-This study explores the personality traits, perceived personal control, behavioral biases, culture, and socio-demographics in determining individual equity investor’s risk assumption attitude. The study uses a survey approach to collect responses from small equity investors. A conceptual model is developed and hypotheses are tested through structure equation model (SEM). The result identifies ...

High risk industries such as commercial aviation and the oil and gas industry have achieved exemplary safety performance. This paper reviews how they have managed to do that. The primary reasons are the positive attitudes towards safety and the operation of effective formal safety management systems. The safety culture provides an important explanation of why such organisations perform well. An...

AIM To evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of classroom-based Crew Resource Management training on safety culture by a systematic review of literature. METHODS Studies were identified in PubMed, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, and Educational Resources Information Center up to 19 December 2012. The Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews was used to assess the risk of bias in t...

This paper describes the background for a study in progress of the effect of organizational culture on levels of e-commerce adoption. While e-commerce has been studied in detail, the importance of organizational culture in the level of e-commerce adoption has not been explored in depth. Organizational culture can be a limiting factor on the acceptance of technological change and has been linked...

Research has suggested that gaining a competitive advantage requires users of technology to be early adopters and that higher levels of e-commerce adoption are associated with increased levels of organizational performance. While e-commerce has been studied in detail, the importance of organizational culture in the level of e-commerce adoption has not been explored in depth. Organizational cult...

A relationship-oriented culture predominates in the Greater China region, where it is more important than in Western countries. Some characteristics of this culture influence strongly the organizational structure and interactions among members in an organization. This study aimed to explore the possible influence of relationships on safety management in relationship-oriented cultures. We hypoth...

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an important complication after kidney transplantation (KT). UTI may cause kidney damage and dysfunction especially in children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of UTI after KT in adult and children and compare of them. Methods: This study was done in Shaheed Beheshti Hospital (Babol Medical University). All patients, aft...

OBJECTIVES This study examined variations in the perceptions of dioxin risk among social groups defined by geographical living location, environmental education, and occupation. Dioxin risk perceptions were analyzed according to values, risk awareness, knowledge, and behavioral preferences. METHODS A quasi-experimental survey was designed and conducted on individuals from seven experimental g...

The objective of this multi-state, multi-herd clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of using an on-farm culture system to guide strategic treatment decisions in cows with clinical mastitis. The study was conducted in 8 commercial dairy farms ranging in size from 144 to 1,795 cows from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada. A total of 422 cows affected with mild or moderate clinical ma...