Traditional reviews and previous meta-analyses of self-concept interventions have underestimated effect sizes by using an implicitly unidimensional perspective that emphasizes global self-concept. In contrast, this research employed a synergistic blend of meta-analysis and multidimensional...

The decision-making strategies of pilots were examined using a linear modeling technique. Three hundred twenty-six American, 104 Norwegian, and 51 Australian pilots completed a scenario-based judgment task in which they assigned a comfort rating to each of 27 weather scenarios for each of three...

Purpose ? The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the usage of the word critical in the social sciences, to review how being critical is a process through which criticism is a positive act, and to highlight the relevance of such a perspective in relation to international...

Every epoch seems to be characterized by a world view of what is good and desirable for society, and the present pursuit of development, and more recently sustainable development, reflects this world view. Consequently, despite the vast expansion in the world?s capacity to produce material goods...

Commercial rumours are an increasingly prevalent feature of the business environment, and the Web has changed how they are spread. Commercial rumours affect sales and consumer confidence. As soon as a negative rumour begins to spread, sales can fall drastically. The challenge for marketers is to...

Gains in productivity through translation memory-based text reuse are often offset by time spent in dealing with formatting glitches. This affects all players in the localisation industry, from the end client to the language vendor to the freelance translator. However, as a non-core activity for...