Academic credentials open up a wealth of opportunities. However, many people drop out of educational programs, such as community college and online courses. Prior research found that a brief self-regulation strategy can improve self-discipline and academic outcomes. Could this strategy support learners at large scale? Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) involves writing abo...

Anthony C. King, the chair of War Studies at the University of Warwick, recently authored The Combat Soldier: Infantry Tactics and Cohesion in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries (2013 Oxford University Press, 2013) and Frontline: Combat and Cohesion in the Twenty-First Century (Oxford University Press, 2015). He is currently writing a book on divisional command which will be published nex...

Purpose This paper empirically examines whether the cultural environment plays a role in entrepreneurial decisions Europe, United States, Canada and Australia. Design/methodology/approach To explore this issue, we use data from Adult Population Survey of 2010–2015 provided by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). calculate factor, utilize additional information GEM National Expert estimate pro...

Nothing is more everyday than emotion, and nothing seemingly less creative. Yet, creativity in the domain of emotion, both eminent and everyday, is the topic of this chapter. As in other domains of creativity, a creative response must be effective in meeting some challenge or standard of excellence. Two other criteria for creativity are novelty and authenticity. Novelty requires that the respon...

We normally react to individuals who exclude us socially by either avoiding them or increasing our attempts to interact with them. The neuropeptide oxytocin can promote social bonds and reduce social conflict and we therefore investigated whether it facilitates more positive social responses towards individuals who exclude or include us. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, between-subject de...

This study explored managers’ perception of the work behaviors and attitudes Nigerian workers with reference to Nigeria’s cultural orientation global culture. It compared Japan, USA Nigeria on Hofstede’s dimensions, culture organizational outcomes. Descriptive survey design purposive sampling technique were used in data collection. A total 131 managers (74 males 57 females) from manufacturing o...

The Algerian universities have witnessed significant changes since the establishment of three-tier system composed Licence, Master, and Doctorate (LMD). latter necessitates many in learning process as well teaching methods. Yet, to achieve self-directed learning, learner should first autonomy at personal level. Thus, this paper is mainly devoted analyzing impress cultural social traditions on d...

A parallel mixed-methods study on 20 patient–caregiver dyads in an Asian population was conducted to explore the differential perceptions and barriers ACP dementia. We recruited English-speaking patients with mild dementia their caregivers. trained facilitator counseling. Patient–caregiver completed pre–post surveys participated post-counseling qualitative interviews. used analysis corroborate ...