Purpose Although health question-and-answer (Q&A) communities have become popular in recent years, only a few communities have successfully retained and motivated their members to share knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the ways by which social capital and motivation influence...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the influence of social capital on competitive advantage through collective learning and absorptive capacity. Design/methodology/approach – The study carries out analyses based on structural equation modeling to measure the main...

Young Chinese migrants, the compressed individual and global condition -- Chinese young migrants, subalternity and the compressed individual -- The fabric of "heroes" and emotional capitalism -- Young Chinese migrants, economic cosmopolitanism and globalisation -- Young Chinese migrants and...

Purpose This research was motivated by the strong desire of the researchers to make an impact on the protection and conservation of the environment and to make recommendations to enhance sustainable ecotourism development in the Karpaz peninsula, North Cyprus. The aim of the research was first...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share information on how the advantages of tourism are both a result and a determinant of the quality of life in rural areas. Consequently, it is one of the main factors for sustainable development in the social context. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the empirical assessment of the influence of social capital on women entrepreneurship in rural regions in Iran. Design/methodology/approach – The study involves a questionnaire-based survey of entrepreneurial women from a number of rural...

The study questions how spreading working hours through the day (night) and week might affect how people use their time and participate in leisure and social activities. We make use of closed two‐daystime‐use‐diaries and questionnaires asked employees of the Swiss railway (sample size of...