Affective and continuance commitment and their relations with deviant workplace behaviors in Korea

This study examined the nature of the relations between affective and continuance components of organizational commitment (Meyer & Allen, 1991, Human Resource Management Review, 1: 61–89) and deviant workplace behaviors (DWB; Bennett & Robinson, 2003) in a sample of 120 Korean employees and their supervisors. As expected, we found that affective commitment was negatively related, and continuance commitment was positively, albeit modestly, related to supervisor ratings of DWB. Implications for the theory and practice are discussed.     

The Conflict Between Conservation and Recreation When Visitors Dislike Crowding: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Recreational Beach Users

We investigate conflicts between wildlife conservation and recreational use that can occur at open-access sites when visitors dislike crowding. A theoretical model is proposed which determines the spatial distributions of visitors to a beach, given their willingness to walk to avoid crowding and the configuration of beach access points. This model is estimated for three sections of coastline in eastern England using data from aerial video photography. Visitor density is strongly and negatively correlated with distance from access points. Willingness to walk has a highly skewed population distribution. We discuss the implications of these findings for the management of conflicts between conservation and recreation at open-access sites.     

The impact of social influence and role expectations on shopping center patronage intentions

Shopping is generally a socially visible behavior, frequently done while accompanied by friends or family. The importance of the social interaction achieved through shopping would suggest that social referents may affect the patronage behavior of consumers. However, the ability of social referents to influence patronage may depend on how important the role of shopper is to the individual. Historically, females were expected to assume the role of shopper. But there is evidence that currently the role of shopper has increased in importance for males while decreasing for females who do not occupy the role of housewives. This study used a behavioral intentions modeling approach to investigate the strength and significance of social referent influence on three shopper segments with differing types of role expectations. The shopping orientations and retail feature preferences of the three segments were also measured. The findings suggest there are important differences among the three groups. His primary research interests are in the areas of sales, sales management, and marketing management. His work has appeared in a variety of publications such as theJournal of Marketing, Journal of Advertising, Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, Industrial Marketing Management, and a number of conference proceedings. In addition to his research interests, he has worked in a consulting capacity addressing sales and sales management issues in the insurance and banking industries. in the consumer science and retailing department. He received his Ph.D. in marketing from Arizona State University. His primary research interests are in the areas of retail management and marketing strategy. He has coauthored articles in theJournal of Consumer Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior andJournal of Customer Service in Marketing and Management and has presented a number of papers at various conferences. James D. Gill is vice president of Intersearch Corporation, where he is responsible for the design, implementation, and management of customer satisfaction measurement programs. Prior to joining Intersearch, he was vice president of client services for Walker: Customer Satisfaction Measurements for 5 years. He was also a marketing professor at Arizona State University for 7 years. He has published in theJournal of Marketing, Journal of Advertising, Public Opinion Quarterly, andCurrent Issues and Research in Advertising, among others. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, where he received a Ph.D. in business, an M.A. in marketing, and a B.S. in business administration.     

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The economic consequences for Israel of free trade in manufactured goods with the EEC

Zusammenfassung Die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Freihandels mit Industrieerzeugnissen mit der EWG für Israel. — Die Freihandelszone zwischen Israel und der EWG in Industriegütern wird betr?chtliche Netto-Wohlfahrtsgewinne für Israel mit sich bringen, besonders langfristig, wenn die induzierten Erh?hungen von Faktormengen und Produktivit?t wirksam geworden und die kurzfristigen Anpassungskosten und negativen Handelswirkungen überwunden worden sind. Die Vorteile der EWG-Pr?ferenzen sind gr?\er als diejenigen, die sich aus den Senkungen des israelischen Zolltarifs ergeben, und die Gewinne aus der Freihandelszone sind erheblich gr?\er als diejenigen, die entstehen würden, wenn Israel seine Z?lle einseitig abschaffen würde. Obwohl Israels verh?ltnism?\ig fortgeschrittener Industrialisierungsgrad das Land besonders geeignet macht, den leichteren Zugang zu den EWG-M?rkten auszunutzen, ergibt sich doch allgemein, da\ ein pr?ferentieller Zugang zu den M?rkten von Industriel?ndern für ein Land, das eine exportorientierte Entwicklungspolitik betreibt, beachtliche Vorteile mit sich bringen kann.

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Résumé Les conséquences économiques pour l’Israel du libre-échange avec la CEE en produits manufacturiers. — La zone de libre-échange entre l’Israel et la CEE veut rapporter des nets gains de ?welfare? substantiels pour l’Israel, particulièrement à long terme si les accroissements induits des quantités de facteur et de la productivité deviennent influents et si les frais d’ajustements à court terme et les effets d’échange négatifs sont surmontés. Les bénéfices des préférences accordées par la CEE sont plus grands que ceux des réductions du tarif Israelien, et les gains dérivant de la zone de libre-échange sont considérablement plus grands que ceux qui résulteraient d’une élimination tarifaire unilaterale par l’Israel. Bien que le niveau d’industrialisation relativement avancé d’Israel le rende particulièrement capable de bénéficier plus facile aux marchés de la CEE, nous concluons que l’accès préférentiel aux marchés des pays industrialisés peut rapporter des bénéfices significatifs pour un pays poursuivant une stratégie de développement orientée à l’exportation.

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Resumen Las consecuencias económicas para Israel del libre comercio en manufacturas con la CEE. — El área de libre comercio de manufacturas entre Israel y la CEE traerá ganancias de bienestar netas sustanciales para Israel, especialmente en el largo plazo, cuando incrementos inducidos en las cantidades de factores y en la productividad adquieran influencia y los costos de ajuste de corto plazo y los efectos comerciales negativos hayan sido superados. Los beneficios de las preferencias otorgadas por la CEE son mayores que los de las reducciones en las tarifas israelíes, y las ganancias del área de libre comercio son considerablemente mayores que las que habrían resultado de una eliminación unilateral de tarifas por parte de Israel. A pesar de que el nivel de industrialización relativamente avanzado de Israel le coloca en una posición particularmente ventajosa para aprovechar el acceso preferencial a los mercados de la CEE, la implicación es que el acceso preferencial a los mercados de los países industrializados puede rendir beneficios significativos a un país que persigue una estrategia de desarrollo orientada hacia la exportación.

     

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Shaping Union and Gender Identities: A Case Study of Women-Only Trade Union Courses

In the context of efforts to revitalize unions and the acknowledged need to widen participation within trade unions, this paper argues that women‐only trade union education acts as a vehicle for increasing women's participation and for improving their experiences of unions. Drawing on a qualitative research study of women‐only courses in two large male‐dominated British trade unions, the findings indicate that such courses provide the conditions for women to question, reinforce or transform their social identities and thereby can lead to greater union identification and participation.