Past research has shown that assessment centers have accurately predicted managerial success in a number of organizations. The argument is made that understanding assessor judgments is necessary before it can be determined why assessment centers consistently demonstrate predictive validity. Data on the individual ratings made by 46 assessors working in an assessment center were analyzed. Ten as...

Using self-determination theory, the authors tested a motivational model to explain the conditions under which rural students formulate their intentions to persist in, versus drop out of, high school. The model argues that motivational variables underlie students’ intentions to drop out and that students’ motivation can be either supported in the classroom by autonomy-supportive teachers or fru...

In this paper, in order to derive the utilization priority of functional information systems utilized in the process of supply chain integration and suggest a set of advisable strategies for IS utilization, the relationship analysis among three major functions (Creation functions, Connection functions, Support functions) of information systems utilized for supply chain management and supply cha...

This study focuses on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage, which is the indicator of diffusion. A model composed of the variables which can explain ICT usage in Turkish higher education is established and tested within the study. The two dimensions of ICT usage are considered: instructional and managerial. The data collected from 814 faculty members in Turkey were used to tes...

A model that has been proposed to investigate the continued IT usage behavior is the Expectation-Confirmation Model in IT Domain (ECM-IT). This paper proposes an extension to the ECM-IT that incorporates perceived ease of use; provide empirical evidence for the utility of the extended ECM-IT; and deepen our knowledge about the factors affecting the continued IT usage behavior. The extended ECM-...

Changes in information and communication technology (ICT) require continuous modifications in contemporary organizations and in corresponding work processes. The integration of new technologies is highly correlated with the emerging principles of knowledge management (KM) and learning organization (LO) culture. However, the interactions of these two concepts with ICT are rarely studied. This pa...

The use of linear models to discriminate between primary and secondary assortative mating has allowed a significant advance in our understanding of the mate selection process. We describe how these methods may be implemented in the LISREL and COSAN packages and illustrate the method with data on cognitive ability, education, and personality reported by Phillips et al. (Behav. Genet. 18:347-356,...

The aims of this study were: to assess cognitive and mood problems, perceived social support and coping strategies in adolescence and early adulthood; to understand how coping strategies are related to age, gender and years of schooling; to identify possible stable and modifiable predictors of cognitive and mood problems adopting LISREL software. The participants were 517 adolescents and young ...

The author proposes an alternative estimation technique for latent variable interactions and quadraties. Available techniques for specifying these variables in structural equation models require adding variables or constraint equations that can produce specification tedium and errors or estimation difficulties. The proposed technique avoids these difficulties and may be useful for EQS, LISREL 7...

Technology development and the fast changing market have resulted in the life cycle of high-tech products becoming shorter. Enterprises must therefore continuously conduct innovative research to meet customer demand and increase industrial competitiveness. Innovative product research and management have become the most important activities in enterprise survival and sustainability. This study i...