the aim of the current study was to investigate the perceived psychic distance of potentialtourists in relation to iran as a tourism destination. the concept of psychic distance refersto perceived similarities/ differences between specific destination and tourist's homecountry. the members of couch-surfing virtual community participated in this study. thestatistical data were collected by conve...

Despite the importance of distance in international business and management research, theoretical foundation for concept underlying causal mechanisms are subject to shortcomings. We propose reinvigorating study through a diversity lens. draw on research develop framework that distinguishes types (separation, variety, disparity) at three levels (institutional, organizational, individual). show h...

Optimization and reduction of costs in management of distribution and transportation of commodity are one of the main goals of many organizations. Using suitable models in supply chain in order to increase efficiency and appropriate location for support centers in logistical networks is highly important for planners and managers. Graph modeling can be used to analyze these problems and many oth...

the purpose of this study is to examine the possible impact of value systems on earnings management in france, tunisia and canada. cultural values include power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity and long-term orientation. the cross-cultural study uses the method of structural equations trough lisrel approach. the examination covers the period between 2003 and 2009. fin...

This article aims to describe the implementation of distance learning necessitates a quality management system for higher education. The method is qualitative, which can be explained by reality in Literature related education, including problems and constraints learning, models systems approaches, roles online design components, long-distance education assurance systems, serves as data source. ...