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Based on the Affective Events Theory (AET), this paper proposes a model of how the level of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) directed at individuals (peers) (OCB-I) declines to the extent that physical condition...

Including a new chapter on working with Chinese executives What does it really mean to live and work abroad? Federico J. González Tejera reveals the keys to surviving and thriving in different cultures in this practical...

The city is perhaps the most complex of all human constructs. In the 21st century when cities are bigger than ever, and the majority of the world’s population now live in urban areas, the need for research into this co...

L’obra i la trajectòria del grup de rock australià Midnight Oil mostren l’abast i les possibilitats de l’activisme sociopolític sorgit de la cultura popular urbana. Entre el 1976 i el 2002, cinc músics de Sydne...

Dorylaims, the members of the order Dorylaimida, probably are the most diverse ordinal taxon within the phylum Nematoda. Because of their worldwide distribution in continental habitats and their variety of life strategie...

Educational Innovation: Tools and Practices for Effective Learning stands as a testament to the transformative power of innovative educational strategies. Directed and coordinated by a distinguished team of experts, this...

The focus of the problem addressed here is the abandonment of Smart ships and their crews ashore, and the transition for today's seafarers. It is carried out under a multidisciplinary concept since the abandonment of a s...

"From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People" is an adventurous and informative work authored by Sven Anders Hedin. As the title suggests, the book takes readers on a captivating journey spanning from one pole of the Eart...

First, it is essential to recognize that new technologies are not a magic bullet on their own. While they offer great opportunities, they also pose ethical challenges that must be addressed responsibly. Privacy, confiden...

Tourism has experienced constant growth worldwide over the last decades. Studies carried out point out an average annual growth rate in the number of international arrivals and the estimation is that it will continue to ...

In this book we will address the landscape project as a disciplinary field located at the confluence of three thematic axes or sources of meaning: the formal axis, the environmental axis, and the socio-functional axis. T...

"Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance, 1921" provides a fascinating insight into the early attempts to conquer the world's highest peak. Authored by Charles Howard-Bury, George Mallory, and Edward Oliver Wheeler (known as "...

The author addresses, in an original way and with a recognized methodological rigor, the study of the constructive conditions of urban housing that was promoted in the city of Manizales (central western Colombia) in a ti...

Este libro recoge los contenidos de la asignatura Sociedad, Familia y Educación que se imparte en el Módulo Genérico del Máster universitario en formación del profesorado de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachi...

The frequent news reports of suicides among minors as a result of the bullying they have been subjected to are devastating. These fatal outcomes are a reality that shows there is still much to be done regarding the preve...

Do you think that higher education institutions, and the Distance Learning University (UNED) as a reference point for them, offer students of official Master's degrees the programmes they demand? Do you defend that the p...

Innovation enables organizations to respond successfully to rapid changes in a business environment. This innovation capability largely relies on employees. Although workers are required to be innovative, their jobs freq...

Given the effectiveness shown for the creation of collaborative environments of social network sites and the scarcity of work on their use by researchers, the purpose of this article is the analysis of the use of communi...

Due to the outstanding characteristics of both fluorescence andphosphorescence signals, they are widely applied to the construction of chemicalsensors. The development of these sensors for the detection and quantificatio...

Twenty noted poets respond to a questionnaire concerning their poetry and the social and cultural environment in which they work.

The exhibit "¡Mandinga Sea! Africa in Antioquia!" was initiated by the Museo de Antioquia as part of the events of the Bicentennial of Independence of the department of Antioquia (1813-2013), which took place between De...

Latin American cities are exposed to threats triggered by climate change that generate environmental impacts. In addition, there is evidence of an accelerated process of urbanization which consequences are intensified by...

Abstract In this landmark work, Richard Lazarus - one of the world’s foremost authorities - offers a comprehensive treatment of the psychology of emotion, its role in adaptation, and the issues that must be addressed t...

I. Introduction 1. Self-Determination Theory: An Introduction and Overview II. Philosophical and Historical Considerations 2. Organismic Principles: Historical Perspectives on Development and Integration in Living Entiti...