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The effects of affective organizational commitment on voluntary resignation in the Brazilian Army
Based on commitment theory, this longitudinal study analyzes the contribution of affective commitment toward the Army to develop a predictive model to describe the voluntary resignation of commissioned officers in the Brazilian Army.
Cleber Barbosa Iack +2 more
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Shady Business: Corruption in the Brazilian Army before 1954
An enduring paradox lies at the heart of Brazilian politics. The Brazilian Army has long suffered from corruption at the highest levels so extreme as to create disquiet throughout the institution. Yet the Brazilian military, like other armed forces in Latin America, has justified its involvement in politics and society by accusing civilians of ...
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From armed roots to airline routes in South America: A dual imprinting perspective
Abstract Reserch Summary We propose that founding partner relationships can leave distinct imprints on organizations that differ in durability and in how they respond to subsequent changes involving the founding partner. Examining South American airlines founded between 1919 and 1984, we argue and find that such relationships simultaneously create an ...
Kunyuan Qiao +2 more
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The aim of this work was to test the hypothesis that a moderate intake of organic purple grape juice shows a positive radiomodifier effect over early behavioural damage following acute X-irradiation in mice.
Félix A. A. Soares +5 more
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Implementation of remote robotic‐assisted surgery (rRAS) has the potential to significantly improve access to high‐quality surgical care for patients worldwide. Advances in robotic systems and telecommunications now enable highly reliable, low latency, and cybersecure connectivity. These technological developments, together with the broader adoption of
Yuman Fong +50 more
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Abstract The world of Colombian gaited horses, or cultura caballista (horse‐riding culture), is often linked with uribismo, the right‐wing identity associated with former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Ethnographic fieldwork in conflict‐torn Antioquia reveals how horse‐human practices of training, breeding, and competition cultivate orientations toward ...
Gwen Burnyeat
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Health-related physical fitness of adolescents practicing Krav Maga: proposal for a specific test
Objetive: To propose a specific test to assess the physical fitness of Krav Maga (KM) practitioners, determine the correlation of this specific test with other physical fitness tests, and assess the sensibility of this specific test to a KM training ...
João Batista de Andrade Neto +3 more
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Modernização profissional no Exército Brasileiro: do alvorecer da Primeira Guerra Mundial à influência doutrinária da Missão Militar Francesa (1906-1930) [PDF]
This article aims to analyze the relevance of the First World War to the process of modernization of the Brazilian Army from 1906 to 1930, which was marked by the first group of officers of the Brazilian Army as trainees in German Troop Corps, by the ...
Prof. Dr. Fernando da Silva Rodrigues +2 more
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Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704
Abstract The manuscript records of the Royal African Company show that the Company paid African chiefs for access to trade along the caravan routes on the Gold Coast in the seventeenth century. This paper documents and examines these payments. Using an event study, I establish that after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the Company's monopoly in ...
Jose Rowell Corpuz
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