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Collectivism and the Costs of High Leverage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Prior literature shows that high leverage is associated with losses in market share due to unfavorable actions by customers and competitors. Building on this literature, we investigate the effect of collectivism on the product market performance of ...
El Ghoul, Sadok   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Motivation to Organizational Identity of Members in Non-profit Organizations: The Role of Collectivism

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
This study contributes to our understanding of organizational identity through dichotomous motivations of altruism and egoism in non-profit organizations (NPO). By applying an empirical analysis of NPO members, organizational identity is found to be well
Yong Li, Yuting Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Does Trust Always Help Gender Role Attitudes? The Role of Individualism and Collectivism

open access: yesSocial Indicators Research, 2021
Social trust has a complex interrelationship with attitudes toward gender equality. Social trust has its origins in exchange relationships in preindustrial societies, lowering uncertainty in transactions and easing interpersonal exchanges.
Nabamita Dutta   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Potential Predictors that Influence Women to Undergo Cosmetic Surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
There may be relationships among collectivism, self-esteem, and religiousness in relation to individual acceptance of cosmetic surgery. This present study hypothesized that both self-esteem and religiousness would be negatively correlated with individual
Han, Eun Jin
core   +1 more source

The influence of national culture on the attitude towards mobile recommender systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change. The published article is available from the link below.
Choi, JW, Lee, H, Lee, HJ, Sajjad, F
core   +1 more source

Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How individualism and collectivism relate to team performance, team cohesion, and collective efficacy in a multilevel analysis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Individual-level individualism (IND) and collectivism (COL), team performance, and team cohesion were investigated as predictors of collective efficacy using Hierarchical Linear Modelling (HLM).
Edwards, Lydia Lucy
core  

The effect of cultural orientation and leadership style on self- versus other-oriented organizational citizenship behavior in Turkey and the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper investigated the effects of a paternalistic and empowering leadership style on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in an experimental design using 100 Turkish and 100 Dutch students who held part-time jobs.
Born, Marise Ph   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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