scholarly journals Proneness to psychotic-like experiences as a basic personality trait complementing the HEXACO model - A preregistered cross-national study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana B. Lazarevic ◽  
Goran Knezevic ◽  
Michael Bosnjak ◽  
Johannes Keller
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Study ◽  
Structure Equation Modeling ◽  
Behavioral Tendencies ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Hexaco Model

The goal of the study is to investigate the relationship between the HEXACO personality model and Disintegration – representing a broad spectrum of psychotic-like experiences and behavioral tendencies that are reconceptualized as a personality trait. In this pre-registered study, we predicted that the Disintegration factor would separate from HEXACO.The replicability of the factorial structures of HEXACO and Disintegration subcomponents are investigated across the three national samples (X, Y, and Z), matched on key socio-demographic variables. Exploratory Structure Equation Modeling (ESEM) is used to study the invariance of the hypothesized seven-factor structure. Support for the metric invariance of the seven-factor structure based on HEXACO and Disintegration subcomponents/facets across the three nations was found. The disintegration factor lied clearly outside the HEXACO personality space with each of its nine subcomponents. The disintegration factor appeared to be the most robust among the seven across the samples and units of measurement (facets and items). A broad spectrum of psychotic-like experiences/behavioral tendencies relevant in understanding and explaining many aspects of everyday and long-term (mal)adaptations – as expected - is not captured by the HEXACO model.

scholarly journals Measuring cultural dimensions for cross-cultural management: Corporate governance outlook

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Rabeb Riahi ◽  
Foued Hamouda ◽  
Jamel Eddine Henchiri
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Study ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Cross Cultural Management ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
The Impact

The unobservable nature of the national culture is one of the main limits of research studying the impact of values systems’ in management sciences. This is why we aim in this study to identify a measure to three cultural dimensions namely, individualism (IND), masculinity (MASC) and long-term orientation (LTO). Our methodology is based on structural equation modeling (SEM) under LISREL approach, where latent variables are economic and demographic characteristics. Findings for the cross-national study over a period of 7 years including Tunisia, France, and Canada show that ecological indicators are able to determine studied cultural dimensions. However, due to the dynamic character of culture, some studied indicators are no longer the same as identified in prior studies.

Arab Behaviour Towards Israel: Strategic Avoidance or Exploiting Opportunities?

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
KARL DEROUEN ◽  
CHRISTOPHER SPRECHER
Keyword(s):  
Significant Degree ◽  
National Study ◽  
Strategic Behaviour ◽  
Political Protests ◽  
The Us ◽  
Foreign Policies ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Made In ◽  
Cross National

Scholars often observe that the foreign policies of states are not made in a vacuum but rather are determined or moulded to a significant degree by the external and internal actions of rivals. Domestic unrest is often considered a potential impetus for changing strategic behaviour. Leaders may be tempted to employ force externally to divert attention away from domestic unrest. The intended result is a ‘rally round the flag’ effect that culminates in higher approval/support for the executive as citizens forget about domestic problems and pay attention to a common adversary. One implication of this sort of ‘diversion’ is that potential scapegoats might employ strategic behaviour to avoid becoming a diversionary target. In other words, when they witness domestic unrest in a rival state, they worry that the rival may lash out at them and thus engage in ‘strategic avoidance’.Conversely, strategic behaviour may lead to a greater chance that the potential ‘diverter’ will itself be targeted for hostile behaviour. Erstwhile scapegoats may view periods of social unrest such as elections, domestic political protests or unstable cabinet structures in the other country as convenient and favourable times to escalate hostility. Such situations are viewed as opportunities that are ripe for exploitation.Alastair Smith's work has been extended to both the US case and a comparative cross-national study. Our purpose here is to extend this line of inquiry by looking at a region of the world locked in a long-term hostile relationship; namely, the Middle East. Our approach builds upon previous research that addresses the strategic interaction of enduring rivals.

