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A co-evolutionary model of newcomers’ psychological contract formation: the role of social networks [PDF]

, 2018
The psychological contract, the perceived mutual obligations between employer and employee, is a critical construct for understanding employment relationships and how their management informs employees’ attitudes and behaviors. Extensive work has focused
Bankins, Sarah, Erdem, Ceren
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Dual‐Functional Ingestible Passive Capsules for High‐Throughput Intestinal Sampling with Sealed Containment and Targeted Drug Delivery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
To address challenges in high‐throughput intestinal sampling with sealed containment and target drug delivery, we developed a dual‐functional ingestible passive capsule with a dual‐triggered control system based on pH‐response and mechanical actuation.
Libing Huang, Houyu Ling, Xizong Chen, Yufei Duan, Yu Liu, Shuntian Cai, Yandan Ren, Wenlong Li, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +9 more
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In the eye of the beholder: mutual obligations and areas of ambiguity in the hospital-physician relationship [PDF]

, 2012
Internationally, many countries are increasing provider accountability for cost and quality of the delivered care. In this challenging environment hospital executives struggle to build effective hospital-physician relations.
Annemans, Lieven, Gemmel, Paul, Trybou, Jeroen   +2 more
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Factors Driving Battery and Solar Purchase Decision of Residents: a Behavioural Choice Experiment Using a Hybrid Discrete Choice and Latent Variable Model

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This article explores what drives households to adopt solar PV and battery systems in South East Queensland. Using hybrid discrete choice experiments, it reveals distinct adopter profiles and highlights cost, system size, and energy independence as key motivators.
Mohammad Alipour, Elnaz Irannezhad, Rodney A. Stewart, Oz Sahin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From the Gut to the Brain: Microplastic‐Associated Neurovascular Dysfunction and Implications for Stroke Risk

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Chronic oral exposure to microplastics may disrupt gut microbiota homeostasis and intestinal barrier integrity, potentially engaging the gut–brain axis and systemic inflammatory responses. These alterations may be associated with impaired blood–brain barrier function, cerebral microvascular dysfunction, and enhanced endothelial inflammation, pro ...
Hongxing Wang, Yujiao He, Pei Zou, Xiaoyi Wang, Gang Peng, Xiangying Deng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Customer Service Employees and Discretionary Service Behavior: A Psychological Contract Model [PDF]

, 1997
We present a theoretical framework for explicating contact employee behavior during customer service encounters, labeled discretionary service behavior (DSB).
Blancero, Donna, Johnson, Scott A.
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Homeworking: negotiating the psychological contract [PDF]

Human Resource Management Journal, 2012
This article explores the psychological contract of female clerical homeworkers who work from home full‐time and are employed at a local authority. Qualitative interviews were carried out with homeworkers and their supervisors. Temporal flexibility was desired by all the homeworkers in order to achieve a better work–life balance, and was deemed ...
Collins, Alison, Cartwright, Susan, Hislop, Donald   +2 more
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A Microfiber‐Reinforced Janus Hydrogel E‐Skin With Recyclable Feature for Multimodal Sensing and Gender‐Specific Physiological Monitoring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hydrogel‐based wearable electronics hold great promise for physiological monitoring in privacy‐sensitive regions. In this study, a polyurethane (PU) microfiber‐reinforced gelatin hydrogel e‐skin is developed, boasting multiple advantages such as ultra‐thinness, high toughness, and long‐term skin conformability.
Yarong Ding, Yufeng Li, Shaozhe Tan, Jiachun Sun, Xu Yang, Xuesi Zhang, Zhenhua Lin, Zhenyu Li, Yue Hao, Yannan Liu, Yingchun Li, Jingjing Chang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

Fulfilment of administrative and professional organisational obligations and nurses' customer-oriented behaviours [PDF]

, 2016
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between the perceived quality of organisational exchange and nurses' customer-oriented behaviours. Background: Hospitals face increasing competitive market conditions.
Gemmel, Paul, Trybou, Jeroen
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