OBJECTIVES There is evidence to support the correlation between a stronger sense of coherence (SOC) and better perceived quality of life (QOL). However, this association has not been described among Iranian students. METHODS Students were selected by stratified randomization and demographic data including age, gender, and employment status were collected. SOC was measured using the short-form...

Drawing on the notion of “faultlines” and upper echelons perspective, we argue that gender faultline strength a board directors is negatively related to strategic change. More interestingly, while relates change under low levels environmental complexity, dynamism, munificence, it positively when munificence are at high levels. The analyses panel data 5781 firm-year observations 1171 Chinese fir...

OBJECTIVE To examine personal, social, and perceived environmental factors related to leisure-time walking behavior among Korean adults using the framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). BACKGROUND Sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity contribute to rising obesity rates and chronic diseases among Korean adults. Understanding correlates of walking is necessary to develop effect...

Under the assumption that information can impact perception, most research on human sensation and satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters has been conducted respondents uninformed about test conditions. Therefore, researchers know little of perception. These potential effects are increasingly relevant as quantitative environments becomes accessible via low-cost, wireless...