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Blue velvet: The rise and decline of the new Czech right [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In Comparative terms, the Czech centre-right (principally the Civic Democratic Part - ODS - of Václav Klaus) represents an intermediate case between those of Hungary and Poland.
Hanley, S
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Waiting for a Release: The Expectation in Virtual Gaming Communities

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how virtual gaming communities influence and maintain player expectations before, during, and after a game's release. A mixed‐methods study was conducted, comprising a netnography followed by an experiment. First, a netnographic study was conducted over 12 months, tracking communities to understand player behavior and ...
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

After the Death of Charismatic Authority: A Weberian Perspective on Early Islam

open access: yesAfkaruna: Indonesian Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic Studies, 2017
In Max Weber’s notion of authority, charismatic authority will transform into other forms of either traditional authority, rational authority, or both. After the death of charismatic leader, in Weber’s word, charismatic authority is “fated to decline.” A
MOHAMMAD SYIFA AMIN WIDIGDO
doaj   +1 more source

Family Life – between Charism and Institution. Signalling Multidimensionality and Complexity of Human Interactions for Business Institutions and Society [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper analyses the complexity of family life, which includes both its charismatic and institutional aspects. Deepening the understanding of this basic social group can be useful in explaining how human beings in their decisions and actions, as ...
Michalski, Michał
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Reviewing and benchmarking ecological modelling practices in the context of land use

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Despite habitat loss and degradation are the primary drivers of biodiversity loss, different conclusions have been drawn about the importance of land‐use or land‐cover (LULC) change for biodiversity. Differences may be due to the difficulty of framing a coherent model design to assess LULC effects.
Elie Gaget   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charismatic Teaching: Cultivating Motivation in Community College Classrooms

open access: yesJournal of Scholarly Engagement, 2023
There are over six million community college students in the United States. Many non-traditional students face unique obstacles as they balance work, school, and familial responsibilities.
Amy M. Anderson
doaj   +1 more source

Leadership Categories and Social Processes in Islam: The Cases of Dir and Swat [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
This is a postprint (accepted manuscript) version of the article published in Journal of Anthropological Research 42(1):1-13. The final version of the article can be found at http://www.jstor.org/stable/3630377.
Lindholm, Charles
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Negative learning emotions and learning goal orientation in teams: HRD implications

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 49-67, Spring 2025.
Abstract Utilizing insights from team regulation theory and social cognitive theory, this research conducted empirical testing through a field survey involving engineering teams. This research is significant as it inspires teams to effectively harness their learning capacity, thereby enhancing collective motivation for future success.
Kuang‐Jung Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charismatic Lifestyle within Catholicism: Sociological Approach to Beliefs and Practices of Catholic Charismatic Renewal

open access: yesCuestiones Teológicas, 2019
The article examines, from a sociological perspective, the practices and beliefs of the charismatic believer belonging to Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
John Edisson Urrego-Romero
doaj   +1 more source

Economy of LIfe: Charismatic Dynamics and the Spirit of Gift [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The dominant mode of globalization has mostly reinforced the disembedding of states and markets from the social practices and civic virtues of civil society writ large.
Pabst, Adrian
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