A broad understanding of food systems includes a complex web activities, outcomes and drivers, encompassing not only the agriculture sectors, but also social norms cultures in which those activities are embedded. The organic farming movement has lately been portrayed as system its own right, since it contains all necessary sub-systems, consisting environments, distribution networks, processing,...

When designing adaptive tutoring systems, a myriad of psychological theories must be taken into account. Popular notion follows cognitive theory in supporting multi-channel processing, while working under assumptions that pedagogical agents and affect detection are of the utmost significance. However, motivation and affect are complex human characteristics that can muddle human-computer interac...

This study attempts to analyze the relation between the underlying dimensions of protean (self direction and values driven) and boundaryless (boundaryless mindset and organizational mobility preference) career attitudes (Briscoe et al., 2006) and organizational commitment, within today’s unstable and uncertain business scenario. Drawing on a sample of 150 professionals, research results suggest...

Developed by Dr. T.P. Wright in 1936, learning curves projected World War II production capacities. Afterward they became standard in the aircraft industry. In defense contracting, an expected learning rate is often factored into negotiations. However, learning curves seemingly made little impact on manufacturing progress in aviation or elsewhere. The history of the learning curve illustrates o...

Productivity Mindset and the Consumption of Collectable Experiences

BACKGROUND Staff in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) had several concerns about mobilizing patients receiving mechanical ventilation. OBJECTIVE To assess and improve the mindset of SICU staff toward early mobilization of patients receiving mechanical ventilation before, 6 months after, and 1 year after implementation of early mobilization. METHODS The Plan-Do-Study-Act model was used...

Much research has shown that conflict is aversive and leads to increased choice deferral. In contrast, we have proposed that conflict can be beneficial. Specifically, exposure to nonconscious goal conflict can activate a mindset (a set of cognitive procedures) that facilitates the systematic processing of information without triggering the associated costs, such as negative affect and stress. I...

The full force of globalization has hit today’s organizations, and it is clear that there are many cultural and human problems. International human resource management (IHRM) is being asked to better understand and develop multinational organizational leaders to meet the challenges. A prominent solution that is receiving increased attention is the construct of global mindset, which has growing ...

Stereotype threat occurs when people who belong to socially devalued groups experience a fear of negative evaluation, which interferes with the goal of staying task focused. The current study was designed to examine whether priming socially devalued individuals with an implemental (vs. a deliberative) mindset, characterized by forming a priori goal-directed plans, would help these individuals t...

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