scholarly journals To be fooled or not to be fooled: Approach and avoidance facets of Machiavellianism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Blötner ◽  
Sebastian Bergold
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Nomological Network ◽  
Loss Prevention ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Motivational Orientations ◽  
Total N ◽  
Multidimensional Assessment

The antagonistic personality trait Machiavellianism (Mach) should be characterized by duplicity, proclivity to manipulation, cynical disregard of others, long-term planning, and low aggression. Opposed to theoretical descriptions, recent studies revealed links between Mach and neuroticism, impulsivity, and aggression. The advantages of a multidimensional assessment of Mach are well known but were seldom implemented. Hence, differential effects within Mach have often been neglected. Based on previous research on basic motivational orientations, we derived two facets—Machiavellian approach and Machiavellian avoidance. These facets account for exploitative, strategic striving for resources and for misanthropic, distrustful loss-prevention, respectively. In two studies (total N = 1,000, 21% men), we found support for the two-factor structure, for measurement invariance across sexes, and the nomological network of the 8-item Machiavellian Approach and Avoidance Questionnaire (MaaQ). As expected, Machiavellian approach was primarily associated with hope for power, whereas Machiavellian avoidance was linked to affective criteria and aggression. Both approach and avoidance shared links with disagreeableness, dishonesty, and cynicism. Furthermore, they correlated with other Mach scales. The findings explain counterintuitive links with other constructs found in earlier studies and thereby further the understanding of Mach.

scholarly journals Total Quality Management implementation in Greek businesses: Comparative assessment 2009-2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Vranaki ◽  
Stergios Vranakis ◽  
Lazaros Sarigiannidis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Structure Equation Modeling ◽  
Key Factor

The competition in the Greek manufacturing sector has become very intense and the need for businesses to survive, under these very difficult conditions, forces them to find new ways to increase their profits, but also to attract new customers and to retain old.  A necessary condition for long-term business survival is to maintain a high product quality level. The implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) approach is a key factor to achieve this goal.The main objective of this research is to identify the current situation as far as the implementation of TQM by Greek manufacturing firms, and finally to compare the results between the current research and the previous research of 2009 (Vranaki et al., 2010). The research model that has been developed incorporates nine factors which are found in literature to influence Total Quality Management. A structured questionnaire has been developed and distributed to executives of 61 companies. Descriptive statistics as well as Structure Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques were used to analyze the data.

A cross-national study on restaurant attributes between Korea and China

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Soo Cha ◽  
Cheol Park ◽  
Xiaowu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Study ◽  
Hedonic Consumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Functional Attributes ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose IThis study aims to investigate the effects of the consumption motivations of restaurant customers on their perception of the importance of experiential and functional restaurant attributes. Design/methodology/approach A total of 330 questionnaires were issued in China (168) and Korea (162). The resulting data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 to verify the reliability and validity of the measured variables. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses of the study. Findings The results showed that customers with hedonic consumption motivation were more sensitive to the experiential attributes than to the functional attributes of a restaurant. In addition, those customers with utilitarian consumption motivation were more influenced by functional attributes than by experiential attributes. However, these relationships differed between China and Korea. In China, the consumers’ hedonic motivation had a stronger relationship with functional restaurant attributes, which reflects a culture that emphasizes pragmatism. Originality/value This study analyzed the relationship between the motives to eat at a restaurant and the evaluation of restaurant attributes and how this differed between China and Korea, while suggesting practical implications.

scholarly journals Export Market Orientation and Organizational Knowledge Enhance Export Market Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ng Kim-Soon ◽  
Muosa Rahil Mostafa ◽  
Ali Abusalah Elmabrok Mohammed ◽  
Abd Rahman Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Structure Equation Modeling ◽  
The Relationship

