intends to offer a framework based on the concept of trials designed by the French sociologist Danilo Martuccelli, which are … perspective – identity trials as analytical lens to study identity work – are further discussed. …

Vulnerability–resilience indexes fail to grasp all dimensions of sustainability, whereas sustainable development has … gained momentum. We fill this gap with a hierarchical multimetric composite index (Net Vulnerability Resilience Index: NVRI … vulnerability and resilience are policy-responsive and that (ii) there is no determinism for a country to remain vulnerable or …

Small islands developing states constitute a fruitful topic to work on concerning the question of vulnerability and … been implemented to measure the vulnerability of SIDS. The results reveal the importance of the phenomenon but are …. A complete and new composite index of vulnerability and resilience is suggested in accordance with the following generic …

This article develops indicators of vulnerability in employment in seven economic capitals of West Africa and studies … their links with individual incomes. Quantitative, distributional and qualitative analyses show that vulnerability … the circumstance of visible underemployment. Employment vulnerability is not compensated for the poorest workers in the …

marketplace vulnerability are minimized and resilience is enhanced. Intercultural competency is the ability to understand, adapt …

Several assessments of vulnerability and resilience have been attempted at a country level through composite indices … network of variables that depict vulnerability and resilience from a sustainable development perspective. Vulnerability is … identify two control dimensions of vulnerability–resilience (economic and political) and three contingency factors (the social …

, with an affective dimension and a calculative one. Commitment is shown to be linked to trust. Relationship marketing has … not paid a lot of attention to psychological variables and their impact on trust and commitment in a relational context … relationship proneness and psychological reactance. This typology highlights contrasted behaviors regarding trust and commitment …

dissatisfaction. We then try to find the determinants of this feeling (i.e. a violation of a norm which may destroy the trust …

Trust is a crucial factor in e-commerce. However, consumers are less likely to trust unknown Web sites. This study … initial consumer trust. We use the associative network model of memory to explain brand knowledge and to show how the mere … how branding alliances are able to increase initial trust and transfer positive effects to Web sites. Testing of our model …

Recent research has highlighted the importance of trust in building and maintaining business relationships. This … trust in buyer-seller relationships and compare it to the role of satisfaction. The study focuses on the commercial banking … sector, where a climate of trust is essential for developing and maintaining business relationships. Data were collected in a …