as far as bandura’s (1977) conceptualization of the sense of self-efficacy is concerned, it is argued to be context- and even task-specific, compared to other concepts like self-esteem (brown, 2000); therefore, upon the previous research studies, related theories and definitions, and the ideas and views obtained from the interviews conducted with the scholars, the current research study aimed a...

abstract previous studies on willingness to communicate (wtc) have shown the influence of many individual or situational factors on students’ tendency to engage in classroom communication, in which wtc has been viewed either at the trait-level or situational level. however, due to the complexity of the notion of willingness to communicate, the present study suggests that these two strands are ...

according to webster and wind (1972) and anderson et al (1987), “organizational buying is a complex process and involves many people from different functional areas, multiple goals and potentially conflicting decision criteria. moreover, the customers of today are also more knowledgeable and selective when making their purchasing decisions. since a key to organizational survival is the retentio...

افزایش میزان استفاده از خدمات الکترونیکی شرکت های بیمه نیازمند شناخت مشتریان بالقوه و جلب اعتماد آنان در فضای مجازی و ایجاد بسترهای لازم جهت ایجاد استفاه آنان از این خدمات است و لازمه این امر نیز ارائه خدمات الکترونیک ایمن و همه جانبه و در دسترس است. شناخت عوامل بازدارنده در استفاده از این خدمات و رفع کمبودها و برداشتن موانع گسترش این خدمات و ارائه این نوع خدمات در همه ی رشته های بیمه ای با رعا...

Comprehensiveness of the Five Factor/Big Five model of personality has always been under question. Recent lexical and statistical research in various languages and cultures has shown that the personality structure could be well explained by a six factor model. These six factors comprised the HEXACO model, and are Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, eXtraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, an...

abstract: the present study is about prophet ishmael, some parts of his life; his personality in the quran and the bible; and the comparison of the content of these two religious books. compilation of the study has been done with a new perspective and new presentation approach. since prophets have been human beings’ role model and their life has been a perfect example for humanity in all ages,...

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social and cultural capital and efl students’ critical thinking skills. this study takes this relationship in to account to see if people with different sociocultural status are different regarding their critical thinking skills. to this end, 160 university students majoring in english language and literature, english trans...

during the process of reading, sometimes learners use ineffective and inefficient strategies and some factors may influence their use of strategies. perhaps critical thinking is one of these factors. this study aims to identify those categories of reading strategies that are mostly used by iranian efl learners and to see if there is any significant relationship between the critical thinking abi...

abstract nowadays, industries cannot play a crucial role in national and international competitions. the tourism industry is no exception. tourism industry development as the most important economic sector and income generation is one of the key challenges of economic development in the world. therefore, countries were successful that take advantage of the capabilities of tourism sector using ...