Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Robins School of Business, University of Richmond toward this research, as well as the constructive comments generously offered by Associate Editor Justin Jansen and three anonymous reviewers. Abstract We propose a conceptual model that links entrepreneurs' passion, network centrality, and financial performance, an...

In the present study, we investigated the relationship among three emotion-motivation systems (adult attachment, romantic love, and sex). We recorded event-related potentials in 37 healthy volunteers who had experienced romantic love while they viewed SEX, LOVE, FRIEND, SPORT, and NEUTRAL images. We also measured adult attachment styles, level of passionate love and sexual attitudes. As expecte...

The basic aim of this article is to present, albeit it schematically, some of the fundamental elements upon which the political and philosophical proposal of the Hanfeizi, one of the most important texts of pre-Imperial China, is based. This ancient text is especially evocative for philosophy in that it constitutes a real exception in classical political theory. Whereas the principal sociopolit...

The Guest Editor introduces the theme papers in this issue, and adds his own thoughts experiences.  As he says: "Created by imagination, made real imaginary borders, parks protected areas invite passionate debates about fundamental human rights, individual rights freedoms."

The author focuses this Article upon the aspect of the Saikewicz decision which determines that the kind of "proxy consent" question involved in that case requires for its decision "the process of detached but passionate investigation and decision that forms the ideal on which the judicial branch of government was created." This aspect of the decision has drawn much criticism from the medical c...

ARKive is a web site on endangered species. We describe e-learning aspects of wildlife enthusiasts, consisting of two (overlapping) segments: conservationists and general public wildlife enthusiasts. Both segments are passionate about wildlife and conservation issues, with conservationists being most passionate. Conservationists have used the Internet longer and also use email more. Work is sti...

In this study, the authors assessed 48 female survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) and 71 female control participants using measures of adult sexual function, psychological function (i.e., depression and anxiety), and sexual self-schemas. The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether differences existed between women with and without a history of CSA in the way that they viewed them...

Abstract The purpose of the study was to investigate undergraduates’ profiles, taking into account personality traits (academic hardiness and test anxiety), motivational factors (passion for studies) affective experiences (positive negative affect). explored differences in outcomes such as happiness grade point average (GPA) scores among student profiles. sample comprised 293 undergraduates, st...