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Are altruistic leaders worthy? The role of organizational learning capability
2015
Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between altruistic leader behaviors, organizational learning capability and organizational performance.Design/methodology/approach– The sampling frame consists of several databases or listings of business that consider people as a key element of the organization and are considered by their employees to be good firms to work for or organizational environments where human resources management has high priority (n=251). The authors use structural equation modeling to test if the relationship between altruistic leader behaviors and organizational performance is mediated by organizational learning capability.Findings– Results …
Drivers affecting the adoption and effectiveness of social media investments: The Italian wine industry case
2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to identify distinct organisational models in a sample of firms operating in the wine industry; and second, to identify the main internal resources that characterise those firms most motivated towards the adoption of social media (SM) tools and those that perceive SM investment as more effective. Design/methodology/approach The empirical investigation was carried out by administering an online questionnaire to a sample of 82 Sicilian wineries. The principal component analysis was used to identify latent factors that drive managers to invest in SM technologies and to measure the impact perceived by managers. Subsequently, a cluster analys…
The role of maternal support of competence, autonomy and relatedness in children's interests and mastery orientation
2013
Abstract The present study investigated the extent to which mothers' support for their children's sense of competence, autonomy and relatedness predicts their children's interest in math and reading, and also their mastery orientation, during the transition to primary school. One hundred fifty-two children were examined twice during their first grade year regarding their interests and mastery orientation (Time 1 and Time 2). Mothers filled in a diary and questionnaire measuring maternal support, also on two occasions (Time 1 and Time 2). Children's school performance in reading and math was tested at the beginning of the first grade (Time 1). The results showed that, after controlling for t…
The development of oral feeding skills in infants.
2012
Appropriate nutritional intake is a major component of growth in infants. Interests in nutrition customarily have been centered on the types of nutrients and caloric intake offered, for example, the benefits of mother's milk over that of formula, presence/absence of growth factors, and potential advantages provided by probiotics early in life [1, 2]. An important component of infant nutrition that has been overlooked until recently is the ability of infants to take their nutrients by mouth safely and successfully. As the majority of healthy term newborns are readily taken to the breast or bottle soon after birth, the ability to feed by mouth generally does not raise concern. However, over t…
La incorporación de la perspectiva de género en la docencia universitaria del Grado en Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos de la Universitat de V…
2020
[ES] En esta comunicación presentamos el Projecte d’Innovació Docent (PID) interuniversitari «Incorporar la Perspectiva de Gènere en la Docència Universitària del Grau en Relacions Laborals com a element d’Innovació i Pràctica de bona ciència» desarrollado en la Universitat de València. Este PID nace con la intención de dar impulso a la implantación de la perspectiva de género, de forma transversal, en la enseñanza del Grado en Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos. Incorporar la perspectiva de género es necesario para formar profesionales en el mundo del trabajo. Los análisis de género con carácter integral son un elemento de Innovación de última generación que están logrando dar respues…
Biopharma business models in Canada.
2011
This article provides new insights into the different strategy paths or business models currently being implemented by Canadian biopharma companies. Through a case-study methodology, seven biopharma companies pertaining to three business models were analyzed, leading to a broad set of results emerging from the following areas: activity, business model and strategy; management and human resources; and RD, technology and innovation strategy. The three business models represented were: model 1 (conventional biotech oriented to new drug development, radical innovation and search for discoveries); model 2 (development of a technology platform, usually in proteomics and bioinformatics); and model…
Physiotherapy students’ conceptions of skill at the beginning of their Bachelor studies
2015
Skills have recently received widespread attention in education policy documents and discussions. This article reports the results of research on Bachelor’s degree physiotherapy students’ conceptions of skill at the beginning of their studies. The aim of the present study was to examine how beginning students understand skill, and the focus was on conceptions of skill in general rather than on any particular skills. The participants of the study were 35 physiotherapy students. The data were gathered within the first two weeks of their university studies. Specifically, requested essays written by the students were analyzed using the phenomenographic approach. The data-driven analysis yielded…
Physical Activity and Motor Competence in Preschool Children
2021
Longitudinal evidence has demonstrated that engagement in physical activity (PA) and the development of motor competence (MC) have numerous tangible health and developmental benefits [...]
La competencia judicial internacional del contrato individual de trabajo. (The International Judicial Competence of the Individual Employment Contrac…
2015
Spanish Abstract: La reciente entrada en vigor de un nuevo Reglamento comunitario en materia de competencia judicial internacional demuestra la importancia de la cuestion aqui analizada. En el presente estudio no se pretende solamente conocer la nueva normativa europea sino exponer al completo nuestro sistema de competencia judicial internacional en materia de contrato individual de trabajo Con el objetivo de conocer si los Tribunales espanoles podran declararse competentes o no ante una concreta cuestion. En este sentido, tambien se analiza la normativa internacional –convenio de lugano y con el Salvador- y la normativa interna aplicable a la competencia judicial internacional en materia d…
Heritage of the Soviet Ideology in parenting nowadays : the case of Latvia
2015
The Soviet period has shaped the history of Latvia in different areas. This article offers an insight into the ideological heritage which has significantly transformed the pedagogical discourse in theoretical as well as instrumental level. Article describes a part of two researches “Social transformations of the child's image in children's room” and “Father`s Pedagogical Competence in Family Nowadays”, revealing common features characterizing Soviet issues. Narrative explores crucial systemic changes, transformation of social and family life, deals with the deformed relationship between individuals in public sphere and family members in private and shows consequences still actual nowadays, …