Administrative Management Application Writing (Revised Edition)

Author: Guo Enji
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Publishing Date: 2004-06-01
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Editor's Note: p; Since its publication in 1989, "Administrative Application Writing" has maintained a strong sales momentum and played a positive role in the fields of writing instruction and writing research, thanks to the support and affection of people from various sectors, including higher education institutions, government agencies, organizations, enterprises, and public institutions. In recent years, significant changes have occurred across all fronts and fields, particularly in the development of the legal system. New laws and regulations have been introduced one after another, marking China's entry into a rule-of-law society. A sound legal system provides a basis for organizations to carry out various management activities, and consequently, it naturally provides legal, regulatory, and policy grounds for the indispensable written tools of management activities. Many of the genres set forth in Administrative Application Writing are related to national laws and regulations. Due to the issuance of new laws and regulations, some genres have seen changes in their structural composition, some have new rules for usage principles and scope, and others have new formatting specifications, and so on. All these have become the social reasons that necessitate the revision of this book. The compilers have insisted on revision to fulfill the urgent wishes of the readers who have supported and cherished this book. Considering certain unavoidable issues in the previous edition, the compilers attempted to correct them through this new edition to fulfill their social responsibilities. The principles of this revision can be summarized in nine words: legality, rationality, and practicality. Legality refers to correcting inconsistencies between the content of the previous edition and current laws, regulations, and objective realities. Rationality refers to certain adjustments in format and content to make the arguments more coherent. Practicality refers to making the book more accessible and understandable to readers, thereby better guiding teaching and writing practices. It should be particularly noted that the compilers have accepted readers' suggestions and added examples to some key genres with relatively fixed structural forms during the revision. The revision proposal was raised by Zhou Jiejun, and Ye Qianta submitted the revision request to the publisher. The publisher included this book in the revision and re-publication plan. Ye Qianta proactively contacted the previous compilers to encourage their full participation in the revision, but due to various reasons, this was not achieved. Therefore, Ye Qianta, Zhou Jiejun, and Guo Enji discussed and decided to adopt a principal-led revision approach, with several colleagues who requested to participate in the revision taking on specific revision tasks. The revision of this book generally maintains the format of the previous edition, with no major changes to the overall framework. The revision methods vary depending on specific circumstances: some chapters or sections were completely restructured and rewritten, some were supplemented with necessary content, some addressed revisions in terms of proposals and wording, and a few were largely retained in their original form. For this reason, the compilers of this book solemnly declare that: if the previous edition of "Administrative Application Writing" is used as evidence for scientific research achievements, both the previous and revised editions must be provided, except when the original compilers and the revisers are the same author, in which case only the revised edition cannot be used as evidence. The previous compilers and their respective tasks are detailed in the "Previous Edition Preface." The revision work of this book was carried out by the following individuals:
Guo Enji: Revised Chapters 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, and 13, and responsible for the overall review and revision of the entire book.
Ye Qianta: Revised Chapters 3, 5, 7, 8, and Sections 1-2 of Chapter 9.
Zhou Jiejun: Revised Chapter 14 and participated in the revision of Chapters 2 and 10.
Xie Fuhua: Revised Chapter 6 and Section 3 of Chapter 9.
Sun Heping: Revised Chapter 4.
Ke Shihua: Revised Sections 11-13 of Chapter 5.
The revision of this book was greatly supported and cooperated by the leadership of the People's University of China Press and the editor-in-chief Lin Jian. Some content of the book incorporates the research findings of experts, and some examples were selected from newspapers and magazines. We extend our sincere gratitude to all concerned. Due to the compilers' knowledge and expertise, errors and shortcomings are inevitable. We respectfully invite readers to point out any issues. Guo Enji March 31, 1995, in Shijiazhuang