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Why foreignness matters: The impact of business-family interference on the exit intentions of women entrepreneur
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of family-to-business and business-to-family interference on the exit intentions of women entrepreneurs. Additionally, the study examines the moderating role of foreignness on these associations. Data was gathered from 300 women entrepreneurs operating in South Africa using a survey approach. The collected data was analyzed using regression analysis to test the hypothesized associations. The results showed that both family-to-business and business-to-family interference had a significant positive influence on the exit intentions of women entrepreneurs. Also, it was observed that foreignness moderated these associations such that the effect of both types of interference on exit intentions was stronger for local than for immigrant women entrepreneurs. Moreover, in general, immigrant women entrepreneurs were less likely to exit their businesses than locals. This shows some valuable connections between the immigrant entrepreneurship and women entrepreneurship literature. Additionally, the study presents some new control factors when examining exit intentions such as access to finance and copreneurship, which are seen to significantly shape the exit intentions of women entrepreneurs.
 
Exploring the relation between cultural values and R&D investment under the behavioral theory of the firm
Get PDFThis paper explores the role cultural factors play in firms’ decisions to invest in Research and Development (R&D), under the behavioural theory of the firm (Cyert & March, 1963). Based on a sample of non-financial firms from 23 countries for the period of 1990 to 2016 and two of the six Hofstede (1984) cultural dimensions, we observe that countries’ cultural values are statistically significant at explaining differences in firms’ R&D decisions. On one hand, there is a negative relation between firms’ R&D investment decisions and countries’ uncertainty avoidance. On the other hand, a positive relation is found between firms’ R&D investment decision and countries’ long-term orientation. Evidence is also found on the extent to which these cultural characteristics influence how firms’ aspirations in relation to performance discrepancies drive R&D investment
Teacher Practices, Time for Physical Activity, and the School Day: A Preliminary Analysis
Get PDFExisting data describe the positive relationships across children’s play/physical activity, mental wellness, physical health, and intellectual success (Carter, 2016; Crnic & Kondo, 2019; English 2019; Tomporowski, Davis, Miller, & Naglieri, 2007). This current mixed-method study identifies ways in which classroom teachers describe implementing physical activity and play opportunities during a typical school day. Classroom teachers (N = 511), pre-k through sixth grades, completed surveys identifying the types of play and physical activities (recess, games, movement) they implemented during the day, the time allowed for each type of experience, use of software to support the movement, and training associated with physical activity and play. Data describe teachers’ pervasive use of GoNoodle as an activity break during the school day. These findings support previous research demonstrating a concern for children’s outdoor recess time. Implications describe how teachers’ lack of adequate training may undermine children’s developmentally appropriate physical activities and play experiences. Authors discuss the potential of these data in planning for children’s long-term physical and mental health and wellbeing
THE ECONOMICS OF CUPCAKES: A CLASS ACTIVITY ON THE LAW OF DIMINISHING MARGINAL PRODUCT
Get PDFEconomics courses are typically lecture-based. This paper provides an alternative to the traditional chalk and talk method of classroom instruction by outlining a class activity that illustrates the concept of diminishing marginal productivity. The activity incorporates an experiment-based learning approach with minimal direction from the instructor and offers an alternative or complement to traditional lecture-based instruction methods. Although the main lesson is the law of diminishing marginal productivity, other economic concepts can also be incorporated and learned from this experiment. Variations of the experiment and possible outcomes are also discussed
The functionality of entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial bricolage on micro-entrepreneur’s wellbeing
Get PDFThis study investigates the relationships between entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial bricolage, and subjective wellbeing. A total of 253 usable data were collected from the micro-entrepreneurs in Bangladesh and data were analyzed by SEMPLS3.0 employing structure equation modelling. The results indicate that subjective wellbeing is significantly predicted by entrepreneurial passion and bricolage. Bricolage also found to play a mediating role between passion and wellbeing. The results of the study validate that passionate entrepreneurs who embrace bricolage will achieve wellbeing through their ventures. The paper makes contribution to the knowledge domain by bridging the concept of subjective wellbeing with entrepreneurial passion and bricolage
Sleep Hygiene: Evidence for a Healthy Family Habit
Get PDF“Now I lay me down to sleep” … this is a closing thought said by many children as they get into their beds and begin their journey to sleep. Sleep…it is a daily ritual or routine that humans practice throughout time. Sleep is important for all ages—it is what revitalizes and rejuvenates individuals; yet, sleep is a mystery. Why do we sleep? Why is it important? The scientific community continues to research these questions. This article focuses on the topic of sleep hygiene including describing sleep hygiene, providing the evidence-based literature, and highlighting how sleep remains important in family life and wellness
Building a Compelling Underdog Consumption Experience
Get PDFWhile recognizing the marketing potential of a company’s underdog status, existing research on underdog businesses has typically focused on how to effectively communicate about the underdog story. This study departs from prior research by formulating a theoretical framework to guide managers on systematically building and strengthening the underdog consumption experience as well as communicating about it. Recent research on motivational bases of consumers’ underdog affection shows that drivers for underdog affection are much more than empathy and they also include feelings of dissatisfaction with dominant industry players, need for market balance maintenance, desire to be different and need for unique consumption experiences, admiration for perseverance, hope for hard-earned triumphs, and extension of oneself also as an underdog. Guided by the contingency framework of strategic decision-making, we apply the above notable findings to key areas of a company’s marketing strategy, specifically translating the motivational bases identified in existing research into pertinent company actions, which will in turn generate rewarding customer benefits. By formulating a series of innovative perspectives to guide underdog businesses on building as well as selling a compelling underdog consumption experience, this current article represents a significant addition to past research on underdog businesses
The Soldierly Code: War Trauma and Coping in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried
Get PDFTim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is sometimes portrayed as a work about soldiers that shows the brotherhood created in war and the ways soldiers struggle once they heroically return from a warzone; however, through a postmodernist narrative framework, the episodic novel becomes not a glorification of war but a denigration of it. O’Brien’s work is steeped in the nega-tives that come from war and shows how those negatives impact the lives of soldiers both during and following their time in combat. Further, O’Brien’s novel takes the romanticized notions of war and gives them an upside-down quality to illustrate how patriotism can create isolation, the concept of duty can create murder, and following orders can make it impossible to cope with the things soldiers do in the name of survival. Because the novel is fundamentally grounded in the soldier’s experience, reading O’Brien’s work as a glorification of the soldier is easy, but by reading it as a denigration of the soldierly code, which privileges silence and duty over personal health and well-being, the novel expands into a search for methods of coping with trauma and perpetrator’s guilt. The postmodernist view then cements each of “the things they carried ” as a thing that has removed O’Brien’s soldiers from their humanity and community. Through this understanding, this paper seeks to describe the impact of the soldierly code of silence, isolation, and duty and the way each act to dehumanize O’Brien’s soldiers
MODELING CONDITIONAL VOLATILITY IN R
Get PDFMany economic and financial time-series exhibit time-varying volatility. In particular, volatility is an important input for pricing models and portfolio management decisions. This article demonstrates how to estimate volatility using the GARCH (1,1) modelthrough the R analytics software. In addition, this study demonstrates how to employ GARCH-based estimates for the purposes of forecasting volatility
Playgrounds: Think Differently
Get PDFAs adults plan children’s outdoor spaces, what initial questions do they ask? Do they consider the possible range and variety of holistic experiences that promote children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical learning and development