Background: To define underlying predictors of tobacco smoking among Iranian Teenagers in a generalized structural equation model. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a Generalized Structural Equation Model based on planned behavioral theory was used to explain the relationship among different factors such as demographic factors, subjective norms, and the intention to tobacco ...

the hr professional of the 21st century must manage social capital of the firm. creating competitive context requires social capital – the ability to find, utilize and combine the skills, knowledge and experience of others, inside and outside of the organization. this study in the form of a causal model looks into the relation between of islamic life style and social capital in ripi. this resea...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the intrapreneurship construct with its predictors and consequences via a model. Previous studies in intrapreneurship have been predominantly concerned with patterns of relationships (coefficients of the model) as opposed to the level of intrapreneurship and other constructs (latent means) in the intrapreneurship model. This study aims to exa...

As a service organization, for an academic institution, knowledge sharing is a critical process that needed to be done and developed always in order to achieve sustainable advantage, emphasizing its role as center of excellence. The research objection was to explore the relationship between the three constructs: Knowledge Sharing, Absorptive Capacity and Channel Richness. The conceptual and str...

We describe generalized linear latent and mixed models (GLLAMMs) and illustrate their potential in epidemiology. GLLAMMs include many types of multilevel random effect, factor and structural equation models. A wide range of response types are accommodated including continuous, dichotomous, ordinal and nominal responses as well as counts and survival times. Multivariate responses can furthermore...

the aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between leader – member exchange and organizational citizenship behavior, and considering the mediating role of psychological empowerment and organizational commitment. the sample consisted of 250 employees of marun oil and gas producing company who were selected by simple random sampling method. the instruments which used in this rese...