San Francisco State University

About: San Francisco State University is a education organization based out in San Francisco, California, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Planet. The organization has 5669 authors who have published 11433 publications receiving 408075 citations. The organization is also known as: San Francisco State & San Francisco State Normal School.

Brief Strategic Family Therapy: Twenty-Five Years of Interplay Among Theory, Research and Practice in Adolescent Behavior Problems and Drug Abuse

Abstract: This article describes a systematic program of research that focuses on Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) and the adaptations that were developed based on BSFT principles. The culture-specific origins of BSFT are reviewed, as well as its broader applications to the field of family therapy. Research is reviewed demonstrating that BSFT is a promising family-based approach to treating Hispanic youth behavior problems and drug abuse. Treatment innovations are described that address the combination of intergenerational and cultural differences that occur among youths and their Hispanic parents. Programmatic work is described that challenges basic principles of family therapy by expanding BSFT to a One Person modality and a strategic engagement procedure. Both of these novel approaches are intended to add tools to therapists' repertoire in working with difficult-to-engage families. A preview discussion of results is presented from a randomized clinical trial that is an application of an ecosystemic prevention version of BSFT. The implications of the work of the Center for Family Studies are discussed in the context of the broader service system. Ultimately, this article articulates a way of thinking about adolescent problem behavior, its social interactional determinants, and a range of theoretically consistent family-centered strategies that attempt to change social ecological processes that impact adolescent developmental trajectories.

The contradictory logic of global ecosystem services markets.

Abstract: Commodification and transnational trading of ecosystem services is the most ambitious iteration yet of the strategy of ‘selling nature to save it’ The World Bank and UN agencies contend that global carbon markets can slow climate change while generating resources for development Consonant with ‘inclusionary’ versions of neoliberal development policy, advocates assert that international payment for ecosystem services (PES) projects, financed by carbon-offset sales and biodiversity banking, can benefit the poor However, the World Bank also warns that a focus on poverty reduction can undermine efficiency in conservation spending The experience of ten years of PES illustrates how, in practice, market-efficiency criteria clash directly with poverty-reduction priorities Nevertheless, the premises of market-based PES are being extrapolated as a model for global REDD programmes financed by carbon-offset trading This article argues that the contradiction between development and conservation observed in PES is inevitable in projects framed by the asocial logic of neoclassical economics Application in international conservation policy of the market model, in which profit incentives depend upon differential opportunity costs, will entail a net upward redistribution of wealth from poorer to wealthier classes and from rural regions to distant centres of capital accumulation, mainly in the global North

Reassessing the Limits of Structural Empowerment: Organizational Constitution and Trust as Controls

Abstract: There is a growing belief among some that employee empowerment provides the most appropriate basis for designing and implementing new organizations. However, from a structural perspective, empowerment represents a moral hazard dilemma for managers, with the possibility of control loss and decreased organizational outcome. While there are several mechanisms for tempering the potential downside of empowerment, we focus on two: organizational constitutions and the development of trusting relationships. We present six specific propositions relating to organizational constitution and trust as controls for tempering the potential downside of empowerment.

Co-creation and higher order customer engagement in hospitality and tourism services: A critical review

Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to present a review of the literature associated with co-creation and higher-order customer engagement concepts and poses critical questions related to the current state of research. Additionally, the paper presents a framework for customer engagement and co-creation with relevance to hospitality transactions. Design/methodology/approach – Earlier research on co-production, co-creation, consumer engagement and service-dominant logic are discussed and synthesized. Based on this synthesis, links and contrasts of these varying research streams are presented providing an articulation of key characteristics of each and how these might be applied within a hospitality context. Findings – Modalities in service transactions vary among traditional production, co-production and co-creation based on changes in attitudes, enabling technologies and the logic or ideology supporting the change. Transaction characteristics vary among manufacturing, quasi-manufacturing and services based on severa...

HAT-P-7b: An Extremely Hot Massive Planet Transiting a Bright Star in the Kepler Field

Abstract: We report on the latest discovery of the HATNet project: a very hot giant planet orbiting a bright ( -->V = 10.5) star with a small semimajor axis of -->a = 0.0377 ± 0.0005 AU. Ephemeris for the system is -->P = 2.2047299 ± 0.0000040 days, midtransit time -->E = 2,453,790.2593 ± 0.0010 (BJD). Based on the available spectroscopic data on the host star and photometry of the system, the planet has a mass of -->Mp = 1.78+ 0.08−0.05 MJ and radius of -->Rp = 1.36+ 0.20−0.09 RJ. The parent star is a slightly evolved F6 star with -->M = 1.47+ 0.08−0.05 M☉, R = 1.84+ 0.23−0.11 R☉, -->Teff = 6350 ± 80 K, and metallicity -->[ Fe/H ] = + 0.26 ± 0.08. The relatively hot and large host star, combined with the close orbit of the planet, yield a very high planetary irradiance of -->4.71+ 1.44−0.05 × 109 erg cm -->−2 s -->−1, which places the planet near the top of the pM class of irradiated planets as defined by Fortney et al. If as predicted by Fortney et al. the planet reradiates its absorbed energy before distributing it to the night side, the day-side temperature should be about -->2730+ 150−100 K. Because the host star is quite bright, measurement of the secondary eclipse should be feasible for ground-based telescopes, providing a good opportunity to compare the predictions of current hot Jupiter atmospheric models with the observations. Moreover, the host star falls in the field of the upcoming Kepler mission; hence extensive space-borne follow-up, including not only primary transit and secondary eclipse observations but also asteroseismology, will be possible.