There are many psychic mechanisms by which people engage with their selves. We argue that an important yet hitherto neglected one is self-appraisal via meta-emotions. We discuss the intentional structure of meta-emotions and explore the phenomenology of a variety of examples. We then present a pilot study providing preliminary evidence that some facial displays may indicate the presence of meta...

The holy grail of service innovation is improved quality at a lower cost. West Lothian in Scotland has developed a new care model for people with dementia and the elderly based upon technologically supported independent living. Referencing ten years of participant-observation in the integrated care processes creating this model, the author presents a case study of West Lothian smart housing fro...

The deployment of data warehouses (DWs), which are integrated databases to support decision making, has become common practice in modern information technology landscapes, and the methodical design process for such databases has been advanced significantly in recent years. In this context, we are investigating issues concerning the quality of DW schemata which can be measured and algorithmicall...

Research on psychic functioning, conducted over a two decade period, is examined to determine whether or not the phenomenon has been scientifically established. A secondary question is whether or not it is useful for government purposes. The primary work examined in this report was government sponsored research conducted at Stanford Research Institute, later known as SRI International, and at S...

This study offers a more fine-grained view of perceived export performance (EP) and map out the key aspects this phenomenon from perspective SME managers. Particularly, we explore differences in managers' practices their perceptions about underlying EP, including level analysis, type performance, mode assessment, criteria, time frames, frames references. Furthermore, some reasons for variations...