0 7 4 0 7 4 5 9 / 0 0 / $ 1 0 . 0 0 © 2 0 0 0 I E E E However, this is clearly not the case. Many large-scale systems consist of millions of lines of source code. When a testing group determines that such a system is ready for release, it is essentially certifying that the software will behave with an acceptable level of dependability. The steps leading to this release decision must be based on...

This exploratory study focuses on an important self-regulatory factor known as regulatory pride which is a potential determinant of entrepreneurial goal-setting and career choice. I report a mixed methods study of these phenomena using a sample of 30 founder-managers. The study integrates measures of regulatory pride derived from a survey questionnaire with qualitative data about entrepreneuria...

Through discourses constructed in historical, cultural and social contexts, women face difficulties regarding the insertion, permanence ascension scientific-technological career. In this context, we aim to understand analyze what is shown research on gender issues Science-Technology (ST) science education Brazil. To do so, present a qualitative research, state of art, which had as corpus analys...

I am deeply honored to receive the 2015 Dennis D. Drotar Distinguished Research Award by the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP). Indeed, I am humbled that my colleagues believed that my research contributions are worthy of this award, named after probably the most impactful and productive pediatric psychology researcher in our history. Given that I suspect that the SPP Executive Committee ma...

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Junior managers’ learning decisions and career expectations, promotion criteria, and parent firms’ growth strategies are interdependent. We study this interdependence in a two-stage game where a junior manager invests in unobservable industry-specific learning in response to the firm’s growth strategy. In the absence of a credible promotion criterion the firm is unable to insure itself fully ag...

AIM The aim of the present study was to evaluate the representations odontology students had of their career path. Second-year odontology students were questioned about their own motivations and the motivations they attributed to dentists in choosing this profession. METHODS The students were asked to complete a questionnaire during the first course and again after 5 months. It was thus possi...

During the apartheid years in South Africa, career guidance amongst disadvantaged learners was largely absent and, for many, career choices were limited and governed by politics. Despite South Africa having celebrated 20 years of democracy, this situation has improved only slightly. Therefore, the aims of the study were to determine the factors that influenced students’ career choice and to asc...