What is the value of pledges if they are often reneged upon? In this paper, we show—both theoretically and experimentally—that can be used to screen donors better understand their motives for giving. return, nonprofit managers use information glean from target future charitable giving appeals interventions donors, such as expressions gratitude. an experiment, find that offering option pledge gi...

In the aftermath of disasters, communities struggle to recover from the physical and emotional tolls of the event, often without needed social support. Social media may serve to bridge the distance between the affected community and those outside who are willing to offer support. This exploratory study uses Twitter as a lens for examining gratitude for support provisions in the aftermath of dis...

Objective: The major focus of present literature on marital satisfaction is about the processes that weaken it in couples. In contrast, positive factors that may contribute to the prosperity of couples’ relationships are less widely considered. Gratitude is one of the factors that its role and in particular, the pathways that associate it to marital satisfaction are not studied. The current stu...

Several  studies  have  indicated  that  the  range  and  linguistics  expressions  of  external modifiers  available  in  one  language  differ  from  those  available  in  another  language.  The present study aims to investigate the cross-cultural differences and similarities with regards to  the  realization  of  request  external  modifications.  To  this  end,  30  Iraqi  and  30  Malay u...


 The AnaChronisT would like to express the editors’ sincerest gratitude International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester and director Prof. Andrew Biswell for giving us permission publish this most valuable essay first time. only changes made by editors were some very minor corrections concerning a few obvious typographical errors standardisation of certain recurring expressions.&#x...