Compared with the large body of literature on coping, coping flexibility has received relatively scant research attention, although more such studies have begun to emerge recently. Researchers have conceptualized coping flexibility in diverse ways: as a broad coping repertoire, a well-balanced coping profile, cross-situational variability in strategy deployment, a good strategy-situation fit, o...

A method of partial left heart bypass is described. A non-pulsatile atraumatic pump capable of handling 2 to 4 litres of blood a minute has been developed and tested. It lends itself to easy adjustment to meet changes in left atrial and systemic pressures and can function for many hours without adjustment. Partial left heart bypass for 24 hours was carried out on sheep. No damage to the blood r...

Error-correction models for cointegrated economic variables are commonly interpreted as reflecting partial adjustment of one variable to another. We show that error-correction models may also arise because one variable forecasts another. Reduced-form estimates of error-correction models cannot be used to distinguish these interpretations. In an application, we show that the estimated coefficien...

This study examines the influence of antecedents on cross-cultural competence and adjustment as well mediating role for cultural adaptability expatriate performance. The partial least squares structural equation modeling technique was adopted to analyze data from a survey 240 expatriates working in Taiwan. results confirm positive effect emotional intelligence adjustment. Moreover, findings rev...

Successful motor behavior requires making appropriate response (response selection) at the right time (timing adjustment). Earlier psychological studies have suggested that the response selection and timing adjustment processes are performed serially in separate stages. We tested this hypothesis using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The subjects performed a choice reaction time task in f...

This study examines the influence of perceived organisational support (POS) on expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment, assignment completion and job satisfaction in sub-Saharan African context. While multinationals depend expatriates to manage their foreign subsidiaries, successful expatriation is influenced by adjustment host country’s environment. Survey responses from 229 were analysed using...