scholarly journals The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Spin-Offs’ Performance: A Cross-Cultural Study

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401986581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariem Khadhraoui ◽  
Michel Plaisent ◽  
Lassaad Lakhal ◽  
Bernard Prosper
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Previous studies considered entrepreneurial orientation as a determinant of firms’ growth and performance. In this research, we are interested in spin-offs. Indeed, we aim to study the relationship between their entrepreneurial orientation and their performance. Therefore, we carried out a cross-cultural study in three different countries; Tunisia, Canada, and Morocco. We opted for a personal survey. We addressed our questionnaire to 180 managers of spin-offs and we analyzed the research variables using SPSS 20.00 (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) and Smart PLS 3 (Partial Least Squares). Our findings highlight a positive correlation between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of spin-offs within the three samples.

Cinematic Entertainment

2021 ◽  
pp. 557-582
Author(s):  
Maite Soto-Sanfiel
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Uses And Gratifications ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Global Increase ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Despite claims that “cinema is dead” or that it only interests nostalgic old-timers, statistics indicate a global increase in theater attendance. Not only is moviegoing still one of the favorite forms of entertainment, but it especially appeals to young people. Moreover, communication research seems to have neglected cinema, but the relationship between modern-day teenagers and the silver screen needs to be observed. This chapter reports the results of a cross-cultural study based on the uses and gratifications paradigm with youngsters from eight European countries. It presents their cinematographic uses and consumption, their motivations for going to the movies, and their preferences and conceptions regarding different movie traditions. The study also performs cross-cultural contrasts to reveal more about the impact of regional, national, and global forces on the psychological relationship between today’s teenagers and cinema.

scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7261
Author(s):  
Ankica Kosic ◽  
Tamara Džamonja Ignjatović ◽  
Nebojša Petrović
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Previous studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in different countries found an increase in anxiety, stress, and an exacerbation of previous mental health problems. This research investigated some of the protective and risk factors of distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, among which were the perception of receiving social support from family members and friends, and a chronic tendency to worry. The study was conducted in three European countries: Italy, Serbia, and Romania. A total of 1100 participants (Italy n = 491; Serbia n = 297; Romania n = 312) responded to a questionnaire. Results from this study show that distress during the COVID-19 pandemic is higher for people who are chronic worriers and those who have higher levels of fear of COVID-19. More specifically, it is confirmed that a chronic tendency to worry exacerbates the relationship between fear and distress: it is stronger for people who have a greater tendency to worry.

The impact of support on growth in teacher-efficacy: a cross-cultural study

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-767
Author(s):  
Tomas Jungert ◽  
Rickard Östergren ◽  
Nathalie Houlfort ◽  
Richard Koestner
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
School Management ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Perceived support from co-workers and managers is important for many organizational outcomes. However, the benefit of competence support from colleagues and school management on personal teacher efficacy has not been investigated. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the impact of competence support from colleagues and the school management on growth in teacher efficacy and second, to investigate cultural differences (Canada and Sweden). Design/methodology/approach The authors administered an inventory measuring support for competence and personal teacher efficacy to over 400 teachers in Canada and Sweden at 27 schools, at two times. Time 1 took place at the first week of a fall semester and Time 2 at the end of the same semester. Findings Structural equation modeling revealed that competence support from colleagues predicted growth in teacher efficacy, whereas competence support from school management did not. No differences in these relations emerged between Canadian and Swedish teachers. Practical implications The findings have implications for how schools organize teachers in teacher teams so that competence support from co-workers is promoted. Originality/value This study is the first cross-cultural study to empirically show that teachers’ self-efficacy is significantly benefitted by competence support from their teacher peers.

The Relationship Between Conflict Resolution Approaches and Trust--A Cross Cultural Study.

1981 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sullivan ◽  
R. B. Peterson ◽  
N. Kameda ◽  
J. Shimada
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural Study on Hedging Devices in Kurdish Conversation

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biook BEHNAM ◽  
Salam KHALILIAQDAM
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Tape Recording ◽  
Spoken Discourse ◽  
Know How ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Impact

Hedges are words whose job is to make things fuzzier or less fuzzy. Truth and falsity are a matter of degree, and hedges make natural language sentences more/less true or more/less false.  The purpose of the study is to investigate hedging devices in Kurdish spoken language. The aim is  to know how hedging devices are used in Kurdish spoken discourse. Also the researchers are willing to know whether Kurdish speakers use hedging devices to indicate a lack of complete commitment to the truth of the proposition, and a desire not to express the commitment categorically, or to lessen the impact of an utterance. The data needed for the study was collected through observation, tape recording, and interviews. The dialogues of 35 people were recorded by the researchers as well as the researchers have interviewed with 21 people from different social classes.15 classes and meetings which Kurdish language was the means of communication were observed. The research showed that hedging as a mitigating device is extensively employed in different conversations. The study shows that hedging devices have the same roles  in Kurdish as they have in English. They are used to reduce the certainty and sureness of the utterances. It indicates that some pragmatic devices modify the epistemic strength of the statement in Kurdish language just as they do in English and Arabic.

Financial disclosure and performance of microfinance institutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakil Quayes ◽  
Tanweer Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Financial Disclosure ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Three Stage Least Squares ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between financial disclosure and the financial performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes ordinary least squares method to analyze the impact of disclosure on financial performance, an ordered probit model to investigate the possible effect of financial performance on disclosure and utilizes a three-stage least squares method to delineate the endogenous relationship between disclosure and financial performance of MFIs. Findings – The paper finds that better disclosure has a statistically significant positive impact on operational performance of MFIs; second, it also shows that improved financial performance results in better financial disclosure. Keeping the endogenous nature of the relationship between disclosure and performance, the paper uses a three-stage least squares method to show that disclosure and financial performance positively affect each other simultaneously. Research limitations/implications – The paper attempts to delineate a positive association between better disclosure on financial performance of MFIs, which can be used for developing a better disclosure policy by management, formulating more effective guidelines for disclosure by the stakeholders and mandating more appropriate laws and uniform disclosure practice by regulators. Originality/value – This is the first study that uses a large number of MFIs from 75 countries; second, it uses a uniform scale of designating a disclosure rating (assigned by MIX Market) to show the relationship between disclosure and performance. Finally, it uses three-stage least squares method to address the possible endogeneity between disclosure and performance.

Supporting Natural Helpers: A Cross-Cultural Study

1985 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 358-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Kelley ◽  
Verne R. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Natural Helper ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Natural Helpers ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between professional and natural helpers was the subject of similar studies in Iowa and in Ireland and the United Kingdom. As a result, several clusters of natural helpers were identified and a model for professional-natural helper cooperation was developed.

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