one common aspect of all human beings, regardless of education level, income level, location and so on, is that they are all consumers. the key of success in marketing strategy both in terms of local and global aspects is understanding consumer behavior. so aim of this study was to investigate the role of socio-cultural factors on sports consumer behavior. this research was survey- descriptive....

Innovation has vast morphological meanings but is simply defined as the act of announcing something new or the use of a novel idea or technique. In some cases, it is practiced as replacement to invention, though innovation is further accurately outlined as something thought up or mentally fabricated. Although innovation in surgery has a less than perfect tradition, the field and research of sur...

The medical home and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Part C Early Intervention Program share many common purposes for infants and children ages 0 to 3 years, not the least of which is a family-centered focus. Professionals in pediatric medical home practices see substantial numbers of infants and toddlers with developmental delays and/or complex chronic conditions. Economic, hea...

Two experiments contrasted interactions between group leaders with interactions between individuals in a mixed-motive setting. Consistent with the idea that being accountable to the in-group implies normative pressure to benefit the in-group, Experiment 1 found that accountable leaders were more competitive than individuals. Consistent with the idea that being unaccountable to the in-group impl...

Creative activities are affect-laden. Laboring at perhaps the most inspiring and difficult of human endeavors, a creator frequently experiences the excitement of discovery and the anguish of failure. Engaging in creativity in organizations inevitably creates tension, conflict, and emotionally charged debates and disagreements because complex organizations need both control and predictability an...

Nursing leaders play a critical role in creating and enacting a vision for collaborative practice with advanced practice nurses (APNs). In this special issue, Nancy Carter and colleagues have identified many important influences and outcomes of successful nursing leadership in the context of promoting advanced practice nursing roles. The authors make a strong case for the importance of nursing ...

We report on an investigation of the effects of hardware performance, application design, and cognitive demands on user productivity and perceptions. This investigation focuses on clerical tasks typical of those activities that many lower level organization workers encounter. This was accomplished by engaging one hundred seventy-five representative participants in a field-based experiment. Part...

public interests justify the existence of public administration and public administrator must obligate it in any policies and decisions. reduction of public trust and organizational trust in recent years and necessity of power distribution and empowerment in democratization trend, intensify the emergence of servant leadership. denhart´s idea of new public service in recent decades, increases th...