Workplace interventions provide a practical and important means of providing support for employees' work-family needs. However, work-family interventions are rare and are generally not thoroughly evaluated. The current study seeks to better understand the impacts of STAR ("Support. Transform. Achieve. Results."), the large-scale work-family intervention developed and implemented by the Work, Family, & Health Network (see Bray et al., 2013). Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory (Hobfoll, 1989), this study examines supervisors' participation in STAR through assessment of three primary supervisor-specific outcomes: training-related views and behaviors, well-being, and the work-family interface. The sample, consisting of 184 supervisors from 30 extended-care facilities throughout the northeastern United States, comes from archival data that were collected by the Work, Family, & Health Network. Results show a lack of support for STAR intervention effects on supervisor-level outcomes. Despite the lack of statistically significant effects on supervisors, it is important to note the lack of iatrogenic effects, indicating that participation in the STAR intervention did not harm supervisor outcomes. Implications, future directions, and limitations of the study are discussed.

The majority of literature on the work-family interface has focused on, and provided evidence of, the conflict associated with engagement in both work and family roles (Eby, Casper, Lockwood, Bordeaux, & Brinley, 2005). Research examining the positive aspects of work and family participation remains limited. The current study investigated how work-family positive spillover is transferred between members of the supervisor-employee dyad and subsequently how this affects employee sleep outcomes. It was hypothesized that work-to-family affective positive spillover experienced by supervisors would crossover to employees and increase their experiences of work-to-family affective positive spillover. In turn, this would allow for better employee sleep. It was also proposed that these relationships would depend on the level of employee perceptions of family-supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB), such that higher levels of FSSB would result in higher levels of employee positive spillover and better employee sleep. As part of a larger study, survey data were collected in a sample of 696 workers supervised by 180 managers in the information technology sector. Contrary to expectations, results indicated that supervisor positive spillover was negatively related to employee positive spillover. Furthermore, FSSB moderated the association between supervisor positive spillover and employee sleep duration, such that the relationship between supervisor positive spillover and employee sleep duration was positive under high levels of FSSB, but negative under low levels of FSSB. Again, this finding was contrary to expectations. Alternative explanations are discussed.

The goal of this study was to explore the perceptions, challenges and coping strategies of social work managers regarding their management functions. Management is vital for growth and survival of the social welfare sector and this can be realized if social work managers understand and are able to execute their management functions. This study utilized a qualitative research approach to unpack the perceptions and challenges of social work managers. Explorative, descriptive and contextual research designs were used to explore how social work managers cope in their settings. Data were collected from social work managers in the NGO sector and the Department of Social Development, through semistructured interviews. A sample was selected by using purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using Creswell’s (2007:150) analytical spiral model, and data was verified using Guba’s model in Creswell (2007:150). Relevant social research ethical issues were fully considered in this study. The study revealed that there were social work managers who had the basic understanding of what social work management entails, whilst there were also those who did not understand what is meant by the concept ‘social work management’. In this study it was found that social work managers perform key management functions and roles such as planning, organising, leading, controlling, supervision, fundraising and financial management, coordination of services and performance management. The study revealed common challenges which are faced by social work managers. These challenges include a shortage of human resources, physical resources shortage, a lack of knowledge on management and a lack of adequate funding. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Work)

Student employees (N=86) at a major research institution participated in a new hire orientation training and then responded to questionnaires measuring ten transfer behaviors and eight work environment constructs measuring support, frequency of contact, cohesion, and general means efficacy. Supervisor ratings of trainee performance were used to measure transfer behaviors.

