Vzorkaři v rámci jabloneckého bižuterního průmyslu v letech 1958–1989

The study contemplates the topic of fashion jewellery design in the period of forty years of existence of the nationalized Jablonec nad Nisou jewellery industry, specifically between 1948–1989. The text introduces important designers and the process of fashion jewellery design in the production companies in the field of jewellery. The authors discuss the political and economic influences on the process of creating new samples and subsequent production. They classify and document in detail the work, sources of inspiration as well as the achievements and awards of specialized jewellery designers. They were behind the creation of an inexhaustible number of new components and thousands of complete samples and final products for the serial production of jewellery made of glass, metal, plastics or wood. Despite many limitations, the creative and high-quality work of these designers at domestic and international presentations was afrequent pride of Czechoslovak industry and, especially in the field of foreign trade, brought considerable profits to Czechoslovakia.

Автоматизированные системы в производственных сферах

This article discusses the basics of systems automation in various industries. Thanks to machine code, humanity has managed to open up new horizons in the information industry, thereby ensuring itself a high-quality work in a shorter time frame. Artificial intelligence has the ability to self-learn, thereby allowing it to adapt to different types of tasks.

On the Publication of Articles by Carl Dahlhaus Translated by Stepan Naumovich

В рецензии рассматривается сборник избранных статей выдающегося немецкого музыковеда ХХ столетия Карла Дальхауза (Дальхаус, Карл. Избранные труды по истории и теории музыки / сост., пер. с нем., послесл., коммент. С. Б. Наумовича. Санкт-Петербург: Издательство имени Н. И. Новикова, 2019), ставший первым репрезентативным изданием работ ученого на русском языке (фамилия ученого транслитерирована С. Наумовичем как «Дальхаус»). Отмечается универсализм и разносторонность научных интересов ученого, дающие полное основание назвать его философом музыки и ученым энциклопедической образованности (Дм. Чехович). С. Наумовичем, выступившим в роли не только переводчика, но и составителя, а также автора разделов «Послесловие» и «Комментарии», убедительно освещено научное наследие Дальхауза в целом, охарактеризован контекст, в котором создавались его труды, приведены важные биографические подробности. Перевод, выполненный С. Наумовичем, отличается высоким уровнем и рядом бесспорных достоинств. По мнению рецензента, книгу естественно дополнили бы выдержки из работ российского музыковеда и эстетика Т. В. Чередниченко, уделявшей Дальхаузу немало внимания. Отдельно упомянут венский критик Э. Ганслик, ряд положений которого был созвучен мыслям немецкого ученого. Рецензентом затронута также проблема чисто рационального отношения к музыке, в необходимости которого Дальхауз был убежден: здесь он выступил продолжателем и последователем М. Вебера и Т. В. Адорно. The review examines a collection of selected articles by the prominent German musicologist of the 20th century Carl Dahlhaus (Dahlhaus, Carl. Selected works on the history and theory of music / comp., transl. from German, post-title, comment. by S. B. Naumovich. St. Petersburg: Izdatel’stvo imeni N. I. Novikova, 2019), which became the first representative edition of the scientist's writings in Russian (the scientist’s surname is transliterated by S. Naumovich as “Дальхаус”). The reviewer notes the universalism and versatility of the musicologist’s scientific interests, which give the full reason to call him a philosopher of music and a scholar of encyclopedic education (Dm. Chekhovich). S. Naumovich, who acted not only as a translator, but also as a compiler, as well as the author of the afterword, convincingly highlighted Dahlhaus’s scientific heritage in general, characterized the context in which his writings were created, and provided important biographical details. The translation made by S. Naumovich is considered to be a high quality work and have a number of indisputable advantages. According to the reviewer, the book could naturally be supplemented by excerpts from the works by the Russian musicologist and esthetician Tatiana V. Cherednichenko, who devoted much of her consideration to Dahlhaus. A particular attention is paid to the Viennese critic Eduard Hanslick, whose provisions were in tune with the thoughts of the German scientist. The reviewer also touched on the problem of a purely rational attitude to music/ which Dahlhaus was convinced of: here the musicologist is seen as a successor and heir of Max Weber and Theodor W. Adorno.

Architecture at the service of care: France-USA Memorial Hospital of Saint-Lô

The France-USA Memorial Hospital in Saint-Lô, Normandy (1948-1965), is known as one of the most relevant French Reconstruction projects. It is the first important work crafted by the French-American architect, Paul Nelson (1895-1979). His humanist approach inspired a series of unprecedented, meaningful and technical architectural innovations. The organization of the new hospital, based on functionality and modernity; polychromic and artistic inclusion; extended high-quality work, notably the "claustra" façade; ovoid surgical rooms and technical equipment are testimonies to the major quality and innovation pursued in the Memorial Hospital project. Paul Nelson’s work brings into focus the rich and comprehensive relationship between architecture, arts and care.

Working Environment: How Important is it to Make Your Employees Happy

Human resources with high levels of happiness will impact organizational productivity and performance. Employees spend most of their day working in the organization, so it is obvious that working environment is a significant factor that affects employees' emotional and job performance. The findings of this study showed that working environment highly contributed to the employees’ happiness with a min value of 3.010. Subsequent findings indicated that the quietest working environment influenced workers to produce high quality work. Although the findings showed that the respondents were satisfied with their current working environment, some respondents still expected further improvements in terms of facilities such as healthy food at the cafeteria and extended nursery services from infants to four-year-olds

N-best evaluation for academic hiring and promotion

How should we evaluate candidates for academic positions? Current evaluations privilege quantity of publications and journal prestige, creating perverse incentives. To avoid this issue, I propose an N-best policy: Hiring and promotion committees should solicit a small number (N) of research products and read them carefully as the primary locus of evaluation, using other elements like letters or job talks to contextualize this work. This policy aligns evaluation more directly with the goal of selecting scientists who produce high quality work.

Measuring High-Quality Work Relationships

Research on high-quality relationships (HQR) between coworkers has garnered considerable interest, yet the original HQR measure ( Carmeli, 2009 ) has been adapted in disparate ways (e.g., including vs. omitting the vitality subscale). Continued application is further complicated by incomplete reporting on the measure’s factor structure. Relatedly, findings that women often experience relationships differently than men highlight the need to test whether the HQR measure functions similarly across genders. We surveyed 401 employees (50% women) to test four competing models and examine invariance across genders. Findings revealed that HQR is best conceptualized as six distinct but correlated constructs. Further, full scalar invariance was observed across genders, indicating that the measure functioned equivalently and can be used in gender comparisons involving HQR constructs.

SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY OF ROAD TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES

The functional efficiency and durability of road transport companies is affected by a number of conditions, e.g. the particularly important social conditions. Their impact shape the effective and efficient implementation of transport processes that require a relatively constant availability of human resources providing high-quality work in the time preferred by the company. The study attempts to identify and verify the impact of these conditions on the efficiency and durability of the surveyed companies.