EMOTIONAL AND CULTURAL INTELLIGENCES AS ANASSESSMENT TOOL FOR RECRUITING, SELECTING AND TRAINING INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES
Nick Daher Florida Institute of Technology ABSTRACT Two emerging constructs, emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence, are considered as an effective assessment tool for recruiting, selecting and training individual candidates. Research suggests that both constructs have positive relationships with job performance, organizational climate, leadership emergence, flexibility, adaptation, adding value, and improving effectiveness across borders (Alon & […]
ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF MALE AND FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
John Palmer Argosy University, Chicago, IL Melissa Griswold Maryville University, St. Louis, MO Vicky Eidson Quincy University, Quincy, IL Pamela Wiewel Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA ABSTRACT This study examines factors contributing to entrepreneurial intention (EI) among a sample of university students. Through use of the Bem (1974) Sex Role Inventory, masculinity, femininity, and androgyny scores […]
THE EFFECTS OF DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND LIFESTYLE COMPONENT ON ADULT OBESITY IN CANADA: EMPIRICAL STUDY
Sergiy Pysarenko Weiqiu Yu University of New Brunswick ABSTRACT This study estimates the effects of selected demographic, socio-economic and lifestyle variables (gender, age, marital status, province of residence, smoking and alcohol habits, physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, education, labor force, and income) on adult obesity in Canada using the Master File of the Canadian […]
ESTIMATING THE DEMAND ELASTICITIES OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IN THE UNITED STATES
Abdul Waheed Lake Washington Institute of Technology ABSTRACT This study estimates the demand elasticity of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). It also estimates its price and income elasticity. A static log-linear model employing Ordinary Least Square estimation technique is used to obtain price and income elasticity of U.S. LNG. Data used covers the period 1988-2010. […]
DOES BANK LENDING RATE PROPAGATE ECONOMIC CYCLES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH HIGH FOREIGN DEBTS?
Sang H. Lee KIMEP University Mohammad Mujibul Haque Kazakh British Technical University ABSTRACT In this study, bank lending rates of 50 developing countries are analyzed for their effects of economic propagation. These countries are divided into two groups of high and low foreign debt levels, and the differential impact of lending rate on the economy […]
PATIENT EXPECTATION FORMATION IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES: A PSYCHO-SOCIAL MODEL
Kenneth R. Russ Jackson State University ABSTRACT This study develops and tests a psycho-social model of consumer expectation formation in a health care services context. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques, initial support for the structural model was found. The model posits that consumer expectations in health care services are multidimensional involving role, process, outcome, […]
ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND USE OF BALANCED SCORECARD MEASURES IN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Raili M. Pollanen Kenneth Kangwu Xi Carleton University ABSTRACT This study investigates the use of balanced scorecard (BSC) measures in executive compensation plans, particularly the relationships between organizational characteristics and BSC use. Using data from 330 companies, collected from multiple public sources, the study reveals strong associations between BSC use and several organizational characteristics. The […]
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT OF SAUDI PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Suzan M AlQurashi King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT A major factor in the organizations of today is the psychological empowerment of workplace employees. Empowered employees bring competitive success to any organization. Therefore, one of the major strategies of an organization is to raise psychological empowerment levels within its organizational structure. However, without detailed […]
FACTORS AFFECTING THE DECISION TO ACQUIRE TATTOOS AND OTHER BODY ART
Joyce McGriff Tammy Prater Sara Bliss Kiser Alabama State University ABSTRACT Young adults are, in their spirit of independence, increasingly making the decision to get tattoos and other body art (TOBA). This study investigates the degree to which group and external influences play a role in the decision making process to acquire tattoos and other […]
INTEROPERABILITY CHALLENGES AMONG PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS: SURVEYED RESEARCH ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES
Nancy L. Huyck Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ABSTRACT This study presents a survey of the research relating to the current radio communication problems experienced by first responders. Varying schools of thought are introduced to identify and discuss the most prevalent theories to date on how to best upgrade public safety radio communications systems. This literature […]
