Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Importance of Product Innovation in Driving Brand Success: An Empirical Study on Automotive IndustryJalal HanayshaNowadays, business markets are characterized by high competition and therefore, reinforcing brand success is one of the challenging tasks for organizations. One of the key indicators of brand success appears in an organization’s ability to form strong brand equity. Previous literature reported that consumers form decisions based on their perceptions of added values and unique offerings of a brand. Among … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 28 Mar 2016 · 8,827 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPreparedness in Implementing Action Plan for Reducing GHGs: The Case of Central JavaAgung SugiriThe Regional Action Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (RAD-GRK) of Central Java Province 2020 was completed in 2012. This paper assesses the preparedness of the Central Java Provincial Government (CJPG) to implement the plan and identifies measures needed to ensure successful implementation based on the stakeholders' perceptions. In-depth interviews with key CJPG officials and a workshop with the extended … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 2 Apr 2015 · 8,097 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGreen Environments and their Effect Upon Hospital UsersCarol A. Haigh, Gary Witham, Jessica Thompson, Hilary WoodWhilst there is significant academic and health care opinion is that green space both in and outside of institutions is both beneficial and desirable for hospital patients and workers, there is little in the literature to suggest that patients and staff recognise or identify 'good' and 'bad' natural environments. This study reports an exploration of the green environment around a … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 19 Jan 2015 · 7,068 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRural and Urban Attitudes toward Immigrants in the U.S. Midwest and Great PlainsMiguel Ceballos, Oksana Yakushko, Courtney LyonsRecent immigration has transformed much of the Midwest and Great Plains regions of the United States, affecting its rural and urban areas through dramatic increases in the foreign-born population and in particular Latino immigrant populations. This study examines three theories of prejudice: Perceptions of threat, contact with immigrants and a cosmopolitanism outlook, in predicting rural and urban attitudes toward immigrants … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 7 Jan 2015 · 8,287 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSITIVE PATIENT EXPERIENCE IN ACUTE HOSPITALS AND PERSON-CENTRED CARERandal Parlour, Paul Slater, Brendan Mccormack et al.Internationally, person-centred care has become a central tenet of many health and social care related policies and strategies. However, few studies exist that explicitly examine the linkage between patients' perceptions of a person-centred care climate and patients' experiences of care. This has been hampered by a dearth of instruments with acceptable psychometric properties. The aim of this study is to … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 24 Dec 2014 · 9,500 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractWITH ALL OUR GROWTH, SADLY, BULLYING CONTINUES IN EVERY ASPECT OF NURSINGLorna KendrickBandura, A., 1977. Social learning theory. New York: General Learning Press. France, N. and S. Hardin, 2012. Caring praxis in nursing education: Breaking the cycle of ‘nurses eating their own. Int. J. Human Caring, 16: 63-4. Hutchinson, M., M. Vickers, D. Jackson and L. Wilkes, 2006. Workplace bullying in nursing: Towards a more critical organisational perspective. Nurs. Inquiry, 13: 118-126. … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 23 Oct 2014 · 7,172 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPREDICTION OF FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKSAbhijit Suresh, Sai Swarna Latha, Pooja Nair, N. RadhikaThe modern society has posed several threats to the public. Public security is declining with increasing anti-social behaviour. Cases of rape and terrorist attacks have become increasingly common and there is a strong demand for a security system to control such modalities. Anti-social behaviour is a key issue of public concern. Public perceptions, however, have been improving recently. The vital … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 6 · 3 Apr 2014 · 8,041 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCardiac Patients’ Causal Attributions for Coronary Heart DiseaseLeila Gholizadeh, Yenna Salamonson, Mehrdad Heydari, Patricia M. DavidsonAccurate casual attributions for CHD have been associated with more congruent risk reduction behaviours and improved health outcomes. This article aimed to assess causal attributions for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) of Middle Eastern women diagnosed with heart disease using different risk targets and compare these attributions with participants’ actual. Using a survey methodology, 121 female patients in cardiac units of … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 20 Jul 2013 · 6,907 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPractitioner and Faculty Perspectives on the Career Preparation Of Entry-Level Public AccountantsKathryn Simms, Enrique ZapateroEntry-level public accountants in the U.S. must satisfy a litany of historically unparalleled requirements and demands. This unique set of challenges calls forth new questions about how effectively entry-level accountants are navigating the divide between their conceptual educations and the practical rigors of public practice. To examine these questions, we relied on qualitative analysis predicated on a theoretical framework of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 18 Jun 2012 · 7,606 accessesView PDFCite