Communication, Relationships, and Religious Difference in the Northern Ireland Workplace: A Study of Private and Public Sector Organizations

Four large organizations, two each from the private and public sectors of the Northern Ireland economy, were selected for this study which, first, explored the effects of religion-based workforce difference on intergroup relationships, second, investigated the contribution of organizational sector to communicative differences, and third, gauged the effects of group-based negativity on the flow and distribution of functional information within the organization. Little evidence of intergroup conflict was found although employees expressed a desire for greater quantity and quality of outgroup contact. Significant differences between the private and public bodies emerged in this respect. Contrasts were consistent with general organizational differences typifying the sectors. Findings are discussed in relation to diversity management and the characteristics of organizational sectors.     

International Partnerships: Value,Benefits, and the Library Administrator's Role

ABSTRACT

Many libraries in the US and abroad have formed Sister Library partnerships with libraries in other regions of the world. Some have been very successful and are still ongoing; others have run their course once initial needs were met or the primary leaders retired or moved to other libraries. Few articles published on these partnerships discuss the successes and pitfalls from the perspective of the library administrator. In this article, the authors describe best practices from the point of library administration and how to develop a relationship that is long-lasting and successful.     

Communicative Dynamics of Police-Civilian Encounters: South African and American Interethnic Data

Research in the American West, China, and Taiwan has shown that officers’ communication accommodative practices (and attributed trust in them) can be more potent predictors of satisfaction with the police than are the sociodemographic characteristics of those judging. With Black and White respondents, this study continues this line of work in Louisiana and South Africa and tests a new model about the relationships among perceived officer accommodation, trust in the police, and reported voluntary compliance from civilians. In addition to an array of differences that emerged between nations and ethnicities, officer accommodativeness indirectly predicted civilian compliance through trust. The hypothesized model was partially supported and culturally-sensitive.     

英汉逻辑连接词文体对比研究

本文试图将逻辑连接词的研究与文体结合起来考虑并进行探讨,按照文体分类收集了大量的英汉语料,利用语料分析软件对四种不同文体中连接词的出现频率、连接词的逻辑关系等进行量化分析处理,之后对分析结果进行解释和说明,从而加深人们对不同语篇连接词使用特点的了解。     

图书馆网络公共关系初探

公共关系是一项管理活动,网络时代的到来,使得网络公关的概念脱颖而出.本文从公共关系和网络公关的定义入手,指出了图书馆网络公关的含义、特征和三大要素的变化,最后指出了图书馆开展网络公关时的四项措施:媒体选择、网站的设计与维护、电子邮件和提高图书馆工作人员的素质.     

Emergent Agents: The Forgotten Publics in Crisis Communication and Issues Management Research

Crisis communication research rarely highlights the voices of marginalized publics or their advocates whose interests are affected by crisis situations. We take a different approach by using a response to a natural disaster to expand our theorizing about crisis situations beyond those that hurt the bottom line. Using official statements from Senators Landrieu and Obama about events surrounding Hurricane Katrina as texts for analysis, we demonstrate how they used transcendence, rhetorically, and appropriated the Bush administration's key term—security—to garner more support for their positions, Katrina sufferers, and relief efforts. Implications of this strategy serve to broaden crisis communication theorizing, and to provide insights into ways to strengthen the quality of crisis emergency response planning and response protocols.     

信息的生产关系特性研究

在人类社会的发展中,信息对生产关系有着重要作用。这种作用首先表现在对生产关系的显示上,它是人们认识生产关系、理解生产关系的基础;其次表现在生产关系的序化上,它使人类生产关系相对稳定、和谐、有序;第三表现在对生产关系的变革上,它在一定程度上改变人际关系模式、行为方式和思想方式。参考文献4。     

论非正式媒体关系活动导致的媒体伦理失范现象

公关人员开展的非正式媒体关系活动会导致特定媒体伦理失范现象发生。媒体关系领域的研究者以公关人员与媒体人员之间的关系为出发点,对相关现象进行了关注。本文通过文献研究,试图对非正式媒体关系活动及其导致的媒体伦理失范现象进行解析。     

试论新世纪语文教学模式建构

如何建构合乎新世纪语文教学实际的教学模式?本文从语文教学模式的走向、语文建模的原则、方法以及如何正确处理建模过程中的几种关系等方面,对此提出了自己的看法.     

中美联合公报与《与台湾关系法》的法律关系

中美作为世界上最大的发展中国家和最大的发达国家,对当今世界的国际格局有着举足轻重的影响,自从两国关系正常化以来,其关系定位与实际发展一直为国际社会所关注。总体而言,两国的关系在不时的摇摆中稳定发展,台湾问题便是这摇摆的最大诱因。而台湾问题的最大不确定因素是《与台湾关系法》的事实存在,这一美国国内法与中美三个联合公报存在着法律冲突。本文试图从国际法与国内法的关系出发,分析两法律间的冲突原因,并探索国际法与国际政治解决之道。