The study investigated the perceptions of student nurses and supervisors with regard to the block system used in the general nurse diploma programme in Zimbabwe. Their perceptions were elicited so that the researcher could identify the positive and negative aspects of the blook system which respectively promote and inhibit or obstruct the teaching and learning of student nurses. The study was conducted at the Harare, Parirenyatwa, Mpilo and United Bulawayo Schools of Nursing and in Mashonaland East province. A cross·sectional descriptive survey research design was used to obtain accurate information about the block system. Data was collected from nurse teachers, clinical teachers and sisters in charge of wards/units by means of structured interviews and from community health nurses and student nurses by means of self-administered questionnaires. The following positive aspects of study blocks were identified: the availability of time for student nurses to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes without fear of hurting patients, the availability and willingness of nurse teachers to teach, the attendance of study blocks as groups and straight off duties. During clinical area placements, the integration of theory and practice took place, and there were opportunities for student nurses to apply the knowledge and skills they learnt during study blocks and to work as members of health teams. The negative aspects of the study blocks that were identified included too much theory content taught in each study block, inadequate demonstrations, a shortage of nurse teachers, no periods for individual study, a theory-practice gap and the too-frequent use of the formal lecture teaching method. The negative aspects of the clinical area placements included the inadequate teaching/supervision of student nurses, excessive night duties for student nurses, a shortage of qualified staff: clinical allocation of student nurses not based on study block content, inadequate clinical teaching by nurse teachers, and unplanned clinical teaching. Most clinical teaching was performed by peers and the most junior professional nurses. / Health Studies / D.Litt. et Phil. (Advanced Nursing Sciences)

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財務報表重編雖不若財務報表詐欺舞弊，但對於財務報表使用者而言，仍代表財務報表資訊品質不佳。因此公司應建立有效的監督治理機制，以防止財務報表重編情形發生，提高財務報表資訊品質。 本研究針對35家財務報表重編公司及35家財務報表未重編公司之董事會、監察人之獨立性、專業性進行研究，獲得以下結論： 一、發生財務報表重編的公司董事會中外部董事比率低於未發生財務報表 重編公司董事會外部董事比率 二、發生財務報表重編的公司董事會中獨立董事比率低於未發生財務報表 重編公司董事會獨立董事比率。 三、發生財務報表重編的公司董事會中法人董事席次比率高於未發生財務 報表重編公司法人董事席次比率。 四、發生財務報表重編的公司法人監察人席次比率高於未發生財務報表重 編公司法人監察人席次比率。 五、發生財務報表重編的公司董事會中關聯性法人董事比率高於未發生財 務報表重編公司關聯性法人董事比率。 / The restatement of financial statements does not equal to a financial statement fraud. However, it can reflect inferior quality of information disclosed in financial statements. Consequently, companies should establish an effective mechanism for supervision and governance in order to prevent the occurrence of financial statements restatements and to improve the quality of information disclosed in financial statement. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development（OECD） proposed five principles of corporate governance including strengthening the responsibility of the board of directors. It also required that the board of directors should function effectively. Independent and professional outside directors should be engaged to protect the interest of all shareholders. The study was conducted to investigate the independence and professionalism of the board of directors and supervisors. The sample included 35 companies which restated their financial statements at the time. Another 35 companies of comparative sizes were selected as the comparison group. The following results were conducted. 1.Firms that restated financial statements had significantly lower percentages of outside directors on the board than those which did not restate their financial statements. 2.Firms that restated financial statements had significantly lower percentages of independent directors on the board than those which did not restate their financial statements. 3.Firms that restated financial statements had significantly higher percentages of institutional directors on the board than those which did not restate their financial statements. 4.Firms that restated financial statements had significantly higher percentages of institutional supervisors than those which did not restate their financial statements. 5.Firms that restated financial statements had significantly higher percentages of affiliated institutional directors on the board than those which did not restate their financial statements.

