The process of globalization forces companies and individuals to develop global mindsets. However, what a global mindset means on an individual level, how it relates to globalization, and which factors influence this mindset remains unclear. So far, research on this topic has been more...

It is shown in this paper that the unconditional orsimultaneous maximum likelihood estimation procedurefor the one-parameter logistic model gives rise tobiased estimators. This bias cannot be removed by acorrection factor (K - 1)/K (where K is the number ofitems), contrary to the contention of...

Learning is a vital issue for small business starters, contributing to short term and long term business performance, as well as to personal development. This study investigates when and how small business starters learn. It specifies the situations that offer learning opportunities, as well as...

The relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) and performance of the firm has been a hot debated topic in the field of HRM/IR for the last decade. Most scientific research on this topic originates from the USA. In our paper we will give an overview of recent USA-based research...