Strategic embarrassment and face threatening in business interactions

Guilt, Shame and Embarrassment: Revelations of Face and Self

The authors derive evidence on guilt, shame and embarrassment from (a) Chinese and Japanese cultural data on expressions of emotion, (b) empirical studies of losing face, and ~"\ (c) multilingual-multicultural clinical experiences. A scheme that J has transcultural applicability is proposed for differentiating guilt, shame and embarrassment. The evidence supports the conclusion that these three...

Saving Face for Darwin: The Functions and Uses of Embarrassment

In this article, we review di verse studies of the anteced ents, facial display, and social consequences of embarrass ment. These studies indicate that embarrassment serves an appeasement function, recon ciling social relations when they have gone awry. We then speculate about how embar rassment is elaborated into more complex social interac tions, such as teasing and flir tation. We conclude b...

Reasoning in Strategic and Non-Strategic Interactions

Business-IT Strategic Alignment Focused on Social and Technical Dimensions

Achieving business-IT alignment is one of the main purposes and also challenges of organizations. Many studies have indicated the importance of aligning information systems (IS) function with other business functions. The main purpose of this survey is evaluating business-IT alignment focusing on social and technical dimensions of business-IT alignment in Bank Mellat. The data was collected thr...

Identifying the Consequences of Strategic Entrepreneurship in Sports Business

Background. This research aimed at identifying the consequences of strategic entrepreneurship in sports business. Objectives. The objective of the research is to identify the consequences of deployment of strategic entrepreneurship in sports business. Method. A qualitative research approach was employed. Data collection was done through interview as well as research background. The population...