Understanding the relative importance of dispersal limitation and environmental filtering processes in structuring the beta diversities of subtropical forests in human disturbed landscapes is still limited. Here we used taxonomic (TBD) and phylogenetic (PBD), including terminal PBD (PBDt) and basal PBD (PBDb), beta diversity indices to quantify the taxonomic and phylogenetic turnovers at differ...

This paper empirically investigates three hypotheses regarding biases of National Basketball Association (NBA) referees. Using a sample of 28,388 quarter-level observations from six seasons, we find that referees make calls that favor home teams, teams losing during games, and teams losing in playoff series. All three biases are likely to increase league revenues. In order to distinguish betwee...

This paper analyses the relationship between employee turnover, timebased manufacturing practices, manufacturing performance and manufacturing efficiency. Consistent with theory, the results show that employee turnover is negatively associated to the implementation of some practices, and also to manufacturing efficiency. These results are discussed within the context of sustainable manufacturin...

Executive Overview Despite extensive scholarly research and organizational interest in employee turnover, there remains a gap between science and practice in this area. This article bridges this gap and replaces several misconceptions about turnover with guidelines for evidence-based retention management strategies focused on shared understanding of turnover, knowledge of cause-and-effect relat...

This work examines the aggregation of justice perceptions to the departmental level and the business-unit level, the impact of these aggregate perceptions on business-unit-level outcomes, and the usefulness of the distinction between procedural and interpersonal justice at different levels of analysis. Latent variables analyses of individual-level and department-level data from 4,539 employees ...

OBJECTIVES To describe the feasibility of implementing evaluation methods for a worksite tobacco control intervention for teens. Indicators of feasibility included employment stability, response rates to multiple surveys, and self reported 30 day smoking. DESIGN Grocery stores that were part of a single chain were randomised to four intervention stores and five control stores as part of the S...

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in this research we investigate the effects of information technology on quality management processes in the central insurance organization of iran. the research is an applied one, using correlation method. the population of the research includes the personnel of the organization of central insurance of iran which are more involved by using information technology. these personnel are mostly fro...