Gaining benefits from IS/IT implementation: Interpretations from case studies

This paper examines those contextual issues that determine the success of a computer-based information system. It shows that a narrow technology-focused orientation in systems development is a limiting factor in realizing benefits. In doing so it argues that real benefits reside not within the IT domain but instead in the changes in the organizational activities that the IT system has enabled. The paper reviews such benefits through two information system implementation case studies.     

Cross-Sectoral Differences in Intellectual Property Enforcement in Developing Countries: The Role of State-Industry Linkages

Leading developing countries have recently introduced some reforms in their national intellectual property regimes to harmonize them with international treaties and agreements. However, major differences remain in how these laws are applied to different information industries, and how they are enforced on the ground. While intellectual property law applies to a host of information products ranging from music to computer programs, governments have selectively enforced the law in some information industries, while neglecting to extend the same protection to others. Based on the comparative institutionalist approach, this article identifies two variables--state-industry linkages and level of innovative activity--that may explain the selective enforcement of intellectual property law. Intellectual property rights were expected to be better protected in information industries with strong state-industry linkages and higher levels of domestic innovation. This expectation was tested through a comparative study of four intellectual property industries from the Asian region. The results confirmed the expectation, but also demonstrated that strong state-industry linkages may independently correlate with high levels of intellectual property protection, even in industries where the current levels of innovative activity are low.     

关于《财务管理》案例教学的几点思考

财务管理教学中采用案例教学法能取得独特的教学效果。案例教学法运用得成功与否,取决于案例的选取与组织,教师组织、引导的水平和学生准备的程度等。     

《工程造价案例分析》中值得商榷的几个问题

分析了全国造价工程师执业资格考试培训辅导教材《工程造价案例分析》中的一些疑点，并提出了相应的解决办法。     

少数民族双语教育问题与对策——基于呼伦贝尔市调查研究

新中国成立以来,我国少数民族双语教育取得了举世瞩目的成就。而在新时期,我国双语教育也面临新的挑战与困难,发现并解决其发展中的新问题,是民族教育质量切实提升的关键。呼伦贝尔市多年的民族融合形成了以蒙古族为代表,以鄂温克、达斡尔、鄂伦春、俄罗斯等少数民族为特色的浓厚的民俗民风,在政府"优先重点"发展民族教育指导下,以蒙汉双语教育为代表,取得了可喜的成绩。但由于自然、历史、经济发展等原因呼伦贝尔双语教育仍旧存在一些问题,为了实现"优质"双语教育发展的目标,建议为母语教学提供良好的政策支持;加强高质量双语师资队伍建设;重视解决寄宿制民族学校办学问题以及进一步加大对鄂温克族、达斡尔族、鄂伦春族等人口较少民族的民族语言、文化传承的扶持力度。     

基于H.323的可扩展多用途视频监控系统的设计与实现

提出了基于H.323的可扩展多用途视频监控系统的整体框架,分析了系统的各模块功能,给出了系统的各项指标,描述了系统的设计与实现方法.     

Training engaged student employees: A small college library experience

Student employees are often the first people patrons contact when they enter an academic library, and thus their knowledge level and service skills are crucial to academic library success. This article presents a case study of the job-related knowledge and customer service skills of undergraduate student employees in a small liberal arts college after the implementation of a training program more focused on patron service. Both successes and failures are discussed.     

苗、汉杂居地区苗族学生低学业成就的原因分析--以毕节市观音桥办事处苗族教育为例

在苗、汉杂居地区,苗族学生的学业成就远低于汉族学生。经济贫困落后和生产力水平低下、苗族自身传统文化中消极因素的影响、学校教育的失误以及家庭背景的不利是导致苗族学生低学业成就的主要原因。要提高苗族学生的学业成就,应当争取政府和社会各界的支持,加大对少数民族教育的投入力度;借鉴多元文化教育理念,整体优化学校育人环境;加强双语教师队伍建设,重视双语教育;以基础教育课程改革为契机,加快民族教育课程开发。     

Technical features in the Portal to CADAL

INTRODUCTION The objective of the China-America Digital Academic Library Project (CADAL) is to provide universal access to one million digital books and multimedia resources for teaching and research, and explore the ways of applying multimedia and virtual reality technologies to digital library. Terabyte volume of multimedia data of various types of modality, such as text, image, video, anima- tion, are available in the CADAL, which is one of the distinct characteristic of CADAL. …