We analyze the correlation between farm productivity and market participation using comparable household data from Tanzania, Vietnam and Guatemala. Each farm’s input use and output levels provide a within-sample measure of relative productivity, which we relate to that household’s level of...

The impressive and sustained growth of India's automobile industry in recent years has catapulted it into the league of the world's top-seven producers of four-wheelers. In the past decade, its exports have surged more than 25 percent a year on average. The turning point was arguably the 1991...

Nursing education is faced with addressing the challenge of educational reform as a result of the rapid changes in the complexity of health care delivery systems, increased technology and biomedical knowledge, a shortage in nursing faculty, and increased enrollment in schools of nursing....

Managing human resources (HR) in Sarawak is challenging due to the dynamic mix of human resources (HR) in organizations and there is a lack of studies on how to effectively manage HR in contemporary Sarawak. Hence, the main objective of this conceptual paper is to discuss the influence of...

A new research model of Perceived Organizational Support (POS) was proposed and tested. This model proposed that moral reasoning would moderate the relationships between six justice constructs and POS. The six justice constructs were distributive justice for self, coworkers, and employees in...

Much recent writing on Human Resource Management (HRM) has emphasized the desirability of a committed workforce and the central role of HRM practices in establishing and maintaining employee commitment. However, little research has examined the psychological links of career commitment, perceived...

The main objective of this conceptual paper is to examine the role of perceived organizational support (POS) to link the four (4) human resource management practices namely pay satisfaction, career development opportunities, work/family support and leader-member exchange and affective...

The main objective of this conceptual paper is to examine the role of perceived organizational support (POS) to link the four (4) human resource management practices namely pay satisfaction, career development opportunities, work/family support and leader-member exchange and affective...

Thriving at work is one of the hottest topic of discussion now a days. As it has become one of the most important concern to increase learning and vitality of employees. Practitioners are looking for ways to increase employees thriving at work. This study analyzes the mediating role of civility...

Researchers on cluster development have demonstrated that this might be a mechanism to generate linkages between responsible business practices and regional sustainability. Thus, cluster arrangements may be an alternative to scale up corporate responsibility from micro to macro...