Within the context of a theory of self-other orientations it was proposed that the self-concept is a mediating agent between the organism and the social environment, and that self-esteem is that component of the self-system which is associated with the organism's consistency of social response. The consistency of the level of participation of patients in group therapy sessions was found to be a...

Research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has mainly addressed outcomes of EO at the level of the firm. However, few studies have examined how EO affects employees. Using a multi-level analysis of 343 employees nested in 25 SMEs, revealed that EO will increase the degree of role ambiguity among employees. Social support from management was not found to have any effect on the relationship bet...

In this study we examined how perceived group norm and group identity influence individual cooperative behavior in a public goods dilemma across cultural settings. Six hundred and eight students in the United States and People’s Republic of China participated in a laboratory experiment in which group norm and group identity were manipulated and the individual cultural orientations of idiocentri...

Abstract We empirically examine social innovation and openness through a survey of enterprise hybrids in the United Kingdom (UK). Social refers to new products, processes, services that respond grand challenges. enterprises pursue economic, social, environmental goals but vary their goal orientation, namely relative importance ascribed such goals. first explore relationships between commercial,...

Cooperation and competition are core issues in various fields, since they are claimed to affect the evolution of human societies and ecological organizations. A long-standing debate has existed on how social behaviors and preferences are shaped with culture. Considering the economic environment as part of culture, this study examines whether the ongoing modernization of competitive societies, c...