the purpose of this paper is to improve supply chain relationships in iranian small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) in automotive parts industry. for this reason, an importance-performance analysis (ipa) has been employed to categorized supply chain relationships metrics. also, the questionnaire method is used for gathering information. the paper identified thirteen supply chain relationshi...

the current research aims to present a typology of relationships with the opposite sex among young girls. the research was conducted using qualitative methods and grounded theory in addition to applying semi-structure and interactive interview techniques. the population consists of young girls aged 19-30 who live in the city of kermanshah. using purposive and theoretical sampling, 48 girls, who...

Objective We examined how adult (step)parent–child closeness is associated to the quality of other ties in family network (i.e., parent–child dyads, parent–parent dyads). Background Although stepfamily scholars often assume that there are associations between all dyads within a unit, more research needs examine this premise empirically. Method used survey data on children and their relationship...