本研究依據Ohlson and Juettner(2005)所提出新的衡量權益資金成本方式，異常盈餘成長評價模型(Abnormal Earnings Growth Valuation Model)，探討其是否適合台灣企業作為有效衡量權益資金成本方式之一。並進一步研究已實現報酬與OJ模型估計之權益資金成本關聯性，OJ模型估計之權益資金成本可否作為投資人選擇投資標的時之參考資訊，所得之結論可作為企業管理者與投資人之重要參考依據。最後本研究將OJ模型估計之權益資金成本應用於公司治理之角度，探討權益資金成本與董事會特性關聯性。 實證發現，蒐集台灣企業資料，推算OJ模型估計之權益資金成本與過去研究認為影響權益資金成本的重要風險因子，皆有顯著相關性存在。因此認為OJ模型適用於台灣企業權益資金成本之估計，亦為有效的估計權益資金成本之方式一。另外，利用三因子模型進行複迴歸分析發現，已實現報酬與OJ模型估計之權益資金成本呈顯著正相關，顯示OJ模型估計之權益資金成本愈大的公司，其股票報酬愈高。且以迴歸之局部判定係數分析，於加入ROJ解釋變數後，模型的解釋力增加了，顯示OJ模型估計之權益資金成本對已實現報酬率具有增額之解釋能力，故OJ模型估計之權益資金成本具有解釋股票報酬波動之能力。最後，在權益資金成本與董事會特性之關聯性方面，實證發現權益資金成本與董監事股票質押比率、控制股東掌握之董監事席次比率和現金流量權比率的偏離程度呈顯著正相關。 / In this study, we use Ohlson-Juettner model to generate a market implied cost of capital. We then examine the correlation of cost of capital and risk factors, and the correlation of cost of capital and ex post returns. Additionally, we would like to discuss the relationship between the cost of capital and characteristics of the board of directors and supervisors. Our empirical results show that cost of capital has expected correlation with risk factors, so the cost of capital estimated through Ohlson-Juettner model can be a effective method to estimate cost of capital in Taiwan. The cost of capital also has expected an economically significant association with ex post returns. Additionally, we find that the percentage of shareholding pledged by board members and supervisors is significantly positively associated with cost of capital. The deviation between the percentage of directors and supervisors controlled by controlled stockholder and cash flow rights owned by controlled stockholder is also significantly positively associated with cost of capital.

近年來，私立學校（以下簡稱私校）不斷爆發財務問題，不僅影響教育目標之達成，亦引起社會大眾對私校的不信任。教育部認為，治本之道，在強化私校的內部控制，於是，修正私立學校法，並強制私校設置監察人（見民國九十年九月公布的修正草案），惟其後教育部的立場已由強制設置改為鼓勵設置。草案公布後，私校董事的反對聲浪不斷，但其他人則可能有不同的看法。本研究探討對監察人制度是否可降低私校發生財務問題的看法，以及不同人對上述問題的看法是否不同。 　　財務透明，是組織避免發生財務問題的一個方法，因此，本研究藉監察人制度是否影響私校財務透明的程度，而回答上述第一個問題。不同特色的監察人制度，功能亦不同，本研究從三個層面探討監察人制度的特色，包括：監察人的獨立性、其專業能力與監察人的規模；財務透明程度則著眼於資訊的可接近性，並從資訊揭露的管道、頻率及資訊的種類三個層面來衡量財務資訊的可接近性。 　　本研究根據監察人制度與私立學校財務資訊可接近性的關係，發展三個假說，探討私立學校監察人制度之建立，是否與財務資訊揭露的管道能公平對待每一位欲取得資訊之人有關、是否與財務資訊揭露之頻率有關，以及是否與所揭露財務資訊之種類有關。為瞭解不同人對監察人制度與私校財務透明程度間之關係的看法是否不同，本研究又探討與私校有關的人士是否因身份之不同而對上述關係有不同的看法。本研究係以問卷蒐集資料，在設計問卷前，本研究訪談北部某私立技術學院之校長，辨認與監察人制度各層面有關的十個問題。本研究共發出問卷811份，回收份數130份，有效問卷109份。 　　根據實證分析，本研究所獲致的結論，為：一、當監察人的獨立性及專業性程度較高，且規模較大時，私校財務透明的程度即較高；而監察人制度對揭露資訊的種類，影響不大，僅監察人之專業，性與「租賃或買賣校地」資訊之揭露有關。二、對上述關係的看法，董事長與校務行政人員及老師未有顯著不同，但校務行政中的校長及會計主任，則顯著不同。三、對監察人的獨立性，受試者的信心較不足，但對其專業能力，則未顯現信心或缺，由於對後者的重視程度較高，整體而言，對監察人制度仍持較正面的看法。綜上所述，設立監察人制度與私校財務透明程度的增加間呈正相關，應可成立。因此，私立學校應以更開放的心胸，去看待監察人制度，雖然它並不是解決私校問題的唯一方法，但它不失為一個值得嘗試的方法。 / Financial irregularities of privately-fimded schools emerged one by one recently.These occurrences not only impact adversely on the achievement of educational goals but also lead to doubt on the worthiness of their existence. One way to solve such problem is to strengthen the effectiveness of internal controls. The Ministry of Education tries to amend the Private School Law and mandates the privately-funded schools to install an audit committee on the top of their board of directors in the bill in September, 2001. The attitude regarding the audit committee of the Ministry, however, has switched, from mandating to optional but encouraging. 　　Since the deliberation is first publicized, the board of directors who are under the supervision of several privately-funded schools oppose strongly, but others keeping silence may hold the opposite views. Therefore, this study investigates the general perceptions whether the installment of audit committee reduces the occurrences of financial irregularities and whether different people hold different views on the said question. Financial transparency is one way to avoid the financial difficulties. This study investigates if the new system affects the degree of financial transparency in privately-funded schools in responding the general perception question. Because function of audit committees is dependent on the members’independence and competence and size of the committee, this study investigates whether these features affect the degree of financial transparency. The financial transparency discussed focuses on the accessibility of financial information, and the measurement of accessibility, which are dependent in turn on the channel, the frequency, and the types of information disclosed. 　　This study develops three hypotheses based on the accessibility of financial information in privately-funded schools, and investigates whether the installment of such a system is correlated with the free access to, the frequency of the access of financial information, and types of information disclosed. Besides, this study also investigates whether people in different position (principals, accounting managers, chairman of the board, student's parents, teachers, administrators of the Ministry of Education or external auditors) hold different views on the above relation. 　　This study uses questionnaires to collect perceptions of different people. This study identifies ten questions for various aspects of audit committee in privately-funded schools before the questionnaire is finalized by interviewing a principal responses one privately-funded college. This study sends 811 questionnaires and receives 130; 109 are usable and analyses are based on these responses. 　　The conclusions of this study are: 　　1. The more independent and more professional of the committee member and the larger of a committee is, the higher financial transparency a privately-funded school can achieve, but the committee influences little on types information disclosed, only the information of "leasing and trading land" impaction the committee member's competence. 　　2. The views of the chairman of the board regarding the relation between the installment of audit committee and the degree of financial transparency are not different significantly with those of the administrative personnel and teachers in privately-funded schools, but principals and accounting managers held views different significantly. 　　3. The subjects lack confidence in audit committee member's independence, but trust their competence. Because they weigh the competence heavier than the independence, they think positively on the system as a whole.

