适应的金融支持体系.     

陈云的人生哲学及其现实意义

陈云的人生哲学内涵丰富,主要表现在：为共产主义奋斗终生的人生理想,实事求是的人格精神,淡泊名利的人生境界,柔中寓刚的性格特征。学习陈云的人生哲学,对进一步保持党的先进性,加强党员干部的理想信念教育,形成求真务实的优良作风,都具有重要的意义。     

关于东北综合经济区提升为高新技术产业基地的现实论证

东北综合经济区必须抓住饥遇,依托产业、人才、地缘等优势,加快现代中药和生物药、光电子及信息产业、航空航人产业、新材料产业等高新技术产业基地建设。而对于目前存在的区域金融环境恶化、自主创新能力薄弱、人才机制建设落后、政府眼务意识低下等问题,必须采取有效措施加以解决：积极拓展国际合作,主动寻求国际技术支持;改善区域金融环境,保障科技发展资金支持;实施人才强区战略,保证科技发展智力支持;提高自主创新能力,突破科学技术发展瓶颔;强化政府服务意识,形成政产学研一体化局面。     

School Engagement Among Urban Adolescents of Color: Does Perception of Social Support and Neighborhood Safety Really Matter?

In this study we examined the effects of risk factors (perceived neighborhood crime/delinquency problems, neighborhood incivilities) and protective factors (teacher support, family support, peer support) on the school engagement of 123 urban adolescents of color. Age and gender were also examined to determine if different ages (younger or older) or genders (male or female) significantly modified the relationship between the risk factors and school engagement. Results indicated that perceived neighborhood incivilities was uniquely predictive of school engagement. Contrary to hypotheses, different levels of the perceived social support variables did not modify the effects of risky neighborhood conditions on adolescent’s perceived school engagement. Age, but not gender, significantly modified the relationship between perceived family social support and perceived neighborhood crime on adolescents’ reported levels of school engagement. The implications of the results for prevention and intervention programs that address school engagement among early adolescents of color are considered.

对应急状态下公安后勤保障工作的思考

文章根据应急管理实践和新时期公安工作与公安队伍建设的不断发展,阐述了加强应急状态下公安后勘保障工作的必要性,着重分析了目前我国公安应急后勤保障工作在机构设置、装财投入、制度建设、预案制定等方面存在的问题,通过对相关问题的思考,有针对性地提出了相应的解决措施和途径,以有效改善并进一步推动我国公安机关在应急状态下后勤保障工作的发展。     

“思想道德修养与法律基础”课与大学生规则意识培养的相关性研究——对济宁学院2007级大一学生的调查分析

培养大学生的规则意识是高等学校素质教育的重要任务。当前大学生规则意识现状不容乐观,知行分离,其原因也是多方面的。为发挥“思想道德修养与法律基础”课在提升大学生规则意识方面的作用,需要转变教育理念、创新教学内容、拓展实践教学。     

四川科技创新的现状、问题及其对策研究

科技创新是四川省经济社会又好又快发展的前提和保证。目前,四川科技资源较为充足,但科技创新能力较弱、科技资源配置机制欠佳、金融支持体制不完善等问题还很突出,必须通过加快科技体制改革、构建科技创新网络、落实激励优惠政策等措施,才能进一步提高四川省的科技创新能力。