A multicultural study of biometric privacy concerns in a fire ground accountability crisis response system     

《International Journal of Information Management》2016,36(5):735-747

Biometric technology is rapidly gaining popularity as an access control mechanism in the workplace. In some instances, systems relying on biometric technology for access control have not been well received by employees. One potential reason for resistance may be perceived privacy issues associated with organizational collection and use of biometric data. This research draws on previous organizational information handling and procedural fairness literature to frame and examine these underlying privacy issues. Perceived accountability, perceived vulnerability, and distrust were distilled from the previous literature as the primary dimensions of employee privacy concerns related to biometric technology. This study assesses the effects of these privacy concerns, how they vary based on the cultural influences of Anglos and Hispanics.Fire ground accountability is a critical management objective in the firefighting domain. In multi-unit or multi-agency crisis response scenarios, the on-scene incident commander tracks and accounts for each first responder. This research designed and deployed a new fire ground accountability system that tracked firefighters through finger pattern-based biometric logins to their assigned positions on the firefighting apparatus. An instrument measuring level of privacy concern on three underlying dimensions and demographic data was developed, validated and administered in a quasi-experimental field study. A pre-test–post-test survey methodology was employed to detect potential differences in privacy concerns as familiarity with the system increased. The study shows that Anglo and Hispanic subjects frame privacy issues differently associated with use of biometric technology in a fire ground accountability system. Finally, the study showed that some privacy concerns such as distrust and perceived vulnerability can be alleviated through system use with changes in post-use privacy concerns moderated by ethnic affiliation.  相似文献   

1968年朝鲜半岛危机与美国对韩国的政策     

李晓妮 《大连大学学报》2011,32(5):58-61

1968年1月朝鲜俘获了美国间谍船“普韦布洛号”。美国却接受了朝鲜的建议,同意通过双边秘密谈判解决“普韦布洛号危机”。韩国政府非常愤怒,威胁要单独进攻朝鲜并撤出驻越韩军。无奈之下,美国决策者决定加强韩军的反渗透能力、增加对韩军援、完善美韩安全协商机制。最终,约翰逊政府渐渐地改变了以往主要强调韩国政治民主、经济发展和社会稳定的政策,再次优先关注韩国防务。  相似文献   

基层电大教师的专业身份危机   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

陈胜兵  梁德深 《现代远程教育研究》2011,(3):66-71

由于电大运作模式的弊端、教师管理的失范、实践理念的偏差和教师专业发展的滞后造成了基层电大教师身份的内部分化和外部泛化的＂身份危机＂。基层电大教师的教学工作和课程开发明显分离,网络教学新的特征和内涵进一步细化了电大教师的角色,教师岗位职能的细化使教师角色同一化,基层电大大量的管理工作进一步泛化了教师的角色,这些都不利于教师的专业发展。基层电大应通过纯化教师角色和控制教师工作量来提高外部认同度,通过建立教师专业发展标准和教学知识评价机制、重视教学理念的先进性、强调教学创新能力来提高内部认同度。  相似文献   

菏泽民间习武现状的调查研究与思考     

马永通 《搏击·武术科学》2011,8(3):59-60,68

文章通过对菏泽民间习武活动现状的调查与研究,发现目前菏泽民间武术的发展状况不容乐观,面临着严重的生存与传承危机。主要原因：一是作为本质是一种搏杀术的传统武术已没有实践舞台;二是造成传统武术某些重要特征的封闭社会基础正被摧毁;三是现代中国人的生活节奏生活方式已经发生巨大变化。  相似文献   

系统的公共危机种类分析     

王革  阎耀军 《未来与发展》2011,(5):32-36

本文运用系统方法和比较方法,将分类的逻辑规则与公共危机管理的实际相结合,分别以引发公共危机的因素和公共危机爆发的范围为标准,以公共危机主管部门为第三维,构建了公共危机种类三维体系,为在法律法规、组织设计和工作流程方面采取相同或相似的危机管理措施,构建系统的公共危机管理机制提供依据。  相似文献   

荒诞的人生诗意的追寻--《蓝色的马》的意蕴探微     

王勤  姚泽慧  齐德江 《宜宾学院学报》2005,5(4):63-64,73

《蓝色的马》是一部反映现代人特有的精神危机的力作。作者运用荒诞的手法，通过主人公“森”的精神与肉体的分裂和游历，不仅再现了现代人的生存现状；并通过“森”最终对二者的取舍表达了人类抵制荒诞主义、重寻精神价值的决心。  相似文献   

地方高师院校教育系生存危机的深层剖析及其应对策略     

王云  杜学元 《宜宾学院学报》2005,5(7):100-102

地方高师院校教育系针对本专科生就业难、改行率高而研究生畅销的现状，为了短期利益盲目采取战少本专科生招生数，扩大研究生培养规模的简单做法，必特导致其更深层次生存危机的出现。  相似文献   

生态美学对“复魅”的期待     

张少美 《池州师专学报》2008,22(1):69-73

全球性的生态危机带来生态美学的诞生,生态美学是研究人与自然和谐关系的美学原理和实践运用,并以主体间性美学为其哲学基础,在对人与自然关系定位探索中走过三个不同的阶段。  相似文献   

Informational Sources,Social Media Use,and Race in the Flint,Michigan, Water Crisis     

Ashleigh M. Day  Sydney O’Shay-Wallace  Matthew W. Seeger  Shawn P. McElmurry 《Communication Studies》2019,70(3):352-376

Safe, clean water is necessary for health and well-being. Water issues affect minority and vulnerable populations at disproportionate rates, including the poor and racial and ethnic minorities. An investigation of the relationships of race, social media use, and informational sources during the municipal water crisis in Flint, Michigan, reflects an instrumental view of communication and uses and gratifications theory in this study. Data from 208 Flint residents in 2016 indicated that African American respondents favored interpersonal networks and resources and were more likely than other racial groups to obtain current information about the water crisis via Instagram. Preferred channels and sources to receive additional crisis information varied on the basis of race.  相似文献   

爱伦·坡的诗歌之哲学解读     

任翔 《阜阳师范学院学报(社会科学版)》2006,(1):41-45

爱伦·坡的诗歌蕴含着对书写与死亡之关联的文化沉思,他将死亡的场景予以寓言化。这种哲学视界的解读呈现了隐含在爱伦·坡的诗歌中的一个深刻悖论,他一手呈现了令人恶心的死亡景观,另一手又指引着追寻虚灵真实的希望。他对生命的形而上思考,就升华在这个悖论所标示的两个世界之间。  相似文献