The impact of workplace information literacy on organizational innovation: An empirical study

The present study investigates the relationship between CEO’s information literacy and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Even if information literacy’s business value has been recognized in recent literature, its impact on organizational innovation, a critical and strongly information intensive process, has never been studied before. Structural equation modeling based analysis of data collected from 184 company CEOs in Finland revealed that CEOs’ information literacy has a positive impact on the development of exploratory and exploitative innovations in SMEs. Additionally, opportunity recognition mediates the relationship between information literacy and innovation. Overall, the influence of information literacy is slightly stronger on exploitation than exploration. Nevertheless, the mutual positive effect suggests that information literacy enhances innovation ambidexterity in organizations. Based on these findings, we discuss theoretical and practical implications as well as future research opportunities in workplace information literacy research.     

When you are in charge: Reflections on managing staff in the library

At some point in our library career, we may find ourselves in charge of an intern, volunteer, part-timer or even full-time staff, whether of our own initiative or not. There might be an organizational shift: someone retires or divisions merge and you might find yourself in charge of one person, or many. Sometimes even a simple situation, such as having an intern or a work-study student can still result in having to be responsible for the work outcomes and evaluations of another. The purpose of this article is to analyze some key approaches to being an effective manager from a practical context with some analysis informed by the relevant literature.     

From objects to subjects: Repositioning teachers as policy actors doing policy work

Within policy discourses, teachers are positioned as objects of reform who enact policies under rational systems of observation and accountability and are, therefore, situated as de-professionalized actors lacking expert knowledge. This research project asks relatively straight-forward questions: If practicing teachers were given a voice in political debates over urban education policy and reform, what would they say? What macro-level policy problems would they identify as being important? Findings indicate the primary policy problems include Systemic Inequity and Bad Policy. The primary policy solutions include, Schools as a Community Resource; Shared Decision-Making; Contextual Goals; and Time, Space and Resources.     

Conversations about death with those who experience it the most

Using Communication Privacy Management (CPM), this study analyzed Emergency Healthcare Providers (EHP; i.e., Emergency Room Nurses, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, etc.) frequent experience of witnessing death, the dying processes, and regular involvement at the end-of-life. Twenty interviews from across the United States offered accounts of witnessing the death of a patient, communicating with the patient’s families, coworkers, and personal networks. The first research question explored the population’s normalization of death and changed outlook of dying. This population sees death and dying in real-time and must disconnect at the moment from their emotions to do their jobs. The second research question focused on preparing patient families for death, coping with coworkers, and protecting personal networks. In communicating with patient families, EHP educates/answers questions, advocate for families to be present during life-saving procedures and offer verbal and nonverbal comfort. In talking with coworkers, EHP copes with reassuring skill competency and offering emotional social support. Lastly, in communicating with their networks, EHP struggle with discussing emotions and event details in a protective function. From these results, the benefits, and challenges of communicating about death regularly are offered through a CPM lens, and recommendations to help the general population deal with death are given.     

论福建省女职工"为实现小康社会建功立业"的可持续发展

福建省女职工“为实现小康社会建功立业”开展得红红火火,也需要规避整体弱势,祈求可持续发展.本文主要从两大方面展开研究,提供建议.     

张澍四川宦迹考

张澍,生活于清代乾嘉时期,甘肃武威人,曾于嘉庆十七年(公元1812年)至嘉庆二十四年(公元1819年)先后在四川屏山、兴文、铜梁、大足、南溪出任县官。在此期间,张澍对四川文化的传承作出了重要贡献。     

为有源头活水来“三贴近”采写心得

用贴近实际、贴近生活、贴近群众的“三贴近”要求指导记者的新闻采访工作，既是临沧日报社贯彻落实市委“解放思想，为民办报”要求的具体体现，也是新闻工作者转变作风、转变文风，进一步提高新闻报道质量，提高舆论引导和服务水平的重要保障。     

汉民族生活中的谶文化

谶,包括谶言和谶兆.作为一种文化现象,它在汉民族的生活中占有十分重要的位置.在社会动荡时期,谶言与谶兆主要影响人们的政治生活;在社会安定时期,谶言与谶兆主要影响人们的日常生活.     

Exploring Dialectical Tensions of Leading Volunteers in Two Community Choirs

Leaders of volunteers face different challenges than leaders of paid employees due to different motivations and reward expectations. After synthesizing previous research applying dialectical theory to group members or leaders, this study examines the dialectical tensions that leaders of volunteers experienced and the communication they used to manage those tensions as reported by both the leaders and the volunteers. A constant-comparison method was used to analyze observations and interviews of members and leaders of two community choirs. The findings suggest that leaders of volunteers face eight dialectical tensions representing three broad categories: (a) task and relationship; (b) process and outcome; and (c) internal and external. Leaders negotiated these dialectical tensions through communication strategies including use of humor and appeals to artistic spirituality. These strategies represent hybridization and dualistic discourse rather than a monologic emphasis of one course of action over another.     

《归园田居》(其三)解读

陶渊明的<归园田居>(其三)质朴平易,但内涵丰富.从不同的角度可以有不同的理解.从即事说看,是其农村劳动生活和体验的真实写照.比兴说则从传统的解诗方法出发,理解成诗人并非真的写劳动,而是借此表达对黑暗现实的不满.寄托说则认为陶渊明对劳动的描写是虚实结合,在田园劳动中寄托其独立自由的人格.而从其全部作品看寄托说更为恰当.