this study was a qualitative research which was done by a case study approach. the samples were chosen from rural development experts of hamedan province during a snowball sampling process. the data were collected by the semistructured interviews. the data collection was done by faceto- face interviews, after the interview questions guide was determined. the theoretical saturation was attained ...

background and aims: internet seems to be increasingly involved a major part of the daily lives of population. in recent years, many reports have confirmed the huge number of internet users worldwide. this article is seeking to explore the factors contributing to the tendency to internet in students of shahrekord university of medical sciences (skums) and aimed to recommend some preventive stra...

In many animal groups, coordinated activity is facilitated by the emergence of leaders and followers. Although the identity of leaders is to some extent predictable, most groups experience frequent changes of leadership. How do group members cope with such changes in their social role? Here, we compared the foraging behaviour of pairs of stickleback fish after a period of either (i) role reinfo...

This article examines how managers’ tendency to discuss new ideas with others in their professional networks depends on the density of shared ties surrounding a given relationship. Consistent with prior research which found that embeddedness enhances information flow, an egocentric network survey of mid-level executives shows that managers tend to discuss new ideas with those who are densely em...

A model to explain interpersonal trust development, and its consequences for co-operative behaviour in doctor/patient partnerships derived from the context of business relationships is applied to patient/physician relationships. Threshold barriers exist against all human behaviours or actions and trust is the process by which barriers to co-operation and compliance are overcome. Dispositional t...

Grid computing can meet computational demands and offers a promising resource utilization approach. However, little research details the drivers of and obstacles to adoption of this technology. Institutional and organizational capability theory suggests an adoption model that accounts for interand intra-organizational influences. An empirical study with 233 high-ranking IT executives reveals th...

The current research suggests that taking self-regulatory mechanisms into account provides insights regarding individuals' responses to threats in social interactions. In general, based on the notion that a prevention-focused orientation of self-regulation is associated with a need for security and a vigilant tendency to avoid losses and other types of negative events we advocate that a prevent...