本研究針對2007年至2011年的非金融產業之上市櫃公司，分析股權結構、公司特性是否為公司內部監察人設置比率及是否設置外部監察人之影響因素，並進一步探討公司監察人內部化比率與外部監察人之存在對公司之經營績效、盈餘品質及財務報導強制重編次數的影響。 實證結果顯示，若公司型態為電子公司、家族企業或集團企業、公司之企業規模、內部人持股比率越大，則該公司內部監察人席次比率越高，且不傾向設置外部監察人。而就公司監察人內部化對公司之經營績效及財務報導品質的影響，實證結果顯示，監察人內部化比率越高之公司，其公司經營績效越差，且被要求強制重編財務報表的次數也較多。但只要存在一位外部監察人，即有助於改善公司之經營績效並降低公司被要求強制重編財務報表的可能性。惟本研究並未發現監察人內部化比率或外部監察人之存在與公司盈餘品質間存在顯著關係。 整體而言，本研究之實證結果顯示公司監察人內部化將使法制上監察人制度所應有之公司治理機能無法發揮，無法提升公司經營績效及財務報導品質。故為讓公司監察人能發揮其制度上應有之功能，公司之監察人，宜由外部人擔任。 / Based on a sample of listed non-financial companies over the period of 2007 to 2011 in Taiwan, this study first investigates the impact of ownership structure and firm characteristics on the internalization of supervisors. A step further, this study examines the effect of internalization of supervisors on firm performance, earnings quality and the frequency of restatement of financial reports. The empirical evidence shows that firms operate in electronic industries, or belong to business groups or owned by families, or with greater shares held by insiders or with larger firm size, are significantly and positively (negatively) associated with the internalization of supervisors (the presence of outside supervisors). The study also finds that firms with higher degree of internalization of supervisors are associated with poorer performance and higher frequency of restating their financial reports. On contrary, we find that firms with at least one outside supervisor are associated with better performance and lower frequency of restating financial reports. However, this study fails to report any association between the internalization of supervisors (or the presence of outside supervisors) and earnings quality measured by accruals. Based on the findings, this study therefore suggests that firms should appoint outsiders to be supervisors in order to better serve the function of the institution of supervisors.