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Firm performance has traditionally been evaluated on the basis of financial results; if a company achieved a profit or managed to increase profit levels, this was believed to indicate that it was doing well. However, it is now considered advisable to focus not only on…

The aim of this research is to examine how local authorities, and more particularly municipalities, should focus on the local population in order to develop their territorial strategies. The study of governance falls within the scope of research on the transformation of local public action…

This study explores the relationship between the Hofstede's cultural values of indulgence-restraint, long-term-short-term orientation, and risk aversion in 53 developed and developing countries. The author used linear multiple regression analysis, controlled for the countries' per capita income, and religiosity secondary data from multiple sources to…

Electronic learning is fast becoming a crucial aspect of learning in higher institutions of learning. Just as in any other technology, there are important factors that affect users’ behavioural intention to adopt e-learning. The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) identified performance…

In an increasingly digital world, information security is a very recurring theme and a growing concern for companies. This involves the protection of data and confidential or non-confidential information of a company, which transit between all its sectors and between the organization and its stakeholders.…

Medical tourism has shown a sustained increase in recent years in Colombia. As part of the DNA in the dynamics of the hotel sector, the quality of service is a fundamental aspect that determines how the medical tourist perceives his stay. Therefore, quality of service…

This article examined media’s perspective on insecurity in Nigeria against the background of herdsmen and farmers conflict in Benue, State, North-central and Enugu States, Southeast Nigeria. With existing literature focusing more on causes and historical antecedents of the conflicts, the paper aggregates Peace Journalism as…

There is currently a growing need for workers, at different levels, to learn and develop new behaviors, namely regarding interpersonal relationships with co-workers. This article focuses on styles of handling interpersonal conflict between peers in an organizational context. In order to evaluate interpersonal conflict handling…

Unorganized processing textual information in large files is time consuming and error-prone, especially if the texts are ununiform. Investigating past and historical data concerning geography and economics can be facilitated a lot when the data is stored in a data base or has a proper…

This article presents an original methodology of consumer assessments of satisfaction with the quality of a product/service based on N. Kano's model; the article describes a study of customer satisfaction with the technical quality of Moscow underground (metro) services carried out in accordance with the…