<p class="History"><span lang="EN-US">Exporters exporting to the Arab Countries should focus on market orientation and organizational knowledge activities to enhance their export performance. Marketing concept suggests that the long term purpose of an organization is to satisfy customer needs for the purpose of maximizing profits. Thus, this study investigated the relationship between export market orientation, organizational knowledge and export market performance. The hypothesized relationships between export market orientation, organizational knowledge and export market performance were empirically tested through structure equation modeling. A total of 223 duly completed self-administrated survey questionnaires collected from each representative manufacturers who export to the Arab market were analyzed. The result shows that export market orientation and organizational knowledge positively influence export market performance. The square multiple correlations between the exogenous constructs and endogenous construct was found to be 49%. It means that when there is one unit of increase in export market orientation and organizational knowledge, there will be 49 units of increase of export market performance for Malaysian manufacturers exporting to Arab countries. Result implies that exporters exporting to Arab countries should focus on market orientation and organizational knowledge activities in their organization to enhance export performance.</span></p>

La socialisation et l'intégration europèenne: une analyse de contenu des manuels d'histoire français

1976 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Andrew Axline ◽  
Louis Sladojevic-Sola
Keyword(s):  
History Textbooks ◽  
Political Community ◽  
National Study ◽  
Political Integration ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
European Students ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Analyse De Contenu ◽  
Cross National

Students of political integration from all schools of thought have recognized that the creation of a new larger political community out of smaller existing units depends upon the development of values of legitimacy towards the new political centre. This process is often referred to as the development of a “sense of community” or as a “shifting of loyalties,” and it has been theoretically posited as a fundamental condition for the long-term success of political integration both by the cybimetic and the neo-functional schools of integration.When changes in values towards supranational integration in Europe take place they will be observable in the socialization process as younger generations of European students acquire the new values. This article examines changes in the values socialized in the French Lycée through a diachronic quantitative content analysis of history textbooks used in 1950 and 1966. Three central hypotheses are derived from the two major approaches to integration and are examined in light of the data with particular attention being paid to changes in values of nationalism, conflict vs co-operation, and high political vs economic and social matters.The results of the analysis show contradictory trends, some of which are explained by controlling for international regions and some of which must remain unexplained until a larger cross-national study is undertaken.

A Cross-National Study of the Influence of Culture on Conflict Between Parents and Adolescents

1989 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Rosenthal ◽  
A. Demetriou ◽  
A. Efklides
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
National Study ◽  
Cultural Variation ◽  
Culture Conflict ◽  
Conflict Model ◽  
Professional Class ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Assimilation Model

Cultural differences in the dynamics of conflict between parents and adolescents were studied in 40 working-class Australian resident families, 20 of whom were of Anglo-Celtic descent and 20 Greek-born, and 40 Greekresident families, 20 of whom were working-class and 20 professional class. Levels and seriousness of conflict were investigated as well as three aspects of conflict dynamics: behaviour during conflict, styles of resolving conflict, and beliefs about the consequences of conflict. Mothers and adolescents were more aware than fathers of conflict and its effect on family life, they had a more differentiated set of conflict behaviours and were able to accept conflict as part of life which need not have long-term serious consequences. The results suggested that although cultural variation in response to conflict was not extensive, the immigrant Greek parents responded in ways which reflected both their Greek origin and their country of residence while their adolescents appeared to have moved towards an Anglo-Australian mode of responding. Implications for a culture conflict model, a cultural differences model and an assimilation model of intergenerational conflict in immigrant families are discussed.

The Creative Benefits Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn E. Adams-Price ◽  
Danielle K. Nadorff ◽  
Linda W. Morse ◽  
Katherine T. Davis ◽  
Melanie A. Stearns
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Older People ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Proposed Model

Long-term participation in creative activities has benefits for middle-aged and older people that may improve their adaptation to later life. We first investigated the factor structure of the Creative Benefits Scale and then used it to construct a model to help explain the connection between generativity and life satisfaction in adults who participated in creative hobbies. Participants included 546 adults between the ages of 40 and 88 (Mean = 58.30 years) who completed measures of life satisfaction, generativity, and the Creative Benefits Scale with its factors of Identity, Calming, Spirituality, and Recognition. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the connection of age with life satisfaction in older adults and to explore the effects of creativity on this relation. The proposed model of life satisfaction, incorporating age, creativity, and generativity, fit the data well, indicating that creativity may help explain the link between the generativity and life satisfaction.

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