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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Group Affiliation"”.
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Learning from others’ deficiencies: How group affiliation and election basis jointly affect auditors’ effective use of inspection feedback
Both external and internal inspectors typically select audit engagements to inspect using a risk-based approach (i.e. they pick those they predict are more likely to have deficiencies). While reducing the amount of resources needed to find audit deficiencies, this approach can perversely influence …
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Developing an Empirically Valid Function Acquisition Speed Test for Assessing Attitudes to and Predicting Real-world Behaviour
… of referendum voting behaviour and self-reported group affiliation. The first aim of this research was to assess the FAST’s utility in providing converging test results to predict both group affiliation and voting behaviour in the 2018 referendum on the 8th amendment concerning the legalisation of …
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Youth at Risk for Gang Affiliation, and Measures of Social/Emotional Competency in Early Adolescence
… study of factors contributing to youth gang affiliation, particularly in regards to protective factors that may be targeted in intervention and prevention efforts is lacking, especially in Canadian populations. This study was initiated as an exploratory study to examine the relationship …
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Capital structure and dividend policy: evidence from emerging markets
… The last two empirical papers investigate how affiliation with an Indian Business House impacts on the dividend and capital structure decisions of firms. The impact of group-affiliation on the payout decision is tested by Maximum Likelihood qualitative and limited dependent variable techniques. …
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Jewish identity and positive distinctiveness: an exploratory study of the subjective importance of being Jewish using Q methodology
… ). The psychological processes by means of which group identity may be understood are examined using Tajfel's Social Identity Theory. Three different perspectives about being Jewish are identified by means of Stephenson's Q Methodology. (0 statements are based on open-ended interviews with …
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Motivation for sport spectating among the Taiwanese people
… entertainment, eustress, aesthetic, escape, group-affiliation, and family-togetherness) were examined. In addition, this study looked at the differences in spectating motivation between Taiwanese males and females. Surveys were administrated to 188 Taiwanese people. ANOVA and MANOVA analyses …
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Ritual increases children's preferences for in-group members
… examined the impact of ritual on children's in-group affiliation (N = 71, 4-11-year-old children). A novel social group paradigm was used in an afterschool program setting to test the influence of a ritual versus a control task on three key outcomes--affiliation with in-group members, …
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A comparison of the perceptions of NCAA Division III athletic administrators, coaches, and athletes regarding compliance with Title IX
… posited for the independent variables of gender, group affiliation, sport coached, and sport played. Each of the null hypotheses failed to be accepted (alpha = .05) in a multivariate analysis of variance(MANOVA).Further, when a series of analyses of variances (ANOVAs) were performed, significant …
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Internal Capital, External Knowledge, and Random Draws: Three Drivers of Organizational Structure
… on the formation of European corporate groups. Since cross-country regressions are hard to interpret in a causal sense, we exploit exogenous industry measures to investigate a specific channel through which financial development may affect group affiliation: internal capital markets. …
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Motivational Differences in Why Sports Fans Attend Minor League Baseball and Roller Derby Events
… derby fans would be more motivated by eustress, group affiliation and family factors at the event than Minor League baseball fans. It was also predicted that roller derby fans would be more curious about new sports than Minor League baseball fans. Results showed that Minor League baseball fans …
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Multiculturalism and archives
… material generated by private individuals, groups, and organizations in Canada. The study begins with an analysis of the history and nature of the concept of multiculturalism to identify the principles and purposes underlying both the social movement and the public policy of …
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Access and Information: Testimony in the Texas Senate Committee on Education
… on education policy and determine which groups are currently self-selecting to testify in committee. The research questions were the following: (a) What relationship, if any, exists between registering for, against, or on a bill and whether or not an individual gives public testimony; (b) …
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Essays on Corporate Cash holdings and Business Groups
… cash holdings in Korea, with its own business groups("chaebols"), and the impact of Asian financial crisis in 1997-1998. The first essay examines the effects of cash on performance from 1994 to 2006. It first shows that cash-rich firms are more likely to survive and the exit rate of chaebol …
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English as a second language (ESL) student self-concept : its relation to teacher perception and academic achievement -- an exploratory study
… mostly significant and positive. Sex, ethnic group affiliation, school district, and birth place differences were also noted. While conclusions remain speculative, more research is needed in the area of language proficiency, environmental factors, and cultural differences which may impact, not …
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An examination of the antecedents to small and medium enterprise co-operation, and their effect on network propensity and behaviour.
… of owner-manager's personality, business related group affiliation, and owner-manager's and firm's demographics are examined in relation to their propensity to co-operate with others. A polymorphous definition of SME sector co-operation is adopted in which it is possible for actors to co-operate …
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Eye Movements of Highly Identified Sport Fans
… It provides entertainment, helps form group affiliation, and improves self-esteem. Because team identification is important to people, they notice environmental cues related to the team. Individuals are more likely to attend to a stimulus that is liked or one that is familiar. When an …
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Differences in Levels of Sports Team Identification and Sports Fan Motivation Among American Indian and Caucasian University of North Dakota Students
… eustress, entertainment, family, self-esteem, group affiliation, economic, aesthetic, and escape. Data analyses were preformed using the SPSS 11.0 statistical package and included a descriptive analysis of all appropriate demographic variables and scale items. Pearson Product Moment (PPM) …
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The twin taboos of discussing religion and politics : a study of six "basic" emotions and interpersonal relationships in response to Rick Perry's "Strong"
… to describe a message created by individuals, groups, or entities to achieve an array of social and political goals. For instance, law firms may use fear-based advertisements on television by listing several debilitating diseases to educate potential clients about the side effects of certain …
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In-Group, Out-Group, or All of the Above: The Advantages of Young Adult Literature for Empathic and Cognitive Engagement with Minority Protagonists
… thesis focuses on the psychology theory of in-group and out-group categorizations, which demonstrates that we use more empathy with those we consider to be “like us” (in-group) and less empathy with those we consider to be “unlike us” (out-group). Because we are less likely to use empathy with …
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A survey of occupational stress, psychological strain, and coping resources in licensed professional counselors in Virginia
… practice, either individual (20.5%) or with group affiliation (17.4%). The majority (91.7%) of the LPCs worked with clients and averaged doing so 4.2 days per week. The average number of daily client sessions was 4.78. The maximum number of client sessions per day averaged 7.45. Most of the …
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