A comparison of influence strategies utilized by managers in American and Japanese organizations     

Randy Y. Hirokawa  Akira Miyahara 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(3):250-265

This study is a preliminary investigation of computer‐mediated communication (CMC) as a functional alternative to face‐to‐face communication. We examined the relationships between motives for using the Internet as a CMC channel and motives for face‐to‐face interactions as well as the influence of locus of control and communication apprehension as antecedents of face‐to‐face and mediated interactions. We surveyed a sample (N=132) of Internet users and tested the hypothesis that no differences exist between CMC and interpersonal communication motives (i.e., that they would be functional alternatives). We also used MANOVA and ANOVA procedures to see if main and interaction effects existed for high and low locus of control and high and low CMC apprehension respondents on interpersonal and media motives. Results indicated CMC Apprehension main effect differences for communication motives, and that use of the Internet as a communication channel is not perceived as a functional alternative to face‐to‐face communication.  相似文献   

Factors affecting achievement in a satellite‐delivered Japanese language program     

Rebecca Oxford  Young Park‐Oh  Sukero Ito  Malenna Sumrall 《The American journal of distance education》2013,27(1):11-25

Abstract

This article reviews previous research and reports on a study relating to six factors relevant to achievement in learning a new language: motivation, language learning styles, language learning strategies, gender, course level, and previous experience in learning a foreign language. Although motivation, learning styles, gender, and learning strategy use were all found to be influential, motivation was the single most important predictor of success. The authors suggest that awareness and understanding of the influence and interaction of student characteristics on achievement will allow instructors to provide optimal learning opportunities for all students.  相似文献   

Japan: A publisher’s view     

Rika Ito 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2005,21(2):66-68

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Educational research in Japan     

Ryoji Ito 《International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue internationale l'éducation》1962,8(2):191-199

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近代温州与台湾的航运关系     

松浦章  杨蕾 《温州大学学报(社会科学版)》2010,23(2)

通过对海关报告、地方志、领事报告、新闻报道等史料的分析,探讨了台湾在清朝统治时期和日本占领时期与温州之间的航运和贸易情况.清代以来,温州利用帆船航海的便利,发展了与台湾的航运和贸易关系,其中以戎克船(清式中国帆船)为媒介的猪、米贸易在温-台贸易中占了相当大的比例.温州米产量不多,从米作丰富的台湾输入米谷以补充本地的不足.而台湾民众日常饮食结构中占有一定比例的猪肉则有较大一部分来自温州及附近地区.  相似文献   

The competitive environment of academic productivity and the academic research enterprise in the case of Japan     

Akira Arimoto 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2009,10(1):29-46

This article deals with the various problems related to the given title from four sections. Section “Social function of the academic research enterprise (ARE)” focuses on three problems: Framework of the research on the ARE; Functions of the graduate school in the ARE; and Centers of learning and Japanese ARE. Section “Structure of ARE” discusses two problems: Structure of social stratification and the structure of ARE in the policy framework for the current ARE. Section “Social condition of ARE” argues over three problems: Social condition of the ARE; The effects of change of national policy on the ARE; and National government policy for the ARE in the postwar period. Section “The impacts of the national government policies on ARE” treats three problems: Trend of the recent national government policy on the ARE; Some unintended effects of the policies; and Discussion of proposals for reform. These discussions lead to concluding remarks.  相似文献   

Neurodevelopmental Correlates of Theory of Mind in Preschool Children   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Mark A. Sabbagh  Lindsay C. Bowman  Lyndsay E. Evraire  Jennie M. B. Ito 《Child development》2009,80(4):1147-1162

Baseline electroencephalogram (EEG) data were collected from twenty-nine 4-year-old children who also completed batteries of representational theory-of-mind (RTM) tasks and executive functioning (EF) tasks. Neural sources of children's EEG alpha (6–9 Hz) were estimated and analyzed to determine whether individual differences in regional EEG alpha activity predicted children's RTM performance, while statistically controlling for children's age and EF skills. Results showed that individual differences in EEG alpha activity localized to the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dMPFC) and the right temporal–parietal juncture (rTPJ) were positively associated with children's RTM performance. These findings suggest that the maturation of dMPFC and rTPJ is a critical constituent of preschoolers' explicit theory-of-mind development.  相似文献   

The optimal object posture that minimizes contact forces in grasping     

Satoshi Ito  Yuuki Mizukoshi 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2009,346(10):969-979

Because of the ill-posedness of grasping, one feasible method must be selected from possible strategies. Among many factors, this paper focuses on the posture of an object: which object direction is best when it is grasped. Then, the object is assumed to be held with three points where the contact forces can be generated in any directions. To evaluate the object posture, the norm of contact force vector consisting of the normal and tangential forces is selected. Consequently, the contact force becomes minimal when the center of mass of the grasped object and the centroid of the triangle composed by three contact points are aligned in the gravitational direction.  相似文献   

Construction of a Japanese Patent Database and a first look at Japanese patenting activities     

Akira Goto  Kazuyuki Motohashi 《Research Policy》2007,36(9):1431-1442

A new comprehensive patent database based on patent applications filed with the Japanese Patent Office is described. We present the methodology for the construction of this database, the IIP Patent Database, its basic features and we discuss the recent history of patenting in Japan. We also compare citing-cited patterns of Japanese patents in this database with the citing-cited patterns for the same patents registered in the US, using OECD patent family information to identify US counterparts. We found similar patterns in the two countries, although citation is provided by patent examiners in Japan, while in the US a large share of citations is made by inventors.  相似文献   

The role of corporate scientists in innovation     

Ryuzo Furukawa  Akira Goto 《Research Policy》2006,35(1):24-36

We conducted empirical analysis of the role of corporate scientists in Japanese pharmaceutical companies using data on published papers and patent applications. We found that scientists with the highest publication performance scores did not apply for a considerably greater number of patents than other researchers in their companies. Instead, we found that these “core scientists” had a positive effect on the number of patent applications filed by their co-authors. Our findings suggest that core scientists play an important role as central conduits for the in-flow of knowledge from outside their companies, thereby stimulating innovation.  相似文献