When in doubt, seize the day? Security values, prosocial values, and proactivity under ambiguity.

2013 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 810-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. Grant ◽  
Nancy P. Rothbard
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Values ◽  
Security Values

Role of personal values and personality traits on intention to recommend a destination

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Japutra ◽  
Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro ◽  
Shasha Wang
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Extended Theory ◽  
Prosocial Values ◽  
Managerial Implications

In this study, the researchers explore the antecedents of tourists’ intention to recommend a destination using an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Two personal values (i.e., prosocial and maturity) and two personality traits (i.e., extraversion and agreeableness), which are rarely studied but important elements for marketers to better understand the market (e.g., segment the market), are examined. To test the extended model of TPB, a survey (n=312) was conducted with tourists in Portugal. The researchers find support for the hypothesis that tourists with higher prosocial values, maturity values, and extraversion personality traits are more likely to have a favorable attitude toward a destination and a tendency to recommend the destination. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

The role of personal value preferences in predicting army stress

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S360-S360
Author(s):  
E. Tartakovsky ◽  
N. Rofe
Keyword(s):  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Stressful Environment ◽  
Personal Value ◽  
Security Values ◽  
The Face ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Army Service ◽  
The Military ◽  
Value Preferences

BackgroundThe military is a stressful environment, and many service persons experience army stress. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors affecting army stress and stress resiliency.ObjectiveThe present study examines the connections between personal value preferences and army stress, applying the value congruency paradigm.MethodMale soldiers serving in three combat units in the Israeli Defense Forces participated in the study (n = 257).ResultsThe results obtained demonstrated that personal value preferences explained a significant proportion of the variance in army stress beyond the socio-demographic variables. A lower stress level was associated with a higher preference for the values of societal security, conformity, achievement, and universalism, and with a lower preference for the face and personal security values.ConclusionsThe research promotes our understanding of the relationships between general motivational goals expressed in personal value preferences and stress in the military context. In addition, the results obtained indicate the possible relevance of using values for selecting and preparing recruits who will most likely adjust well to the army framework. Finally, some value-oriented interventions that may be used for promoting the soldiers’ psychological adjustment during their army service are suggested.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

The Statistical Groundwork of Investment Policy

1929 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-228
Author(s):  
C. M. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Investment Policy ◽  
Economic Cycle ◽  
Share Prices ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Security Values ◽  
Upward Direction ◽  
Fixed Type ◽  
To Receive

SynopsisDuring the lifetime of most Life Assurance Companies until 1897 the general trend of interest rates was downward. Such conditions proved favourable for the traditional investment policy of these years. From 1897, however, until 1920 the trend of interest rates changed to an upward direction and heavy depreciation in security values was experienced. In recent years much thought has been given to the problems of investment, and modifications in policy have been made with a view to avoiding or at least diminishing future depreciation in capital values.The principal movements in security prices are the long period trends and the short cycle variations, both of which accompany the general economic movement of all prices and can be studied in their general relationship to the economic cycle. The statistical data needful to such study, especially in this country, is very limited. Although statistics are available in America they are for the most part restricted to the two broad groups of Bond prices and Share prices, while in France the problem most dealt with is the relative movement between fixed interest securities and those having a variable dividend.A new investigation has been made in respect of the last five years and the results are given in the present Paper. The monthly movement in prices has been taken out for a variety of classes ranging from British Government securities to Industrials, and where such exist a separate index is shown for Debentures, Preference and Ordinary. The prices employed are net prices after allowing for accrued interest.As the results only show the movements of the last five years, the period covered is not a complete cycle but only the opening phase of the short period cycle. They are in no way intended to afford a solution to the various problems of movement but merely illustrate the position at the present time.The main conclusion of the Paper is that the prices of securities, like all prices, are related to the general economic cycle. While the evidence cited is in some ways contradictory, it is suggested that the movement of Ordinary securities follows directly that of the economic curve, while the movement of Debentures follows that curve inversely but with a different tempo and interval. At the same time the intermediate fluctuations of the Ordinary are of much greater extent than those of Debentures.As regards the more fixed type of investment policy in which sales of any magnitude are not contemplated, if the long period trend is downward it would appear inadvisable to enter the Ordinary field at all. On the other hand, the investments in Debentures will give complete security with steady appreciation of capital. When the long period trend is upward, however, Debentures will suffer depreciation, and to balance this a proportion of funds must be held in Ordinary Securities which in such conditions will show considerable appreciation in capital value, quite apart from an increasing yield. With a more mobile investment policy the Ordinary field deserves to receive the same considerations as the Debenture field, the profits of the Ordinary more than balancing the losses of the Debentures in a period of long period upward trend, while in a downward trend the short period cycle gives opportunity for profitable investment in both areas.

Evaluation on Ecological Security of Land Resources

2013 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 129-132
Author(s):  
Sai Ming Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Index System ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Sustainable Utilization ◽  
Ecological Security ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Security Values

Ecological security is the basis of sustainable development.Ecological security assessment of land resources is a forefront research topic of sustainable utilization of land resources. A index system of twenty indicators on ecological security of land resources,including natural, economic and social aspects, is established. Using AHP method to determine the index weights and mathematical models to calculate ecological security values of land resources, Ecological security values of land resources are devided into five grades.

Business education: Does a focus on prosocial values increase students’ pro-social behavior?

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-190
Author(s):  
Malte Petersen ◽  
Monika Keller ◽  
Jürgen Weibler ◽  
Wasilios Hariskos
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Prosocial Values ◽  
Pro Social Behavior

Organizational commitment and work-related implementation of enterprise social networks (ESNs): the mediating roles of employees' organizational concern and prosocial values

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1223-1243
Author(s):  
Mohammad Olfat ◽  
Sajjad Shokouhyar ◽  
Sadra Ahmadi ◽  
Gholam Ali Tabarsa ◽  
Atiye Sedaghat
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Enterprise Social Networks ◽  
Prosocial Values ◽  
Organizational Concern

PurposeThis study, based on the cognitive dissonance and commitment theories, aims to show that employees with high organizational commitment take more advantage of enterprise social networks (ESNs) due to work-related motivations. Furthermore, this study used the tricomponent attitude model to show that the employees' organizational concern and prosocial values mediate the impact of the organizational commitment on the work-related use of an ESN.Design/methodology/approachIn all, 361 employees from seven Iranian companies using different ESN software packages were surveyed. The validity of the hypotheses was evaluated using partial least square–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe results of this study confirm that the employees' organizational commitment has a positive impact on their work-related use of the relevant ESN directly and through the mediating roles of their organizational concern and prosocial values.Originality/valuePrevious studies have carefully addressed the role of organizational commitment in the implementation of conventional information systems. However, this is among the few studies addressing the role of commitment in the work-related implementation of ESNs. The results of this study shed light on how employees with a high level of commitment toward the organizations for which they work take advantage of ESNs due to a work-related motivation for the accomplishment of their duties, for bringing benefits into the organization and for helping their coworkers.

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