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Competing for customers in a social network [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Dynamics & Games, 2012
There are many situations in which a customer's proclivity to buy the product of any firm depends not only on the classical attributes of the product such as its price and quality, but also on who else is buying the same product. We model these situations as games in which firms compete for customers located in a “social network”. Nash Equilibrium (NE)
de Meyer, Bernard   +2 more
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Association between multiple chronic conditions and insufficient health literacy: cross-sectional evidence from a population-based sample of older adults living in Switzerland

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, assess, and apply health information. Individuals suffering from multiple chronic conditions have complex healthcare needs that may challenge their health literacy skills. This study aimed to
Maud Wieczorek   +6 more
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The concept of developing the social competence of high school students by means of youth educational forums

open access: yesВестник Северо-Кавказского федерального университета, 2023
The purpose of this study is to identify and disclose the possibilities of youth educational forums in the development of the social competence of the younger generation.
V. A. Kayvanov, E. Yu. Litvinova
doaj   +1 more source

Social competence: an evolutionary approach [PDF]

open access: yesTrends in Ecology & Evolution, 2012
'Social competence' refers to the ability of an individual to optimise its social behaviour depending on available social information. Although such ability will enhance social interactions and thus raise Darwinian fitness, its evolutionary and ecological significance has been largely ignored. Social competence is based on behavioural flexibility.
Taborsky Barbara, Oliveira Rui Filipe
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Does Core Competence Affect Corporate Social Responsibility?

open access: yesJournal of Competitiveness, 2021
Core competence is the key factor in the competitiveness of enterprises. This study examines whether enterprises with stronger core competence have the ability and motivation to fulfill more corporate social responsibilities.
Changling Sun   +4 more
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Parental Autonomy Support and Social Competence in Chinese Emerging Adults: the Mediation Role of Social Desirablity [PDF]

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
Aims: The current study aimed to examine the relationship between parental autonomy support and social competence among Chinese emerging adults, and explore whether social desirablity plays a mediating role between parental support and social competence.
Ma Chunhua, Wang Youpeng
doaj   +1 more source

THEORETICAL SUBSTANTIATION OF THE MODEL OF FORMATION OF SOCIAL REHABILITATION COMPETENCE IN FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS [PDF]

open access: yesVìsnik Unìversitetu ìmenì Alʹfreda Nobelâ: Serìâ Pedagogìka ì Psihologiâ, 2022
The system of vocational education is at the stage of modernization, and the formation of professional competence of future professionals is a fully unrealized reserve the actualization of which will improve the quality of higher education training of ...
Iryna V. Oliinyk
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Social Competencies [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
What are social competencies, how can they be measured, and do they remain stable over time. This contribution examines the difficulties in conceptualising and measuring social competencies at different developmental stages and in a changing social context.
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Competing Activities in Social Networks [PDF]

open access: yesThe B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2014
Abstract We consider a society in which each agent has one unit of a resource to allocate between two activities. Agents are organized in a social network, and each activity generates complementarities between neighbors. We find multiplicity of equilibrium for high intensity of interaction, and we characterize equilibria in terms of ...
Mohamed Belhaj, Frédéric Deroïan
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When a parent dies – a systematic review of the effects of support programs for parentally bereaved children and their caregivers

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care, 2017
Background The death of a parent is a highly stressful life event for bereaved children. Several studies have shown an increased risk of mental ill-health and psychosocial problems among affected children.
Ann-Sofie Bergman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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