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Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
wiley   +1 more source

Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How National Security Drives the Coevolution of International Relations and International Business Policy: Evidence From the Belt and Road Initiative

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), this study investigates how national security drives the coevolution of China's political risk management support for multinationals and competing countries' reactions. A competing country is a nation‐state that is neither the home nor host country of a multinational but perceives the ...
Shuang Li, Xueli Huang, Fuming Jiang
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Influence of Interference Competition on Ecologically Similar Species Threatened by Habitat Loss 评估干扰性竞争对受栖息地丧失威胁的生态相似物种的影响

open access: yesWildlife Letters, EarlyView.
We staged dyadic interaction trials between two kangaroo rat species threatened by habitat loss to test whether one species dominates in direct interactions in the field. We found that Stephens’ kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) residents and intruders were dominant over Dulzura kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans). These results suggest that D. simulans
Janine N. Straughan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Dynamics in Zoo‐Housed Bush Dogs (Speothos venaticus) Following Group Changes

open access: yesZoo Biology, EarlyView.
We observed a pack of bush dogs over 10 months to measure changes in group structure following the birth of a pup and removal of an adult female. The pack displayed a robust social network and a single social hierarchy, with higher ranking members having more influence on collective movements.
Alice S. Clark   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value in the ‘valley of the shadow of death’—When the user is no longer the value arbiter

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract The Public Service Logic (PSL) user‐centric perspective on value creation has been one of its main critiques. Scholars argue that for some real‐world applications, such as emergency services, where users cannot engage with service offerings, the PSL must consider the roles of other service actors beyond just facilitators.
Higor Leite, Stephen Osborne
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring New Venture Legitimacy: A Multi‐dimensional Approach Using Computational Textual Analysis

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Legitimacy is critical for the growth, survival and performance of ventures, yet efforts to measure legitimacy empirically typically focus on a single dimension of this multi‐dimensional construct. In this article, we develop a multi‐dimensional framework for measuring legitimacy using computational text analysis.
Ali Ghods   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Cutting Edges to the Cutting Edge: Knowing and Theorizing Through Collage Inquiry

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Prompted by ongoing debates about the need for more novel and pluralistic management research, this paper explores the different ways of researching, knowing and theorizing emerging from the arts‐based method of collage inquiry. We used a problematizing approach to examine how collage inquiry has been used in management research and ...
Georgia Stavraki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Complexities of Digitalization: The Evolutionary Dynamics of Relational Tensions in Supply Chain Planning Partnerships

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Digitalization in supply chain planning presents significant relational challenges in supplier–customer partnerships, particularly for small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). This study explores the unexpected relational tensions that emerge as firms adopt digital technologies in supply chain planning contexts.
Jianwen Zheng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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