Acknowledged by most researchers and scholars, human resource productivity is the most important factor in the resistive economy and business. On the other hand, Workforce diversity is one of the major challenges of this century; and perhaps for managers, managing diversity is more important than seeking diversity to maximize the human resource productivity. The present study aims to analyze th...

In this paper, we argue that the metaphor form of a comparison (i.e., a topic-vehicle pair) is preferred over, and more comprehensible than, the simile form when the interpretive diversity for that comparison is high. Interpretive diversity refers to the richness of the figurative meaning of a comparison; it is high to the extent that more features or properties are related to the figurative me...

livestock grazing and rangelands fire are important ecological disturbances influencing the vegetation and soil properties in rangelands ecosystem. this study was conducted to determine the effects of different burned treatments and distances from the water sources on some soil and vegetation properties of rangelands ecosystem. the experiment was conducted in lashgar dar rangelands. vegetation ...

parishan lake has been selected by unesco as a biosphere reserve and was recorded as an international wetland in ramsar convention in 1986. this region is located (29°31'n 51°48'e) at 820 m in kazeroon, fars province, south of iran and is the largest freshwater lake in the country. parishan lake is extremely important for a wide variety of wintering waterfowl and also for breeding waterfowl, es...

Despite the importance of distance in international business and management research, theoretical foundation for concept underlying causal mechanisms are subject to shortcomings. We propose reinvigorating study through a diversity lens. draw on research develop framework that distinguishes types (separation, variety, disparity) at three levels (institutional, organizational, individual). show h...